| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Chet Wooten (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jaime Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Popovich (fresh) C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill travels with the ball | 31-25 |
| 19:31 | Bradley | Chet Wooten hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich lays it up and in set up by Stanley Shimer | 34-27 |
| 18:50 | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Hill | 34-27 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Stanley Shimer is denied by Cedric Woods | 34-27 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Bobby Stone pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:24 | Bradley | Jaime Gill is hacked by Stanley Shimer - foul #2 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:19 | Bradley | Bobby Stone clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 18:18 | Bradley | Bobby Stone grabs the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:03 | Bradley | Richard Popovich blocks the short jumper by Bobby Stone | 34-27 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Shimer | 34-30 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Cedric Woods hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Chet Wooten and he's fouled by Walter Martinson - foul #3 on Walter Martinson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (SG), Eugene Chaffee (SF), Manuel Valentine (PF) Jaime Gill, Robert Kirkwood, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Richard Popovich, Walter Martinson | |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses the free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Hill | 36-30 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Yawn (SG), Walter Feathers (C) Chet Wooten, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF) Stanley Shimer | |
| 16:54 | Bradley | Robert Hill steals it from Walter Feathers | 36-30 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 36-30 |
| 16:39 | Bradley | Ted Langowski pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:21 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses the lay-in | 36-30 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg is hacked by Eugene Chaffee - foul #1 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood (SF) Eugene Chaffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) Luis Gillett | |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Villela | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Yawn (fresh) SF - Robert Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Feathers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Steven Yawn - foul #1 on Steven Yawn, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Bobby Stone (PF) Steven Yawn, Walter Feathers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Walter Martinson (C) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Robert Hill | |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 14:52 | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 36-34 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | John Villela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jaime Gill (SG), Cedric Woods (C) Ted Langowski, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Richard Popovich (PF) John Villela, Robert Simpkins | |
| 14:36 | Bradley | Walter Martinson is called for the reach on Chet Wooten - foul #4 on Walter Martinson, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (SF) Robert Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (C) Walter Martinson | |
| 14:21 | Bradley | Chet Wooten is hacked by Luis Gillett - foul #1 on Luis Gillett, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 14:08 | Bradley | Jaime Gill comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-34 |
| 14:06 | Bradley | Bobby Stone can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer's pass is intercepted by Eugene Chaffee | 36-34 |
| 13:49 | Bradley | Chet Wooten misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Stone blocks the short jumper by Richard Popovich | 36-34 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Cedric Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Bobby Stone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 12:42 | Bradley | Bobby Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:36 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Chaffee - foul #2 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Steven Yawn (SG), Robert Kirkwood (SF), Manuel Valentine (PF), Walter Feathers (C) Chet Wooten, Jaime Gill, Eugene Chaffee, Bobby Stone, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Robert Hill | |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:03 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:48 | Bradley | Richard Popovich picks off the pass by Ted Langowski | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Yawn (fresh) SF - Robert Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Feathers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Popovich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kirkwood | 39-37 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 10:36 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Engelberg, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG) Steven Yawn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Robert Hill (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich | |
| 09:56 | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Chet Wooten | 41-39 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey is hacked by Robert Kirkwood - foul #3 on Robert Kirkwood, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Cedric Woods (C) Walter Feathers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 09:31 | Bradley | Cedric Woods pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:26 | Bradley | Chet Wooten clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 09:24 | Bradley | Cedric Woods tips it in | 43-39 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Chet Wooten takes the ball from Luis Gillett in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 09:08 | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Chet Wooten and he's fouled by Thomas Ganey - foul #4 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Stone (PF) Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF) Thomas Ganey | |
| 09:08 | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | John Villela drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Stanley Shimer and he's fouled by Robert Kirkwood - foul #4 on Robert Kirkwood, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Bradley | Cliff Daniels (PG), Steven Yawn (SG), Eugene Chaffee (SF) Chet Wooten, Ted Langowski, Robert Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:40 | Bradley | Cedric Woods clanks a floater from the right block | 45-42 |
| 08:39 | Bradley | Cedric Woods grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:24 | Bradley | Cedric Woods lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Yawn | 47-42 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins is fouled on the floor by Cedric Woods - foul #2 on Cedric Woods, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Walter Feathers (C) Cliff Daniels, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF), Richard Popovich (C) Stanley Shimer, Robert Simpkins | |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is fouled on the floor by Steven Yawn - foul #2 on Steven Yawn, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Manuel Valentine (C) Steven Yawn, Walter Feathers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF), Walter Martinson (C) Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich | |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:41 | Bradley | Chet Wooten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Chet Wooten (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Chaffee (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Valentine - foul #1 on Manuel Valentine, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jaime Gill (SG), Walter Feathers (C) Ted Langowski, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) John Villela | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:13 | Bradley | Chet Wooten hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Martinson - foul #5 on Walter Martinson, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Kirkwood (SF) Eugene Chaffee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (C) Walter Martinson | |
| 07:13 | Bradley | Chet Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:13 | Bradley | Chet Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hill | 48-49 |
| 06:41 | Bradley | Walter Feathers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ganey - foul #5 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Luis Gillett, Thomas Ganey | |
