| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Grant (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Valparaiso | David Baier comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-40 |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | James Harper is hacked by Luis Koch - foul #1 on Luis Koch, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is whistled for traveling | 26-40 |
| 19:07 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-40 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses badly on a floater from the left block | 26-40 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson tips it home | 26-42 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Adkinson | 28-42 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | James Harper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 28-42 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | David Baier pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-42 |
| 17:59 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | James Harper gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Belden | 28-45 |
| 17:11 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Baier | 31-45 |
| 16:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 31-45 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:36 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible loses the dribble to James Harper | 31-45 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson loses the dribble to Luis Koch | 31-45 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | James Johnson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Luis Koch | 33-45 |
| 15:50 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Zachariah Jones | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Schaible (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Luis Koch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Harper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch is fouled on the floor by Brian Belden - foul #1 on Brian Belden, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), David Harris (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Daniel Adkinson, David Baier, Gerry Schaible, James Johnson, Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (SG), David Tapscott (SF), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Brian Belden, Michael Grant, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Rowe | 35-48 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cary Kirkpatrick | 35-51 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is hacked by Daniel Dickerson - foul #2 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG) David Harris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG) Daniel Dickerson | |
| 14:23 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt is whistled for traveling | 35-51 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 35-51 |
| 14:06 | Valparaiso | David Baier snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 13:59 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Tapscott - foul #4 on David Tapscott, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Johnson (PF) Donald Bartelt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF) David Tapscott | |
| 13:59 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:59 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Alfonso | 36-51 |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Clark | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | John Rowe knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 12:59 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick tips it home | 38-56 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Belden - foul #2 on Brian Belden, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Gerry Schaible (SF) John Rowe, Grant Labkovsky | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Michael Grant (SG), Zachariah Jones (PF), James Harper (C) Jerry Brown, Brian Belden, Cary Kirkpatrick, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Harper | 39-56 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark is called for traveling | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Larry Coronel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:14 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel hits the follow up shot | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:43 | Western Illinois | James Harper buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 41-60 |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Daniel Dickerson - foul #3 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), Donald Bartelt (PF), Luis Koch (C) David Baier, Gerry Schaible, James Johnson, Larry Coronel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), Cary Kirkpatrick (PF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Arthur Clark, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Grant | 43-60 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Luis Koch | 43-60 |
| 09:56 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dickerson - foul #4 on Daniel Dickerson, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown (PG) Daniel Dickerson | |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Rowe | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 09:26 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Gerry Schaible (SF), James Johnson (PF) Daniel Adkinson, Grant Labkovsky, Donald Bartelt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark (SF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Bruce Alfonso | |
| 08:47 | Western Illinois | Luis Koch knocks away the 3 by James Harper | 45-60 |
| 08:45 | Valparaiso | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Valparaiso | John Rowe drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Arthur Clark is denied by James Johnson | 48-60 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:05 | Western Illinois | Luis Koch is called for the reach on Jerry Brown - foul #2 on Luis Koch, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel (C) Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones (PF) James Harper | |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-60 |
| 07:50 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Rowe | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jerry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Arthur Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Brown | 50-60 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses the lay-in | 50-60 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Gerry Schaible | 50-60 |
| 06:38 | Valparaiso | James Johnson's layup is rejected by Zachariah Jones | 50-60 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | John Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Jerry Brown snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark misses badly on a shot from the left block | 50-60 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Luis Koch (C) John Rowe, Larry Coronel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), David Tapscott (SF), James Harper (C) Jerry Brown, Arthur Clark, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Dickerson | 50-62 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Gerry Schaible is blocked by James Harper | 50-62 |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Harper | 50-62 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Zachariah Jones | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:54 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible knocks in the floater near the basket | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Daniel Dickerson and the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SF) Gerry Schaible | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (PF) Zachariah Jones | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | James Johnson drills a jump hook in the paint | 54-66 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brian Belden | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson scores on a jumper from the left side set up by David Baier | 56-68 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Koch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Tapscott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Tapscott | 56-70 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | John Rowe scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Adkinson | 58-70 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | David Tapscott is hacked by Luis Koch - foul #3 on Luis Koch, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Harris (PG), Donald Bartelt (SG), Grant Labkovsky (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Daniel Adkinson, David Baier, John Rowe, James Johnson, Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Jerry Brown (SG), Arthur Clark (SF), Bruce Alfonso (C) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, David Tapscott, James Harper | |
| 01:59 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-70 |
| 01:58 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant hits a jumper from the right side set up by Cary Kirkpatrick | 58-72 |
| 01:26 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow loses the dribble to Cary Kirkpatrick | 58-72 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #5 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG) Joseph Brownlow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is whistled for a carry | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Arthur Clark connects on the floater near the basket | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is fouled on the floor by Bruce Alfonso - foul #2 on Bruce Alfonso, team foul #7 | 58-76 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | John Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Bruce Alfonso gets the rebound | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant runs out the clock | 59-76 |