| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fogle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Pascarella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda knocks in the shot from the left side | 30-32 |
| 19:20 | Montana | Ricky Leach misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:51 | Valparaiso | Robert Fogle picks off the pass by Ronald Cerda | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Ricky Leach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller is hacked by Ricky Leach in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Leach, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Montana | John Jackson (SG) Ricky Leach | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Ronald Cerda, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp, Manuel Gary | |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Melusky | 30-34 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Mark Lawson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Bunyard | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:49 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:31 | Montana | Myron Willard is called for the reach on Mark Lawson - foul #2 on Myron Willard, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Marko Zook (PG), Donald Milsap (SF), Richard Ferrell (PF), Bobby Balfour (C) Mark Lawson, Robert Fogle, Christopher Bunyard, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Kirk Tripp (SF), Manuel Gary (C) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, Stephen Melusky, Jerry Sessums | |
| 17:19 | Montana | Donald Milsap is fouled on the floor by Kirk Tripp - foul #1 on Kirk Tripp, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG) Alan Miller | |
| 17:04 | Montana | John Jackson's floater is tipped away by Manuel Gary | 33-34 |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Aaron Murphy, Thomas Hall | |
| 16:43 | Montana | John Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:42 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to John Jackson | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | Montana | John Jackson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kirk Tripp - foul #2 on Kirk Tripp, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Pascarella (C) Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Thomas Hall (PF) Ronald Cerda, Alan Miller, Jerry Sessums | |
| 16:28 | Montana | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:28 | Montana | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | John Jackson steals the ball from Michael Ryan in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | Montana | Donald Milsap connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marko Zook | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary is fouled in the backcourt by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), Christopher Bunyard (PF) John Jackson, Richard Ferrell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, Thomas Hall | |
| 15:41 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marko Zook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Milsap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bunyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Pascarella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) PF - Manuel Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Montana | Mark Lawson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 15:05 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 15:04 | Montana | Mark Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:55 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-37 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Ronald Cerda | 40-37 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 40-37 |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 14:00 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 13:42 | Montana | Mark Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:38 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Zook - foul #1 on Marko Zook, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Montana | John Jackson (SG), Robert Fogle (SF), Richard Ferrell (PF), Bobby Balfour (C) Marko Zook, Donald Milsap, Christopher Bunyard, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Thomas Hall (PF) Ronald Cerda, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp, Jerry Sessums | |
| 13:14 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary misses short on an open floater near the basket | 40-39 |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:57 | Valparaiso | Bobby Balfour swats the layup by Thomas Hall | 40-39 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Richard Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | Montana | Robert Fogle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Richard Ferrell tips it in | 42-39 |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range | 42-41 |
| 12:13 | Montana | John Jackson drills a shot from close range | 44-41 |
| 11:52 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Marko Zook (PG), Ricky Leach (SG), Joseph Bourassa (SF), Christopher Bunyard (PF) Mark Lawson, John Jackson, Robert Fogle, Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (PG), Kirk Tripp (SF), Earl Neff (PF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Stephen Melusky, Thomas Hall, Manuel Gary | |
| 11:52 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:52 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard is hacked by Kirk Tripp - foul #3 on Kirk Tripp, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Pascarella (C) Richard Ferrell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Thomas Hall (PF) Michael Ryan, Earl Neff | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Marko Zook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Bourassa (fresh) PF - Christopher Bunyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Pascarella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ronald Cerda (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) SF - Kirk Tripp (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Montana | Ricky Leach misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-43 |
| 11:08 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 11:06 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:04 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bourassa steps in front of the Aaron Murphy pass in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 10:53 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella throws it down set up by Ricky Leach | 46-43 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:13 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella's floater is tipped away by Jerry Sessums | 46-45 |
| 10:12 | Montana | Joseph Bourassa misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:46 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Sessums | 46-45 |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums's pass is intercepted by Ricky Leach | 46-45 |
| 09:25 | Montana | Aaron Murphy takes the ball from Gerald Pascarella | 46-45 |
| 09:00 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Ricky Leach - foul #5 on Ricky Leach, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Lawson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Robert Fogle (SF), Richard Ferrell (PF), Bobby Balfour (C) Marko Zook, Ricky Leach, Joseph Bourassa, Christopher Bunyard, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Manuel Gary (PF) Ronald Cerda, Aaron Murphy, Kirk Tripp, Thomas Hall | |
