| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kratochvil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) C - Richard Copeland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Kitterman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Badger (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Robert Schneider inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Richard Copeland misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Westfall - foul #2 on Brian Westfall, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins (SG), Richard Schafer (SF), Donald Clark (C) Louis Kitterman, Christopher Badger, Brian Westfall | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Richard Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:43 | American U. | Richard Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lantz | 27-38 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Tommy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman (SG), Michael Conner (C) Dwayne Wilkins, Donald Clark | |
| 18:54 | Valparaiso | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Stephen Dean - foul #3 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Martin Keith (PF) Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins (SG), Christopher Badger (PF), Donald Clark (C) Louis Kitterman, Kenneth Lantz, Michael Conner | |
| 18:42 | Valparaiso | Christopher Badger makes the floater in the paint | 27-40 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Tommy Johnson blows the layup | 27-40 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Richard Copeland tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Christopher Badger misses short on a jumper from the right block | 29-40 |
| 17:59 | American U. | John Kratochvil grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:42 | American U. | Stephen Dean steals it from Tommy Johnson | 29-40 |
| 17:20 | Valparaiso | Christopher Badger is hacked by Martin Keith - foul #1 on Martin Keith, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley (PG), Louis Kitterman (SG), Kenneth Lantz (PF), Brian Westfall (C) Stephen Dean, Dwayne Wilkins, Christopher Badger, Donald Clark | |
| 16:58 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-40 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Robert Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Tommy Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Eddie Ashley - foul #1 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Leonard Pruett (PF), Jerry Cordova (C) John Kratochvil, Richard Copeland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders (SF) Richard Schafer | |
| 16:46 | American U. | Tommy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Tommy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | Leonard Pruett is called for the reach on Robert Sanders - foul #1 on Leonard Pruett, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Troy Harrington (PG), Matthew Lockwood (SG), William Phillips (SF) Tommy Johnson, Martin Keith, Robert Schneider | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean (PG), Christopher Badger (SF) Eddie Ashley, Robert Sanders | |
| 15:43 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Dean | 31-42 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Troy Harrington (fresh) SG - Matthew Lockwood (fresh) SF - William Phillips (fresh) PF - Leonard Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Cordova (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Kitterman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Badger (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kenneth Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | American U. | Christopher Badger steals the ball from Troy Harrington | 31-42 |
| 15:04 | Valparaiso | Matthew Lockwood is called for the reach on Louis Kitterman - foul #1 on Matthew Lockwood, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | American U. | John Kratochvil (SG), Robert Schneider (SF), Thomas Fisher (PF), Richard Copeland (C) Matthew Lockwood, William Phillips, Leonard Pruett, Jerry Cordova | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley (PG), Richard Schafer (SF), Michael Conner (C) Stephen Dean, Christopher Badger, Brian Westfall | |
| 14:47 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 14:46 | American U. | Robert Schneider gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:23 | American U. | Robert Schneider can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 14:21 | American U. | Robert Schneider pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:04 | American U. | John Kratochvil hits a shot from the left side | 33-42 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Kratochvil - foul #2 on John Kratochvil, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Johnson (PG) Troy Harrington | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean (PG), Robert Sanders (SF), Christopher Badger (PF), Brian Westfall (C) Eddie Ashley, Richard Schafer, Kenneth Lantz, Michael Conner | |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:16 | American U. | Robert Schneider misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman drills a floater from the right side set up by Stephen Dean | 33-46 |
| 12:58 | American U. | Thomas Fisher travels with the ball | 33-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Martin Keith (SF) Robert Schneider | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins (SG), Kenneth Lantz (PF), Donald Clark (C) Louis Kitterman, Robert Sanders, Brian Westfall | |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Christopher Badger is denied by Richard Copeland | 33-46 |
| 12:30 | American U. | Richard Copeland grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 12:16 | American U. | Thomas Fisher misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-46 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Christopher Badger is denied by Richard Copeland | 33-46 |
| 11:44 | Valparaiso | Christopher Badger misses the tip | 33-46 |
| 11:42 | American U. | Thomas Fisher grabs the board | 33-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kratochvil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Keith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Badger (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | American U. | Richard Copeland's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Wilkins | 33-46 |
| 11:26 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins lays it up and in | 33-48 |
| 11:09 | American U. | Richard Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 11:08 | American U. | Martin Keith snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 10:49 | American U. | Tommy Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-48 |
| 10:48 | American U. | Richard Copeland tips it in | 35-48 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | Christopher Badger's pass is intercepted by Martin Keith | 35-48 |
