| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Michael Bonetti (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Magill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joey McWard | 38-37 |
| 19:14 | Bradley | Milton Hansen knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Barnes | 40-37 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 18:57 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 18:33 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-37 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Milton Hansen steps in front of the Darrel Guajardo pass | 40-37 |
| 18:03 | Bradley | Joey McWard swats the layup by Milton Hansen | 40-37 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce hits the finger roll set up by Virgilio Bruno and he's hacked by Mark Magill - foul #2 on Mark Magill, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 17:20 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo loses the dribble to Robert Barnes | 42-37 |
| 16:50 | Bradley | Milton Hansen misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Patino - foul #1 on Eugene Patino, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Worth (PF) Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Joe Clarke (SG), Scott Sterrett (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Mark Magill | |
| 16:50 | Bradley | Milton Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:50 | Bradley | Milton Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss double dribbles | 44-37 |
| 16:17 | Bradley | Joseph Worth misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Clarke - foul #1 on Joe Clarke, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Larry Creighton (SG), Clarence Sweat (C) Virgilio Bruno, Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:17 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:17 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett blows the layup but he's fouled by Milton Hansen - foul #3 on Milton Hansen, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington (PG), Robert Barnes (PF) Michael Bonetti, Clarence Sweat | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie (C) Leonard Hoffman | |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:55 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Joseph Worth | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Wilbert Harrington (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Creighton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Charlie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Sterrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington is fouled on the floor by Charlie Smith - foul #2 on Charlie Smith, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Martin Jenkins (SF) Milton Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | Bradley | Robert Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 15:22 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SG), Andrew Pierce (C) Wilbert Harrington, Martin Jenkins, Joseph Worth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Charlie Smith, Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Walter Moss | |
| 14:44 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino is hacked by Robert Barnes - foul #1 on Robert Barnes, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Milton Hansen (SF) Larry Creighton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 13:48 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:42 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Bonetti | 50-38 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard is whistled for a carry | 50-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Joseph Worth (PF) Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:56 | Bradley | Joseph Worth misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eugene Patino - foul #2 on Eugene Patino, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington (PG) Michael Bonetti | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 12:56 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:56 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Pierce swats the shot by Walter Moss | 52-38 |
| 12:41 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 12:23 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Virgilio Bruno | 54-38 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Magill | 54-40 |
| 11:59 | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 11:58 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno snags the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 11:42 | Bradley | Joseph Worth blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joe Clarke - foul #2 on Joe Clarke, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG), Larry Creighton (SG), Robert Barnes (PF) Wilbert Harrington, Virgilio Bruno, Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Alexander Linder, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 11:42 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:42 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Michael Bonetti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Creighton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Worth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Magill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie (C) Mark Magill | |
| 11:06 | Bradley | Jeremy Ritchie swats the layup by Robert Barnes | 56-40 |
| 11:05 | Bradley | Joseph Worth misses the tip | 56-40 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 10:40 | Bradley | Robert Barnes gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:28 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Milton Hansen | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard's layup is rejected by Milton Hansen | 58-40 |
| 10:04 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 09:51 | Bradley | Joseph Worth blows the layup | 58-40 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-40 |
| Subs | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno (SG), Andrew Pierce (C) Milton Hansen, Joseph Worth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Smith (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Joe Clarke, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 09:18 | Bradley | Robert Barnes makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-40 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-40 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill misses the tip | 60-40 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder grabs the offensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Linder | 60-42 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Walter Moss picks off the pass by Larry Creighton | 60-42 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 08:12 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:01 | Bradley | A charge is called on Robert Barnes - foul #2 on Robert Barnes, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington (PG), Milton Hansen (SF), Joseph Worth (PF) Michael Bonetti, Larry Creighton, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Charlie Smith, Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 07:49 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 07:32 | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Ritchie | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Wilbert Harrington (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Worth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alexander Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Pierce blocks the jumper by Jeremy Ritchie | 60-42 |
| 07:21 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 07:05 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno is fouled on the floor by Darrel Guajardo - foul #1 on Darrel Guajardo, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Michael Bonetti (PG) Wilbert Harrington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG) Alexander Linder | |
| 07:05 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 07:05 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Worth - foul #2 on Joseph Worth, team foul #4 | 62-42 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:50 | Bradley | Joseph Worth gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 06:29 | Bradley | Joseph Worth's floater is tipped away by Joey McWard | 62-42 |
| 06:28 | Bradley | Joseph Worth tips it in | 64-42 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Worth - foul #3 on Joseph Worth, team foul #5 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Barnes (PF) Joseph Worth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 06:05 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-44 |
| 06:04 | Bradley | Robert Barnes snags the offensive board | 64-44 |
| 05:54 | Bradley | Andrew Pierce blows the layup | 64-44 |
| 05:52 | Bradley | Robert Barnes can't tip it in | 64-44 |
| 05:50 | Bradley | Milton Hansen tips it home | 66-44 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Barnes | 66-44 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard is denied on a layup by Milton Hansen | 66-44 |
| 05:21 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 05:06 | Bradley | Robert Barnes can't finish the layup | 66-44 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 66-44 |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Clarke | 66-44 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 66-44 |
| 04:37 | Bradley | Michael Bonetti grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 04:24 | Bradley | Joe Clarke steps in front of the Michael Bonetti pass | 66-44 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 04:05 | Bradley | Robert Barnes snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| 03:48 | Bradley | Robert Barnes comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 66-44 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard snags the defensive board | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo buries a fadeaway from the right side | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Bradley | Robert Barnes buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Bonetti | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Michael Bonetti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Hansen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Barnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joe Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joey McWard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Patino | 68-48 |
| 02:47 | Bradley | Milton Hansen lays it in on a nice dish by Virgilio Bruno | 70-48 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 70-48 |
| 02:30 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Andrew Pierce | 70-48 |
| 02:24 | Bradley | Milton Hansen loses the dribble to Eugene Patino | 70-48 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 70-48 |
| 02:09 | Bradley | Virgilio Bruno grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 01:55 | Bradley | Milton Hansen is fouled on the floor by Eugene Patino - foul #3 on Eugene Patino, team foul #8 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington (PG), Larry Creighton (SG), Joseph Worth (PF), Clarence Sweat (C) Michael Bonetti, Virgilio Bruno, Robert Barnes, Andrew Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 01:55 | Bradley | Milton Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 01:55 | Bradley | Milton Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill can't finish the layup | 71-48 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the offensive board | 71-48 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Moss | 71-50 |
| 01:03 | Bradley | Joseph Worth makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Wilbert Harrington | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-50 |
| 00:54 | Bradley | Joseph Worth gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Bradley | Joseph Worth dunks the ball | 75-50 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Clarence Sweat is called for the reach on Scott Sterrett - foul #2 on Clarence Sweat, team foul #6 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Bradley | Martin Jenkins (SF) Milton Hansen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-50 |
| 00:24 | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington gets the rebound | 75-50 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Wilbert Harrington runs out the clock | 75-50 |