| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Milton Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Boudreau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Blumberg (fresh) C - Jimmy Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tod Hooker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey loses the dribble to James Thomas | 35-35 |
| 19:12 | Bradley | Tod Hooker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey makes the jumper from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 18:27 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:37 | Bradley | Steven Palmer steals it from Larry Cheatham | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Boudreau | 39-37 |
| 17:12 | Bradley | Billy Thompson hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Thomas | 39-39 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg lays it up and in | 41-39 |
| 16:54 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Thompson | 41-41 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bruns - foul #1 on Joseph Bruns, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Wilson (PG), Dwight Luce (SG), Richard Deegan (SF), Luis Robinson (PF), Steve Lubbers (C) Milton Arnold, Steven Palmer, Daniel Boudreau, George Blumberg, Jimmy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Billie Girardi (SG), David Nissen (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF), David Burgess (C) Billy Thompson, Larry Cheatham, Tod Hooker, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 16:07 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Lubbers drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Lubbers misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:07 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:55 | Bradley | David Nissen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Luce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Deegan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Lubbers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Billie Girardi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) PF - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Burgess (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Luis Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 15:21 | Bradley | David Burgess comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Deegan snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Luce | 46-41 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Luis Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harvey Ingram - foul #1 on Harvey Ingram, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer (SG), George Blumberg (PF), Jimmy Ramsey (C) Charles Wilson, Richard Deegan, Steve Lubbers | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG), Tod Hooker (SF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Billie Girardi, David Nissen, David Burgess | |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Luis Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Luis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:53 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham is hacked by Steven Palmer - foul #2 on Steven Palmer, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold (PG), Daniel Boudreau (SF) Dwight Luce, Luis Robinson | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 14:35 | Bradley | George Blumberg is called for the reach on Larry Cheatham - foul #3 on George Blumberg, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF) Harvey Ingram | |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Tod Hooker comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Boudreau - foul #1 on Daniel Boudreau, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Tod Hooker misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Tod Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Milton Arnold, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| 13:32 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham comes up short on the shot near the basket | 47-42 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ramsey | 47-42 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Tod Hooker is called for the reach on Steven Palmer - foul #3 on Tod Hooker, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce (PG) Milton Arnold | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey misses short on a jumper from close range | 47-42 |
| 13:07 | Bradley | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 47-42 |
| 12:48 | Bradley | James Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee Tech | Tod Hooker is called for the reach on George Blumberg - foul #4 on Tod Hooker, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Luis Robinson (SG), Steve Lubbers (C) Steven Palmer, Jimmy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), David Nissen (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF), David Burgess (C) Billy Thompson, Tod Hooker, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 12:26 | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Luis Robinson | 49-42 |
| 12:06 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Forrest | 49-45 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dwight Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Boudreau (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Blumberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Lubbers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) PF - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Burgess (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 11:24 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Harvey Ingram | 51-45 |
| 10:55 | Bradley | Philip Forrest can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg lays it in set up by Dwight Luce and the foul's on Philip Forrest - foul #2 on Philip Forrest, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold (PG), Steven Palmer (SG), Jimmy Ramsey (C) Dwight Luce, Daniel Boudreau, Steve Lubbers | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Billie Girardi (SG), James Thomas (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Larry Cheatham, Harvey Ingram, David Burgess | |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns loses the dribble to Steven Palmer | 54-45 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer lays it up and in | 56-45 |
| 10:06 | Bradley | David Nissen can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 56-45 |
| 10:05 | Bradley | James Thomas snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 09:54 | Bradley | James Thomas lays it in | 56-47 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Tech | Billy Thompson steals the ball from Luis Robinson | 56-47 |
| 09:36 | Bradley | Billy Thompson lays it up and in | 56-49 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee Tech | James Thomas blocks the short jumper by Luis Robinson | 56-49 |
| 09:27 | Bradley | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:01 | Bradley | Billy Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Billie Girardi | 56-52 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 08:39 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 08:35 | Bradley | Billie Girardi scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Nissen | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Thompson - foul #1 on Billy Thompson, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau (SF), Steve Lubbers (PF) Luis Robinson, George Blumberg | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF) Billy Thompson, Billie Girardi, David Nissen, James Thomas | |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:14 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham is fouled on the floor by Steven Palmer - foul #3 on Steven Palmer, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce (PG) Milton Arnold | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Burgess (C) Joseph Bruns | |
| 07:46 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits a 3 from the right wing set up by David Burgess | 58-57 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 07:40 | Bradley | David Burgess gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dwight Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Palmer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Boudreau (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steve Lubbers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Ramsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Jackson (fresh) PF - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 7 reb. C - David Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Boudreau | 61-57 |
| 07:07 | Bradley | Dwight Luce steps in front of the Charles Jackson pass | 61-57 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Lubbers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steve Lubbers, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold (PG), David Low (C) Steven Palmer, Jimmy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Tod Hooker (SF), James Thomas (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Charles Jackson, Harvey Ingram, David Burgess | |
| 06:30 | Bradley | Daniel Boudreau swats the short shot by James Thomas | 61-57 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Low grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 05:40 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Thomas | 64-60 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | Steve Lubbers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-60 |
| 05:24 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:17 | Bradley | James Thomas can't finish the layup | 64-60 |
| 05:16 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham tips it in | 64-62 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee Tech | David Low loses the dribble to Joseph Bruns | 64-62 |
| 04:22 | Bradley | Billy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 04:21 | Bradley | James Thomas tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer (SG), George Blumberg (PF), Jimmy Ramsey (C) Dwight Luce, Steve Lubbers, David Low | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 04:03 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by George Blumberg | 67-64 |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses the easy layup | 67-64 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Milton Arnold (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Palmer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Boudreau (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Blumberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tod Hooker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey banks in the layup | 69-64 |
| 03:19 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Daniel Boudreau | 69-64 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:12 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 03:08 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Milton Arnold | 71-64 |
| 02:45 | Bradley | James Thomas lays it up and in and he's hacked by George Blumberg - foul #4 on George Blumberg, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce (PG), Luis Robinson (SF) Milton Arnold, Daniel Boudreau | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:45 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Boudreau (SF) Luis Robinson | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer loses the dribble to Billy Thompson | 71-67 |
| 02:19 | Bradley | Tod Hooker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Cheatham | 71-70 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Tech | Tod Hooker is called for the reach on Dwight Luce - foul #5 on Tod Hooker, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Nissen (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF) Tod Hooker, James Thomas | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Tech | Dwight Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:57 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Milton Arnold (PG) Dwight Luce | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF) Harvey Ingram | |
| 01:34 | Bradley | James Thomas drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 73-72 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Ramsey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-72 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | George Blumberg misses the tip | 73-72 |
| 01:20 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 01:14 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 73-72 |
| 01:12 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham gets the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:59 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Ramsey - foul #2 on Jimmy Ramsey, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:59 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:59 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 73-74 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Ramsey - foul #3 on Jimmy Ramsey, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #9 | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Billy Thompson is hacked by Milton Arnold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Arnold, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Billy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Billy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Palmer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 74-77 |