| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Forgey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Padron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Bauman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gerald Tatro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Lehman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Taylor Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Preciado (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Taylor Waters inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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) | |
| 19:37 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade misses the lay-in | 27-32 |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Ray Forgey misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-34 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Mark Bauman hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade throws it down and he's fouled by Samuel Hall - foul #1 on Samuel Hall, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Mark Bauman buries a shot from the right block and the foul's on Taylor Waters - foul #2 on Taylor Waters, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Mark Bauman makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:28 | Valparaiso | Ray Forgey takes the ball from Gerald Tatro in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | Mark Bauman's layup is rejected by Harold Wade | 32-37 |
| 18:12 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Ray Forgey is called for the reach on Gerald Tatro - foul #1 on Ray Forgey, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 17:47 | Valparaiso | Scott Lehman hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Taylor Waters | 32-39 |
| 17:38 | Kent State | Ray Forgey makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Bauman | 34-39 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Mark Bauman grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Mark Bauman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 17:13 | Kent State | Samuel Hall misses the tip | 34-39 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Mark Bauman gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:41 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Scott Lehman | 34-42 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron is hacked by Scott Lehman - foul #3 on Scott Lehman, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG), Thomas Baltzell (SG), Edwin Reagan (SF), Wayne Steere (PF), Jim Hopper (C) Ray Forgey, Kenneth Padron, Mark Bauman, Samuel Hall, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Dickey (SG), Tony Helmer (SF), Nicholas Gaskell (PF), William Randolph (C) Scott Lehman, Taylor Waters, Harold Wade, Rick Preciado | |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell's pass is intercepted by Gerald Tatro | 34-42 |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro banks in the layup | 34-44 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nolan Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Baltzell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edwin Reagan (fresh) PF - Wayne Steere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gerald Tatro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dickey (fresh) SF - Tony Helmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Gaskell (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Daniel Dickey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 15:35 | Kent State | Wayne Steere grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Jim Hopper connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Nolan Hopkins | 36-44 |
| 15:01 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gaskell tips it but misses | 36-44 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer tips it in | 36-46 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Wayne Steere loses the dribble to Tony Helmer | 36-46 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | Thomas Baltzell picks off the pass by Nicholas Gaskell | 36-46 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 14:05 | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:44 | Valparaiso | William Randolph clanks a shot from the left block | 36-46 |
| 13:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Baltzell | 36-46 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to William Randolph | 36-46 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Daniel Dickey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-49 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Jim Hopper double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG), Kenneth Padron (SG), Mark Bauman (SF), Samuel Hall (PF), Jason Snyder (C) Nolan Hopkins, Thomas Baltzell, Edwin Reagan, Wayne Steere, Jim Hopper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Miller (PG), Scott Lehman (SG), Taylor Waters (SF), Harold Wade (PF), Rick Preciado (C) Gerald Tatro, Daniel Dickey, Tony Helmer, Nicholas Gaskell, William Randolph | |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-49 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Ray Forgey gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Samuel Hall is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel Hall, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| 12:17 | Valparaiso | Ray Forgey steals it from Shane Miller in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Samuel Hall comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Lehman - foul #4 on Scott Lehman, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Rowley (SG) Scott Lehman | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Samuel Hall misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Samuel Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | Taylor Waters misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 37-49 |
| 11:49 | Valparaiso | Taylor Waters hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ray Forgey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Padron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Bauman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Shane Miller (fresh) SG - David Rowley (fresh) SF - Taylor Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rick Preciado (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Ray Forgey is fouled on the floor by David Rowley - foul #1 on David Rowley, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Dickey (SG) David Rowley | |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Jason Snyder clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 37-51 |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 11:10 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade is denied on a layup by Samuel Hall | 37-51 |
| 11:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Hall | 37-51 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Samuel Hall scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Forgey and the foul's on Shane Miller - foul #1 on Shane Miller, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro (PG) Shane Miller | |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Samuel Hall makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:47 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-51 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Ray Forgey pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Samuel Hall drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Bauman | 43-51 |
| 10:00 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | Taylor Waters hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Mark Bauman knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Forgey | 45-53 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Kenneth Padron - foul #2 on Kenneth Padron, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG), Thomas Baltzell (SG), Edwin Reagan (SF), Wayne Steere (PF), Jim Hopper (C) Ray Forgey, Kenneth Padron, Mark Bauman, Samuel Hall, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Miller (SG), Tony Helmer (SF), Nicholas Gaskell (PF) Daniel Dickey, Taylor Waters, Harold Wade | |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado misses the free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Wayne Steere grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Wayne Steere is fouled on the floor by Rick Preciado - foul #2 on Rick Preciado, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Randolph (C) Rick Preciado | |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Nicholas Gaskell steals it from Nolan Hopkins | 45-55 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Randolph - foul #2 on William Randolph, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Hall (PF) Edwin Reagan | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | William Randolph knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nolan Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Baltzell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Steere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Hopper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gerald Tatro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Miller (fresh) SF - Tony Helmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Gaskell (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Samuel Hall lays it up and in set up by Thomas Baltzell | 48-57 |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 07:19 | Valparaiso | Shane Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gaskell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Samuel Hall pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Jim Hopper travels with the ball | 48-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG), Kenneth Padron (SG), Mark Bauman (SF), Jason Snyder (C) Nolan Hopkins, Thomas Baltzell, Wayne Steere, Jim Hopper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Scott Lehman (SG), Taylor Waters (SF), Harold Wade (PF), Rick Preciado (C) Gerald Tatro, Tony Helmer, Nicholas Gaskell, William Randolph | |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade drills a floater from close range | 48-59 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Jason Snyder scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Bauman | 50-59 |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado misses the turnaround in the lane | 50-59 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Mark Bauman pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Mark Bauman double dribbles | 50-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Wayne Steere (PF) Samuel Hall | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro (PG) Shane Miller | |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Bauman and the foul's on Scott Lehman - foul #5 on Scott Lehman, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Dickey (SG) Scott Lehman | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Wayne Steere snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Jason Snyder misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 53-59 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Jason Snyder hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Snyder - foul #2 on Jason Snyder, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins (PG), Samuel Hall (PF) Ray Forgey, Jason Snyder | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer (SF) Taylor Waters | |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nolan Hopkins | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nolan Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Padron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Bauman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Steere (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gerald Tatro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Helmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Wade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rick Preciado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Tatro | 57-63 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Nolan Hopkins makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Steere | 59-63 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Nolan Hopkins - foul #1 on Nolan Hopkins, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ray Forgey (PG), Thomas Baltzell (SG), Jason Snyder (C) Nolan Hopkins, Kenneth Padron, Mark Bauman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gaskell (PF), William Randolph (C) Harold Wade, Rick Preciado | |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Thomas Baltzell clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Wayne Steere tips it in | 61-64 |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Padron (SG), Mark Bauman (SF) Thomas Baltzell, Wayne Steere | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Taylor Waters (SF), Harold Wade (PF) Nicholas Gaskell, William Randolph | |
| 02:44 | Valparaiso | Tony Helmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jason Snyder | 61-64 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Daniel Dickey is called for the reach on Kenneth Padron - foul #2 on Daniel Dickey, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado (C) Tony Helmer | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Kenneth Padron misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:29 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Wade | 62-67 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Samuel Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray Forgey | 65-67 |
| 01:42 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Samuel Hall grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Samuel Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-67 |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | Taylor Waters gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:13 | Valparaiso | Ray Forgey steps in front of the Gerald Tatro pass in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Mark Bauman is denied on a layup by Harold Wade | 65-67 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Snyder | 65-67 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | Samuel Hall drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Bauman | 68-67 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Gerald Tatro's floater is tipped away by Jason Snyder | 68-67 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Dickey grabs the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Wade | 68-67 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ray Forgey - foul #2 on Ray Forgey, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Harold Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Samuel Hall hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ray Forgey | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Rick Preciado knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Mark Bauman clanks a fullcourt shot | 70-71 |