| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ernest McLean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) C - Richard Frasier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau is fouled on the floor by Ernest McLean - foul #2 on Ernest McLean, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:24 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Weldon Pomerleau | 32-28 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Weldon Pomerleau - foul #2 on Weldon Pomerleau, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Clay Love makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Clay Love makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:37 | Valparaiso | Richard Frasier blocks the short jumper by Robert Thomas | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:27 | Chicago State | Weldon Pomerleau steals the ball from Clay Love | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest McLean - foul #3 on Ernest McLean, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (SG) Ernest McLean | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:57 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier hits the finger roll set up by John Tyler | 36-29 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| 17:21 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 36-29 |
| 17:19 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:06 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Weldon Pomerleau and he's fouled by Derrick Maynes - foul #1 on Derrick Maynes, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Clay Love, Derrick Maynes, Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| 17:06 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:42 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul can't finish the layup | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 36-32 |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Bos | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Quintanar - foul #1 on Randy Quintanar, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (SF) John Tyler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF), John Harmon (PF) Victor Blassingame, Randy Quintanar | |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:02 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman loses the dribble to Guillermo Rodriguez | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) SF - Michael McShea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) PF - John Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner drills a 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Rotter | 40-34 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Bos and he's hacked by Michael McShea - foul #1 on Michael McShea, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), Ernest McLean (SG), Derrick Maynes (PF), Richard Frasier (C) Jeremy Milner, Michael McShea, Guillermo Rodriguez, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Robert Thomas (C) Matthew Bos, Sean Rotter, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 14:55 | Chicago State | Ernest McLean can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:46 | Valparaiso | Ernest McLean steals the ball from Robert Thomas | 40-36 |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Frasier and the foul's on Weldon Pomerleau - foul #3 on Weldon Pomerleau, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (PF) John Harmon | |
| 14:34 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:34 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:12 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau is fouled on the floor by Ernest McLean - foul #4 on Ernest McLean, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez (SG), John Tyler (SF) Ernest McLean, Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG) Richard Eshelman | |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Weldon Pomerleau | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 13:33 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 13:26 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 13:25 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:20 | Chicago State | Clay Love hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Guillermo Rodriguez | 47-38 |
| 12:52 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter is fouled on the floor by Clay Love - foul #1 on Clay Love, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (SG) Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF), John Harmon (PF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Victor Blassingame, Sean Rotter, Robert Thomas | |
| 12:42 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman is fouled on the floor by Richard Frasier - foul #1 on Richard Frasier, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| 12:42 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:42 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:42 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:24 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:23 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes gets the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:05 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 12:04 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:56 | Chicago State | John Tyler can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 11:54 | Chicago State | Clay Love snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Frasier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Lawrence Lyman - foul #1 on Lawrence Lyman, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Clay Love, Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF) Matthew Bos, Weldon Pomerleau | |
| 11:40 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:40 | Valparaiso | John Harmon pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:23 | Valparaiso | Guillermo Rodriguez is called for the reach on Lawrence Lyman - foul #1 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari (C) Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 11:23 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:23 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 11:06 | Chicago State | John Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (SF) John Tyler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar (C) John Harmon | |
| 10:45 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Lyman | 49-40 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the jumper in the lane set up by Victor Blassingame | 49-42 |
| 10:17 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-42 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 09:39 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeremy Milner | 52-44 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Gabriel Ferrari is called for the reach on Richard Eshelman - foul #1 on Gabriel Ferrari, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), John Tyler (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF), Richard Frasier (C) Jeremy Milner, Michael McShea, Guillermo Rodriguez, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Sean Rotter, Victor Blassingame, Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 09:18 | Chicago State | Clay Love connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdul | 54-44 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 09:02 | Chicago State | John Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:46 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 08:44 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 08:39 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 08:12 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:06 | Chicago State | Clay Love is hacked by Matthew Bos - foul #2 on Matthew Bos, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez (SG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF) Richard Eshelman | |
| 07:46 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier misses badly on a floater from the right block | 54-44 |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Frasier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas's floater is knocked away by Richard Frasier | 54-44 |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | John Harmon tips it home | 54-46 |
| 07:17 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier misses the easy layup | 54-46 |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Derrick Maynes - foul #2 on Derrick Maynes, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Guillermo Rodriguez, Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:39 | Chicago State | Clay Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG), Merle Thomas (PF) Clay Love, Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Gabriel Ferrari swats the shot by Matthew Bos | 54-48 |
| 06:28 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to John Tyler | 54-48 |
| 06:14 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Victor Blassingame - foul #1 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Merle Thomas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:14 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:14 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 05:38 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:11 | Chicago State | Randy Quintanar swats the short shot by Jeremy Milner | 55-48 |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Milner - foul #2 on Jeremy Milner, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF), Richard Frasier (C) Ernest McLean, John Tyler, Guillermo Rodriguez, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Victor Blassingame, Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Milner, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG) Matthew Bos | |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 55-52 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 03:45 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes grabs the board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jeremy Milner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Frasier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Rotter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Chicago State | Richard Frasier scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremy Milner | 58-52 |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman scores on a floater in the lane set up by Weldon Pomerleau and he's fouled by Richard Frasier - foul #2 on Richard Frasier, team foul #13 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG) Jeremy Milner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF) Sean Rotter | |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:55 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Tyler (SF) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Lawrence Lyman (C) Richard Eshelman, Robert Thomas | |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:21 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clay Love and he's hacked by John Harmon - foul #2 on John Harmon, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar (C) John Harmon | |
| 02:21 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Victor Blassingame | 61-60 |
| 01:47 | Chicago State | Ernest McLean misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 01:45 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:32 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau double dribbles | 61-60 |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | John Tyler hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Bos | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes misses long on a runner from the left block | 64-62 |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits a jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | John Tyler is hacked by Victor Blassingame - foul #2 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |