| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Alexander (fresh) C - Ervin Newsome (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 19:27 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Charles Chase - foul #1 on Charles Chase, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG) Drew Whisman | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SF), Alexander Hodges (PF) Patrick Quintanar, Charles Chase | |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:46 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kirk Magruder | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Stone - foul #1 on John Stone, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart (C) Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Berube (PF) Alexander Hodges | |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:29 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:07 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kirk Magruder, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Alexander Hodges (PF) Kirk Magruder, Thomas Berube | |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Ferguson - foul #3 on Glenn Ferguson, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Chase (PF) Glenn Ferguson | |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:28 | Bradley | Joseph Ellett is called for the reach on Eric Novoa - foul #2 on Joseph Ellett, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Justis (SG), Warren Williams (SF) Mark Stearns, Ronald Paul | |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF), Russel Seguin (C) John Stone, Alexander Hodges | |
| 17:05 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Justis | 41-32 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Justis comes up short on the floater near the basket | 41-32 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:21 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Patrick Quintanar, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Mark Stearns (SG), Ronald Paul (SF) Joseph Ellett, William Justis, Warren Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG), Alexander Hodges (PF) Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Stone - foul #2 on John Stone, team foul #6 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome (C) Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), Clayton Wilson (SG), Glenn Ferguson (C) Eric Novoa, Patrick Quintanar, Russel Seguin | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:58 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson grabs the board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Alexander (fairly fresh) C - Ervin Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Hodges (fresh) C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson slams it home | 42-34 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 15:25 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:05 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), William Justis (SG), Jack Banks (SF), Warren Williams (PF) Drew Whisman, Mark Stearns, Ronald Paul, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (SG), Patrick Quintanar (SF), Charles Chase (PF) Clayton Wilson, John Stone, Alexander Hodges | |
| 14:01 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar can't finish the layup | 42-34 |
| 14:00 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Charles Chase snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:18 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Justis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett is fouled on the floor by Charles Chase - foul #2 on Charles Chase, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns (SG), Ronald Paul (SF), Sanford Stewart (C) William Justis, Jack Banks, Warren Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Alexander Hodges (PF) Eric Novoa, Charles Chase | |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:42 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Sanford Stewart - foul #1 on Sanford Stewart, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG) Joseph Ellett | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG), Charles Chase (PF) Clayton Wilson, Alexander Hodges | |
| 12:25 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Magruder picks off the pass by Drew Whisman | 44-36 |
| 11:59 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar lays it in set up by Kirk Magruder | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Alexander (tiring) C - Sanford Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Paul | 46-38 |
| 11:21 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Kirk Magruder | 46-40 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Kirk Magruder is called for the reach on Drew Whisman - foul #4 on Kirk Magruder, team foul #8 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams (PF), Ervin Newsome (C) Jack Alexander, Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Clayton Wilson (SG), Alexander Hodges (PF) Kirk Magruder, Patrick Quintanar, Charles Chase | |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:05 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:36 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:34 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Ferguson | 46-40 |
| 10:14 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-43 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Stearns | 48-43 |
| 09:32 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Warren Williams - foul #2 on Warren Williams, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), William Justis (SG), Jack Alexander (PF), Sanford Stewart (C) Drew Whisman, Mark Stearns, Ronald Paul, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF), Charles Chase (PF) John Stone, Alexander Hodges | |
| 09:32 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 09:15 | Bradley | Charles Chase snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:49 | Bradley | Charles Chase is fouled on the floor by Sanford Stewart - foul #2 on Sanford Stewart, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Mark Stearns (SG), Ronald Paul (SF) Joseph Ellett, William Justis, Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Bradley | Alexander Hodges (C) Glenn Ferguson | |
| 08:31 | Bradley | Charles Chase is whistled for a carry | 48-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome (C) Warren Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson (C) Charles Chase | |
| 08:09 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman tips it home | 50-46 |
| 07:38 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges clanks a jumper in the paint | 50-46 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Paul | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Alexander (tiring) C - Ervin Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eric Novoa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Hodges (fresh) C - Glenn Ferguson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 07:21 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:03 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 07:02 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jack Alexander | 52-48 |
| 06:12 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson connects on the turnaround from the left block | 52-50 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Quintanar | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Ellett (PG), William Justis (SG), Jack Banks (SF), Warren Williams (PF), Sanford Stewart (C) Drew Whisman, Mark Stearns, Ronald Paul, Jack Alexander, Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), John Stone (SG), Charles Chase (PF), Russel Seguin (C) Eric Novoa, Clayton Wilson, Alexander Hodges, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 05:30 | Bradley | John Stone hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kirk Magruder | 52-53 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Justis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Warren Williams | 54-53 |
| 04:42 | Bradley | The 3pt attempt by Kirk Magruder is denied by Joseph Ellett | 54-53 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman (PG), Mark Stearns (SG), Ronald Paul (SF) Joseph Ellett, William Justis, Jack Banks | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Glenn Ferguson (C) Patrick Quintanar, Russel Seguin | |
| 03:57 | Bradley | Sanford Stewart steps in front of the John Stone pass | 54-53 |
| 03:36 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Stearns | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Drew Whisman (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Paul (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Warren Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sanford Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Stone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Ferguson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Bradley | Sanford Stewart swats the layup by Glenn Ferguson | 57-53 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman misses short on a shot from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 03:06 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 02:46 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Stone | 57-55 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Sanford Stewart hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Warren Williams | 59-55 |
| 02:06 | Bradley | John Stone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 01:50 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:44 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Sanford Stewart - foul #3 on Sanford Stewart, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Alexander (PF), Ervin Newsome (C) Warren Williams, Sanford Stewart | |
| Subs | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar (SF) John Stone | |
| 01:44 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:44 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman is fouled on the floor by Patrick Quintanar - foul #3 on Patrick Quintanar, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:00 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Stearns | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Stearns can't finish the layup | 61-56 |
| 00:29 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Mark Stearns steps in front of the Clayton Wilson pass | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Magruder - foul #5 on Kirk Magruder, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Warren Williams (PF) Ervin Newsome | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG) Kirk Magruder | |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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) | |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Eric Novoa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ervin Newsome (C) Ronald Paul | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Novoa is called for the reach on Drew Whisman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Novoa, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Drew Whisman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Ervin Newsome - foul #3 on Ervin Newsome, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul (SF) Warren Williams | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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 a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Paul runs out the clock | 64-56 |