| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Chet Wooten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Chaffee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wareham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Bartlett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Bradley | Chet Wooten comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | George Wareham gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 19:18 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Chet Wooten | 36-36 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Jay Webb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:59 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:31 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-38 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | George Wareham connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Bartlett | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | Bradley | Arthur Bartlett steps in front of the Cedric Woods pass in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jay Webb and he's hacked by Cedric Woods - foul #2 on Cedric Woods, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Steven Yawn (SG), Bobby Stone (SF), Bruce Thomas (PF), Manuel Valentine (C) Chet Wooten, Eugene Chaffee, Christopher Duncan, Donald Watson, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (SG), Fred Jones (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF) Jay Webb, Johnie Maher, George Wareham | |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:48 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:32 | Bradley | Bobby Stone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 17:31 | Bradley | Bobby Stone hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Yawn - foul #2 on Steven Yawn, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:58 | Bradley | Ted Langowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Yawn | 40-42 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Bobby Stone | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | Bradley | Bobby Stone connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Valentine | 42-42 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Bobby Stone is called for the reach on Fred Jones - foul #3 on Bobby Stone, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Edwin Fortune (PG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Steven Yawn, Bobby Stone, Bruce Thomas, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Earl Shaw (C) James Conley, Fred Jones, Kirk Fowler, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Edwin Fortune steals it from Thomas Seymour | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Edwin Fortune (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jay Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnie Maher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Bradley | Edwin Fortune misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Eugene Chaffee (SG) Edwin Fortune, Ted Langowski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (PG), Waldo Heller (SG) Thomas Seymour, Jay Webb | |
| 15:05 | Bradley | Chet Wooten is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eugene Chaffee | 45-42 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bruce Thomas (SF), Manuel Valentine (C) Christopher Duncan, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF), Kirk Fowler (C) Robert Wilson, Earl Shaw | |
| 14:31 | Bradley | Chet Wooten is hacked by Michael Clements - foul #4 on Michael Clements, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG) Michael Clements | |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Donald Watson connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Chet Wooten and he's hacked by George Wareham - foul #1 on George Wareham, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Yawn (SG) Eugene Chaffee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (SF) Johnie Maher | |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Donald Watson makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | James Conley buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Seymour | 48-45 |
| 13:38 | Bradley | The short jumper by Donald Watson is denied by George Wareham | 48-45 |
| 13:37 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Thomas | 48-45 |
| 13:19 | Bradley | Chet Wooten hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Waldo Heller | 48-47 |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Steven Yawn can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Seymour - foul #3 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Bobby Stone (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Chet Wooten, Bruce Thomas, Donald Watson, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), Fred Jones (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Thomas Seymour, James Conley, George Wareham, Kirk Fowler | |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Steven Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:31 | Bradley | Steven Yawn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:10 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 12:05 | Bradley | Jay Webb picks off the pass by Eugene Chaffee in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Duncan steps in front of the Jay Webb pass | 50-47 |
| 11:55 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Duncan | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Yawn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Chaffee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cedric Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Waldo Heller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson is hacked by Eugene Chaffee - foul #2 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG) Steven Yawn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF) Fred Jones | |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:59 | Bradley | Cedric Woods scores on a runner from the right block and the foul's on Jay Webb - foul #3 on Jay Webb, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Edwin Fortune (PG), Donald Watson (PF) Eugene Chaffee, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), Fred Jones (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) Waldo Heller, Robert Wilson, Earl Shaw | |
| 10:59 | Bradley | Cedric Woods makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Webb | 55-52 |
| 10:26 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan is hacked by Johnie Maher - foul #1 on Johnie Maher, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Manuel Valentine (C) Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Wareham (PF) Fred Jones | |
| 10:10 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Ted Langowski picks off the pass by Thomas Seymour | 58-52 |
| 09:41 | Bradley | Edwin Fortune is hacked by Thomas Seymour in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Steven Yawn (SG), Bruce Thomas (PF) Edwin Fortune, Ted Langowski, Donald Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), James Conley (SF), Earl Shaw (C) Thomas Seymour, Johnie Maher, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 09:32 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | James Conley gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | George Wareham misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Yawn - foul #3 on Steven Yawn, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (SG) Steven Yawn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Wilson (C) Earl Shaw | |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | George Wareham makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:25 | Illinois State | George Wareham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:21 | Bradley | Jay Webb picks off the pass by Eugene Chaffee in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Jay Webb banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| 09:05 | Bradley | Christopher Duncan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | George Wareham gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | James Conley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | George Wareham tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 08:37 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chet Wooten | 61-58 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | James Conley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Steven Yawn (SG), Bobby Stone (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Chet Wooten, Eugene Chaffee, Christopher Duncan, Bruce Thomas, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred Jones (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Earl Shaw (C) James Conley, George Wareham, Robert Wilson | |
