| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) SG - David Finch (fresh) SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) PF - John Burk (fresh) C - Troy Lovette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Hiram Collard | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses short on a shot from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Western Illinois | John Burk denies the turnaround by Ernest Heitzman | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | John Burk gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hiram Collard - foul #1 on Hiram Collard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Rickman | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hiram Collard | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Valparaiso | John Burk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette tips it in | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | George Perkins is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei (SF) George Perkins | |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Michael Phair (C) Gregory Stuckey, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 17:03 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Valparaiso | David Finch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Valparaiso | John Burk tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Valparaiso | Donald Eagan is called for the reach on David Finch - foul #1 on Donald Eagan, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Otto Owen (SF), Rickie Doyle (PF), Nick Williams (C) Glenn Hutto, Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG), George Perkins (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Hiram Collard, Christopher Dunkle, Michael Phair | |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Leonard Wei steps in front of the Otto Owen pass | 6-5 |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (SG) David Finch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Jesse Lawson, Leonard Wei | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) SG - Anthony Holland (fresh) SF - Otto Owen (fresh) PF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) C - Nick Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fresh) SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Ernest Heitzman steals it from Otto Owen | 6-5 |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman misses the floater in the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:28 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Nick Williams | 6-5 |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | John Nigro makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), David Finch (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), John Burk (PF), Troy Lovette (C) John Nigro, Anthony Holland, Otto Owen, Rickie Doyle, Nick Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Leonard Wei (SF), Michael Phair (C) Donald Eagan, George Perkins, Manuel Rickman | |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Ernest Heitzman denies the turnaround by David Finch | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Phair | 8-5 |
| 14:10 | Western Illinois | Glenn Hutto steps in front of the Gregory Stuckey pass | 8-5 |
| 14:07 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto banks in the layup | 10-5 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-5 |
| 13:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Troy Lovette | 10-5 |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Glenn Hutto and he's hacked by Gregory Stuckey - foul #1 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (SF), Rickie Doyle (PF), Nick Williams (C) Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), George Perkins (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Gregory Stuckey, Ernest Heitzman, Michael Phair | |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:14 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei is hacked by Rickie Doyle - foul #1 on Rickie Doyle, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (SG) David Finch | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hiram Collard and he's fouled by Otto Owen - foul #1 on Otto Owen, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (SG) Glenn Hutto | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG) Hiram Collard | |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | Jesse Lawson is called for the reach on Anthony Holland - foul #1 on Jesse Lawson, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Phair (PF) Leonard Wei | |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 12:29 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Otto Owen is called for the reach on Jesse Lawson - foul #2 on Otto Owen, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) Anthony Holland, Otto Owen, Nick Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jesse Lawson | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Finch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fairly fresh) SG - Jesse Lawson (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Phair (fresh) C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 13-8 |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman connects on the jump hook in the paint | 13-10 |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | David Finch misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-10 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair travels with the ball | 13-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), John Burk (PF) John Nigro, Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG), Leonard Wei (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Donald Eagan, Jesse Lawson, George Perkins, Manuel Rickman | |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Michael Phair swats the layup by John Burk | 13-10 |
| 10:30 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette tips it in | 15-10 |
| 10:16 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-10 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman clanks a shot from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 09:53 | Valparaiso | John Burk pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Burk - foul #1 on John Burk, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (SG), Rickie Doyle (SF), Nick Williams (C) David Finch, Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Perkins (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:09 | Valparaiso | John Burk grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto is hacked by Hiram Collard - foul #2 on Hiram Collard, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (SG), William Rooney (C) Glenn Hutto, John Burk | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), Christopher Dunkle (PF) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, Ernest Heitzman | |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-11 |
| 08:21 | Valparaiso | William Rooney snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Nigro | 17-11 |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Holland (fresh) SF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nick Williams (fresh) C - William Rooney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fresh) SG - Jesse Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - George Perkins (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Rickman | 17-13 |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | William Rooney hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 17-13 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman is fouled on the floor by William Rooney - foul #1 on William Rooney, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), David Finch (SG), James Crowley (SF), John Burk (PF) John Nigro, Anthony Holland, Nick Williams, William Rooney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), Leonard Wei (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Donald Eagan, Jesse Lawson, George Perkins | |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-13 |
| 06:40 | Valparaiso | John Burk snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 06:26 | Valparaiso | David Finch can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Dunkle - foul #1 on Christopher Dunkle, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) James Crowley, Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Michael Phair (C) Christopher Dunkle, Manuel Rickman | |
| 06:26 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 06:26 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | John Burk swats the short shot by Michael Phair | 19-13 |
| 06:09 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Leonard Wei picks off the pass by David Finch | 19-13 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-13 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 05:19 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto tips it back up and in | 21-13 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Ernest Heitzman is blocked by John Burk | 21-13 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey tips it back up and in | 21-15 |
| 04:31 | Valparaiso | John Burk knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Hutto and the foul's on Ernest Heitzman - foul #1 on Ernest Heitzman, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle (SF), Nick Williams (C) Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), George Perkins (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Donald Eagan, Gregory Stuckey, Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| 04:31 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson drills a turnaround in the paint | 24-17 |
| 03:48 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Heitzman - foul #2 on Ernest Heitzman, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Otto Owen (SF) Glenn Hutto, John Burk | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Michael Phair (PF) Christopher Dunkle, Ernest Heitzman | |
| 03:48 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 03:48 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | David Finch steps in front of the Hiram Collard pass in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 03:44 | Valparaiso | David Finch misses the dunk attempt | 24-17 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Rickie Doyle denies the turnaround by Jesse Lawson | 24-17 |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Finch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Otto Owen (fresh) PF - Nick Williams (fresh) C - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Michael Phair (fresh) C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | George Perkins swats the short shot by Rickie Doyle | 24-17 |
| 03:18 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair tips it home | 24-19 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | The 3pt attempt by Otto Owen is denied by Manuel Rickman | 24-19 |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Nick Williams - foul #1 on Nick Williams, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) David Finch, Otto Owen, Nick Williams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF) George Perkins, Michael Phair | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 02:07 | Valparaiso | Manuel Rickman steps in front of the Rickie Doyle pass | 24-19 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 24-19 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson tips it home | 24-21 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Rickie Doyle - foul #2 on Rickie Doyle, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Burk (PF) Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG) Jesse Lawson | |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses the easy layup | 24-21 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | John Burk tips it in | 26-21 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | John Burk clanks a shot from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses the tip | 26-24 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | John Burk tips it home | 28-24 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Troy Lovette is called for the reach on Ernest Heitzman - foul #1 on Troy Lovette, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (PG), David Finch (SG), Otto Owen (SF), Nick Williams (C) Glenn Hutto, John Nigro, Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), George Perkins (SF) Hiram Collard, Manuel Rickman | |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | John Burk grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-24 |