| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Russell Holgate (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolf Cole (fresh) PF - Donnie Streit (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lawrence Lyman | 41-40 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams is denied on a layup by Lawrence Lyman | 41-40 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas tips it home | 43-40 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams hits a fadeaway from the left block | 43-42 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is hacked by Rudolf Cole - foul #1 on Rudolf Cole, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 18:13 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is fouled on the floor by Russell Holgate - foul #3 on Russell Holgate, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (PG) Russell Holgate | |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman lays it in set up by Weldon Pomerleau | 45-42 |
| 17:42 | Howard | Joseph Gates picks off the pass by Rudolf Cole | 45-42 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame lays it in set up by Joseph Gates | 47-42 |
| 17:27 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Thomas | 47-42 |
| 17:25 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 47-42 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Donnie Streit gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:55 | Howard | Myles Leland scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Stanley | 47-44 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Robert Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Robert Stanley clanks a shot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Donnie Streit hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Myles Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudolf Cole (fairly fresh) PF - Donnie Streit (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-46 |
| 15:44 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 15:22 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams misses long on a shot from the right block | 47-46 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams tips it home | 47-48 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman hits a fadeaway from the left side | 49-48 |
| 14:36 | Howard | Robert Stanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 14:34 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Lawrence Lyman | 51-48 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Lawrence Lyman steals it from Myles Leland | 51-48 |
| 14:07 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Ronald Day (SF), Randy Quintanar (PF), John Harmon (C) Joseph Gates, Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG), Christopher Kane (SG), Robert Prada (SF), Jean Trisler (PF), David Lassiter (C) Myles Leland, Robert Stanley, Rudolf Cole, Donnie Streit, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 13:54 | Howard | Christopher Kane misses badly on a floater from the right side | 51-48 |
| 13:52 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-48 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | John Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-48 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Robert Prada snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Jean Trisler can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:28 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | John Harmon grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:10 | Valparaiso | Russell Holgate takes the ball from Ronald Day | 51-48 |
| 12:03 | Howard | John Harmon steals it from Robert Prada | 51-48 |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | John Harmon is hacked by David Lassiter - foul #1 on David Lassiter, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Ronald Day, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (SG), Jeffrey Williams (C) Christopher Kane, David Lassiter | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Russell Holgate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Myles Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Prada (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jean Trisler (fresh) C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 11:32 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman tips it home | 53-48 |
| 11:16 | Howard | Robert Prada is hacked by Sean Rotter - foul #2 on Sean Rotter, team foul #1 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG) Williams Sands, Sean Rotter | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (SG), Dana Kinman (PF) Russell Holgate, Jean Trisler | |
| 11:01 | Howard | Myles Leland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:00 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Prada picks off the pass by Lawrence Lyman | 53-48 |
| 10:41 | Howard | Dana Kinman scores on a jump hook near the basket | 53-50 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 55-50 |
| 09:59 | Howard | Robert Prada is whistled for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), John Harmon (PF), Sean Rotter (C) Erik Vogenthaler, Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG), Rudolf Cole (SF), Donnie Streit (PF) Myles Leland, Robert Prada, Dana Kinman | |
| 09:48 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Gates | 57-50 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams is hacked by Joseph Gates - foul #1 on Joseph Gates, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas (C) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (SG), Jean Trisler (C) Robert Stanley, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 09:11 | Howard | Victor Blassingame is called for the reach on Myles Leland - foul #1 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Rudolf Cole misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 08:54 | Valparaiso | John Harmon gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:48 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates drills a jumper from the left wing set up by John Harmon | 59-50 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Donnie Streit connects on the 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 08:16 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 08:15 | Howard | Rudolf Cole grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Jean Trisler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Ronald Day (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Joseph Gates, Sean Rotter, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (SG), Jeffrey Williams (C) Russell Holgate, Jean Trisler | |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Myles Leland - foul #2 on Myles Leland, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Kane (PG) Myles Leland | |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudolf Cole (fresh) PF - Donnie Streit (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Howard | Robert Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Prada (SF) Rudolf Cole | |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Williams - foul #3 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jean Trisler (PF) Donnie Streit | |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:45 | Howard | Christopher Kane is hacked by Randy Quintanar - foul #2 on Randy Quintanar, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Victor Blassingame (SF) Williams Sands, Ronald Day | |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG) Christopher Kane | |
| 06:21 | Howard | Jean Trisler is fouled on the floor by Victor Blassingame - foul #2 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (C) Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:07 | Howard | Robert Prada makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Russell Holgate | 63-55 |
| 05:52 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Robert Prada grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Robert Prada misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 05:35 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Robert Thomas (C) Weldon Pomerleau, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Howard | Rudolf Cole (SF), Donnie Streit (PF) Robert Prada, Jean Trisler | |
| 05:16 | Howard | Robert Thomas picks off the pass by Robert Stanley | 63-55 |
| 05:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Rudolf Cole - foul #2 on Rudolf Cole, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Joseph Gates, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (PG), Christopher Kane (SG), Robert Prada (C) Russell Holgate, Robert Stanley, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands is fouled on the floor by Myles Leland - foul #3 on Myles Leland, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Day (SF) Victor Blassingame | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:43 | Howard | Robert Prada pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 04:27 | Howard | Williams Sands steals it from Robert Prada | 64-55 |
| 04:04 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Day | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Howard | Sean Rotter is called for the reach on Robert Prada - foul #3 on Sean Rotter, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Randy Quintanar (C) Sean Rotter, Ronald Day, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG), Robert Stanley (SG), Jeffrey Williams (C) Myles Leland, Christopher Kane, Robert Prada | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Howard | Robert Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 03:36 | Howard | Russell Holgate pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Russell Holgate (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudolf Cole (fresh) PF - Donnie Streit (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Howard | Lawrence Lyman swats the layup by Russell Holgate | 67-55 |
| 03:25 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), John Harmon (C) Williams Sands, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Prada (SF), Jean Trisler (PF) Rudolf Cole, Donnie Streit | |
| 03:00 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Holgate | 67-57 |
| 03:00 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Randy Quintanar, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Howard | Rudolf Cole (SF), Donnie Streit (PF) Robert Prada, Jean Trisler | |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley picks off the pass by Joseph Gates | 67-57 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Russell Holgate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-57 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Donnie Streit pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:55 | Howard | Russell Holgate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 01:53 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Rudolf Cole gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:20 | Howard | Rudolf Cole buries a 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Gates | 70-60 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Robert Stanley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Russell Holgate and he's hacked by Joseph Gates - foul #2 on Joseph Gates, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Robert Stanley makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is hacked by Robert Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Stanley, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF) Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Robert Stanley makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Streit | 72-66 |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | Russell Holgate is called for the reach on John Harmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Holgate, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:35 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams grabs the board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Howard | Rudolf Cole is fouled on the floor by Victor Blassingame - foul #3 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF) John Harmon | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:28 | Howard | Rudolf Cole makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Rudolf Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas is hacked by Russell Holgate in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Holgate, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (PG) Russell Holgate | |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Robert Stanley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman is fouled in the backcourt by Myles Leland - foul #4 on Myles Leland, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (C) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Howard | Robert Stanley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Myles Leland | 76-71 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | John Harmon is hacked by Myles Leland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Myles Leland, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas (C) Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Kane (PG) Myles Leland | |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Robert Stanley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-74 |