| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lewis (fresh) SG - John Wojtkowski (fresh) SF - Victor Isom (fresh) PF - John Terry (fresh) C - Glenn Wendling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Kerr (fresh) SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) SF - Charles Boyce (fresh) PF - Joseph Harned (fresh) C - Weston Neuman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned hits the finger roll set up by Nathan Kerr | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Nathan Kerr takes the ball from John Wojtkowski | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Valparaiso | Charles Boyce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | John Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Harned - foul #1 on Joseph Harned, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Wojtkowski - foul #1 on John Wojtkowski, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Lewis | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney is hacked by John Wojtkowski - foul #2 on John Wojtkowski, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (SG) John Wojtkowski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 17:38 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | John Terry gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | David Stanley pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:24 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Harned | 3-6 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | John Terry can't connect on a shot from the right block | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Weston Neuman | 3-6 |
| 15:42 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Boyce | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Stanley (fresh) SF - Victor Isom (fairly fresh) PF - John Terry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Wendling (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Kerr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter McKearney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Boyce (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Harned (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Weston Neuman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | David Stanley blows the layup but he's fouled by Peter McKearney - foul #1 on Peter McKearney, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Carlos Boyce (C) Donald Lewis, Victor Isom, John Terry, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (PG), Jae Kent (SG), Norris Cox (SF), William Jarosz (PF), Charles Haynes (C) Nathan Kerr, Peter McKearney, Charles Boyce, Joseph Harned, Weston Neuman | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | David Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Charles Haynes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 15:07 | Valparaiso | Charles Haynes tips it home | 4-11 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | David Stanley clanks a turnaround near the basket | 4-11 |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | Carlos Boyce grabs the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | David Stanley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Cody (SG) David Stanley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Frank Cody comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey is fouled on the floor by Norris Cox - foul #1 on Norris Cox, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lewis (PG) Frank Cody | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney (SG) Charles Haynes | |
| 13:46 | Minnesota | Carlos Boyce is fouled on the floor by Robert Pippin - foul #1 on Robert Pippin, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling (C) Carlos Boyce | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Floyd Matthews | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Donald Lewis is called for the reach on Peter McKearney - foul #1 on Donald Lewis, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (SG), Victor Isom (SF) Floyd Matthews, Larry Rainey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman (C) Jae Kent | |
| 13:06 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox lays it in set up by Robert Pippin | 6-13 |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Victor Isom is whistled for traveling | 6-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Cox (SF) Norris Cox | |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin is denied on a layup by Glenn Wendling | 6-13 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | David Stanley grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Victor Isom knocks in the runner from close range | 8-13 |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 12:12 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Minnesota | David Stanley is hacked by Robert Pippin - foul #2 on Robert Pippin, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (SG), John Terry (PF), Carlos Boyce (C) Donald Lewis, Allen Williams, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr (PG), Charles Boyce (SF), Joseph Harned (PF) Robert Pippin, Roger Cox, William Jarosz | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Weston Neuman is called for the reach on David Stanley - foul #1 on Weston Neuman, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | David Stanley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Boyce - foul #1 on Charles Boyce, team foul #7 | 8-13 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Isom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Terry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Boyce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Boyce (fresh) PF - Joseph Harned (fresh) 2 pts. C - Weston Neuman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman connects on the fadeaway from close range | 10-15 |
| 11:17 | Minnesota | Carlos Boyce can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-15 |
| 11:16 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman is hacked by Carlos Boyce - foul #1 on Carlos Boyce, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Rainey (SF), Glenn Wendling (C) Victor Isom, Carlos Boyce | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jae Kent (SG) Peter McKearney | |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-15 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Matthews | 12-15 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | David Stanley picks off the pass by Nathan Kerr | 12-15 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews lays it in on a great pass from David Stanley | 14-15 |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | Charles Boyce knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jae Kent | 14-18 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | David Stanley hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Floyd Matthews | 16-18 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Terry - foul #1 on John Terry, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lewis (PG), Victor Isom (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Carlos Boyce (C) David Stanley, Larry Rainey, John Terry, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney (SG), Norris Cox (SF), William Jarosz (C) Nathan Kerr, Charles Boyce, Weston Neuman | |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis is hacked by Jae Kent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jae Kent, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Haynes (C) Joseph Harned | |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Minnesota | Allen Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Norris Cox picks off the pass by Carlos Boyce | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Floyd Matthews picks off the pass by Peter McKearney | 17-19 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews slams it home | 19-19 |
