| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Christopher Volpe | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | Bradley | Claude Burk banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Hickman | 33-32 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Ralph Hickman - foul #3 on Ralph Hickman, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joshua Barnett (C) Ralph Hickman | |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:08 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances makes the 3rd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:56 | Bradley | Robert Hall knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Burk | 35-34 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Barnett | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Bradley | David Keese pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Bradley | Sam Johnson steps in front of the David Keese pass | 35-34 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson hits the finger roll | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | Bradley | Stephen Sales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 17:31 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 37-34 |
| 17:26 | Bradley | Stephen Sales hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Barnett | 37-36 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Joshua Barnett - foul #1 on Joshua Barnett, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (SF), Joseph Barta (PF), Chester Connery (C) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar, Christopher Volpe | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kenneth Smith (SG) Robert Hall | |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:40 | Bradley | David Keese misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Dewey Lee - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Newsom (C) Claude Burk | |
| 16:40 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:40 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:40 | Bradley | David Keese misses the 3rd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:16 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Joshua Barnett | 39-38 |
| 16:01 | Bradley | Stephen Sales drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Keese | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) PF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Connery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Newsom (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Smith takes the ball from Bennie Ahmad | 39-40 |
| 15:24 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:22 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 42-42 |
| 14:35 | Bradley | Bennie Ahmad steals it from Stephen Sales | 42-42 |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery misses short on a floater in the paint | 42-42 |
| 14:14 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:05 | Bradley | David Keese comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 45-42 |
| 13:28 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 13:27 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett tips it in | 45-44 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chester Connery | 48-44 |
| 12:53 | Bradley | Stephen Sales misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-44 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:43 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Chester Connery | 51-44 |
| 12:26 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Newsom | 51-46 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 12:18 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Stephen Sales | 51-46 |
| 12:02 | Bradley | David Keese knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Johnson | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Barta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Connery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Sales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Barnett (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Newsom (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Bradley | David Keese misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 11:11 | Bradley | Stephen Sales gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 11:02 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Barnett | 54-51 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is whistled for traveling | 54-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson (PG), Arthur Bowen (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), John Cox (C) Sam Johnson, Dewey Lee, Bennie Ahmad, Joseph Barta, Chester Connery | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Block (PG), Robert Hall (SG), Martin Osterman (SF), Claude Burk (PF), Ralph Hickman (C) David Keese, Kenneth Smith, Stephen Sales, Joshua Barnett, Robert Newsom | |
| 10:29 | Bradley | Martin Osterman makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Hall | 54-54 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Claude Burk - foul #2 on Claude Burk, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:53 | Bradley | Nicholas Block comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 09:51 | Bradley | Martin Osterman gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:42 | Bradley | Claude Burk hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 56-57 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Martin Osterman - foul #1 on Martin Osterman, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:21 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:21 | Bradley | Claude Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:15 | Bradley | Robert Hall drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Hickman | 56-60 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar tips it home | 58-60 |
| 08:39 | Bradley | Robert Hall clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 08:38 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Mark Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Bowen | 60-60 |
| 08:10 | Bradley | Nicholas Block misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Morris Frances - foul #3 on Morris Frances, team foul #2 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Christopher Volpe (C) Mark Thompson, Arthur Bowen, John Cox | |
| Subs | Bradley | Stephen Sales (SF) Martin Osterman | |
| 08:10 | Bradley | Nicholas Block makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:10 | Bradley | Nicholas Block makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a 3 from straight away set up by Bennie Ahmad | 63-62 |
| 07:30 | Bradley | Claude Burk loses the dribble to Raymond Collar | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Collar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Nicholas Block (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ralph Hickman - foul #4 on Ralph Hickman, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Joseph Barta (PF) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Robert Newsom (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Nicholas Block, Robert Hall, Claude Burk, Ralph Hickman | |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 07:13 | Bradley | William Hollingsworth pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Dewey Lee - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cox (C) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 06:38 | Bradley | David Keese misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-62 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | John Cox gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:15 | Bradley | The rebound goes to David Keese | 65-62 |
| 06:08 | Bradley | David Keese hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | William Hollingsworth picks off the pass by Christopher Volpe | 65-62 |
| 05:37 | Bradley | Robert Newsom buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Keese | 65-64 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | John Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 05:21 | Bradley | Stephen Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:55 | Bradley | Robert Newsom misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Volpe - foul #2 on Christopher Volpe, team foul #4 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), Chester Connery (C) Sam Johnson, Dewey Lee, Christopher Volpe, John Cox | |
| Subs | Bradley | Nicholas Block (PG), Robert Hall (SG), Ralph Hickman (C) David Keese, Stephen Sales, William Hollingsworth | |
| 04:55 | Bradley | Robert Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:55 | Bradley | Robert Newsom misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta lays it in on a nice dish by Morris Frances | 67-65 |
| 04:22 | Bradley | Kenneth Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Block | 67-68 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG) Joseph Barta | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG), Stephen Sales (SF), Claude Burk (PF) Nicholas Block, Kenneth Smith, Robert Newsom | |
| 03:47 | Bradley | David Keese misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Morris Frances - foul #4 on Morris Frances, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 03:47 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:47 | Bradley | David Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar misses the floater in the paint | 67-70 |
| 03:16 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Ralph Hickman | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Chester Connery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - David Keese (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Sales (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Claude Burk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Hickman (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Bradley | Stephen Sales jams it | 67-72 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-72 |
| 02:40 | Bradley | Stephen Sales snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 02:25 | Bradley | Robert Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | Chester Connery gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-72 |
| 02:05 | Bradley | Claude Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:48 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cox (C) Chester Connery | |
| Subs | Bradley | | |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | John Cox misses badly on a floater from close range | 67-72 |
| 01:25 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:21 | Bradley | Sam Johnson steps in front of the Claude Burk pass | 67-72 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee lays it up and in set up by Sam Johnson | 69-72 |
| 01:09 | Bradley | Robert Hall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 01:07 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman grabs the offensive board | 69-72 |
| 00:52 | Bradley | Robert Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 00:45 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Johnson - foul #2 on Sam Johnson, team foul #6 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Joshua Barnett (C) Ralph Hickman | |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett is fouled on the floor by Dewey Lee - foul #3 on Dewey Lee, team foul #7 | 69-75 |
| 00:41 | Bradley | Joshua Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 00:32 | Bradley | Claude Burk pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:31 | Bradley | Claude Burk is hacked by Sam Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sam Johnson, team foul #8 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Kenneth Smith (PG) David Keese | |
| 00:31 | Bradley | Claude Burk misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 72-75 |
| 00:21 | Bradley | Bradley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | Ralph Hickman (C) Joshua Barnett | |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Claude Burk is hacked by Sam Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Claude Burk makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:20 | Bradley | Claude Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dewey Lee | 75-77 |
| 00:08 | Bradley | Robert Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Dewey Lee - foul #4 on Dewey Lee, team foul #10 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Bradley | David Keese (PG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:08 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:08 | Bradley | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson's pass is intercepted by Ralph Hickman | 75-79 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Ralph Hickman runs out the clock | 75-79 |