| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Elmer Melchior (fresh) SG - Richard Wood (fresh) SF - David Thompson (fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fresh) C - Eric Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) SG - David Baier (fresh) SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Luis Koch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerry Schaible | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Oral Roberts | David Baier takes the ball from Eric Black | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Elmer Melchior | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses the dunk but he's fouled by Elmer Melchior - foul #1 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 17:23 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:01 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore makes the shot from close range | 9-3 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | David Baier comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-3 |
| 16:47 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible grabs the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 9-3 |
| 16:24 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:20 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior is fouled on the floor by Daniel Adkinson - foul #1 on Daniel Adkinson, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), David Harris (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Daniel Adkinson, David Baier, Gerry Schaible, James Johnson, Luis Koch | |
| 16:06 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior double dribbles | 9-3 |
| 16:01 | Valparaiso | David Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| 15:54 | Oral Roberts | Grant Labkovsky is called for the reach on Richard Wood - foul #1 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Elmer Melchior (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wood (fairly fresh) SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Black (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fresh) SG - David Harris (fresh) SF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) PF - Larry Coronel (fresh) C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Oral Roberts | Larry Coronel swats the layup by Edward Moore | 9-3 |
| 15:37 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:26 | Valparaiso | John Rowe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:10 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | John Rowe hits a jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Elmer Melchior | 11-8 |
| 14:08 | Valparaiso | John Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-8 |
| 14:06 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:01 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Wood | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses the lay-in | 14-8 |
| 13:35 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:23 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Moore | 16-8 |
| 13:19 | Valparaiso | David Thompson takes the ball from Larry Coronel in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 13:17 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood banks in the layup on a great pass from David Thompson | 18-8 |
| 12:55 | Valparaiso | John Rowe comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #2 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon (PG), James Smith (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Alvin James (PF), Brad Gray (C) Elmer Melchior, Richard Wood, David Thompson, Edward Moore, Eric Black | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Gerry Schaible (SF), James Johnson (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) David Harris, Grant Labkovsky, Larry Coronel, Donald Bartelt | |
| 12:55 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:55 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 12:34 | Oral Roberts | James Smith misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by David Baier - foul #1 on David Baier, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG) John Rowe | |
| 12:34 | Oral Roberts | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:34 | Oral Roberts | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| 12:09 | Valparaiso | David Baier hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Adkinson | 19-12 |
| 12:05 | Oral Roberts | James Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alvin James | 21-12 |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible scores on a floater in the paint set up by Daniel Adkinson | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Carroll Gordon (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Abraham Becnel (fresh) PF - Alvin James (fresh) C - Brad Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Brownlow (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Oral Roberts | Gerry Schaible steals the ball from James Smith | 21-14 |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | Abraham Becnel picks off the pass by David Baier in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 11:17 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 21-14 |
| 11:15 | Valparaiso | David Baier grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (PG), Richard Wood (SG), Lloyd Deering (SF), Edward Moore (PF) Carroll Gordon, James Smith, Abraham Becnel, Alvin James | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (SF), Larry Coronel (PF) Gerry Schaible, James Johnson | |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:38 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | David Baier snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 21-15 |
| 10:27 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:06 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Deering misses the shot from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 10:04 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Gray | 21-15 |
| 09:51 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Deering | 23-15 |
| 09:29 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Deering picks off the pass by David Baier | 23-15 |
| 09:17 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-15 |
