| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fresh) SG - Andrew Rook (fresh) SF - Michael Tetrault (fresh) PF - Russell Henke (fresh) C - William Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (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 | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Bradley | Howard Marcum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Huggins | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Russell Henke banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Bradley | Howard Marcum connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Milton Mueller and he's hacked by Russell Henke - foul #1 on Russell Henke, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Bradley | Howard Marcum makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Murray State | Ray Webb denies the turnaround by Russell Henke | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Bradley | Howard Marcum tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Bradley | Curtis Berry grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Bradley | Milton Mueller connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Roche | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Murray State | David Tibbs buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Andrew Rook | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Bradley | Ray Webb is fouled on the floor by Andrew Rook - foul #1 on Andrew Rook, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), George Mattson (SF), Nicholas Allender (PF), Ronnie Harness (C) Howard Marcum, Milton Mueller, Jeremy Roche, Curtis Berry, Ray Webb | |
| 17:22 | Bradley | Joseph Walker hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by George Mattson | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Murray State | David Tibbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Murray State | William Huggins gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender misses the easy layup | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender is fouled on the floor by William Huggins - foul #1 on William Huggins, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Otto Schreffler (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF), Louis Bragdon (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) David Tibbs, Andrew Rook, Michael Tetrault, Russell Henke, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Curtis Berry (PF), Ray Webb (C) Ralph Smithey, Joseph Walker, George Mattson, Nicholas Allender, Ronnie Harness | |
| 15:51 | Bradley | Curtis Berry lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Howard Marcum | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - Otto Schreffler (fresh) SF - Ronald Guenther (fresh) PF - Louis Bragdon (fresh) C - Rodney Sweitzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Webb (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Murray State | Milton Mueller steps in front of the Michael Jones pass | 7-9 |
| 15:31 | Bradley | Otto Schreffler picks off the pass by Howard Marcum in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Curtis Berry - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (C) Ray Webb | |
| 15:10 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:53 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 14:52 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Bradley | Rodney Sweitzer swats the short shot by Curtis Berry | 10-9 |
| 14:40 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | Bradley | Howard Marcum connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Mueller | 10-12 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Ronald Guenther is whistled for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Kevin Nicklas (SF), Russell Henke (PF), William Huggins (C) Otto Schreffler, Ronald Guenther, Louis Bragdon, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), George Mattson (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Howard Marcum, Milton Mueller, Jeremy Roche | |
| 14:02 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ray Webb (C) Nicholas Allender | |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Curtis Berry drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Walker and the foul's on Kevin Nicklas - foul #1 on Kevin Nicklas, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Curtis Berry makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:32 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-15 |
| 13:30 | Bradley | Curtis Berry grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 13:27 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Tetrault (SF) Russell Henke | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bill Lin (SF), Nicholas Allender (PF) Joseph Walker, Curtis Berry | |
| 13:12 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:54 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Bill Lin snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:36 | Bradley | George Mattson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 12:35 | Murray State | David Tibbs grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 12:10 | Murray State | Michael Tetrault hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 12-15 |
| 12:09 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Nicholas Allender | 12-15 |
| 11:52 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey's pass is intercepted by William Huggins | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tetrault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Nicklas (fairly fresh) C - William Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ralph Smithey (fairly fresh) SG - George Mattson (fairly fresh) SF - Bill Lin (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Allender (fairly fresh) C - Ray Webb (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Murray State | William Huggins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 11:33 | Bradley | Bill Lin gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:17 | Bradley | Michael Tetrault is called for the reach on Ralph Smithey - foul #1 on Michael Tetrault, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Otto Schreffler (SG), Louis Bragdon (SF), Russell Henke (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) David Tibbs, Andrew Rook, Michael Tetrault, Kevin Nicklas, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Curtis Berry (PF), Ronnie Harness (C) Ralph Smithey, George Mattson, Bill Lin, Nicholas Allender, Ray Webb | |
| 11:03 | Bradley | Howard Marcum is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Howard Marcum, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| 10:42 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler is whistled for a carry | 12-15 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Milton Mueller is hacked by Otto Schreffler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otto Schreffler, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:40 | Murray State | Russell Henke gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Russell Henke blows the layup but he's fouled by Curtis Berry - foul #2 on Curtis Berry, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (PF) Curtis Berry | |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Russell Henke makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:27 | Murray State | Russell Henke misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:27 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 10:14 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness's floater is tipped away by Rodney Sweitzer | 13-15 |
| 10:12 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness can't tip it in | 13-15 |
| 10:10 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Henke | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | Bradley | Howard Marcum is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Ronald Guenther (SF) Otto Schreffler, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ray Webb (C) Ronnie Harness | |
| 09:30 | Murray State | Andrew Rook misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ray Webb - foul #1 on Ray Webb, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | William Huggins (C) Rodney Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Glenn Sherman (PG), Bill Lin (SF) Howard Marcum, Jeremy Roche | |
| 09:30 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:30 | Murray State | Andrew Rook makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Andrew Rook is called for the reach on Glenn Sherman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Rook, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Murray State | David Tibbs (PG) Andrew Rook | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Glenn Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Glenn Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | Bradley | Bill Lin pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:33 | Bradley | Ray Webb blows the dunk but the foul's on William Huggins - foul #2 on William Huggins, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Louis Bragdon (C) Michael Jones, William Huggins | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Ronnie Harness (PF) Glenn Sherman, Bill Lin, Joseph Walker | |
| 08:33 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:33 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:33 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Russell Henke | 18-18 |
| 08:20 | Murray State | Ralph Smithey is called for the reach on Otto Schreffler - foul #1 on Ralph Smithey, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas (PF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) Ronald Guenther, Russell Henke | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Joseph Walker (PF) Milton Mueller, Ray Webb | |
| 08:06 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 07:51 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 21-18 |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon grabs the board | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Otto Schreffler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Bragdon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Nicklas (fresh) C - Rodney Sweitzer (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Harness (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 07:28 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:13 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 07:11 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 06:56 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness drills a runner in the lane set up by Howard Marcum and he's fouled by Otto Schreffler - foul #2 on Otto Schreffler, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (SG), Michael Tetrault (SF), Russell Henke (PF), Ronald Guenther (C) Otto Schreffler, Louis Bragdon, Kevin Nicklas, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Glenn Sherman (PG), George Mattson (SG), Bill Lin (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Howard Marcum, Ralph Smithey, Jeremy Roche, Joseph Walker | |
| 06:56 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | George Mattson is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on George Mattson, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (PF) Ronnie Harness | |
| 06:26 | Murray State | George Mattson steals it from Michael Tetrault | 21-21 |
| 06:12 | Bradley | Bill Lin is fouled on the floor by Michael Tetrault - foul #2 on Michael Tetrault, team foul #11 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Louis Bragdon (C) Michael Tetrault | |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Mueller (SG) George Mattson | |
| 06:12 | Bradley | Bill Lin misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:12 | Bradley | Bill Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:12 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:56 | Murray State | Louis Bragdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Milton Mueller pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:52 | Bradley | Ronald Guenther steals it from Glenn Sherman in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 23-21 |
| 05:28 | Bradley | Milton Mueller hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | Murray State | David Tibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Nicholas Allender | 23-23 |
| 05:00 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #12 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas (SF), Rodney Sweitzer (C) Michael Jones, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), George Mattson (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Ray Webb (C) Glenn Sherman, Milton Mueller, Bill Lin, Nicholas Allender | |
| 05:00 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:00 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:00 | Murray State | Rodney Sweitzer snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 04:49 | Murray State | Joseph Walker steals the ball from Russell Henke | 23-23 |
| 04:34 | Bradley | Rodney Sweitzer swats the short shot by Jeremy Roche | 23-23 |
| 04:32 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:11 | Bradley | Ray Webb is hacked by David Tibbs - foul #1 on David Tibbs, team foul #13 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Louis Bragdon (SF) Kevin Nicklas | |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Mueller (SG) George Mattson | |
| 04:11 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:11 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:49 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Marcum - foul #2 on Howard Marcum, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG), Michael Tetrault (SF), William Huggins (C) Ronald Guenther, Louis Bragdon, Russell Henke | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Curtis Berry (PF), Ronnie Harness (C) Howard Marcum, Joseph Walker, Ray Webb | |
| 03:49 | Murray State | David Tibbs misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:49 | Murray State | David Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:27 | Bradley | Milton Mueller hits a wide open shot in the lane | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - David Tibbs (tired) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Rook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - William Huggins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Harness (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Murray State | David Tibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Michael Jones (PG), Louis Bragdon (PF) David Tibbs, Rodney Sweitzer | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Mattson (SG), Bill Lin (SF) Milton Mueller, Jeremy Roche | |
| 02:48 | Bradley | Andrew Rook takes the ball from Ralph Smithey | 24-27 |
| 02:43 | Murray State | Michael Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Rook | 26-27 |
| 02:21 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-27 |
| 02:20 | Murray State | Andrew Rook gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | William Huggins banks in the layup | 28-27 |
| 01:41 | Bradley | George Mattson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 01:40 | Bradley | Bill Lin can't tip it in | 28-27 |
| 01:39 | Murray State | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Bill Lin - foul #1 on Bill Lin, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Otto Schreffler (SG), Kevin Nicklas (SF), Rodney Sweitzer (PF) Andrew Rook, Michael Tetrault, Louis Bragdon | |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Nicholas Allender (PF), Ray Webb (C) Ralph Smithey, George Mattson, Bill Lin, Curtis Berry, Ronnie Harness | |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Murray State | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 00:48 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Howard Marcum is called for the reach on Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Marcum, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Glenn Sherman (PG) Howard Marcum | |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche is hacked by Kevin Nicklas - foul #2 on Kevin Nicklas, team foul #14 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Rook (SG) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:23 | Murray State | Otto Schreffler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 00:03 | Bradley | Milton Mueller's pass is intercepted by Kevin Nicklas | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Kevin Nicklas misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-29 |