| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jack Hansen (fresh) SG - Gregory Johns (fresh) SF - Justin Felice (fresh) PF - Carmelo Harville (fresh) C - Robert Petty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) PF - Kevin Richardson (fresh) C - Edward Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bradley | Bradley is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Bradley | The rebound goes to Carmelo Harville | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Bradley | Robert Petty clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Bradley | Gregory Johns snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Bradley | Gregory Johns buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Larry Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | Bradley | Robert Petty loses the dribble to Edward Johnson | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Richard Becnel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Felice - foul #1 on Justin Felice, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Richard Becnel makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:02 | Bradley | Carmelo Harville grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:40 | Bradley | The short jumper by Carmelo Harville is denied by Edward Johnson | 3-1 |
| 17:39 | Bradley | Robert Petty pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:11 | Bradley | Jack Hansen is whistled for a carry | 3-1 |
| Subs | Bradley | Danny Gale (PG), Edwin Lee (SG), Richard Goggans (SF), Anthony Burt (PF), David Andrews (C) Jack Hansen, Gregory Johns, Justin Felice, Carmelo Harville, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-1 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Robert Patterson grabs the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Robert Patterson misses the jump hook in the lane | 3-1 |
| 16:26 | Bradley | Danny Gale grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 16:04 | Bradley | David Andrews makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Anthony Burt | 5-1 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Danny Gale (fresh) SG - Edwin Lee (fresh) SF - Richard Goggans (fresh) PF - Anthony Burt (fresh) C - David Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) PF - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Richard Becnel connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Johnson | 5-4 |
| 15:09 | Bradley | Anthony Burt scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Goggans | 7-4 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Richard Becnel is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burt - foul #1 on Anthony Burt, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jack Hansen (PG), Gregory Johns (SG), Robert Petty (C) Danny Gale, Edwin Lee, Richard Goggans | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), Robert Lamphere (SG), George Britt (SF), Newton Ingram (PF), James Chrzanowski (C) Richard Becnel, Larry Griffin, Robert Patterson, Kevin Richardson, Edward Johnson | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Newton Ingram travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Justin Felice (SF), Carmelo Harville (PF) Anthony Burt, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:19 | Bradley | Gregory Johns misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Robert Lamphere gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Gregory Johns steps in front of the George Britt pass | 7-4 |
| 13:37 | Bradley | Gregory Johns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Robert Lamphere gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Carmelo Harville is called for the reach on Robert Lamphere - foul #1 on Carmelo Harville, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Bradley | Edwin Lee (SG), Anthony Burt (SF), Robert Petty (C) Gregory Johns, Justin Felice, Carmelo Harville | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Larry Griffin (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Edward Johnson (C) James Brown, Robert Lamphere, George Britt, James Chrzanowski | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Robert Patterson tips it in | 7-6 |
| 12:22 | Bradley | Jack Hansen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Newton Ingram | 7-6 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Newton Ingram drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Griffin | 7-8 |
| 11:57 | Bradley | David Andrews misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-8 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Newton Ingram pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jack Hansen (fresh) SG - Edwin Lee (fresh) SF - Anthony Burt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Petty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Newton Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses the fadeaway from the left block | 7-8 |
| 11:50 | Bradley | Robert Petty grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 11:44 | Bradley | Robert Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bradley | Richard Goggans (PG), Gregory Johns (SG), Justin Felice (SF), Carmelo Harville (PF) Jack Hansen, Edwin Lee, Anthony Burt, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Richardson (PF) Newton Ingram | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Larry Griffin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 11:08 | Bradley | Gregory Johns makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Richard Becnel knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Richardson | 10-13 |
| 10:23 | Bradley | Justin Felice can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:21 | Bradley | Robert Petty tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Carmelo Harville steals it from Robert Patterson | 12-13 |
| 09:52 | Bradley | Gregory Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Robert Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 12-15 |
| 08:54 | Bradley | Justin Felice loses the dribble to Robert Patterson | 12-15 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Larry Griffin buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Becnel | 12-18 |
| 08:29 | Bradley | Robert Patterson steps in front of the Justin Felice pass | 12-18 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Robert Patterson misses the lay-in | 12-18 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 12-18 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Larry Griffin scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin Richardson | 12-20 |
