| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Moyer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Culbreath (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) PF - James Grinvalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:35 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary dunks the ball on a great pass from Ronald Cerda | 22-38 |
| 19:18 | McNeese State | Bernard Culbreath connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald James | 25-38 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 18:56 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:43 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky banks in the layup set up by Michael Lesser and the foul's on Manuel Gary - foul #1 on Manuel Gary, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Cecil Whitmire, Manuel Gary | |
| 18:43 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 18:01 | McNeese State | Michael Lesser evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right block | 30-41 |
| 17:35 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 17:33 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:29 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Ronald Cerda, Jerry Sessums | |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Ryan | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | McNeese State | Bernard Culbreath can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 16:56 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-44 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:15 | McNeese State | Michael Ryan takes the ball from James Grinvalsky | 30-44 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Ryan | 30-46 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Michael Lesser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 16:05 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer snags the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Donald James's layup is rejected by Cecil Whitmire | 30-46 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Moyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bernard Culbreath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Grinvalsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wehner (fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 blk. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Ryan | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 15:15 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-49 |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner loses the dribble to Donald Moyer | 30-49 |
| 14:57 | McNeese State | Alan Miller is called for the reach on Michael Lesser - foul #2 on Alan Miller, team foul #2 | 30-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Sheats (PG), Charles Tanner (SG), Christopher Tanner (SF), Lynn Ensor (PF), Damon Culbert (C) Donald Moyer, Bernard Culbreath, Michael Lesser, James Grinvalsky, Donald James | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Michael Ryan, Alan Miller, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 14:47 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 14:46 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Manuel Gary | 30-49 |
| 14:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 14:26 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Sheats | 32-52 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 14:00 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard snags the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Damon Culbert - foul #1 on Damon Culbert, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Lesser (SF) Damon Culbert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums (C) Manuel Gary | |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:23 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Charles Tanner is denied by Earl Neff | 32-54 |
| 13:22 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Ensor | 32-54 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Robert Sheats misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-54 |
| 13:16 | McNeese State | Christopher Tanner gets the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | Michael Lesser works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-54 |
| 12:36 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard tips it home | 35-56 |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-56 |
| 12:25 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 12:02 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 11:53 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner connects on the floater from close range | 37-56 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Robert Sheats (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Tanner (fresh) SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lynn Ensor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Neff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Moyer (PG), Bernard Culbreath (SG), James Grinvalsky (PF), Donald James (C) Robert Sheats, Christopher Tanner, Charles Tanner, Lynn Ensor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Robert Wehner, Earl Neff, Jerry Sessums | |
| 11:10 | McNeese State | Michael Lesser works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is hacked by Michael Lesser - foul #2 on Michael Lesser, team foul #2 | 37-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jonathan Neilsen (SF) Michael Lesser | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF) Alan Miller | |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | Bernard Culbreath steals the ball from Michael Ryan | 37-56 |
| 10:03 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-56 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 09:40 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 09:38 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | Donald James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 09:28 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky tips it back up and in | 39-56 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is fouled on the floor by Donald James - foul #1 on Donald James, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Lesser (SF) Jonathan Neilsen | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Michael Ryan, Robert Wehner, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Donald James - foul #2 on Donald James, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 08:45 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Culbreath | 42-58 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 42-58 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff tips it but misses | 42-58 |
| 08:23 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Michael Lesser | 42-58 |
| 08:18 | McNeese State | Bernard Culbreath clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Myron Willard | 42-58 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 07:55 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Willard - foul #2 on Myron Willard, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Sheats (PG), Christopher Tanner (SG), Charles Tanner (PF), Lynn Ensor (C) Donald Moyer, Bernard Culbreath, James Grinvalsky, Donald James | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Alan Miller, Earl Neff | |
| 07:49 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Tanner | 44-58 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Robert Sheats (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Tanner (fresh) SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lynn Ensor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 blk. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Valparaiso | Michael Lesser is called for the reach on Myron Willard - foul #3 on Michael Lesser, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Earl Neff (PF) Myron Willard, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary drills a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Lynn Ensor - foul #2 on Lynn Ensor, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Ryan, Earl Neff | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:58 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor double dribbles | 44-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Moyer (PG) Robert Sheats | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Earl Neff (PF) Myron Willard, Cecil Whitmire | |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff tips it back up and in | 44-63 |
| 06:18 | McNeese State | Christopher Tanner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Lesser | 47-63 |
| 05:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ryan | 47-66 |
| 05:53 | McNeese State | Donald Moyer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-66 |
| 05:52 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Tanner - foul #1 on Christopher Tanner, team foul #7 | 47-66 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bernard Culbreath (SG), James Grinvalsky (PF), Donald James (C) Christopher Tanner, Michael Lesser, Lynn Ensor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Ryan, Robert Wehner, Earl Neff | |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Myron Willard - foul #3 on Myron Willard, team foul #4 | 47-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SG) Ronald Cerda | |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | James Grinvalsky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Charles Tanner denies the turnaround by Manuel Gary | 48-67 |
| 04:43 | McNeese State | Donald James snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 04:38 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 48-67 |
| 04:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 04:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the easy layup | 48-67 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:41 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 03:39 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to James Grinvalsky | 48-67 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Donald Moyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bernard Culbreath (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Grinvalsky (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 5 reb. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 blk. C - Manuel Gary (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | McNeese State | Donald James drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Grinvalsky and he's hacked by Cecil Whitmire - foul #3 on Cecil Whitmire, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Sheats (PG), Christopher Tanner (SG), Jonathan Neilsen (SF), Lynn Ensor (PF) Donald Moyer, Bernard Culbreath, Charles Tanner, James Grinvalsky | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Robert Wehner, Cecil Whitmire, Manuel Gary | |
| 03:33 | McNeese State | Donald James makes the free throw | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | Lynn Ensor swats the shot by Ronald Cerda | 51-67 |
| 03:06 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 03:02 | McNeese State | Jerry Sessums swats the layup by Jonathan Neilsen | 51-67 |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jerry Sessums | 51-67 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Cerda and he's fouled by Lynn Ensor - foul #3 on Lynn Ensor, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Damon Culbert (C) Donald James | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Robert Sheats misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 51-70 |
| 02:17 | McNeese State | Damon Culbert gets the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 02:04 | McNeese State | Robert Sheats misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-70 |
| 02:02 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Ensor | 51-70 |
| 01:55 | McNeese State | Jonathan Neilsen hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Sheats | 54-70 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 01:27 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Damon Culbert | 54-70 |
| 01:21 | McNeese State | Christopher Tanner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Tanner (SG) Jonathan Neilsen | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:09 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan can't finish the layup | 54-70 |
| 01:07 | McNeese State | Lynn Ensor grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sheats | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Ryan | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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) | |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Cerda - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan runs out the clock | 59-72 |