| 07:58 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Earl Shaw pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Yawn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jay Webb (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Waldo Heller (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | Jay Webb's floater is tipped away by Cedric Woods | 61-58 |
| 07:39 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Donald Watson | 61-58 |
| 07:37 | Bradley | Waldo Heller takes the ball from Donald Watson in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Jay Webb can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-58 |
| 07:21 | Bradley | Bobby Stone snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 07:16 | Bradley | The short jumper by Ted Langowski is denied by Fred Jones | 61-58 |
| 07:15 | Bradley | Bobby Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:54 | Bradley | Steven Yawn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Fred Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Fred Jones can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Cedric Woods - foul #3 on Cedric Woods, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Eugene Chaffee (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Bruce Thomas (PF) Ted Langowski, Steven Yawn, Donald Watson, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clements (PG), James Conley (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Jay Webb, Waldo Heller, Kirk Fowler, Earl Shaw | |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Fred Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Fred Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:18 | Bradley | Chet Wooten hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Thomas | 64-60 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | James Conley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-60 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Fred Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (SF), Manuel Valentine (C) Christopher Duncan, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour (PG), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) James Conley, Fred Jones, Robert Wilson | |
| 05:28 | Bradley | Bruce Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-60 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Bartlett | 64-60 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett can't tip it in | 64-60 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnie Maher | 64-60 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour makes the floater from the right wing set up by George Wareham | 64-62 |
| 04:47 | Bradley | Michael Clements is called for the reach on Ted Langowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Clements, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Yawn (SG), Christopher Duncan (SF), Donald Watson (PF) Chet Wooten, Eugene Chaffee, Bruce Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (SG), Earl Shaw (C) Michael Clements, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 04:47 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:47 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Manuel Valentine steals the ball from Earl Shaw | 66-62 |
| 04:08 | Bradley | Donald Watson dunks the ball on a great pass from Ted Langowski and he's fouled by George Wareham - foul #2 on George Wareham, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | Edwin Fortune (PG), Cedric Woods (C) Ted Langowski, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Johnie Maher, George Wareham | |
| 04:08 | Bradley | Donald Watson makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour is fouled on the floor by Edwin Fortune - foul #1 on Edwin Fortune, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF) James Conley, Earl Shaw | |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Thomas Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Donald Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Edwin Fortune (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Yawn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Duncan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Watson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Waldo Heller (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnie Maher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kirk Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Bradley | Cedric Woods clanks a jumper from the baseline | 69-62 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Donald Watson takes the ball from Robert Wilson | 69-62 |
| 03:01 | Bradley | Edwin Fortune can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Fortune - foul #2 on Edwin Fortune, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Eugene Chaffee (SG), Ted Langowski (SF), Bruce Thomas (PF), Manuel Valentine (C) Edwin Fortune, Steven Yawn, Christopher Duncan, Donald Watson, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Conley (SG), George Wareham (PF), Earl Shaw (C) Waldo Heller, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Johnie Maher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:39 | Bradley | Ted Langowski gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee is hacked by James Conley - foul #3 on James Conley, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG) Johnie Maher | |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | George Wareham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | George Wareham grabs the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 01:59 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller's pass is intercepted by Chet Wooten | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine misses the floater from just outside the lane | 70-62 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Earl Shaw | 70-62 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Manuel Valentine swats the short shot by James Conley | 70-62 |
| 01:35 | Bradley | Bruce Thomas snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 01:12 | Bradley | Chet Wooten hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Bruce Thomas | 72-62 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Waldo Heller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-64 |
| 00:56 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Bradley | Christopher Duncan (SF), Donald Watson (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Ted Langowski, Bruce Thomas, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnie Maher (SF), Arthur Bartlett (C) James Conley, Earl Shaw | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee is fouled in the backcourt by Waldo Heller - foul #4 on Waldo Heller, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Manuel Valentine (C) Chet Wooten, Christopher Duncan, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:54 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:54 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | George Wareham misses the floater from the left side | 74-64 |
| 00:44 | Bradley | Ted Langowski snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Ted Langowski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Seymour - foul #5 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Yawn (SG), Bobby Stone (PF) Eugene Chaffee, Donald Watson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jay Webb (PG), James Conley (SG), Fred Jones (SF), Kirk Fowler (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Thomas Seymour, Waldo Heller, Johnie Maher, George Wareham, Arthur Bartlett | |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Kirk Fowler snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Fred Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Thomas - foul #2 on Bruce Thomas, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Fred Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Fred Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:34 | Bradley | Steven Yawn is hacked by James Conley in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Conley, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (SG) Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Waldo Heller (SG), Johnie Maher (SF), George Wareham (PF), Arthur Bartlett (C) James Conley, Fred Jones, Kirk Fowler, Robert Wilson | |
| 00:34 | Bradley | Steven Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:34 | Bradley | Steven Yawn misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Jay Webb misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Arthur Bartlett misses the tip | 76-66 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Ted Langowski snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Steven Yawn runs out the clock | 76-66 |