| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Eric Hill inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Eric Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 19:41 | Valparaiso | James Johnson grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Adkinson | 30-32 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach loses the dribble to Brian Lillie | 30-32 |
| 18:51 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:39 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-32 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson tips it home | 32-32 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 32-32 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson is called for traveling | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SF) Christopher Parker | |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Hill - foul #2 on Eric Hill, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG) Brian Lillie | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (C) Donald Bartelt | |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Eric Hill is hacked by Jeffry Brown - foul #1 on Jeffry Brown, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Henry Ownby (SF), James Hayes (C) Eric Hill, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Grant Labkovsky (C) Kenton Steinbach, James Johnson | |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| 17:02 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hayes | 32-34 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Jeffry Brown is called for the reach on Henry Ownby - foul #2 on Jeffry Brown, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF) Ed Thrower, Casey Gray | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Travis Pettus is called for the reach on Henry Ownby - foul #1 on Travis Pettus, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG) Jody Natal | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt (C) Travis Pettus | |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie is fouled on the floor by Donald Bartelt - foul #1 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Hill (SF) Henry Ownby | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Johnson (PF) Grant Labkovsky | |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | James Hayes buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Brian Lillie | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Parent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | James Hayes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:13 | Valparaiso | James Hayes blocks the short jumper by Donald Bartelt | 34-37 |
| 15:12 | Valparaiso | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | James Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Lillie | 36-39 |
| 14:48 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Robert Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Lillie | 39-39 |
| 14:11 | Valparaiso | James Johnson is denied on a layup by Joshua Sanders | 39-39 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Eric Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Eric Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Bartelt | 39-39 |
| 13:53 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | Brian Lillie takes the ball from Jeffry Brown in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Donald Bartelt is called for the reach on James Hayes - foul #2 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Ed Thrower (SG), Henry Ownby (SF), Casey Gray (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Brian Lillie, Robert Brown, Eric Hill, Joshua Sanders, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Grant Labkovsky (PF), Willard Perales (C) Jeffry Brown, Anthony Todd, Dennis Parent, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 13:16 | Missouri State | Casey Gray comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 13:14 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Pearson | 41-39 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Casey Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Daniel Adkinson steals it from Casey Gray | 41-39 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Parker - foul #1 on Christopher Parker, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker's pass is intercepted by Casey Gray | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willard Perales (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Christopher Parker takes the ball from Henry Ownby | 43-39 |
| 11:04 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach is hacked by Ed Thrower - foul #1 on Ed Thrower, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Eric Hill (SF) Jody Natal, Henry Ownby | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), James Johnson (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Kenton Steinbach, Christopher Parker, Grant Labkovsky, Willard Perales | |
| 10:45 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt comes up short on the floater near the basket | 43-39 |
| 10:43 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 10:28 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Casey Gray | 43-39 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Eric Hill loses the dribble to Anthony Todd | 43-39 |
| 09:47 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Casey Gray snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Brown (SG), Joshua Sanders (PF), James Hayes (C) Ed Thrower, Casey Gray, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Dennis Parent (SF) Daniel Adkinson, Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus | |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | Joshua Sanders steals it from Kenton Steinbach | 43-39 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Eric Hill can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Parent - foul #1 on Dennis Parent, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG) Brian Lillie | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker (SF) Donald Bartelt | |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Eric Hill makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Eric Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | James Hayes is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Hill - foul #3 on Eric Hill, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jody Natal | 47-40 |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Robert Brown is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Henry Ownby (SF), Casey Gray (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, Eric Hill, Joshua Sanders, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), Grant Labkovsky (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Jeffry Brown, Kenton Steinbach, Christopher Parker, James Johnson, Dennis Parent | |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Donald Bartelt | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brian Lillie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Ownby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) PF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Casey Gray takes the ball from Grant Labkovsky | 47-42 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Casey Gray misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Adkinson - foul #1 on Daniel Adkinson, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ed Thrower (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Casey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Casey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Brian Lillie picks off the pass by Travis Pettus | 49-42 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Ed Thrower | 51-42 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Pearson steals it from Donald Bartelt | 51-42 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Lillie | 54-42 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by Brian Lillie - foul #2 on Brian Lillie, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG), Eric Hill (SF), James Hayes (C) Brian Lillie, Henry Ownby, Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), James Johnson (PF) Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by James Hayes - foul #3 on James Hayes, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Jody Natal hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Hayes - foul #4 on James Hayes, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (C) Donald Bartelt | |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Casey Gray lays it up and in set up by Eric Hill | 58-47 |
| 04:13 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-47 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent snags the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 03:54 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by James Johnson is denied by James Hayes | 58-47 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Ed Thrower makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jody Natal | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jody Natal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ed Thrower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Casey Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - James Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Parent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Lillie (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Henry Ownby (SF), Joshua Sanders (PF), Michael Pearson (C) Jody Natal, Ed Thrower, Eric Hill, Casey Gray, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Donald Bartelt (C) Daniel Adkinson, Kenton Steinbach, Christopher Parker | |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Brian Lillie buries a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Brown | 63-49 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Bartelt - foul #3 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jody Natal (PG) Brian Lillie | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF), Grant Labkovsky (C) James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent's layup is rejected by Michael Pearson | 65-49 |
| 01:44 | Missouri State | Joshua Sanders grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Jody Natal makes the 3 from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent is hacked by Joshua Sanders - foul #1 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hayes (C) Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | Henry Ownby lays it up and in | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Jody Natal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-50 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent lays it up and in | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jody Natal runs out the clock | 70-52 |