| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Varda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bert Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Zynda (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Tobias (fresh) C - Kenneth Boudreau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Thoma (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Wagner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Polk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Polk | 39-39 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Richard Varda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Thoma | 39-42 |
| 18:30 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 18:09 | Bradley | Bert Stiles pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:54 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda misses short on a runner from close range | 39-42 |
| 17:52 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kevin Dillow (C) Kenneth Boudreau | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp (SF), Brian Laprade (C) Norman Polk, Gary Tolliver | |
| 17:22 | Bradley | Richard Varda knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bert Stiles | 42-42 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Varda - foul #1 on Richard Varda, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Bennett (PG), Mark Vick (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), Kenny Delorme (C) Richard Varda, Bert Stiles, Daniel Zynda, Brett Tobias | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon (SF), Refugio Davila (C) Douglas Thoma, George Wolfe | |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:46 | Bradley | Mark Vick clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Kevin Dillow tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Refugio Davila | 42-44 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner is fouled on the floor by Mark Vick - foul #3 on Mark Vick, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Hailey (PG) Mark Vick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF), Gary Tolliver (C) Ryan Wagner, Refugio Davila | |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 16:08 | Bradley | Douglas Bennett grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 15:52 | Bradley | Kenny Delorme is whistled for a carry | 42-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bert Stiles (SG), Daniel Zynda (SF), Kenneth Boudreau (PF), Predrag Kozlov (C) David Hailey, Bruce Williams, Kevin Dillow, Kenny Delorme | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma (PG), George Wolfe (PF) Roger Moon, Brian Laprade | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Douglas Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bert Stiles (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Zynda (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Boudreau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Predrag Kozlov (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Thoma (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Shipp (fresh) SF - Norman Polk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Thoma | 42-46 |
| 15:16 | Bradley | Norman Polk steals it from Kenneth Boudreau | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp hits the finger roll set up by Norman Polk | 42-48 |
| 15:03 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda is whistled for a carry | 42-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Varda (PG), Brett Tobias (PF) Douglas Bennett, Kenneth Boudreau | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner (SG) Timothy Shipp | |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Richard Varda - foul #2 on Richard Varda, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade (C) Gary Tolliver | |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:38 | Bradley | Bert Stiles gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | Bradley | Brett Tobias scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Varda steps in front of the Douglas Thoma pass in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade's pass is intercepted by Daniel Zynda | 48-50 |
| 13:35 | Bradley | Brett Tobias is hacked by George Wolfe - foul #2 on George Wolfe, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Bennett (SG), Bruce Williams (SF) Bert Stiles, Daniel Zynda | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Rush (PG), Timothy Shipp (SG), Roger Moon (SF), Refugio Davila (C) Douglas Thoma, Ryan Wagner, Norman Polk, George Wolfe | |
| 13:19 | Bradley | Predrag Kozlov travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kenneth Boudreau (C) Predrag Kozlov | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver (C) Brian Laprade | |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp lays it in | 48-52 |
| 13:00 | Bradley | Richard Varda misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 12:20 | Bradley | Timothy Shipp steals it from Bruce Williams | 48-55 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp can't finish the layup | 48-55 |
| 12:14 | Bradley | Kenneth Boudreau gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:53 | Bradley | Richard Varda drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Bennett | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Varda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brett Tobias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Boudreau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeremiah Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Shipp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger Moon (fresh) PF - Refugio Davila (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gary Tolliver | 50-57 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Brett Tobias connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Varda | 53-57 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Bennett - foul #2 on Douglas Bennett, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Vick (PG), Bert Stiles (SG), Daniel Zynda (SF), Kevin Dillow (PF), Predrag Kozlov (C) Richard Varda, Douglas Bennett, Bruce Williams, Brett Tobias, Kenneth Boudreau | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner (SG), Norman Polk (SF), George Wolfe (PF), Brian Laprade (C) Jeremiah Rush, Roger Moon, Refugio Davila, Gary Tolliver | |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:19 | Bradley | Bert Stiles double dribbles | 53-59 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma (PG) Timothy Shipp | |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 10:01 | Bradley | Bert Stiles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Thoma - foul #3 on Douglas Thoma, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| 10:01 | Bradley | Bert Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:01 | Bradley | Bert Stiles misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Brian Laprade gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 09:40 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 09:23 | Bradley | Kevin Dillow connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-59 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Mark Vick picks off the pass by Douglas Thoma | 55-59 |
| 08:58 | Bradley | Mark Vick misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-59 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Polk | 55-59 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 08:37 | Bradley | Predrag Kozlov pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:18 | Bradley | Kevin Dillow clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Thoma - foul #4 on Douglas Thoma, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Varda (PG), Kenneth Boudreau (C) Mark Vick, Predrag Kozlov | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp (PG), Roger Moon (SF), Gary Tolliver (C) Douglas Thoma, Norman Polk, Brian Laprade | |
