| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Pagel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Fiala (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Carbonell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Finch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Reinstein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Frank Finch inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen makes the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Richard Steele - foul #2 on Richard Steele, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:44 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Irvin Henry | 37-34 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Pagel | 39-34 |
| 19:00 | Bradley | Frank Finch's fadeaway is rejected by Irvin Henry | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Irvin Henry's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Reinstein | 39-36 |
| 18:39 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Frank Finch | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Bradley | Chris Hein hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:31 | Bradley | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Bowen | 39-36 |
| 18:24 | Bradley | Chris Hein can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | David Pagel snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Vincent Reinstein picks off the pass by Irvin Henry | 39-36 |
| 17:29 | Bradley | Irvin Henry steals the ball from Chris Hein | 39-36 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Irvin Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox (PG), Brian Annunziata (SG), Brian Fairfield (SF), Lance Bryant (PF) Richard Steele, David Pagel, Wayne Fiala, Michael Carbonell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Lei (PG), Larry Thurston (SG), Jack Wiedman (SF), Robert Theriault (PF), Charles Taylor (C) Thomas Butterfield, Chris Hein, Frank Finch, Jeffery Bowen, Vincent Reinstein | |
| 16:52 | Bradley | Charles Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Irvin Henry - foul #3 on Irvin Henry, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg (C) Irvin Henry | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 16:52 | Bradley | Charles Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:52 | Bradley | Charles Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Taylor, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:00 | Bradley | Robert Theriault is fouled on the floor by Brendon Cox - foul #1 on Brendon Cox, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Michael Carbonell (PF) Brian Annunziata, Lance Bryant | |
| Subs | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein (C) Charles Taylor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brendon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Fairfield (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Carbonell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Denenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Steven Lei (fresh) SG - Larry Thurston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Wiedman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Reinstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Bradley | Michael Carbonell takes the ball from Larry Thurston | 40-37 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Brendon Cox | 42-37 |
| 15:11 | Bradley | Steven Lei knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent Reinstein | 42-39 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell misses long on a jumper from the left block | 42-39 |
| 14:48 | Bradley | Larry Thurston gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:28 | Bradley | Robert Theriault misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell is hacked by Robert Theriault - foul #1 on Robert Theriault, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pagel (PG), Brian Annunziata (SG), Wayne Fiala (SF), Lance Bryant (PF), Irvin Henry (C) Richard Steele, Brendon Cox, Brian Fairfield, Michael Carbonell, Monte Denenberg | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield (PG), Chris Hein (SG), Frank Finch (SF), Jeffery Bowen (PF), Charles Taylor (C) Steven Lei, Larry Thurston, Jack Wiedman, Robert Theriault, Vincent Reinstein | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | David Pagel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lance Bryant | 44-39 |
| 13:29 | Bradley | Chris Hein misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 13:28 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:09 | Bradley | Frank Finch loses the dribble to David Pagel | 44-39 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Taylor - foul #2 on Charles Taylor, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Michael Carbonell (PF) Brian Annunziata, Lance Bryant | |
| Subs | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein (C) Charles Taylor | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:20 | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield is hacked by Michael Carbonell - foul #2 on Michael Carbonell, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 11:51 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | David Pagel gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Pagel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Fiala (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Carbonell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Finch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Reinstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Pagel | 48-39 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox (PG), Brian Annunziata (SG), Brian Fairfield (SF) Richard Steele, David Pagel, Wayne Fiala | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Lei (PG), Larry Thurston (SG), Jack Wiedman (SF), Robert Theriault (PF) Thomas Butterfield, Chris Hein, Frank Finch, Jeffery Bowen | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox drills a turnaround from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 10:21 | Bradley | Robert Theriault misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Brian Fairfield - foul #1 on Brian Fairfield, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant (PF), Monte Denenberg (C) Michael Carbonell, Irvin Henry | |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Taylor (C) Vincent Reinstein | |
| 10:21 | Bradley | Robert Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:21 | Bradley | Robert Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG) Brian Annunziata | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 09:49 | Bradley | Robert Theriault misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Taylor is called for the reach on Monte Denenberg - foul #3 on Charles Taylor, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pagel (SG), Wayne Fiala (SF) Brendon Cox, Brian Fairfield | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield (PG), Chris Hein (SG), Frank Finch (SF), Jeffery Bowen (PF) Steven Lei, Larry Thurston, Jack Wiedman, Charles Taylor | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | David Pagel buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Steele | 53-41 |
| 08:59 | Bradley | Frank Finch connects on the runner from close range set up by Jeffery Bowen | 53-43 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala clanks a floater from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 08:43 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:25 | Bradley | Wayne Fiala is called for the reach on Robert Theriault - foul #1 on Wayne Fiala, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox (SG), Michael Carbonell (PF), Irvin Henry (C) Richard Steele, Lance Bryant, Monte Denenberg | |
| Subs | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein (C) Robert Theriault | |
| 08:14 | Bradley | Chris Hein banks in the layup | 53-45 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | David Pagel hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Irvin Henry | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Pagel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brendon Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Fiala (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Carbonell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Finch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Reinstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Bradley | Chris Hein hits the finger roll | 56-47 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Jeffery Bowen - foul #3 on Jeffery Bowen, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG) David Pagel | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Lei (PG), Jack Wiedman (SF), Robert Theriault (PF) Thomas Butterfield, Frank Finch, Jeffery Bowen | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses the free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:15 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Robert Theriault | 58-47 |
| 06:50 | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Fiala - foul #2 on Wayne Fiala, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield (SF) Wayne Fiala | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Thurston (SG) Chris Hein | |
| 06:50 | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:50 | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Lei - foul #3 on Steven Lei, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Carbonell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:10 | Bradley | Larry Thurston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Carbonell | 60-48 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Irvin Henry lays it up and in | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Bradley | Robert Theriault loses the dribble to Irvin Henry | 62-48 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Irvin Henry makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Vincent Reinstein - foul #2 on Vincent Reinstein, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pagel (PG), Brian Annunziata (SG), Wayne Fiala (SF), Lance Bryant (PF) Richard Steele, Brendon Cox, Brian Fairfield, Michael Carbonell | |
| Subs | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield (PG), Chris Hein (SG), Frank Finch (SF), Jeffery Bowen (PF) Steven Lei, Larry Thurston, Jack Wiedman, Vincent Reinstein | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Irvin Henry misses the free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:13 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Robert Theriault | 64-48 |
| 04:51 | Bradley | Lance Bryant is called for the reach on Robert Theriault - foul #1 on Lance Bryant, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg (C) Irvin Henry | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 04:51 | Bradley | Robert Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:51 | Bradley | Robert Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Chris Hein is called for the reach on David Pagel - foul #1 on Chris Hein, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Jack Wiedman (C) Robert Theriault | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | David Pagel makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | David Pagel misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:33 | Bradley | Jack Wiedman grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 04:26 | Bradley | Chris Hein misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by David Pagel - foul #1 on David Pagel, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| 04:26 | Bradley | Chris Hein makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:26 | Bradley | Chris Hein makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Fiala can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 04:06 | Bradley | Jack Wiedman grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 03:49 | Bradley | Chris Hein makes the shot from the right side | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Pagel (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Annunziata (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Fiala (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lance Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Monte Denenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Thomas Butterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Hein (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Finch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Wiedman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata is fouled on the floor by Chris Hein - foul #2 on Chris Hein, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Brendon Cox (SF), Michael Carbonell (PF), Irvin Henry (C) David Pagel, Wayne Fiala, Lance Bryant, Monte Denenberg | |
| Subs | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein (C) Jack Wiedman | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Butterfield, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield (SF) Brian Annunziata | |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Thurston (SG) Chris Hein | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Brendon Cox | 69-54 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Vincent Reinstein connects on the floater from close range set up by Thomas Butterfield | 69-56 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:06 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 01:51 | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses the lay-in | 69-56 |
| 01:35 | Bradley | Jeffery Bowen pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 01:22 | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffery Bowen | 69-58 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Jeffery Bowen swats the shot by Brendon Cox | 69-58 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Irvin Henry misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 00:53 | Bradley | Larry Thurston gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Bradley | Thomas Butterfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata (SG), Lance Bryant (PF), Monte Denenberg (C) Richard Steele, Michael Carbonell, Irvin Henry | |
| Subs | Bradley | Steven Lei (PG), Jack Wiedman (SF), Robert Theriault (PF), Charles Taylor (C) Thomas Butterfield, Frank Finch, Jeffery Bowen, Vincent Reinstein | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lance Bryant, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| 00:12 | Bradley | Larry Thurston misses long on a shot from the right side | 69-58 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox runs out the clock | 69-58 |