| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) SG - Michael Foster (fresh) SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - Joe Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Carl Bolton (fresh) SG - Joe Banach (fresh) SF - Robert Schaefer (fresh) PF - Joseph Redus (fresh) C - David Hitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | David Hitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | David Hitt buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Bolton | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses the 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Michael Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the shot near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Bradley | Joe Banach is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Foster, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Hitt | 2-8 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is fouled on the floor by Joe Banach - foul #1 on Joe Banach, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), John Kinney (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), Josef Zaxas (PF), Michael George (C) Carl Bolton, Joe Banach, Robert Schaefer, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate buries a 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | Bradley | John Kinney misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Michael Foster clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Larry Blake | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | Bradley | John Kinney is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Kinney, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dave Fee (SF), Brian Gray (C) Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Brian Gray scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Bradley | Michael George is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Bradley | Michael George gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dave Fee (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Blake (fresh) SG - John Kinney (fresh) SF - Gilbert Thornell (fresh) PF - Josef Zaxas (fresh) C - Michael George (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Bradley | Michael George clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:40 | Bradley | John Kinney grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:14 | Bradley | Josef Zaxas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Bradley | Michael George gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:48 | Bradley | John Kinney is fouled on the floor by Michael Foster - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), John Whited (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Dave Fee, Thomas Smith, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Bolton (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Joseph Redus (PF), David Hitt (C) Larry Blake, John Kinney, Gilbert Thornell, Josef Zaxas, Michael George | |
| 14:23 | Bradley | Carl Bolton connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Schaefer | 7-11 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Robert Schaefer picks off the pass by David Smith | 7-11 |
| 13:47 | Bradley | David Hitt misses the shot from the left side | 7-11 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Joseph Redus steals the ball from David Smith | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Bradley | Joseph Redus banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Bolton | 7-13 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Bolton - foul #1 on Carl Bolton, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Thomas Smith (PF), Brian Gray (C) John Whited, Isaac Schultz, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF) Joe Banach, Robert Schaefer | |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:03 | Bradley | David Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:40 | Bradley | Shane Lamarche takes the ball from David Hitt | 8-13 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | David Appling misses the lay-in | 8-13 |
| 12:34 | Bradley | David Hitt grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:11 | Bradley | David Hitt misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Shane Lamarche - foul #1 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dave Fee (SF) Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joe Banach (SG), Robert Schaefer (SF) John Kinney, Gilbert Thornell | |
| 12:11 | Bradley | David Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:11 | Bradley | David Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Brian Gray is denied on a dunk by Robert Schaefer | 8-15 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Dave Fee snags the offensive board | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Dave Fee (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Carl Bolton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Banach (fresh) SF - Robert Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Redus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | David Appling buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 10-15 |
| 11:02 | Bradley | Carl Bolton misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Brian Gray snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Dave Fee - foul #1 on Dave Fee, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (PG), Steve Ernsberger (SG), Joe Zarate (C) David Appling, David Smith, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), John Kinney (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), Josef Zaxas (PF), Michael George (C) Carl Bolton, Joe Banach, Robert Schaefer, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 10:53 | Bradley | John Kinney is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Fee - foul #2 on Dave Fee, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG) Dave Fee | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 10:38 | Bradley | Michael George misses the easy open layup | 10-15 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joe Zarate | 10-15 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses badly on a shot in the paint | 10-15 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | David Appling can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 10:26 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:06 | Bradley | Josef Zaxas connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gilbert Thornell | 10-17 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Gilbert Thornell - foul #1 on Gilbert Thornell, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) David Appling | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Bolton (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Joseph Redus (PF), David Hitt (C) Larry Blake, John Kinney, Gilbert Thornell, Josef Zaxas, Michael George | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:31 | Bradley | Carl Bolton travels with the ball | 13-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF) Joe Banach, Robert Schaefer | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche comes up short on the shot from the right block | 13-17 |
