| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenny Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Marx (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Howard Lawson, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SF) Howard Lawson | |
| 19:24 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Julian Thorne - foul #1 on Julian Thorne, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 19:24 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:45 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:18 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx lays it in on a nice dish by Kenny Reed | 32-33 |
| 17:55 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 32-36 |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter loses the dribble to Julian Thorne | 32-36 |
| 17:18 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Vincent Marx | 32-36 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brown | 32-36 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Benjamin Tardiff | 32-36 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:46 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Horace Adams - foul #2 on Horace Adams, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jimmy Mongillo (PG), Daryl Chen (SG), Al Williams (SF), Tommy Timpson (C) Kenny Reed, Danny Andersen, Vincent Marx, Brent Potter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SG), Duane Scott (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, Johnny Lowe, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 16:01 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jimmy Mongillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daryl Chen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Al Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Tardiff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mooney (fresh) SF - Duane Scott (fresh) PF - John Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Hastings (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leo Taplin (C) Benjamin Tardiff | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF) Duane Scott | |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 15:28 | Valparaiso | Daryl Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:20 | Valparaiso | Al Williams makes the shot from the left block set up by Daryl Chen | 35-36 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | John Merchant connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:32 | Valparaiso | Al Williams is hacked by Howard Lawson - foul #4 on Howard Lawson, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed (PG), Danny Andersen (SG), Vincent Marx (SF), Benjamin Tardiff (PF), Brent Potter (C) Jimmy Mongillo, Daryl Chen, Al Williams, Tommy Timpson, Leo Taplin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), Horace Adams (C) Bernard Henderson, John Mooney, Howard Lawson, Willie Hastings | |
| 14:23 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff lays it up and in set up by Danny Andersen and he's hacked by John Merchant - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| 14:23 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | John Merchant is called for a backcourt violation | 38-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brown (PF) John Merchant | |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Benjamin Tardiff is denied by Horace Adams | 38-38 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brown | 38-38 |
| 13:32 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:15 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julian Thorne | 38-40 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Horace Adams - foul #3 on Horace Adams, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG) Julian Thorne | |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 12:46 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope is fouled on the floor by Kenny Reed - foul #3 on Kenny Reed, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope is fouled on the floor by Vincent Marx - foul #1 on Vincent Marx, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Al Williams (SF), Tommy Timpson (PF) Vincent Marx, Benjamin Tardiff | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (PF) David Brown | |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Shope - foul #1 on Elmer Shope, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daryl Chen (SG) Danny Andersen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG) Bernard Henderson | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenny Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daryl Chen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Al Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) PF - John Merchant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed double dribbles | 41-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jimmy Mongillo (PG) Kenny Reed | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:26 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson is whistled for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx (SF), Benjamin Tardiff (PF) Al Williams, Brent Potter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SF), David Brown (PF) Elmer Shope, Johnny Lowe, Horace Adams | |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | David Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Merchant | 41-43 |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daryl Chen | 43-43 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | John Mooney is hacked by Tommy Timpson - foul #1 on Tommy Timpson, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed (PG), Danny Andersen (SG) Jimmy Mongillo, Daryl Chen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Duane Scott (SF), Willie Hastings (C) Julian Thorne, John Merchant | |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Duane Scott travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brent Potter (C) Tommy Timpson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SF), Horace Adams (C) Duane Scott, Willie Hastings | |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnny Lowe - foul #1 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG) John Mooney | |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elmer Shope | 45-45 |
| 09:36 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Danny Andersen steals it from Elmer Shope | 45-45 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Henderson | 48-47 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen misses the jumper in the paint | 48-47 |
| 08:24 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff tips it home | 50-47 |
| 08:16 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams clanks a shot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:10 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Lowe - foul #2 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jimmy Mongillo (PG), Tommy Timpson (PF), Leo Taplin (C) Kenny Reed, Benjamin Tardiff, Brent Potter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Duane Scott (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Bernard Henderson, Johnny Lowe, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 08:10 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:10 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 07:57 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:46 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 51-47 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Timpson | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jimmy Mongillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Andersen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Marx (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leo Taplin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Mooney (fresh) SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Duane Scott (fresh) PF - John Merchant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Hastings (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Valparaiso | Jimmy Mongillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson tips it home | 53-47 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Timpson | 53-47 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Hastings | 53-47 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | John Merchant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | John Merchant hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 06:39 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Leo Taplin pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Jimmy Mongillo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jimmy Mongillo, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed (PG), Daryl Chen (SG), Al Williams (SF), Benjamin Tardiff (PF), Brent Potter (C) Jimmy Mongillo, Danny Andersen, Vincent Marx, Tommy Timpson, Leo Taplin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Howard Lawson (SF), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, Duane Scott, Willie Hastings | |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Elmer Shope | 53-52 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Julian Thorne | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | John Merchant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | John Merchant snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Elmer Shope | 53-55 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed is fouled on the floor by Elmer Shope - foul #2 on Elmer Shope, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), David Brown (PF) Julian Thorne, John Merchant | |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Howard Lawson | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | Daryl Chen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Al Williams grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | Horace Adams is called for the reach on Benjamin Tardiff - foul #4 on Horace Adams, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen (SG) Daryl Chen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenny Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Andersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Al Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Brent Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff buries a floater from the left block | 57-60 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 57-60 |
| 02:58 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Brent Potter | 57-60 |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Danny Andersen and he's hacked by Howard Lawson - foul #5 on Howard Lawson, team foul #12 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx (SF), Tommy Timpson (PF), Leo Taplin (C) Al Williams, Benjamin Tardiff, Brent Potter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Howard Lawson, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Kenny Reed makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff (PF), Brent Potter (C) Tommy Timpson, Leo Taplin | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) Bernard Henderson, John Merchant, Willie Hastings | |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-60 |
| 02:30 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Elmer Shope picks off the pass by Danny Andersen | 60-60 |
| 02:05 | Western Illinois | David Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 60-62 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | David Brown steps in front of the Brent Potter pass | 60-62 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Julian Thorne | 60-65 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Marx | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Danny Andersen - foul #2 on Danny Andersen, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Brent Potter grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Lowe - foul #3 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Vincent Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | David Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Elmer Shope | 65-67 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Horace Adams denies the turnaround by Vincent Marx | 65-67 |