| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Sloan (fresh) SG - David Stapleton (fresh) SF - Keith Pipkins (fresh) PF - Aaron Reynolds (fresh) C - Michael Eide (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Cesar Russo (fresh) SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) SF - James Vincent (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Chad Stancil (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | James Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Bradley | James Vincent misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Bradley | Chad Stancil blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins blows the layup but the foul's on James Vincent - foul #1 on James Vincent, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Chad Stancil | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Bradley | James Thomas double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins makes the jump hook near the basket set up by John Sloan | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Bradley | Keith Pipkins is called for the reach on James Vincent - foul #1 on Keith Pipkins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Bradley | James Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Bradley | The jump hook by Cesar Russo is blocked by Michael Eide | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to James Vincent | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Bradley | James Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cesar Russo | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 17:05 | Bradley | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Cesar Russo drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Thomas | 7-9 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Davis (PG), Steven Atkins (SG), Michael Willits (PF), James Cyphers (C) John Sloan, David Stapleton, Keith Pipkins, Michael Eide | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin (SF), Joseph Bruns (PF) James Vincent, James Thomas | |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:21 | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 16:20 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Reynolds | 8-9 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds is hacked by Bryan Goodwin - foul #1 on Bryan Goodwin, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sloan (PG) Aaron Reynolds | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Billie Girardi (SG) Cesar Russo, Larry Cheatham | |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 16:03 | Bradley | Chad Stancil pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) SF - Steven Atkins (fresh) PF - Michael Willits (fresh) C - James Cyphers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) SG - Billie Girardi (fresh) SF - Bryan Goodwin (fresh) PF - Joseph Bruns (fresh) C - Chad Stancil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Bradley | Billie Girardi's pass is intercepted by John Davis | 8-9 |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael Willits throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton (SG) John Sloan | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Nissen (PF) Chad Stancil | |
| 15:24 | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sloan (PG) David Stapleton | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cesar Russo (PG), James Thomas (PF) Billie Girardi, David Nissen | |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Sloan and he's fouled by Cesar Russo - foul #1 on Cesar Russo, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton (SG) John Sloan | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Vincent (SF) Bryan Goodwin | |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:14 | Bradley | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | Bradley | James Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:59 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns tips it in | 10-11 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | John Davis is hacked by Cesar Russo - foul #2 on Cesar Russo, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sloan (PG), Michael Eide (C) David Stapleton, James Cyphers | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Cheatham (SG), Chad Stancil (C) Cesar Russo, Joseph Bruns | |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:42 | Bradley | Philip Forrest snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:21 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Chad Stancil - foul #1 on Chad Stancil, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton (SG), James Cyphers (PF) John Sloan, Michael Willits | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin (SF), David Nissen (PF) James Vincent, James Thomas | |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:04 | Bradley | Chad Stancil snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:47 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:46 | Bradley | Chad Stancil gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:31 | Bradley | Philip Forrest misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Cheatham - foul #1 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sloan (PG), Keith Pipkins (SF), Michael Willits (PF) John Davis, Steven Atkins, Michael Eide | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Joseph Bruns (PF) Philip Forrest, David Nissen | |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:59 | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan's pass is intercepted by Billy Thompson | 12-11 |
| 12:19 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:18 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Keith Pipkins | 12-11 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Willits hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Keith Pipkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Willits (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cyphers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) SG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Goodwin (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Stancil (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Bradley | Billy Thompson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Cheatham and he's hacked by James Cyphers - foul #1 on James Cyphers, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Davis (SG), Steven Atkins (SF), Aaron Reynolds (PF), Michael Eide (C) David Stapleton, Keith Pipkins, Michael Willits, James Cyphers | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (SG), James Vincent (SF), James Thomas (PF) Larry Cheatham, Bryan Goodwin, Joseph Bruns | |
| 11:29 | Bradley | Billy Thompson makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas swats the shot by Aaron Reynolds | 14-14 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | James Vincent grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | Bradley | Aaron Reynolds denies the turnaround by Chad Stancil | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | Bradley | James Thomas hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 14-16 |
| 10:43 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Philip Forrest | 14-16 |
| 10:20 | Bradley | Aaron Reynolds is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #1 on Aaron Reynolds, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins (SF) John Sloan | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billie Girardi (SG) Billy Thompson | |
| 10:01 | Bradley | Chad Stancil is hacked by Steven Atkins - foul #1 on Steven Atkins, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton (SG) Keith Pipkins | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:43 | Bradley | Michael Eide denies the turnaround by Philip Forrest | 14-16 |
