| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Matteo (fresh) PF - Julian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | David Matteo inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Valparaiso | David Matteo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 19:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Fred McCormack | 33-29 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Samford | 35-29 |
| 19:27 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:59 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Santos Munsell | 35-31 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Alphonso Bruno and the foul's on Santos Munsell - foul #2 on Santos Munsell, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford misses the free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson misses the shot near the basket | 37-31 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Fausto Esposito is called for the reach on David Matteo - foul #2 on Fausto Esposito, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Pablo Delgado (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG), Roger Salley (SF), Mark Toothman (C) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell, David Matteo, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 17:47 | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joshua Harris | 37-31 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Gilberto Canales | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Predrag Lukaszewski takes the ball from Roger Salley in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski blows the dunk but the foul's on Cecil Cunningham - foul #1 on Cecil Cunningham, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson | |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley misses long on a jumper in the lane | 39-31 |
| 16:36 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:17 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Julian Robinson, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joshua Harris, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Matteo (PF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Julian Robinson, Mark Toothman | |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford is called for 5 seconds | 39-31 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 15:49 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Salley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Matteo (fresh) C - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Arthur Samford | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG), Shane Sanderlin (SF) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell, Roger Salley | |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Fred McCormack is called for the reach on Cecil Cunningham - foul #1 on Fred McCormack, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter (PF) Fred McCormack | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson (PF) David Matteo | |
| 15:01 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson drills a jumper from close range | 39-33 |
| 14:50 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 14:47 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham is hacked by Joseph Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF) Joseph Brown, Gilberto Canales, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman (C) Kenneth Wagner | |
| 14:32 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman's layup is rejected by Pablo Delgado | 41-33 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Mark Toothman is called for the reach on Pablo Delgado - foul #1 on Mark Toothman, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Juan Blanco (C) Alphonso Bruno, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Salley (PF) Julian Robinson | |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris dunks the ball | 43-33 |
| 14:12 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Samford - foul #3 on Arthur Samford, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| 13:55 | Valparaiso | Arthur Samford takes the ball from Shane Sanderlin | 43-33 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-33 |
| 13:47 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin gets the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Austin Wilson | 43-35 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Pablo Delgado, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Arthur Samford, Joshua Harris, Pablo Delgado, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), David Matteo (PF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson, Shane Sanderlin, Mark Toothman | |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-35 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 12:24 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin (SF) Roger Salley | |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Alphonso Bruno and he's hacked by David Matteo - foul #1 on David Matteo, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 46-35 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Sanderlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Matteo (fresh) C - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-35 |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Shane Sanderlin | 46-35 |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson lays it in set up by Shane Sanderlin | 46-37 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales is fouled on the floor by Shane Sanderlin - foul #4 on Shane Sanderlin, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG), Roger Salley (SF), Julian Robinson (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell, Shane Sanderlin, David Matteo, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by Julian Robinson | 46-37 |
| 09:53 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Cecil Cunningham steps in front of the Leroy Nutter pass | 46-37 |
| 09:16 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brown picks off the pass by Mark Toothman | 46-37 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-37 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado tips it home | 48-37 |
| 08:48 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-37 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Roger Salley is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Roger Salley, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Juan Blanco (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joshua Harris, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), Kenneth Wagner (C) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson, Mark Toothman | |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:33 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack misses the easy layup | 50-37 |
| 08:01 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson blows the wide open dunk | 50-37 |
| 07:41 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner tips it in | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fred McCormack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Juan Blanco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Salley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julian Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-39 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 07:02 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-39 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Juan Blanco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Pablo Delgado (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson (SG), Shane Sanderlin (SF), David Matteo (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Santos Munsell, Roger Salley, Julian Robinson, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 06:20 | Valparaiso | David Matteo pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson is fouled on the floor by Pablo Delgado - foul #3 on Pablo Delgado, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Harris (SF) Gilberto Canales | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Shane Sanderlin - foul #5 on Shane Sanderlin, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG) Pablo Delgado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson (PF) Shane Sanderlin | |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | David Matteo grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Predrag Lukaszewski - foul #1 on Predrag Lukaszewski, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Nutter | 51-41 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Samford | 53-41 |
| 04:58 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Fred McCormack (PF) Predrag Lukaszewski, Leroy Nutter, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell (SG), Roger Salley (SF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Austin Wilson, David Matteo, Mark Toothman | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Salley - foul #2 on Roger Salley, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF) Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG) Cecil Cunningham | |
| 04:39 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:39 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 04:26 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell snags the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 04:12 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 55-43 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Julian Robinson steals the ball from Joshua Harris | 55-43 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Leroy Nutter (C) Joseph Brown, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Roger Salley steals the ball from Gilberto Canales | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Pablo Delgado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leroy Nutter (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Salley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Julian Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Alphonso Bruno is called for the reach on Dennis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred McCormack (PF) Pablo Delgado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Matteo (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Julian Robinson, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack blows the layup | 55-45 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 02:44 | Valparaiso | Leroy Nutter swats the short shot by Roger Salley | 55-45 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gilberto Canales | 58-45 |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gilberto Canales | 61-45 |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Bruno - foul #5 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #10 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell | |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Toothman - foul #2 on Mark Toothman, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:09 | Valparaiso | Joshua Harris steals the ball from Cecil Cunningham | 63-47 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses the easy layup | 63-47 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Roger Salley gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Austin Wilson is denied by Leroy Nutter | 65-47 |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | David Matteo tips it home | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski runs out the clock | 65-49 |