| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Hoagland (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 19:25 | Bradley | James Chacko swats the short shot by Don Duffy | 28-30 |
| 19:24 | Bradley | Peter Sumner pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:58 | Bradley | Jerry Duley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:57 | Bradley | Don Duffy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Bradley | Jerry Duley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Chacko - foul #2 on James Chacko, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | Bradley | Jerry Duley makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:37 | Bradley | Jerry Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Duley - foul #2 on Jerry Duley, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:12 | Bradley | Peter Sumner pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:44 | Bradley | Don Duffy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:27 | Bradley | Don Duffy snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:22 | Bradley | William Collier loses the dribble to Fred Newbold | 28-32 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Hoagland - foul #2 on Paul Hoagland, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (SF) Calvin Wagner | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:07 | Bradley | Don Duffy pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:01 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Grant Glenn, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG) Grant Glenn | |
| Subs | Bradley | Micheal Jester (SF) Peter Sumner | |
| 16:34 | Bradley | James Chacko picks off the pass by Jerry Duley | 28-32 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John is denied on a layup by Jerry Duley | 28-32 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 16:07 | Bradley | Jerry Duley snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 15:51 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Collier | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frankie John (fresh) PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Fred Newbold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - William Collier (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Hoagland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Jester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Duley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Don Duffy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Parker | 30-35 |
| 15:09 | Bradley | Jerry Duley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 33-35 |
| 14:33 | Bradley | Jerry Duley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Sisk | 33-35 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Chacko | 35-35 |
| 14:11 | Bradley | The jump hook by Jerry Duley is blocked by James Chacko | 35-35 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Don Duffy steals the ball from Frankie John | 35-35 |
| 13:33 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:31 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Duley | 35-35 |
| 13:15 | Bradley | Jerry Duley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Jerry Duley - foul #3 on Jerry Duley, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (PG), Grant Glenn (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF), John Schultheis (C) Glen Sisk, Walter Parker, Frankie John, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (PG), Tyson Holiman (SG), Peter Sumner (SF), Melvin Gray (PF), Ryan Carbonell (C) William Collier, Paul Hoagland, Micheal Jester, Jerry Duley, Don Duffy | |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:36 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Schoch and the foul's on John Schultheis - foul #1 on John Schultheis, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams (C) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 12:36 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:07 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Maples | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Maples (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Schultheis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fritz Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jerry Schoch (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tyson Holiman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Peter Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Carbonell (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Bradley | Melvin Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG) Tony Maples | |
| Subs | Bradley | Micheal Jester (C) Melvin Gray | |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Jester denies the turnaround by John Schultheis | 44-38 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Peter Sumner pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Bradley | Peter Sumner misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG) Jerry Schoch | |
| 10:26 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 44-38 |
| 10:25 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:09 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell loses the dribble to Grant Glenn | 44-38 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Grant Glenn | 46-38 |
| 09:48 | Bradley | Grant Glenn is called for the reach on Micheal Jester - foul #2 on Grant Glenn, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Frankie John (SF), James Chacko (PF) Grant Glenn, Calvin Wagner, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Duley (PF), Don Duffy (C) Peter Sumner, Ryan Carbonell | |
| 09:28 | Bradley | William Collier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Duley | 46-41 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 08:49 | Bradley | Don Duffy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 08:48 | Bradley | Jerry Duley tips it in | 49-43 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John is hacked by Micheal Jester - foul #1 on Micheal Jester, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG) Walter Parker | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (SG), Peter Sumner (SF) Tyson Holiman, Micheal Jester | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | William Collier is called for the reach on Frankie John - foul #3 on William Collier, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner (SF) Frankie John | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Schoch (SG) William Collier | |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold is denied on a layup by Jerry Duley | 49-43 |
| 07:59 | Bradley | Jerry Duley grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Don Duffy misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Fred Newbold, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis (C) Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Don Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:52 | Bradley | Don Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk loses the dribble to Paul Hoagland | 49-44 |
| 07:33 | Bradley | Jerry Schoch banks in the layup set up by Paul Hoagland | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - John Schultheis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Paul Hoagland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Schoch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Don Duffy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 07:10 | Bradley | Paul Hoagland grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Peter Sumner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Calvin Wagner - foul #3 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Fred Newbold (C) Glen Sisk, John Schultheis | |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Tyson Holiman (SG), Ryan Carbonell (PF), Micheal Jester (C) Paul Hoagland, Jerry Schoch, Jerry Duley, Don Duffy | |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Peter Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Peter Sumner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:39 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Grant Glenn | 51-47 |
| 06:27 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by William Collier | 51-49 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Calvin Wagner | 53-49 |
| 05:47 | Bradley | Peter Sumner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 05:46 | Bradley | Peter Sumner grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 05:34 | Bradley | Ryan Carbonell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses long on a shot from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 05:18 | Bradley | Micheal Jester grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 05:11 | Bradley | Walter Parker steps in front of the Peter Sumner pass | 53-49 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Jester swats the short shot by Fred Newbold | 53-49 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko loses the ball out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (PF), Fritz Adams (C) Grant Glenn, Calvin Wagner, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jerry Duley (PF), Don Duffy (C) Peter Sumner, Ryan Carbonell | |
| 04:32 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 04:31 | Bradley | William Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | Bradley | William Collier misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fritz Adams | 53-49 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 53-49 |
| 04:04 | Bradley | Don Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:44 | Bradley | The short jumper by Tyson Holiman is denied by Frankie John | 53-49 |
| 03:43 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Don Duffy | 53-49 |
| 03:23 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Collier and the foul's on Fritz Adams - foul #1 on Fritz Adams, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (SG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Walter Parker, John Schultheis, Fritz Adams | |
| Subs | Bradley | Paul Hoagland (PG), Melvin Gray (SF) William Collier, Micheal Jester | |
| 03:23 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Maples (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie John (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Paul Hoagland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyson Holiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Duley (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Don Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 03:00 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF) Tony Maples, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Bradley | William Collier (PG), Peter Sumner (SF) Paul Hoagland, Melvin Gray | |
| 02:36 | Bradley | Don Duffy buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyson Holiman | 55-54 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 58-54 |
| 01:53 | Bradley | Peter Sumner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 01:52 | Bradley | Don Duffy hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Peter Sumner steals it from James Chacko | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Bradley | Don Duffy clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 01:01 | Bradley | Tyson Holiman buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Duley | 58-58 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Peter Sumner - foul #2 on Peter Sumner, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Bradley | Don Duffy hits a runner from close range set up by Tyson Holiman | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Chacko | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | Bradley | Jerry Duley blows the dunk | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn grabs the board | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is fouled in the backcourt by Tyson Holiman - foul #4 on Tyson Holiman, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Bradley calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | William Collier comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold gets the rebound | 63-60 |