| 09:00 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:00 | Montana | The rebound goes to Richard Ferrell | 46-47 |
| 08:46 | Montana | Robert Fogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Kirk Tripp (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Alan Miller, Stephen Melusky, Jerry Sessums | |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary hits a fadeaway in the paint | 46-49 |
| 08:24 | Montana | Mark Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SG), Ronald Cerda (SF) Michael Ryan, Kirk Tripp | |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 07:38 | Montana | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Pascarella (C) Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan (SG), Kirk Tripp (SF) Alan Miller, Ronald Cerda | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fogle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Pascarella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Myron Willard (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Gary (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard lays it in and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #5 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Montana | Marko Zook (SG), Donald Milsap (SF), Christopher Bunyard (PF) John Jackson, Robert Fogle, Richard Ferrell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall (PF) Earl Neff | |
| 07:13 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:00 | Montana | Mark Lawson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 06:58 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 06:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (PG) Myron Willard | |
| 06:40 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 06:39 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Thomas Hall | 46-54 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is fouled on the floor by Gerald Pascarella - foul #2 on Gerald Pascarella, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Ferrell (C) Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Ronald Cerda, Kirk Tripp, Thomas Hall | |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:58 | Montana | Mark Lawson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gary - foul #2 on Manuel Gary, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Fogle (SF), Joseph Bourassa (PF) Donald Milsap, Christopher Bunyard | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Kirk Tripp (SF), Thomas Hall (PF) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff | |
| 05:43 | Montana | Mark Lawson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | Manuel Gary connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cerda | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:07 | Montana | Robert Fogle hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Mark Lawson | 48-59 |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kirk Tripp | 48-62 |
| 04:40 | Montana | Mark Lawson is hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Donald Milsap (SF), Christopher Bunyard (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Robert Fogle, Joseph Bourassa, Richard Ferrell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Earl Neff (PF) Ronald Cerda, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp, Thomas Hall | |
| 04:24 | Montana | Earl Neff swats the layup by Gerald Pascarella | 48-62 |
| 04:23 | Montana | Donald Milsap snags the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Gary - foul #3 on Manuel Gary, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Cerda (PG), Alan Miller (SG), Kirk Tripp (SF), Jerry Sessums (C) Myron Willard, Michael Ryan, Stephen Melusky, Manuel Gary | |
| 04:05 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:05 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | Gerald Pascarella takes the ball from Alan Miller | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Marko Zook | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Lawson (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marko Zook (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Milsap (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bunyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Pascarella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ronald Cerda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Tripp (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Sessums (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums makes the runner in the lane | 50-64 |
| 02:57 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Milsap | 52-64 |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp buries a jumper from the right side | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 02:34 | Montana | Mark Lawson is hacked by Ronald Cerda - foul #1 on Ronald Cerda, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Montana | Robert Fogle (SF), Richard Ferrell (PF), Bobby Balfour (C) Donald Milsap, Christopher Bunyard, Gerald Pascarella | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Myron Willard (PG), Michael Ryan (SG), Stephen Melusky (SF) Ronald Cerda, Alan Miller, Kirk Tripp | |
| 02:34 | Montana | Mark Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:34 | Montana | Mark Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:12 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff travels with the ball | 54-66 |
| 01:58 | Montana | Robert Fogle clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 01:56 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Fogle picks off the pass by Stephen Melusky | 54-66 |
| 01:23 | Montana | Bobby Balfour buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Ferrell | 56-66 |
| 00:59 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Sessums | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Montana | Robert Fogle can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Melusky - foul #1 on Stephen Melusky, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Montana | Christopher Bunyard (PF), Gerald Pascarella (C) Richard Ferrell, Bobby Balfour | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:52 | Montana | Robert Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Robert Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Lawson - foul #4 on Mark Lawson, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Robert Fogle grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Christopher Bunyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-68 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan is hacked by Mark Lawson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Lawson, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Montana | Tom Cornell (PG) Mark Lawson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Michael Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:37 | Montana | Gerald Pascarella clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Pascarella - foul #3 on Gerald Pascarella, team foul #10 | 58-70 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Jerry Sessums misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff snags the offensive board | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Myron Willard runs out the clock | 58-71 |