| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 19:35 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 19:27 | Bradley | Bernard Llanas steals the ball from Sterling Rupert | 30-32 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas misses the dunk | 30-32 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 18:38 | Bradley | Charles Elkins buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Earnest Ripley | 32-32 |
| 18:22 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll's pass is intercepted by Antonio Pickard | 32-32 |
| 18:03 | Bradley | Adam Parker misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 32-32 |
| 18:02 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 32-32 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Curiel | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard can't connect on a shot in the paint | 32-34 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:21 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel is fouled on the floor by Adam Parker - foul #3 on Adam Parker, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Sterling Rupert, Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Antonio Pickard, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (PG), Houston Burrows (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Robert Muth (PF), Roger Binette (C) Brian Curiel, Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Bernard Llanas | |
| 17:09 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:07 | Bradley | John Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:48 | Bradley | Earl Ward misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:47 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris is hacked by Bobby Nealy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Nealy, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 16:11 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:10 | Bradley | John Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:51 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Nealy | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Houston Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nicholas Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Binette (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Nealy steals the ball from Houston Burrows | 35-36 |
| 15:30 | Bradley | John Hawkins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:29 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:25 | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris is fouled on the floor by Earl Ward - foul #2 on Earl Ward, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF), Adam Parker (C) Bobby Nealy, Kyle Ladner, Earl Ward, Richard Maki, John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Daniel Harris, Houston Burrows, Nicholas Brown, Robert Muth, Roger Binette | |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 15:13 | Bradley | Adam Parker grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:56 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 14:56 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:56 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:45 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elkins is called for the reach on Patrick James - foul #1 on Charles Elkins, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll lays it up and in | 36-38 |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Parker | 39-38 |
| 13:57 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell | 39-40 |
| 13:40 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Parker | 42-40 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-40 |
| 13:20 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Donald Carroll - foul #2 on Donald Carroll, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Richard Maki (PF) Sterling Rupert, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Robert Muth (C) Patrick James, Bernard Llanas | |
| 13:10 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Elkins steps in front of the Donald Carroll pass | 45-40 |
| 12:36 | Bradley | Charles Elkins's pass is intercepted by Donald Carroll | 45-40 |
| 12:19 | Gardner-Webb | The jump hook by Donald Carroll is blocked by Adam Parker | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | Bradley | Adam Parker pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:06 | Bradley | Adam Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #1 on Brian Curiel, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kyle Ladner (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Daniel Harris (SG), Nicholas Brown (SF), Roger Binette (C) Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| 12:06 | Bradley | Adam Parker makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:06 | Bradley | Adam Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:06 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:02 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 12:01 | Bradley | Adam Parker gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:48 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Brian Curiel - foul #2 on Brian Curiel, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Richard Maki (C) Bobby Nealy, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG) Nicholas Brown | |
| 11:48 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Maki (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Muth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Binette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Earl Ward is called for the reach on Patrick James - foul #3 on Earl Ward, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas (C) Roger Binette | |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | A charge is called on Patrick James - foul #4 on Patrick James, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG), Nicholas Brown (PF) Patrick James, Robert Muth | |
| 10:48 | Bradley | Richard Maki misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 10:47 | Bradley | Richard Maki grabs the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | Houston Burrows takes the ball from Kyle Ladner | 49-40 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Brian Curiel | 49-42 |
| 09:52 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Llanas | 49-42 |
| 09:50 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:34 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas clanks a floater from the right block | 49-42 |
| 09:32 | Bradley | Richard Maki grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 09:10 | Bradley | Earl Ward makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Maki | 52-42 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 08:57 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 08:30 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Brian Curiel - foul #3 on Brian Curiel, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Adam Parker (C) Kyle Ladner, Earl Ward, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Robert Muth (C) Houston Burrows, Daniel Harris, Nicholas Brown, Bernard Llanas | |
| 08:30 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:30 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel throws it down on a nice dish by Theodore O'Dell and he's fouled by Sterling Rupert - foul #2 on Sterling Rupert, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG) Sterling Rupert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:09 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:51 | Bradley | Robert Muth steals the ball from Adam Parker | 53-45 |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Theodore O'Dell and he's hacked by Earnest Ripley - foul #1 on Earnest Ripley, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG) Brian Curiel | |
| 07:46 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Pickard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Muth (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Patrick James | 53-48 |
| 07:14 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Carroll | 53-51 |
| 06:55 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Elkins - foul #2 on Charles Elkins, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (PF) Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Muth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:21 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 53-53 |
| 06:01 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 05:59 | Bradley | Charles Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Bradley | Robert Muth is called for the reach on Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Robert Muth, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (PG), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Bobby Nealy, Earnest Ripley, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (SG), Daniel Harris (SF), Nicholas Brown (PF), Bernard Llanas (C) Theodore O'Dell, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy, Robert Muth | |
| 05:43 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:25 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas lays it in set up by Houston Burrows | 54-55 |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Charles Elkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Wood and he's fouled by Patrick James - foul #5 on Patrick James, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG) Nicholas Wood | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF) Patrick James | |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Llanas | 57-57 |
| 04:42 | Bradley | Bernard Llanas is called for the reach on Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Bernard Llanas, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel (PG), Theodore O'Dell (SG) Houston Burrows, Donald Carroll | |
| 04:42 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:42 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell is hacked by Sterling Rupert - foul #3 on Sterling Rupert, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kyle Ladner (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Adam Parker (C) Charles Elkins, Earl Ward, John Hawkins | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 04:24 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:24 | Bradley | Richard Maki gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:08 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 04:06 | Bradley | Richard Maki tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 04:04 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:59 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Curiel | 59-60 |
| 03:30 | Bradley | Richard Maki scores on a jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Curiel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Theodore O'Dell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernard Llanas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Curiel | 61-62 |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley's pass is intercepted by Brian Curiel | 61-62 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Antonio Pickard (PF) Kyle Ladner, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll (SF), Robert Muth (C) Daniel Harris, Bernard Llanas | |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 02:41 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 02:31 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Brian Curiel | 61-62 |
| 02:23 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel blows the layup | 61-62 |
| 02:22 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Earnest Ripley | 61-62 |
| 02:03 | Bradley | Theodore O'Dell steps in front of the Sterling Rupert pass | 61-62 |
| 02:03 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas (C) Robert Muth | |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy can't connect on a shot from the left block | 61-62 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Curiel | 61-62 |
| 01:25 | Gardner-Webb | Earnest Ripley swats the short shot by Donald Carroll | 61-62 |
| 01:23 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:06 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 01:05 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Llanas pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:00 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Curiel misses the easy layup | 61-62 |
| 00:58 | Bradley | Charles Elkins snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 00:38 | Bradley | Charles Elkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:37 | Bradley | Charles Elkins gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:32 | Bradley | Bernard Llanas takes the ball from Charles Elkins | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Rupert - foul #4 on Sterling Rupert, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:30 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Adam Parker | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley clanks a shot in the paint | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore O'Dell grabs the board | 61-63 |