| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dave Tannehill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas McGlathery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Covington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Bradt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Simba Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Mullins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Skiles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Capo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Clouser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Michael Covington - foul #2 on Michael Covington, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:14 | Bradley | Roy Capo makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery is hacked by Bob Clouser - foul #2 on Bob Clouser, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 18:29 | Bradley | Alton Bradt swats the short shot by Ralph Skiles | 47-43 |
| 18:27 | Bradley | Bob Clouser tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Raymond Dudley (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) John Page, Thomas McGlathery, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG), Stanley Rachel (SG), Joseph Hines (PF), Walter Vanegas (C) Simba Abdulkarim, Chris Mullins, Roy Capo, Bob Clouser | |
| 17:50 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Domenic Bruno and he's hacked by Raymond Dudley - foul #3 on Raymond Dudley, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery (SF) Raymond Dudley | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 17:50 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 17:34 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 17:31 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Horne - foul #3 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Jonathan Horne | |
| Subs | Bradley | Dwayne Minix (SG) Ralph Skiles | |
| 17:09 | Bradley | Stanley Rachel loses the dribble to Kim Angleberger | 47-48 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 47-48 |
| 16:48 | Bradley | Walter Vanegas grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 16:44 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 16:42 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Stanley Rachel blows the wide open layup | 47-48 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | John Page misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 16:08 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 15:53 | Bradley | Dwayne Minix connects on the open fadeaway from the left side set up by Domenic Bruno | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dave Tannehill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas McGlathery (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kim Angleberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Domenic Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Minix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Rachel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Vanegas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery's pass is intercepted by Domenic Bruno | 47-50 |
| 15:07 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski is fouled on the floor by Walter Vanegas - foul #2 on Walter Vanegas, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Raymond Dudley (SG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF), Alton Bradt (C) John Page, Dave Tannehill, Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim (PG), Chris Mullins (SG), Ralph Skiles (SF), Roy Capo (PF), Bob Clouser (C) Domenic Bruno, Dwayne Minix, Stanley Rachel, Joseph Hines, Walter Vanegas | |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Horne | 49-50 |
| 14:19 | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 14:17 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 14:04 | Bradley | Bob Clouser drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Simba Abdulkarim | 49-53 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Dudley | 52-53 |
| 13:20 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles knocks in the floater from the right block | 52-55 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Horne | 54-55 |
| 13:04 | Bradley | Chris Mullins is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Mullins, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Dave Tannehill (SG), Bert Katz (C) Jonathan Horne, Raymond Dudley, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Bradley | Lyle Rose (C) Bob Clouser | |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | John Page comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Capo - foul #3 on Roy Capo, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | John Page misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | John Page misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:47 | Bradley | Lyle Rose gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 12:20 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Roy Capo | 54-57 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 11:55 | Bradley | Roy Capo gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 11:52 | Bradley | Lyle Rose is hacked by Bert Katz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bert Katz, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (PG), Alton Bradt (C) John Page, Bert Katz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (SG), Stanley Rachel (SF), Bob Clouser (C) Chris Mullins, Ralph Skiles, Lyle Rose | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Tannehill (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Covington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alton Bradt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Simba Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Rachel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Capo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bob Clouser (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Bradley | Alton Bradt steals it from Bob Clouser | 54-57 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill is hacked by Roy Capo - foul #4 on Roy Capo, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Dave Tannehill | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Hines (PF) Roy Capo | |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Michael Covington grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 10:29 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 10:28 | Illinois State | Michael Covington pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | Michael Covington misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 10:10 | Illinois State | Michael Covington gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:59 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Simba Abdulkarim | 56-57 |
| 09:54 | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | Michael Covington grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 09:09 | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by John Page - foul #3 on John Page, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Dave Tannehill (SG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Bert Katz (C) John Page, Raymond Dudley, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Bradley | Chris Mullins (SG), Ralph Skiles (SF), Walter Vanegas (PF), Lyle Rose (C) Domenic Bruno, Stanley Rachel, Joseph Hines, Bob Clouser | |
| 08:55 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 08:54 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Simba Abdulkarim | 59-57 |
| 08:34 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 59-57 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Walter Vanegas blocks the short jumper by Dave Tannehill | 59-57 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (PG), Michael Kokocinski (C) Jonathan Horne, Bert Katz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG), Dwayne Minix (SG), Joseph Hines (PF) Simba Abdulkarim, Chris Mullins, Walter Vanegas | |
