| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Thoms (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) PF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Rickert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) PF - Kevin Januszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Scott | 27-32 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper lays it in on a great pass from Jeremy Scott | 27-34 |
| 19:22 | Bradley | Danny Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Thoms | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 19:02 | Bradley | Danny Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:43 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Danny Johnson can't tip it in | 30-34 |
| 18:41 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Duncan - foul #2 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | Bradley | Guy Kim picks off the pass by Christopher Duncan | 30-36 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 18:06 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Danny Johnson | 30-36 |
| 17:50 | Bradley | Danny Johnson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 30-36 |
| 17:48 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Guy Kim - foul #1 on Guy Kim, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert McArdle (SF) Christopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora (C) Alan Henry | |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 30-38 |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Danny Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 16:36 | Bradley | Robert McArdle gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:25 | Bradley | Robert McArdle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott | 30-41 |
| 15:58 | Bradley | Danny Johnson hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Kevin Thoms | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Thoms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McArdle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Rickert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Januszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Lora (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 15:36 | Bradley | Danny Johnson grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 15:23 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert McArdle | 35-41 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Guy Kim | 35-43 |
| 14:50 | Bradley | Robert McArdle's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Kim | 35-43 |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Scott | 35-45 |
| 14:18 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert McArdle | 38-45 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski is hacked by Danny Johnson - foul #1 on Danny Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Terry Harris (PG), Bruce Thomas (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Roderick Bolton (PF), Paul Ford (C) Timothy Oakes, Kevin Thoms, Robert McArdle, Danny Johnson, Ryan Rickert | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SG), Ronald Darcy (SF), John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Kevin Januszewski, Walter Lora | |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Terry Harris | 38-45 |
| 13:20 | Bradley | Terry Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 13:18 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ford | 38-45 |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Paul Ford knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Harris and he's fouled by Alan Henry - foul #2 on Alan Henry, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Paul Ford makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is called for traveling | 41-45 |
| 12:44 | Bradley | John Gillman denies the turnaround by Bruce Thomas | 41-45 |
| 12:43 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Bradley | Terry Harris tips it in | 43-45 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Terry Harris is called for the reach on Thomas Whitley - foul #3 on Terry Harris, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG), Walter Lora (SF) Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry tips it home | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Terry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Thomas (fresh) SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) PF - Roderick Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Lora (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton's floater is tipped away by Alan Henry | 43-47 |
| 11:09 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton tips it in | 45-47 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is fouled on the floor by Terry Harris - foul #4 on Terry Harris, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Kevin Thoms (SG), Robert McArdle (SF), Ryan Rickert (C) Terry Harris, Bruce Thomas, Christopher Duncan, Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Kevin Januszewski (PF) Thomas Whitley, Ronald Darcy, Alan Henry | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 10:25 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:15 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 10:14 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton tips it in | 47-47 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-47 |
| 09:49 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:44 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 09:43 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton tips it in | 49-47 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bruce Thomas (SG), Danny Johnson (PF) Kevin Thoms, Roderick Bolton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), John Gillman (C) Jeremy Scott, Walter Lora | |
| 09:12 | Bradley | Danny Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Timothy Oakes | 51-47 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert McArdle - foul #1 on Robert McArdle, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Christopher Duncan (SF), Paul Ford (C) Robert McArdle, Ryan Rickert | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy (C) John Gillman | |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:47 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes is hacked by Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Nolan Gasper, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (C) Guy Kim | |
| 08:36 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Duncan | 53-49 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is denied on a layup by Paul Ford | 53-49 |
| 08:18 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:00 | Bradley | Danny Johnson grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 07:38 | Bradley | Danny Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kevin Thoms (SG), Robert McArdle (SF), Roderick Bolton (C) Bruce Thomas, Christopher Duncan, Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora (PG), Jeremy Scott (SG), Guy Kim (SF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Kevin Januszewski, John Gillman | |
| 07:28 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Alan Henry, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ryan Rickert (C) Roderick Bolton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Thoms (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McArdle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Rickert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Walter Lora (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Bradley | Robert McArdle makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Oakes | 56-49 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is denied on a layup by Ryan Rickert | 56-49 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 06:32 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:12 | Bradley | Robert McArdle's layup is rejected by Alan Henry | 56-49 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Henry and he's hacked by Timothy Oakes - foul #2 on Timothy Oakes, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Terry Harris (PG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Roderick Bolton (PF), Paul Ford (C) Timothy Oakes, Robert McArdle, Danny Johnson, Ryan Rickert | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Kevin Januszewski (PF) Guy Kim, Ronald Darcy | |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:26 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms misses the shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:25 | Bradley | Terry Harris tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Roderick Bolton is called for the reach on Kevin Januszewski - foul #2 on Roderick Bolton, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Gillman (C) Alan Henry | |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:51 | Bradley | Terry Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Duncan | 61-54 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Januszewski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 04:14 | Bradley | Terry Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Terry Harris, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Bruce Thomas (SG), Ryan Rickert (C) Terry Harris, Kevin Thoms, Paul Ford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim (SF) Walter Lora | |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim loses the dribble to Bruce Thomas | 61-56 |
| 03:38 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Januszewski | 61-56 |
| 03:36 | Bradley | Roderick Bolton grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 03:22 | Bradley | Guy Kim steals the ball from Bruce Thomas | 61-56 |
| 03:18 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Guy Kim | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Thomas (fresh) SF - Christopher Duncan (fairly fresh) PF - Roderick Bolton (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Rickert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Januszewski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - John Gillman (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Guy Kim - foul #2 on Guy Kim, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Danny Johnson (PF) Roderick Bolton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SG), Walter Lora (PF), Alan Henry (C) Nolan Gasper, Jeremy Scott, Kevin Januszewski, John Gillman | |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| 02:48 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Plunkett is denied by Ryan Rickert | 62-58 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Rickert is called for the reach on Robert Plunkett - foul #1 on Ryan Rickert, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kevin Thoms (SG) Bruce Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Kevin Januszewski (PF) Thomas Whitley, Walter Lora | |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:29 | Bradley | Ryan Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:17 | Bradley | Danny Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert McArdle (SF) Christopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG) Robert Plunkett | |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 62-60 |
| 01:27 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim is fouled on the floor by Robert McArdle - foul #2 on Robert McArdle, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Christopher Duncan (SF) Robert McArdle | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:58 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Januszewski - foul #2 on Kevin Januszewski, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| 00:58 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:58 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Bradley | The jump hook by Ryan Rickert is blocked by Kevin Januszewski | 64-64 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the follow up shot | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes misses the fullcourt shot | 64-66 |