| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Elder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Valparaiso | William Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 19:52 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle banks in the layup on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | William Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Tompkins - foul #3 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Jay Grant (SF) William Young, William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelrahman and he's hacked by Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Portillo (SF) Jay Grant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 18:30 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster is fouled on the floor by David Portillo - foul #2 on David Portillo, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG) David Portillo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:53 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins drills a jumper from the left block | 36-35 |
| 17:19 | Western Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Antoine Lancaster | 36-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jay Grant (SF), William Elder (PF) William Young, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), David Portillo (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Willian Pickett, Jay Grant, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Glenn Tejada | |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Towry | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Hauer - foul #3 on John Hauer, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) David Portillo, William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willian Pickett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Whitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Collins | 36-40 |
| 15:30 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Portillo (SF), William Elder (PF) William Young, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey | |
| 14:53 | Valparaiso | William Elder travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Willian Pickett, David Portillo, William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | Jay Grant steps in front of the Bret Wimmer pass | 39-40 |
| 14:22 | Valparaiso | Antoine Lancaster denies the turnaround by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 39-40 |
| 14:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 14:20 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:00 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Young | 41-40 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Jay Grant steals the ball from Samuel Collins | 41-40 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Bret Wimmer steals the ball from Joseph Whitman | 41-40 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer is hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), David Portillo (SF), William Elder (PF) William Young, Jay Grant, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Samuel Collins, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 12:48 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Glenn Tejada | |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Towry - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG) Willian Pickett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG) John Hauer | |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 42-42 |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman's pass is intercepted by Samuel Collins | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Portillo (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Elder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee lays it in set up by Samuel Collins and the foul's on Joseph Whitman - foul #3 on Joseph Whitman, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Jerome Tompkins (C) Joseph Whitman, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Charles Towry | |
| 11:36 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:29 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Jerome Tompkins is denied by Ernest Doyle | 42-45 |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to William Young | 42-45 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | William Elder banks in the layup on a great pass from William Young and he's hacked by Samuel Lee - foul #2 on Samuel Lee, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jay Grant (SF) David Portillo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Bret Wimmer (PF) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey | |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | William Elder makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:36 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:19 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | William Elder snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | William Elder lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Tompkins | 47-45 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Antoine Lancaster | 47-47 |
| 09:27 | Valparaiso | William Elder connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-47 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 08:42 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (PG), David Portillo (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) William Young, Jay Grant, William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Collins | 49-51 |
| 08:06 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Willian Pickett and he's fouled by Charles Towry - foul #3 on Charles Towry, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Glenn Tejada | |
| 08:06 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Abdelrahman takes the ball from Samuel Lee | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Whitman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willian Pickett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Portillo (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hauer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 07:01 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by John Hauer - foul #4 on John Hauer, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG) David Portillo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| 07:01 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey travels with the ball | 57-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 06:28 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Young | 60-51 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 60-54 |
| 05:50 | Valparaiso | William Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins (C) William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | Willian Pickett steals it from Glenn Tejada | 60-54 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman is called for traveling | 60-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (PF) William Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:31 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins knocks in the jumper from the right block | 62-54 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | William Elder clanks a shot from the left side | 62-54 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Whitman (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willian Pickett (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Elder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry is hacked by Jerome Tompkins - foul #4 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), David Portillo (SF) Willian Pickett, William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Glenn Tejada, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Bret Wimmer | 62-56 |
| 03:00 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman's floater is tipped away by Antoine Lancaster | 62-56 |
| 02:58 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | David Portillo takes the ball from Dikembe Orji | 62-56 |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman connects on the jumper in the paint | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:49 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins can't finish the layup | 64-56 |
| 01:26 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:20 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-56 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | William Young snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | William Young is hacked by Bret Wimmer - foul #1 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (PF) David Portillo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG) Samuel Collins | |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman is hacked by Dikembe Orji in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Willian Pickett (SG), David Portillo (SF) William Young, Joseph Whitman, William Elder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Charles Towry (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Lee | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | David Portillo misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee blows the layup | 68-58 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett runs out the clock | 68-58 |