| 09:15 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore hits the follow up shot | 25-15 |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Melchior - foul #2 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #4 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon (PG), James Smith (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Eric Black (C) Elmer Melchior, Richard Wood, Lloyd Deering, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), Donald Bartelt (SG), Gerry Schaible (SF), James Johnson (PF), Luis Koch (C) Daniel Adkinson, David Baier, Dennis Parent, Larry Coronel, Joseph Brownlow | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is fouled on the floor by Abraham Becnel - foul #1 on Abraham Becnel, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Thompson (SF) Abraham Becnel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Edward Moore - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alvin James (SG), Brad Gray (PF) James Smith, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Harris (SG) Donald Bartelt | |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:16 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alvin James | 27-17 |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Brad Gray - foul #1 on Brad Gray, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Deering (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF) David Thompson, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Larry Coronel (C) John Rowe, Luis Koch | |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:32 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon's pass is intercepted by David Baier | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Carroll Gordon (fresh) SG - Lloyd Deering (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abraham Becnel (fresh) PF - Alvin James (fairly fresh) C - Eric Black (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Harris (fairly fresh) SG - David Baier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerry Schaible (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Alvin James | 27-19 |
| 06:47 | Oral Roberts | Alvin James misses the shot in the lane | 27-19 |
| 06:45 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 27-19 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | James Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-19 |
| 06:23 | Valparaiso | David Baier grabs the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:06 | Valparaiso | David Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Coronel | 27-21 |
| 05:47 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:45 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Deering is called for the reach on David Baier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Deering, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Smith (PG), Richard Wood (SG), David Thompson (SF), Brad Gray (PF) Carroll Gordon, Lloyd Deering, Abraham Becnel, Alvin James | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), John Rowe (SF), Donald Bartelt (PF), Luis Koch (C) David Harris, Gerry Schaible, James Johnson, Larry Coronel | |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Baier - foul #2 on David Baier, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky (SF) David Baier | |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | David Thompson picks off the pass by John Rowe in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 05:19 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Wood | 31-23 |
| 05:08 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch lays it in on a great pass from Donald Bartelt | 31-25 |
| 04:52 | Oral Roberts | Grant Labkovsky steals it from Brad Gray | 31-25 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel (PF) Donald Bartelt | |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:46 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:31 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Grant Labkovsky - foul #2 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (SF) Grant Labkovsky | |
| 04:31 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:31 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-28 |
| 04:02 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray misses the lay-in | 32-28 |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch is fouled on the floor by Richard Wood - foul #1 on Richard Wood, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (PG), James Smith (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Edward Moore (PF) Carroll Gordon, Richard Wood, David Thompson, Eric Black | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt (PG), David Baier (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), James Johnson (PF) Daniel Adkinson, John Rowe, Dennis Parent, Larry Coronel | |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:28 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG) Luis Koch | |
| 03:28 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:28 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Elmer Melchior (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Abraham Becnel (fresh) PF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Gray (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | David Baier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 03:09 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Melchior | 36-30 |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | David Baier is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Deering (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel (C) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:52 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 02:51 | Oral Roberts | Abraham Becnel tips it in | 38-32 |
| 02:49 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood (SG) Abraham Becnel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (SF) Grant Labkovsky | |
| 02:35 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior is hacked by Donald Bartelt - foul #1 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #8 | 38-32 |
| 02:35 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:35 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Deering is called for the reach on Dennis Parent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Deering, team foul #12 | 40-32 |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Coronel - foul #1 on Larry Coronel, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Thompson (SF) Richard Wood | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Gerry Schaible (SF) Dennis Parent, James Johnson | |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | Elmer Melchior steals the ball from Donald Bartelt in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 01:50 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson loses the dribble to David Baier | 41-33 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 01:25 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray throws it down on a nice dish by Lloyd Deering | 43-35 |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-35 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel tips it in | 43-37 |
| 00:44 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore loses the dribble to David Baier | 43-37 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Melchior - foul #3 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #13 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon (PG), Alvin James (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Eric Black (C) Elmer Melchior, Lloyd Deering, David Thompson, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), James Johnson (PF), Luis Koch (C) David Baier, Gerry Schaible, Larry Coronel, Donald Bartelt | |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 00:21 | Oral Roberts | The short jumper by Edward Moore is denied by James Johnson | 43-39 |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | James Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-39 |
| 00:04 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black clanks a halfcourt shot | 45-39 |