| Lineup | Drake | PG - Frank Preuss (fresh) SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Donald Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Orellana (fresh) C - Jeremy Day (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) SG - William Barber (fresh) SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Jeremy Day wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Drake | Donald Murphy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Orellana denies the turnaround by William Barber | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Frank Preuss pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Patrick Orellana clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gail Tuten - foul #1 on Gail Tuten, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Patrick Orellana makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Patrick Orellana misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | William Barber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | Drake | Jeremy Day gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:59 | Drake | William Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lossett (C) Jeremy Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Barber, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Drake | Cesar Perez (PG), Richard Clancy (SG), Kevin Poyner (PF), George Gowans (C) Frank Preuss, William Jones, Donald Murphy, Patrick Orellana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:20 | Drake | Cesar Perez hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Lossett | 3-0 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Barber | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | Drake | James Lossett buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby is denied on a layup by James Lossett | 5-2 |
| 16:25 | Drake | The rebound goes to George Gowans | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Drake | James Lossett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Richard Clancy tips it home | 7-2 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Lossett steals the ball from William Barber | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cesar Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Clancy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Lossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Poyner (fresh) C - George Gowans (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fairly fresh) SG - William Barber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Goolsby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Drake | Cesar Perez loses the ball out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), William Jones (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Patrick Orellana (PF), Jeremy Day (C) Cesar Perez, Richard Clancy, James Lossett, Kevin Poyner, George Gowans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Domingo Salas (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Elmer Allen, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:25 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jeremy Day | 7-2 |
| 15:21 | Drake | Donald Murphy is hacked by Brad Green - foul #1 on Brad Green, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 15:03 | Drake | Jeremy Day misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-2 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Frank Preuss takes the ball from Brad Green in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 14:55 | Drake | Frank Preuss slams it home | 9-2 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-2 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Day is called for the reach on Domingo Salas - foul #1 on Jeremy Day, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Drake | Cesar Perez (PG), Richard Clancy (SF) Frank Preuss, Donald Murphy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (PF) Domingo Salas, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-2 |
| 14:27 | Drake | Patrick Orellana gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Jeremy Day is whistled for a carry | 9-2 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lossett (SF), Kevin Poyner (PF), George Gowans (C) William Jones, Patrick Orellana, Jeremy Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby (C) Lester Dietrich | |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 13:48 | Drake | James Lossett grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 13:43 | Drake | Richard Clancy's floater is knocked away by Gail Tuten | 9-2 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brad Green | 9-4 |
| 13:10 | Drake | Gail Tuten blocks the short jumper by Kevin Poyner | 9-4 |
| 13:08 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Clancy | 9-4 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Kevin Poyner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cesar Perez | 11-4 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Brad Green | 11-6 |
| 12:15 | Drake | James Lossett loses the ball out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), William Jones (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), Patrick Orellana (PF), Jeremy Day (C) Cesar Perez, Richard Clancy, James Lossett, Kevin Poyner, George Gowans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF), Domingo Salas (C) Brad Green, William Barber, Leif Polinski, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Frank Preuss steals the ball from Jeremy Moore in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 11:51 | Drake | Jeremy Day clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 11:50 | Drake | Patrick Orellana hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Frank Preuss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Donald Murphy (fresh) PF - Patrick Orellana (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Day (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Lester Dietrich (fresh) C - Domingo Salas (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Hughes | 13-8 |
| 11:07 | Drake | Donald Murphy connects on the jumper from the left side | 15-8 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Preuss - foul #1 on Frank Preuss, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (PF) Lester Dietrich | |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas dunks the ball | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | Drake | Jeremy Day connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Frank Preuss is called for the reach on Domingo Salas - foul #2 on Frank Preuss, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Drake | Cesar Perez (PG), Christopher Hudson (SG), Roger Pope (SF) Frank Preuss, William Jones, Donald Murphy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Leif Polinski (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Jeremy Moore, Elmer Allen, Louis Eichenberger, Domingo Salas | |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steven Hughes and he's fouled by Jeremy Day - foul #2 on Jeremy Day, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Drake | Richard Clancy (SG), Kevin Poyner (C) Christopher Hudson, Jeremy Day | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:27 | Drake | William Barber picks off the pass by Kevin Poyner | 17-13 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is hacked by Richard Clancy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Clancy, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Drake | James Lossett (PF) Patrick Orellana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG) Steven Hughes | |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Poyner - foul #1 on Kevin Poyner, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Hudson (SG), George Gowans (C) Cesar Perez, Roger Pope | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Richard Clancy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Hudson | 20-15 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby's layup is rejected by James Lossett | 20-15 