| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harry Cutshaw (fresh) SG - Eddie Hackbarth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Royce Morin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Wisnosky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brian Aaron (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roy May (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tiernan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan misses the driving attempt in the paint | 37-33 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Roy May grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Aaron | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Cutshaw | 40-36 |
| 18:24 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lester Hiles | 40-38 |
| 18:05 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:04 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw tips it in | 42-38 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles loses the dribble to Harry Cutshaw | 42-38 |
| 17:36 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Royce Morin | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin is fouled on the floor by John Tiernan - foul #3 on John Tiernan, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten (PG), Thomas Jernigan (SG), Phillip Hendon (PF), Robert Alsup (C) Harry Cutshaw, Eddie Hackbarth, Thomas Wisnosky, Robert Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG), Cecil Pry (SG), Bert Couch (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF), John Simpson (C) Brian Aaron, Lester Hiles, Roy May, Wayne Segura, John Tiernan | |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Jernigan | 48-38 |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cecil Pry | 48-41 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Hinton - foul #2 on Steven Hinton, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy May (SF) Bert Couch | |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:53 | Western Illinois | Roy May travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw (PG), Thomas Wisnosky (SF), Robert Johnston (C) Bradley Aten, Royce Morin, Robert Alsup | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), John Tiernan (C) Cecil Pry, John Simpson | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harry Cutshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jernigan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wisnosky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Hendon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steven Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Roy May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Siggers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tiernan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Hinton - foul #3 on Steven Hinton, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron (PG), Wayne Segura (PF) Steven Hinton, Oliver Siggers | |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan makes the turnaround from close range set up by Brian Aaron | 51-43 |
| 15:03 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Phillip Hendon and he's hacked by Roy May - foul #2 on Roy May, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth (SG) Thomas Jernigan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:03 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 54-43 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hendon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-43 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hendon tips it back up and in | 56-43 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Cutshaw - foul #1 on Harry Cutshaw, team foul #1 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten (PG), Thomas Jernigan (SF) Harry Cutshaw, Phillip Hendon | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bert Couch (SF) Roy May | |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Segura | 56-43 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles is hacked by Bradley Aten - foul #1 on Bradley Aten, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Royce Morin (SF), Robert Alsup (C) Eddie Hackbarth, Robert Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG), Cecil Pry (SG), Oliver Siggers (PF), John Simpson (C) Brian Aaron, Lester Hiles, Wayne Segura, John Tiernan | |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | John Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 13:38 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Thomas Jernigan | 56-43 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 12:58 | Valparaiso | Oliver Siggers denies the turnaround by Thomas Wisnosky | 59-43 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | John Simpson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Wisnosky | 59-43 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 12:20 | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry makes the floater from the right side set up by Steven Hinton | 59-45 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky misses long on a floater from the left block | 59-45 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | John Simpson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 11:45 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Alsup | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bradley Aten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Jernigan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Royce Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Wisnosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Alsup (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steven Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Pry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Couch (fairly fresh) PF - Oliver Siggers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Jernigan | 61-45 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | Thomas Jernigan is called for the reach on Cecil Pry - foul #1 on Thomas Jernigan, team foul #3 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw (PG), Eddie Hackbarth (SG), Phillip Hendon (PF), Robert Johnston (C) Thomas Jernigan, Royce Morin, Thomas Wisnosky, Robert Alsup | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron (PG), Lester Hiles (SG), Roy May (SF), Wayne Segura (PF), John Tiernan (C) Steven Hinton, Cecil Pry, Bert Couch, Oliver Siggers, John Simpson | |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 10:58 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Roy May connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Aaron | 61-47 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Phillip Hendon snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 10:06 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Jernigan (SF) Bradley Aten | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy May | 61-50 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Thomas Jernigan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Jernigan, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Royce Morin (SF) Eddie Hackbarth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG) Brian Aaron | |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Roy May clanks a shot in the paint | 61-50 |
| 08:30 | Western Illinois | Roy May tips it but misses | 61-50 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw is hacked by Wayne Segura - foul #1 on Wayne Segura, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten (PG), Eddie Hackbarth (SG), Thomas Wisnosky (PF), Robert Alsup (C) Harry Cutshaw, Thomas Jernigan, Phillip Hendon, Robert Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry (SG), Bert Couch (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF), John Simpson (C) Lester Hiles, Roy May, Wayne Segura, John Tiernan | |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-52 |
| 08:04 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 07:58 | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Hinton, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron (PG) Steven Hinton | |
| 07:41 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten connects on the shot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bradley Aten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eddie Hackbarth (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Royce Morin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Wisnosky (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Alsup (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brian Aaron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Pry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Couch (fresh) PF - Oliver Siggers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 07:25 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers can't tip it in | 65-52 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 07:19 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Aten | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Royce Morin steps in front of the John Simpson pass | 68-52 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-52 |
| 06:46 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | John Simpson snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch blows the layup | 68-52 |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Simpson | 68-52 |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw (PG), Thomas Jernigan (SG), Phillip Hendon (PF), Robert Johnston (C) Bradley Aten, Eddie Hackbarth, Royce Morin, Robert Alsup | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles (SG), Roy May (SF), Wayne Segura (PF), John Tiernan (C) Cecil Pry, Bert Couch, Oliver Siggers, John Simpson | |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura double dribbles | 68-52 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky is fouled on the floor by Wayne Segura - foul #2 on Wayne Segura, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Thomas Jernigan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Hendon | 70-52 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Thomas Jernigan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-52 |
| 04:25 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan misses the lay-in | 73-52 |
| 04:24 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 04:05 | Valparaiso | Thomas Jernigan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-52 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | John Tiernan swats the short shot by Thomas Wisnosky | 76-55 |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | John Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 76-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harry Cutshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jernigan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Wisnosky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Hendon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Brian Aaron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Hiles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy May (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Segura (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Tiernan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-55 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 02:50 | Valparaiso | Thomas Jernigan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-55 |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Wayne Segura hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 79-55 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Roy May pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-55 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Lester Hiles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-55 |
| 02:31 | Valparaiso | Thomas Wisnosky grabs the board | 79-55 |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Wayne Segura steals the ball from Phillip Hendon | 79-55 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Brian Aaron loses the ball out of bounds | 79-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten (PG), Eddie Hackbarth (SG), Royce Morin (SF), Robert Alsup (C) Harry Cutshaw, Thomas Jernigan, Phillip Hendon, Robert Johnston | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Hinton (PG), Cecil Pry (SG), Bert Couch (SF), Oliver Siggers (PF), John Simpson (C) Brian Aaron, Lester Hiles, Roy May, Wayne Segura, John Tiernan | |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Eddie Hackbarth drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Aten | 82-55 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry clanks a shot from the right wing | 82-55 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup pulls down the rebound | 82-55 |
| 01:26 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 82-55 |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Alsup tips it but misses | 82-55 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bert Couch | 82-55 |
| 01:11 | Western Illinois | Oliver Siggers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-55 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | John Simpson grabs the offensive board | 82-55 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Cecil Pry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-55 |
| 01:03 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten snags the defensive board | 82-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Royce Morin drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Bradley Aten | 84-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Illinois | Bert Couch hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-58 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten is hacked by Cecil Pry - foul #1 on Cecil Pry, team foul #8 | 84-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Johnston (C) Robert Alsup | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Bradley Aten misses the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | John Simpson grabs the board | 84-58 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | John Simpson misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Eddie Hackbarth - foul #1 on Eddie Hackbarth, team foul #5 | 84-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw (PG) Bradley Aten | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | John Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 84-59 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | John Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-60 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Harry Cutshaw runs out the clock | 84-60 |