| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 19:20 | Drake | Brian Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 19:00 | Drake | The rebound goes to Brian Lloyd | 38-49 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 18:50 | Drake | Kenneth Millard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Robert Baisley buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Brian Lloyd and he's hacked by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 18:19 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Fred Deans (C) Robert Baisley | |
| 17:48 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF) Ernest Goodlow | |
| 17:41 | Drake | Kenneth Millard is fouled on the floor by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF) Blake Roberts, James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:29 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-54 |
| 16:59 | Drake | Bobby Hartford takes the ball from Peter Beyer | 40-54 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 16:35 | Drake | Fred Deans grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 16:25 | Drake | Brian Lloyd connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 40-57 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-57 |
| 16:02 | Drake | Peter Beyer pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Deans (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Drake | Robert Witherspoon is called for the reach on Samuel Barber - foul #1 on Robert Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Paul Aragon, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF), Robert Baisley (C) Peter Beyer, Fred Deans | |
| 15:15 | Drake | Samuel Barber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Goodlow swats the layup by James Brubaker | 40-57 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer tips it back up and in | 42-57 |
| 14:59 | Drake | Samuel Barber can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #4 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:59 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 14:59 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell's pass is intercepted by Brian Lloyd | 42-59 |
| 14:36 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow loses the dribble to James Brubaker | 42-59 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke can't finish the layup | 42-59 |
| 14:32 | Drake | Robert Baisley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Brian Lloyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF) Samuel Barber | |
| 14:04 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is hacked by Robert Baisley - foul #3 on Robert Baisley, team foul #1 | 42-59 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the jump hook from the baseline | 42-59 |
| 13:41 | Drake | Robert Baisley snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 13:21 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Millard - foul #2 on Kenneth Millard, team foul #2 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Drake | Peter Beyer (PF), Fred Deans (C) Ernest Goodlow, Robert Baisley | |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Donnell Kirberger travels with the ball | 44-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (C) Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 46-59 |
| 12:15 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses the shot from the right side | 46-59 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Peter Beyer tips it home | 46-61 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Larry Bateman, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (SF) Donnell Kirberger | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (tiring) 11 pts. 10 ast. SG - Kenneth Millard (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Drake | Brian Lloyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Barber | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #4 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:10 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 11:10 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-66 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits the follow up shot | 51-66 |
| 10:38 | Drake | Samuel Barber hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-68 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 10:18 | Drake | The rebound goes to Samuel Barber | 51-68 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Brooks - foul #1 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Charles Bell (PF), Nathan Exley (C) John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF), Robert Baisley (C) Samuel Barber, Fred Deans | |
| 10:03 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 10:03 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is hacked by Brian Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #3 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Ernest Goodlow (PF) Peter Beyer | |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Lloyd - foul #3 on Brian Lloyd, team foul #4 | 51-69 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Brian Lloyd buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 52-72 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-72 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the offensive board | 52-72 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-72 |
| 09:08 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow pulls down the rebound | 52-72 |
| 08:53 | Drake | James Brubaker swats the layup by Robert Baisley | 52-72 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow grabs the offensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 08:43 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-72 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-72 |
| 08:26 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Baisley | 52-72 |
| 08:20 | Drake | Kenneth Millard double dribbles | 52-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Erving (SG), Samuel Barber (SF) Kenneth Millard, Donnell Kirberger | |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Hartford | 55-72 |
| 07:43 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-72 |
| 07:42 | Drake | Robert Baisley hits the follow up shot | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (tiring) 17 pts. 10 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Erving (fresh) SF - Samuel Barber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Baisley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Brooks | 57-74 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Brian Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-74 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Blake Roberts is blocked by Robert Baisley | 57-74 |
| 07:06 | Drake | Thomas Erving snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 06:53 | Drake | Samuel Barber makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Erving | 57-76 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-76 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits the follow up shot | 59-76 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Samuel Barber knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Brian Lloyd | 59-78 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baisley knocks away the 3 by Robert Witherspoon | 59-78 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon grabs the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Millard (SG), Peter Beyer (PF), Fred Deans (C) Thomas Erving, Ernest Goodlow, Robert Baisley | |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by John Lemke is blocked by Fred Deans | 59-78 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-78 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the jumper from the right wing | 59-78 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Brubaker | 59-78 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 59-78 |
| 05:08 | Drake | Peter Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 05:01 | Drake | Samuel Barber scores on a jump hook near the basket | 59-80 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Drake | Donnell Kirberger (SF), Ernest Goodlow (PF) Samuel Barber, Peter Beyer | |
| 04:21 | Drake | Kenneth Millard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-80 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Brian Lloyd tips it in | 59-82 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 62-82 |
| 03:55 | Drake | Brian Lloyd buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Millard | 62-85 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-85 |
| 03:36 | Drake | The rebound goes to Donnell Kirberger | 62-85 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Brian Lloyd (tiring) 22 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Millard (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donnell Kirberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Goodlow (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Deans (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Drake | Charles Bell steals it from Kenneth Millard | 62-85 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 64-85 |
| 03:11 | Drake | Brian Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-85 |
| 03:09 | Drake | Fred Deans hits the follow up shot | 64-87 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeff Bigby | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Drake | Ernest Goodlow misses the 3 from straight away | 67-87 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell snags the defensive board | 67-87 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 69-87 |
| 01:33 | Drake | James Brubaker steals it from Brian Lloyd | 69-87 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby banks in the layup on a great pass from James Brubaker | 71-87 |
| 01:22 | Drake | Brian Lloyd is whistled for traveling | 71-87 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Drake | Samuel Barber (SF), Robert Baisley (C) Donnell Kirberger, Fred Deans | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-87 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks tips it in | 73-87 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Kenneth Millard hits a floater near the basket set up by Brian Lloyd | 73-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-89 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 73-89 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-89 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Samuel Barber gets the rebound | 73-89 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Brian Lloyd runs out the clock | 73-89 |