| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Craft (fresh) SG - David Brandon (fresh) SF - Russell Cooke (fresh) PF - Christopher Loyola (fresh) C - Christopher Whitley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Phillip Bishop (fresh) SG - James Hewitt (fresh) SF - Christopher Parisi (fresh) PF - Dan Steiner (fresh) C - Michael Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Hill - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Dan Steiner | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop clanks a floater from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | David Craft travels in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Bradley | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Bishop is blocked by Christopher Whitley | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Bradley | James Hewitt misses the tip | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | David Craft misses the 3 from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Bradley | Dan Steiner pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Bradley | Christopher Parisi is fouled on the floor by Russell Cooke - foul #1 on Russell Cooke, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:25 | Bradley | James Hewitt drills a driving attempt in the paint | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | Western Kentucky | James Hewitt picks off the pass by Christopher Whitley | 1-2 |
| 18:01 | Bradley | James Hewitt lays it in | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola lays it in on a great pass from David Brandon | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | Bradley | James Hewitt tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Craft and he's fouled by Michael Hill - foul #2 on Michael Hill, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms (PG), Jeffery Humphrey (SG), Peter Howard (SF), Gilbert Ricco (PF) David Craft, David Brandon, Russell Cooke, Christopher Loyola | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Selders (PG), Jean Adair (SG), Leonard Butler (SF), David Roper (PF), Courtney Brickley (C) Phillip Bishop, James Hewitt, Christopher Parisi, Dan Steiner, Michael Hill | |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Bradley | Courtney Brickley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola (PF) Christopher Whitley | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 16:12 | Bradley | John Selders clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Bradley | Leonard Butler hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms is called for a charge - foul #1 on Warren Toms, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Russell Cooke (SF), Christopher Whitley (C) Jeffery Humphrey, Christopher Loyola, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Bradley | Phillip Bishop (PG), James Hewitt (SG), Christopher Parisi (SF), Dan Steiner (PF) John Selders, Jean Adair, Leonard Butler, David Roper | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Warren Toms (fresh) SG - David Brandon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Cooke (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Howard (fresh) C - Christopher Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Phillip Bishop (fresh) SG - James Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Parisi (fresh) PF - Dan Steiner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Courtney Brickley (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Bradley | Christopher Parisi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Bishop | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Cooke | 9-8 |
| 14:59 | Bradley | James Hewitt comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Dan Steiner | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Dan Steiner misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Peter Howard - foul #1 on Peter Howard, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Craft (PG), Christopher Loyola (PF), Gilbert Ricco (C) David Brandon, Russell Cooke, Christopher Whitley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Leonard Butler (C) Courtney Brickley | |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Dan Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Dan Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:34 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Parisi is called for the reach on David Craft - foul #1 on Christopher Parisi, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Selders (C) Dan Steiner | |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola loses the dribble to James Hewitt | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by David Craft - foul #1 on David Craft, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey (SF), Christopher Whitley (C) Christopher Loyola, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Roper (PF) Christopher Parisi | |
| 14:06 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Roper - foul #1 on David Roper, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Russell Cooke (SF), Christopher Loyola (PF) Warren Toms, Jeffery Humphrey, Christopher Whitley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jean Adair (SG), Dan Steiner (PF) Phillip Bishop, James Hewitt | |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | Bradley | Leonard Butler grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | David Roper misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Loyola | 11-12 |
| 12:43 | Bradley | David Roper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms (SG), Gilbert Ricco (PF), Christopher Whitley (C) David Brandon, Russell Cooke, Christopher Loyola | |
| Subs | Bradley | Christopher Parisi (SF), Courtney Brickley (C) Dan Steiner, Leonard Butler | |
| 12:18 | Western Kentucky | John Selders steals it from Peter Howard | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | Bradley | Christopher Parisi misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Ricco is fouled on the floor by Courtney Brickley - foul #1 on Courtney Brickley, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Russell Cooke (SF), Christopher Loyola (PF) David Craft, Peter Howard, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Bradley | Phillip Bishop (PG), James Hewitt (SG) Jean Adair, David Roper | |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | Phillip Bishop picks off the pass by Warren Toms | 11-12 |
| 11:38 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop dunks the ball | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Warren Toms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Brandon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Cooke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Loyola (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Phillip Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Parisi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Courtney Brickley (fresh) C - John Selders (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | David Brandon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Bradley | Courtney Brickley pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:09 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop misses long on a shot from the left side | 11-14 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley hits a floater from the right block | 13-14 |
| 10:29 | Bradley | John Selders misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | John Selders is called for the reach on Christopher Whitley - foul #1 on John Selders, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Craft (PG), Peter Howard (SF), Gilbert Ricco (PF) David Brandon, Russell Cooke, Christopher Loyola | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jean Adair (PG), Kermit Pierson (SG), David Roper (SF), Dan Steiner (PF), Leonard Butler (C) Phillip Bishop, James Hewitt, Christopher Parisi, Courtney Brickley, John Selders | |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard is fouled on the floor by David Roper - foul #2 on David Roper, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Courtney Brickley (C) David Roper | |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:34 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Courtney Brickley | 13-14 |
