| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) SG - Michael Heck (fresh) SF - Richard Richard (fresh) PF - Matthew Gee (fresh) C - Peter Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Chad Cox (fresh) SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) C - Manuel Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Peter Wynn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Bradley | Chad Cox picks off the pass by Peter Wynn | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Chad Cox lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Bradley | Robert Anderson steals the ball from Peter Wynn in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 19:18 | Bradley | Michael Heck connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Scottie Mercedes | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Matthew Gee steals it from Patrick Cornwell | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:59 | Bradley | Peter Wynn is hacked by Manuel Hill - foul #1 on Manuel Hill, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SG), Milton Hansen (SF), Robert Barnes (PF), Andrew Pierce (C) Scottie Mercedes, Michael Heck, Richard Richard, Matthew Gee, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), David Tasker (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| 17:42 | Bradley | Milton Hansen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Bonetti | 8-6 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 17:22 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Andrew Pierce | 8-6 |
| 17:15 | Bradley | Robert Barnes is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Virgilio Bruno | 10-6 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | David Muirhead misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron tips it home | 10-8 |
| 16:46 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti is hacked by Corey Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Taylor, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Matthew Gee (PF), Peter Wynn (C) Michael Bonetti, Robert Barnes, Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Manuel Hill (C) David Muirhead, Christopher Cameron | |
| 16:20 | Bradley | Alan Alloway picks off the pass by Peter Wynn | 10-8 |
| 15:56 | Illinois State | The jump hook by David Tasker is blocked by Peter Wynn | 10-8 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway tips it home | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milton Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Gee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Corey Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - David Tasker (fairly fresh) PF - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Bradley | Corey Taylor steps in front of the Scottie Mercedes pass | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | David Tasker blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Gee - foul #1 on Matthew Gee, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Michael Heck (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Andrew Pierce (C) Scottie Mercedes, Virgilio Bruno, Milton Hansen, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Robert Anderson, Corey Taylor, Alan Alloway, Manuel Hill | |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:15 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Barnes (PF) Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron (C) David Tasker | |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Robert Barnes is called for the reach on Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Barnes, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Chad Cox comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 14:51 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 14:46 | Bradley | Robert Barnes can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 14:46 | Bradley | Robert Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:46 | Bradley | Robert Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by David Muirhead | 12-14 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | Richard Richard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Cornwell - foul #1 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Matthew Gee (PF) Michael Bonetti, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (C) Christopher Cameron | |
| 14:15 | Bradley | Richard Richard makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 14:15 | Bradley | Richard Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Gee - foul #2 on Matthew Gee, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Barnes (PF) Matthew Gee | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Gordon Foster (SF) David Muirhead, Patrick Cornwell | |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:44 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce is hacked by Christopher Gagliano - foul #1 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Heaton (SG), Peter Wynn (C) Michael Heck, Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| 13:25 | Bradley | Peter Wynn can't finish the layup | 14-16 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-16 |
| 12:59 | Bradley | Peter Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:41 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Heaton | 16-16 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Peter Wynn is called for the reach on Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Peter Wynn, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Michael Heck (SG), Milton Hansen (SF), Andrew Pierce (C) Scottie Mercedes, James Heaton, Richard Richard, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), David Muirhead (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), David Tasker (C) Robert Anderson, Chad Cox, Gordon Foster, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | David Muirhead buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Cornwell and he's hacked by Milton Hansen - foul #1 on Milton Hansen, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | David Muirhead makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:21 | Bradley | David Muirhead is called for the reach on Michael Bonetti in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Muirhead, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| 12:10 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-19 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | David Tasker pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | David Muirhead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Michael Bonetti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Heck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Pierce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (fresh) SG - David Muirhead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) PF - Alan Alloway (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Tasker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Bradley | Milton Hansen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 11:37 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Michael Bonetti steals the ball from David Tasker | 16-19 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Michael Heck is hacked by Patrick Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Peter Wynn (C) Michael Bonetti, Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Gordon Foster (SF), Christopher Cameron (C) David Muirhead, Patrick Cornwell, David Tasker | |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Michael Heck makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Michael Heck makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 10:58 | Bradley | Michael Heck grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-19 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Michael Heck takes the ball from Gordon Foster | 18-19 |
