| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) SG - Michael Street (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Partee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) C - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee inbounds the ball | 25-15 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 19:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood knocks in the shot from the left side | 25-17 |
| 18:48 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 25-17 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector is called for traveling | 25-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Greg Graham (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Jerry Olson (PF) Michael Street, Curtis Partee, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:56 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee (PG) Larry Kennedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 17:41 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 25-17 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 17:14 | Valparaiso | Mikey Day is called for the reach on Robert Wehner - foul #1 on Mikey Day, team foul #1 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Michael Street (SG), Joe Reese (PF) Curtis Partee, Greg Graham, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Troy Wallick - foul #2 on Troy Wallick, team foul #2 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee (PG), Greg Graham (SG) Larry Kennedy, Michael Street | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-17 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood tips it home | 25-19 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese drills a runner in the paint | 27-19 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 16:17 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner travels with the ball | 27-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Michael Street (SG), James Pereira (SF), Jerry Olson (PF) Curtis Partee, Greg Graham, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (PG), Andrew Coghill (SG), Mark Canty (SF), Logan Jones (PF), James Conyers (C) Caleb Rector, Mike Mahmood, Mikey Day, Troy Wallick, Ryan Ojeda | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) SG - Michael Street (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pereira (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Sword (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Coghill (fresh) SF - Mark Canty (fresh) PF - Logan Jones (fresh) C - James Conyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Donald Sword | 27-21 |
| 15:07 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Coghill - foul #1 on Andrew Coghill, team foul #3 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee (PG), Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (PF) Larry Kennedy, James Pereira, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 15:07 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 15:07 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Logan Jones | 28-23 |
| 14:20 | Valparaiso | Michael Street knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Logan Jones and he's hacked by Michael Street - foul #1 on Michael Street, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Greg Graham (SG), Jerry Olson (PF) Michael Street, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Mikey Day (SF), Troy Wallick (PF) Andrew Coghill, Mark Canty, Logan Jones | |
| 14:09 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Wallick - foul #3 on Troy Wallick, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (C) Greg Graham, Curtis Partee, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG) Donald Sword | |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Caleb Rector - foul #1 on Caleb Rector, team foul #5 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (SG), Curtis Partee (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Kennedy and he's fouled by Caleb Rector - foul #2 on Caleb Rector, team foul #6 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (PF) Larry Kennedy, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | Michael Street gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Michael Street clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mikey Day | 34-26 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Reese - foul #1 on Joe Reese, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF), Jerry Olson (PF) Curtis Partee, Michael Street, Robert Wehner, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda (C) James Conyers | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) SF - James Pereira (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joe Reese (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Michigan | Larry Kennedy picks off the pass by Caleb Rector in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses the lay-in | 34-27 |
| 11:25 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese is whistled for a carry | 34-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Greg Graham (SG), Curtis Partee (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, James Pereira, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Gary - foul #1 on Manuel Gary, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (SG), Robert Wehner (SF) Greg Graham, Curtis Partee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SF) Mikey Day | |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Troy Wallick blocks the jumper by Larry Kennedy | 34-29 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Michael Street grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Jerry Olson - foul #2 on Jerry Olson, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF), Joe Reese (PF) Larry Kennedy, Michael Street, Robert Wehner, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill (SG), Mikey Day (SF), James Conyers (C) Caleb Rector, Mike Mahmood, Troy Wallick | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 09:26 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Joe Reese | 36-31 |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | Donald Sword is called for the reach on Joe Reese - foul #2 on Donald Sword, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Greg Graham (SG), Jerry Olson (PF) Ronald Cerda, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | James Pereira snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Conyers - foul #4 on James Conyers, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Manuel Gary (C) Greg Graham, James Pereira, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones (C) James Conyers | |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 08:19 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Kennedy | 39-31 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Sword | 39-33 |
| 07:52 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) SF - Curtis Partee (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Sword (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Coghill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ryan Ojeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Sword | 39-35 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Kennedy | 42-35 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy scores on a jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Jerry Olson (PF) Larry Kennedy, Ronald Cerda, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG), Mike Mahmood (SG), Troy Wallick (PF), James Conyers (C) Donald Sword, Andrew Coghill, Ryan Ojeda, Logan Jones | |
| 05:47 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wehner steps in front of the Troy Wallick pass | 44-35 |
| 05:44 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee lays it up and in set up by Robert Wehner | 46-35 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick's floater is tipped away by Robert Wehner | 46-35 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | James Conyers swats the short shot by Joe Reese | 46-35 |
| 05:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Reese blocks the short jumper by James Conyers | 46-35 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers tips it home | 46-37 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Michael Street drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Curtis Partee | 48-37 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Manuel Gary (C) Curtis Partee, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SF) Mikey Day | |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Wehner doubles Donald Sword and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Robert Wehner, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee (PG), Greg Graham (SG) Larry Kennedy, Michael Street | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill (SG), Mark Canty (SF), Ryan Ojeda (PF), Logan Jones (C) Caleb Rector, Mike Mahmood, Troy Wallick, James Conyers | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Curtis Partee (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Graham (fresh) SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Sword (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Coghill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Canty (fresh) PF - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Jones (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee clanks a floater in the lane | 51-37 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Ojeda | 51-37 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee is hacked by Logan Jones - foul #1 on Logan Jones, team foul #9 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF), Joe Reese (C) Robert Wehner, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Ryan Ojeda | 51-40 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Ojeda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Robert Wehner (SF) Curtis Partee, James Pereira | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Collman (PG) Donald Sword | |
| 02:04 | Valparaiso | Logan Jones is called for the reach on Joe Reese - foul #2 on Logan Jones, team foul #10 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF) Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:04 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 02:04 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill throws it down and the foul's on Greg Graham - foul #1 on Greg Graham, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Greg Graham, James Pereira, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SG) William Collman | |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda travels with the ball | 53-43 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a shot from the left side set up by Ronald Cerda | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword is whistled for a carry | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Logan Jones - foul #3 on Logan Jones, team foul #11 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF) Larry Kennedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Logan Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-43 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner runs out the clock | 57-45 |