| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Claude Burk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins's floater is knocked away by Claude Burk | 36-35 |
| 19:44 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:40 | Bradley | Donald Bryner steals it from Ralph Hickman | 36-35 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Bryner | 36-37 |
| 19:23 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman double dribbles | 36-37 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Kenneth Smith takes the ball from Donald Bryner | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Bradley | David Keese comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Bradley | Stephen Sales tips it home | 38-37 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 38-37 |
| 18:38 | Bradley | David Keese pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:32 | Bradley | Stephen Sales buries a floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Smith | 40-37 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Claude Griffin | 40-39 |
| 18:00 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Bryner and he's hacked by Stephen Sales - foul #1 on Stephen Sales, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Block (SG), Joshua Barnett (PF) David Keese, Kenneth Smith, Claude Burk | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mota (C) Donald Bryner | |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:18 | Bradley | Steven Tyler is called for the reach on Stephen Sales - foul #3 on Steven Tyler, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Newsom (C) Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Steven Tyler, Claude Griffin, Ted Scoggins | |
| 17:05 | Bradley | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Emerson Edwards - foul #2 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Martin Osterman (SF) Stephen Sales | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| 16:52 | Bradley | Martin Osterman is fouled on the floor by James Mota - foul #2 on James Mota, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Robert Hall can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Emerson Edwards - foul #3 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG) Nicholas Block | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG) Emerson Edwards | |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | James Cureton is fouled on the floor by David Keese - foul #2 on David Keese, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Kenneth Smith (SG), Ralph Hickman (C) Martin Osterman, Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (PF) Lawrence Brown | |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | James Mota misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 45-42 |
| 16:05 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:49 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Keese | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cureton (fresh) PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Mota (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Mota | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | Bradley | James Mota takes the ball from Robert Hall | 48-45 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:12 | Bradley | Robert Hall grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 14:53 | Bradley | Robert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 14:44 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:26 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 50-45 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 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 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Doyle Noga (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Kevin Anderson, Claude Griffin, James Cureton, Ted Scoggins, James Mota | |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Jordan | 50-45 |
| 13:16 | Bradley | The short jumper by Robert Newsom is denied by Donald Bryner | 50-45 |
| 13:14 | Bradley | Robert Newsom tips it in | 52-45 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Stephen Sales swats the short shot by Donald Bryner | 52-45 |
| 13:00 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Robert Newsom | 52-45 |
| 12:44 | Bradley | Robert Newsom comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown is denied on a layup by Claude Burk | 52-45 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Claude Burk - foul #2 on Claude Burk, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Hickman (C) Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:55 | Bradley | Steven Tyler takes the ball from Nicholas Block | 52-47 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards hits the finger roll set up by Steven Tyler | 52-49 |
| 11:32 | Bradley | Emerson Edwards steals it from Kenneth Jordan | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Block (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bryner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Joshua Barnett (PF) Nicholas Block, Kenneth Jordan, Claude Burk | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF), James Mota (C) Emerson Edwards, Lawrence Brown, Donald Bryner | |
| 10:49 | Bradley | David Keese is hacked by Doyle Noga - foul #1 on Doyle Noga, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hall (SF), Robert Newsom (C) Stephen Sales, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| 10:29 | Bradley | Robert Newsom knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua Barnett | 55-49 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | James Cureton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | James Mota is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| 09:48 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 09:47 | Bradley | Robert Newsom gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:33 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith is hacked by Claude Griffin - foul #1 on Claude Griffin, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Stephen Sales (SF), Claude Burk (PF), Ralph Hickman (C) Robert Hall, Joshua Barnett, Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Doyle Noga (SF) Steven Tyler, James Cureton | |
| 09:24 | Bradley | David Keese clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Doyle Noga - foul #2 on Doyle Noga, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) James Mota | |
| 09:24 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:24 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 09:03 | Bradley | Claude Burk pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:51 | Bradley | Claude Burk misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ted Scoggins - foul #3 on Ted Scoggins, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| 08:51 | Bradley | Claude Burk makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:51 | Bradley | Claude Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 08:35 | Bradley | David Keese snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 08:09 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Emerson Edwards | 59-51 |
| 07:41 | Bradley | Stephen Sales's pass is intercepted by Ted Scoggins | 59-51 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 07:29 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Stephen Sales | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ted Scoggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Bryner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman misses badly on a floater from the left block | 59-51 |
| 07:14 | Bradley | Stephen Sales gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:05 | Bradley | Claude Burk scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Keese | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin is hacked by Stephen Sales - foul #2 on Stephen Sales, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Hall (PG), Nicholas Block (SG), Martin Osterman (SF), Joshua Barnett (PF), Robert Newsom (C) David Keese, Kenneth Smith, Stephen Sales, Claude Burk, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), James Cureton (SF), James Mota (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Emerson Edwards, Claude Griffin, Doyle Noga, Ted Scoggins, Donald Bryner | |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 61-54 |
| 06:24 | Bradley | Robert Newsom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by Martin Osterman - foul #2 on Martin Osterman, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Bradley | Stephen Sales (SF) Martin Osterman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), Doyle Noga (SF) Kevin Anderson, James Cureton | |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Block - foul #1 on Nicholas Block, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Hickman (C) Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:07 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 63-56 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Tyler | 63-58 |
| 04:34 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Brown | 63-58 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 04:25 | Bradley | Stephen Sales gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:13 | Bradley | Robert Hall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Doyle Noga - foul #3 on Doyle Noga, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Claude Burk (PF) Nicholas Block, Stephen Sales, Joshua Barnett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), Ted Scoggins (PF), Donald Bryner (C) Emerson Edwards, James Mota, Lawrence Brown | |
| 04:13 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:13 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Bradley | Martin Osterman (SF), Robert Newsom (C) Robert Hall, Ralph Hickman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Robert Newsom is hacked by Doyle Noga - foul #4 on Doyle Noga, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Bradley | Stephen Sales (SF) Martin Osterman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Robert Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Robert Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Newsom (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cureton (fresh) PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 67-62 |
| 03:05 | Bradley | Claude Burk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 67-65 |
| 02:48 | Bradley | David Keese is hacked by Donald Bryner - foul #2 on Donald Bryner, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joshua Barnett (PF), Ralph Hickman (C) Claude Burk, Robert Newsom | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), James Mota (C) Steven Tyler, Donald Bryner | |
| 02:48 | Bradley | David Keese misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:48 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Bradley | Claude Burk (PF) Joshua Barnett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Doyle Noga (SF) Emerson Edwards, James Cureton | |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ted Scoggins | 68-67 |
| 01:50 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 68-67 |
| 01:48 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman tips it in | 70-67 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | James Mota knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Steven Tyler and he's fouled by Claude Burk - foul #3 on Claude Burk, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) Ted Scoggins | |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:15 | Bradley | The jump hook by Ralph Hickman is blocked by Donald Bryner | 70-70 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | James Mota tips it but misses | 70-70 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga tips it home | 70-72 |
| 00:49 | Bradley | Stephen Sales misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | James Mota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Keese | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on James Mota - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Bradley calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | David Keese misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-74 |