| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) C - Ray Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) SF - Harold Lappin (fresh) PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) C - Wayne Kilichowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Bradley | Milton Mueller scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Marcum | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Berry swats the short shot by Jason Edwards | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Bradley | Milton Mueller is fouled on the floor by Wayne Kilichowski - foul #1 on Wayne Kilichowski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin misses short on a jumper in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Bradley | Ray Webb pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Bradley | Howard Marcum lays it in on a great pass from Curtis Berry | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards connects on the floater from close range and he's fouled by Jeremy Roche - foul #1 on Jeremy Roche, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Marcum | 6-5 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jeremy Roche | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses long on a floater from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Roche | 6-5 |
| 16:05 | Bradley | Harold Lappin steals the ball from Jeremy Roche | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Marcum - foul #1 on Howard Marcum, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Allender (C) Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG), Richard McCracker (SG), Shelby Vanegas (SF), John Fielder (PF), William Gordon (C) Harold Smith, Brian Streitenberge, Harold Lappin, Jason Edwards, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Gordon | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) C - Nicholas Allender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) SG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shelby Vanegas (fresh) PF - John Fielder (fresh) C - William Gordon (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Bradley | Curtis Berry can't connect on a runner from the right block | 6-8 |
| 15:34 | Bradley | Curtis Berry grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Roche - foul #2 on Jeremy Roche, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), George Mattson (SF), Ronnie Harness (C) Howard Marcum, Milton Mueller, Jeremy Roche, Curtis Berry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG) Gregory Bunch | |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Bradley | George Mattson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Smithey | 9-10 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ray Webb (C) Ronnie Harness | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:04 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard McCracker - foul #1 on Richard McCracker, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | Curtis Berry (PF) Nicholas Allender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski (C) William Gordon | |
| 14:04 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:04 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge's pass is intercepted by Ralph Smithey | 11-10 |
| 13:47 | Bradley | George Mattson can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | Bradley | George Mattson gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Bradley | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas misses the easy layup | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Bradley | George Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Shelby Vanegas - foul #1 on Shelby Vanegas, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG) Ralph Smithey, George Mattson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG), Gregory Bunch (SG), Harold Lappin (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Richard McCracker, Brian Streitenberge, Shelby Vanegas, John Fielder | |
| 13:06 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Berry denies the turnaround by Wayne Kilichowski | 11-10 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Harold Lappin gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards blows the layup | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Curtis Berry | 11-10 |
| 12:15 | Bradley | Curtis Berry is denied on a layup by Wayne Kilichowski | 11-10 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 11-10 |
| 11:55 | Bradley | Joseph Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:49 | Bradley | Joseph Walker hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Milton Mueller | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Webb (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) SG - Gregory Bunch (fresh) SF - Harold Lappin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Kilichowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Edwards and the foul's on Howard Marcum - foul #2 on Howard Marcum, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), George Mattson (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Howard Marcum, Curtis Berry, Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG), John Fielder (C) Gregory Bunch, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | Bradley | Milton Mueller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Lappin - foul #1 on Harold Lappin, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronnie Harness (C) Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas (SF) Harold Lappin | |
| 11:22 | Bradley | Milton Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:22 | Bradley | Milton Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:48 | Bradley | George Mattson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Shelby Vanegas - foul #2 on Shelby Vanegas, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Baran Topolewski (SF), William Gordon (C) Harold Smith, Shelby Vanegas, Jason Edwards | |
| 10:48 | Bradley | George Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:48 | Bradley | George Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Allender steals it from Brian Streitenberge | 18-15 |
| 10:10 | Bradley | Richard McCracker steps in front of the Ralph Smithey pass | 18-15 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the easy layup | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:40 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness throws it down | 20-15 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski loses the dribble to George Mattson | 20-15 |