| 06:41 | Bradley | Walter Feathers misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Popovich | 48-49 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Walter Feathers - foul #1 on Walter Feathers, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (PG), Steven Yawn (SG), Cedric Woods (C) Chet Wooten, Jaime Gill, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF) Robert Engelberg | |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:21 | Bradley | Cedric Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Ted Langowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Kirkwood - foul #5 on Robert Kirkwood, team foul #10 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee (SF), Bobby Stone (PF) Robert Kirkwood, Walter Feathers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (C) Albert Hall, Richard Popovich | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:31 | Bradley | Bobby Stone scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Manuel Valentine (C) Steven Yawn, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) John Villela | |
| 04:50 | Bradley | Ted Langowski misses the easy layup | 51-52 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 04:41 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Manuel Valentine | 51-52 |
| 04:24 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chet Wooten | 54-52 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:59 | Bradley | Bobby Stone grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Ted Langowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jaime Gill (SG), Walter Feathers (C) Chet Wooten, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Richard Popovich (PF) Stanley Shimer, Robert Simpkins | |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Ted Langowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg is hacked by Eugene Chaffee - foul #3 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Yawn (SF), Cedric Woods (C) Eugene Chaffee, Walter Feathers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG) Albert Hall | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:29 | Bradley | Manuel Valentine grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Ted Langowski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jaime Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Yawn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Popovich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hill (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Bradley | Jaime Gill scores on a jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | John Villela misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-53 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill snags the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:55 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Eugene Chaffee (SF), Bobby Stone (PF) Ted Langowski, Steven Yawn, Manuel Valentine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Simpkins (PF) Robert Engelberg, Robert Hill | |
| 02:39 | Bradley | John Villela steals it from Eugene Chaffee | 58-56 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | John Villela buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Popovich - foul #2 on Richard Popovich, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (PF) Robert Simpkins | |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | John Villela pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is whistled for traveling | 58-59 |
| 01:19 | Bradley | Jaime Gill can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer tips it home | 58-61 |
| 00:48 | Bradley | Cedric Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich's floater is tipped away by Cedric Woods | 58-61 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | Bobby Stone grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Chet Wooten drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eugene Chaffee | 61-61 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Stone swats the short shot by Richard Popovich | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Chet Wooten (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jaime Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Chaffee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Cedric Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Villela (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Popovich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Bradley | Bobby Stone wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Chet Wooten is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Villela | 61-64 |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Cedric Woods is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins (C) Richard Popovich | |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Luis Gillett, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 03:55 | Bradley | Bobby Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| 03:55 | Bradley | Bobby Stone makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:55 | Bradley | Bobby Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:55 | Bradley | Bobby Stone makes the 3rd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Chet Wooten steals it from Robert Simpkins | 63-64 |
| 03:26 | Bradley | Chet Wooten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Bobby Stone - foul #2 on Bobby Stone, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Langowski (SG) Jaime Gill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:05 | Bradley | Chet Wooten is hacked by Luis Gillett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Gillett, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| 03:05 | Bradley | Chet Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:05 | Bradley | Chet Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is hacked by Eugene Chaffee - foul #4 on Eugene Chaffee, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Yawn (SF), Manuel Valentine (PF), Walter Feathers (C) Eugene Chaffee, Bobby Stone, Cedric Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (C) Robert Simpkins | |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:35 | Bradley | Chet Wooten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF) John Villela | |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | Cliff Daniels (PG) Chet Wooten | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) Stanley Shimer | |
| 02:13 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | Chet Wooten (PG), Jaime Gill (SG), Eugene Chaffee (SF), Bobby Stone (PF), Cedric Woods (C) Cliff Daniels, Ted Langowski, Steven Yawn, Manuel Valentine, Walter Feathers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), John Villela (SF) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg | |
| 02:01 | Bradley | Chet Wooten comes up short on the shot near the basket | 64-67 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Bobby Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:46 | Bradley | Jaime Gill misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 01:45 | Bradley | Cedric Woods gets the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:27 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee's pass is intercepted by Robert Hill | 64-67 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-67 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | John Villela can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee grabs the board | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Chet Wooten (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jaime Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Chaffee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Cedric Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Villela (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Popovich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by John Villela | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Bradley | John Villela is called for the reach on Eugene Chaffee - foul #1 on John Villela, team foul #14 | 64-69 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Eugene Chaffee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is fouled in the backcourt by Chet Wooten - foul #1 on Chet Wooten, team foul #14 | 65-69 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:17 | Bradley | Chet Wooten can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich is fouled in the backcourt by Chet Wooten - foul #2 on Chet Wooten, team foul #15 | 65-70 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Chet Wooten is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Chet Wooten, team foul #16 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins (PF) Richard Popovich | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett runs out the clock | 65-72 |