| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) C - James Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Mock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Chism (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 33-34 |
| 19:30 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:25 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Cory Suszynski | 36-34 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Bobby Walters misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Mock - foul #3 on Daniel Mock, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (PF) Daniel Mock | |
| 18:53 | Drake | Bobby Walters makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:53 | Drake | Bobby Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 38-37 |
| 18:32 | Drake | James Curtis snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:15 | Drake | Bobby Walters's floater is tipped away by Greg Jackson | 38-37 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Cory Suszynski picks off the pass by Paul Lancaster | 38-37 |
| 17:57 | Drake | Cory Suszynski blows the layup | 38-37 |
| 17:56 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:47 | Drake | Cory Suszynski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | Drake | Paul Lancaster is called for the reach on Thomas Rudolph - foul #2 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (PG), Eric Miles (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), William Gaeta (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF) Paul Lancaster, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole | |
| 17:14 | Drake | William Gaeta takes the ball from Clyde Murray | 38-40 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Holman | 38-42 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Eric Miles blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Stewart - foul #2 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Greg Jackson | |
| 16:28 | Drake | Eric Miles misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:28 | Drake | Eric Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Jerold Cole picks off the pass by Ivan Wnukowski | 39-42 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Wnukowski is called for the reach on Joseph Stewart - foul #1 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), James Carreno (SF), James Curtis (C) Ivan Wnukowski, Eric Miles, Clyde Murray, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (PF) Joseph Stewart | |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 39-42 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carreno (fresh) PF - Mitchell Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gaeta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Greg Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Sam Chism (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Drake | James Curtis scores on a jumper from the left block | 41-42 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism throws it down set up by William Gaeta | 41-44 |
| 15:05 | Drake | James Carreno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), Oscar Corcoran (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, James Carreno, Mitchell Singleton, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Daniel Mock (C) Thomas Holman, William Gaeta, Jerold Cole, Greg Jackson, Sam Chism | |
| 14:55 | Drake | Bobby Walters lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Morley | 43-44 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Morley - foul #4 on Darrell Morley, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Clyde Murray (C) Darrell Morley, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Lancaster | 43-46 |
| 14:19 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Oscar Corcoran (C) Eric Miles, Clyde Murray | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Joseph Stewart | |
| 14:07 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Oscar Corcoran | 48-46 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Drake | James Curtis (C) Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| 13:34 | Drake | Paul Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Drake | James Carreno (SF) Paul Rose | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is fouled on the floor by Oscar Corcoran - foul #1 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Bobby Walters (PF) Thomas Rudolph, Ivan Wnukowski, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart (C) Daniel Mock | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 13:05 | Drake | James Carreno gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 12:55 | Drake | Cory Suszynski buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Miles | 50-46 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Lancaster | 50-48 |
| 12:32 | Drake | Bobby Walters makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Miles | 52-48 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 12:16 | Drake | James Carreno clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 52-50 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Cory Suszynski steals it from Joseph Stewart | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Eric Miles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Suszynski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carreno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kurt Malbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Drake | James Curtis comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 11:35 | Drake | James Curtis tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Paul Rose (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF), Clyde Murray (C) Eric Miles, Cory Suszynski, James Carreno, Bobby Walters, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (PF), Sam Chism (C) Paul Lancaster, Kurt Malbrough, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell, Joseph Stewart | |
| 10:48 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Paul Rose can't tip it in | 54-50 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph tips it in | 56-50 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Singleton - foul #3 on Mitchell Singleton, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism tips it home | 56-52 |
| 10:06 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Oscar Corcoran (C) Clyde Murray | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (PF) Sam Chism | |
| 09:47 | Drake | Paul Rose clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Holman | 56-52 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Corcoran is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | James Curtis (C) Mitchell Singleton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG) Thomas Holman | |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Paul Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:28 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Rudolph is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Sam Chism (C) Michael Johnson, Greg Jackson, Daniel Mock | |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole is fouled on the floor by Oscar Corcoran - foul #3 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:00 | Drake | Kurt Malbrough steals the ball from Oscar Corcoran | 56-54 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism blows the wide open layup | 56-54 |
| 08:42 | Drake | The rebound goes to Oscar Corcoran | 56-54 |
| 08:30 | Drake | Paul Rose scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Rudolph | 58-54 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Corcoran is called for the reach on Marc Carnell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Drake | Clyde Murray (SF), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Paul Rose, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SF) Jerold Cole | |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Clyde Murray is hacked by William Gaeta - foul #1 on William Gaeta, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Bobby Walters (PF) Cory Suszynski, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (C) William Gaeta, Kurt Malbrough, Sam Chism | |
