| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 19:12 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Larry Cheatham and the foul's on Leland Davis - foul #3 on Leland Davis, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (C) Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 19:12 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena is hacked by David Nissen - foul #1 on David Nissen, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Aguilera | 34-29 |
| 18:25 | Bradley | James Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 17:48 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | James Thomas is called for the reach on Gary O'Neal - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:35 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:14 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Bradley | Tod Hooker (SF), Charles Jackson (PF), Bryan Goodwin (C) David Nissen, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Cesar Russo - foul #3 on Cesar Russo, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF) Gary O'Neal | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Billie Girardi (SG) Cesar Russo, Larry Cheatham | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Tod Hooker steals it from James Francis | 34-29 |
| 16:36 | Bradley | Billie Girardi travels with the ball | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG) Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 16:03 | Bradley | Billie Girardi misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | James Francis snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Vroman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Francis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Billie Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tod Hooker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Jackson (fresh) C - Bryan Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 15:48 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Billie Girardi | 34-29 |
| 15:21 | Bradley | Philip Forrest misses the easy layup | 34-29 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | James Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 14:59 | Bradley | Billie Girardi grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 14:50 | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | James Francis snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Gagnon | 37-29 |
| 14:11 | Bradley | Philip Forrest can't finish the layup | 37-29 |
| 14:10 | Bradley | Philip Forrest tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Philip Forrest comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 13:22 | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin tips it home | 40-33 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Tod Hooker - foul #1 on Tod Hooker, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, James Vroman, James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cesar Russo (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG), David Nissen (SF), James Thomas (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Billie Girardi, Tod Hooker, Charles Jackson, Bryan Goodwin | |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:57 | Bradley | David Woods steals the ball from Joseph Bruns | 42-33 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera can't finish the layup | 42-33 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:48 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Nissen and he's hacked by Thomas Aguilera - foul #2 on Thomas Aguilera, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) David Woods | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:48 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera tips it in | 44-36 |
| 11:58 | Bradley | James Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:56 | Bradley | James Thomas tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 11:20 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Bivona | 46-38 |
| 10:48 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns loses the dribble to Gary O'Neal | 46-38 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 09:52 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Cesar Russo | 49-41 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | James Thomas blocks the short jumper by Swietomierz Zervas | 49-41 |
| 09:31 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:25 | Bradley | Cesar Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 49-41 |
| 09:23 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona's pass is intercepted by Cesar Russo | 49-43 |
| 09:02 | Bradley | David Nissen knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Larry Cheatham | 49-45 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 08:39 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns is fouled on the floor by Leland Davis - foul #4 on Leland Davis, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Billie Girardi (SG), Tod Hooker (SF), Bryan Goodwin (PF), David Burgess (C) Cesar Russo, Larry Cheatham, David Nissen, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 08:19 | Bradley | Billie Girardi is whistled for a carry | 49-45 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Bryan Goodwin steals it from Keith Burk | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Francis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Billie Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tod Hooker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bryan Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Bradley | Philip Forrest is hacked by Jerry Gagnon - foul #2 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 07:24 | Bradley | Billie Girardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | James Francis gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:06 | Bradley | David Burgess gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:45 | Bradley | Tod Hooker loses the dribble to Jerry Gagnon | 49-45 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | David Woods lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 51-45 |
| 06:13 | Bradley | Julio Pena is called for the reach on Bryan Goodwin - foul #1 on Julio Pena, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cesar Russo (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG) Philip Forrest, Billie Girardi | |
| 05:53 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bryan Goodwin - foul #2 on Bryan Goodwin, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Nissen (SF), Charles Jackson (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Tod Hooker, Bryan Goodwin, David Burgess | |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:19 | Bradley | David Nissen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF) Charles Jackson | |
| 04:55 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Bruns | 54-48 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 04:32 | Bradley | James Thomas gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:17 | Bradley | Cesar Russo buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Larry Cheatham | 54-50 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Aguilera | 56-50 |
| 03:56 | Bradley | Cesar Russo connects on the floater from the right side | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Nissen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 03:36 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:31 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham connects on the shot from the right side set up by David Nissen | 56-54 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | David Nissen is called for the reach on Gary O'Neal - foul #2 on David Nissen, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Billie Girardi (SG), Tod Hooker (SF), Bryan Goodwin (PF), David Burgess (C) Cesar Russo, Larry Cheatham, David Nissen, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Woods | 59-54 |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cesar Russo (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG) Philip Forrest, Billie Girardi | |
| 02:29 | Bradley | Tod Hooker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Bryan Goodwin hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Nissen (SF), James Thomas (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Tod Hooker, Bryan Goodwin, David Burgess | |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis is hacked by David Nissen - foul #3 on David Nissen, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:06 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | David Nissen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | David Nissen takes the ball from Gary O'Neal | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-56 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is hacked by David Nissen - foul #4 on David Nissen, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:42 | Bradley | James Thomas gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Bradley | David Nissen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is hacked by Larry Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Bradley | David Nissen travels with the ball | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Cesar Russo is called for the reach on Swietomierz Zervas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cesar Russo, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Thomas Aguilera steps in front of the Larry Cheatham pass | 62-59 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is fouled in the backcourt by Cesar Russo - foul #5 on Cesar Russo, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (PF) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Bradley | Tod Hooker (PG) Cesar Russo | |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | David Nissen misses the halfcourt shot | 64-59 |