| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Millikin (fresh) SG - Eddie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Julian Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Julian Cross inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Bradley | William Millikin comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Corey Cutshall - foul #2 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:44 | Bradley | William Millikin misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:44 | Bradley | William Millikin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lester Murphy | 24-22 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:51 | Bradley | Lester Murphy steals the ball from Eddie Williams | 24-22 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Allison | 24-24 |
| 18:04 | Bradley | The short jumper by Bart McGhee is denied by Ryan Allison | 24-24 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (PF) Gerald Underwood | |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Bart McGhee's pass is intercepted by Ryan Allison | 24-24 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison is fouled on the floor by Julian Cross - foul #3 on Julian Cross, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Gaskins (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) Julian Cross, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Monte Holt (C) Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Carl Gaskins is called for the reach on Corey Cutshall - foul #1 on Carl Gaskins, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses short on a floater from the right block | 24-24 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson tips it in | 24-26 |
| 16:27 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins misses the floater from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 16:07 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 15:52 | Bradley | Eddie Williams is fouled on the floor by Keith Jackson - foul #1 on Keith Jackson, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Julian Cross (SF), Bart McGhee (C) William Millikin, Eddie Williams, Jason Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Gerald Underwood (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Carl Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Bradley | Bart McGhee blows the layup | 24-26 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Bart McGhee denies the turnaround by Gerald Underwood | 24-26 |
| 15:15 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Julian Cross | 24-26 |
| 14:55 | Bradley | Lee Campbell steals the ball from Julian Cross | 24-26 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Ryan Allison - foul #1 on Ryan Allison, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eddie Williams (SG), Jason Bailey (PF) Carl Gaskins, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Lee Campbell | |
| 14:17 | Bradley | Jason Bailey misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Underwood - foul #3 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #4 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Duley (C) Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG), Monte Holt (C) Lester Murphy, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 14:17 | Bradley | Jason Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 14:17 | Bradley | Jason Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 13:53 | Bradley | Jason Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 13:48 | Bradley | Eddie Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 13:46 | Bradley | Julian Cross tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Williams takes the ball from Alexander Garner | 27-26 |
| 13:00 | Bradley | Julian Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Cutshall and the foul's on William Collier - foul #4 on William Collier, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (PG), Carl Gaskins (SF), Robert Hamilton (PF), Bart McGhee (C) William Collier, Julian Cross, Jason Bailey, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Keith Jackson (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Ryan Allison, Gerald Underwood, Monte Holt | |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the free throw | 27-28 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner lays it up and in and he's fouled by Eddie Williams - foul #2 on Eddie Williams, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 12:04 | Bradley | Eddie Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Millikin | 30-31 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson is fouled on the floor by Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Monte Holt (PF) Corey Cutshall, Alexander Garner | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Millikin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Carl Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses long on a runner in the lane | 30-31 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 11:23 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 11:01 | Bradley | William Millikin loses the dribble to Lee Campbell | 30-31 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Williams steals it from Keith Jackson | 30-31 |
| 10:41 | Bradley | Carl Gaskins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Millikin | 33-31 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | William Millikin grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 10:14 | Bradley | Eddie Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 09:44 | Bradley | Bart McGhee blows the dunk | 33-34 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Bart McGhee - foul #3 on Bart McGhee, team foul #6 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Julian Cross (SF), Jason Bailey (PF), Jerry Duley (C) Eddie Williams, Carl Gaskins, Robert Hamilton, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Gerald Underwood (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 3rd free throw | 33-35 |
| 09:27 | Bradley | Jerry Duley grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 09:23 | Bradley | Julian Cross clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 09:22 | Bradley | Jerry Duley hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Millikin - foul #1 on William Millikin, team foul #7 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eddie Williams (SG) William Millikin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:48 | Bradley | Eddie Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 08:47 | Bradley | Jerry Duley tips it home | 37-37 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 08:32 | Bradley | Jerry Duley pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 08:23 | Bradley | Julian Cross is fouled on the floor by Gerald Underwood - foul #4 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Joel Hawkins (C) Lee Campbell, Gerald Underwood | |
| 08:06 | Bradley | Jerry Duley is fouled on the floor by Joel Hawkins - foul #1 on Joel Hawkins, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (SG) Eddie Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (PF) Joel Hawkins | |
| 07:46 | Bradley | Jerry Duley hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Millikin and he's fouled by Ross Tyler - foul #1 on Ross Tyler, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Bart McGhee (C) Paul Hoagland, Jason Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield (C) Ross Tyler | |
| 07:46 | Bradley | Jerry Duley makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 4 pf. SG - William Millikin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Julian Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bart McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Holyfield | 40-39 |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Julian Cross clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 06:58 | Bradley | William Collier gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 06:54 | Bradley | William Millikin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 06:52 | Bradley | Bart McGhee gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | William Millikin misses the shot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Holyfield | 40-39 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson is hacked by Jerry Duley - foul #1 on Jerry Duley, team foul #8 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Eddie Williams (SG), Jason Bailey (PF) Julian Cross, Jerry Duley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Gerald Underwood (PF), Monte Holt (C) Alexander Garner, Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 06:22 | Bradley | William Millikin gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Bart McGhee comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Jackson - foul #2 on Keith Jackson, team foul #8 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Gaskins (SF) William Millikin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF) Keith Jackson | |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Bart McGhee makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 06:03 | Bradley | Bart McGhee misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Monte Holt | 41-39 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-39 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Collier - foul #5 on William Collier, team foul #9 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Julian Cross (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) William Collier, Carl Gaskins, Bart McGhee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield (C) Monte Holt | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bailey denies the turnaround by Douglas Holyfield | 41-40 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 04:43 | Bradley | Julian Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:27 | Bradley | Julian Cross is fouled on the floor by William Rojo - foul #1 on William Rojo, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Millikin (PG) Paul Hoagland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Ryan Allison (SF) Corey Cutshall, William Rojo | |
| 04:27 | Bradley | Julian Cross misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bailey swats the short shot by Gerald Underwood | 41-40 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Millikin - foul #2 on William Millikin, team foul #10 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (PF) Gerald Underwood | |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 03:53 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 03:37 | Bradley | Julian Cross hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Millikin | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Millikin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eddie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SF - Julian Cross (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lester Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy lays it in | 44-42 |
| 03:00 | Bradley | Keith Jackson swats the layup by Eddie Williams | 44-42 |
| 02:58 | Bradley | Robert Hamilton tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Bart McGhee (C) Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Gerald Underwood (PF) Lee Campbell, Keith Jackson | |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 02:44 | Bradley | Bart McGhee grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | Julian Cross misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Holyfield - foul #2 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #10 | 46-42 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | Julian Cross misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | Julian Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Corey Cutshall | 47-45 |
| 01:54 | Bradley | Bart McGhee banks in the layup set up by William Millikin | 49-45 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy clanks a jump hook from close range | 49-45 |
| 01:35 | Bradley | Julian Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Bart McGhee is fouled on the floor by Corey Cutshall - foul #3 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #11 | 49-45 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Bart McGhee makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 01:30 | Bradley | Bart McGhee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 00:54 | Bradley | Corey Cutshall steals it from Eddie Williams | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Douglas Holyfield and he's fouled by Jason Bailey - foul #1 on Jason Bailey, team foul #11 | 51-49 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Bart McGhee banks in the layup | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Holyfield | 53-53 |
| 00:08 | Bradley | Bradley calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| 00:01 | Bradley | William Millikin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 55-53 |