| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Spinks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bradley | Allen Larsen inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Bradley | Adam Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:44 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:36 | Bradley | Adam Parker drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Sterling Rupert | 37-29 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Spinks steals it from Angel Russo in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 19:07 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard is fouled on the floor by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:54 | Bradley | Angel Russo steals the ball from Antonio Pickard | 37-29 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Angel Russo | 37-31 |
| 18:47 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert scores on a shot near the basket and he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 18:47 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Angel Russo, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| 18:09 | Bradley | Allen Larsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler is fouled on the floor by Adam Parker - foul #3 on Adam Parker, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (C) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Earl Ward is called for the reach on Rafael Ressler - foul #2 on Earl Ward, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SG), Richard Maki (C) Sterling Rupert, Clifton Spinks, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (C) Robert Wheless | |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-31 |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Earl Ward gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Richard Maki misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #3 on James Gregory, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Ronald Brandon (C) Allen Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, James Gregory | |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Richard Maki makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:00 | Bradley | Richard Maki makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio is called for 3 seconds | 41-31 |
| 16:39 | Bradley | Charles Elkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Maki | 44-31 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Elkins | 44-31 |
| 16:03 | Bradley | Richard Maki misses short on a runner from the left block | 44-31 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) SF - Earl Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Brandon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio's floater is tipped away by Richard Maki | 44-31 |
| 15:41 | Bradley | Ronald Brandon grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 15:35 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 15:34 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley tips it home | 46-31 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG), Allen Larsen (SF), Antonio Pickard (PF), Adam Parker (C) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley, Earl Ward, Richard Maki, Ronald Brandon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith, John Collier | |
| 15:11 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Larsen and the foul's on James Gregory - foul #4 on James Gregory, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF) James Gregory | |
| 15:11 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Parker - foul #4 on Adam Parker, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (C) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 14:45 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| 14:27 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks is denied on a dunk by Robert Wheless | 49-32 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo misses the easy layup | 49-32 |
| 14:13 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 13:50 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard drills a jumper from the left side | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy travels with the ball | 51-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Maki (C) Allen Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PF) Frederick Smith | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:11 | Bradley | Rafael Ressler steals it from Antonio Pickard | 51-32 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless lays it up and in | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:36 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert is hacked by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #6 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SG), Allen Larsen (SF), Ronald Brandon (C) Sterling Rupert, Clifton Spinks, Earl Ward, Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Wheless | |
| 12:26 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 12:24 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley tips it back up and in | 53-34 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-34 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | John Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Maki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Brandon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) C - John Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 11:19 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez's floater is tipped away by Ronald Brandon | 53-40 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | John Collier grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Ernesto Gutierrez and he's fouled by Richard Maki - foul #3 on Richard Maki, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG), Antonio Pickard (PF), Earl Ward (C) Charles Elkins, Allen Larsen, Richard Maki, Ronald Brandon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Thomas Jones, John Collier | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:04 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 10:03 | Bradley | Earl Ward can't tip it in | 53-43 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mauricio | 53-43 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless tips it in | 53-45 |
| 09:15 | Bradley | Angel Russo steals the ball from Clifton Spinks | 53-45 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio dunks the ball on a great pass from Angel Russo | 53-47 |
| 09:00 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:59 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Spinks is called for the reach on Angel Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Spinks, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Allen Larsen (SF) Earnest Ripley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 08:42 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Antonio Pickard | 55-47 |
| 08:18 | Bradley | Robert Wheless is called for the reach on Antonio Pickard - foul #1 on Robert Wheless, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG) Sterling Rupert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), John Collier (C) Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Wheless | |
| 08:18 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Collier | 55-49 |
| 07:36 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | John Collier pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifton Spinks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Samuel Thomas, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Wood (SG), Richard Maki (PF), Adam Parker (C) Clifton Spinks, Antonio Pickard, Earl Ward | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), James Gregory (PF) Angel Russo, John Collier | |
| 07:17 | Bradley | Charles Elkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF) Ernesto Gutierrez, Thomas Jones | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rafael Ressler | 55-52 |
| 06:42 | Bradley | Richard Maki hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Wood | 57-52 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler is hacked by Charles Elkins - foul #1 on Charles Elkins, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Earnest Ripley (SF) Nicholas Wood, Allen Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Thomas, Frederick Smith | |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Adam Parker swats the short shot by Robert Wheless | 57-52 |
| 06:07 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:02 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley is fouled on the floor by Rafael Ressler - foul #1 on Rafael Ressler, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Bradley | Clifton Spinks (SG), Earl Ward (PF) Charles Elkins, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:02 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:02 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless lays it up and in on a great pass from Angel Russo | 59-54 |
| 05:27 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert misses the jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Bradley | Antonio Pickard (PF), Richard Maki (C) Earnest Ripley, Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Jeffrey Mauricio (PF) Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory | |
| 04:46 | Bradley | Earl Ward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mauricio | 59-54 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mauricio | 59-57 |
| 03:59 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Maki - foul #4 on Richard Maki, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG), Earnest Ripley (SG), Allen Larsen (SF), Adam Parker (C) Sterling Rupert, Clifton Spinks, Earl Ward, Richard Maki | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), James Gregory (PF) Angel Russo, Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Charles Elkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earnest Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Wheless (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Bradley | Earnest Ripley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Pickard | 62-59 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 03:04 | Bradley | Charles Elkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 03:03 | Bradley | Adam Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:58 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the dunk | 62-61 |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:56 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG), Clifton Spinks (SG) Charles Elkins, Earnest Ripley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Thomas Jones | |
| 02:39 | Bradley | Allen Larsen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 02:08 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Antonio Pickard | 62-61 |
| 01:43 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard loses the dribble to Robert Wheless | 62-61 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| 01:00 | Bradley | Adam Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 62-61 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Adam Parker pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Bradley | Rafael Ressler is called for the reach on Clifton Spinks - foul #2 on Rafael Ressler, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Angel Russo | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | Bradley | Bradley calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks misses the halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Spinks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory drills a floater in the lane | 64-66 |
| 04:32 | Bradley | Allen Larsen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 04:07 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 03:47 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-66 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Patrick Kennedy | 64-68 |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #5 on James Gregory, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Bradley | Charles Elkins (PG) Sterling Rupert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PF), John Collier (C) James Gregory, Robert Wheless | |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:09 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 02:53 | Bradley | Adam Parker grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 02:28 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Elkins | 67-68 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Bradley | Sterling Rupert (PG) Charles Elkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Antonio Pickard is called for the reach on Rafael Ressler - foul #2 on Antonio Pickard, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:18 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Antonio Pickard | 67-68 |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Allen Larsen knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Spinks | 69-68 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless (C) John Collier | |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Allen Larsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 01:24 | Bradley | Antonio Pickard tips it but misses | 69-68 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Adam Parker steals it from Robert Wheless | 69-68 |
| 01:02 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Pickard | 72-68 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Sterling Rupert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Spinks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Larsen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Antonio Pickard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Adam Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Parker - foul #5 on Adam Parker, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earl Ward (C) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:39 | Bradley | Earl Ward gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Bradley | Allen Larsen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:18 | Bradley | Allen Larsen misses the tip | 72-69 |
| 00:16 | Bradley | Clifton Spinks tips it home | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith's pass is intercepted by Allen Larsen | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert is hacked by Angel Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angel Russo, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Bradley | Earnest Ripley (PF) Antonio Pickard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:07 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy is hacked by Earnest Ripley - foul #1 on Earnest Ripley, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Bradley | Antonio Pickard (PF) Earnest Ripley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Sterling Rupert runs out the clock | 76-71 |