| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) PF - James Steele (fresh) C - Ronald Minard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bennie Ziems (fresh) SG - Donald Bass (fresh) SF - Phil Johnson (fresh) PF - Edward Collins (fresh) C - Alan Noles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Steele wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Phil Johnson blocks the short jumper by James Steele | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Bradley | Edward Collins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Steele - foul #1 on James Steele, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Bradley | Edward Collins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Bradley | Edward Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Bradley | Edward Collins gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Bradley | Alan Noles tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Bradley | Edward Collins pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Bradley | Edward Collins hits the finger roll | 0-6 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 17:34 | Bradley | James Steele is called for the reach on Bennie Ziems - foul #2 on James Steele, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer (PF) James Steele | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:16 | Bradley | Edward Collins clanks a runner in the paint | 0-6 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Alan Noles | 0-6 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Donald Bass connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bennie Ziems | 0-9 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer travels with the ball | 0-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Edward Bilodeau (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Chester Natale (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 16:32 | Bradley | Edward Bilodeau steps in front of the Bennie Ziems pass | 0-9 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson hits the finger roll set up by Edward Bilodeau | 2-9 |
| 16:09 | Bradley | Charles Schaefer steals the ball from Alan Noles | 2-9 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Bass - foul #1 on Donald Bass, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cornell McLennon (PG), Dale Lumley (SG), Vincent Brooks (SF), Raymond Archibald (PF), John Davis (C) Bennie Ziems, Donald Bass, Phil Johnson, Edward Collins, Alan Noles | |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Bilodeau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Schaefer (fresh) C - Chester Natale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Cornell McLennon (fresh) SG - Dale Lumley (fresh) SF - Vincent Brooks (fresh) PF - Raymond Archibald (fresh) C - John Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Bradley | Cornell McLennon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-9 |
| 15:29 | Bradley | Vincent Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:22 | Bradley | Dale Lumley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:20 | Bradley | Vincent Brooks can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Dale Lumley is called for the reach on Sean Emerson - foul #1 on Dale Lumley, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Keith Laroche (SG), Ronald Minard (C) Sean Emerson, Edward Bilodeau, Charles Schaefer | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 15:01 | Bradley | John Davis snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:35 | Bradley | Dale Lumley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 4-9 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Archibald - foul #1 on Raymond Archibald, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF) Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bennie Ziems (PG), Donald Bass (SG), Phil Johnson (SF), Edward Collins (PF) Cornell McLennon, Dale Lumley, Vincent Brooks, John Davis | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Phil Johnson is hacked by Chester Natale - foul #1 on Chester Natale, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer (PF), Robert Stanley (C) Chester Natale, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Bradley | Alan Noles (C) Raymond Archibald | |
| 13:26 | Bradley | Donald Bass is hacked by Keith Laroche - foul #1 on Keith Laroche, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 13:07 | Bradley | Alan Noles buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Donald Bass | 6-11 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon is hacked by Edward Collins - foul #1 on Edward Collins, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG) Brent Watson | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer misses short on a shot from the right block | 6-11 |
| 12:17 | Bradley | Edward Collins snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 12:12 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Bass | 6-14 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Bennie Ziems takes the ball from Robert Stanley | 6-14 |
| 11:56 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bennie Ziems, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Ronald Minard (C) Thomas Wilson, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Vincent Brooks (SF) Phil Johnson | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) PF - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Minard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bennie Ziems (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Noles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 11:19 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems tips it home | 9-16 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Brooks - foul #1 on Vincent Brooks, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Robert Stanley (PF) Sean Emerson, Charles Schaefer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cornell McLennon (PG), Dale Lumley (SG), Raymond Archibald (PF), John Davis (C) Bennie Ziems, Donald Bass, Edward Collins, Alan Noles | |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:31 | Bradley | John Davis drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Ronald Minard - foul #1 on Ronald Minard, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SF) Scott Mellon | |
| Subs | Bradley | Phil Johnson (SF) Vincent Brooks | |
| 10:31 | Bradley | John Davis misses the free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Keith Laroche and he's fouled by Raymond Archibald - foul #2 on Raymond Archibald, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chester Natale (PF) Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Vincent Brooks (PF) Raymond Archibald | |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:58 | Bradley | John Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Minard - foul #2 on Ronald Minard, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley (C) Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Bradley | Edward Collins (PF) Vincent Brooks | |