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Richard Clancy grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Drake | James Lossett is whistled for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Drake | William Jones (SG), Roger Pope (SF), Patrick Orellana (PF) Richard Clancy, James Lossett, Kevin Poyner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) William Barber, Leif Polinski, Gail Tuten | |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby hits a 3 from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Drake | George Gowans comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-18 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Christopher Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Roger Pope (fresh) PF - Patrick Orellana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gowans (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) SF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) PF - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-18 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Jeremy Moore | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | Drake | Christopher Hudson's layup is rejected by Lester Dietrich | 20-20 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green is hacked by George Gowans - foul #1 on George Gowans, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Drake | Cesar Perez (PG), Richard Clancy (SG), Donald Murphy (SF), James Lossett (C) Christopher Hudson, William Jones, Roger Pope, George Gowans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Domingo Salas (PF), Leif Polinski (C) Jeremy Moore, Louis Eichenberger, Lester Dietrich, Travis Goolsby | |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:47 | Drake | James Lossett hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Murphy and he's fouled by Leif Polinski - foul #1 on Leif Polinski, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Kevin Poyner (C) Patrick Orellana | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Gail Tuten (PF) Brad Green, Leif Polinski | |
| 06:47 | Drake | James Lossett makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Clancy steals it from William Barber in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 06:27 | Drake | Cesar Perez is fouled on the floor by Steven Hughes - foul #1 on Steven Hughes, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Kevin Poyner can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Domingo Salas - foul #1 on Domingo Salas, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Kevin Poyner makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:11 | Drake | Kevin Poyner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Poyner is called for the reach on Gail Tuten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Poyner, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Drake | Patrick Orellana (PF) Kevin Poyner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:09 | Drake | James Lossett gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:47 | Drake | James Lossett clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Barber - foul #2 on William Barber, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Hudson (SG) Richard Clancy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF) William Barber, Elmer Allen | |
| 05:47 | Drake | James Lossett makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:47 | Drake | James Lossett misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten's pass is intercepted by Christopher Hudson | 26-23 |
| 05:16 | Drake | Patrick Orellana misses the lay-in | 26-23 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Cesar Perez steals it from Leif Polinski in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:46 | Drake | Patrick Orellana is fouled on the floor by Louis Eichenberger - foul #1 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Drake | William Jones (SG), Roger Pope (SF) Christopher Hudson, Donald Murphy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, Louis Eichenberger, Gail Tuten, Domingo Salas | |
| 04:46 | Drake | Patrick Orellana misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 04:17 | Drake | James Lossett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:01 | Drake | The jump hook by Patrick Orellana is blocked by Lester Dietrich | 26-23 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses short on a runner in the lane | 26-23 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Cesar Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Roger Pope (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Orellana (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lossett (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leif Polinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Dietrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Goolsby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby double dribbles | 26-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Frank Preuss (PG), Richard Clancy (SF), Kevin Poyner (PF), Jeremy Day (C) Cesar Perez, Roger Pope, Patrick Orellana, James Lossett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), William Barber (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Jeremy Moore, Leif Polinski, Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| 03:02 | Drake | Richard Clancy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Eichenberger - foul #2 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Hudson (SG) William Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:02 | Drake | Richard Clancy misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:02 | Drake | Richard Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | William Barber comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-23 |
| 02:48 | Drake | The rebound goes to Richard Clancy | 27-23 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Gail Tuten is called for the reach on Christopher Hudson - foul #2 on Gail Tuten, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas (C) Travis Goolsby | |
| 02:33 | Drake | Christopher Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Christopher Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Clancy steals it from Domingo Salas | 27-23 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Frank Preuss is hacked by Brad Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Green, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Murphy (SF) Christopher Hudson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Leif Polinski (SF) Brad Green, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 02:10 | Drake | Frank Preuss makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:10 | Drake | Frank Preuss makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Clancy is called for the reach on William Barber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Clancy, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:46 | Drake | Frank Preuss scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Murphy | 32-25 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by William Barber | 32-27 |
| 01:07 | Drake | Richard Clancy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes's pass is intercepted by Richard Clancy in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Domingo Salas is called for the reach on Jeremy Day - foul #2 on Domingo Salas, team foul #12 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Drake | Christopher Hudson (PG), William Jones (SG), Roger Pope (SF), George Gowans (PF) Frank Preuss, Richard Clancy, Donald Murphy, Kevin Poyner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Leif Polinski, Gail Tuten, Domingo Salas | |
| 00:49 | Drake | Jeremy Day makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:49 | Drake | Jeremy Day misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses long on a jumper from close range | 33-27 |
| 00:39 | Drake | Jeremy Day snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 00:24 | Drake | William Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-27 |