| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Samuel Muse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) SF - Michael Guest (fresh) PF - Thomas Delorenzo (fresh) C - Thomas Burke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Delorenzo is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #1 on Thomas Delorenzo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Bradley | Thomas Burke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Bradley | Michael Guest grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski hits a floater from the left side set up by James Thomas | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Bradley | Richard Smith steps in front of the Michael Guest pass | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Bradley | Michael Guest can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Steven Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Delorenzo | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Thomas | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Richard Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Robert Schaefer (SG), Darryl Wilson (SF), Lee Kuhn (PF), David Hitt (C) Steven Williams, Dikembe Albarazi, Michael Guest, Thomas Delorenzo, Thomas Burke | |
| 16:24 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn is hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Bradley | David Hitt is fouled on the floor by Samuel Muse - foul #1 on Samuel Muse, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang (SF) Douglas Tushoski | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 15:44 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Schaefer | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Chang (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Samuel Muse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Gary Rogers (fresh) SG - Robert Schaefer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darryl Wilson (fresh) PF - Lee Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hitt (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | Richard Smith hits a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson is hacked by Steve Chang - foul #1 on Steve Chang, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding (SG), David Lampley (PF), Jeffrey Davis (C) Richard Smith, James Thomas, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Michael Guest (SF), Thomas Burke (C) Robert Schaefer, Darryl Wilson, David Hitt | |
| 14:54 | Bradley | Michael Guest makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Rogers | 7-12 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:40 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Dikembe Albarazi | 7-12 |
| 14:35 | Bradley | Michael Guest drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Rogers | 7-15 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Thomas Burke gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:45 | Bradley | Thomas Burke misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 7-15 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Holding | 9-15 |
| 13:22 | Bradley | Michael Guest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Michael Guest steals the ball from Robert Holding | 9-15 |
| 12:57 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi jams it on a nice dish by Michael Guest | 9-17 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Rogers - foul #1 on Gary Rogers, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Smith (SG), Douglas Tushoski (SF), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Robert Holding, Steve Chang, David Lampley, Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (PG), Robert Schaefer (SG), Darryl Wilson (SF), Thomas Delorenzo (PF) Gary Rogers, Dikembe Albarazi, Michael Guest, Thomas Burke | |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:34 | Bradley | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-17 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richie Drzazgowski | 14-17 |
| 11:57 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Steven Williams steals it from Richie Drzazgowski in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 11:34 | Bradley | Samuel Muse takes the ball from Steven Williams | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Samuel Muse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Schaefer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darryl Wilson (fresh) PF - Thomas Delorenzo (fresh) C - Lee Kuhn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:23 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:18 | Bradley | Steven Williams clanks a floater from the left side | 14-17 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Samuel Muse is denied by Thomas Delorenzo | 14-17 |
| 10:47 | Bradley | Steven Williams grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:31 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), David Lampley (PF) Richie Drzazgowski, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Michael Guest (SF), Thomas Burke (C) Robert Schaefer, Darryl Wilson, Thomas Delorenzo | |
| 10:31 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:31 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is hacked by Thomas Burke - foul #1 on Thomas Burke, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang (SF) Douglas Tushoski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo (PF) Lee Kuhn | |
| 10:01 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:45 | Bradley | Richard Smith steals it from Dikembe Albarazi | 17-18 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 19-18 |
| 09:35 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo clanks a shot near the basket | 19-18 |
| 09:33 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:23 | Bradley | Thomas Burke scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Steven Williams and the foul's on Ray Norton - foul #1 on Ray Norton, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding (SG), Jeffrey Davis (C) Richard Smith, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:23 | Bradley | Thomas Burke makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Guest - foul #1 on Michael Guest, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Davis | 20-21 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis drills a jump hook in the paint | 22-21 |
| 08:34 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo is hacked by David Lampley - foul #1 on David Lampley, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski (SF) Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 08:19 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 22-24 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 07:47 | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steve Chang, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Robert Holding, Steve Chang | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Lee Kuhn (C) Steven Williams, Thomas Burke | |
| 07:30 | Bradley | Gary Rogers travels with the ball | 22-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis (PF) David Lampley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Burke (C) Thomas Delorenzo | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richie Drzazgowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Tushoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Gary Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Guest (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Burke (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (PG), Thomas Delorenzo (PF) Gary Rogers, Thomas Burke | |
| 07:02 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Williams | 22-26 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 06:39 | Bradley | Michael Guest pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:21 | Bradley | Michael Guest makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Williams | 22-29 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 05:57 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Thomas Delorenzo | 22-29 |
| 05:52 | Bradley | Michael Guest is hacked by Douglas Tushoski - foul #1 on Douglas Tushoski, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding (SG), David Lampley (PF) Richard Smith, Douglas Tushoski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Robert Schaefer (SG), Thomas Burke (C) Steven Williams, Dikembe Albarazi, Thomas Delorenzo | |
| 05:52 | Bradley | Michael Guest makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:52 | Bradley | Michael Guest misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Kuhn - foul #1 on Lee Kuhn, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Darryl Wilson (SF) Michael Guest | |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:25 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Schaefer | 24-32 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 04:52 | Bradley | Thomas Burke buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Darryl Wilson | 27-34 |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley is hacked by Darryl Wilson - foul #1 on Darryl Wilson, team foul #6 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Richie Drzazgowski, Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Michael Guest (SF), Thomas Delorenzo (PF) Gary Rogers, Robert Schaefer, Darryl Wilson, Lee Kuhn | |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse is hacked by Thomas Burke - foul #2 on Thomas Burke, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Lee Kuhn (C) Thomas Burke | |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:07 | Bradley | Michael Guest knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 29-37 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 03:46 | Bradley | Michael Guest snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 03:32 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 03:31 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Holding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lampley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Muse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Guest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Delorenzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Kuhn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Robert Holding's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Delorenzo | 29-39 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Lampley | 29-39 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 03:00 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 02:53 | Bradley | Michael Guest misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 02:51 | Bradley | Dikembe Albarazi gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:34 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 29-39 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Muse | 29-39 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Lee Kuhn is called for the reach on Ray Norton - foul #2 on Lee Kuhn, team foul #8 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Chang (SG), Douglas Tushoski (SF), James Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Davis (C) Richard Smith, Robert Holding, David Lampley, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Robert Schaefer (SG), Darryl Wilson (SF), Thomas Burke (C) Steven Williams, Dikembe Albarazi, Michael Guest, Thomas Delorenzo | |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:26 | Bradley | Thomas Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 02:10 | Bradley | A charge is called on Lee Kuhn - foul #3 on Lee Kuhn, team foul #9 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski (PG) Ray Norton | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Thomas Delorenzo (PF) Gary Rogers, Robert Schaefer, Lee Kuhn | |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski is whistled for a carry | 30-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Robert Schaefer (SG), Michael Guest (SF) Steven Williams, Dikembe Albarazi, Darryl Wilson | |
| 01:37 | Bradley | Michael Guest makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Schaefer | 30-42 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Davis blows the layup | 30-42 |
| 01:21 | Bradley | Thomas Delorenzo grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 00:57 | Bradley | Michael Guest comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Richie Drzazgowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Michael Guest scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Schaefer | 33-45 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Douglas Tushoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Smith (SG), David Lampley (C) Douglas Tushoski, Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Williams (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Darryl Wilson (SF) Gary Rogers, Robert Schaefer, Michael Guest | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-45 |