| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Street (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Partee (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Partee and he's hacked by Richard Gross - foul #2 on Richard Gross, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF), Jerry Olson (PF) Larry Kennedy, Michael Street, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:34 | The Citadel | Richard Gross pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:16 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses the driving attempt from the left block | 35-23 |
| 19:14 | The Citadel | Richard Gross snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 19:03 | The Citadel | John Marlow scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 18:44 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 18:43 | Valparaiso | James Pereira tips it back up and in | 37-25 |
| 18:29 | The Citadel | Joe Reese swats the layup by Paul Dibenedetto | 37-25 |
| 18:28 | The Citadel | John Marlow tips it home | 37-27 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese's layup is rejected by Richard Gross | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:00 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:59 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses the tip | 37-27 |
| 17:57 | The Citadel | John Marlow hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 17:41 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 37-29 |
| 17:39 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:33 | The Citadel | Richard Gross blows the layup | 37-29 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Richard Gross hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | James Pereira tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 16:51 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Dibenedetto | 39-33 |
| 16:22 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-33 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 16:20 | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:03 | The Citadel | Joe Reese is called for the reach on Richard Gross - foul #2 on Joe Reese, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Michael Street (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Curtis Partee, Ronald Cerda, James Pereira, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda (SG), David Wilson (SF), Michael Mart (PF), Frank White (C) Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow, Richard Gross | |
| 15:45 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 15:43 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Street (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) SF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank White (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Wehner | 42-33 |
| 15:05 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 15:04 | The Citadel | Michael Mart can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 15:03 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | The Citadel | Dikembe Arboleda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 14:53 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Wehner | 44-33 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-33 |
| 14:21 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Kennedy | 47-33 |
| 13:37 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses badly on a shot in the paint | 47-33 |
| 13:36 | The Citadel | David Wilson grabs the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 13:23 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 13:21 | The Citadel | Michael Mart hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | Thomas Gendron takes the ball from Larry Kennedy in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 12:57 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron buries a jumpshot from the left side | 47-37 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 12:35 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Olson | 47-37 |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | Michael Street misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 11:44 | The Citadel | Michael Mart pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Street (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank White (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | The Citadel | Michael Street picks off the pass by David Wilson | 47-37 |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 47-37 |
| 10:56 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 47-37 |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 10:40 | The Citadel | Frank White gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:34 | The Citadel | David Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Larry Kennedy - foul #1 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee (PG), Greg Graham (SG), James Pereira (SF), Joe Reese (PF) Larry Kennedy, Michael Street, Robert Wehner, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF), Richard Gross (C) Thomas Gendron, Dikembe Arboleda, Michael Mart, Frank White | |
| 10:34 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:34 | The Citadel | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Richard Gross steals the ball from Joe Reese | 47-39 |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | John Marlow lays it up and in set up by Benjamin Hoge and he's hacked by Greg Graham - foul #1 on Greg Graham, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG) David Wilson | |
| 09:58 | The Citadel | John Marlow makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:38 | Valparaiso | Paul Dibenedetto denies the turnaround by Curtis Partee | 47-42 |
| 09:37 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to John Marlow | 47-42 |
| 09:14 | The Citadel | Joe Reese is called for the reach on John Marlow - foul #3 on Joe Reese, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG) James Pereira | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 08:52 | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 08:51 | Valparaiso | Greg Graham gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary is hacked by Richard Gross - foul #3 on Richard Gross, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Robert Wehner (SF) Larry Kennedy, Greg Graham | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Partee | 50-42 |
| 07:56 | The Citadel | John Marlow drills a floater in the lane | 50-44 |
| 07:38 | Valparaiso | Richard Gross is called for the reach on Joe Reese - foul #4 on Richard Gross, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Michael Street (SG) Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG) Benjamin Hoge | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Street (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Partee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marlow (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese is hacked by John Marlow - foul #1 on John Marlow, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF) Larry Kennedy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Mart (SF), Frank White (PF) Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow | |
| 06:51 | Valparaiso | Michael Street hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-44 |
| 06:50 | The Citadel | Richard Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:40 | The Citadel | Michael Mart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-44 |
| 06:39 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 06:24 | The Citadel | Michael Mart gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | Michael Mart misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-44 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner lays it in on a great pass from Michael Street | 52-44 |
| 06:06 | The Citadel | Michael Street picks off the pass by Thomas Gendron in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 05:44 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Jerry Olson (PF) Michael Street, Robert Wehner, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Wilson (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF) Daniel Conrad, Frank White, Richard Gross | |
| 05:25 | The Citadel | David Wilson is hacked by Ronald Cerda - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Greg Graham (SG) Ronald Cerda | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:10 | The Citadel | John Marlow misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 05:09 | The Citadel | Michael Mart pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:57 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Graham | 55-44 |
| 04:26 | The Citadel | David Wilson hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Marlow | 55-46 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Partee is blocked by John Marlow | 55-46 |
| 04:05 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Partee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Gendron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Dibenedetto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Mart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Kennedy | 57-49 |
| 03:12 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Larry Kennedy, Greg Graham, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Conrad (SG), Richard Gross (C) David Wilson, Michael Mart | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:57 | The Citadel | Richard Gross makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Partee | 59-51 |
| 02:25 | The Citadel | Paul Dibenedetto makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Conrad | 59-53 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Gary | 62-53 |
| 01:56 | The Citadel | Richard Gross is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Richard Gross, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG) Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Mart (C) Richard Gross | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee is hacked by Daniel Conrad - foul #1 on Daniel Conrad, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| 01:07 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Kennedy | 64-53 |
| 00:54 | The Citadel | Michael Mart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Conrad | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary is hacked by Thomas Gendron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Gendron, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Pereira (SF) Larry Kennedy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:52 | The Citadel | Michael Mart gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | Manuel Gary steals it from Thomas Gendron | 65-55 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Street is hacked by Daniel Conrad in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Conrad, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Jerry Olson (PF) Joe Reese, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Benjamin Hoge (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (SG), David Wilson (SF), Frank White (C) Thomas Gendron, Daniel Conrad, Paul Dibenedetto, John Marlow | |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Street misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:44 | The Citadel | Frank White grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Michael Mart makes the runner from the left block | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Michael Street is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joe Reese (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Gendron (PG), Daniel Conrad (SG), Paul Dibenedetto (SF), John Marlow (PF) Benjamin Hoge, Dikembe Arboleda, David Wilson, Frank White | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Michael Street makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Michael Street makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | John Marlow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Curtis Partee runs out the clock | 67-57 |