| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska inbounds the ball | 18-33 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | George Degnan misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Chase - foul #2 on Charles Chase, team foul #1 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SF), Alexander Hodges (C) Patrick Quintanar, Glenn Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | George Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 19:39 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 19:16 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges is called for traveling | 18-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (SG), Glenn Ferguson (C) Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:49 | Illinois | John Kelly knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 18-37 |
| 18:22 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder loses the dribble to Dallas Antone | 18-37 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Dallas Antone lays it in | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:00 | Bradley | John Stone can't finish the layup | 18-39 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska grabs the defensive rebound | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | John Kelly can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-39 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the offensive board | 18-39 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-39 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the offensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is whistled for a carry | 18-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Patrick Quintanar (SF), Charles Chase (PF), Russel Seguin (C) Kirk Magruder, John Stone, Alexander Hodges, Glenn Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Charles Chase misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Marion Merritt - foul #1 on Marion Merritt, team foul #1 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) John Kelly | |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Charles Chase makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Charles Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the board | 19-39 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Russel Seguin - foul #1 on Russel Seguin, team foul #2 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson (C) Russel Seguin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 16:15 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar pulls down the rebound | 19-39 |
| 16:05 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 19-39 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Patrick Quintanar is called for the reach on James Dimarco - foul #1 on Patrick Quintanar, team foul #3 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG) Eric Novoa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) James Dimarco, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is whistled for a carry | 19-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Alexander Hodges (C) Glenn Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses the lay-in | 19-39 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the board | 19-39 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is fouled on the floor by Patrick Quintanar - foul #2 on Patrick Quintanar, team foul #4 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Glenn Ferguson (C) Kirk Magruder, Alexander Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton's pass is intercepted by Charles Chase | 19-39 |
| 14:39 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 19-39 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 19-39 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | John Kelly buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Degnan | 19-41 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-41 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-41 |
| 13:58 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-41 |
| 13:57 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson tips it back up and in | 21-41 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | George Degnan connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 21-43 |
| 13:18 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the easy layup | 21-43 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the board | 21-43 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Glenn Ferguson denies the turnaround by Geoffrey Horton | 21-43 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the follow up shot | 21-45 |
| 12:46 | Bradley | Charles Chase knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Novoa | 23-45 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is called for traveling | 23-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), John Stone (SF), Thomas Berube (PF), Alexander Hodges (C) Eric Novoa, Patrick Quintanar, Charles Chase, Glenn Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 12:16 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Hodges | 25-45 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wesley Powell | 25-48 |
| 11:39 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges is called for a backcourt violation | 25-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF), Russel Seguin (C) Clayton Wilson, Thomas Berube | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) SG - John Stone (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russel Seguin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Dimarco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-48 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | The rebound goes to John Stone | 25-48 |
| 10:54 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-48 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 25-48 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Patrick Quintanar swats the layup by James Poplawski | 25-48 |
| 10:34 | Bradley | Russel Seguin pulls down the rebound | 25-48 |
| 10:17 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Dimarco - foul #2 on James Dimarco, team foul #2 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Charles Chase (PF), Glenn Ferguson (C) John Stone, Alexander Hodges, Russel Seguin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Dimarco, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 10:17 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 10:17 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Ferguson - foul #1 on Glenn Ferguson, team foul #5 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SF) Patrick Quintanar | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 09:51 | Bradley | John Stone grabs the board | 26-49 |
| 09:33 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Stone | 28-49 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | John Kelly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the offensive board | 28-49 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Dallas Antone travels with the ball | 28-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF), Alexander Hodges (PF) Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 08:35 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Green | 31-52 |
| 08:16 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Stone | 33-52 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Quintanar - foul #3 on Patrick Quintanar, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Clayton Wilson (SG), Charles Chase (PF) Kirk Magruder, Patrick Quintanar, Glenn Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 07:40 | Bradley | John Stone is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Stone, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), Patrick Quintanar (SF), Glenn Ferguson (C) Eric Novoa, John Stone, Charles Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fairly fresh) SG - Clayton Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | John Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SF), Charles Chase (PF) Patrick Quintanar, Alexander Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:12 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the floater from the left block | 33-53 |
| 07:11 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson tips it but misses | 33-53 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Dallas Antone pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | George Degnan scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Wesley Powell | 33-55 |
| 06:29 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Degnan - foul #1 on George Degnan, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Alexander Hodges (SF), Thomas Berube (PF) Kirk Magruder, Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 06:29 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 06:29 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 33-55 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Alexander Hodges steals the ball from Raymond Green | 33-55 |
| 06:00 | Bradley | Eric Novoa is whistled for traveling | 33-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Johnny Sturges (SG) Glenn Ferguson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-55 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Green | 33-55 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | James Poplawski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-55 |
| 05:01 | Bradley | Wesley Powell takes the ball from John Stone | 33-55 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Marion Merritt can't finish the layup | 33-55 |
| 04:57 | Bradley | Thomas Berube grabs the board | 33-55 |
| 04:51 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 33-55 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Marion Merritt snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Wesley Powell is called for traveling | 33-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Russel Seguin (C) Thomas Berube | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Wesley Powell | |
| 04:12 | Bradley | John Stone clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 04:10 | Bradley | Russel Seguin grabs the offensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 04:00 | Bradley | John Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Berube (PF) Russel Seguin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) James Poplawski | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Marion Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Russel Seguin (C) Alexander Hodges | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eric Novoa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Sturges (fresh) SF - John Stone (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Berube (fresh) C - Russel Seguin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) SG - James Dimarco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Bradley | Thomas Berube can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 33-55 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Wesley Powell grabs the board | 33-55 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | James Dimarco connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Raymond Green | 33-57 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Thomas Berube can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marion Merritt - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | Alexander Hodges (C) Russel Seguin | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SF) Wesley Powell | |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Thomas Berube makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | Thomas Berube makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Raymond Green makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Poplawski | 35-60 |
| 01:27 | Bradley | Eric Novoa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Marion Merritt buries a shot from the free throw line | 37-62 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Bradley | James Dimarco is called for the reach on Thomas Berube - foul #3 on James Dimarco, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | Russel Seguin (C) Johnny Sturges | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 00:51 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges hits the finger roll set up by Eric Novoa and he's hacked by James Dimarco - foul #4 on James Dimarco, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| 00:51 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges makes the free throw | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | James Poplawski travels with the ball | 40-62 |
| 00:19 | Bradley | John Stone can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Marion Merritt - foul #3 on Marion Merritt, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| 00:19 | Bradley | John Stone misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 00:19 | Bradley | John Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Dimarco runs out the clock | 41-62 |