| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fresh) SF - Dewei Yin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes connects on the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Lon Carter - foul #2 on Lon Carter, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:42 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 19:12 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:11 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Danny Johnson is called for the reach on Lon Carter - foul #1 on Danny Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Kevin Thoms is called for the reach on Ben Gray - foul #3 on Kevin Thoms, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SF), Alton Johnson (C) Dewei Yin, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (SG) Kevin Thoms | |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 18:30 | Bradley | Danny Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:08 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-34 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Oakes - foul #1 on Timothy Oakes, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (SG), Robert McArdle (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Timothy Oakes, Christopher Duncan, Danny Johnson, Paul Ford | |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:50 | Bradley | Darrell Mayers is called for the reach on Robert McArdle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:35 | Bradley | Cedric Woods comes up short on the shot in the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:33 | Bradley | Donald Watson hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Eugene Chaffee - foul #1 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Alton Johnson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:51 | Bradley | Ted Langowski is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 36-39 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Cedric Woods grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:18 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wade Riles - foul #3 on Wade Riles, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Ben Gray (SG), Dewei Yin (SF) Raymond Crass, Wade Riles, Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Manuel Valentine (C) Eugene Chaffee, Cedric Woods | |
| 16:18 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:18 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Oakes steps in front of the Lon Carter pass in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 15:58 | Bradley | Ted Langowski is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Robert Tyson, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kevin Thoms (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Danny Johnson (PF) Ted Langowski, Robert McArdle, Donald Watson | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fresh) SF - Dewei Yin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Valentine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lon Carter | 39-41 |
| 15:39 | Bradley | Dewei Yin is called for the reach on Kevin Thoms in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dewei Yin, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Ford (C) Manuel Valentine | |
| 15:26 | Bradley | Danny Johnson scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Duncan | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 15:05 | Bradley | Paul Ford gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:53 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms slams it home and he's fouled by Dewei Yin - foul #3 on Dewei Yin, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (SG), Mark Spurling (SF), Robert Tyson (PF) Ben Gray, Dewei Yin, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert McArdle (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Manuel Valentine (C) Christopher Duncan, Danny Johnson, Paul Ford | |
| 14:53 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wade Riles | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Bradley | Donald Watson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Thoms | 42-49 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-49 |
| 14:05 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Robert McArdle | 42-49 |
| 13:47 | Bradley | Donald Watson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Ben Gray (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter, Wade Riles, Mark Spurling, Robert Tyson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Eugene Chaffee (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Danny Johnson (PF), Paul Ford (C) Timothy Oakes, Kevin Thoms, Robert McArdle, Donald Watson, Manuel Valentine | |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Ted Langowski is fouled on the floor by Darrell Mayers - foul #3 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| 12:58 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Duncan - foul #2 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SF) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bruce Thomas (SF), Cedric Woods (C) Christopher Duncan, Paul Ford | |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:10 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses long on a floater in the paint | 44-49 |
| 12:08 | Bradley | Cedric Woods tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 11:53 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer tips it in | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Raymond Crass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dewei Yin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Mayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Sauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Chaffee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) PF - Danny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 11:22 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dewei Yin | 48-53 |
| 11:16 | Bradley | Bruce Thomas knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Danny Johnson | 48-56 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers buries a floater from close range set up by Raymond Crass and the foul's on Danny Johnson - foul #2 on Danny Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Wade Riles (SG), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Raymond Crass, Ben Gray, Dewei Yin, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Kevin Thoms (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Paul Ford (C) Ted Langowski, Eugene Chaffee, Bruce Thomas, Danny Johnson, Cedric Woods | |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:54 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling (SF) Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 10:42 | Bradley | Paul Ford gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Wade Riles is called for the reach on Timothy Oakes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wade Riles, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG) Wade Riles | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson banks in the layup set up by Ben Gray | 53-58 |
| 10:06 | Bradley | Donald Watson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 10:05 | Bradley | Paul Ford tips it but misses | 53-58 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Duncan - foul #3 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF) Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (SG), Robert McArdle (SF), Cedric Woods (C) Kevin Thoms, Christopher Duncan, Paul Ford | |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:48 | Bradley | Cedric Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Cedric Woods hits a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Alton Johnson - foul #1 on Alton Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SG), Dewei Yin (SF), Daniel Sauer (C) Ben Gray, Mark Spurling, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Danny Johnson (PF) Donald Watson | |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Cedric Woods makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass lays it in | 56-61 |
