| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Wilburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Threet (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Daly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| 19:35 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Bos | 29-27 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Timothy Threet - foul #2 on Timothy Threet, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 29-27 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn can't throw it down but the foul's on Riley Vinton - foul #2 on Riley Vinton, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Threet | 29-28 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Threet, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone (PF) Timothy Threet | |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 18:12 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | John Gardner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Salamone | 29-31 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Riley Vinton and he's fouled by Johnathan Wilburn - foul #2 on Johnathan Wilburn, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:59 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Coronado | 34-31 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn misses the jumper from the left block | 34-31 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell's layup is rejected by Sam Daly | 34-33 |
| 16:18 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Daly | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Riley Vinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Wilburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Salamone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Daly (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner is fouled on the floor by Louis Salamone - foul #1 on Louis Salamone, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), James Patterson (SG), John Burnside (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Mark Lee (C) Kevin Coronado, Wallace Warner, Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Eric Koehler (SG), Timothy Threet (PF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, John Gardner, Johnathan Wilburn, Sam Daly | |
| 15:24 | Western Illinois | James Patterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler is hacked by Mark Lee - foul #1 on Mark Lee, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) Louis Salamone | |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Eshelman | 36-38 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher misses the jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by John Burnside - foul #1 on John Burnside, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:19 | Western Illinois | James Patterson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Koehler | 36-43 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | John Burnside misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher tips it home | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Walter Martell | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Walter Martell takes the ball from Bob Karcher | 38-45 |
| 12:57 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler hits the finger roll set up by Walter Martell | 38-47 |
| 12:43 | Western Illinois | James Patterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Lee | 41-47 |
| 12:21 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman loses the dribble to James Patterson | 41-47 |
| 12:05 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum tips it in | 43-47 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Bob Karcher steps in front of the Eric Koehler pass | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Burnside (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Karcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Koehler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Eshelman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Threet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Patterson | 46-47 |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Patterson - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Wallace Warner (SG), Riley Vinton (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Joseph Meldrum, James Patterson, John Burnside, Bob Karcher, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Johnathan Wilburn (SF), Louis Salamone (PF), Sam Daly (C) Walter Martell, Richard Eshelman, Timothy Threet, Jerome Green | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses badly on a floater from the right block | 46-49 |
| 11:13 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Bos | 46-51 |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart blows the layup | 46-51 |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Louis Salamone | 46-51 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner is hacked by Louis Salamone - foul #2 on Louis Salamone, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Gardner (SG) Eric Koehler | |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner's pass is intercepted by John Gardner | 46-51 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | Wallace Warner is called for the reach on John Gardner - foul #2 on Wallace Warner, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet (PF) Louis Salamone | |
| 09:09 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly misses the easy layup | 46-51 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Wallace Warner | 46-51 |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Stewart | 48-51 |
| 08:48 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | John Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Stewart | 48-51 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Coronado | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Bos and he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #3 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), James Patterson (SG), John Burnside (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Mark Lee (C) Kevin Coronado, Wallace Warner, Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Louis Salamone (SF) Matthew Bos, Johnathan Wilburn | |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Burnside (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Karcher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Salamone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Threet (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Daly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Meldrum | 54-54 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly is fouled on the floor by Mark Lee - foul #2 on Mark Lee, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) Timothy Threet | |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | John Burnside connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Meldrum | 56-54 |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone blows the layup | 56-54 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | James Patterson travels with the ball | 56-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG) James Patterson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler (SG), Johnathan Wilburn (SF), Jerome Green (C) John Gardner, Richard Eshelman, Sam Daly | |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Walter Martell | 56-56 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 06:24 | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Martell | 56-58 |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | Walter Martell is called for the reach on Kevin Coronado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Martell, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) John Burnside, Bob Karcher, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Timothy Threet (PF) Walter Martell, Jerome Green | |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-58 |
| 05:55 | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 05:50 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler can't tip it in | 56-58 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Salamone | 56-58 |
| 05:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses the tip | 56-58 |
| 05:30 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:10 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum is fouled on the floor by Eric Koehler - foul #1 on Eric Koehler, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner (SG) Kevin Coronado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sam Daly (C) Louis Salamone | |
| 05:10 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:10 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Koehler, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Patterson (PG) Joseph Meldrum | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner's fadeaway is rejected by Johnathan Wilburn | 58-58 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart is hacked by Matthew Bos - foul #3 on Matthew Bos, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Bob Karcher (C) James Patterson, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), John Gardner (SG), Richard Eshelman (SF), Louis Salamone (PF) Matthew Bos, Eric Koehler, Johnathan Wilburn, Timothy Threet | |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:45 | Valparaiso | John Gardner scores on a jumper from the right side | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Karcher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Louis Salamone (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Sam Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Martell - foul #3 on Walter Martell, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Burnside (SF), Mark Lee (C) Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:13 | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Martell | 61-62 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Coronado | 64-62 |
| 02:50 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) John Burnside, Bob Karcher, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Johnathan Wilburn (SF), Timothy Threet (PF) Walter Martell, Richard Eshelman, Louis Salamone | |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly makes the shot near the basket set up by Timothy Threet | 64-64 |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Campbell | 66-64 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Bos and he's fouled by Raymond Campbell - foul #4 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-67 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Timothy Threet | 66-67 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | John Gardner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Threet | 66-70 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 01:15 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn travels with the ball | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Johnathan Wilburn is called for the reach on Riley Vinton - foul #3 on Johnathan Wilburn, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Kevin Coronado is called for the reach on John Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | John Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton travels with the ball | 68-70 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Kevin Coronado is called for the reach on Matthew Bos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner loses the dribble to Johnathan Wilburn | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Kevin Coronado is called for the reach on Matthew Bos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner misses the halfcourt shot | 68-74 |