| 07:43 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Kokocinski | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Dudley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Tannehill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas McGlathery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kim Angleberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Kokocinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Domenic Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Minix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Skiles (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lyle Rose (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Dwayne Minix is called for the reach on Raymond Dudley - foul #2 on Dwayne Minix, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG) Raymond Dudley | |
| Subs | Bradley | Roy Capo (PF), Bob Clouser (C) Joseph Hines, Lyle Rose | |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 59-57 |
| 07:05 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:01 | Bradley | Domenic Bruno hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Skiles | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | John Page is fouled on the floor by Domenic Bruno - foul #1 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Bobby Thomas (SF), Michael Covington (PF), Bert Katz (C) Dave Tannehill, Thomas McGlathery, Kim Angleberger, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Stanley Rachel (PG), Chris Mullins (SG), Richard Kinsman (SF), Walter Vanegas (C) Domenic Bruno, Dwayne Minix, Ralph Skiles, Bob Clouser | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:29 | Bradley | Roy Capo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Bert Katz pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | John Page hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:02 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Roy Capo | 61-60 |
| 05:58 | Bradley | Stanley Rachel is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Horne - foul #4 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley (PG), Dave Tannehill (SG), Alton Bradt (C) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Bert Katz | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bob Clouser (C) Walter Vanegas | |
| 05:42 | Bradley | Stanley Rachel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 05:41 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Kinsman | 61-60 |
| 05:30 | Bradley | Chris Mullins is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bob Clouser and the foul's on Dave Tannehill - foul #2 on Dave Tannehill, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger (PF) Michael Covington | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Skiles (SF) Richard Kinsman | |
| 05:30 | Bradley | Chris Mullins makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Alton Bradt connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | Bradley | Chris Mullins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery (SF) Bobby Thomas | |
| Subs | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim (PG), Dwayne Minix (SG), Lyle Rose (C) Stanley Rachel, Chris Mullins, Bob Clouser | |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery hits a jumper from the right side set up by Dave Tannehill | 65-63 |
| 04:42 | Bradley | Roy Capo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 65-63 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Kim Angleberger tips it in | 67-63 |
| 04:15 | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim's pass is intercepted by Kim Angleberger in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 03:56 | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 03:39 | Bradley | Thomas McGlathery steals the ball from Lyle Rose | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Dudley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Tannehill (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas McGlathery (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kim Angleberger (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alton Bradt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Simba Abdulkarim (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Minix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Skiles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Capo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lyle Rose (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Raymond Dudley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas McGlathery | 69-63 |
| 03:25 | Bradley | Thomas McGlathery takes the ball from Dwayne Minix in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ralph Skiles - foul #1 on Ralph Skiles, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Michael Covington (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) Raymond Dudley, Kim Angleberger, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG), Chris Mullins (SG), Stanley Rachel (SF), Joseph Hines (PF), Bob Clouser (C) Simba Abdulkarim, Dwayne Minix, Ralph Skiles, Roy Capo, Lyle Rose | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Thomas McGlathery makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Bradley | Joseph Hines is fouled on the floor by Thomas McGlathery - foul #2 on Thomas McGlathery, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Bobby Thomas (SF) Dave Tannehill, Thomas McGlathery | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 02:51 | Bradley | Joseph Hines makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:51 | Bradley | Joseph Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-65 |
| 02:21 | Bradley | Joseph Hines gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Chris Mullins can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 02:03 | Bradley | Joseph Hines tips it back up and in | 71-67 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | John Page is hacked by Domenic Bruno - foul #2 on Domenic Bruno, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dave Tannehill (SG), Alton Bradt (C) Jonathan Horne, Michael Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Bradley | Simba Abdulkarim (PG), Ralph Skiles (SF), Roy Capo (PF) Domenic Bruno, Stanley Rachel, Joseph Hines | |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | John Page makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:33 | Bradley | Chris Mullins misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Bobby Thomas | 73-67 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ralph Skiles - foul #2 on Ralph Skiles, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles blows the layup | 74-67 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas grabs the board | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Simba Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Simba Abdulkarim, team foul #11 | 74-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Chris Mullins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Simba Abdulkarim - foul #3 on Simba Abdulkarim, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Bobby Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:30 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles is hacked by Bobby Thomas - foul #4 on Bobby Thomas, team foul #9 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (PG), Raymond Dudley (SG), Thomas McGlathery (SF), Kim Angleberger (PF), Michael Kokocinski (C) John Page, Dave Tannehill, Bobby Thomas, Michael Covington, Alton Bradt | |
| Subs | Bradley | Domenic Bruno (PG), Stanley Rachel (SG), Joseph Hines (PF), Walter Vanegas (C) Simba Abdulkarim, Chris Mullins, Roy Capo, Bob Clouser | |
| 00:30 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:30 | Bradley | Ralph Skiles misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne runs out the clock | 78-68 |