| 09:20 | Bradley | George Mattson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nicholas Allender | 23-15 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Allender - foul #1 on Nicholas Allender, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Walker (SG), Bill Lin (SF), Curtis Berry (PF), Ray Webb (C) Milton Mueller, George Mattson, Nicholas Allender, Ronnie Harness | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG), Harold Lappin (SF), Wayne Kilichowski (C) Richard McCracker, Baran Topolewski, John Fielder | |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | William Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:57 | Bradley | Ray Webb gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:40 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey connects on the floater from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 25-17 |
| 08:08 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 25-17 |
| 08:07 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:55 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses the lay-in | 25-17 |
| 07:54 | Bradley | Ray Webb tips it but misses | 25-17 |
| 07:53 | Bradley | Curtis Berry tips it home | 27-17 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith tips it in | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ralph Smithey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Lin (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Webb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Lappin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Gordon (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Kilichowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Bradley | The jump hook by Ray Webb is blocked by Wayne Kilichowski | 27-19 |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on Brian Streitenberge - foul #1 on Joseph Walker, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Glenn Sherman (PG), Milton Mueller (SG) Ralph Smithey, Bill Lin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (SG), Jason Edwards (PF) Brian Streitenberge, William Gordon | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith is fouled on the floor by Curtis Berry - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:45 | Bradley | Milton Mueller gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:29 | Bradley | Curtis Berry banks in the layup | 29-20 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-20 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Berry - foul #2 on Curtis Berry, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | George Mattson (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Curtis Berry, Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gregory Bunch (PG), Baran Topolewski (SF), John Fielder (C) Harold Smith, Harold Lappin, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:43 | Bradley | Joseph Walker is whistled for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronnie Harness (C) Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG) Gregory Bunch | |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses badly on a shot near the basket | 29-22 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 05:14 | Bradley | George Mattson snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:10 | Bradley | Milton Mueller drills a floater in the paint | 31-22 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 31-24 |
| 05:00 | Bradley | Glenn Sherman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 04:59 | Bradley | George Mattson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:39 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Joseph Walker (SF), Ray Webb (C) Glenn Sherman, George Mattson, Ronnie Harness | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski (C) Jason Edwards | |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-24 |
| 04:25 | Bradley | Milton Mueller pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:21 | Bradley | Joseph Walker is fouled on the floor by Baran Topolewski - foul #1 on Baran Topolewski, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG) Richard McCracker | |
| 04:08 | Bradley | Joseph Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Smithey | 33-24 |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith is fouled on the floor by Milton Mueller - foul #1 on Milton Mueller, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Jeremy Roche (SF), Curtis Berry (PF) Ralph Smithey, Milton Mueller, Nicholas Allender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas (SG), Harold Lappin (SF) Brian Streitenberge, Baran Topolewski | |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:54 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 03:45 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | John Fielder grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Shelby Vanegas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Edwards (PF) John Fielder | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Webb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Vanegas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Lappin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Kilichowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Edwards | 33-24 |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Roche takes the ball from Harold Smith | 33-24 |
| 02:37 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche is fouled on the floor by Shelby Vanegas - foul #3 on Shelby Vanegas, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Mueller (SG), Nicholas Allender (C) Joseph Walker, Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Brian Streitenberge (SG), John Fielder (C) Harold Smith, Shelby Vanegas, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| 02:37 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:37 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Howard Marcum is called for the reach on Brian Streitenberge - foul #3 on Howard Marcum, team foul #10 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG) Howard Marcum | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski (SF) Harold Lappin | |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:18 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Nicholas Allender | 35-24 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Baran Topolewski gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 35-26 |
| 01:29 | Bradley | Milton Mueller blows the layup | 35-26 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Fielder | 35-26 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Streitenberge | 35-29 |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by John Fielder - foul #1 on John Fielder, team foul #8 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith (PG), Harold Lappin (SF), William Gordon (PF), Wayne Kilichowski (C) Richard McCracker, Baran Topolewski, Jason Edwards, John Fielder | |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Harold Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Gordon | 38-32 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Brian Streitenberge steals it from Milton Mueller | 38-32 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Kilichowski knocks in the jump hook from close range | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-34 |