| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Richard Cottrill (fresh) SG - Matthew Kline (fresh) SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) PF - Jerry Baker (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Oral Roberts | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is hacked by Alvin Johnson - foul #1 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | John Kern connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Rudolph Krasnansky is blocked by Jerry Baker | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Valparaiso | John Kern double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 17:46 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Kline | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Valparaiso | William Young clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | William Young misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline jams it | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 16:01 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:49 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker blows the layup but the foul's on Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG), John Johnson (SG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Richard Kiefer, Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Clyde Hodges (SG), Howard Ludlum (SF), Landon Hodnett (C) Richard Cottrill, Matthew Kline, Alvin Johnson, James Brown | |
| 15:49 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:49 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Stanley Mason (fresh) SG - Clyde Hodges (fresh) SF - Howard Ludlum (fresh) PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Landon Hodnett (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:27 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Landon Hodnett | 4-5 |
| 15:08 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Ludlum | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Valparaiso | John Johnson loses the dribble to Clyde Hodges in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:52 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Baker | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | John Kern is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | Oral Roberts | John Johnson steps in front of the Stanley Mason pass in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Johnson | 9-7 |
| 14:04 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Adam Williams (PF) Rodney Sosnowski, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Matthew Kline (SG), Owen Jacobs (PF), Kenneth Rybicki (C) Stanley Mason, Clyde Hodges, Jerry Baker, Landon Hodnett | |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | John Kern connects on the 3 from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 13:26 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill misses badly on a shot from the right side | 12-7 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | John Johnson gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 13:02 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:46 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline is hacked by John Kern - foul #1 on John Kern, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Richard Kiefer, Adam Williams, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), James Brown (C) Matthew Kline, Howard Ludlum, Owen Jacobs, Kenneth Rybicki | |
| 12:39 | Oral Roberts | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-7 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cottrill - foul #1 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Adam Williams (PF) Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | John Kern hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Johnson | 15-7 |
| 11:58 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cottrill | 15-10 |
| 11:54 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams loses the dribble to Richard Cottrill | 15-10 |
| 11:51 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill can't finish the layup | 15-10 |
| 11:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Rodney Sosnowski | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Williams (fresh) C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Richard Cottrill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Landon Hodnett (fairly fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Valparaiso | John Kern makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Sosnowski | 18-10 |
| 11:31 | Oral Roberts | James Brown is hacked by Rodney Sosnowski - foul #1 on Rodney Sosnowski, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Matthew Kline (SG), Jerry Baker (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Richard Cottrill, Clyde Hodges, Landon Hodnett, James Brown | |
| 11:18 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Kline | 18-12 |
| 11:16 | Valparaiso | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 11:03 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 11:02 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 10:43 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is hacked by Jerry Baker - foul #1 on Jerry Baker, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF) Rodney Sosnowski | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Howard Ludlum (SF) Stanley Mason, Alvin Johnson | |
| 10:11 | Valparaiso | John Kern drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Kiefer | 20-12 |
| 09:57 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 09:56 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs snags the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 09:42 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses the dunk | 20-12 |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | John Kern gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 09:35 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Matthew Kline | 20-12 |
| 09:21 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline double dribbles | 20-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Richard Kiefer, Robert Stanley, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Clyde Hodges (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), James Brown (C) Richard Cottrill, Matthew Kline, Howard Ludlum, Jerry Baker, Owen Jacobs | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams drills a floater from the right side | 22-12 |
| 08:32 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Stanley Mason | 22-14 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | John Johnson's pass is intercepted by Clyde Hodges in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 08:12 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett is hacked by Adam Williams - foul #2 on Adam Williams, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Robert Stanley (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) John Kern, Rodney Sosnowski, Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Matthew Kline (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Stanley Mason, Clyde Hodges, Kenneth Rybicki, Landon Hodnett | |
| 07:51 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker lays it in set up by Matthew Kline | 22-16 |
| 07:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) SF - John Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Kline | 24-19 |
| 06:59 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 06:57 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:53 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 06:52 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | William Young comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alvin Johnson - foul #2 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (SG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Jerome Tompkins (PF) Joseph Whitman, John Johnson, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Clyde Hodges (SG), Howard Ludlum (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Richard Cottrill, Matthew Kline, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | William Young misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:35 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Owen Jacobs | 25-21 |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 25-21 |
| 06:16 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 05:57 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kern | 27-23 |
| 05:40 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Johnson (SG), Robert Stanley (PF) William Young, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Stanley Mason, Clyde Hodges, Landon Hodnett | |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | John Kern is fouled on the floor by Richard Cottrill - foul #2 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG) Richard Cottrill | |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses the 3 from straight away | 27-23 |
| 04:58 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:40 | Valparaiso | John Johnson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Johnson | 29-23 |
| 04:09 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerome Tompkins - foul #1 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Rudolph Krasnansky (PF) Rodney Sosnowski, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (SG), Landon Hodnett (PF), James Brown (C) Kenneth Rybicki, Jerry Baker, Owen Jacobs | |
| 04:09 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:09 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer is hacked by Stanley Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Mason, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky lays it in | 31-25 |
| 03:25 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Ludlum | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Richard Kiefer (fresh) PF - Rudolph Krasnansky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Tompkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Stanley Mason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Ludlum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Landon Hodnett (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Ludlum - foul #1 on Howard Ludlum, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Adam Williams (PF) Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Matthew Kline (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF) Stanley Mason, Clyde Hodges, Howard Ludlum | |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:03 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 33-28 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:59 | Valparaiso | Alvin Johnson steals the ball from John Kern in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 02:56 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline lays it in on a nice dish by Alvin Johnson | 33-30 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Kline - foul #1 on Matthew Kline, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF) Richard Kiefer | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker (PF), Kenneth Rybicki (C) Landon Hodnett, James Brown | |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:28 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley (PF) Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs (PF) Jerry Baker | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Alvin Johnson is called for the reach on Rodney Sosnowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker (PF) Alvin Johnson | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:25 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 01:56 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 01:54 | Valparaiso | John Johnson gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:45 | Valparaiso | John Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Cottrill - foul #3 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Robert Stanley, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Clyde Hodges (SG), Howard Ludlum (SF) Richard Cottrill, Matthew Kline, Kenneth Rybicki | |
| 01:45 | Valparaiso | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:45 | Valparaiso | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:25 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Rodney Sosnowski, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Brown (C) Owen Jacobs | |
| 01:06 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason drills a turnaround near the basket | 36-32 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | John Kern is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Johnson | 39-32 |
| 00:52 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Richard Kiefer, Adam Williams, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Matthew Kline (SG), Landon Hodnett (PF) Clyde Hodges, Jerry Baker | |
| 00:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-32 |
| 00:23 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett dunks the ball set up by Matthew Kline and he's fouled by Robert Stanley - foul #1 on Robert Stanley, team foul #7 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) John Johnson, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Stanley Mason, Howard Ludlum | |
| 00:23 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky clanks a floater from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | The clock runs out | 41-34 |