| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) C - Ray Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Ray Webb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Bradley | Curtis Berry connects on the turnaround from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Ray Webb blocks the short jumper by Gary Koo | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Bradley | Curtis Berry gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Koo - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Bradley | Curtis Berry makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Milton Mueller snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Bradley | Howard Marcum clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Bradley | Milton Mueller grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Palmer Sims - foul #1 on Palmer Sims, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Bradley | Ray Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thurman Gourdine | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Bradley | Ray Webb connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Mueller | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Bradley | Milton Mueller can't connect on a runner from the right block | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses the dunk | 7-2 |
| 17:03 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:48 | Bradley | Palmer Sims steals the ball from Jeremy Roche | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Gary Koo banks in the layup set up by Palmer Sims | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Bradley | Curtis Berry comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Koo - foul #2 on Gary Koo, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), George Mattson (SF), Nicholas Allender (C) Howard Marcum, Milton Mueller, Jeremy Roche, Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott (PF) Gary Koo | |
| 16:22 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Bradley | Curtis Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Palmer Sims | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) SF - George Mattson (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Allender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:45 | Bradley | George Mattson tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott knocks in the shot from the left side | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender is fouled on the floor by Ivan Poremski - foul #1 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Mueller (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF) George Mattson, Curtis Berry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SG), Donald Williamson (SF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Ivan Poremski | |
| 15:01 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche's dunk attempt is rejected by William Scheidt | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | William Scheidt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Jeremy Roche is called for the reach on Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Jeremy Roche, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG) Ralph Smithey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | William Scheidt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Jeremy Roche | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Joseph Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Milton Mueller | 11-8 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | William Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Joseph Walker steps in front of the Dale Grimshaw pass | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Scheidt - foul #1 on William Scheidt, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), George Mattson (SF), Curtis Berry (PF), Ray Webb (C) Howard Marcum, Milton Mueller, Jeremy Roche, Nicholas Allender | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Dale Grimshaw, Donald Williamson, William Scheidt | |
| 12:35 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Berry - foul #1 on Curtis Berry, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bill Lin (SF) Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey is hacked by Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| 11:42 | Bradley | Ray Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (PF) Carl Sinnott | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) SG - George Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Lin (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Webb (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Scheidt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 11:12 | Bradley | Ray Webb snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:47 | Bradley | Bill Lin misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 10:46 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:32 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Poremski - foul #2 on Ivan Poremski, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Mueller (SG), Jeremy Roche (SF) George Mattson, Bill Lin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Williamson (PF) Ivan Poremski | |
| 10:32 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:32 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is hacked by Jeremy Roche - foul #2 on Jeremy Roche, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Joseph Walker (SF) Ralph Smithey, Jeremy Roche | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronnie Harness (C) Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins (C) William Scheidt | |
| 09:54 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness blows the layup | 13-15 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 13-17 |
| 09:19 | Bradley | Joseph Walker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-17 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Thurman Gourdine | 13-19 |
| 08:53 | Bradley | Thurman Gourdine steps in front of the Joseph Walker pass | 13-19 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims blows the layup | 13-19 |
| 08:48 | Bradley | Howard Marcum grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 08:31 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Marcum | 15-19 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Howard Marcum - foul #1 on Howard Marcum, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Allender (PF), Ray Webb (C) Curtis Berry, Ronnie Harness | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (SG), Dale Grimshaw (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF), William Scheidt (C) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Donald Williamson, Raymond Jenkins | |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:03 | Bradley | Ray Webb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ray Webb, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Palmer Sims (SF) Clifford Brown | |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | Bradley | Ray Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Milton Mueller is hacked by William Scheidt - foul #2 on William Scheidt, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), George Mattson (SF) Howard Marcum, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins (C) William Scheidt | |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Milton Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Milton Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ralph Smithey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Allender (fresh) C - Ray Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw is hacked by Milton Mueller - foul #1 on Milton Mueller, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bill Lin (SF) Milton Mueller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Webb | 17-21 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Raymond Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 06:44 | Bradley | The jump hook by Ray Webb is blocked by Raymond Jenkins | 17-23 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Jenkins | 17-23 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger's fadeaway is rejected by George Mattson | 17-23 |
| 06:24 | Bradley | Bill Lin snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:12 | Bradley | The short jumper by Nicholas Allender is denied by Raymond Jenkins | 17-23 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 05:50 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Homer Ellenberger | 17-26 |
| 05:23 | Bradley | Nicholas Allender's pass is intercepted by Carl Sinnott | 17-26 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Jenkins | 17-29 |
| 04:40 | Bradley | Ralph Smithey misses the floater from the right block | 17-29 |
| 04:39 | Bradley | Ray Webb tips it home | 19-29 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | George Mattson is called for the reach on Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on George Mattson, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Milton Mueller (SG), Joseph Walker (SF), Curtis Berry (PF), Ronnie Harness (C) Ralph Smithey, George Mattson, Bill Lin, Nicholas Allender, Ray Webb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Donald Williamson (PF) Dale Grimshaw, Raymond Jenkins | |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:17 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:00 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jeremy Roche (SF) Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Gary Koo (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Homer Ellenberger, Palmer Sims, Carl Sinnott | |
| 04:00 | Bradley | Milton Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:00 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:00 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Berry | 20-31 |
| 03:54 | Bradley | Jeremy Roche misses the runner from close range | 20-31 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski is hacked by Curtis Berry - foul #2 on Curtis Berry, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:46 | Bradley | Ronnie Harness pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:28 | Bradley | Donald Williamson steals it from Curtis Berry | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Howard Marcum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Roche (fresh) PF - Curtis Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Harness (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Williamson (fresh) PF - Gary Koo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Milton Mueller picks off the pass by Ivan Poremski | 20-31 |
| 03:19 | Bradley | Milton Mueller dunks the ball | 22-31 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | Donald Williamson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 02:59 | Bradley | Howard Marcum pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:45 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-31 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Koo | 22-31 |
| 02:27 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the shot from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 02:26 | Bradley | Milton Mueller gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Curtis Berry makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Milton Mueller | 24-31 |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is fouled on the floor by Milton Mueller - foul #2 on Milton Mueller, team foul #9 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Smithey (PG), Ray Webb (C) Howard Marcum, Ronnie Harness | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SF), Carl Sinnott (PF) Donald Williamson, Gary Koo | |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:36 | Bradley | Ray Webb snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 01:24 | Bradley | Clifford Brown steals the ball from Ralph Smithey | 24-31 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 24-33 |
| 01:02 | Bradley | Milton Mueller blows the layup but the foul's on Thurman Gourdine - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | George Mattson (SF), Joseph Walker (PF) Jeremy Roche, Curtis Berry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Palmer Sims (SF), William Scheidt (C) Clifford Brown, Thurman Gourdine, Ivan Poremski | |
| 01:02 | Bradley | Milton Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:02 | Bradley | Milton Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | Ray Webb drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Mattson and he's hacked by William Scheidt - foul #3 on William Scheidt, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Bradley | Howard Marcum (PG), Nicholas Allender (PF) Ralph Smithey, Milton Mueller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Koo (PF) William Scheidt | |
| 00:21 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 00:01 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Ray Webb | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Ray Webb misses the fullcourt shot | 27-36 |