| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin inbounds the ball | 27-18 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Gregory Robinson takes the ball from Andrew Cronin | 27-18 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-18 |
| 19:12 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by George Lee - foul #1 on George Lee, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Cossette | 30-20 |
| 18:45 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Mike Allen - foul #1 on Mike Allen, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans is fouled on the floor by David Holland - foul #1 on David Holland, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| 17:54 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-26 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Cossette | 33-26 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner buries a floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), John Harvell (SG), Henry Moore (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) David Holland, Daniel Brott, Daniel Cossette, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Cecil Cunningham (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Ken Seamans, Andrew Cronin, Mike Allen, Claude Brunner | |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Alton Harris | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore connects on the floater in the lane | 35-30 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Borchers | 35-30 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | George Lee scores on a jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Travis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Harvell (fresh) SF - George Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Alton Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) C - Mark Toothman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 15:46 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Borchers - foul #2 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), Daniel Cossette (PF), Gregory Robinson (C) Timothy Travis, John Harvell, George Lee, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Mike Allen (PF), Claude Brunner (C) Alton Harris, Kenneth Wagner, Mark Toothman | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Robinson | 37-32 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Gregory Robinson is blocked by Mike Allen | 37-32 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner is denied on a layup by Daniel Cossette | 37-32 |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | David Holland grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | David Holland loses the dribble to Ken Seamans | 37-32 |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Lee (SF) Henry Moore | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF) Santos Munsell | |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | David Holland drills a floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen jams it set up by Ken Seamans | 39-34 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | George Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Cronin - foul #3 on Andrew Cronin, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (SG), Brandon Borchers (C) Daniel Brott, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (SG), Kenneth Wagner (PF) Cecil Cunningham, Mike Allen | |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | George Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | George Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses the jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 13:14 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | David Holland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Lee | 44-34 |
| 12:44 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner's pass is intercepted by George Lee | 44-34 |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis can't finish the layup | 44-34 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Cossette - foul #3 on Daniel Cossette, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SG), Henry Moore (SF), Gregory Robinson (C) David Holland, George Lee, Daniel Cossette | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell (SG), Mike Allen (PF) Ken Seamans, Claude Brunner | |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:52 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Travis | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Travis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Alton Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin is fouled on the floor by Henry Moore - foul #1 on Henry Moore, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (SF) Andrew Cronin | |
| 11:10 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen clanks a runner from the right block | 46-36 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-38 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:21 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Borchers - foul #3 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), John Harvell (SG), George Lee (SF), Daniel Cossette (PF), Steven Compos (C) Timothy Travis, Daniel Brott, Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman (PF), Claude Brunner (C) Mike Allen, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 10:21 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:21 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Andrew Cronin (SF) Alton Harris, Cecil Cunningham | |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Santos Munsell | 46-42 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by David Holland | 49-42 |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 08:38 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 08:20 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner is fouled on the floor by Steven Compos - foul #1 on Steven Compos, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), Gregory Robinson (C) David Holland, John Harvell, Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (SG), Christopher Amador (SF), Mike Allen (PF) Santos Munsell, Andrew Cronin, Mark Toothman | |
| 08:20 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:20 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Henry Moore (PF) Daniel Cossette | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner (C) Claude Brunner | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Travis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Amador (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | George Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott is called for a backcourt violation | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG) Timothy Travis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG) Ken Seamans | |
| 06:58 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner's floater is tipped away by Henry Moore | 51-44 |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner tips it in | 51-46 |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | George Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen banks in the layup | 51-48 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette (PF) Henry Moore | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), Andrew Cronin (SF), Claude Brunner (C) Alton Harris, Cecil Cunningham, Christopher Amador, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ken Seamans - foul #1 on Ken Seamans, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 04:23 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the jumpshot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses the shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | George Lee grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Brott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Claude Brunner blocks the short jumper by Gregory Robinson | 52-52 |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette tips it in | 54-52 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), John Harvell (SG), Barton Croteau (SF), Henry Moore (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) David Holland, Daniel Brott, George Lee, Daniel Cossette, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Cecil Cunningham (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Ken Seamans, Andrew Cronin, Mike Allen, Claude Brunner | |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Cossette (PF) John Harvell, Barton Croteau | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Claude Brunner (C) Alton Harris, Mark Toothman | |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | David Holland misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Cunningham - foul #3 on Cecil Cunningham, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:26 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SG), George Lee (SF), Gregory Robinson (C) Timothy Travis, Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF), Mike Allen (PF) Cecil Cunningham, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-54 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | David Holland scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Lee | 59-54 |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin's layup is rejected by Gregory Robinson | 59-54 |
| 01:40 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette comes up short on the shot in the paint | 59-56 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner misses the jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by George Lee | 59-56 |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | George Lee gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 59-56 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | George Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Ken Seamans is called for the reach on George Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Seamans, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Andrew Cronin is called for the reach on George Lee - foul #4 on Andrew Cronin, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | George Lee runs out the clock | 59-56 |