| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Roger Hemphill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | James Tibbits inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | IPFW | Michael Fuller misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 19:32 | IPFW | Ronnie Wise tips it but misses | 29-27 |
| 19:31 | IPFW | Ronnie Wise misses the tip | 29-27 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Wehner | 29-27 |
| 19:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 19:10 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Ronnie Wise | 29-27 |
| 19:02 | IPFW | Michael Fuller blows the dunk | 29-27 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 31-27 |
| 18:14 | IPFW | Michael Fuller makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Bruce Johnson | 31-29 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | James Tibbits takes the ball from Robert Wehner after a doubleteam | 31-29 |
| 17:49 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda can't connect on a shot from the left block | 31-29 |
| 17:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner tips it in | 33-29 |
| 16:59 | IPFW | The pull-up jumper by James Tibbits is blocked by Manuel Gary | 33-29 |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard is fouled on the floor by Roger Hemphill - foul #3 on Roger Hemphill, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Ronald Cerda, Cecil Whitmire, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | IPFW | Neil Ford (SF) James Tibbits | |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 16:30 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 15:44 | IPFW | Michael Fuller is hacked by Alan Miller - foul #2 on Alan Miller, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Manuel Gary (C) Robert Wehner, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG), James Tibbits (SF), Donald O'Hara (PF), Patrick Langley (C) Bruce Johnson, Roger Hemphill, Ronnie Wise, Michael Fuller | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Coll (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Neil Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald O'Hara (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Langley (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | IPFW | Donald O'Hara buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 38-31 |
| 14:44 | IPFW | Donald O'Hara knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Ryan - foul #2 on Michael Ryan, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SG) Ronald Cerda | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Hemphill (SG) Neil Ford | |
| 14:44 | IPFW | Donald O'Hara makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 13:58 | IPFW | Donald O'Hara misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Earl Neff - foul #2 on Earl Neff, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Alan Miller, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bruce Johnson (PG), Neil Ford (SF), Michael Fuller (C) James Coll, James Tibbits, Patrick Langley | |
| 13:58 | IPFW | Donald O'Hara makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:58 | IPFW | Donald O'Hara makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda blows the dunk but the foul's on Roger Hemphill - foul #4 on Roger Hemphill, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Earl Neff, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | IPFW | David Neth (SF), Ronnie Wise (PF) Roger Hemphill, Donald O'Hara | |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:17 | IPFW | Bruce Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Hemphill (SG) David Neth | |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Johnson - foul #4 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:56 | IPFW | Michael Fuller pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:32 | IPFW | Michael Fuller knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Neil Ford - foul #1 on Neil Ford, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Michael Ryan, Earl Neff, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Tibbits (SF) Neil Ford | |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:15 | IPFW | Michael Fuller pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:56 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 44-38 |
| 11:54 | IPFW | James Tibbits tips it in | 44-40 |
| 11:35 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Alan Miller, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roger Hemphill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Tibbits (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fuller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | IPFW | Bruce Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Bruce Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Ronald Cerda, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG) Bruce Johnson | |
| 10:55 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner tips it home | 46-40 |
| 10:30 | IPFW | Earl Neff is called for the reach on Ronnie Wise - foul #3 on Earl Neff, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Ronald Cerda (SG), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Michael Ryan, Alan Miller, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | IPFW | Donald O'Hara (PF), Patrick Langley (C) Ronnie Wise, Michael Fuller | |
| 10:08 | IPFW | The jump hook by James Tibbits is blocked by Cecil Whitmire | 46-40 |
| 10:06 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 09:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 09:48 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wehner | 46-40 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | Patrick Langley is called for the reach on Myron Willard - foul #2 on Patrick Langley, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Robert Wehner, Cecil Whitmire, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | IPFW | Neil Ford (SG), David Neth (SF), Michael Fuller (C) Roger Hemphill, James Tibbits, Patrick Langley | |
| 09:13 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 09:11 | IPFW | Michael Fuller gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:49 | IPFW | Michael Fuller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Sessums - foul #2 on Jerry Sessums, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Robert Wehner (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF), Manuel Gary (C) Michael Ryan, Alan Miller, Earl Neff, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | IPFW | Ronnie Wise (PF) Donald O'Hara | |
| 08:49 | IPFW | Michael Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:49 | IPFW | Michael Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 08:32 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard hits a jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 07:52 | IPFW | James Coll buries a floater from the left wing set up by David Neth | 48-43 |
| 07:28 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 07:27 | IPFW | Michael Fuller pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Whitmire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Coll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Neth (fresh) PF - Ronnie Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | IPFW | David Neth comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-43 |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-43 |
| 06:56 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | James Coll is called for the reach on Myron Willard - foul #1 on James Coll, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Robert Wehner, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Hemphill (SG), James Tibbits (SF), Donald O'Hara (C) James Coll, David Neth, Michael Fuller | |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:37 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Donald O'Hara | 49-43 |
| 06:16 | IPFW | Ronnie Wise misses the lay-in | 49-43 |
| 06:14 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 06:09 | IPFW | Ronnie Wise pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:50 | IPFW | Neil Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Robert Wehner (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Ronald Cerda, Manuel Gary | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG), Patrick Langley (C) Neil Ford, Ronnie Wise | |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner connects on the jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 05:02 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alan Miller - foul #3 on Alan Miller, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (SG), Manuel Gary (C) Alan Miller, Jerry Sessums | |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Fuller (C) Patrick Langley | |
| 05:02 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:02 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda can't connect on a floater from the right side | 51-45 |
| 04:38 | IPFW | Michael Fuller pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:17 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Ronald Cerda - foul #2 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire (PF) Earl Neff | |
| Subs | IPFW | Neil Ford (PG), Ronnie Wise (PF) James Coll, Donald O'Hara | |
| 04:17 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 03:57 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda's pass is intercepted by Roger Hemphill | 51-47 |
| 03:44 | IPFW | Michael Fuller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Cecil Whitmire grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 03:14 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SF) Michael Ryan, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Subs | IPFW | David Neth (SF) James Tibbits | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Cerda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wehner (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Neil Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roger Hemphill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Neth (fresh) PF - Ronnie Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:56 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 51-47 |
| 02:55 | IPFW | David Neth grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:55 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Earl Neff (PF) Robert Wehner | |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG), James Tibbits (SF) Neil Ford, David Neth | |
| 02:44 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 02:20 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 01:52 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 01:51 | IPFW | Ronnie Wise grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 01:31 | IPFW | Ronnie Wise hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Roger Hemphill | 51-49 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the jumper from the left side set up by Myron Willard | 53-49 |
| 00:55 | IPFW | Myron Willard is called for the reach on James Tibbits - foul #2 on Myron Willard, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Wehner (SF), Cecil Whitmire (PF) Alan Miller, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:55 | IPFW | James Tibbits makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:55 | IPFW | James Tibbits makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Fuller - foul #1 on Michael Fuller, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | IPFW | Roger Hemphill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | James Coll is called for the reach on Manuel Gary in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Coll, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:13 | IPFW | James Tibbits is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Tibbits, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (PG), Alan Miller (SF) Myron Willard, Cecil Whitmire | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda is hacked by Roger Hemphill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Hemphill, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Neil Ford (SG) Roger Hemphill | |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Michael Fuller snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| 00:04 | IPFW | James Tibbits clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 00:03 | IPFW | James Coll gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | James Tibbits makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |