| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ilia Zabel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Pereira (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | James Pereira inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Johnson - foul #2 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Ronald Cerda, James Pereira | |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jerry Olson and he's fouled by Anthony Friend - foul #1 on Anthony Friend, team foul #2 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Manuel Gary (C) Larry Kennedy, Jerry Sessums | |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the free throw | 20-36 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Joe Reese - foul #3 on Joe Reese, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), James Pereira (SF) Myron Willard, Joe Reese | |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates misses the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | James Pereira clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson hits the follow up shot | 21-38 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Nelson | 23-38 |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-38 |
| 18:26 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary tips it but misses | 23-38 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Gary | 23-38 |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Larry Kennedy, Michael Ryan, Manuel Gary | |
| 17:53 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda is hacked by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Robert Wehner (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, James Pereira, Jerry Sessums | |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Ilia Zabel blocks the jumper by Larry Kennedy | 26-38 |
| 17:10 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner can't tip it in | 26-38 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Cerda - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey (C) Ilia Zabel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), James Pereira (SF) Larry Kennedy, Robert Wehner | |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | James Pereira drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Myron Willard | 28-40 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend is denied on a dunk by Manuel Gary | 28-40 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | James Pereira pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Yates (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Lindsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Pereira (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Valparaiso | James Pereira misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee State | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | James Pereira misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-40 |
| 14:51 | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson can't tip it in | 28-40 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Charles Lindsey | 28-40 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Clayton Meldrum (SG), Ronald Kelly (SF), Ilia Zabel (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Andrew Yates, Anthony Friend | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Robert Wehner (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Ronald Cerda, James Pereira, Jerry Olson, Manuel Gary | |
| 14:21 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums loses the dribble to Shawn Knudtson | 28-40 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-40 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 13:40 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ilia Zabel | 28-40 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 13:10 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Andrew Yates (SF), Anthony Friend (PF) Shawn Knudtson, Clayton Meldrum, Ronald Kelly, Charles Lindsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Olson (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Michael Ryan, Jerry Sessums | |
| 12:53 | Tennessee State | Larry Kennedy steals it from John Nelson | 28-40 |
| 12:28 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses long on a shot from the right block | 28-40 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner tips it in | 28-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Jerry Olson denies the turnaround by Ilia Zabel | 28-42 |
| 12:10 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy connects on the floater from the left side set up by Robert Wehner and the foul's on Nelson Johnson - foul #3 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses the free throw | 28-44 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ilia Zabel | 28-44 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee State | John Nelson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ilia Zabel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Wehner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Joe Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Wehner | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 11:07 | Tennessee State | Joe Reese steps in front of the Andrew Yates pass | 28-46 |
| 11:04 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Reese | 28-48 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nelson Johnson | 30-48 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-48 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Andrew Yates | 30-48 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 30-48 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 09:38 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Wehner | 30-50 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel loses the dribble to Larry Kennedy | 30-50 |
| 08:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Wehner, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Clayton Meldrum (SG), Martin Dick (SF), Ronald Kelly (PF), Charles Lindsey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Andrew Yates, Anthony Friend, Ilia Zabel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), James Pereira (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Larry Kennedy, Robert Wehner, Jerry Olson, Manuel Gary | |
| 08:40 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Knudtson | 32-50 |
| 08:20 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 32-50 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Lindsey | 34-50 |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Myron Willard and the foul's on Martin Dick - foul #1 on Martin Dick, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Robert Wehner (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, James Pereira, Jerry Sessums | |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ronald Kelly | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Meldrum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Martin Dick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick lays it up and in and he's hacked by Larry Kennedy - foul #3 on Larry Kennedy, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Wehner | 37-55 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is fouled on the floor by Martin Dick - foul #2 on Martin Dick, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Andrew Yates (SF), Anthony Friend (PF) Shawn Knudtson, Clayton Meldrum, Martin Dick, Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Jerry Olson (C) Ronald Cerda, Manuel Gary | |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy is hacked by Anthony Friend - foul #2 on Anthony Friend, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary (C) Jerry Olson | |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Gary | 40-56 |
| 06:11 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee State | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by Michael Ryan - foul #1 on Michael Ryan, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel (C) Charles Lindsey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Jerry Olson (PF) Larry Kennedy, Michael Ryan | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee State | John Nelson scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Yates | 42-56 |
| 05:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-56 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee State | John Nelson's pass is intercepted by Joe Reese | 42-56 |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Myron Willard | 42-58 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee State | A charge is called on Nelson Johnson - foul #4 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG) Myron Willard, Manuel Gary | |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese misses the jump hook in the paint | 42-58 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel makes the jump hook in the lane | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy is fouled on the floor by John Nelson - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Clayton Meldrum (SG), Martin Dick (SF), Ronald Kelly (PF), Charles Lindsey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Andrew Yates, Anthony Friend, Ilia Zabel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), James Pereira (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, Robert Wehner, Jerry Olson | |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Knudtson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Meldrum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Martin Dick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Kennedy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pereira (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joe Reese (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee State | Martin Dick hits the follow up shot | 46-60 |
| 02:54 | Valparaiso | Charles Lindsey steps in front of the Joe Reese pass | 46-60 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Clayton Meldrum | 48-60 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 01:56 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 01:33 | Valparaiso | Larry Kennedy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Martin Dick | 48-60 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | James Pereira steals the ball from Clayton Meldrum | 48-60 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | James Pereira banks in the layup | 48-62 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Ryan - foul #2 on Michael Ryan, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG) Larry Kennedy | |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Ryan | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Joe Reese jams it set up by Myron Willard | 48-66 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Martin Dick | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard runs out the clock | 50-66 |