| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Brugger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | George Swink misses the easy layup | 28-27 |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | George Swink pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:08 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 19:07 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the dunk over the doubleteam but the foul's on George Swink - foul #1 on George Swink, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Jesse Langworthy (SG), Melvin Henderson (SF) Gary Morgan, Donald Ruth, Daniel Harris | |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:48 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:48 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to George Swink | 28-29 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Boyd - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Donald Ruth (SG) Jarod Betancourt, Jesse Langworthy | |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:07 | Ball State | Donald Boyd can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 28-31 |
| 18:05 | Valparaiso | George Swink grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 17:46 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth misses the shot from the right side | 28-31 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | Fred Shead grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 17:28 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 17:26 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Donald Boyd picks off the pass by George Swink | 28-31 |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Fred Shead is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brugger - foul #1 on Daniel Brugger, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Eckley (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Jesse Langworthy (SF), Robert Little (C) Gary Morgan, Donald Ruth, Melvin Henderson, George Swink | |
| 16:35 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman is open and lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 16:13 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger lays it up and in | 30-33 |
| 16:06 | Ball State | Jesse Langworthy picks off the pass by Dale Jaco | 30-33 |
| 16:02 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Langworthy | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Jaco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Eckley (fresh) C - Fred Shead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jarod Betancourt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Anwar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Langworthy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Brugger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Little (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG), Glenn Edwards (SF), Willard Goheen (C) Dale Jaco, James Meyer, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Donald Ruth (SG), Melvin Henderson (SF), George Swink (C) Jarod Betancourt, Charles Anwar, Jesse Langworthy, Robert Little | |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger lays it in | 30-37 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney is fouled on the floor by Donald Ruth - foul #1 on Donald Ruth, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (SG), Donald Boyd (PF) Charles Wiseman, Willard Goheen | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jesse Langworthy (SF) Melvin Henderson | |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards's pass is intercepted by Gary Morgan | 30-37 |
| 14:32 | Valparaiso | Jesse Langworthy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 14:31 | Valparaiso | George Swink pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger is hacked by Michael Eckley - foul #2 on Michael Eckley, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Fred Shead (C) Gilbert Riney, Herbert Herr, Glenn Edwards, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Melvin Henderson (SF) Gary Morgan, Jesse Langworthy | |
| 13:52 | Valparaiso | Charles Wiseman takes the ball from Donald Ruth | 30-37 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 13:30 | Valparaiso | Dale Jaco is called for the reach on Donald Ruth - foul #3 on Dale Jaco, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Daniel Harris (SF), David Prescott (C) Jarod Betancourt, Donald Ruth, Melvin Henderson, George Swink | |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | Charles Wiseman steals it from Gary Morgan | 32-37 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 13:13 | Ball State | James Meyer tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Eckley (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth (SG), George Swink (C) Charles Anwar, David Prescott | |
| 12:45 | Ball State | Fred Shead is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:16 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Fred Shead snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Eckley (fresh) C - Fred Shead (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Brugger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - George Swink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan is fouled on the floor by Fred Shead - foul #1 on Fred Shead, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Glenn Edwards (SF), Donald Boyd (PF) Charles Wiseman, James Meyer, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Jesse Langworthy (SG), Melvin Henderson (SF), Robert Little (C) Gary Morgan, Donald Ruth, Daniel Harris, George Swink | |
| 11:13 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jarod Betancourt | 34-39 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 10:43 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Robert Little is denied by Michael Eckley | 34-39 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dale Jaco | 34-39 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Henderson - foul #1 on Melvin Henderson, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Fred Shead (C) Dale Jaco, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Donald Ruth (SF), George Swink (C) Jarod Betancourt, Jesse Langworthy, Melvin Henderson, Robert Little | |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:08 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 09:53 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Meyer (SF) Glenn Edwards | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Henderson (SF) Charles Anwar | |
| 09:51 | Ball State | Gary Morgan picks off the pass by Charles Wiseman in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | James Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Fred Shead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Glenn Edwards (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar (SG), David Prescott (C) Melvin Henderson, George Swink | |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 08:37 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brugger - foul #2 on Daniel Brugger, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Jaco (SG) Gilbert Riney | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Daniel Harris (SF), George Swink (C) Gary Morgan, Charles Anwar, David Prescott | |
| 08:29 | Ball State | James Meyer is hacked by Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Melvin Henderson (SF) Jarod Betancourt, Daniel Harris | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | James Meyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth's pass is intercepted by Dale Jaco | 36-42 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards clanks a shot from close range | 36-42 |
| 07:50 | Valparaiso | George Swink grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Shead (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SG - Donald Ruth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Henderson (fresh) PF - Daniel Brugger (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - George Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Fred Shead | 36-42 |
| 07:31 | Ball State | James Meyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 07:29 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 07:07 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 07:06 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Glenn Edwards's pass is intercepted by Donald Ruth | 36-42 |
| 06:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger's floater is tipped away by James Meyer | 36-42 |
| 06:31 | Valparaiso | George Swink pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 06:07 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Morgan | 36-45 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | James Meyer hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Fred Shead | 38-45 |
| 05:41 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Morgan | 38-47 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | Dale Jaco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Herbert Herr (SG), Paul Bedgood (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Michael Eckley (C) Charles Wiseman, Dale Jaco, James Meyer, Glenn Edwards, Fred Shead | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Jesse Langworthy (SG), Daniel Harris (SF), David Prescott (C) Gary Morgan, Donald Ruth, Melvin Henderson, George Swink | |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Jesse Langworthy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Riney - foul #2 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | George Swink (C) David Prescott | |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Jesse Langworthy makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Jesse Langworthy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 05:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Eckley | 38-48 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Jarod Betancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger misses short on a jumper from the left block | 38-48 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Michael Eckley grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Michael Eckley grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Herbert Herr drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Bedgood | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SG - Herbert Herr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bedgood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eckley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jarod Betancourt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Langworthy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Brugger (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - George Swink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Langworthy | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Paul Bedgood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Michael Eckley hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 02:54 | Valparaiso | George Swink misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Eckley - foul #3 on Michael Eckley, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Dale Jaco (SG), James Meyer (SF), Fred Shead (C) Gilbert Riney, Herbert Herr, Paul Bedgood, Michael Eckley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Donald Ruth (SF) Jarod Betancourt, Jesse Langworthy, Daniel Harris | |
| 02:54 | Valparaiso | George Swink misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:54 | Valparaiso | George Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:45 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | Dale Jaco grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:32 | Ball State | Fred Shead knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Wiseman | 46-51 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Morgan | 46-54 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | James Meyer's layup is rejected by George Swink | 46-54 |
| 01:53 | Ball State | Fred Shead pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Donald Boyd scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Meyer and he's hacked by Daniel Brugger - foul #3 on Daniel Brugger, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SF) Charles Anwar | |
| 01:48 | Ball State | Donald Boyd misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 01:48 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 01:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | Fred Shead snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:17 | Ball State | James Meyer makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Wiseman | 50-54 |
| 01:13 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Gary Morgan | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Brugger | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger is hacked by Donald Boyd - foul #3 on Donald Boyd, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jesse Langworthy (SG) Donald Ruth | |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Fred Shead misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-56 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Fred Shead pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | James Meyer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dale Jaco | 53-56 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Dale Jaco is called for the reach on George Swink in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Jaco, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Little (C) Daniel Brugger | |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | George Swink misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Fred Shead grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Ball State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Dale Jaco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Shead | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 53-56 |