| 08:18 | Bradley | Kevin Dillow misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:18 | Bradley | Kevin Dillow misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:18 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:02 | Bradley | Kevin Dillow grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 07:41 | Bradley | Bert Stiles makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Dillow | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Varda (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bert Stiles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Zynda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Dillow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Boudreau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Timothy Shipp (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ryan Wagner (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Moon (fresh) PF - George Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Illinois | Richard Varda is called for the reach on Roger Moon - foul #3 on Richard Varda, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Bradley | Douglas Bennett (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), Brett Tobias (PF), Predrag Kozlov (C) Bert Stiles, Daniel Zynda, Kevin Dillow, Kenneth Boudreau | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Thoma (PG), Refugio Davila (PF) Ryan Wagner, George Wolfe | |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon clanks a jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Shipp | 57-59 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver's pass is intercepted by Douglas Bennett | 57-59 |
| 06:47 | Bradley | Richard Varda hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Bennett | 59-59 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Gary Tolliver hits a jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 06:21 | Bradley | Douglas Thoma is called for the reach on Richard Varda in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Thoma, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Vick (SG) Richard Varda | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF), Brian Laprade (PF) Douglas Thoma, Gary Tolliver | |
| 06:07 | Bradley | Douglas Bennett misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Shipp - foul #3 on Timothy Shipp, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bert Stiles (SG) Mark Vick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Rush (PG), Ryan Wagner (SG) Timothy Shipp, Roger Moon | |
| 06:07 | Bradley | Douglas Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:07 | Bradley | Douglas Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Wagner and he's hacked by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Bradley | Daniel Zynda (SF), Kenneth Boudreau (C) Bruce Williams, Predrag Kozlov | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe (PF) Refugio Davila | |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:32 | Bradley | Bert Stiles misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Rush | 61-64 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 61-64 |
| 05:13 | Bradley | Kenneth Boudreau gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:08 | Bradley | Douglas Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 05:06 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Bennett picks off the pass by Ryan Wagner | 61-64 |
| 04:09 | Bradley | Brett Tobias can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 04:08 | Bradley | Bert Stiles hits the follow up shot | 63-64 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk is fouled on the floor by Daniel Zynda - foul #2 on Daniel Zynda, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Varda (PG), Mark Vick (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), Predrag Kozlov (C) Douglas Bennett, Bert Stiles, Daniel Zynda, Brett Tobias | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp (PG), Roger Moon (SG), Refugio Davila (PF), Gary Tolliver (C) Jeremiah Rush, Ryan Wagner, George Wolfe, Brian Laprade | |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Bruce Williams grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 03:31 | Bradley | Richard Varda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Moon | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Varda (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Vick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Boudreau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Predrag Kozlov (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Timothy Shipp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roger Moon (fresh) SF - Norman Polk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Refugio Davila (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Tolliver (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp hits a 3 from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 03:00 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bert Stiles (SG), Daniel Zynda (SF), Brett Tobias (PF) Mark Vick, Bruce Williams, Kenneth Boudreau | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner (SG), George Wolfe (PF) Roger Moon, Refugio Davila | |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Bert Stiles comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 63-67 |
| 02:41 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda snags the offensive board | 63-67 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Timothy Shipp is called for the reach on Richard Varda - foul #4 on Timothy Shipp, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Moon (SF) Norman Polk | |
| 02:04 | Bradley | Brett Tobias misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Polk (SF) Roger Moon | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Shipp double dribbles | 63-67 |
| 01:18 | Bradley | Brett Tobias scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Predrag Kozlov | 66-67 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Predrag Kozlov connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Tobias | 69-67 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | George Wolfe misses the floater near the basket | 69-67 |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Bradley | Timothy Shipp is called for the reach on Daniel Zynda in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Shipp, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Rush (PG) Timothy Shipp | |
| 00:17 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:17 | Bradley | Daniel Zynda misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Wagner | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Rush is called for traveling | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Bradley | Richard Varda is hacked by Jeremiah Rush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Rush, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Bradley | Richard Varda makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Bradley | Richard Varda misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Wolfe | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Wagner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Norman Polk | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Richard Varda runs out the clock | 71-70 |