| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Earp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Fordham | The jump hook by Robert Pelaez is blocked by Cecil Whitmire | 21-32 |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 19:16 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses short on a runner from the left block | 21-32 |
| 19:14 | Fordham | Sidney Earp grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:45 | Fordham | Myron Willard is called for the reach on John Shea - foul #1 on Myron Willard, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Myron Willard, Ronald Cerda, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 18:29 | Fordham | Sidney Earp lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Wehner - foul #2 on Robert Wehner, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:29 | Fordham | Sidney Earp misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:05 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-32 |
| 18:03 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the tip | 23-32 |
| 18:02 | Fordham | Sidney Earp gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 17:41 | Fordham | Sidney Earp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 17:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 23-32 |
| 17:15 | Fordham | Raymon Wright snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 16:59 | Fordham | John Hadley is fouled on the floor by Michael Ryan - foul #1 on Michael Ryan, team foul #3 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (PF) Sidney Earp | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Ryan, Alan Miller, Earl Neff | |
| 16:50 | Fordham | Raymon Wright misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 23-32 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 16:24 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Manuel Gary, team foul #4 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Larry Clover (C) John Shea, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums (C) Manuel Gary | |
| 16:11 | Fordham | Larry Clover loses the dribble to Ronald Cerda | 23-32 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Cerda | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hadley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Crisler (fresh) C - Larry Clover (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Fordham | Fred Crisler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-34 |
| 15:31 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 15:03 | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire loses the ball out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Jason Jones (SF), Sidney Earp (PF), Raymon Wright (C) Lonnie Wilson, John Hadley, Robert Pelaez, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Earl Neff (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Cecil Whitmire, Jerry Sessums | |
| 14:50 | Fordham | Sidney Earp is open but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 23-34 |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a 3 from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 14:16 | Fordham | Raymon Wright can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Earl Neff - foul #1 on Earl Neff, team foul #5 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Pelaez (SF) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Ryan, Robert Wehner, Earl Neff | |
| 14:16 | Fordham | Raymon Wright misses the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 14:16 | Fordham | Raymon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 13:46 | Fordham | Raymon Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 13:39 | Fordham | Raymon Wright hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 13:38 | Fordham | John Shea can't tip it in | 24-37 |
| 13:36 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Crisler | 24-37 |
| 13:24 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Shea | 26-37 |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Earp - foul #3 on Sidney Earp, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), John Hadley (SG), Larry Clover (C) John Shea, Sidney Earp, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Robert Wehner (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Myron Willard, Alan Miller, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 12:35 | Fordham | Manuel Gary blocks the jumper by John Hadley | 26-39 |
| 12:33 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda is hacked by John Hadley - foul #1 on John Hadley, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jason Jones (C) Fred Crisler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG) Michael Ryan | |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard is called for traveling | 26-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Raymon Wright (C) Lonnie Wilson, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Myron Willard, Earl Neff | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Clover (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Fordham | Raymon Wright travels with the ball | 26-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jason Jones (SF) Robert Pelaez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF) Ronald Cerda | |
| 11:03 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner's fadeaway is rejected by Raymon Wright | 26-39 |
| 11:01 | Fordham | Raymon Wright grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 10:56 | Fordham | Manuel Gary steals the ball from John Shea | 26-39 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner's pass is intercepted by Jason Jones | 26-39 |
| 10:01 | Fordham | Jason Jones makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Shea | 28-39 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Clover - foul #3 on Larry Clover, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Sidney Earp (PF) John Hadley, Jason Jones, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 09:44 | Fordham | Larry Clover gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:28 | Fordham | Larry Clover misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 09:27 | Fordham | Fred Crisler hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Larry Clover - foul #4 on Larry Clover, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Jason Jones (C) John Shea, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG) Michael Ryan | |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 08:58 | Fordham | Jason Jones clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-41 |
| 08:57 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 08:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Myron Willard | 30-44 |
| 08:21 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cerda - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #6 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Hadley (SG), Raymon Wright (C) Fred Crisler, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:00 | Fordham | Raymon Wright misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 30-44 |
| 07:59 | Fordham | Raymon Wright tips it but misses | 30-44 |
| 07:58 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 07:41 | Fordham | Sidney Earp pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Earp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Fordham | John Hadley misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 07:20 | Fordham | Sidney Earp tips it home | 32-44 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary clanks a runner from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 06:52 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 06:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:09 | Fordham | John Hadley misses long on a runner in the paint | 32-47 |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Ronald Cerda | 32-47 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 05:38 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 05:21 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez is hacked by Earl Neff - foul #2 on Earl Neff, team foul #7 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Dennis Thomas (PG), Fred Crisler (SG), Larry Clover (PF), Jason Jones (C) Lonnie Wilson, John Hadley, Sidney Earp, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Robert Wehner, Manuel Gary | |
| 05:21 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 05:21 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 04:52 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 04:38 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Fred Crisler | 36-50 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | Fred Crisler is called for the reach on Ronald Cerda - foul #2 on Fred Crisler, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Fordham | Anthony Christian (SG) Robert Pelaez | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Alan Miller and he's hacked by Anthony Christian - foul #1 on Anthony Christian, team foul #6 | 36-52 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses the free throw | 36-52 |
| 04:02 | Fordham | Larry Clover grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:50 | Fordham | Fred Crisler hits the finger roll and the foul's on Earl Neff - foul #3 on Earl Neff, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG) Dennis Thomas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SG) Ronald Cerda | |
| 03:50 | Fordham | Fred Crisler makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | Fred Crisler takes the ball from Robert Wehner | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Christian (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Crisler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Clover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 6 reb. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) PF - Earl Neff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Fordham | Jason Jones buries a fadeaway near the basket | 41-52 |
| 02:44 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 02:25 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 02:24 | Fordham | Fred Crisler gets the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 02:13 | Fordham | Anthony Christian comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Sessums - foul #1 on Jerry Sessums, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG) Robert Wehner | |
| 02:13 | Fordham | Anthony Christian makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:13 | Fordham | Anthony Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cerda | 42-57 |
| 01:41 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 01:39 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Crisler | 42-57 |
| 01:27 | Fordham | Fred Crisler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda buries a shot from the left side | 42-59 |
| 00:49 | Fordham | Jason Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-59 |
| 00:48 | Fordham | Larry Clover tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Ryan, team foul #10 | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Fred Crisler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-59 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan runs out the clock | 47-59 |