| 08:21 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses long on a shot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 08:19 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 08:18 | Valparaiso | Charles Haynes snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Cody (SG), Glenn Wendling (C) Floyd Matthews, Carlos Boyce | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Cox (PG) Jae Kent | |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Haynes - foul #1 on Charles Haynes, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:41 | Valparaiso | Charles Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to William Jarosz | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cody (fresh) SF - Victor Isom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) C - Glenn Wendling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norris Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Jarosz (fresh) C - Charles Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Haynes | 19-22 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Norris Cox - foul #2 on Norris Cox, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (SG) Frank Cody | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr (PG), Charles Boyce (SF), Weston Neuman (C) Roger Cox, Norris Cox, Charles Haynes | |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:09 | Minnesota | Donald Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:52 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Larry Rainey (SF) Victor Isom | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned (PF) William Jarosz | |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey misses short on a shot from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 06:41 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling hits the follow up shot | 22-22 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (SG), John Terry (PF), Carlos Boyce (C) Donald Lewis, Allen Williams, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Nathan Kerr steps in front of the David Stanley pass in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 05:55 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-22 |
| 05:53 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman tips it home | 22-24 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Joseph Harned steals it from John Terry | 22-24 |
| 05:26 | Valparaiso | David Stanley takes the ball from Charles Boyce | 22-24 |
| 05:21 | Minnesota | John Terry is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lewis (PG), Victor Isom (SF) Floyd Matthews, Larry Rainey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jae Kent (SG), Roger Cox (SF), William Jarosz (PF) Peter McKearney, Charles Boyce, Joseph Harned | |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 22-24 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Victor Isom snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | David Stanley is hacked by Jae Kent - foul #2 on Jae Kent, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Allen Williams (PF), Glenn Wendling (C) John Terry, Carlos Boyce | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney (SG) Jae Kent | |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Minnesota | David Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr can't finish the layup | 23-24 |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | Roger Cox tips it home | 23-26 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | David Stanley loses the ball out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Boyce (SF), Charles Haynes (C) Nathan Kerr, Weston Neuman | |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Lewis - foul #2 on Donald Lewis, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews (PG), Frank Cody (SG) Donald Lewis, David Stanley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Frank Cody and he's fouled by Peter McKearney - foul #2 on Peter McKearney, team foul #12 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr (PG) Peter McKearney | |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Floyd Matthews makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:57 | Valparaiso | Charles Haynes misses the fadeaway from the left side | 26-27 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Victor Isom | 26-27 |
| 03:37 | Minnesota | Frank Cody comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-27 |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Charles Boyce pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Floyd Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Cody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Isom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) C - Glenn Wendling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Kerr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Boyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Jarosz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr is hacked by Allen Williams - foul #1 on Allen Williams, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lewis (PG), John Wojtkowski (SG), Larry Rainey (SF), John Terry (PF) Floyd Matthews, Frank Cody, Victor Isom, Allen Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (SG), Norris Cox (SF), Joseph Harned (PF), Weston Neuman (C) Roger Cox, Charles Boyce, William Jarosz, Charles Haynes | |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr's pass is intercepted by Larry Rainey | 26-27 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey dunks the ball | 28-27 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Joseph Harned drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Kerr | 28-29 |
| 02:27 | Minnesota | Larry Rainey drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Wendling | 30-29 |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Glenn Wendling grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | John Terry misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Harned - foul #2 on Joseph Harned, team foul #13 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Stanley (PG), Victor Isom (SF), Carlos Boyce (C) Donald Lewis, Larry Rainey, Glenn Wendling | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jae Kent (PG), Peter McKearney (SG), William Jarosz (PF) Nathan Kerr, Joseph Harned, Weston Neuman | |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | John Terry makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | John Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:32 | Valparaiso | David Stanley steals it from Jae Kent | 32-29 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | John Wojtkowski blows the layup | 32-29 |
| 01:28 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | John Terry snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | David Stanley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Norris Cox pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by William Jarosz is denied by John Terry | 32-29 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | John Terry gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | David Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lewis (PG), Allen Williams (PF) John Wojtkowski, John Terry | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Boyce (SF), Joseph Harned (PF), Weston Neuman (C) Robert Pippin, William Jarosz, Norris Cox | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Carlos Boyce denies the turnaround by Joseph Harned | 32-29 |