| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 19:41 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | Valparaiso | Thomas Simpson steals it from Ronald Cerda | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Myron Willard | 38-36 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 18:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 18:24 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Edward Allen is called for the reach on Manuel Gary - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (PF) Thomas Simpson, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Robert Wehner, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 17:26 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff is fouled on the floor by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Matthew Rico (PF) Robert Whitman, Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF) Alan Miller | |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Ante Zender tips it home | 45-36 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner buries a shot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Earl Neff picks off the pass by Richard Bernhard | 45-38 |
| 15:52 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Bernhard | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson loses the dribble to Manuel Gary | 45-38 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Wehner out of the doubleteam | 45-41 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Ante Zender is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Thomas Simpson, Richard Bernhard, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Myron Willard, Robert Wehner, Earl Neff | |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Ante Zender can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Robert Wehner swats the short shot by Todd Brunner | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is hacked by Manuel Gary - foul #1 on Manuel Gary, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Matthew Rico (PF) Thomas Simpson, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Robert Wehner, Earl Neff | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Matthew Rico | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Brunner (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Cerda (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-41 |
| 11:23 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:59 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 47-41 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is hacked by Richard Bernhard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Alvin Campbell (C) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 09:56 | Valparaiso | Matthew Rico steps in front of the Ronald Cerda pass | 47-43 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the contested turnaround from close range | 49-43 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Ryan | 49-45 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alvin Campbell | 51-45 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Ante Zender (C) Edward Allen, Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF) Earl Neff | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Manuel Gary steals the ball from Thomas Simpson | 51-45 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ante Zender - foul #1 on Ante Zender, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Robert Whitman, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire (PF) Alan Miller | |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Cecil Whitmire blocks the short jumper by Edward Allen | 51-47 |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Cerda (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Edward Allen hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Wehner - foul #2 on Robert Wehner, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (SF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Michael Ryan, Cecil Whitmire, Manuel Gary | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Matthew Rico steals the ball from Ronald Cerda | 54-47 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 54-47 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Myron Willard | 54-49 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:27 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 04:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner tips it in | 54-51 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses long on a floater from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ante Zender | 54-51 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Ronald Cerda picks off the pass by Ante Zender | 54-51 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Earl Neff (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Alan Miller, Jerry Sessums | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits a shot from close range set up by Matthew Rico and he's hacked by Manuel Gary - foul #2 on Manuel Gary, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda connects on the turnaround from the left block | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Cerda (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard and he's hacked by Ronald Cerda - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (C) Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Ryan, Earl Neff | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Richard Bernhard is called for the reach on Ronald Cerda - foul #3 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (PF) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG) Myron Willard | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Ante Zender tips it but misses | 62-53 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 01:18 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is fouled on the floor by Todd Brunner - foul #1 on Todd Brunner, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG) Michael Ryan | |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Ronald Cerda | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner can't throw it down but he's hacked by Manuel Gary - foul #3 on Manuel Gary, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Myron Willard is called for the reach on Matthew Rico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Myron Willard, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (C) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is hacked by Cecil Whitmire - foul #1 on Cecil Whitmire, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Ante Zender is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cerda - foul #2 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Myron Willard | 67-64 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Willard - foul #2 on Myron Willard, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (C) Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Richard Bernhard picks off the pass by Ronald Cerda | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Ante Zender can't finish the layup | 68-64 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the 3 from straight away | 68-64 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Ante Zender pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ante Zender runs out the clock | 68-64 |