| 07:32 | Bradley | Gregory Johns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Larry Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Richard Goggans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Johns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Felice (fairly fresh) PF - Carmelo Harville (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Griffin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Larry Griffin is called for traveling | 12-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Jack Hansen (PG), Edwin Lee (SG), Anthony Burt (PF), David Andrews (C) Richard Goggans, Justin Felice, Carmelo Harville, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), Robert Lamphere (SG), George Britt (SF), Newton Ingram (PF), James Chrzanowski (C) Richard Becnel, Larry Griffin, Robert Patterson, Kevin Richardson, Edward Johnson | |
| 07:03 | Bradley | James Chrzanowski picks off the pass by Edwin Lee | 12-20 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Edwin Lee is called for the reach on George Britt - foul #1 on Edwin Lee, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Anthony Burt steals the ball from Newton Ingram | 12-20 |
| 06:13 | Bradley | Gregory Johns loses the ball out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carmelo Harville (PF) Gregory Johns | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Newton Ingram lays it in and he's fouled by Jack Hansen - foul #1 on Jack Hansen, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Petty (C) Carmelo Harville | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Newton Ingram makes the free throw | 12-23 |
| 05:35 | Bradley | James Brown is called for the reach on Anthony Burt - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Bradley | Justin Felice (SF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:16 | Bradley | Justin Felice is fouled on the floor by George Britt - foul #1 on George Britt, team foul #2 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Bradley | Gregory Johns (SF) Justin Felice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG) James Brown | |
| 04:59 | Bradley | Jack Hansen clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-23 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Chrzanowski grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Richard Becnel drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lamphere | 12-25 |
| 04:21 | Bradley | David Andrews hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lamphere - foul #1 on Robert Lamphere, team foul #3 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Petty (C) Gregory Johns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Griffin (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Kevin Richardson (PF) Robert Lamphere, George Britt, James Chrzanowski | |
| 04:21 | Bradley | David Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 04:21 | Bradley | David Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Larry Griffin scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Becnel and the foul's on David Andrews - foul #1 on David Andrews, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carmelo Harville (PF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 03:44 | Bradley | Jack Hansen is hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #4 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Bradley | Robert Petty (C) Carmelo Harville | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Johnson (C) Newton Ingram | |
| 03:23 | Bradley | David Andrews's layup is rejected by Edward Johnson | 14-28 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Richard Becnel grabs the board | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Bradley | PG - Jack Hansen (fresh) SG - Edwin Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Burt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Richard Becnel comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-28 |
| 02:57 | Bradley | David Andrews grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 02:36 | Bradley | Robert Petty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-28 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Larry Griffin pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on David Andrews - foul #2 on David Andrews, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Bradley | Gregory Johns (SG), Justin Felice (SF), Carmelo Harville (C) Edwin Lee, David Andrews, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), Newton Ingram (PF) Richard Becnel, Kevin Richardson | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Larry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Larry Griffin misses the 3rd free throw | 14-30 |
| 02:15 | Bradley | Gregory Johns snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 01:51 | Bradley | Gregory Johns misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Robert Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Edward Johnson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Brown and the foul's on Gregory Johns - foul #1 on Gregory Johns, team foul #8 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Bradley | David Andrews (C) Carmelo Harville | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Lamphere (SG) Larry Griffin | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Edward Johnson makes the free throw | 14-33 |
| 01:06 | Bradley | Gregory Johns misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-33 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Newton Ingram pulls down the rebound | 14-33 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Patterson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Burt - foul #2 on Anthony Burt, team foul #9 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Bradley | Carmelo Harville (PF), Robert Petty (C) Justin Felice, David Andrews | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (PG), Kevin Richardson (PF) James Brown, Edward Johnson | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 14-34 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Robert Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-34 |
| 00:43 | Bradley | Carmelo Harville snags the defensive board | 14-34 |
| 00:17 | Bradley | Newton Ingram picks off the pass by Anthony Burt | 14-34 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Robert Patterson clanks a jumper in the paint | 14-34 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Kevin Richardson tips it back up and in | 14-36 |
| 00:00 | Bradley | Gregory Johns misses the fullcourt shot | 14-36 |