| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Carl Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Rogers (fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SF - Darryl Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Redus (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled on the floor by Carl Bolton - foul #3 on Carl Bolton, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Michael George (C) Carl Bolton, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Wilson steals the ball from John Lemke | 36-40 |
| 19:13 | Bradley | Gary Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 19:12 | Bradley | Michael George hits the follow up shot | 36-42 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Darryl Wilson | 36-42 |
| 18:37 | Bradley | John Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Redus (PF), David Hitt (C) John Kinney, Michael George | |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Bigby | 36-42 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Darryl Wilson - foul #1 on Darryl Wilson, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG) Joseph Redus | |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Gary Rogers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 16:57 | Bradley | John Kinney buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Rogers | 38-45 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell hits a jump hook from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Gary Rogers is fouled on the floor by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Redus (PF) Robert Schaefer | |
| 16:16 | Bradley | Gary Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 16:15 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Wilson | 40-45 |
| 15:56 | Bradley | Gary Rogers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Hitt | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Gary Rogers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Redus (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Kinney - foul #1 on John Kinney, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Bolton (PG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Lee Kuhn (PF), Michael George (C) John Kinney, Darryl Wilson, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses the 3rd free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:38 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Michael George | 41-48 |
| 15:13 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 15:12 | Bradley | Carl Bolton grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:58 | Bradley | Carl Bolton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Schaefer | 41-51 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Schaefer steps in front of the Nicholas Brooks pass | 41-51 |
| 14:33 | Bradley | Carl Bolton travels with the ball | 41-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG), Darryl Wilson (SF), David Hitt (C) Gary Rogers, Robert Schaefer, Michael George | |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks travels with the ball | 41-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (SG) John Kinney | |
| 14:08 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 41-51 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the finger roll | 43-51 |
| 13:29 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Hitt | 43-53 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 13:21 | Bradley | Carl Bolton grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 13:15 | Bradley | David Hitt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-53 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeff Bigby | 43-53 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Carl Bolton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Bolton, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Charles Bell (PF) John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG) Carl Bolton | |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 12:46 | Bradley | Gary Rogers scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Kuhn | 45-56 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 12:27 | Bradley | John Kinney snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 12:05 | Bradley | Gary Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-56 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby loses the dribble to Darryl Wilson | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Gary Rogers (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lee Kuhn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Hitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Bradley | The short jumper by David Hitt is denied by James Brubaker | 45-56 |
| 11:29 | Bradley | David Hitt can't tip it in | 45-56 |
| 11:28 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:06 | Bradley | Gary Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 11:04 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson tips it home | 45-58 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | David Hitt makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Rogers | 48-60 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 10:06 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Gary Rogers | 48-60 |
| 09:39 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn misses the lay-in | 48-60 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker jams it on a great pass from Jeff Bigby and he's fouled by John Kinney - foul #2 on John Kinney, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Bolton (PG), Robert Schaefer (SG), Michael George (C) Gary Rogers, John Kinney, David Hitt | |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brooks | 50-60 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks comes up short on the shot from close range | 50-60 |
| 09:16 | Bradley | Carl Bolton gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:12 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 09:00 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Michael George | 50-60 |
| 08:44 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 08:42 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:30 | Bradley | Carl Bolton misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 50-60 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Kuhn | 50-60 |
| 08:03 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Bolton | 50-63 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 07:48 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer grabs the board | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Carl Bolton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Schaefer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lee Kuhn (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael George (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Schaefer | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 53-65 |
| 06:51 | Bradley | Michael George's pass is intercepted by Bobby Hartford | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Bateman | 55-65 |
| 06:11 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 05:47 | Bradley | Darryl Wilson pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:34 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (SG), David Hitt (C) Darryl Wilson, Michael George | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is fouled on the floor by Lee Kuhn - foul #4 on Lee Kuhn, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Carl Bolton is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #5 on Carl Bolton, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG) Carl Bolton | |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:54 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Gary Rogers and he's fouled by Charles Bell - foul #3 on Charles Bell, team foul #2 | 57-70 |
| 04:54 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-71 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby grabs the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled on the floor by Gary Rogers - foul #2 on Gary Rogers, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:16 | Bradley | Gary Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Bradley | Darryl Wilson (SF) Robert Schaefer | |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker loses the dribble to John Kinney | 59-71 |
| 03:52 | Bradley | David Hitt hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Lee Kuhn and he's fouled by Charles Bell - foul #4 on Charles Bell, team foul #3 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Schaefer (SF) Darryl Wilson | |
| 03:52 | Bradley | David Hitt makes the free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Gary Rogers (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Schaefer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Kuhn (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Hitt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | John Kinney is called for the reach on John Lemke - foul #3 on John Kinney, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Darryl Wilson (SF) Robert Schaefer | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Bradley | Gary Rogers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-74 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 61-74 |
| 03:08 | Bradley | Lee Kuhn grabs the board | 61-74 |
| 02:52 | Bradley | David Hitt connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Darryl Wilson | 61-76 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Gary Rogers is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Gary Rogers, team foul #10 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Jeffrey Yokota (SF), Joseph Redus (PF), Josef Zaxas (C) Gary Rogers, Darryl Wilson, Lee Kuhn, David Hitt | |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 02:37 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gary Rogers (PG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Lee Kuhn (PF), David Hitt (C) Larry Blake, Jeffrey Yokota, Joseph Redus, Josef Zaxas | |
| 02:20 | Bradley | John Kinney misses short on a floater from the right side | 63-76 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 63-76 |
| 02:02 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer grabs the board | 63-76 |
| 01:42 | Bradley | Gary Rogers knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Kinney | 63-79 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-79 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 63-79 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | David Hitt is called for the reach on Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on David Hitt, team foul #11 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Joseph Redus (PF), Michael George (C) Gary Rogers, Lee Kuhn, David Hitt | |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Joseph Redus gets the rebound | 64-79 |
| 01:21 | Bradley | Larry Blake is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-79 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses the tip | 64-79 |
| 01:01 | Bradley | Joseph Redus snags the defensive board | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Bradley | John Kinney misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #4 | 64-79 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | John Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:36 | Bradley | John Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-81 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks snags the offensive board | 64-81 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Larry Blake runs out the clock | 67-81 |