| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Depriest (fresh) SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) C - Ray Webb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Ray Webb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the floater in the paint set up by Jeremy Roche | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Clifford Brown | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Bradley | Milton Mueller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Milton Mueller, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Milton Mueller - foul #2 on Milton Mueller, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG) Milton Mueller | |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Bradley | Ray Webb drills a jumper from close range set up by Joseph Walker | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown's pass is intercepted by Douglas Depriest | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Ray Webb comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 17:57 | Bradley | Curtis Berry is fouled on the floor by Wayne Prendergast - foul #1 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:43 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Ray Webb steals the ball from Wayne Prendergast | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Ray Webb | 7-6 |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Bradley | Joseph Walker buries a turnaround in the paint | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Ralph Smithey (SG), George Mattson (SF), Richard Shaw (PF), Nicholas Allender (C) Douglas Depriest, Joseph Walker, Jeremy Roche, Curtis Berry, Ray Webb | |
| 16:03 | Bradley | Howard Marcum makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Smithey | 7-10 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses the floater from the left side | 7-10 |
| 15:48 | Bradley | Richard Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Mattson (fresh) PF - Richard Shaw (fresh) C - Nicholas Allender (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Bradley | Howard Marcum is fouled on the floor by Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 15:28 | Bradley | Howard Marcum is whistled for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) William Scheidt, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG) Ralph Smithey | |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 15:02 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 15:01 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:42 | Bradley | Howard Marcum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 14:12 | Bradley | Palmer Sims is called for the reach on George Mattson - foul #1 on Palmer Sims, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Curtis Berry (PF) Howard Marcum, George Mattson, Nicholas Allender | |
| 14:02 | Bradley | Palmer Sims denies the turnaround by Curtis Berry | 9-10 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:58 | Missouri State | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on Clifford Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Walker, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Palmer Sims, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ray Webb (C) Richard Shaw | |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:48 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jeremy Roche | 9-10 |
| 13:29 | Bradley | Joseph Walker clanks a turnaround from the right block | 9-10 |
| 13:27 | Bradley | Curtis Berry tips it home | 9-12 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown lays it in on a great pass from William Scheidt | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Depriest | 11-14 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Webb - foul #1 on Ray Webb, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF) William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Richard Shaw (C) Douglas Depriest, Ray Webb | |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:09 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche misses the fadeaway from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine loses the dribble to Howard Marcum | 13-16 |
| 11:44 | Bradley | Joseph Walker is fouled on the floor by Wayne Prendergast - foul #2 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Wayne Prendergast, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (SG), Nicholas Allender (C) Joseph Walker, Jeremy Roche | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Shaw (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Allender (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Bradley | Howard Marcum misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 11:21 | Bradley | Curtis Berry can't tip it in | 13-16 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG) Homer Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG), George Mattson (SF) Ralph Smithey, Curtis Berry | |
| 10:57 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender tips it back up and in | 13-18 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Douglas Depriest is called for the reach on Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Douglas Depriest, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG) Dale Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Ray Webb (C) Howard Marcum, George Mattson, Nicholas Allender | |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Jeremy Roche steals the ball from Carl Sinnott | 13-18 |
| 09:46 | Bradley | Joseph Walker hits a floater from the right block set up by Douglas Depriest and he's hacked by Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), William Scheidt (SF) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Bradley | Curtis Berry (PF) Richard Shaw | |
| 09:46 | Bradley | Joseph Walker makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-21 |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Curtis Berry grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 09:11 | Bradley | Ray Webb is denied on a layup by Carl Sinnott | 13-21 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa (SG), Gary Koo (PF) Clifford Brown, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG) Douglas Depriest | |
| 08:50 | Bradley | Jesus Sosa steals it from Joseph Walker | 13-21 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw's pass is intercepted by Joseph Walker | 13-21 |
| 08:27 | Bradley | Joseph Walker lays it up and in | 13-23 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on William Scheidt - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF) Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG), Richard Shaw (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Joseph Walker, Jeremy Roche, Ray Webb | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Allender - foul #1 on Nicholas Allender, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Gary Koo | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:38 | Bradley | Douglas Depriest is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Douglas Depriest, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (SG) Douglas Depriest | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Shaw (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Allender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-23 |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa tips it but misses | 15-23 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown can't tip it in | 15-23 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine gets the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott can't finish the layup | 15-23 |
| 07:15 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:03 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Allender | 15-25 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 06:46 | Bradley | Richard Shaw is hacked by Jesus Sosa - foul #1 on Jesus Sosa, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Mattson (SF) Curtis Berry | |
| 06:46 | Bradley | Richard Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:46 | Bradley | Richard Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:23 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thurman Gourdine | 19-27 |
| 06:11 | Bradley | George Mattson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-27 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | George Mattson is called for the reach on Palmer Sims - foul #1 on George Mattson, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (PG), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Carl Sinnott, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jeremy Roche (SF), Curtis Berry (PF), Ray Webb (C) George Mattson, Richard Shaw, Nicholas Allender | |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:49 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Gary Koo - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| 05:49 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:49 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:28 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 05:27 | Bradley | Curtis Berry pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:09 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey is hacked by Dale Grimshaw - foul #2 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), William Scheidt (SF) Dale Grimshaw, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Shaw (PF) Curtis Berry | |
| 05:09 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:09 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is fouled on the floor by Ralph Smithey - foul #1 on Ralph Smithey, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:43 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 04:22 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Gary Koo grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Ray Webb swats the layup by Gary Koo | 22-29 |
| 04:07 | Bradley | Ray Webb pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 03:39 | Bradley | Howard Marcum connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Roche | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fairly fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Ralph Smithey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Roche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Webb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 22-31 |
| 03:24 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski tips it in | 24-31 |
| 03:02 | Bradley | Howard Marcum clanks a shot from the right side | 24-31 |
| 03:01 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:49 | Bradley | Richard Shaw's pass is intercepted by Clifford Brown | 24-31 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clifford Brown | 27-31 |
| 02:12 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Marcum and he's hacked by Ivan Poremski - foul #1 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Carl Sinnott (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, William Scheidt, Gary Koo, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Depriest (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Curtis Berry (PF), Nicholas Allender (C) Howard Marcum, Ralph Smithey, Richard Shaw, Ray Webb | |
| 02:12 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Carl Sinnott | 27-33 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Prendergast | 29-33 |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Milton Mueller | 29-36 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 01:23 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 01:22 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:12 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender double dribbles | 29-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SF) Jeremy Roche | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Curtis Berry is called for the reach on Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:50 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 00:24 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Berry | 30-38 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Douglas Depriest - foul #3 on Douglas Depriest, team foul #12 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski (C) Wayne Prendergast | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Mattson (SF), Richard Shaw (C) Douglas Depriest, Nicholas Allender | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-38 |