| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Maes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hesse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Kane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | David Taylor inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Frank Rounds can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Hunsberger - foul #3 on Fred Hunsberger, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul James (PG) Fred Hunsberger | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:23 | Bradley | Robert Hesse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Michael Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 18:52 | Bradley | Peter Kane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Frank Rounds pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Frank Rounds | 46-39 |
| 18:20 | Bradley | Scott Stover hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 46-39 |
| 18:18 | Bradley | Scott Stover tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Hesse - foul #1 on Robert Hesse, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:48 | Bradley | Peter Kane double dribbles | 47-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF) David Taylor, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Conroy (PF) Peter Kane | |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Robert Hesse steals it from Frank Rounds | 47-41 |
| 17:17 | Bradley | Scott Stover connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul James | 47-43 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Neal Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Pizano | 50-43 |
| 16:52 | Bradley | Paul James misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Neal Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 16:31 | Bradley | Robert Hesse gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 16:15 | Bradley | Robert Maes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ray Ellsworth | 50-43 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Robert Maes steps in front of the Neal Walker pass | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Paul James (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Maes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hesse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Conroy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Stover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Bradley | Joseph Pizano steps in front of the Robert Maes pass | 50-43 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Michael Carter misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 15:33 | Bradley | Scott Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 15:27 | Bradley | Robert Hesse buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul James | 50-46 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Paul James - foul #3 on Paul James, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (SG), David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF), Michael Madden (C) Neal Walker, Joseph Pizano, Ray Ellsworth, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Dale Demarco (SG), Kristofer Carpenter (SF), Peter Kane (PF), Luther Gore (C) Paul James, Robert Maes, Robert Hesse, George Conroy, Scott Stover | |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:48 | Bradley | Dale Demarco loses the ball out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello (SG) Frank Rounds | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 14:20 | Xavier | A charge is called on Andrew Mazzariello - foul #1 on Andrew Mazzariello, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| 14:02 | Bradley | Luther Gore can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 14:01 | Bradley | Kristofer Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello is hacked by Dale Demarco - foul #1 on Dale Demarco, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG), Ray Ellsworth (C) Andrew Mazzariello, Michael Madden | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Conroy (SF) Kristofer Carpenter | |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | George Conroy snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:55 | Bradley | Dale Demarco misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 12:34 | Bradley | George Conroy pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:27 | Bradley | Dale Demarco is fouled on the floor by Joseph Pizano - foul #1 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello (PG), Neal Walker (SG), Michael Carter (C) Hans Brodowski, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Maes (SG), Clay Dussault (PF), Scott Stover (C) Dale Demarco, Peter Kane, Luther Gore | |
| 12:13 | Bradley | Scott Stover can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Mazzariello - foul #2 on Andrew Mazzariello, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Madden (PF) Joseph Pizano | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Demmer (PG), Robert Hesse (SF) Fred Hunsberger, George Conroy | |
| 12:13 | Bradley | Scott Stover misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:13 | Bradley | Scott Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 12:03 | Bradley | Michael Madden steals the ball from Richard Demmer | 52-49 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 11:42 | Bradley | Robert Hesse gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Andrew Mazzariello (fresh) SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Madden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Demmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Maes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hesse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clay Dussault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Stover (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Bradley | Robert Maes drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clay Dussault | 52-52 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Michael Carter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Joseph Pizano (SF), Jason Sparks (PF) Andrew Mazzariello, Ray Ellsworth, Michael Madden | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Paul James (SG), George Conroy (PF) Richard Demmer, Robert Maes, Clay Dussault | |
| 10:33 | Bradley | Frank Rounds takes the ball from George Conroy | 52-52 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano is fouled on the floor by Robert Hesse - foul #2 on Robert Hesse, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF), Francis Tuttle (PF) Neal Walker, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Bradley | Peter Kane (PF), Luther Gore (C) Robert Hesse, Scott Stover | |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle double dribbles | 52-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Maes (SG) Paul James | |
| 09:37 | Bradley | George Conroy lays it up and in set up by Peter Kane and he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth (C) Jason Sparks | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:37 | Bradley | George Conroy makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Andrew Mazzariello (SG) Frank Rounds, Joseph Pizano | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul James (SF) George Conroy | |
| 08:55 | Bradley | Peter Kane buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Hunsberger | 52-57 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | David Taylor banks in the layup set up by Andrew Mazzariello | 54-57 |
