| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Ripley takes the ball from Joseph Grange | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | Bradley | Adam Parker can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 29-27 |
| 19:40 | Bradley | Adam Parker gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:18 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Earnest Fraser - foul #3 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (C) Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 19:18 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:18 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by James Grant is blocked by Adam Parker | 29-28 |
| 18:59 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Bradley | Earl Ward misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Grange - foul #2 on Joseph Grange, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Bradley | Earl Ward makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:38 | Bradley | Earl Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy tips it home | 31-30 |
| 18:09 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| 18:09 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| 17:17 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 31-32 |
| 17:16 | Bradley | Earl Ward grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:59 | Bradley | Adam Parker hits the finger roll | 31-34 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 16:43 | Bradley | Adam Parker pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley's layup is rejected by Frederick Smith | 31-34 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Grange and he's fouled by Bobby Nealy - foul #1 on Bobby Nealy, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), Diego Reyes (SG), Earnest Fraser (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Dominic Ferrari (SF), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Earl Ward, Adam Parker | |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dominic Ferrari (fresh) PF - Richard Maki (fresh) C - John Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Bradley | Earnest Fraser is called for the reach on John Hawkins - foul #4 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 15:32 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner double dribbles | 34-34 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio's floater is knocked away by Richard Maki | 34-34 |
| 15:07 | Bradley | Dominic Ferrari snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:57 | Bradley | John Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | John Hawkins denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Mauricio | 34-34 |
| 14:26 | Bradley | John Hawkins gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | John Hawkins misses the easy layup | 34-34 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Maki - foul #3 on Richard Maki, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Frederick Smith (SF) Diego Reyes, Patrick Kennedy | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Earl Ward (PF), Adam Parker (C) Fred Hunsberger, Kyle Ladner, Dominic Ferrari, Richard Maki, John Hawkins | |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:55 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Adam Parker | 34-34 |
| 13:43 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy connects on the runner from the right block | 34-36 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses the driving attempt from close range | 34-36 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks lays it in | 36-36 |
| 12:51 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Grange - foul #3 on Joseph Grange, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), James Gregory (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio, Julian Brooks, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:51 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:51 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | James Grant is hacked by Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Charles Elkins, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Grange | 38-37 |
| 11:51 | Bradley | Adam Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 11:25 | Bradley | Earl Ward gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:06 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy loses the dribble to Joseph Grange | 38-37 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange lays it up and in | 40-37 |
| 10:35 | Bradley | Diego Reyes is called for the reach on Earl Ward - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy (SF), Julian Brooks (C) Diego Reyes, Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Dominic Ferrari (SF), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Earl Ward, Adam Parker | |
| 10:26 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 10:07 | Bradley | John Hawkins grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 09:38 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner clanks a turnaround from the left block | 40-37 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks is hacked by Richard Maki - foul #4 on Richard Maki, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), Diego Reyes (SG), Frederick Smith (PF) Joseph Grange, James Grant, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Adam Parker (C) Dominic Ferrari, Richard Maki | |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Diego Reyes | 42-37 |
| 08:52 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Elkins | 42-40 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-40 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the easy layup | 42-40 |
| 08:09 | Bradley | Adam Parker grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 07:53 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Julian Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Hawkins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 07:34 | Bradley | Charles Elkins pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:08 | Bradley | Patrick Kennedy steals the ball from Kyle Ladner | 42-42 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Kyle Ladner - foul #1 on Kyle Ladner, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), James Gregory (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, Diego Reyes, Patrick Kennedy, Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Nicholas Wood (SG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Earl Ward (PF), Richard Maki (C) Fred Hunsberger, Charles Elkins, Kyle Ladner, John Hawkins, Adam Parker | |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:25 | Bradley | Joseph Grange takes the ball from Earnest Ripley | 44-42 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 05:55 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 46-42 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 46-42 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 05:25 | Bradley | Nicholas Wood misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 05:23 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 05:02 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley lays it in on a nice dish by Bobby Nealy | 48-44 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 48-44 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory connects on the 3 from straight away set up by James Grant | 51-44 |
| 04:32 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy (SF) Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Adam Parker (C) Nicholas Wood, Richard Maki | |
| 04:15 | Bradley | James Gregory swats the short shot by Adam Parker | 51-44 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-44 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | James Grant tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Bradley | Earl Ward comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Bobby Nealy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Ripley takes the ball from James Gregory | 53-44 |
| 03:02 | Bradley | Charles Elkins knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Grant | 56-46 |
| 02:24 | Bradley | Earl Ward connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Adam Parker is called for the reach on Joseph Grange - foul #3 on Adam Parker, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Frederick Smith (PF), Julian Brooks (C) James Grant, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Kennedy | 59-49 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Bobby Nealy is called for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG), Donald Hauck (C) Joseph Grange, Patrick Kennedy | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Kyle Ladner (SG), Dominic Ferrari (SF), Richard Maki (PF), John Hawkins (C) Bobby Nealy, Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Earl Ward, Adam Parker | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Diego Reyes | 62-49 |
| 00:58 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger is hacked by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| 00:58 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Julian Brooks | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes clanks a shot from the left side | 62-49 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks tips it in | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Diego Reyes is called for the reach on Kyle Ladner - foul #3 on Diego Reyes, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Kyle Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio runs out the clock | 64-51 |