| 10:14 | American U. | Martin Keith comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Badger - foul #2 on Christopher Badger, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Troy Harrington (PG), Robert Schneider (SF), Leonard Pruett (PF), Jerry Cordova (C) Tommy Johnson, John Kratochvil, Thomas Fisher, Richard Copeland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley (PG), Louis Kitterman (SG), Richard Schafer (SF), Brian Westfall (C) Stephen Dean, Dwayne Wilkins, Kenneth Lantz, Donald Clark | |
| 10:14 | American U. | Martin Keith makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 10:14 | American U. | Martin Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Leonard Pruett steals it from Richard Schafer | 37-48 |
| 09:32 | American U. | Jerry Cordova misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Christopher Badger grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Ashley | 37-50 |
| 08:40 | American U. | Martin Keith buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Schneider | 39-50 |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman is fouled on the floor by Leonard Pruett - foul #2 on Leonard Pruett, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Johnson (PG), John Kratochvil (SG) Troy Harrington, Martin Keith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean (PG), Kenneth Lantz (PF) Eddie Ashley, Christopher Badger | |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman scores on a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Tommy Johnson - foul #1 on Tommy Johnson, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman misses the free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:11 | American U. | Leonard Pruett grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 07:52 | American U. | John Kratochvil is hacked by Louis Kitterman - foul #3 on Louis Kitterman, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Copeland (C) Jerry Cordova | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley (PG), Robert Sanders (SF) Stephen Dean, Richard Schafer | |
| 07:38 | American U. | John Kratochvil misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kratochvil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eddie Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Kitterman (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders makes the fadeaway near the basket | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 07:08 | American U. | Robert Schneider is hacked by Eddie Ashley - foul #2 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean (PG), Richard Schafer (SF) Eddie Ashley, Robert Sanders | |
| 07:01 | American U. | The jump hook by John Kratochvil is blocked by Kenneth Lantz | 39-54 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lantz | 39-54 |
| 06:40 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Dean | 39-57 |
| 06:32 | American U. | Louis Kitterman steals it from Tommy Johnson | 39-57 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-57 |
| 06:01 | American U. | Richard Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Robert Schneider comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | Louis Kitterman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-57 |
| 05:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Robert Schneider | 39-57 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Tommy Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 39-57 |
| 05:12 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | Leonard Pruett is called for the reach on Stephen Dean - foul #3 on Leonard Pruett, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Troy Harrington (PG), Matthew Lockwood (SG), William Phillips (SF), Jerry Cordova (PF), Andrew Schnieders (C) Tommy Johnson, John Kratochvil, Robert Schneider, Leonard Pruett, Richard Copeland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley (PG), Dwayne Wilkins (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Michael Conner (C) Louis Kitterman, Richard Schafer, Kenneth Lantz, Brian Westfall | |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 04:30 | American U. | William Phillips dunks the ball set up by Matthew Lockwood | 41-59 |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 04:06 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jerry Cordova | 41-59 |
| 03:50 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Harrington | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | William Phillips steals the ball from Robert Sanders | 43-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Troy Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Cordova (fresh) C - Andrew Schnieders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eddie Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. C - Michael Conner (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:28 | American U. | Troy Harrington misses the lay-in | 43-59 |
| 03:27 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 03:18 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 03:17 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jerry Cordova | 43-59 |
| 03:12 | American U. | Troy Harrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Conner | 43-59 |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Ashley | 43-61 |
| 02:44 | American U. | Andrew Schnieders misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-61 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 02:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Conner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-61 |
| 02:14 | American U. | Jerry Cordova gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 02:10 | American U. | William Phillips connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Troy Harrington | 45-61 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Matthew Lockwood is called for the reach on Stephen Dean - foul #2 on Matthew Lockwood, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Martin Keith (SG), Leonard Pruett (PF) Matthew Lockwood, Andrew Schnieders | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer (SF), Donald Clark (C) Robert Sanders, Michael Conner | |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Stephen Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:41 | American U. | Leonard Pruett grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 01:21 | American U. | William Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 01:20 | American U. | Jerry Cordova tips it but misses | 45-62 |
| 01:18 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Keith | 45-62 |
| 01:12 | American U. | Troy Harrington misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-62 |
| 01:10 | American U. | Leonard Pruett hits the follow up shot | 47-62 |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Keith - foul #2 on Martin Keith, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Lantz (PF) Stephen Dean | |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | American U. | Troy Harrington makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Cordova | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Dwayne Wilkins scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Ashley | 50-66 |
| 00:17 | American U. | Jerry Cordova misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-66 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley runs out the clock | 50-66 |