| 08:38 | Bradley | Robert Tyson is called for the reach on Robert McArdle - foul #3 on Robert Tyson, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (PG), Bruce Thomas (SG), Donald Watson (PF), Manuel Valentine (C) Timothy Oakes, Ted Langowski, Danny Johnson, Cedric Woods | |
| 08:38 | Bradley | Robert McArdle misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:38 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 08:28 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert McArdle | 56-63 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lon Carter | 59-63 |
| 08:07 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Mark Spurling (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Raymond Crass, Dewei Yin, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kevin Thoms (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF) Bruce Thomas, Robert McArdle | |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling misses the jumper from the right side | 59-63 |
| 07:49 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Spurling (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eugene Chaffee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Thoms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan's pass is intercepted by Ben Gray | 59-63 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray lays it up and in | 61-63 |
| 07:11 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms connects on the shot from the right side | 61-65 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (PG), Raymond Crass (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Mark Spurling, Robert Tyson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Ted Langowski (SG), Robert McArdle (SF), Danny Johnson (PF), Paul Ford (C) Eugene Chaffee, Kevin Thoms, Christopher Duncan, Donald Watson, Manuel Valentine | |
| 06:20 | Bradley | Danny Johnson misses the easy open layup | 61-65 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers hits the follow up shot | 63-65 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Robert McArdle banks in the wide open layup | 63-67 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Crass | 65-67 |
| 05:13 | Bradley | Robert McArdle is fouled on the floor by Darrell Mayers - foul #4 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Ben Gray (SG), Mark Spurling (SF), Robert Tyson (PF) Wade Riles, Raymond Crass, Darrell Mayers, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cedric Woods (C) Paul Ford | |
| 05:13 | Bradley | Robert McArdle misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:13 | Bradley | Robert McArdle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Oakes - foul #2 on Timothy Oakes, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kevin Thoms (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF) Ted Langowski, Robert McArdle | |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:44 | Bradley | Mark Spurling blocks the jumper by Kevin Thoms | 66-68 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 04:26 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Alton Johnson - foul #2 on Alton Johnson, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Mark Spurling, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Watson (PF) Danny Johnson | |
| 04:26 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:26 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Duncan swats the shot by Robert Tyson | 69-68 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella tips it home | 71-68 |
| 03:49 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 03:47 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms tips it home | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Gray (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dewei Yin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Tyson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Timothy Oakes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thoms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Duncan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses the floater from the free throw line | 71-70 |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray gets the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Cedric Woods - foul #2 on Cedric Woods, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (PG), Raymond Crass (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Dewei Yin, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Eugene Chaffee (SG), Robert McArdle (SF), Danny Johnson (PF), Paul Ford (C) Timothy Oakes, Kevin Thoms, Christopher Duncan, Donald Watson, Cedric Woods | |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Danny Johnson's floater is tipped away by Daniel Sauer | 73-70 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Eugene Chaffee takes the ball from Wade Riles | 73-70 |
| 02:31 | Bradley | Robert McArdle can't throw it down | 73-70 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles is hacked by Eugene Chaffee - foul #2 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling (SF), Alton Johnson (PF) Darrell Mayers, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Watson (PF) Danny Johnson | |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella (C) Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Kevin Thoms (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF) Ted Langowski, Eugene Chaffee, Robert McArdle | |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles is hacked by Donald Watson - foul #1 on Donald Watson, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Dewei Yin (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Raymond Crass, Mark Spurling, Alton Johnson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | Danny Johnson (PF) Donald Watson | |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:28 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Thoms | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles tips it in | 78-72 |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan loses the dribble to Wade Riles | 78-72 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG) Wade Riles | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Bradley | Paul Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson is hacked by Timothy Oakes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Oakes, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SF) Dewei Yin | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Bradley | Timothy Oakes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PF) Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Danny Johnson is called for the reach on Alton Johnson - foul #3 on Danny Johnson, team foul #13 | 80-72 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Gray - foul #2 on Ben Gray, team foul #12 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Robert McArdle (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Timothy Oakes, Christopher Duncan, Danny Johnson, Paul Ford | |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms misses the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Kevin Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass is hacked by Ted Langowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Langowski, team foul #14 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Ben Gray (SG), Daniel Sauer (C) Wade Riles, Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Bradley | Timothy Oakes (PG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Danny Johnson (PF), Paul Ford (C) Ted Langowski, Robert McArdle, Donald Watson, Cedric Woods | |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Paul Ford misses the easy layup | 84-73 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray grabs the board | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter runs out the clock | 84-73 |