| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Justin King inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Justin King and he's fouled by Christopher Parker - foul #2 on Christopher Parker, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| 19:51 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 19:22 | Ball State | Justin King is fouled on the floor by Christopher Parker - foul #3 on Christopher Parker, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SF) Christopher Parker | |
| 19:05 | Ball State | John Chamlee comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Bartelt - foul #2 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | John Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 19:05 | Ball State | John Chamlee misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 19:05 | Valparaiso | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson scores on a floater in the lane | 49-35 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Byron Barnes clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | James Johnson makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffry Brown | 49-37 |
| 18:01 | Ball State | Justin King clanks a shot from the left side | 49-37 |
| 17:59 | Ball State | Troy Davis can't tip it in | 49-37 |
| 17:57 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jeffry Brown | 49-37 |
| 17:33 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses the easy layup | 49-37 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Troy Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Troy Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 17:05 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:47 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:45 | Valparaiso | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Byron Barnes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin King | 52-39 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses short on a floater from the right side | 52-39 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Donald Prill grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 15:49 | Ball State | John Chamlee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 15:47 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Chamlee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses the lay-in | 52-39 |
| 15:39 | Ball State | Byron Barnes pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 15:35 | Ball State | Donald Prill connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | James Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Justin King pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 15:04 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is hacked by Jeffry Brown - foul #1 on Jeffry Brown, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Dan Creason (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Lester Lee (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Justin King, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (PG), Travis Pettus (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Grant Labkovsky (C) Daniel Adkinson, Kenton Steinbach, Jeffry Brown, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 14:55 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 14:53 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses the 3 from straight away | 54-39 |
| 14:35 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | Anthony Todd is called for the reach on Shawn Boucher - foul #3 on Anthony Todd, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-39 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Dan Creason grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:39 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-39 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | Arthur Brown gets the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Arthur Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG) Travis Pettus | |
| 13:08 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 13:06 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shawn Boucher | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:48 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Adkinson | 57-39 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky can't connect on a shot in the lane | 57-39 |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent misses the tip | 57-39 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent grabs the offensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Parent | 57-42 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-42 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dennis Parent | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits a 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Creason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Pearson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Lee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Parent (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Grant Labkovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Dan Creason comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 57-45 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Creason | 57-45 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Anthony Todd is called for the reach on Virgil Pearson - foul #4 on Anthony Todd, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF), Donald Prill (PF), John Chamlee (C) Shawn Boucher, Dan Creason, Virgil Pearson, Arthur Brown, Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), James Johnson (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Daniel Adkinson, Anthony Todd, Christopher Parker, Dennis Parent, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 10:58 | Ball State | Justin King clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 57-45 |
| 10:56 | Ball State | John Chamlee tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | John Chamlee denies the turnaround by Jeffry Brown | 59-45 |
| 10:38 | Valparaiso | James Johnson misses the tip | 59-45 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Byron Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 10:31 | Ball State | Jeffry Brown steals the ball from Troy Davis | 59-45 |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | John Chamlee steals it from James Johnson | 59-45 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Troy Davis is hacked by Kenton Steinbach - foul #2 on Kenton Steinbach, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG) Travis Pettus | |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:39 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown grabs the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | John Chamlee takes the ball from Kenton Steinbach | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:01 | Ball State | John Chamlee knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Justin King | 63-45 |
| 08:53 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG) Troy Davis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF) Jeffry Brown | |
| 08:41 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Donald Prill is blocked by Donald Bartelt | 63-45 |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | James Johnson gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:20 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Justin King gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Justin King misses the easy layup | 63-45 |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edmund Randolph - foul #1 on Edmund Randolph, team foul #2 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Dan Creason (SG), Virgil Pearson (SF), Arthur Brown (PF), Lester Lee (C) Edmund Randolph, Byron Barnes, Justin King, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Dennis Parent (PF) Daniel Adkinson, Kenton Steinbach, Travis Pettus, James Johnson | |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dan Creason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Virgil Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Lee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Parent (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Dan Creason is hacked by Donald Bartelt - foul #3 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky (C) Donald Bartelt | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 07:01 | Valparaiso | Lester Lee swats the layup by Christopher Parker | 63-46 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Dan Creason grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 06:34 | Ball State | Troy Davis makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Dan Creason | 65-46 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Christopher Parker is denied by Lester Lee | 65-46 |
| 06:19 | Ball State | Dan Creason pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Lester Lee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Grant Labkovsky - foul #1 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #9 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF), Donald Prill (PF) Troy Davis, Dan Creason, Virgil Pearson, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), James Johnson (PF) Jeffry Brown, Anthony Todd, Christopher Parker | |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Lester Lee makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Lester Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky is fouled on the floor by Donald Prill - foul #2 on Donald Prill, team foul #3 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Chamlee (C) Lester Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF), Donald Bartelt (C) Dennis Parent, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 05:27 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Chamlee | 67-46 |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Justin King scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Donald Prill and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #10 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Creason (SG), Virgil Pearson (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Byron Barnes, Donald Prill, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (PG), Jeffry Brown (SF), Grant Labkovsky (PF), Willard Perales (C) Daniel Adkinson, Kenton Steinbach, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 05:01 | Ball State | Justin King makes the free throw | 70-46 |
| 04:52 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-46 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-46 |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus is hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG) Justin King | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (PF) Willard Perales | |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Parent | 70-49 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Gary Bright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Dan Creason tips it in | 72-49 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Travis Pettus and the foul's on Virgil Pearson - foul #1 on Virgil Pearson, team foul #5 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Lester Lee (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willard Perales (C) Jeffry Brown | |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd makes the free throw | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson blows the layup but the foul's on Willard Perales - foul #2 on Willard Perales, team foul #11 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG) Dan Creason | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SG) Travis Pettus | |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Randolph (fresh) SG - Gary Bright (fresh) SF - Virgil Pearson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Anthony Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Parent (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willard Perales (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dennis Parent, team foul #12 | 73-52 |
| 02:49 | Ball State | Gary Bright is called for traveling | 73-52 |
| 02:31 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willard Perales | 73-55 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Lester Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Dan Creason (PF) Edmund Randolph, Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (PG) Grant Labkovsky | |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Brown (PF) Gary Bright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky (C) Willard Perales | |
| 01:21 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus can't tip it in | 73-55 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Arthur Brown gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Dan Creason loses the dribble to Jeffry Brown | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent is fouled on the floor by Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Arthur Brown, team foul #6 | 73-55 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent can't connect on a runner from the right block | 73-55 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd comes up short on the floater from the right side | 73-55 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus tips it back up and in | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher runs out the clock | 73-57 |