| 07:58 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Wnukowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Carnell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Holman | 58-58 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Paul Lancaster and he's fouled by Clyde Murray - foul #1 on Clyde Murray, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Darrell Morley (SG), Paul Rose (SF), James Curtis (C) Thomas Rudolph, Ivan Wnukowski, Clyde Murray, Mitchell Singleton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Sam Chism (C) Paul Lancaster, Thomas Holman, Marc Carnell, Daniel Mock | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 07:07 | Drake | James Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:47 | Drake | Bobby Walters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Darrell Morley is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrell Morley, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG) Darrell Morley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Greg Jackson | |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:40 | Drake | Bobby Walters snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 06:24 | Drake | James Curtis misses long on a shot from close range | 58-60 |
| 06:23 | Drake | Bobby Walters grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 06:05 | Drake | Eric Miles double dribbles | 58-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), James Carreno (SF), Oscar Corcoran (PF) Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Marc Carnell (PF), Daniel Mock (C) William Gaeta, Joseph Stewart, Sam Chism | |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses the lay-in | 58-60 |
| 05:54 | Drake | James Curtis pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:50 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Miles | 61-60 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Johnson | 61-62 |
| 05:17 | Drake | James Carreno makes the jumper from the left block set up by Oscar Corcoran and he's fouled by Jerold Cole - foul #2 on Jerold Cole, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Mitchell Singleton (PF) Eric Miles, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG), Greg Jackson (SF) Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole | |
| 05:17 | Drake | James Carreno makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Oscar Corcoran - foul #5 on Oscar Corcoran, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Drake | Cory Suszynski (SG), Clyde Murray (SF), James Curtis (C) Thomas Rudolph, James Carreno, Oscar Corcoran | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG), Joseph Stewart (C) Paul Lancaster, Marc Carnell | |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:38 | Drake | Clyde Murray is hacked by Greg Jackson - foul #1 on Greg Jackson, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Daniel Mock | |
| 04:20 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton blows the layup but he's fouled by William Gaeta - foul #2 on William Gaeta, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG) Ivan Wnukowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Greg Jackson | |
| 04:20 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart | 66-65 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Stewart - foul #3 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Clyde Murray, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Marc Carnell (PF) Thomas Holman, William Gaeta, Joseph Stewart | |
| 03:53 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:53 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sam Chism | 66-65 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Rose takes the ball from Kurt Malbrough in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 03:34 | Drake | Paul Rose snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Rudolph (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Suszynski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Marc Carnell (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Chism (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Rudolph | 68-65 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Rose steals the ball from Marc Carnell | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | Drake | Cory Suszynski lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Rose | 70-65 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mitchell Singleton - foul #4 on Mitchell Singleton, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (PG), Ivan Wnukowski (SG), James Carreno (SF), James Curtis (C) Thomas Rudolph, Cory Suszynski, Paul Rose, Mitchell Singleton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Thomas Holman (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF) Kurt Malbrough, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell | |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Bobby Walters buries a runner from the right block | 72-67 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Lancaster | 72-69 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Miles | 75-69 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 01:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Curtis | 75-69 |
| 00:46 | Drake | James Curtis is hacked by Sam Chism - foul #3 on Sam Chism, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Cory Suszynski (SG), Paul Rose (SF) Eric Miles, Ivan Wnukowski, James Carreno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson, Joseph Stewart | |
| 00:46 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:46 | Drake | James Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster's pass is intercepted by Paul Rose in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is hacked by Paul Lancaster - foul #3 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #10 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Drake | Ivan Wnukowski (SG), Mitchell Singleton (C) Cory Suszynski, James Curtis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:41 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerold Cole | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Bobby Walters is hacked by Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #11 | 78-72 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Bobby Walters makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Bobby Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Paul Lancaster - foul #4 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #12 | 80-72 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:26 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Wnukowski - foul #2 on Ivan Wnukowski, team foul #13 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), James Carreno (SF), Clyde Murray (C) Thomas Rudolph, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:23 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Thomas Holman is called for the reach on Mitchell Singleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Holman, team foul #13 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Paul Rose (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Eric Miles, James Carreno, Clyde Murray | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson, Daniel Mock, Joseph Stewart | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Mitchell Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Rudolph - foul #4 on Thomas Rudolph, team foul #14 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Drake | Eric Miles (SG), James Carreno (SF), Clyde Murray (C) Thomas Rudolph, Paul Rose, Bobby Walters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), William Gaeta (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Paul Lancaster, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Sam Chism | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Clyde Murray pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Clyde Murray is fouled in the backcourt by William Gaeta - foul #3 on William Gaeta, team foul #14 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Rudolph (PG), Bobby Walters (PF) Eric Miles, James Carreno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, William Gaeta, Greg Jackson, Daniel Mock | |
| 00:15 | Drake | Clyde Murray makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:15 | Drake | Clyde Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Rudolph steps in front of the Jerold Cole pass in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Thomas Rudolph runs out the clock | 84-74 |