| Lineup | Bradley | PG - John Washburn (fresh) SG - Donald Champ (fresh) SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) PF - Michael Lynch (fresh) C - John Farmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Bradley | John Washburn's floater is knocked away by Merle Stokes | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Bradley | Roy Eccles tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is fouled on the floor by Roy Eccles - foul #1 on Roy Eccles, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Alston | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | Bradley | Donald Champ misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Bradley | Roy Eccles tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | John Washburn is called for the reach on Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on John Washburn, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Merle Stokes | 4-8 |
| 18:03 | Bradley | Bernard Alston steps in front of the John Farmer pass | 4-8 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes scores on a floater from the right side | 4-10 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Michael Lynch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 17:24 | Bradley | John Farmer grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 17:01 | Bradley | Merle Stokes denies the turnaround by John Washburn | 4-10 |
| 16:59 | Bradley | Roy Eccles tips it but misses | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston tips it home | 4-12 |
| 16:19 | Bradley | Donald Champ knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-15 |
| 15:52 | Bradley | John Farmer misses long on a floater from the right side | 6-15 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - John Washburn (fresh) SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lynch (fresh) C - John Farmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Chad Fresquez | 6-17 |
| 15:30 | Bradley | John Farmer is fouled on the floor by Merle Stokes - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #1 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Council (PG), Noah Williamson (SG), Ruben Ybarra (C) John Washburn, Donald Champ, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 15:09 | Bradley | Noah Williamson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lynch | 9-17 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson buries a floater near the basket set up by Calvin Young | 9-19 |
| 14:26 | Bradley | Noah Williamson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-19 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 14:00 | Bradley | Charles Council grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 13:49 | Bradley | Michael Lynch misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 9-19 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 13:25 | Bradley | Charles Council travels with the ball | 9-19 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Washburn (PG), Donald Champ (SG), John Farmer (C) Charles Council, Roy Eccles, Michael Lynch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Calvin Young, Paul Strahan | |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-19 |
| 12:56 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:40 | Bradley | John Washburn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Champ | 12-19 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is whistled for a carry | 12-19 |
| 12:19 | Bradley | Donald Champ knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 14-19 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the follow up shot | 14-21 |
| 11:50 | Bradley | John Farmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - John Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ruben Ybarra (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Farmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley is hacked by Ruben Ybarra - foul #1 on Ruben Ybarra, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Elijah Allen (SF), David Tompkins (PF) Noah Williamson, Ruben Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Tompkins - foul #1 on David Tompkins, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Bradley | Roy Eccles (SF), Michael Lynch (PF) Elijah Allen, David Tompkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:31 | Bradley | Michael Lynch gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Roy Eccles can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 14-22 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | John Farmer swats the short shot by Paul Strahan | 14-22 |
| 10:57 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Donald Champ | 14-22 |
| 10:38 | Bradley | John Farmer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-22 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-22 |
| 10:17 | Bradley | Michael Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:54 | Bradley | John Farmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Eccles | 17-22 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Donald Champ - foul #1 on Donald Champ, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Council (PG), Noah Williamson (SG), Elijah Allen (SF), Ruben Ybarra (PF), David Tompkins (C) John Washburn, Donald Champ, Roy Eccles, Michael Lynch, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Bernard Alston, Paul Strahan | |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:16 | Bradley | Charles Council comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | David Tompkins denies the turnaround by Chad Fresquez | 17-23 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it in | 17-25 |
| 08:24 | Bradley | Charles Council misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-25 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #2 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | Roy Eccles (SF), Michael Lynch (PF) Elijah Allen, David Tompkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Overman (SF) Chad Fresquez, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 08:10 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 08:08 | Bradley | Michael Lynch tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Staley | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Council (fresh) SG - Noah Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Ybarra (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) SF - John Overman (fresh) PF - Sean Staley (fresh) C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Bradley | Roy Eccles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley lays it up and in | 22-29 |
| 06:52 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 06:51 | Bradley | Michael Lynch hits the follow up shot | 24-29 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Ruben Ybarra steals the ball from Russell Viles | 24-29 |
| 06:15 | Bradley | Noah Williamson makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Council | 26-29 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Sean Staley and he's fouled by Roy Eccles - foul #2 on Roy Eccles, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Washburn (PG), Donald Champ (SG), Elijah Allen (SF), David Tompkins (PF), John Farmer (C) Charles Council, Noah Williamson, Roy Eccles, Michael Lynch, Ruben Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Leslie Nelson, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:51 | Bradley | John Farmer's pass is intercepted by John Overman | 26-32 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 05:30 | Bradley | David Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 05:25 | Bradley | Donald Champ is hacked by John Overman - foul #1 on John Overman, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Calvin Young (PF) Russell Viles, John Overman | |
| 05:12 | Bradley | Elijah Allen makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-32 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 04:52 | Bradley | John Farmer grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 04:31 | Bradley | Calvin Young denies the turnaround by David Tompkins | 29-32 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young dunks the ball set up by Lawrence Jackson and he's hacked by John Washburn - foul #2 on John Washburn, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Council (PG), Noah Williamson (SF), Michael Lynch (PF) John Washburn, Elijah Allen, David Tompkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:59 | Bradley | John Farmer is fouled on the floor by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | Roy Eccles (SF) Noah Williamson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Calvin Young, Paul Strahan | |
| 03:42 | Bradley | John Farmer misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 03:40 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Council (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Champ (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Eccles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Lynch - foul #1 on Michael Lynch, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Bradley | John Washburn (PG), Noah Williamson (SG), Ruben Ybarra (C) Charles Council, Donald Champ, John Farmer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:10 | Bradley | Noah Williamson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 29-36 |
| 03:08 | Bradley | Michael Lynch misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 29-36 |
| 02:39 | Bradley | Ruben Ybarra grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 02:24 | Bradley | John Washburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 29-36 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez tips it in | 29-38 |
| 01:59 | Bradley | Noah Williamson makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Lynch | 31-38 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ruben Ybarra - foul #2 on Ruben Ybarra, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Council (PG), Donald Champ (SG), John Farmer (C) John Washburn, Noah Williamson, Ruben Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Paul Strahan (PF) Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:36 | Bradley | John Farmer gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 01:22 | Bradley | John Farmer connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Champ | 33-39 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Strahan | 33-42 |
| 00:42 | Bradley | Roy Eccles is fouled on the floor by Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Noah Williamson (SF), Ruben Ybarra (PF) Roy Eccles, Michael Lynch | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG), Calvin Young (PF) Leslie Nelson, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Donald Champ hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan blows the layup | 33-42 |
| 00:03 | Bradley | John Farmer pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | John Farmer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-42 |