| Lineup | Bradley | PG - George Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Roy Eccles inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Bradley | George Anthony makes the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Champ | 39-38 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | John Crist comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson tips it home | 39-40 |
| 19:16 | Bradley | Donald Champ misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | George Anthony is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson - foul #3 on George Anthony, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jacob Nixon (PG) George Anthony | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley loses the dribble to John Farmer | 39-40 |
| 18:28 | Bradley | Danny Ardoin blocks the jumper by Jacob Nixon | 39-40 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Leslie Nelson - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 17:51 | Bradley | Jacob Nixon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Rowley | 42-40 |
| 17:30 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 17:11 | Bradley | Jacob Nixon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Strahan - foul #2 on Paul Strahan, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jay Krause (SG), Michael Lynch (SF), Noah Williamson (PF), Ruben Ybarra (C) Donald Champ, Roy Eccles, Fred Rowley, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:11 | Bradley | Jacob Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:11 | Bradley | Jacob Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | John Crist blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 16:56 | Bradley | Jay Krause snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | John Crist picks off the pass by Ruben Ybarra | 44-40 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled on the floor by Jacob Nixon - foul #3 on Jacob Nixon, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Council (SG) Jacob Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Noah Williamson steals it from Calvin Young | 44-40 |
| 15:47 | Bradley | Jay Krause can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Champ (SG), Roy Eccles (SF), Fred Rowley (PF), John Farmer (C) Charles Council, Michael Lynch, Noah Williamson, Ruben Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| 15:47 | Bradley | Jay Krause makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:47 | Bradley | Jay Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jay Krause (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez's dunk attempt is rejected by Roy Eccles | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Donald Champ - foul #2 on Donald Champ, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | George Anthony (PG) Jay Krause | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark | |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:08 | Bradley | John Farmer pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:51 | Bradley | John Farmer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Merle Stokes - foul #2 on Merle Stokes, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 14:51 | Bradley | John Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:51 | Bradley | John Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Roy Eccles - foul #1 on Roy Eccles, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:09 | Bradley | Donald Champ misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 48-44 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 13:30 | Bradley | Roy Eccles gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:13 | Bradley | Danny Ardoin takes the ball from Donald Champ | 48-44 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny Ardoin | 48-46 |
| 12:59 | Bradley | John Farmer misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 48-46 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley buries a shot from close range | 48-48 |
| 12:38 | Bradley | Roy Eccles drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Champ | 51-48 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is fouled on the floor by George Anthony - foul #4 on George Anthony, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jacob Nixon (PG), Jay Krause (SG), Michael Lynch (SF), Noah Williamson (PF), Ruben Ybarra (C) George Anthony, Donald Champ, Roy Eccles, Fred Rowley, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is hacked by Noah Williamson - foul #1 on Noah Williamson, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jacob Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Krause (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Noah Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ruben Ybarra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the turnaround from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Noah Williamson grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 10:55 | Bradley | Jay Krause misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 10:54 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 10:37 | Bradley | Michael Lynch misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Clark - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) David Clark | |
| 10:37 | Bradley | Michael Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:37 | Bradley | Michael Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Crist and he's fouled by Jacob Nixon - foul #4 on Jacob Nixon, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Council (SG) Jacob Nixon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:32 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:15 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra's pass is intercepted by John Crist | 52-51 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | John Crist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:10 | Bradley | Noah Williamson gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:03 | Bradley | Jay Krause misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is hacked by Charles Council - foul #2 on Charles Council, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Roy Eccles (SF), Fred Rowley (PF) Noah Williamson, Ruben Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez | |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:21 | Bradley | Jay Krause loses the dribble to Leslie Nelson | 52-53 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't finish the layup | 52-53 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Jay Krause steals the ball from Danny Ardoin | 52-53 |
| 09:00 | Bradley | Charles Council comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-53 |
| 08:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Strahan | 52-53 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 08:46 | Bradley | Fred Rowley gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:26 | Bradley | Fred Rowley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Crist - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Champ (SG), John Farmer (C) Jay Krause, Michael Lynch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| 08:26 | Bradley | Fred Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:26 | Bradley | Fred Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 08:09 | Bradley | Fred Rowley grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 08:07 | Bradley | Charles Council loses the dribble to Leslie Nelson in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 07:35 | Bradley | Fred Rowley misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Council (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Eccles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Rowley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 53-57 |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Roy Eccles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 06:59 | Bradley | Donald Champ gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | Bradley | Donald Champ misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Crist - foul #3 on John Crist, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | George Anthony (PG), Michael Lynch (SF), Noah Williamson (PF) Charles Council, Roy Eccles, Fred Rowley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| 06:52 | Bradley | Donald Champ misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | Bradley | Donald Champ misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 53-57 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Russell Viles | 53-59 |
| 06:29 | Bradley | John Farmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | David Clark snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley's floater is tipped away by Noah Williamson | 53-59 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles tips it home | 53-61 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Noah Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | George Anthony is called for the reach on Sean Staley - foul #5 on George Anthony, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jacob Nixon (PG), Jay Krause (SG), Ruben Ybarra (C) George Anthony, Donald Champ, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Paul Strahan (C) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Merle Stokes | |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:22 | Bradley | Sean Staley swats the short shot by Noah Williamson | 53-63 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 05:16 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-63 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Crist | 53-65 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Sean Staley swats the short shot by Jacob Nixon | 53-65 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Staley | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-67 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | John Crist grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 53-67 |
| 03:37 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Ruben Ybarra | 53-67 |
| 03:37 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-67 |
| Subs | Bradley | Donald Champ (SG), Roy Eccles (SF), Fred Rowley (PF), John Farmer (C) Jay Krause, Michael Lynch, Noah Williamson, Ruben Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Sean Staley | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jacob Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Bradley | Fred Rowley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Donald Champ hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | John Crist hits a shot from the left side set up by Leslie Nelson | 55-69 |
| 02:35 | Bradley | Danny Ardoin takes the ball from Jacob Nixon | 55-69 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Roy Eccles is fouled on the floor by Merle Stokes - foul #3 on Merle Stokes, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jay Krause (SG), Noah Williamson (PF), Michael Lynch (C) Donald Champ, Fred Rowley, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Roy Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Roy Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 01:39 | Bradley | Noah Williamson snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 01:34 | Bradley | The jumper by Jacob Nixon is denied by Paul Strahan | 57-71 |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 57-71 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-71 |
| 01:04 | Bradley | Roy Eccles pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Bradley | Jay Krause scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jacob Nixon | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Lynch steals it from Calvin Young | 60-71 |
| 00:22 | Bradley | Jacob Nixon double dribbles | 60-71 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra (C) Roy Eccles | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles runs out the clock | 60-71 |