| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sean Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ted Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julio Trujillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Adamek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Heck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ted Cummings - foul #1 on Ted Cummings, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Terry Adamek misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Terry Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Terry Adamek makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Philip Heck steps in front of the Larry Boyd pass | 34-33 |
| 18:39 | Bradley | Ted Cummings can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-33 |
| 18:38 | Bradley | Ted Cummings snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:30 | Bradley | Charles Frazier picks off the pass by Ted Cummings | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 34-35 |
| 17:44 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy lays it in | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Philip Heck - foul #1 on Philip Heck, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:18 | Bradley | Philip Heck gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:03 | Bradley | Philip Heck is fouled on the floor by Jordan Priest - foul #2 on Jordan Priest, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Allen (SG), Ernest Scoles (C) Ted Cummings, Philip Heck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:58 | Bradley | Ernest Scoles drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Julio Trujillo | 39-35 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Charles Allen is called for the reach on Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Allen, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:03 | Bradley | Terry Adamek loses the dribble to Larry Boyd | 39-35 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier slams it home on a great pass from Larry Boyd | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sean Kennedy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julio Trujillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Adamek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Scoles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd tips it in | 39-39 |
| 14:28 | Bradley | Ernest Scoles buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Sean Kennedy | 41-39 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brock | 41-41 |
| 14:00 | Bradley | Terry Adamek hits the finger roll | 43-41 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses long on a runner in the paint | 43-41 |
| 13:41 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jordan Priest - foul #3 on Jordan Priest, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ted Cummings (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Bart McGhee (PF), Philip Heck (C) Charles Allen, Julio Trujillo, Terry Adamek, Ernest Scoles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Sean Kennedy steals the ball from Jordan Priest | 44-41 |
| 13:05 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy can't finish the layup | 44-41 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 44-41 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Brock | 44-43 |
| 12:27 | Bradley | Ted Cummings misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 12:26 | Bradley | Philip Heck hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell scores on a floater near the basket | 46-45 |
| 12:03 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Charles Frazier in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-45 |
| 11:41 | Bradley | Eddie Williams gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:29 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy is hacked by Donald Donnell - foul #2 on Donald Donnell, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Allen (PG), Ernest Scoles (SF), Terry Adamek (PF) Sean Kennedy, Eddie Williams, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG), Trevor Mercer (SG), Harry Williams (PF), Gerald Moss (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Larry Boyd, Jordan Priest | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Scoles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Adamek (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Heck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Moss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Bradley | Charles Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Julio Trujillo (SF) Ernest Scoles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 10:44 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:18 | Bradley | Charles Allen misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:16 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:05 | Bradley | Donald Donnell picks off the pass by Terry Adamek | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 09:44 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:20 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 08:52 | Bradley | Philip Heck snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:32 | Bradley | Charles Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 08:30 | Bradley | Philip Heck misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Donald Donnell is blocked by Philip Heck | 46-45 |
| 08:08 | Bradley | Ted Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:50 | Bradley | Terry Adamek comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Moss - foul #2 on Gerald Moss, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sean Kennedy (PG), William Millikin (SG), Ernest Scoles (SF), Bart McGhee (C) Charles Allen, Ted Cummings, Julio Trujillo, Philip Heck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Richard Rathjen, Donald Donnell, Harry Williams, Gerald Moss | |
| 07:50 | Bradley | Terry Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:50 | Bradley | Terry Adamek makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Brock | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sean Kennedy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Millikin (fresh) SF - Ernest Scoles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Adamek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Bradley | Bart McGhee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Allen (SG), Eddie Williams (SF) William Millikin, Terry Adamek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:26 | Bradley | Eddie Williams is denied on a layup by Larry Boyd | 50-47 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 06:02 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Ernest Scoles comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (SG), Julio Trujillo (SF) Sean Kennedy, Eddie Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Ernest Scoles misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Ernest Scoles makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 05:26 | Bradley | William Millikin snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:14 | Bradley | Ernest Scoles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 51-47 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Bart McGhee steals the ball from Larry Boyd | 51-47 |
| 04:37 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo is hacked by Larry Boyd - foul #2 on Larry Boyd, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sean Kennedy (PG), Ted Cummings (SG), Terry Adamek (PF), Philip Heck (C) Charles Allen, William Millikin, Ernest Scoles, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| 04:37 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:37 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | David Brock loses the dribble to Ted Cummings | 52-47 |
| 03:55 | Bradley | Terry Adamek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 03:53 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 03:12 | Bradley | Julio Trujillo gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sean Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julio Trujillo (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry Adamek (fresh) 8 pts. C - Philip Heck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Bradley | Ted Cummings comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 02:50 | Bradley | Philip Heck hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Philip Heck is called for the reach on Jordan Priest - foul #2 on Philip Heck, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ernest Scoles (C) Philip Heck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Julio Trujillo - foul #1 on Julio Trujillo, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Allen (PG), William Millikin (SG) Sean Kennedy, Ted Cummings | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:14 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Ernest Scoles | 56-49 |
| 02:14 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Terry Adamek is hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #2 on Charles Frazier, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sean Kennedy (PG), Ted Cummings (SG), Philip Heck (C) Charles Allen, William Millikin, Ernest Scoles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF) Harry Williams | |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Terry Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Terry Adamek misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Terry Adamek snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Bradley | Terry Adamek's dunk attempt is rejected by Jordan Priest | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell loses the dribble to Ted Cummings | 57-49 |
| 01:02 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Cummings | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Donnell | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy is hacked by Charles Frazier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Frazier, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Allen (SG), Eddie Williams (SF), Ernest Scoles (PF) Ted Cummings, Julio Trujillo, Terry Adamek | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ernest Scoles picks off the pass by Larry Boyd | 59-51 |
| 00:47 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| 00:45 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy is hacked by Charles Frazier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Frazier, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| 00:45 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:45 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ernest Scoles - foul #2 on Ernest Scoles, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (SG), Bart McGhee (C) Sean Kennedy, Philip Heck | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:37 | Bradley | William Millikin is fouled in the backcourt by David Brock - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sean Kennedy (PG), Philip Heck (C) Charles Allen, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:37 | Bradley | William Millikin makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:37 | Bradley | William Millikin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-52 |
| 00:30 | Bradley | Philip Heck grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Sean Kennedy runs out the clock | 62-52 |