| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eric Novoa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling loses the dribble to Eric Novoa | 31-31 |
| 19:24 | Bradley | Eric Novoa hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Glenn Ferguson blocks the jumper by Douglas Pence | 31-33 |
| 19:08 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Eric Novoa can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is fouled on the floor by Clayton Wilson - foul #1 on Clayton Wilson, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Johnny Sturges (PG), John Stone (SG), Thomas Berube (PF), Alexander Hodges (C) Eric Novoa, Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Pence | 34-33 |
| 18:00 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 34-33 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | William Adams grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is hacked by Alexander Hodges - foul #1 on Alexander Hodges, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Glenn Ferguson (C) John Stone, Thomas Berube | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Johnny Sturges - foul #2 on Johnny Sturges, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG) Clayton Wilson | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:22 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (PF) Paul Borror | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG) John Stone | |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses the easy layup | 34-33 |
| 16:38 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:12 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Walling - foul #1 on Robert Walling, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), John Stone (SG) Johnny Sturges, Clayton Wilson | |
| 16:12 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Alexander Hodges - foul #2 on Alexander Hodges, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Johnson (PF) William Adams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), Clayton Wilson (SG), Charles Chase (PF) Eric Novoa, John Stone, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 15:32 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston, William Johnson, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Stone (SG), Thomas Berube (PF), Glenn Ferguson (C) Clayton Wilson, Charles Chase, Alexander Hodges | |
| 14:25 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-39 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn scores on a 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:45 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 39-39 |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson tips it home | 39-41 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 13:04 | Bradley | John Stone's pass is intercepted by Paul Borror | 42-41 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:40 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:14 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 12:07 | Bradley | John Stone pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:50 | Bradley | Robert Walling picks off the pass by John Stone | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Kirk Magruder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Quintanar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Berube (fresh) C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Berube steals the ball from Donald Hearn | 42-41 |
| 11:00 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 10:59 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Paul Borror denies the turnaround by Thomas Berube | 42-41 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 10:15 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 09:59 | Bradley | William Adams takes the ball from Glenn Ferguson | 42-41 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (SF), William Johnson (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, William Adams, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clayton Wilson (SG), Charles Chase (PF), Alexander Hodges (C) John Stone, Thomas Berube, Glenn Ferguson | |
| 09:11 | Bradley | Charles Chase hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kirk Magruder | 42-43 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Allen | 44-43 |
| 08:39 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal and the foul's on Charles Chase - foul #1 on Charles Chase, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) Willard Huddleston | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:57 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 47-43 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Quintanar - foul #3 on Patrick Quintanar, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG) Kirk Magruder | |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:28 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eric Novoa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Clayton Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Quintanar (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alexander Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rachal | 48-43 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:00 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Clayton Wilson | 48-43 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 06:41 | Bradley | Charles Chase hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Charles Chase steals the ball from Carl Cabral | 48-45 |
| 06:14 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Willard Huddleston - foul #1 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, William Adams, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), Glenn Ferguson (C) Eric Novoa, Alexander Hodges | |
| 06:14 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:14 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:57 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence double dribbles | 48-47 |
| 05:28 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson is hacked by Douglas Pence - foul #3 on Douglas Pence, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Alexander Hodges (PF) Charles Chase | |
| 05:08 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willard Huddleston | 51-47 |
| 04:39 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar double dribbles | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) Willard Huddleston | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Chase (PF) Glenn Ferguson | |
| 04:24 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 04:22 | Bradley | Alexander Hodges gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | Bradley | Patrick Quintanar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | William Adams grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clayton Wilson - foul #2 on Clayton Wilson, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (PF) Paul Borror | |
| Subs | Bradley | Eric Novoa (PG), Glenn Ferguson (C) Kirk Magruder, Alexander Hodges | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Allen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Eric Novoa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Clayton Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Quintanar (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson buries a 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 02:54 | Bradley | Charles Chase pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:40 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson is hacked by Douglas Pence - foul #4 on Douglas Pence, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Robert Walling | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kirk Magruder (PG), Alexander Hodges (PF) Eric Novoa, Charles Chase | |
| 02:19 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 52-50 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), Paul Borror (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston, Carl Cabral | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror buries a floater from the right side set up by Douglas Pence | 54-50 |
| 01:28 | Bradley | Robert Walling steals the ball from Alexander Hodges | 54-50 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is hacked by Clayton Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Wilson, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Chase (PF) Alexander Hodges | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 01:08 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Pence - foul #5 on Douglas Pence, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SG) Douglas Pence | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:08 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:08 | Bradley | Glenn Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 55-52 |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Charles Chase pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:31 | Bradley | Clayton Wilson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kirk Magruder | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen clanks a shot from the right block | 55-55 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Patrick Quintanar | 55-55 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Bradley calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Kirk Magruder buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |