| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Charles Frary (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Maddox (fresh) PF - Donnie Woodfin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jacks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Belski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Earls (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Winter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Valparaiso | James Maddox is called for the reach on Geoffrey Belski - foul #3 on James Maddox, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Herrman (SF) James Maddox | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 19:33 | Valparaiso | David Dunkel makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Geoffrey Belski | 30-28 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee State | David Dunkel is called for the reach on Charles Frary - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin blows the dunk | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | John Winter grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 18:44 | Valparaiso | John Winter knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Dunkel | 30-30 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin lays it up and in set up by John Lewis | 32-30 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | John Winter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee State | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee State | John Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee State | John Herrman can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Belski | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Frary - foul #1 on Charles Frary, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee State | Charles Frary makes the 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Aybar (PG) Charles Frary | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew (PG), Larry Neal (C) David Dunkel, John Winter | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee State | John Lewis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Aybar | 38-31 |
| 17:04 | Valparaiso | Paul Aybar is called for the reach on Jackson Crew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Aybar, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Smith (PF) Donnie Woodfin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stephens (SG), Allan Snyder (C) Geoffrey Belski, Pat Dawson | |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Larry Neal's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 38-31 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee State | John Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:28 | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew is hacked by Paul Aybar - foul #2 on Paul Aybar, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Elvin Smith (SG) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Parker (C) Donald Earls | |
| 16:07 | Valparaiso | Allan Snyder connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jackson Crew | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Paul Aybar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Herrman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jacks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jackson Crew (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Neal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee State | Jackson Crew is called for the reach on Paul Aybar - foul #1 on Jackson Crew, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Frary (PG), James Maddox (SF), Donnie Woodfin (PF) Elvin Smith, John Herrman, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Dunkel (PG), Geoffrey Belski (SG), Pat Dawson (PF), John Winter (C) Jackson Crew, Kenneth Stephens, Larry Neal, Eric Parker | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee State | Charles Frary comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 15:01 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | James Maddox is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Lewis (SG), Michael Jacks (C) Paul Aybar, William Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Earls (SF) Allan Snyder | |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin blows the dunk | 40-39 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee State | James Maddox can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 14:07 | Valparaiso | John Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | John Winter buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Earls | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee State | John Lewis is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Lewis (PG), John Herrman (PF) Charles Frary, Donnie Woodfin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew (PG), Kenneth Stephens (SG), Larry Neal (C) David Dunkel, Geoffrey Belski, John Winter | |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stephens misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Earls and the foul's on John Herrman - foul #3 on John Herrman, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Aybar (PG), William Smith (PF) Robert Lewis, James Maddox | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Michael Jacks | 40-43 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee State | John Herrman connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Aybar | 42-43 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Paul Aybar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Herrman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jacks (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jackson Crew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Earls (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Neal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee State | William Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:21 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Pat Dawson - foul #3 on Pat Dawson, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Frary (PG), James Maddox (SF), Donnie Woodfin (PF) John Lewis, John Herrman, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Dunkel (PG), Geoffrey Belski (SG), Allan Snyder (SF), John Winter (C) Jackson Crew, Kenneth Stephens, Donald Earls, Pat Dawson | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:55 | Valparaiso | Allan Snyder misses the shot in the lane | 44-48 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Aybar | 46-48 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski banks in the layup on a great pass from David Dunkel and the foul's on Paul Aybar - foul #3 on Paul Aybar, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Lewis (SG), John Herrman (C) Paul Aybar, William Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Earls (SF) Larry Neal | |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:57 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Dunkel | 46-52 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee State | John Herrman loses the dribble to David Dunkel | 46-52 |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Allan Snyder comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 46-52 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee State | John Herrman pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee State | James Maddox makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 09:08 | Valparaiso | Geoffrey Belski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 09:06 | Valparaiso | John Winter hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee State | John Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Allan Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:22 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls connects on the shot in the paint set up by Geoffrey Belski | 49-56 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee State | John Herrman misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-56 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | James Maddox grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by David Dunkel - foul #2 on David Dunkel, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Aybar (PG), Elvin Smith (SG), Michael Jacks (C) Charles Frary, John Lewis, James Maddox | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew (PG), Kenneth Stephens (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Pat Dawson (PF), Larry Neal (C) David Dunkel, Geoffrey Belski, Donald Earls, Allan Snyder, John Winter | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Paul Aybar (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Herrman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donnie Woodfin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Jacks (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jackson Crew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) PF - Pat Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Neal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 07:48 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee State | John Herrman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Larry Neal | 51-56 |
| 07:25 | Valparaiso | Larry Neal can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stephens grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 07:01 | Valparaiso | Eric Evans misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks is hacked by Larry Neal - foul #2 on Larry Neal, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Lewis (SG), William Smith (PF) Elvin Smith, Donnie Woodfin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Earls (SF) Eric Evans | |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Neal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | John Herrman gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee State | John Herrman's floater is tipped away by Donald Earls | 53-56 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee State | John Herrman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee State | John Herrman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Frary (PG), James Maddox (SF) Paul Aybar, John Herrman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Dunkel (PG), Geoffrey Belski (SG), Allan Snyder (C) Jackson Crew, Kenneth Stephens, Larry Neal | |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | David Dunkel's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks's layup is rejected by Allan Snyder | 53-56 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee State | James Maddox gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee State | James Maddox misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Valparaiso | Allan Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:29 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee State | Allan Snyder is called for the reach on Charles Frary - foul #2 on Allan Snyder, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin (PF), John Herrman (C) William Smith, Michael Jacks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Neal (PF), John Winter (C) Pat Dawson, Allan Snyder | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee State | John Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee State | John Herrman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Charles Frary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Maddox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donnie Woodfin (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - John Herrman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Geoffrey Belski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Earls (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Neal (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Winter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | Charles Frary comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee State | James Maddox tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 03:19 | Valparaiso | John Winter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee State | John Lewis hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Maddox | 57-56 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | James Maddox swats the layup by Donald Earls | 57-56 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee State | James Maddox pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 02:31 | Valparaiso | Larry Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by David Dunkel | 57-58 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee State | Geoffrey Belski is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #2 on Geoffrey Belski, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Aybar (PG), Michael Jacks (C) Charles Frary, James Maddox | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jackson Crew (PG), Kenneth Stephens (SG), Allan Snyder (SF), Pat Dawson (PF) David Dunkel, Geoffrey Belski, Donald Earls, Larry Neal | |
| 02:05 | Tennessee State | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee State | John Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Pat Dawson | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Stephens's floater is knocked away by John Herrman | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Frary (PG), James Maddox (SF) Paul Aybar, John Herrman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Dunkel (PG), Geoffrey Belski (SG), Donald Earls (SF) Jackson Crew, Kenneth Stephens, Allan Snyder | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks hits a jumper in the paint set up by John Lewis | 60-58 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | John Winter is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee State | John Lewis buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Frary | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | John Winter is called for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Aybar (PG) Charles Frary | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee State | Geoffrey Belski is called for the reach on John Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Geoffrey Belski, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee State | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | John Winter snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Belski | 62-61 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin is hacked by David Dunkel in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Dunkel, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Frary (PG) Paul Aybar | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Donnie Woodfin misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | John Winter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Michael Jacks | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks is fouled in the backcourt by David Dunkel - foul #4 on David Dunkel, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | Michael Jacks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls's 3 pointer is rejected by Donnie Woodfin | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Charles Frary grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |