| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | David Partee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jake Rosado | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | James Patton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Rizzo | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses short on a floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado's floater is tipped away by Lonnie Nicholson | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | David Wike pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jake Rosado - foul #1 on Jake Rosado, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Jones | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | David Wike can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits a shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Mikels and he's fouled by Albert Laplant - foul #1 on Albert Laplant, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Patton - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jake Rosado | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 9-9 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Graham | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| 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 | |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson can't finish the layup | 11-9 |
| 14:34 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Lonnie Nicholson is called for the reach on Glenn Sipp - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Partee (SF) Samuel Graham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant knocks in the jumper in the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | David Partee pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Shawn Porter is called for the reach on David Wike - foul #1 on Shawn Porter, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Glenn Sipp, William Cress | |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | David Wike scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | James Patton is hacked by David Partee - foul #1 on David Partee, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) David Wike | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | James Patton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-9 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Jake Rosado swats the short shot by Thomas Staggers | 16-9 |
| 12:20 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-9 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is denied on a layup by Jake Rosado | 16-9 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers tips it back up and in | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) SF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) PF - Jake Rosado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Patton (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | Thomas Staggers is called for the reach on Robert Mikels - foul #1 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), David Wike (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Gordon Guerrera, Joe Landin, David Partee, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), William Cress (C) Delmar Luoma, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| 11:26 | Valparaiso | William Cress banks in the layup | 18-11 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant lays it in set up by David Wike | 20-11 |
| 10:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 20-11 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | David Wike throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Delmar Luoma (SF) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo | |
| 10:20 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | David Wike hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 20-11 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rocco Ricci - foul #1 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Partee (SF) Rocco Ricci, Samuel Graham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Glenn Sipp, William Cress | |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | David Wike is fouled on the floor by Shawn Porter - foul #2 on Shawn Porter, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Moore (SG) Shawn Porter | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:26 | Valparaiso | John Moore hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Lansford | 20-15 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the shot from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | John Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | David Partee grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is hacked by Jake Rosado - foul #2 on Jake Rosado, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), Gabriel Bartels (PF) David Wike, Albert Laplant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Glenn Sipp (PF) Donald Lansford, Delmar Luoma, Jake Rosado | |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 22-15 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the shot from the left side | 22-15 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma (SF), William Cress (C) John Moore, James Patton | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - David Partee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) SF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cress (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) David Partee, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG) Robert Mikels | |
| 07:07 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Lansford | 22-17 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin blows the dunk but the foul's on Glenn Sipp - foul #1 on Glenn Sipp, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Moore (SG), James Patton (C) Andre Rizzo, Glenn Sipp | |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Gordon Guerrera - foul #1 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF) Joe Landin, Samuel Graham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Herman Jackson (SG) Delmar Luoma | |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Wike | 26-19 |
| 05:44 | Valparaiso | Herman Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Albert Laplant, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG) Donald Lansford | |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | David Partee banks in the layup | 28-19 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Herman Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | David Partee gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | David Partee clanks a floater from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | John Moore snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | John Moore comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gordon Guerrera - foul #2 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Samuel Graham (SF) Gordon Guerrera, David Partee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG), Delmar Luoma (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Herman Jackson, William Cress, James Patton | |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses short on a jumper from the left block | 28-21 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses long on a floater from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF), Jake Rosado (PF) John Moore, Glenn Sipp | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) SG - David Wike (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-21 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | David Wike lays it in | 30-21 |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), David Partee (SF) David Wike, Samuel Graham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG) Robert Mikels | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses long on a floater from the baseline | 30-21 |
| 02:50 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 02:34 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Donald Lansford - foul #1 on Donald Lansford, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:12 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:56 | Valparaiso | David Partee denies the turnaround by Delmar Luoma | 30-24 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gordon Guerrera | 30-24 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant clanks a fadeaway from close range | 30-24 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 01:22 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma is called for a backcourt violation | 30-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Joe Landin, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), John Moore (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones, Jake Rosado, Delmar Luoma | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is hacked by Shawn Porter - foul #3 on Shawn Porter, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson hits a jumper from the baseline | 32-24 |