| 09:58 | Bradley | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Bradley | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Cornell McLennon - foul #1 on Cornell McLennon, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Bass (SG), Vincent Brooks (C) Dale Lumley, John Davis | |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Phil Johnson clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chester Natale - foul #2 on Chester Natale, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer (PF) Chester Natale | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bennie Ziems (PG) Cornell McLennon | |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Phil Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Phil Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 08:52 | Bradley | Phil Johnson drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Bass and the foul's on Thomas Wilson - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Alan Noles (C) Vincent Brooks | |
| 08:52 | Bradley | Phil Johnson makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer scores on a floater in the paint set up by Sean Emerson and the foul's on Bennie Ziems - foul #2 on Bennie Ziems, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF) Sean Emerson, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cornell McLennon (PG), George Dunlop (SF) Bennie Ziems, Phil Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:05 | Bradley | Robert Stanley steps in front of the Alan Noles pass | 22-23 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer is fouled on the floor by Edward Collins - foul #2 on Edward Collins, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG) Brent Watson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dale Lumley (SG), Vincent Brooks (SF), Manuel Harvey (PF) Donald Bass, George Dunlop, Edward Collins | |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:45 | Bradley | Alan Noles pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Schaefer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Stanley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Cornell McLennon (fresh) SG - Dale Lumley (fresh) SF - Vincent Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Harvey (fresh) C - Alan Noles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Bradley | Dale Lumley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 26-23 |
| 07:04 | Bradley | Alan Noles's layup is rejected by Scott Mellon | 26-23 |
| 07:03 | Bradley | Alan Noles can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Cornell McLennon hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Sean Emerson | 28-25 |
| 06:25 | Bradley | Vincent Brooks clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Mellon - foul #1 on Scott Mellon, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SF) Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon | |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Bass (SG), Phil Johnson (SF), John Davis (C) Dale Lumley, Manuel Harvey, Alan Noles | |
| 06:25 | Bradley | Vincent Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:25 | Bradley | Vincent Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Brooks | 28-27 |
| 06:16 | Bradley | Cornell McLennon grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 05:59 | Bradley | Brent Watson picks off the pass by John Davis | 28-27 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson banks in the layup | 30-27 |
| 05:34 | Bradley | Vincent Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 05:14 | Bradley | Donald Bass snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Donald Bass misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Emerson - foul #1 on Sean Emerson, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG) Brent Watson | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dale Lumley (PG), Manuel Harvey (PF) Cornell McLennon, Vincent Brooks | |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Donald Bass misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:56 | Bradley | Donald Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Schaefer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Schaefer, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (SF) Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Dunlop (SG), Alan Noles (C) Donald Bass, John Davis | |
| 04:11 | Bradley | Dale Lumley buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Phil Johnson | 30-34 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 03:55 | Bradley | Phil Johnson gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:33 | Bradley | Alan Noles blows the layup | 30-34 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Schaefer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Stanley (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Dale Lumley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Dunlop (fresh) SF - Phil Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Harvey (fresh) C - Alan Noles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 03:05 | Bradley | Dale Lumley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 03:03 | Bradley | Phil Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:52 | Bradley | George Dunlop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Edward Bilodeau (SG), Thomas Wilson (SF), James Steele (PF), Ronald Minard (C) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Charles Schaefer, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bennie Ziems (PG), Donald Bass (SG), Vincent Brooks (SF), Edward Collins (PF), Raymond Archibald (C) Dale Lumley, George Dunlop, Phil Johnson, Manuel Harvey, Alan Noles | |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | James Steele can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 02:33 | Bradley | Edward Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:18 | Bradley | Raymond Archibald slams it home on a nice dish by Bennie Ziems | 33-36 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Archibald - foul #3 on Raymond Archibald, team foul #11 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Davis (C) Raymond Archibald | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:54 | Bradley | Donald Bass travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG) Edward Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Bennie Ziems steps in front of the Ronald Minard pass | 35-36 |
| 01:16 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems banks in the layup | 35-38 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Ronald Minard | 37-38 |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Bennie Ziems knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Bass | 37-40 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Minard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Wilson | 40-40 |
| 00:27 | Bradley | Edward Collins connects on the runner from the right block | 40-42 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | James Steele is called for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), Chester Natale (C) Brent Watson, Thomas Wilson, Ronald Minard | |
| Subs | Bradley | Cornell McLennon (PG), Dale Lumley (SG), Phil Johnson (SF), Manuel Harvey (PF), Alan Noles (C) Bennie Ziems, Donald Bass, Vincent Brooks, Edward Collins, John Davis | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Cornell McLennon clanks a fullcourt shot | 40-42 |