| 09:41 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 14-16 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Billie Girardi steals it from Aaron Reynolds | 14-16 |
| 08:59 | Bradley | Billie Girardi banks in the layup | 14-18 |
| 08:40 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 08:18 | Bradley | James Thomas's layup is rejected by Michael Eide | 17-18 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | John Davis is hacked by James Vincent - foul #2 on James Vincent, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Sloan (PG), Keith Pipkins (SF), Michael Willits (PF) David Stapleton, Steven Atkins, Aaron Reynolds | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG), Bryan Goodwin (SF), David Nissen (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Billie Girardi, James Vincent, James Thomas, Chad Stancil | |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Eide | 17-18 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Pipkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Willits (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Eide (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Goodwin (fresh) PF - David Nissen (fresh) C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Bradley | Billy Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton (SG), James Cyphers (C) John Davis, Michael Eide | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Cyphers | 22-18 |
| 07:06 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins (SG), Aaron Reynolds (PF), Michael Eide (C) David Stapleton, Michael Willits, James Cyphers | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-18 |
| 06:52 | Western Kentucky | Aaron Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:24 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Eide | 25-18 |
| 06:11 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns is fouled on the floor by Michael Eide - foul #1 on Michael Eide, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton (SG), Michael Willits (PF), James Cyphers (C) Steven Atkins, Aaron Reynolds, Michael Eide | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG) Billy Thompson | |
| 05:47 | Bradley | Philip Forrest loses the ball out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF), Chad Stancil (C) Bryan Goodwin, Joseph Bruns | |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins is fouled on the floor by Larry Cheatham - foul #2 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide (C) Michael Willits | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billie Girardi (SG), Bryan Goodwin (SF) Larry Cheatham, David Nissen | |
| 05:38 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:38 | Bradley | Chad Stancil pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Philip Forrest misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-18 |
| 05:11 | Bradley | Chad Stancil gets the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Chad Stancil can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | James Cyphers snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Pipkins | 28-18 |
| 04:35 | Bradley | Billie Girardi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-18 |
| 04:34 | Western Kentucky | James Cyphers grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Pipkins | 30-18 |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Philip Forrest hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Sloan - foul #1 on John Sloan, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins (SF), Aaron Reynolds (PF), Michael Willits (C) Keith Pipkins, James Cyphers, Michael Eide | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Nissen (SF), Joseph Bruns (PF) Bryan Goodwin, James Thomas | |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Philip Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Philip Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Chad Stancil grabs the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 03:44 | Bradley | Aaron Reynolds picks off the pass by Philip Forrest | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Sloan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Willits (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billie Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Nissen (fresh) PF - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Stancil (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Aaron Reynolds is blocked by Chad Stancil | 30-19 |
| 03:35 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:21 | Bradley | Philip Forrest makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Nissen | 30-22 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton is hacked by Billie Girardi - foul #1 on Billie Girardi, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Eide (C) Michael Willits | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cesar Russo (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG), James Vincent (SF) Philip Forrest, Billie Girardi, Chad Stancil | |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:48 | Bradley | James Vincent connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Nissen | 32-25 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 02:37 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | David Nissen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 02:20 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns can't tip it in | 32-25 |
| 02:19 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:07 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton is fouled on the floor by Cesar Russo - foul #3 on Cesar Russo, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins (SF), Michael Willits (PF), James Cyphers (C) Steven Atkins, Aaron Reynolds, Michael Eide | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), James Thomas (PF), Chad Stancil (C) Cesar Russo, David Nissen, Joseph Bruns | |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:29 | Bradley | Philip Forrest comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-25 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | James Cyphers knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Stapleton | 36-25 |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Chad Stancil hits a runner from close range set up by James Thomas | 36-27 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | John Sloan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-27 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | James Cyphers grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Larry Cheatham is called for the reach on David Stapleton - foul #3 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #12 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins (SF), Aaron Reynolds (PF), Michael Eide (C) Keith Pipkins, Michael Willits, James Cyphers | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billie Girardi (SG), Bryan Goodwin (SF) Larry Cheatham, James Vincent | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | David Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:34 | Bradley | Philip Forrest travels in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins (SF) David Stapleton | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Keith Pipkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Davis (PG) John Sloan | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Steven Atkins steals the ball from Chad Stancil | 37-27 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Steven Atkins misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-27 |