| Lineup | Drake | PG - James King (fresh) SG - George Buscher (fresh) SF - David Hanson (fresh) PF - Barry Jenkins (fresh) C - John Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) SG - John Mock (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Vance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Barry Jenkins is called for the reach on John Vance - foul #1 on Barry Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | John Mock is hacked by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes loses the dribble to David Hanson | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Drake | James King is fouled in the backcourt by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Drake | John Bailey connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James King | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Drake | George Buscher hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Barry Jenkins and he's fouled by Chad Birkholz - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Drake | George Buscher misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | John Mock hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Drake | John Bailey gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Drake | Barry Jenkins's floater is tipped away by Chad Birkholz | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | John Mock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Drake | The rebound goes to Barry Jenkins | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Drake | Barry Jenkins connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by James King | 7-0 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | James King steps in front of the Mikel Paczkowski pass in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 17:34 | Drake | James King can't throw it down | 7-0 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | George Buscher steals the ball from Chad Birkholz in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 17:11 | Drake | John Bailey's floater is tipped away by John Vance | 7-0 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-0 |
| 17:00 | Drake | Barry Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:45 | Drake | John Mock is called for the reach on George Buscher - foul #1 on John Mock, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Donny Lyons (SG), Casey Andrews (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) James King, George Buscher, David Hanson, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 16:35 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 16:34 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor hits the follow up shot | 9-0 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Johnathan Taylor - foul #1 on Johnathan Taylor, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:48 | Drake | Casey Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), George Buscher (SG), David Hanson (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Cody Wisnieski, Donny Lyons, Casey Andrews, Dobry Bruski, Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Michael Davis, Ed Dixon, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fresh) SG - George Buscher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Salcedo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) C - John Vance (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jimmy Quinn | 9-5 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski is fouled on the floor by John Mock - foul #2 on John Mock, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG) Jimmy Quinn, John Mock | |
| 15:01 | Drake | Barry Jenkins travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), John Bailey (C) Oleg Radlinski, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:39 | Drake | John Bailey snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | Drake | John Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Drake | David Hanson tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Chad Birkholz | 9-8 |
| 14:15 | Drake | George Buscher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Casey Andrews (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF), Johnathan Taylor (C) James King, David Hanson, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF) Robert Hayes | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | John Vance can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Cody Wisnieski - foul #1 on Cody Wisnieski, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Drake | Donny Lyons (SG) George Buscher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF) Chad Birkholz | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Dobry Bruski grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | Drake | John Patterson steals it from Cody Wisnieski in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ed Dixon | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Donny Lyons | 11-10 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Donny Lyons is called for the reach on John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donny Lyons, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), George Buscher (SG), John Bailey (C) Cody Wisnieski, Casey Andrews, Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Quinn | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Oleg Radlinski - foul #1 on Oleg Radlinski, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Barry Jenkins (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Oleg Radlinski, Dobry Bruski, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Robert Hayes (SF) Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker | |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Drake | Michael Salcedo snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:50 | Drake | Barry Jenkins is called for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Drake | David Hanson (SF) Donny Lyons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), John Bailey (C) James King, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG) Michael Davis | |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:28 | Drake | Barry Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:04 | Drake | David Hanson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cody Wisnieski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Buscher (tiring) 2 pts. SF - David Hanson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Barry Jenkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tired) SG - John Patterson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (tired) C - John Vance (tired) | |
| 11:27 | Drake | John Bailey misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Casey Andrews (SF), Johnathan Taylor (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) George Buscher, David Hanson, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker travels in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Dobry Bruski (PF) Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:14 | Drake | Casey Andrews misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Casey Andrews takes the ball from Stephen Brown | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 10:34 | Drake | Dobry Bruski makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Cody Wisnieski | 16-15 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), George Buscher (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), Michael Salcedo (C) Oleg Radlinski, Cody Wisnieski, Casey Andrews, Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Patterson (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Ed Dixon, Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 10:16 | Drake | Donny Lyons comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | Drake | George Buscher tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Jenkins (PF) Dobry Bruski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:51 | Drake | James King misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jimmy Quinn - foul #1 on Jimmy Quinn, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Drake | John Bailey (C) Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Jimmy Quinn, Chad Birkholz | |
| 09:51 | Drake | James King makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:51 | Drake | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:35 | Drake | James King is hacked by John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG) John Patterson | |
| 09:26 | Drake | Donny Lyons connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Buscher | 21-18 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 09:19 | Drake | Barry Jenkins gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:04 | Drake | James King is open and buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Buscher and the foul's on Mikel Paczkowski - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Drake | David Hanson (SF), Johnathan Taylor (PF), Dobry Bruski (C) Donny Lyons, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Michael Davis, John Vance | |
