| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Ganey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | Ronald Cerda is called for the reach on John Maynard - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), James Pereira (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Larry Kennedy, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | James Ganey can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jerry Olson - foul #3 on Jerry Olson, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (PF) James Pereira, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | James Ganey makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | James Ganey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:48 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Western Illinois | James Ganey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF) Ronald Cerda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:18 | Valparaiso | James Pereira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG) Myron Willard, James Pereira | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Ganey | 31-36 |
| 17:37 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Gregory Adams - foul #1 on Gregory Adams, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), James Pereira (SF) Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:37 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:22 | Western Illinois | John Maynard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 17:20 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | James Pereira scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Kennedy | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Maynard | 37-39 |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | James Pereira loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Robert Wehner (SF) Larry Kennedy, Michael Ryan, James Pereira | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Christopher Truby (SF), Richard Day (PF), Trevor Roux (C) Gregory Adams, Wyatt Thornhill, James Ganey, John Roa | |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Day - foul #1 on Richard Day, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Myron Willard picks off the pass by Trevor Roux | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Truby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 2 pts. C - Trevor Roux (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Valparaiso | Trevor Roux is called for the reach on Ronald Cerda - foul #2 on Trevor Roux, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Jerry Olson (PF) Myron Willard, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), James Ganey (PF) John Maynard, Trevor Roux | |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the floater from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | Manuel Gary steals the ball from Gregory Adams | 41-39 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | Richard Day grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams drills a floater from close range on a great pass from James Ganey | 41-41 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Cerda | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ganey | 43-43 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-43 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | James Ganey grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 12:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Cerda - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), James Pereira (SF), Joe Reese (PF) Larry Kennedy, Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF), Trevor Roux (PF), John Roa (C) Michael Smith, Christopher Truby, James Ganey, Richard Day | |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese is hacked by Trevor Roux - foul #3 on Trevor Roux, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF) James Pereira | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) SG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Jerry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Trevor Roux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Roa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Olson | 45-45 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF) Michael Ryan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | James Pereira hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Trevor Roux - foul #4 on Trevor Roux, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), John Larson (PF) Gregory Adams, Trevor Roux | |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | James Pereira makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | James Pereira misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | John Larson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | John Roa drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Truby and the foul's on Jerry Olson - foul #4 on Jerry Olson, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, James Pereira, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Day (PF) John Larson | |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | John Roa makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Wyatt Thornhill - foul #1 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), James Pereira (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Larry Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF) Richard Day | |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Christopher Truby is blocked by Manuel Gary | 48-48 |
| 10:06 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:39 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese hits a driving attempt near the basket | 50-48 |
| 09:18 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Wyatt Thornhill is blocked by Manuel Gary | 50-48 |
| 09:17 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby tips it home | 50-50 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | John Maynard is called for the reach on Myron Willard - foul #3 on John Maynard, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) James Pereira, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Day (C) Wyatt Thornhill, John Roa | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 08:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese tips it home | 54-50 |
| 08:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard is fouled on the floor by Christopher Truby - foul #1 on Christopher Truby, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Jerry Olson (C) Michael Ryan, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF), John Roa (C) John Maynard, Christopher Truby, James Ganey | |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Jerry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Roa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | Myron Willard steps in front of the Gregory Adams pass in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | John Roa grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #11 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Ronald Cerda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | John Roa clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 06:39 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Wyatt Thornhill - foul #2 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG) Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), James Ganey (PF) Michael Smith, Richard Day | |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | James Ganey pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | James Ganey scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Adams | 59-55 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Roa - foul #3 on John Roa, team foul #13 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Robert Wehner (SF) Ronald Cerda, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (C) John Roa | |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:32 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-55 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | James Ganey snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | John Maynard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wyatt Thornhill and he's fouled by Michael Ryan - foul #3 on Michael Ryan, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF) Michael Ryan, Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SF), Richard Day (C) Wyatt Thornhill, Trevor Roux | |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Kennedy | 63-58 |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Adams and the foul's on Ronald Cerda - foul #2 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF) James Pereira | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), John Roa (C) Gregory Adams, James Ganey | |
| 04:06 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is hacked by Christopher Truby - foul #2 on Christopher Truby, team foul #14 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joe Reese (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 14 reb. PF - Jerry Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Truby (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Roa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Richard Day clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Joe Reese - foul #1 on Joe Reese, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG) Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Richard Day makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Richard Day makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | John Roa hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Maynard out of a doubleteam | 67-64 |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | John Maynard steps in front of the Jerry Olson pass | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | John Maynard jams it | 67-66 |
| 02:07 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner blows the layup | 67-66 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | John Roa gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), James Pereira (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SF), James Ganey (PF) Michael Smith, Christopher Truby, Richard Day | |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 01:51 | Valparaiso | James Pereira grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:31 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 67-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (PF) Michael Ryan, James Pereira, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:13 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 01:12 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the shot from the right side | 69-66 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Gregory Adams is called for the reach on Jerry Olson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Adams, team foul #15 | 69-66 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Joe Reese is called for the reach on John Roa - foul #2 on Joe Reese, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | John Roa makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | John Roa makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda is hacked by Gregory Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Adams, team foul #16 | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | John Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 71-68 |