| 09:23 | Bradley | Peter Howard steals it from Kermit Pierson | 13-14 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | David Craft knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Warren Toms | 15-14 |
| 08:51 | Bradley | Kermit Pierson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | David Craft scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert Ricco | 17-14 |
| 08:24 | Bradley | Jean Adair knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | Western Kentucky | Courtney Brickley blocks the short jumper by Christopher Whitley | 17-17 |
| 08:04 | Bradley | Dan Steiner pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:42 | Bradley | Dan Steiner misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gilbert Ricco - foul #1 on Gilbert Ricco, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Russell Cooke (SF), Christopher Loyola (PF) Warren Toms, Gilbert Ricco, Christopher Whitley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Phillip Bishop (PG), James Hewitt (SG), Christopher Parisi (SF), John Selders (C) Jean Adair, Kermit Pierson, Leonard Butler, Courtney Brickley | |
| 07:42 | Bradley | Dan Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Bradley | Dan Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Craft | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brandon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Cooke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Loyola (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Howard (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Phillip Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Parisi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Steiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Selders (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hewitt | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Peter Howard hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Brandon | 22-21 |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Dan Steiner hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Russell Cooke - foul #2 on Russell Cooke, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley (C) Russell Cooke | |
| Subs | Bradley | Leonard Butler (SF) Christopher Parisi | |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Dan Steiner makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Steiner - foul #1 on Dan Steiner, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:57 | Bradley | The rebound goes to John Selders | 23-24 |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Dan Steiner can't finish the layup | 23-24 |
| 05:44 | Bradley | Dan Steiner tips it back up and in | 23-26 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Craft | 26-26 |
| 05:17 | Bradley | Leonard Butler is hacked by Christopher Loyola - foul #1 on Christopher Loyola, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms (PG) David Craft | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jean Adair (PG), Kermit Pierson (SG), Christopher Parisi (SF) Phillip Bishop, James Hewitt, John Selders | |
| 05:17 | Bradley | Leonard Butler misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Warren Toms steals it from Christopher Parisi | 28-26 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms is hacked by Jean Adair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jean Adair, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Craft (PG), Jeffery Humphrey (SF) David Brandon, Peter Howard | |
| Subs | Bradley | Courtney Brickley (C) Leonard Butler | |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:28 | Bradley | Jean Adair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Craft - foul #2 on David Craft, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Peter Howard (SF) David Craft, Jeffery Humphrey | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 04:28 | Bradley | Jean Adair makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:28 | Bradley | Jean Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Howard and the foul's on Dan Steiner - foul #2 on Dan Steiner, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Hewitt (SG), John Selders (C) Kermit Pierson, Dan Steiner | |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:54 | Bradley | The short jumper by Christopher Parisi is denied by Christopher Whitley | 33-28 |
| 03:53 | Bradley | James Hewitt tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola clanks a floater from the left side | 33-30 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | David Brandon grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 03:13 | Bradley | James Hewitt snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Warren Toms (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brandon (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Peter Howard (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Loyola (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Whitley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jean Adair (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Hewitt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Parisi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Courtney Brickley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Selders (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Bradley | Christopher Parisi is whistled for a carry | 33-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Craft (PG), Russell Cooke (SF), Gilbert Ricco (PF) David Brandon, Peter Howard, Christopher Loyola | |
| Subs | Bradley | Phillip Bishop (PG), Leonard Butler (SF), David Roper (PF), Michael Hill (C) Jean Adair, Christopher Parisi, Courtney Brickley, John Selders | |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Toms | 36-30 |
| 02:24 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Christopher Loyola (PF) Warren Toms, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Selders (SG) James Hewitt | |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 01:56 | Bradley | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:41 | Bradley | Leonard Butler is fouled on the floor by Russell Cooke - foul #3 on Russell Cooke, team foul #9 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Warren Toms (SG), Jeffery Humphrey (SF), Peter Howard (PF) David Brandon, Russell Cooke, Christopher Loyola | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:41 | Bradley | Leonard Butler misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:41 | Bradley | David Roper grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:19 | Bradley | Phillip Bishop misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 01:17 | Bradley | John Selders snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:07 | Bradley | Leonard Butler knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 36-32 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | David Craft misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Roper - foul #3 on David Roper, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brandon (SG), Christopher Loyola (PF), Gilbert Ricco (C) Warren Toms, Jeffery Humphrey, Christopher Whitley | |
| Subs | Bradley | James Hewitt (SG), Christopher Parisi (SF), Courtney Brickley (PF) John Selders, Leonard Butler, David Roper | |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | David Craft makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | David Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Michael Hill is fouled on the floor by Peter Howard - foul #2 on Peter Howard, team foul #10 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Whitley (C) Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jean Adair (PG), Dan Steiner (PF) Phillip Bishop, Courtney Brickley | |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Michael Hill misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Michael Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Loyola misses the floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Craft | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The clock runs out | 38-33 |