| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Foster inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett tips it home | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Valparaiso | Frank Narvaez is called for the reach on Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:08 | Valparaiso | Frank Narvaez is called for the reach on James Patton - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Mikels | 38-35 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 18:34 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 38-35 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Eddy Lovett steps in front of the Andre Rizzo pass | 41-35 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Foster | 44-35 |
| 16:47 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the runner from close range | 44-35 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), John Moore (SF), Delmar Luoma (PF), William Cress (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:10 | Valparaiso | William Cress grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:06 | Valparaiso | Arnold Mueller steps in front of the Shawn Porter pass | 45-35 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Ginther | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Ginther (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cress (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Vernon Williams drills a floater from the right block | 50-35 |
| 15:07 | Valparaiso | John Moore knocks in the runner from close range | 50-37 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Cress - foul #2 on William Cress, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Johnny Ginther, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp (PF) John Moore | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | William Cress snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | William Cress's floater is tipped away by Frank Narvaez | 50-37 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Cress - foul #3 on William Cress, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG), Roger Jones (SF) Shawn Porter, William Cress | |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Joseph Foster is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG) Donald Lansford | |
| 13:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mikels | 52-37 |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Narvaez | 52-37 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Vernon Williams gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Vernon Williams | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp can't finish the layup | 55-37 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion blows the layup | 55-37 |
| 13:07 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| 13:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 57-37 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Narvaez | 57-37 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Roger Jones picks off the pass by Vernon Williams | 57-37 |
| 11:54 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Vernon Williams, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), John Moore (SF), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones, Delmar Luoma, Glenn Sipp | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Jackson | 60-37 |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shawn Porter | 60-40 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on James Patton - foul #2 on James Patton, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 11:00 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-40 |
| 10:59 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter tips it back up and in | 61-42 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Michael Clark is called for traveling | 61-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF) John Moore | |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | Joseph Foster steals the ball from Donald Lansford | 61-42 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Joseph Foster hits the finger roll | 63-42 |
| 10:05 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Porter | 63-44 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 09:40 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #4 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Frank Narvaez (PF) Thomas Jackson, Joseph Foster, Johnny Ginther | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Delmar Luoma (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Sipp - foul #4 on Glenn Sipp, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Moore (SF), William Cress (C) Roger Jones, Glenn Sipp | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Narvaez - foul #3 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-48 |
| 08:39 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Mikels | 65-50 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller comes up short on the shot from the right side | 65-50 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-50 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vernon Williams | 65-50 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett blows the layup | 65-50 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett gets the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cress (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Johnny Ginther (PF) Arnold Mueller, Vernon Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) John Moore, Delmar Luoma, William Cress | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett comes up short on the shot near the basket | 65-50 |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | James Patton gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Joseph Foster dunks the ball | 67-50 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bradly Carrion | 69-50 |
| 05:52 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 05:27 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-50 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is fouled on the floor by James Patton - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (SG), Arnold Mueller (SF), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Bradly Carrion, Joseph Foster, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), Delmar Luoma (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), William Cress (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:04 | Valparaiso | William Cress pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | William Cress misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma snags the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Vernon Williams - foul #1 on Vernon Williams, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF) Eddy Lovett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Vernon Williams blows the dunk | 70-52 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Michael Clark tips it back up and in | 72-52 |
| 04:18 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-52 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Joseph Foster can't connect on a shot from the right side | 72-52 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | William Cress gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford is hacked by Joseph Foster - foul #2 on Joseph Foster, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - William Cress (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is fouled on the floor by Glenn Sipp - foul #5 on Glenn Sipp, team foul #8 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Moore (SF) Glenn Sipp | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 72-54 |
| 03:00 | Valparaiso | John Moore gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | John Moore is hacked by Joseph Foster - foul #3 on Joseph Foster, team foul #8 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Thomas Jackson, Vernon Williams, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Herman Jackson (PG) Donald Lansford | |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | John Moore misses the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Ginther | 72-54 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-54 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther gets the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Joseph Foster clanks a fadeaway from close range | 72-54 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits the follow up shot | 74-54 |
| 01:54 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Shawn Porter steps in front of the Johnny Ginther pass | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | William Cress misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Herman Jackson - foul #2 on Herman Jackson, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG) Arnold Mueller | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG) Herman Jackson | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Delmar Luoma | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 78-58 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Johnny Ginther swats the short shot by Delmar Luoma | 78-58 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett runs out the clock | 78-58 |