| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Watts (fresh) SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) SF - Grant Milam (fresh) PF - Scott Berkeley (fresh) C - Robert Richarson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Chicago State | John Watts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Valparaiso | John Kern comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Kern | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Richard Kiefer (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) John Kern, John Johnson, Rodney Sosnowski, Robert Stanley, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| 17:48 | Chicago State | John Watts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Grant Milam | 3-4 |
| 17:27 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown's pass is intercepted by Joseph Whitman | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins comes up short on the floater from close range | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Chicago State | Grant Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Watts | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins clanks a shot in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins dunks the ball and he's fouled by Robert Richarson - foul #1 on Robert Richarson, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Conrad Hart (SF), Donald Cale (PF), Charles Carter (C) Grant Milam, Scott Berkeley, Robert Richarson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG), John Johnson (SG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Richard Kiefer, Adam Williams | |
| 15:58 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Conrad Hart (fresh) PF - Donald Cale (fresh) C - Charles Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Brown and he's fouled by Rodney Sosnowski - foul #1 on Rodney Sosnowski, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett (SG) Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Chicago State | Donald Cale gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Becker (SG) John Watts | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Adam Williams (PF) John Johnson, Robert Stanley | |
| 14:53 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Barrett | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski loses the dribble to Charles Carter | 9-7 |
| 14:14 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Cale | 11-7 |
| 14:08 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Watts (PG), Samuel Brown (SG), Grant Milam (SF), Scott Berkeley (PF) Thomas Barrett, Albert Becker, Conrad Hart, Donald Cale | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Richard Kiefer (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) Joseph Whitman, Rodney Sosnowski, Adam Williams | |
| 13:49 | Chicago State | John Watts double dribbles | 11-7 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Richarson (C) Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF) Richard Kiefer | |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky makes the floater in the paint set up by William Young | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Richarson | 14-9 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | John Watts steals it from John Kern | 14-9 |
| 12:40 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Watts | 16-9 |
| 12:20 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 12:18 | Chicago State | Grant Milam snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:00 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Richarson | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Milam (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Berkeley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Richarson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kern (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Valparaiso | John Kern scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Stanley | 18-12 |
| 11:20 | Chicago State | John Watts hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Watts - foul #1 on John Watts, team foul #2 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett (PG), Albert Becker (SG), Conrad Hart (SF), Donald Cale (PF), Charles Carter (C) John Watts, Samuel Brown, Grant Milam, Scott Berkeley, Robert Richarson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Rodney Sosnowski, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:41 | Chicago State | Donald Cale drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Barrett | 23-13 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Albert Becker steps in front of the Jerome Tompkins pass | 23-13 |
| 09:53 | Chicago State | Albert Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 09:52 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Williams | 23-15 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | Charles Carter is denied on a layup by Jerome Tompkins | 23-15 |
| 09:29 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | John Kern knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jerome Tompkins | 23-18 |
| 09:10 | Chicago State | John Kern steps in front of the Thomas Barrett pass in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 08:49 | Chicago State | Albert Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:26 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Kern - foul #1 on John Kern, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Watts (PG), Samuel Brown (SG), Scott Berkeley (PF) Albert Becker, Donald Cale, Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Robert Stanley, Richard Kiefer, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 08:26 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:26 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-18 |
| 07:59 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Berkeley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Chicago State | Rodney Sosnowski is called for the reach on Conrad Hart - foul #2 on Rodney Sosnowski, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Grant Milam (SF), Robert Richarson (C) Conrad Hart, Thomas Barrett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Johnson (SG), Richard Kiefer (SF) Joseph Whitman, Rodney Sosnowski | |
| 07:28 | Chicago State | Grant Milam blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Kern - foul #2 on John Kern, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (PG) John Kern | |
| 07:28 | Chicago State | Grant Milam misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:28 | Chicago State | Grant Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams is fouled on the floor by Scott Berkeley - foul #1 on Scott Berkeley, team foul #3 | 26-18 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Samuel Brown - foul #1 on Samuel Brown, team foul #4 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donald Cale (PF) Scott Berkeley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG) Joseph Whitman | |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | John Kern hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Adam Williams | 26-21 |
| 06:23 | Chicago State | Donald Cale makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Samuel Brown | 28-21 |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | John Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-21 |
| 06:00 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer tips it but misses | 28-21 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | John Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-21 |
| 05:47 | Chicago State | Grant Milam grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:28 | Chicago State | Donald Cale comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley (PF), Charles Carter (C) Grant Milam, Robert Richarson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Jerome Tompkins (PF) Richard Kiefer, Adam Williams | |
| 05:28 | Chicago State | Donald Cale makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:28 | Chicago State | Donald Cale makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:10 | Valparaiso | John Kern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Donald Cale grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 05:02 | Chicago State | Charles Carter misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Rodney Sosnowski - foul #3 on Rodney Sosnowski, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett (SG), Conrad Hart (SF) Samuel Brown, Donald Cale | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Robert Stanley (PF) Rodney Sosnowski, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| 05:02 | Chicago State | Charles Carter makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:02 | Chicago State | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | John Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 04:39 | Chicago State | John Watts grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 04:27 | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-21 |
| 04:25 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 04:07 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 04:06 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 03:53 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Charles Carter snags the offensive board | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Conrad Hart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Berkeley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Samuel Brown (SG), Grant Milam (SF) John Watts, Conrad Hart | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Joseph Whitman, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 03:18 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer is fouled on the floor by Grant Milam - foul #1 on Grant Milam, team foul #5 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donald Cale (PF), Robert Richarson (C) Scott Berkeley, Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF) Richard Kiefer | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | John Johnson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Kern | 32-24 |
| 02:54 | Chicago State | Rudolph Krasnansky is called for the reach on Grant Milam - foul #1 on Rudolph Krasnansky, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG) Rodney Sosnowski | |
| 02:54 | Chicago State | Grant Milam makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:54 | Chicago State | Grant Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:54 | Chicago State | Grant Milam grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Cale - foul #1 on Donald Cale, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Watts (PG) Thomas Barrett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) William Young, Adam Williams | |
| 02:08 | Valparaiso | John Kern clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 02:07 | Chicago State | Robert Richarson snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 01:51 | Chicago State | Donald Cale misses the runner from the left block | 33-24 |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Samuel Brown steals it from Robert Stanley | 33-24 |
| 01:02 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown is called for 3 seconds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Barrett (SG), Conrad Hart (SF), Scott Berkeley (PF), Charles Carter (C) Samuel Brown, Grant Milam, Donald Cale, Robert Richarson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Richard Kiefer, Robert Stanley, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| 00:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins blows the layup but he's fouled by Scott Berkeley - foul #2 on Scott Berkeley, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Rodney Sosnowski | |
| 00:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:21 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart is hacked by Rudolph Krasnansky - foul #2 on Rudolph Krasnansky, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG) Jerome Tompkins | |
| 00:21 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:21 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Rudolph Krasnansky is blocked by Scott Berkeley | 33-25 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | John Watts misses the fullcourt shot | 33-27 |