| 10:30 | Bradley | Michael Heck lays it up and in | 20-19 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Barnes - foul #2 on Robert Barnes, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SG), Richard Richard (SF), Andrew Pierce (C) Scottie Mercedes, Michael Heck, Milton Hansen, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Chad Cox (SG) Robert Anderson, Corey Taylor | |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster loses the dribble to Andrew Pierce | 20-20 |
| 09:31 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 20-20 |
| 09:30 | Bradley | Richard Richard snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 09:17 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Richard | 22-20 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-20 |
| 08:57 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 08:28 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Bradley | Peter Wynn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Richard | 24-20 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Michael Heck (SG), Milton Hansen (SF) Michael Bonetti, Virgilio Bruno, Richard Richard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Corey Taylor (SG), David Tasker (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Christopher Gagliano, Chad Cox, Gordon Foster, Alan Alloway, Christopher Cameron | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heck (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Corey Taylor (fresh) SF - David Tasker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Manuel Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Peter Wynn steals it from Joe Wilson | 27-20 |
| 07:12 | Bradley | Robert Anderson steps in front of the Milton Hansen pass in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the runner in the paint | 27-20 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill tips it but misses | 27-20 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | David Tasker grabs the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 06:23 | Bradley | Michael Heck hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scottie Mercedes | 30-23 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Scottie Mercedes steals the ball from Joe Wilson | 30-23 |
| 06:02 | Bradley | Michael Heck misses the lay-in | 30-23 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SG), Richard Richard (SF) Scottie Mercedes, Michael Heck, Milton Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG) Corey Taylor | |
| 05:40 | Bradley | Robert Anderson takes the ball from Andrew Pierce in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 05:24 | Bradley | Peter Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:19 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Richard and he's fouled by Joe Wilson - foul #2 on Joe Wilson, team foul #8 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Alan Alloway (PF) Robert Anderson, Joe Wilson | |
| 05:19 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti misses the free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Virgilio Bruno is called for the reach on Christopher Gagliano - foul #1 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:04 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Peter Wynn | 32-24 |
| 04:44 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno misses the driving attempt near the basket | 32-24 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano buries a fadeaway from close range set up by David Tasker | 32-26 |
| 04:17 | Bradley | Peter Wynn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 32-26 |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:01 | Bradley | Richard Richard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 03:59 | Bradley | Peter Wynn misses the tip | 32-26 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David Muirhead | 32-26 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | David Tasker hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 03:43 | Bradley | David Muirhead is called for the reach on Andrew Pierce - foul #2 on David Muirhead, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes (PG), Michael Heck (SG), Milton Hansen (SF), Matthew Gee (PF) Michael Bonetti, Virgilio Bruno, Richard Richard, Peter Wynn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Christopher Gagliano, David Muirhead, David Tasker, Alan Alloway | |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:43 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Scottie Mercedes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heck (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Gee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Pierce (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) PF - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Milton Hansen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 03:24 | Bradley | Milton Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Milton Hansen misses long on a floater from the right block | 33-31 |
| 03:07 | Bradley | Michael Heck misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Chad Cox gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson connects on the floater near the basket | 33-33 |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Matthew Gee is fouled on the floor by Joe Wilson - foul #3 on Joe Wilson, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Barnes (PF) Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Christopher Cameron (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Corey Taylor, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Matthew Gee misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:42 | Bradley | Matthew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron lays it up and in and he's hacked by Robert Barnes - foul #3 on Robert Barnes, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno (SG), Peter Wynn (C) Michael Heck, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (SG), Gordon Foster (SF) Chad Cox, Patrick Cornwell | |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:27 | Bradley | Peter Wynn pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 02:25 | Bradley | Alan Alloway steals the ball from Milton Hansen in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 02:12 | Illinois State | The jumper by Alan Alloway is denied by Milton Hansen | 34-35 |
| 02:11 | Bradley | Matthew Gee snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes is hacked by Alan Alloway - foul #1 on Alan Alloway, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (C) Christopher Cameron | |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:49 | Bradley | Scottie Mercedes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Wynn - foul #2 on Peter Wynn, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG) Scottie Mercedes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG) Corey Taylor | |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:32 | Bradley | Matthew Gee grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti is hacked by Gordon Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Foster, team foul #12 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Richard (SF) Milton Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-35 |
| 01:11 | Bradley | Matthew Gee snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:05 | Bradley | Matthew Gee loses the dribble to Manuel Hill | 35-35 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 00:51 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Michael Bonetti | 35-35 |
| 00:37 | Bradley | Matthew Gee drills a shot from close range | 37-35 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 00:32 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:09 | Bradley | Matthew Gee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Richard | 40-35 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | David Muirhead can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | Illinois State | David Muirhead snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | The clock runs out | 40-35 |