| 09:04 | Drake | James King makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn's pass is intercepted by George Buscher in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| 08:45 | Drake | Jimmy Quinn is called for the reach on James King - foul #2 on Jimmy Quinn, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SG) George Buscher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Jimmy Quinn, Thomas Johnson | |
| 08:45 | Drake | James King makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:45 | Drake | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Dobry Bruski - foul #1 on Dobry Bruski, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), Michael Salcedo (C) James King, Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Casey Andrews is fouled on the floor by Ed Dixon - foul #1 on Ed Dixon, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), Donny Lyons (SF), Barry Jenkins (PF), John Bailey (C) Cody Wisnieski, David Hanson, Dobry Bruski, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| 08:11 | Drake | Casey Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes slams it home | 25-23 |
| 07:44 | Drake | Oleg Radlinski is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Casey Andrews | 27-23 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | John Patterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Casey Andrews (fairly fresh) SF - Donny Lyons (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Barry Jenkins (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Patterson (tired) 5 pts. SG - Michael Davis (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Vance (tired) | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Bailey denies the turnaround by John Patterson | 27-23 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-23 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | John Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), George Buscher (SG), David Hanson (SF), Johnathan Taylor (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Oleg Radlinski, Casey Andrews, Donny Lyons, Barry Jenkins, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Chad Birkholz (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) John Patterson, Cedric Hacker, John Vance | |
| 06:28 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Cody Wisnieski | 29-23 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is denied on a layup by Johnathan Taylor | 29-23 |
| 06:12 | Drake | David Hanson grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 05:51 | Drake | David Hanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 05:49 | Drake | George Buscher hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-23 |
| 05:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Michael Salcedo | 31-23 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Robert Hayes is called for the reach on David Hanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Dobry Bruski (PF) Cody Wisnieski, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Michael Davis, Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| 05:31 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:31 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker is fouled in the backcourt by David Hanson - foul #2 on David Hanson, team foul #9 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Donny Lyons (SF) David Hanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:28 | Drake | Donny Lyons pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 05:23 | Drake | George Buscher is hacked by John Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #11 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG) John Patterson | |
| 05:23 | Drake | George Buscher misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:23 | Drake | George Buscher misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Brown | 33-23 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 05:04 | Drake | George Buscher is hacked by Ed Dixon - foul #2 on Ed Dixon, team foul #12 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Drake | John Bailey (C) Johnathan Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Ed Dixon, Michael Davis, Chad Birkholz | |
| 05:04 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:04 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 04:52 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dobry Bruski | 35-23 |
| 04:45 | Drake | George Buscher is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #3 on John Mock, team foul #13 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Barry Jenkins (PF) John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, John Mock, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 04:45 | Drake | George Buscher makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:45 | Drake | George Buscher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes's layup is rejected by Donny Lyons | 36-23 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Barry Jenkins snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 04:18 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (SG), Johnathan Taylor (C) George Buscher, Donny Lyons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Thomas Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Drake | Barry Jenkins misses the open dunk | 36-23 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Oleg Radlinski (PG), David Hanson (SF) James King, Barry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Michael Davis, John Vance | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | David Hanson denies the turnaround by Chad Birkholz | 36-23 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-23 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown tips it but misses | 36-23 |
| 03:15 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Oleg Radlinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cody Wisnieski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hanson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnathan Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dobry Bruski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - John Patterson (tired) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (very tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (tired) 3 pts. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Drake | David Hanson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Hayes - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #14 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Drake | James King (PG), Casey Andrews (SG), Barry Jenkins (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) Oleg Radlinski, Cody Wisnieski, Johnathan Taylor, Dobry Bruski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, John Patterson, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:51 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 02:51 | Drake | David Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Michael Salcedo steps in front of the Ed Dixon pass | 38-23 |
| 02:16 | Drake | Mikel Paczkowski is called for the reach on James King - foul #3 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #15 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Drake | George Buscher (SG), Donny Lyons (SF), John Bailey (C) Casey Andrews, David Hanson, Michael Salcedo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| 02:16 | Drake | James King makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 02:16 | Drake | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Donny Lyons - foul #2 on Donny Lyons, team foul #10 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:01 | Drake | John Vance is called for the reach on Barry Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Vance, team foul #16 | 40-25 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Barry Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is open and lays it up and in | 42-27 |
| 01:39 | Drake | Donny Lyons loses the dribble to John Patterson in the backcourt | 42-27 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Cody Wisnieski (PG), David Hanson (SF), Dobry Bruski (PF) James King, Donny Lyons, Barry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) John Patterson, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson | |
| 01:07 | Drake | George Buscher can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-27 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | John Vance gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is fouled in the backcourt by Cody Wisnieski - foul #2 on Cody Wisnieski, team foul #11 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Casey Andrews (SF), Johnathan Taylor (PF), Michael Salcedo (C) David Hanson, Dobry Bruski, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) John Vance | |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Dixon - foul #3 on Ed Dixon, team foul #17 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 01:00 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| 00:41 | Drake | Cody Wisnieski hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Andrews | 46-28 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Johnathan Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Casey Andrews scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the fullcourt shot | 48-28 |