| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) C - John Merchant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) SG - Gary Blake (fresh) SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) C - Jack Boyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Lawson | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake drills a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Jenkins | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope's pass is intercepted by Tommy Timpson | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | John Merchant gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Sergei Lemanski - foul #1 on Elmer Shope, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SF) Howard Lawson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 17:13 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Boyle | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin (PF), David Brundage (C) Kenneth Ringler, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:13 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kurtis Beatty | 4-7 |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | David Brundage takes the ball from Joseph Jenkins | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Garner (fairly fresh) SF - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) C - David Brundage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) SG - Gary Blake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | Jack Boyle denies the turnaround by Christopher Garner | 4-7 |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:15 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | David Brundage hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-7 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:14 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | David Brundage gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner loses the dribble to Jack Boyle | 4-7 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Garner steals the ball from Sergei Lemanski | 4-7 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kurtis Beatty - foul #1 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (PG), Johnny Lowe (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope, Christopher Garner, Kurtis Beatty, Frank Tobin, David Brundage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed (PG), Danny Andersen (SG), John Kraatz (SF), Benjamin Tardiff (C) Sergei Lemanski, Gary Blake, Joseph Jenkins, Jack Boyle | |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brent Potter (C) Tommy Timpson | |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Kraatz | 4-12 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brent Potter - foul #1 on Brent Potter, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | John Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | John Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Lawson - foul #1 on Howard Lawson, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Lohmann (fresh) SG - Johnny Lowe (fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) C - John Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Danny Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenny Reed (fresh) SF - John Kraatz (fresh) PF - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) C - Brent Potter (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | Kenny Reed is called for the reach on John Merchant - foul #1 on Kenny Reed, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson loses the dribble to John Kraatz | 5-14 |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz lays it up and in | 5-16 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | John Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), David Brundage (SF) Timothy Lohmann, Johnny Lowe, Howard Lawson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins (SF) Brent Potter | |
| 10:52 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen misses the 3 from straight away | 5-16 |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz grabs the offensive rebound | 5-16 |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Frank Tobin (PF) Kenneth Ringler, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (PG), Gary Blake (SG), Leo Taplin (PF), Brent Potter (C) Kenny Reed, Danny Andersen, John Kraatz, Benjamin Tardiff | |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-16 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner grabs the offensive board | 5-16 |
| 09:53 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 5-16 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Frank Tobin swats the layup by Leo Taplin | 5-16 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses long on a jump hook from close range | 5-16 |
| 09:09 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 09:05 | Valparaiso | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Sergei Lemanski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer Shope, team foul #4 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (PG), Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope, Kurtis Beatty, Frank Tobin, David Brundage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Leo Taplin, Brent Potter | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle dunks the ball and he's hacked by Timothy Lohmann - foul #1 on Timothy Lohmann, team foul #5 | 5-18 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle makes the free throw | 5-19 |
| 08:37 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Lohmann | 8-19 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SG) Christopher Garner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed (SG) Gary Blake | |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler can't connect on a floater from the left block | 8-19 |
| 08:02 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jack Boyle | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Lohmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Lowe (fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) C - John Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fairly fresh) SG - Kenny Reed (fresh) SF - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson double dribbles | 8-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (PG) Johnny Lowe | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen (SG), John Kraatz (SF) Sergei Lemanski, Joseph Jenkins | |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Howard Lawson and the foul's on Danny Andersen - foul #1 on Danny Andersen, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Frank Tobin (C) Timothy Lohmann, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Blake (SG), Benjamin Tardiff (C) Danny Andersen, Jack Boyle | |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz buries a jumper from close range set up by Kenny Reed and he's hacked by Christopher Garner - foul #1 on Christopher Garner, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brent Potter (C) Tommy Timpson | |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz misses the free throw | 11-21 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Kraatz - foul #1 on John Kraatz, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (C) Kenneth Ringler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Garner is called for the reach on Gary Blake - foul #2 on Christopher Garner, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (SG), Horace Adams (C) Christopher Garner, Howard Lawson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins (SF) Brent Potter | |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | David Brundage pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann misses the floater from the free throw line | 13-23 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-23 |
| 05:20 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz grabs the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins's floater is tipped away by Horace Adams | 13-23 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff tips it back up and in | 13-25 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin lays it up and in | 15-25 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Blake | 15-27 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | David Brundage is called for traveling | 15-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Kurtis Beatty, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Horace Adams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (PG), Danny Andersen (SG), Al Williams (SF), Tommy Timpson (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Kenny Reed, Gary Blake, Joseph Jenkins, John Kraatz, Benjamin Tardiff | |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle is called for traveling | 15-27 |
| 03:59 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Andersen - foul #2 on Danny Andersen, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG) Timothy Lohmann | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:59 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:59 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) SG - Danny Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Al Williams (fresh) PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Lawson | 17-27 |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Danny Andersen - foul #3 on Danny Andersen, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG) Johnny Lowe | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Blake (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF) Danny Andersen, Al Williams | |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Timpson | 19-30 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is hacked by Tommy Timpson - foul #1 on Tommy Timpson, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| 02:51 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Howard Lawson - foul #2 on Howard Lawson, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (SF) Howard Lawson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kraatz (SG) Gary Blake | |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | John Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-32 |
| 02:15 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Tommy Timpson | 19-32 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle misses the lay-in | 19-32 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Boyle - foul #1 on Jack Boyle, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SF), Frank Tobin (PF) Kenneth Ringler, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed (SG), Benjamin Tardiff (C) Tommy Timpson, Jack Boyle | |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner hits the follow up shot | 22-32 |
| 00:59 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | David Brundage gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin grabs the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | John Kraatz is called for the reach on David Brundage - foul #2 on John Kraatz, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope, Kurtis Beatty, Frank Tobin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Blake (SG), Leo Taplin (PF), Brent Potter (C) Sergei Lemanski, Joseph Jenkins, John Kraatz | |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | David Brundage makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | David Brundage makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-32 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |