| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Nissen (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | David Nissen inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Bradley | James Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left block | 33-30 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | David Woods knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leland Davis - foul #2 on Leland Davis, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Woods - foul #1 on David Woods, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena travels with the ball | 36-32 |
| 18:14 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leland Davis | 39-35 |
| 17:36 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns lays it in on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 39-37 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 41-37 |
| 16:48 | Bradley | David Woods steps in front of the James Thomas pass | 41-37 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | David Woods lays it up and in | 43-37 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Julio Pena blocks the short jumper by James Thomas | 43-37 |
| 16:25 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:11 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Thomas | 43-40 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 15:53 | Bradley | Billy Thompson grabs the board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nissen (fairly fresh) PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 15:47 | Bradley | David Nissen tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Nissen - foul #2 on David Nissen, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), James Francis (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Keith Burk (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena, Leland Davis | |
| 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 | |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:24 | Bradley | James Vroman is called for the reach on Philip Forrest in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Vroman, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek (SF) Gary O'Neal | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 15:01 | Bradley | James Vroman picks off the pass by David Burgess | 45-42 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:49 | Bradley | Charles Jackson grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:30 | Bradley | Tod Hooker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Keith Burk | 45-42 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Zervas | 48-42 |
| 13:54 | Bradley | Philip Forrest clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | James Francis pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Burk | 50-42 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Swietomierz Zervas steps in front of the Charles Jackson pass | 50-42 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:09 | Bradley | David Burgess gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:48 | Bradley | Tod Hooker banks in the layup and the foul's on Swietomierz Zervas - foul #4 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, James Francis, Darryl Macek, Swietomierz Zervas, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), David Nissen (SF), James Thomas (PF), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Charles Jackson, Harvey Ingram, David Burgess | |
| 12:48 | Bradley | Tod Hooker makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 50-45 |
| 12:32 | Bradley | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 12:12 | Bradley | James Thomas dunks the ball and he's hacked by David Woods - foul #2 on David Woods, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Cheatham (SG) Tod Hooker | |
| 12:12 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:54 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Thompson | 50-51 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:23 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Thompson | 50-53 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 50-53 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon tips it in | 52-53 |
| 10:29 | Bradley | Billy Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | James Thomas is called for the reach on Jerry Gagnon - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SG), Keith Burk (PF) David Woods, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF), David Burgess (C) Billy Thompson, David Nissen, James Thomas, Joseph Bruns | |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Gagnon | 55-53 |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by James Francis - foul #1 on James Francis, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Raymond Cambell (C) Jerry Gagnon, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 09:02 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 08:53 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:52 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Ingram | 55-54 |
| 08:41 | Bradley | David Burgess buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | James Francis is hacked by Harvey Ingram - foul #1 on Harvey Ingram, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, James Francis, Darryl Macek, Keith Burk, Raymond Cambell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), Tod Hooker (SG), Joseph Bruns (C) Philip Forrest, Larry Cheatham, David Burgess | |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is hacked by Tod Hooker - foul #1 on Tod Hooker, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Nissen (SF) Charles Jackson | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Woods | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tod Hooker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Tod Hooker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal loses the ball out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Burgess (PF) Harvey Ingram | |
| 06:57 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Cheatham (SG) Tod Hooker | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Charles Jackson (SF) Billy Thompson, David Nissen | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:24 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | David Woods travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (C) Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF) Joseph Bruns | |
| 05:52 | Bradley | James Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Forrest | 59-62 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas travels with the ball | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), David Nissen (SF), Harvey Ingram (C) Philip Forrest, Charles Jackson, David Burgess | |
| 05:07 | Bradley | James Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) Darryl Macek | |
| Subs | Bradley | Tod Hooker (SG) Larry Cheatham | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | James Thomas steals it from Swietomierz Zervas | 59-62 |
| 04:37 | Bradley | James Thomas's floater is tipped away by Swietomierz Zervas | 59-62 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Francis | 61-62 |
| 04:10 | Bradley | James Thomas buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Thompson and the foul's on Swietomierz Zervas - foul #5 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF) James Vroman, James Francis, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Cheatham (SG), Joseph Bruns (C) Tod Hooker, Harvey Ingram | |
| 04:10 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | David Woods's pass is intercepted by David Nissen | 61-65 |
| 03:42 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Billy Thompson | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Billy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Nissen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena is called for traveling | 61-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk (C) Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Philip Forrest (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Harvey Ingram (PF) Billy Thompson, David Nissen, James Thomas | |
| 03:18 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 03:17 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns hits the follow up shot | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk is fouled on the floor by Harvey Ingram - foul #2 on Harvey Ingram, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF) Gary O'Neal | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 02:49 | Bradley | Harvey Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:49 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Bradley | Billy Thompson (PG), David Nissen (SF) Philip Forrest, Charles Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Bradley | Larry Cheatham misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-69 |
| 02:19 | Bradley | David Nissen tips it but misses | 61-69 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 02:08 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns grabs the board | 61-69 |
| 01:43 | Bradley | David Nissen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Nissen, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Thomas (PF) Harvey Ingram | |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #3 on James Thomas, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Bradley | Billy Thompson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 63-72 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | David Woods connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leland Davis | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Billy Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gagnon - foul #3 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Billy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Billy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 00:43 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns is fouled in the backcourt by David Woods - foul #3 on David Woods, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Joseph Bruns misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Julio Pena | 66-75 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon snags the offensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Billy Thompson is called for the reach on David Woods - foul #2 on Billy Thompson, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:24 | Bradley | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 66-75 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | Jerry Gagnon is called for the reach on James Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | David Nissen snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Billy Thompson runs out the clock | 66-77 |