| 08:24 | Bradley | Paul James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 08:23 | Bradley | Robert Maes grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 08:03 | Bradley | Robert Maes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Hunsberger | 54-60 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle lays it in set up by Hans Brodowski and he's fouled by Peter Kane - foul #1 on Peter Kane, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Neal Walker (SG), Joseph Pizano (SF), Michael Carter (C) Hans Brodowski, Andrew Mazzariello, David Taylor, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dale Demarco (SG), Robert Hesse (SF), George Conroy (PF), Scott Stover (C) Fred Hunsberger, Robert Maes, Peter Kane, Luther Gore | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Tuttle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Paul James (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Demarco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hesse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Conroy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stover (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Bradley | George Conroy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hesse and he's hacked by Francis Tuttle - foul #2 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Madden (PF) Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Demmer (SG) Paul James | |
| 07:21 | Bradley | George Conroy makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Richard Demmer steals it from Frank Rounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Michael Carter swats the short shot by Richard Demmer | 57-63 |
| 07:09 | Bradley | Scott Stover hits the follow up shot | 57-65 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Michael Madden scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Pizano and the foul's on Dale Demarco - foul #2 on Dale Demarco, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Michael Madden misses the free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Michael Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Frank Rounds hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Neal Walker | 62-65 |
| 06:20 | Bradley | Scott Stover knocks in the runner in the lane | 62-67 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Frank Rounds scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Neal Walker | 65-67 |
| 06:01 | Bradley | Robert Hesse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Michael Carter gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Michael Carter can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 65-67 |
| 05:52 | Bradley | Scott Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:46 | Bradley | Scott Stover lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Demmer | 65-69 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Frank Rounds hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Richard Demmer - foul #1 on Richard Demmer, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF) Joseph Pizano, Michael Madden | |
| Subs | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger (PG), Robert Maes (SG), Peter Kane (PF) Dale Demarco, Richard Demmer, George Conroy | |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:10 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 05:08 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Maes | 68-69 |
| 04:50 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Frank Rounds is whistled for traveling | 68-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Andrew Mazzariello (SG), Francis Tuttle (PF) Frank Rounds, Neal Walker, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul James (SF), Luther Gore (C) Robert Hesse, Scott Stover | |
| 04:11 | Bradley | Fred Hunsberger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 04:09 | Bradley | Luther Gore pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 03:57 | Bradley | Luther Gore is hacked by Ray Ellsworth - foul #2 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG) Andrew Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Bradley | George Conroy (C) Peter Kane | |
| 03:57 | Bradley | Luther Gore makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:57 | Bradley | Luther Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Robert Maes takes the ball from David Taylor | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Ellsworth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Fred Hunsberger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul James (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Luther Gore (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Conroy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Bradley | Robert Maes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 02:54 | Bradley | Luther Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 02:54 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Neal Walker (SG), Michael Carter (C) Hans Brodowski, Joseph Pizano, Ray Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hesse (SF), Peter Kane (PF), Scott Stover (C) Paul James, Luther Gore, George Conroy | |
| 02:33 | Bradley | Francis Tuttle steals it from Robert Hesse | 68-74 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle is fouled on the floor by Peter Kane - foul #2 on Peter Kane, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:20 | Bradley | Peter Kane snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 02:00 | Bradley | Robert Hesse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-74 |
| 01:59 | Bradley | Scott Stover can't tip it in | 69-74 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Neal Walker | 69-74 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Michael Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 01:37 | Bradley | Robert Hesse grabs the defensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 01:17 | Bradley | Robert Hesse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Kane and he's fouled by Neal Walker - foul #3 on Neal Walker, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Taylor (SF) Joseph Pizano | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:17 | Bradley | Robert Hesse makes the free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Frank Rounds comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-77 |
| 00:56 | Bradley | Robert Maes pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Robert Maes is fouled in the backcourt by Neal Walker - foul #4 on Neal Walker, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dale Demarco (PG) Fred Hunsberger | |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Robert Maes makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Robert Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Scott Stover denies the turnaround by Frank Rounds | 69-79 |
| 00:48 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Scott Stover | 69-79 |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Scott Stover is hacked by Neal Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Neal Walker, team foul #11 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Joseph Pizano (SG), Dennis Dibiase (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Michael Madden (C) Frank Rounds, Neal Walker, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Demmer (SG), George Conroy (SF), Clay Dussault (PF) Robert Maes, Robert Hesse, Peter Kane | |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Scott Stover misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Scott Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Stover - foul #1 on Scott Stover, team foul #10 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul James (PG), Luther Gore (PF) Clay Dussault, Scott Stover | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:42 | Bradley | Luther Gore pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier 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 (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Richard Demmer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Madden - foul #2 on Michael Madden, team foul #12 | 70-80 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Richard Demmer makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:15 | Bradley | Richard Demmer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 70-82 |
| 00:09 | Bradley | George Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Paul James runs out the clock | 70-82 |