| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) SG - Steven Finke (fresh) SF - Mark Jones (fresh) PF - John Shenk (fresh) C - Shawn Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Bradley | The short jumper by Mark Jones is denied by Marcos Gonzalez | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Replogle | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Bradley | Steven Finke drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Christopher (PG), Rodney Morris (SG), Daniel Johnston (SF), Samuel Goins (PF), Donald Downs (C) Steven Saunders, Steven Finke, Mark Jones, John Shenk, Shawn Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:32 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Rodney Morris misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is fouled on the floor by James Christopher - foul #1 on James Christopher, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez double dribbles | 2-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG) James Christopher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:28 | Bradley | Andrew Penick swats the shot by Samuel Goins | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | Bradley | Donald Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #1 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Finke (SG), John Shenk (PF), Shawn Wilson (C) Steven Saunders, Samuel Goins, Donald Downs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 15:55 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Rodney Morris (fresh) SG - Steven Finke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Johnston (fresh) PF - John Shenk (fresh) C - Shawn Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 15:47 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:34 | Bradley | Rodney Morris comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Mark Jones (SF), Eric Fleming (C) Steven Finke, John Shenk, Shawn Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| 15:08 | Bradley | Mark Jones clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 2-4 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Fleming - foul #1 on Eric Fleming, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Christopher (PG), Steven Finke (SG), John Shenk (PF), Shawn Wilson (C) Steven Saunders, Rodney Morris, Daniel Johnston, Eric Fleming | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG) Stephen Evans | |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 14:21 | Bradley | Mark Jones double dribbles | 2-6 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Daniel Johnston (SF) James Christopher, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG) Gustavo Pena | |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 13:59 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:40 | Bradley | Steven Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 13:38 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 13:20 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 12:55 | Bradley | Steven Finke scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 12:44 | Bradley | John Shenk grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 12:15 | Bradley | Steven Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 6-6 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Replogle | 6-8 |
| 11:50 | Bradley | Steven Saunders makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Johnston | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Finke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Johnston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Shenk (fairly fresh) C - Shawn Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Replogle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) PF - Andrew Penick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Saunders - foul #1 on Steven Saunders, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Christopher (PG), Rodney Morris (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Samuel Goins (PF), Donald Downs (C) Steven Saunders, Steven Finke, Daniel Johnston, John Shenk, Shawn Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:18 | Bradley | Samuel Goins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Christopher | 11-9 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Stephen Evans | 11-11 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | Mark Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Christopher | 14-11 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans is hacked by Rodney Morris - foul #1 on Rodney Morris, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG) James Christopher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Morris steps in front of the Andrew Penick pass | 14-11 |
| 09:50 | Bradley | Rodney Morris misses long on a floater from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gustavo Pena | 14-11 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 09:38 | Bradley | Steven Saunders snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 09:34 | Bradley | Steven Saunders makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Morris | 17-11 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Downs - foul #1 on Donald Downs, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Finke (SG), John Shenk (PF), Shawn Wilson (C) Steven Saunders, Samuel Goins, Donald Downs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG) Stephen Evans | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:51 | Bradley | Rodney Morris loses the dribble to Marcos Gonzalez | 17-12 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez banks in the layup | 17-14 |
| 08:36 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson misses the shot in the paint | 17-14 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gustavo Pena, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Daniel Johnston (SF), Samuel Goins (PF), Donald Downs (C) Steven Finke, Mark Jones, John Shenk, Shawn Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:03 | Bradley | Steven Saunders clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Penick | 17-16 |
| 07:30 | Bradley | Daniel Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Finke (SG), Mark Jones (SF), John Shenk (PF), Shawn Wilson (C) Rodney Morris, Daniel Johnston, Samuel Goins, Donald Downs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG) Gustavo Pena | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Finke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Shenk (fresh) C - Shawn Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Penick (tiring) 4 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 07:18 | Bradley | The rebound goes to John Shenk | 17-16 |
| 06:56 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 17-16 |
| 06:55 | Bradley | Mark Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:35 | Bradley | Mark Jones is hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | James Christopher (PG), Rodney Morris (SG), Daniel Johnston (SF), Samuel Goins (PF), Donald Downs (C) Steven Saunders, Steven Finke, Mark Jones, John Shenk, Shawn Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 06:09 | Bradley | Donald Downs misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Bryant - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Steven Finke (SG), John Shenk (PF) James Christopher, Rodney Morris, Samuel Goins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (SF), George Victorino (C) Marcos Gonzalez, Thomas Bryant | |
| 06:09 | Bradley | Donald Downs makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:09 | Bradley | Donald Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Johnston - foul #1 on Daniel Johnston, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | Mark Jones (SF), Shawn Wilson (C) John Shenk, Donald Downs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez (SF) George Victorino | |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:51 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:28 | Bradley | Mark Jones makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Gustavo Pena - foul #2 on Gustavo Pena, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (PG), Samuel Goins (SG), John Shenk (PF) Steven Saunders, Steven Finke, Daniel Johnston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant (C) Gustavo Pena | |
| 05:28 | Bradley | Mark Jones misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 21-17 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 05:09 | Bradley | Samuel Goins grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Jones and the foul's on Marcos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Steven Finke (SG), Daniel Johnston (SF) Rodney Morris, Mark Jones, John Shenk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG) Charles Snyder | |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson misses the free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 04:32 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Steven Finke is fouled on the floor by Andrew Penick - foul #1 on Andrew Penick, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (PG), John Shenk (PF), Donald Downs (C) Steven Saunders, Samuel Goins, Shawn Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Steven Finke makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Steven Finke misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant tips it home | 24-19 |
| 03:36 | Bradley | Christopher Replogle picks off the pass by Steven Finke | 24-19 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle lays it up and in | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Rodney Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Shenk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Downs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tired) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Penick (tired) 6 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Bradley | Donald Downs is hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #4 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Saunders (PG), Samuel Goins (SG), Mark Jones (SF) Rodney Morris, Steven Finke, Daniel Johnston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (PG), Gustavo Pena (SF), George Victorino (C) Charles Snyder, Marcos Gonzalez, Thomas Bryant | |
| 03:08 | Bradley | Donald Downs misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena hits the follow up shot | 24-23 |
| 02:31 | Bradley | John Shenk comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 24-23 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | Donald Downs gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:14 | Bradley | Mark Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-23 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gustavo Pena | 24-23 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (SG), Daniel Johnston (PF), Shawn Wilson (C) Samuel Goins, John Shenk, Donald Downs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| 01:24 | Bradley | Steven Saunders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Snyder | 24-25 |
| 00:47 | Bradley | Steven Saunders makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Wilson | 27-25 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Finke (SG), Samuel Goins (SF) Rodney Morris, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant (C) George Victorino | |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson is hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #5 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | Rodney Morris (PG), John Shenk (PF) Steven Saunders, Daniel Johnston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Scott Fewell (C) Christopher Replogle, Gustavo Pena, Thomas Bryant | |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:23 | Bradley | Shawn Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Samuel Goins can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-28 |