| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Matherly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Walker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Otto (fresh) 4 reb. C - Calvin Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Scott Weaver inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Weaver | 34-33 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 19:17 | Bradley | Frank Gordon grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:59 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas hits a jumper near the basket set up by David Matherly and he's fouled by Calvin Wallace - foul #3 on Calvin Wallace, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Bedard (C) Calvin Wallace | |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Matherly | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | Bradley | Adrian Dumas steals it from Charles Bedard | 38-33 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner slams it home on a nice dish by Adrian Dumas | 40-33 |
| 18:01 | Bradley | Alvin Otto blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 17:59 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Gordon | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Bradley | The short jumper by Alvin Otto is denied by Adrian Dumas | 40-33 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 17:41 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Carlos Lofton | 40-33 |
| 17:25 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Sean Begay (C) Richard Conner, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Bradley | Josh Lynch (SG) Carlos Lofton | |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 16:43 | Bradley | Scott Weaver grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 16:35 | Bradley | Scott Weaver misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Walker - foul #2 on Ricky Walker, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG), James Denning (SF), Terry Grady (PF) David Matherly, Adrian Dumas, Ricky Walker | |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG), Cary Stokley (PF) Frank Gordon, Alvin Otto | |
| 16:35 | Bradley | Scott Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:35 | Bradley | Scott Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Charles Bedard is called for the reach on Sean Begay - foul #2 on Charles Bedard, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG) Willie Gaillard | |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Koslowski (C) Scott Weaver | |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller (C) Terry Grady | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 15:55 | Bradley | Charles Bedard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Dublin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Matthew Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josh Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cary Stokley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Bedard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Koslowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | Bradley | The short jumper by Cary Stokley is denied by Gary Biller | 43-35 |
| 15:20 | Bradley | Cary Stokley gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:03 | Bradley | Josh Lynch can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Dublin | 43-35 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin is fouled on the floor by Josh Lynch - foul #2 on Josh Lynch, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG), David Matherly (SG), Adrian Dumas (SF), Ricky Walker (PF) Richard Conner, Michael Dublin, Sean Begay, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG), Carlos Lofton (SG), Scott Weaver (SF), Alvin Otto (PF), Calvin Wallace (C) Matthew Matthews, Josh Lynch, Cary Stokley, Charles Bedard, Matthew Koslowski | |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 14:28 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:23 | Bradley | Scott Weaver comes up short on the shot from the left block | 43-35 |
| 14:22 | Bradley | Alvin Otto tips it in | 43-37 |
| 13:54 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:52 | Bradley | Alvin Otto pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Alvin Otto connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Frank Gordon and he's hacked by Adrian Dumas - foul #3 on Adrian Dumas, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller (C) James Denning | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Alvin Otto makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Biller - foul #1 on Gary Biller, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Brown | 45-41 |
| 12:23 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:21 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Scott Weaver - foul #1 on Scott Weaver, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), James Denning (PF) Eric Brown, Ricky Walker | |
| Subs | Bradley | Josh Lynch (SG), Charles Bedard (C) Carlos Lofton, Calvin Wallace | |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:01 | Bradley | Charles Bedard gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:39 | Bradley | Frank Gordon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Matherly (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alvin Otto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Bedard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Matherly | 49-41 |
| 11:19 | Bradley | Scott Weaver misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 11:17 | Bradley | Charles Bedard tips it in | 49-43 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner loses the ball out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin (SG), Terry Grady (PF), Sean Begay (C) David Matherly, Adrian Dumas, Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG), Cary Stokley (SF), Matthew Koslowski (C) Frank Gordon, Scott Weaver, Alvin Otto | |
| 10:47 | Bradley | Charles Bedard slams it home on a nice dish by Matthew Koslowski and he's hacked by Sean Begay - foul #2 on Sean Begay, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker (PF) Terry Grady | |
| Subs | Bradley | Calvin Wallace (C) Matthew Koslowski | |
| 10:47 | Bradley | Charles Bedard makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | James Denning misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:30 | Bradley | Charles Bedard snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:24 | Bradley | Cary Stokley is hacked by James Denning - foul #3 on James Denning, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG) Richard Conner | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carlos Lofton (SG) Josh Lynch | |