| 09:13 | Bradley | John Kinney grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:07 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) John Whited | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joe Banach (SG), Robert Schaefer (SF) John Kinney, Gilbert Thornell | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG) Steve Ernsberger | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 08:31 | Bradley | David Hitt loses the ball out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF) Steve Emmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | John Kinney (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF) Joe Banach, Robert Schaefer | |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Gilbert Thornell is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #2 on Gilbert Thornell, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF) Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Josef Zaxas (PF), Michael George (C) Carl Bolton, John Kinney, Gilbert Thornell, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-17 |
| 07:51 | Bradley | Michael George grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 07:46 | Bradley | Brian Gray steps in front of the Robert Schaefer pass | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Larry Blake (fresh) SG - Joe Banach (fresh) SF - Robert Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josef Zaxas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael George (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | David Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:20 | Bradley | Josef Zaxas blows the layup but the foul's on David Appling - foul #1 on David Appling, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (SG), Steve Ernsberger (SF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Shane Lamarche, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Bolton (PG), John Kinney (SG), David Hitt (C) Larry Blake, Joe Banach, Michael George | |
| 07:20 | Bradley | Josef Zaxas makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:20 | Bradley | Josef Zaxas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Whited misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Bolton - foul #2 on Carl Bolton, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Joseph Redus (PF) Carl Bolton, Josef Zaxas | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Whited makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:06 | Bradley | Thomas Smith steals it from Larry Blake in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate is hacked by Joseph Redus - foul #1 on Joseph Redus, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joe Banach (SG) Robert Schaefer | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | Bradley | David Hitt gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:55 | Bradley | Joe Banach is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Banach, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Schaefer (SF) Joe Banach | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 06:46 | Bradley | Larry Blake gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:24 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 18-19 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 06:16 | Bradley | David Hitt snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 05:58 | Bradley | Robert Schaefer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-19 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Ernsberger | 18-19 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) John Whited, Steve Ernsberger, Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jeffrey Yokota (SF), Josef Zaxas (PF), Michael George (C) Robert Schaefer, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 04:45 | Bradley | John Kinney misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | David Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Brian Gray hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 04:33 | Bradley | Larry Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Schaefer (SF), Joseph Redus (PF), David Hitt (C) Larry Blake, Josef Zaxas, Michael George | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 04:13 | Bradley | David Hitt grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 04:10 | Bradley | Shane Lamarche steals it from Jeffrey Yokota in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | David Appling comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 03:59 | Bradley | David Hitt snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 03:42 | Bradley | David Hitt comes up short on the shot from the right side | 20-19 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | David Appling gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jeffrey Yokota (fresh) SG - John Kinney (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Schaefer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Redus (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Hitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Hitt - foul #1 on David Hitt, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Dave Fee (SF), Steve Emmons (C) David Appling, Shane Lamarche, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Bradley | Carl Bolton (PG), Joe Banach (SG), Gilbert Thornell (SF), Josef Zaxas (PF), Michael George (C) Jeffrey Yokota, John Kinney, Robert Schaefer, Joseph Redus, David Hitt | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:35 | Bradley | Michael George snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 03:11 | Bradley | Michael George hits the finger roll set up by Joe Banach and he's fouled by Dave Fee - foul #3 on Dave Fee, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SF), Thomas Smith (PF) Dave Fee, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Redus (PF) Josef Zaxas | |
| 03:11 | Bradley | Michael George makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 02:54 | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 02:25 | Bradley | Carl Bolton is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger's floater is knocked away by Michael George | 20-25 |
| 02:12 | Bradley | Joseph Redus gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Joe Banach is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), John Whited (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Michael Foster, Steve Ernsberger, Steve Emmons | |
| Subs | Bradley | Josef Zaxas (PF), David Hitt (C) Joseph Redus, Michael George | |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Joe Banach makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Joe Banach misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 01:42 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Josef Zaxas | 20-26 |
| 01:40 | Bradley | John Whited takes the ball from Carl Bolton in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche hits the finger roll set up by John Whited | 22-26 |
| 01:13 | Bradley | David Hitt drills a shot from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | David Appling is hacked by Carl Bolton - foul #3 on Carl Bolton, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Blake (PG), Robert Schaefer (SF), Joseph Redus (PF) Carl Bolton, Gilbert Thornell, Josef Zaxas | |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | David Appling misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | David Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:44 | Bradley | David Hitt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 23-28 |
| 00:43 | Bradley | David Hitt grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | David Hitt misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Isaac Schultz - foul #1 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Steve Ernsberger (SF) John Whited, Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Bradley | Gilbert Thornell (SF) Robert Schaefer | |
| 00:25 | Bradley | David Hitt misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | David Hitt misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Brian Gray pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Joseph Redus grabs the board | 23-28 |