| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) SG - Nick Caves (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) SG - Clifton Spinks (fresh) SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) C - Adam Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Bradley | Adam Parker buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sterling Rupert and he's fouled by Roger Leader - foul #1 on Roger Leader, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Bradley | Adam Parker makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Nick Caves scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Roger Leader | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Firth - foul #1 on Joseph Firth, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Bradley | Adam Parker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Bradley | Adam Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert buries a shot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Joseph Firth tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:56 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | Bradley | Adam Parker can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Nick Caves grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | The jump hook by Nick Caves is blocked by Adam Parker | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Bradley | Adam Parker misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Leader - foul #2 on Roger Leader, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (SF), Salvador Espinoza (PF) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SG), Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF) Sterling Rupert, Clifton Spinks, Allen Larsen, Antonio Pickard | |
| 17:05 | Bradley | Adam Parker makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Bradley | Adam Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronald Brandon (C) Adam Parker | |
| 16:34 | Bradley | Richard Maki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza is denied on a layup by Ronald Brandon | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Bradley | Salvador Espinoza picks off the pass by Earnest Ripley | 4-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) SF - Earl Ward (fresh) PF - Richard Maki (fresh) C - Ronald Brandon (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Joseph Firth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nick Caves | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley is hacked by Tommy McComack - foul #1 on Tommy McComack, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), James Grimaldi (SG), Anthony Scott (SF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Nicholas Wood (SG), Allen Larsen (SF) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Richard Maki | |
| 15:04 | Bradley | Allen Larsen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Wood | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Anthony Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | William Pfeil tips it in | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (SF) Salvador Espinoza | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG), Antonio Pickard (PF), Adam Parker (C) Bobby Nealy, Nicholas Wood, Earl Ward, Ronald Brandon | |
| 14:12 | UTEP | James Grimaldi can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Pickard - foul #1 on Antonio Pickard, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | James Grimaldi misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | James Grimaldi misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:52 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:34 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert tips it in | 9-11 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | William Pfeil knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Salvatore Pacheco | 11-11 |
| 13:08 | Bradley | Allen Larsen is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Vidaurri - foul #1 on Joseph Vidaurri, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Salvador Espinoza (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, James Grimaldi, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Earl Ward (PF), Richard Maki (C) Sterling Rupert, Allen Larsen, Antonio Pickard, Adam Parker | |
| 12:52 | Bradley | Richard Maki misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 11-11 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 12:27 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:09 | Bradley | Tommy McComack steals it from Clifton Spinks | 11-11 |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Richard Maki is called for the reach on Joseph Vidaurri - foul #1 on Richard Maki, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Salvador Espinoza | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Antonio Pickard (PF), Adam Parker (C) Charles Elkins, Clifton Spinks, Earl Ward | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (tiring) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Maki (fresh) PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) C - Adam Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Nick Caves is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG), William Pfeil (C) Nick Caves, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (SG), Allen Larsen (SF) Earnest Ripley, Richard Maki | |
| 11:07 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Firth, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Salvador Espinoza (PF) Joseph Firth, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG) Nicholas Wood | |
| 10:32 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Pfeil - foul #1 on William Pfeil, team foul #8 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (C) Adam Parker | |
| 10:32 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:32 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Sterling Rupert is called for the reach on Salvatore Pacheco - foul #1 on Sterling Rupert, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF), Tommy McComack (C) James Grimaldi, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Bradley | Earnest Ripley (SG), Richard Maki (PF), Ronald Brandon (C) Sterling Rupert, Allen Larsen, Antonio Pickard | |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Earl Ward - foul #1 on Earl Ward, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG), Adam Parker (C) Charles Elkins, Earl Ward, Ronald Brandon | |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:14 | Bradley | Adam Parker snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 09:12 | Bradley | Nick Caves is called for the reach on Clifton Spinks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nick Caves, team foul #9 | 11-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG), Anthony Scott (PF) Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:12 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 11-12 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Tommy McComack hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 11-12 |
| 08:55 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:51 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Antonio Pickard (PF) Richard Maki | |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Tommy McComack connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Grimaldi | 13-12 |
| 08:13 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifton Spinks | 13-14 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the runner in the lane | 13-14 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Anthony Scott tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 07:46 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 07:27 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Scott - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #10 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Charles Elkins (SG), Allen Larsen (SF), Earl Ward (C) Bobby Nealy, Clifton Spinks, Earnest Ripley, Adam Parker | |
| 07:27 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:27 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:27 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Grimaldi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Scott (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Elkins (fresh) SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Ward (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Maki (C) Antonio Pickard | |
| 06:40 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 15-15 |
| 05:59 | Bradley | Salvador Espinoza is called for the reach on Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #11 | 15-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, James Grimaldi, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clifton Spinks (SG), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, Richard Maki | |
| 05:59 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:59 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | Joseph Firth buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Nick Caves | 17-16 |
| 05:23 | Bradley | Allen Larsen hits a turnaround from close range set up by Clifton Spinks | 17-18 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Tommy McComack connects on the runner from the right block set up by Joseph Firth | 19-18 |
| 05:01 | Bradley | Joseph Firth steals it from Charles Elkins in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Earl Ward - foul #2 on Earl Ward, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Earnest Ripley (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF) Charles Elkins, Allen Larsen, Earl Ward | |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:17 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 03:53 | Bradley | Adam Parker gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 03:40 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Earnest Ripley | 20-22 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Roger Leader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvador Espinoza, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (SF), Richard Maki (PF), Ronald Brandon (C) Clifton Spinks, Antonio Pickard, Adam Parker | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Ward (fresh) PF - Richard Maki (fresh) C - Ronald Brandon (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Joseph Firth - foul #3 on Joseph Firth, team foul #12 | 20-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Joseph Firth | |
| Subs | Bradley | Bobby Nealy (PG), Allen Larsen (SF) Sterling Rupert, Ronald Brandon | |
| 03:07 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | William Pfeil is denied on a layup by Richard Maki | 20-26 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Richard Maki | 20-26 |
| 02:19 | Bradley | Richard Maki clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-26 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Nick Caves comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Maki - foul #2 on Richard Maki, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Nicholas Wood (SG), Antonio Pickard (PF) Bobby Nealy, Earnest Ripley, Earl Ward | |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Nick Caves is called for the reach on Sterling Rupert - foul #3 on Nick Caves, team foul #13 | 22-26 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG), Tommy McComack (C) Nick Caves, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (SG), Ronald Brandon (C) Nicholas Wood, Richard Maki | |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Grimaldi | 24-28 |
| 01:01 | Bradley | Charles Elkins is hacked by Salvador Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #14 | 24-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Clifton Spinks (SG), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, Ronald Brandon | |
| 01:01 | Bradley | Charles Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:01 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Tommy McComack buries a fadeaway from the right block | 26-29 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Tommy McComack hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | Bradley | Adam Parker snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Adam Parker clanks a fullcourt shot | 26-29 |