| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fresh) SG - Carlos Lofton (fresh) SF - Dewei Xiong (fresh) PF - Adam Johnson (fresh) C - Calvin Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Lofton | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Bradley | Frank Gordon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Frank Gordon steals it from Doug Whitten | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken lays it in | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Bradley | Jan Tarver steals it from Carlos Lofton | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Jan Tarver throws it down | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Bradley | Adam Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Jan Tarver is called for the reach on Carlos Lofton - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG), Wayne Johnson (SG), Micheal Clark (SF), Matthew Koslowski (PF), James Bain (C) Frank Gordon, Carlos Lofton, Dewei Xiong, Adam Johnson, Calvin Wallace | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:55 | Bradley | Wayne Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Matthews | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Wayne Johnson is called for the reach on Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Wayne Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a floater from close range | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Micheal Clark | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | Bradley | Wayne Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood scores on a shot from close range set up by Richard Guerrera | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Matthew Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Clark (fresh) PF - Matthew Koslowski (fresh) C - James Bain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG) Wayne Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Micheal Clark - foul #1 on Micheal Clark, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carlos Lofton (SG), Calvin Wallace (C) Matthew Matthews, James Bain | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Calvin Wallace - foul #1 on Calvin Wallace, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF) James Nichols | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Bradley | Micheal Clark comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the lay-in | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Bradley | Matthew Koslowski gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Bradley | Calvin Wallace scores on a jump hook from close range | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is fouled on the floor by Calvin Wallace - foul #2 on Calvin Wallace, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG), Wayne Johnson (SG), Dewei Xiong (SF), Adam Johnson (PF), James Bain (C) Frank Gordon, Carlos Lofton, Micheal Clark, Matthew Koslowski, Calvin Wallace | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:11 | Illinois | James Bain denies the turnaround by Anthony McMaken | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 13:57 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), James Nichols (C) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver, Anthony McMaken | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Devaughn | 9-12 |
| 13:33 | Bradley | Adam Johnson misses the easy layup | 9-12 |
| 13:32 | Bradley | Adam Johnson tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Adam Johnson | 9-12 |
| 13:04 | Bradley | James Nichols is called for the reach on James Bain - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG), Carlos Lofton (SG), Matthew Koslowski (PF) Matthew Matthews, Wayne Johnson, Adam Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Darren Neveu | |
| 12:51 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton is fouled on the floor by Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Doug Whitten | |
| 12:36 | Bradley | Frank Gordon buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Bain | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 12:10 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:49 | Bradley | Matthew Koslowski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Lofton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dewei Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Koslowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Bain (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Devaughn | 15-15 |
| 11:10 | Bradley | James Nichols picks off the pass by James Bain | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the shot from the left side set up by Richard Guerrera | 15-17 |
| 10:35 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn loses the dribble to Carlos Lofton | 15-17 |
| 10:11 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton banks in the layup | 17-17 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Devaughn and he's hacked by Dewei Xiong - foul #1 on Dewei Xiong, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG), Wayne Johnson (SG), Micheal Clark (SF), Adam Johnson (PF), Brad Kelly (C) Frank Gordon, Carlos Lofton, Dewei Xiong, Matthew Koslowski, James Bain | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Bruce Devaughn, Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:57 | Bradley | Adam Johnson snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:40 | Bradley | Adam Johnson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Matthews | 19-19 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Doug Whitten | 19-22 |
| 09:09 | Bradley | Adam Johnson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Doug Whitten pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Micheal Clark - foul #2 on Micheal Clark, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Dewei Xiong (SF) Micheal Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF) James Nichols | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:47 | Bradley | Brad Kelly comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 19-27 |
| 08:21 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews misses the dunk attempt | 19-27 |
| 08:20 | Bradley | Adam Johnson snags the offensive board | 19-27 |
| 08:05 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG), Matthew Koslowski (PF) Wayne Johnson, Adam Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Richard Deady (SG) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver | |
| 08:05 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:05 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Darren Neveu knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Frank Gordon - foul #1 on Frank Gordon, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carlos Lofton (SG) Matthew Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Richard Deady | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Frank Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Lofton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Xiong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Koslowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brad Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is called for traveling | 20-30 |
| Subs | Bradley | Wayne Johnson (SF), Adam Johnson (PF) Dewei Xiong, Brad Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| 06:48 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-30 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 22-30 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits the follow up shot | 22-32 |
| 06:19 | Bradley | Frank Gordon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Lofton | 25-32 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Gordon - foul #2 on Frank Gordon, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (PG) Frank Gordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:45 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 05:43 | Bradley | Adam Johnson tips it home | 27-33 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the easy layup | 27-33 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Matthew Matthews - foul #1 on Matthew Matthews, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Bain (SF), Brad Kelly (C) Wayne Johnson, Matthew Koslowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF) Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 3rd free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:35 | Bradley | Adam Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony McMaken | 29-38 |
| 04:00 | Bradley | Brad Kelly can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 03:58 | Bradley | Brad Kelly snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 03:50 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton's pass is intercepted by Steven Abbott | 29-38 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the finger roll set up by Steven Abbott | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Matthew Matthews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Lofton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bain (fresh) PF - Adam Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brad Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Frank Gordon (PG), Micheal Clark (SF), Matthew Koslowski (PF), Calvin Wallace (C) Matthew Matthews, James Bain, Adam Johnson, Brad Kelly | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), James Nichols (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood, Anthony McMaken | |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Carlos Lofton picks off the pass by James Nichols | 29-40 |
| 02:32 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton banks in the layup | 31-40 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | James Nichols buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Doug Whitten | 31-42 |
| 02:04 | Bradley | Frank Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Matthews (SG), Dewei Xiong (SF) Carlos Lofton, Matthew Koslowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Calvin Wallace - foul #3 on Calvin Wallace, team foul #10 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Bain (C) Calvin Wallace | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG) Steven Abbott | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:39 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-44 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is fouled on the floor by James Bain - foul #1 on James Bain, team foul #11 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) James Nichols | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 01:12 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Neveu and the foul's on Frank Gordon - foul #3 on Frank Gordon, team foul #12 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Wayne Johnson (SG), Adam Johnson (PF) Frank Gordon, Micheal Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), James Nichols (PF) Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| 00:42 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Matthew Koslowski (PF), Brad Kelly (C) Adam Johnson, James Bain | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:42 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:42 | Bradley | Dewei Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 32-49 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 32-51 |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Matthew Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Doug Whitten | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the floater from close range set up by Richard Deady and he's fouled by Dewei Xiong - foul #2 on Dewei Xiong, team foul #13 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carlos Lofton (SG) Matthew Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Carlos Lofton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-54 |