| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:42 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:26 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Tony Hager is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Tony Hager tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 18:51 | Bradley | James Thomas misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-32 |
| 18:50 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Karl Werstein | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Bradley | James Thomas misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Reginald Woods - foul #1 on Reginald Woods, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:12 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:55 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| 17:39 | Bradley | James Thomas's floater is tipped away by Gary Thompson | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Tony Hager gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein's layup is rejected by Joseph Bruns | 37-36 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Woods - foul #2 on Reginald Woods, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG), William Smith (C) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Harvey Ingram (C) Billy Thompson, David Nissen, Joseph Bruns | |
| 17:00 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | James Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | Missouri State | Philip Forrest picks off the pass by Richard Gallaway | 39-37 |
| 16:13 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 16:11 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to James Thomas | 39-37 |
| 15:57 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Forrest | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gallaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Ingram (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | William Smith makes the shot from the right side set up by John Jones | 41-39 |
| 15:23 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Jackson | 41-41 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:59 | Bradley | Charles Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:40 | Bradley | Philip Forrest drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Jackson | 41-44 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 14:19 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Harvey Ingram | 41-44 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | Philip Forrest is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Reginald Izzo (PF), Tony Hager (C) John Jones, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, William Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Tod Hooker (SG), David Nissen (SF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Larry Cheatham, Charles Jackson, James Thomas | |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Karl Werstein | 44-44 |
| 13:34 | Bradley | The short jumper by Tod Hooker is denied by Tony Hager | 44-44 |
| 13:33 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:20 | Bradley | Tod Hooker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:19 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:03 | Bradley | Tod Hooker is hacked by Thomas Garner - foul #3 on Thomas Garner, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Smith (PF) Richard Gallaway | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Burgess (PF) Harvey Ingram | |
| 12:49 | Bradley | Tod Hooker buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Billy Thompson | 44-46 |
| 12:38 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Woods (PF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:21 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Burgess | 44-48 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | David Burgess is called for the reach on Reginald Woods - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF) Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Cheatham (SG) Tod Hooker | |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Hager | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG), William Smith (C) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF) Billy Thompson, David Nissen, Joseph Bruns | |
| 11:27 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | John Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 11:20 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:54 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Philip Forrest | 46-53 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | John Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 10:35 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Harvey Ingram | 46-53 |
| 10:27 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 10:26 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:19 | Bradley | The jump hook by Charles Jackson is blocked by Gary Thompson | 46-53 |
| 10:18 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram tips it in | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 09:55 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:40 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 46-57 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | John Jones is hacked by Philip Forrest - foul #2 on Philip Forrest, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Reginald Izzo (SF), Tony Hager (C) John Jones, Richard Gallaway, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Tod Hooker (SG), David Nissen (SF), James Thomas (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Larry Cheatham, Charles Jackson, Harvey Ingram, David Burgess | |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Garner | 48-57 |
| 09:07 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Reginald Izzo - foul #1 on Reginald Izzo, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| 09:07 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:07 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Tony Hager | 48-58 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-58 |
| 08:46 | Bradley | Tod Hooker pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:30 | Bradley | Thomas Garner is called for the reach on Tod Hooker - foul #4 on Thomas Garner, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway (SG), Gary Thompson (SF), Reginald Woods (PF) Thomas Garner, Reginald Izzo, William Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Cheatham (SG) Tod Hooker | |
| 08:13 | Bradley | Gary Thompson is called for the reach on Billy Thompson - foul #2 on Gary Thompson, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| 07:55 | Bradley | James Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Bruns | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gallaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods tips it home | 50-60 |
| 07:17 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:04 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods's layup is rejected by James Thomas | 50-60 |
| 07:02 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:47 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 06:45 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Tony Hager shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-60 |
| 06:14 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:55 | Bradley | Tony Hager takes the ball from Joseph Bruns | 50-60 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods slams it home on a nice dish by Karl Werstein | 52-60 |
| 05:28 | Bradley | Billy Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Larry Cheatham is called for the reach on Richard Gallaway - foul #2 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #3 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Reginald Izzo (SF), William Smith (PF), Rick Vanmeter (C) Karl Werstein, Richard Gallaway, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, Tony Hager | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Tod Hooker (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF), David Burgess (C) Billy Thompson, Larry Cheatham, David Nissen, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | William Smith's layup is rejected by Harvey Ingram | 52-63 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Rick Vanmeter gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Jones | 55-63 |
| 04:35 | Bradley | Philip Forrest is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 04:35 | Bradley | Philip Forrest misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | John Jones knocks in the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Philip Forrest - foul #3 on Philip Forrest, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Woods (PF) Rick Vanmeter | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | John Jones makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:58 | Bradley | William Smith is called for the reach on Tod Hooker - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF) Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 03:58 | Bradley | Tod Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:58 | Bradley | Tod Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | David Burgess denies the turnaround by Gary Thompson | 58-65 |
| 03:40 | Bradley | David Burgess gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Philip Forrest (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tod Hooker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Bradley | Tod Hooker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-65 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods hits the finger roll set up by John Jones and he's fouled by Harvey Ingram - foul #1 on Harvey Ingram, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tony Hager (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Larry Cheatham (SG), David Nissen (SF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Tod Hooker, Charles Jackson, David Burgess | |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:50 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 02:48 | Bradley | David Nissen grabs the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Reginald Woods - foul #3 on Reginald Woods, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG) John Jones, Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham makes the free throw | 61-68 |
| 02:15 | Missouri State | Tony Hager loses the ball out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (SF) Gary Thompson | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Burgess (PF) Harvey Ingram | |
| 01:58 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 61-68 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Izzo | 61-68 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Garner (SG), Gary Thompson (SF) Richard Gallaway, Reginald Izzo | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF) David Burgess | |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein loses the dribble to David Nissen | 61-68 |
| 01:26 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Thompson | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Bradley | Billy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Karl Werstein - foul #2 on Karl Werstein, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| 00:22 | Bradley | Billy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:22 | Bradley | Billy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Tony Hager gets the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods snags the offensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Reginald Woods | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Bradley | Karl Werstein is called for the reach on James Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Werstein, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-71 |