| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) SG - Jesse Graham (fresh) SF - John Winston (fresh) PF - John Keener (fresh) C - Henry Preston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson's floater is tipped away by Henry Preston | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Drake | The rebound goes to Edward Ewell | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | John Keener misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Drake | John Keener makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Drake | John Keener misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | John Winston picks off the pass by Robert Hill in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Drake | John Winston lays it up and in | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Drake | Henry Preston buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Ewell | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Henry Preston - foul #1 on Henry Preston, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Drake | Henry Preston pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Drake | Edward Ewell is hacked by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 17:55 | Drake | Jesse Graham clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Shimer - foul #1 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (C) Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (PF), Joseph Foulks (C) John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| 17:55 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-7 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg is hacked by Joseph Foulks - foul #1 on Joseph Foulks, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), William Krone (C) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, John Winston | |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich is fouled on the floor by Joseph Foulks - foul #2 on Joseph Foulks, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Drake | John Keener (PF) Joseph Foulks | |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is fouled on the floor by Joel Shenk - foul #1 on Joel Shenk, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF) Robert Engelberg | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:31 | Drake | John Keener snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:26 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Henry Preston (C) Joel Shenk, William Krone | |
| 15:58 | Drake | Keith Gardner makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Keith Lehmann | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) PF - Robert Simpkins (fairly fresh) C - Walter Martinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Lehmann (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Keener (fresh) 1 pts. C - Henry Preston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Richard Popovich (PF) John Villela, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Drake | John Winston (SF) Keith Lehmann | |
| 15:37 | Drake | Luis Gillett takes the ball from John Winston | 3-9 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Shimer | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Drake | Walter Martinson takes the ball from Edward Ewell | 5-9 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Martinson | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | Drake | John Keener's floater is tipped away by Walter Martinson | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Drake | Henry Preston tips it back up and in | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is hacked by John Keener - foul #1 on John Keener, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Lehmann (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), Joel Shenk (PF), William Krone (C) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner, John Keener, Henry Preston | |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lehmann is called for the reach on John Villela - foul #1 on Keith Lehmann, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by John Villela | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Drake | Keith Lehmann drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Shenk | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall loses the dribble to John Winston | 9-14 |
| 13:14 | Drake | Jesse Graham hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Winston | 9-16 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg makes the 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:31 | Drake | Joel Shenk can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | Drake | John Winston snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Keith Lehmann can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 12:13 | Drake | William Krone tips it back up and in | 12-18 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Keith Lehmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Lehmann, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF) John Villela, Robert Engelberg, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), John Keener (PF), Roy Riding (C) Keith Lehmann, Jesse Graham, Joel Shenk, William Krone | |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Keith Gardner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Shimer - foul #2 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Richard Popovich (PF) Stanley Shimer, Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Drake | Henry Preston (C) Roy Riding | |
| 11:57 | Drake | Keith Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:57 | Drake | Keith Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - John Villela (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Popovich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Martinson (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Winston (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Keener (fresh) 1 pts. C - Henry Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett comes up short on the shot from the right side | 14-20 |
| 11:36 | Drake | John Winston snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 11:29 | Drake | John Winston clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Ganey - foul #1 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| 11:29 | Drake | John Winston makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:29 | Drake | John Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-22 |
| 11:11 | Drake | John Keener snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 10:49 | Drake | John Winston banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Gardner | 14-24 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is fouled in the backcourt by John Winston - foul #1 on John Winston, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) John Villela | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (SF), Roy Riding (C) John Winston, Henry Preston | |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:23 | Drake | John Keener clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-24 |
| 09:52 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Robert Engelberg (SG), Robert Simpkins (PF) Luis Gillett, Albert Hall, Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Jesse Graham (SG) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner | |
| 09:32 | Drake | Roy Riding misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey tips it back up and in | 21-24 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Jesse Graham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Engelberg - foul #1 on Robert Engelberg, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Richard Popovich (C) Curtis Cook, Thomas Ganey, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), John Winston (SF), William Krone (PF), Henry Preston (C) Dale Anderson, Joel Shenk, John Keener, Roy Riding | |
| 08:51 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:51 | Drake | Jesse Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins is hacked by William Krone - foul #1 on William Krone, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:16 | Drake | Albert Hall takes the ball from Jesse Graham | 23-26 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Engelberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Simpkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Popovich (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Winston (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Krone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Drake | John Winston drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Ewell | 25-29 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Krone - foul #2 on William Krone, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Walter Martinson (C) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Keith Gardner (SG), John Keener (PF) Edward Ewell, Jesse Graham, William Krone | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 07:05 | Drake | Dale Anderson is hacked by Thomas Ganey - foul #2 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Albert Hall (SG) Luis Gillett, Thomas Ganey | |
| Subs | Drake | Joel Shenk (SF) John Winston | |
| 07:05 | Drake | Dale Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Walter Martinson | 27-29 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Walter Martinson - foul #1 on Walter Martinson, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| 06:29 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 06:28 | Drake | Joel Shenk hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook scores on a jump hook in the lane | 29-31 |
| 05:54 | Drake | Henry Preston clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 05:37 | Drake | John Keener grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 05:24 | Drake | Dale Anderson knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joel Shenk | 29-33 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is hacked by Henry Preston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Preston, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Richard Popovich (PF) Curtis Cook, Albert Hall, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), Roy Riding (C) Dale Anderson, Keith Gardner, Joel Shenk, Henry Preston | |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:57 | Drake | Roy Riding's pass is intercepted by Luis Gillett | 31-33 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | John Villela drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Engelberg | 33-33 |
| 04:24 | Drake | John Winston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 04:23 | Drake | John Keener tips it home | 33-35 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | John Villela buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 36-35 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Roy Riding can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Martinson - foul #2 on Walter Martinson, team foul #9 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) John Villela, Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), Keith Lehmann (SF), Joseph Foulks (PF) Jesse Graham, John Winston, John Keener | |
| 03:46 | Drake | Roy Riding misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:46 | Drake | Roy Riding makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Robert Simpkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Ewell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Foulks (fresh) C - Roy Riding (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Riding - foul #1 on Roy Riding, team foul #12 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | William Krone (C) Roy Riding | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:17 | Drake | William Krone buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Keith Gardner | 38-39 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey loses the dribble to Edward Ewell | 38-39 |
| 02:41 | Drake | Joseph Foulks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Keith Lehmann - foul #3 on Keith Lehmann, team foul #13 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Richard Popovich (C) Luis Gillett, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Drake | Dale Anderson (PG), Jesse Graham (SG), John Winston (SF), Joel Shenk (PF), Henry Preston (C) Edward Ewell, Keith Gardner, Keith Lehmann, Joseph Foulks, William Krone | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 02:18 | Drake | John Winston pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 02:06 | Drake | John Winston misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #10 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Walter Martinson (C) Stanley Shimer, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:06 | Drake | John Winston makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 02:06 | Drake | John Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall blows the layup but the foul's on John Winston - foul #2 on John Winston, team foul #14 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Ewell (PG) Dale Anderson | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:20 | Drake | John Winston connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Graham | 40-42 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook is called for 10 seconds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Curtis Cook, Thomas Ganey, Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Drake | Keith Gardner (SG), Roy Riding (C) Jesse Graham, Henry Preston | |
| 00:56 | Drake | Roy Riding buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Ewell | 40-44 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 40-44 |
| 00:36 | Drake | John Winston snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Joel Shenk drills a runner from the left block set up by John Winston | 40-46 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | The 3pt attempt by Robert Engelberg is denied by Joel Shenk | 40-46 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Keith Gardner snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 00:00 | Drake | Keith Gardner misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-46 |