| 10:04 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Wallace | 49-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay is hacked by Calvin Wallace - foul #4 on Calvin Wallace, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Matherly (SG), Adrian Dumas (SF) Michael Dublin, James Denning | |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG), Scott Weaver (SF) Matthew Matthews, Calvin Wallace | |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 09:36 | Bradley | Charles Bedard gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:28 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Bradley | Cary Stokley tips it in | 49-51 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 08:48 | Bradley | Charles Bedard is fouled on the floor by Sean Begay - foul #3 on Sean Begay, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG), Terry Grady (PF), Gary Biller (C) Eric Brown, Ricky Walker, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Bradley | Josh Lynch (SG), Alvin Otto (PF), Matthew Koslowski (C) Carlos Lofton, Cary Stokley, Charles Bedard | |
| 08:31 | Bradley | Matthew Koslowski drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Josh Lynch | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Matherly | 53-53 |
| 07:32 | Bradley | Josh Lynch's dunk attempt is rejected by Terry Grady | 53-53 |
| 07:31 | Bradley | Scott Weaver snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Matherly (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terry Grady (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alvin Otto (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Bradley | Scott Weaver scores on a floater from the left block | 53-55 |
| 07:06 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 07:04 | Bradley | Matthew Koslowski pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Josh Lynch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on David Matherly - foul #1 on David Matherly, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG), Michael Dublin (SG), James Denning (SF), Ricky Walker (PF) Richard Conner, David Matherly, Adrian Dumas, Terry Grady | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carlos Lofton (SG), Cary Stokley (SF), Calvin Wallace (C) Frank Gordon, Scott Weaver, Matthew Koslowski | |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Josh Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Josh Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:42 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay (C) Gary Biller | |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG) Josh Lynch | |
| 06:05 | Bradley | Cary Stokley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 06:04 | Bradley | Alvin Otto gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:50 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Otto | 53-58 |
| 05:27 | Western Kentucky | James Denning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 05:26 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:08 | Bradley | James Denning steps in front of the Alvin Otto pass | 53-58 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Michael Dublin gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:39 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses the floater from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 04:37 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:12 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Matherly (SG), Adrian Dumas (SF), Gary Biller (C) Michael Dublin, James Denning, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG), Scott Weaver (SF) Matthew Matthews, Cary Stokley | |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Calvin Wallace is called for the reach on Ricky Walker - foul #5 on Calvin Wallace, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Bedard (C) Calvin Wallace | |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | Adrian Dumas hits the finger roll set up by Eric Brown | 55-58 |
| 03:24 | Bradley | Scott Weaver hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bedard | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Matherly (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Dumas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Biller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Lofton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Weaver (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alvin Otto (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Bedard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 03:07 | Bradley | Alvin Otto snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 02:50 | Bradley | Frank Gordon is hacked by Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (PG) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Bradley | Josh Lynch (SG), Cary Stokley (PF) Carlos Lofton, Alvin Otto | |
| 02:50 | Bradley | Frank Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:50 | Bradley | Frank Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ricky Walker | 58-63 |
| 02:35 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown (PG) Richard Conner | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carlos Lofton (SG), Alvin Otto (PF) Josh Lynch, Cary Stokley | |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Gary Biller picks off the pass by Carlos Lofton | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 02:07 | Bradley | Scott Weaver snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 01:58 | Bradley | Scott Weaver is whistled for traveling | 58-63 |
| 01:38 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Walker hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 01:24 | Bradley | Alvin Otto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Gary Biller grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly is hacked by Carlos Lofton - foul #3 on Carlos Lofton, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:48 | Bradley | Frank Gordon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Eric Brown | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Alvin Otto makes the shot near the basket | 64-68 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | David Matherly clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | Bradley | Alvin Otto snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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) | |
| 00:06 | Bradley | David Matherly is called for the reach on Alvin Otto in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Matherly, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Josh Lynch (SF) Scott Weaver | |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Alvin Otto makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | Bradley | Alvin Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-70 |