| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) PF - Claude Burk (fresh) C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) SG - Keith Bell (fresh) SF - David Porter (fresh) PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Bradley | Jeremy Clark takes the ball from Stephen Sales | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Bradley | Claude Burk grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Bradley | Dikembe Arboleda is called for the reach on Claude Burk - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Bradley | Claude Burk misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Bradley | Stephen Sales grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Bradley | David Keese grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:40 | Bradley | David Keese comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:14 | Bradley | Claude Burk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | David Porter banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Arboleda and he's fouled by Ralph Hickman - foul #1 on Ralph Hickman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Block (SG), Joshua Barnett (PF) David Keese, Kenneth Smith, Claude Burk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 16:38 | Illinois | David Porter makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Stephen Sales double dribbles | 0-3 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Newsom (C) Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 15:57 | Bradley | Stephen Sales gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Block (fresh) SF - Stephen Sales (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Barnett (fresh) C - Robert Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) SG - Keith Bell (fresh) SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) C - Jonah Maness (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Bradley | David Porter picks off the pass by Nicholas Block in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Jonah Maness's floater is tipped away by Joshua Barnett | 0-3 |
| 15:24 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 15:09 | Bradley | The short jumper by Joshua Barnett is denied by Jie Huang | 0-3 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is hacked by Robert Newsom - foul #1 on Robert Newsom, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Claude Burk (PF), Ralph Hickman (C) Nicholas Block, Stephen Sales, Joshua Barnett, Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, David Porter, Jonah Maness | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Ralph Hickman blocks the short jumper by Joshua Robertson | 0-3 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 14:01 | Bradley | Robert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Robertson and he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Bradley | Martin Osterman (SF) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Jie Huang | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the free throw | 0-7 |
| 13:31 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 13:29 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith loses the dribble to Joshua Robertson in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson hits the finger roll | 0-9 |
| 13:24 | Bradley | David Keese is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Bell - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #2 | 0-9 |
| 13:11 | Bradley | The pull-up jumper by Martin Osterman is blocked by Dikembe Arboleda | 0-9 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the board | 0-9 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is hacked by David Keese in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Keese, team foul #4 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Bradley | Stephen Sales (SF) Martin Osterman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Keith Bell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 0-11 |
| 12:28 | Bradley | Stephen Sales double dribbles | 0-11 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joshua Barnett (PF) Claude Burk | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG) Keith Bell | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Tommy Dehart and he's hacked by Joshua Barnett - foul #1 on Joshua Barnett, team foul #5 | 0-13 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Block (PG), Kenneth Jordan (SG), Robert Newsom (C) David Keese, Kenneth Smith, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the free throw | 0-14 |
| 11:53 | Bradley | Jie Huang swats the layup by Joshua Barnett | 0-14 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 0-14 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Block (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jordan (fresh) SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Barnett (fresh) C - Robert Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonah Maness (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | David Porter loses the dribble to Nicholas Block | 0-14 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Stephen Sales can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-14 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the board | 0-14 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Sales - foul #1 on Stephen Sales, team foul #6 | 0-14 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Claude Burk (PF), Ralph Hickman (C) Nicholas Block, Kenneth Jordan, Stephen Sales, Joshua Barnett, Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) David Porter, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 0-15 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-16 |
| 10:45 | Bradley | Claude Burk connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith and the foul's on Keith Bell - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #3 | 2-16 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG) Keith Bell | |
| 10:45 | Bradley | Claude Burk makes the free throw | 3-16 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | David Porter hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 3-18 |
| 09:56 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Hall | 5-18 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-18 |
| Subs | Bradley | Stephen Sales (SF), Joshua Barnett (PF) Kenneth Smith, Claude Burk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 09:20 | Bradley | Stephen Sales knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 7-18 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't finish the layup | 7-18 |
| 09:01 | Bradley | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 08:58 | Bradley | David Keese throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Block (PG), Kenneth Jordan (SG), Robert Newsom (C) David Keese, Robert Hall, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled on the floor by Robert Newsom - foul #2 on Robert Newsom, team foul #7 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Hollingsworth (C) Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jie Huang | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 7-20 |
| 08:15 | Bradley | Nicholas Block is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kenneth Smith (SG), Claude Burk (PF) Kenneth Jordan, William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:54 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hall (PG), Martin Osterman (SF), Ralph Hickman (C) Nicholas Block, Stephen Sales, Joshua Barnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF), Jeremy Clark (C) Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Osterman (fresh) PF - Claude Burk (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 4 ast. SG - David Porter (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jie Huang (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the offensive board | 7-20 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits a fadeaway in the paint | 7-22 |
| 06:44 | Bradley | Jie Huang blocks the jumper by Kenneth Smith | 7-22 |
| 06:43 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith gets the offensive rebound | 7-22 |
| 06:31 | Bradley | Claude Burk hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Osterman and he's fouled by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Nicholas Block (SG), Stephen Sales (SF), Joshua Barnett (C) Robert Hall, Kenneth Smith, Martin Osterman, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 06:31 | Bradley | Claude Burk misses the free throw | 9-22 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonah Maness | 9-22 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-22 |
| 06:10 | Bradley | Stephen Sales grabs the board | 9-22 |
| 06:06 | Bradley | Jie Huang is called for the reach on Joshua Barnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #6 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Hollingsworth (C) Claude Burk | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:53 | Bradley | William Hollingsworth's fadeaway is rejected by Jie Huang | 9-22 |
| 05:52 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Barnett | 9-22 |
| 05:36 | Bradley | David Keese comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Tommy Dehart - foul #1 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #7 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Hickman (C) William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 05:36 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 05:36 | Bradley | David Keese misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Stephen Sales is called for the reach on Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Stephen Sales, team foul #8 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kenneth Smith (SG), Robert Hall (SF) Nicholas Block, Stephen Sales | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Tommy Dehart | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 04:48 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Keese | 13-24 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Keith Bell | 13-27 |
| 04:03 | Bradley | Keith Bell knocks away the 3 by Kenneth Smith | 13-27 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Ralph Hickman - foul #2 on Ralph Hickman, team foul #9 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Block (PG), Kenneth Jordan (SG), Stephen Sales (SF), Claude Burk (PF), Robert Newsom (C) David Keese, Kenneth Smith, Robert Hall, Joshua Barnett, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Block (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jordan (fresh) SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Jonah Maness (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Bradley | Nicholas Block loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-29 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 13-31 |
| 02:57 | Bradley | Kenneth Jordan banks in the layup | 15-31 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Claude Burk - foul #1 on Claude Burk, team foul #10 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | William Hollingsworth (C) Claude Burk | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 02:34 | Bradley | William Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 15-32 |
| 02:17 | Bradley | David Porter picks off the pass by Kenneth Jordan | 15-32 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Newsom - foul #3 on Robert Newsom, team foul #11 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Joshua Barnett (PF), Ralph Hickman (C) Nicholas Block, Kenneth Jordan, Robert Newsom, William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 01:38 | Bradley | Stephen Sales makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Keese | 18-33 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 01:08 | Bradley | Jie Huang denies the turnaround by Stephen Sales | 18-36 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-36 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the tip | 18-36 |
| 00:45 | Bradley | David Keese pulls down the rebound | 18-36 |
| 00:24 | Bradley | Jie Huang denies the turnaround by Ralph Hickman | 18-36 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | David Porter grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jonah Maness buries a runner from the left block | 18-38 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Stephen Sales misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 18-38 |