| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Gee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Streets (fresh) SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joel Willman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Junkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Lafrance takes the ball from John Streets | 42-34 |
| 19:21 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 19:20 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lafrance | 42-34 |
| 19:10 | Bradley | Matthew Gee jams it on a great pass from Scottie Mercedes and the foul's on Joel Willman - foul #3 on Joel Willman, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Harrison (PF) Joel Willman | |
| 19:10 | Bradley | Matthew Gee misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 44-34 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | Matthew Gee pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:44 | Bradley | Matthew Gee blows the layup | 44-34 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins banks in the layup set up by John Streets | 44-36 |
| 18:03 | Bradley | James James clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-36 |
| 18:01 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | John Streets loses the dribble to Matthew Gee | 44-36 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James James | 47-36 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 17:04 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Matthew Gee drills a floater from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed loses the dribble to Richard Lewter | 49-38 |
| 16:12 | Bradley | Matthew Gee misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison buries a runner in the paint | 49-40 |
| 15:41 | Bradley | James James is hacked by John Streets - foul #1 on John Streets, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Michael Heck (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Peter Wynn (C) Scottie Mercedes, James James, Joseph Lafrance, Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Roy Culbertson (SG), Oliver Smith (SF), Joel Willman (PF), Roger Patterson (C) Bobby Townsend, John Streets, Gerard Breed, James Harrison, Charles Junkins | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heck (fresh) SF - Richard Richard (fresh) PF - Matthew Gee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Wynn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) SG - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Willman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Bradley | Michael Heck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson is hacked by Matthew Gee - foul #1 on Matthew Gee, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Gee - foul #2 on Matthew Gee, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:50 | Bradley | Matthew Gee hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 49-42 |
| 14:49 | Bradley | Richard Richard snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Peter Wynn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Patterson - foul #2 on Roger Patterson, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | James James (SG), Joseph Lafrance (PF) Michael Heck, Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Peter Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:34 | Bradley | Peter Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Patterson | 49-44 |
| 13:57 | Bradley | Nicholas Patel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Richard Lewter (PF) Nicholas Patel, Richard Richard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG) Derrick Patterson | |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Townsend | 49-46 |
| 13:29 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman is hacked by Richard Lewter - foul #2 on Richard Lewter, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Streets (SF), James Harrison (C) Oliver Smith, Roger Patterson | |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Scottie Mercedes is called for the reach on Bobby Townsend - foul #2 on Scottie Mercedes, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lewter is called for the reach on Joel Willman - foul #3 on Richard Lewter, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Richard (SF) Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (SF) Joel Willman | |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerard Breed | 49-49 |
| 12:20 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bobby Townsend | 49-49 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 12:10 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Joseph Lafrance | 49-49 |
| 11:54 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance scores on a floater from the left block set up by Scottie Mercedes and he's fouled by John Streets - foul #2 on John Streets, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Gee (PF) Richard Richard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins (C) Roy Culbertson | |
| 11:54 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | John Streets makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Harrison | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Gee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Streets (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Junkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Michael Heck (SG), Peter Wynn (C) Scottie Mercedes, James James, Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Daniel Wert (SG), Oliver Smith (SF), Joel Willman (PF) Bobby Townsend, John Streets, Gerard Breed, James Harrison | |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 11:07 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Joseph Lafrance | 52-52 |
| 10:53 | Bradley | Nicholas Patel can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 52-52 |
| 10:51 | Bradley | Michael Heck tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 10:31 | Bradley | Peter Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:20 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 10:18 | Bradley | Peter Wynn grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:56 | Bradley | Peter Wynn blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 09:55 | Bradley | Peter Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:36 | Bradley | Nicholas Patel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 09:34 | Bradley | Michael Heck hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Derrick Patterson, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), James James (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Richard Lewter (PF) Nicholas Patel, Michael Heck, Joseph Lafrance, Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Roy Culbertson (SG), Gerard Breed (SF), Roger Patterson (C) Derrick Patterson, Daniel Wert, Oliver Smith, Charles Junkins | |
| 08:55 | Bradley | Richard Richard is hacked by Bobby Townsend - foul #1 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Harrison (PF) Joel Willman | |
| 08:35 | Bradley | Roy Culbertson is called for the reach on Scottie Mercedes - foul #4 on Roy Culbertson, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Gee (PF) Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Streets (SG) Roy Culbertson | |
| 08:35 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Roger Patterson is blocked by Matthew Gee | 56-52 |
| 08:23 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Matthew Gee | 56-52 |
| 08:06 | Bradley | James James hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 07:44 | Bradley | Richard Richard grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:38 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:16 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 07:15 | Bradley | Richard Lewter gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Richard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Gee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Streets (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Bradley | James James misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-52 |
| 06:58 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes tips it home | 58-52 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Gee - foul #3 on Matthew Gee, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance (SF), Peter Wynn (C) Richard Richard, Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SG), Joel Willman (PF), Charles Junkins (C) John Streets, Gerard Breed, Roger Patterson | |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:23 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG), Matthew Gee (PF) Scottie Mercedes, Richard Lewter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), John Streets (SF) Bobby Townsend, James Harrison | |
| 05:31 | Bradley | Nicholas Patel is hacked by Joel Willman - foul #4 on Joel Willman, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 05:31 | Bradley | Nicholas Patel misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-53 |
| 05:05 | Bradley | Matthew Gee snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Matthew Gee scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James James | 60-53 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 04:31 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 04:12 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Patel | 62-53 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Richard Lewter (C) Nicholas Patel, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Gerard Breed (SF) Derrick Patterson, John Streets | |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | Richard Lewter snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance misses short on a floater near the basket | 62-53 |
| 03:28 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Lafrance (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Gee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Willman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Junkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 02:57 | Bradley | Richard Lewter grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | James James hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 02:12 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins loses the dribble to James James | 62-53 |
| 01:54 | Bradley | James James makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Lewter | 64-53 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman misses the shot from the left block | 64-53 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:57 | Bradley | James James makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scottie Mercedes | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins's floater is knocked away by Joseph Lafrance | 67-56 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Bradley | Richard Lewter is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Townsend - foul #2 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Patel (PG) Scottie Mercedes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:48 | Bradley | Richard Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:48 | Bradley | Richard Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins hits the follow up shot | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Bobby Townsend is called for the reach on Matthew Gee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | Matthew Gee misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance is hacked by Bobby Townsend in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:26 | Bradley | Joseph Lafrance makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Willman | 72-66 |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Matthew Gee is hacked by Bobby Townsend in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bobby Townsend, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG) James James | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG) Bobby Townsend | |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 74-66 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Junkins | 74-66 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Junkins | 74-66 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:03 | Bradley | Richard Lewter grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes runs out the clock | 74-66 |