| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Warren Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Eudy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Landa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Landa - foul #1 on Thomas Landa, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Kevin Gibson (C) Stephen Melusky, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:09 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Alan Miller | 34-27 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Eudy - foul #1 on Robert Eudy, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Earl Neff (PF), Thomas Hall (C) William Jones, Kirk Tripp, Kevin Gibson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-27 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads is hacked by Robert Eudy - foul #2 on Robert Eudy, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Stephen Melusky (SG), Kirk Tripp (PF) Randall Rhoads, Aaron Murphy, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by William Jones | 38-27 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Miller and he's hacked by Larry Sykes - foul #2 on Larry Sykes, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) William Jones, Stephen Melusky, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry (PF) Thomas Landa | |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy is fouled on the floor by Aaron Murphy - foul #1 on Aaron Murphy, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Stephen Melusky (SG), Kirk Tripp (PF), Kevin Gibson (C) Randall Rhoads, Aaron Murphy, Earl Neff, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger (SF), Scott Patterson (C) Larry Sykes, Mark Woods | |
| 16:39 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy loses the ball out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Stephen Melusky, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jeffrey Bischoff (SG) Robert Eudy | |
| 16:18 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Timothy Terry - foul #1 on Timothy Terry, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Stephen Melusky (SG), Thomas Hall (C) William Jones, Aaron Murphy, Kevin Gibson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates (PG) Warren Clark | |
| 16:18 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff makes the free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:04 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Neff | 44-27 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Bischoff steals the ball from Earl Neff | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Tyler Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bischoff (fresh) SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Terry (fresh) C - Scott Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Earl Neff steals the ball from Scott Patterson | 44-27 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller can't finish the layup | 44-27 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 14:38 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger travels with the ball | 44-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Aaron Murphy (SG), Kirk Tripp (PF), Kevin Gibson (C) Randall Rhoads, Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (PG), Robert Monroe (SG), Larry Sykes (SF), Thomas Landa (PF), Mark Woods (C) Tyler Bates, Jeffrey Bischoff, Charlie Leger, Timothy Terry, Scott Patterson | |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 14:08 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 14:02 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-27 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe tips it in | 44-29 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses the shot from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 13:35 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 13:13 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 13:11 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 12:51 | Western Carolina | Aaron Murphy steps in front of the Robert Monroe pass | 44-29 |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-29 |
| 12:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Monroe | 44-29 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Alan Miller, Kevin Gibson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 11:50 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Jones | 46-31 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Murphy - foul #2 on Aaron Murphy, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger (SF), Timothy Terry (PF), Scott Patterson (C) Larry Sykes, Thomas Landa, Mark Woods | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Warren Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Monroe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Terry (fresh) C - Scott Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charlie Leger - foul #1 on Charlie Leger, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Alan Miller (SF) William Jones, Aaron Murphy | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (PG), Larry Sykes (SF), Mark Woods (C) Warren Clark, Robert Monroe, Scott Patterson | |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller is fouled on the floor by Charlie Leger - foul #2 on Charlie Leger, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Earl Neff (PF) Randall Rhoads, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa (PF) Timothy Terry | |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:41 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 09:22 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 09:21 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Larry Sykes is called for the reach on William Jones - foul #3 on Larry Sykes, team foul #8 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Kirk Tripp (PF) Stephen Melusky, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (PG) Charlie Leger | |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 08:44 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:31 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Warren Clark | 52-37 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp scores on a jump hook from the right block | 54-37 |
| 08:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Thomas Landa, team foul #9 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Stephen Melusky (SF), Earl Neff (PF) William Jones, Alan Miller, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe (SG), Charlie Leger (SF), Timothy Terry (C) Robert Eudy, Larry Sykes, Mark Woods | |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kirk Tripp | 56-37 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Melusky (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kirk Tripp (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Warren Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Landa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Terry (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Landa hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Clark | 56-40 |
| 06:43 | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 06:42 | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe misses the shot from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:31 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads is whistled for a carry | 56-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Jones (PG), Alan Miller (SF), Thomas Hall (C) Randall Rhoads, Aaron Murphy, Earl Neff | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (PG), Larry Sykes (SF), Mark Woods (C) Warren Clark, Robert Monroe, Thomas Landa | |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:55 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Jones | 58-43 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes misses the floater from the right side | 58-43 |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kirk Tripp | 58-43 |
| 05:28 | Valparaiso | Mark Woods picks off the pass by Alan Miller | 58-43 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Larry Sykes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-43 |
| 05:19 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Stephen Melusky's floater is knocked away by Timothy Terry | 58-43 |
| 04:50 | Western Carolina | Mark Woods pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:41 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy (SG), Earl Neff (PF) Stephen Melusky, Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Warren Clark (PG), Robert Monroe (SG), Scott Patterson (PF) Robert Eudy, Charlie Leger, Larry Sykes | |
| 04:23 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall misses the easy layup | 58-43 |
| 04:22 | Valparaiso | Earl Neff tips it home | 60-43 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | Warren Clark hits a 3 from straight away | 60-46 |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | Thomas Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 03:46 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson grabs the board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Aaron Murphy - foul #3 on Aaron Murphy, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads (PG), Kevin Gibson (C) William Jones, Thomas Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy (PG), Charlie Leger (SF), James Meadows (C) Warren Clark, Timothy Terry, Mark Woods | |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Robert Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Monroe | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Randall Rhoads (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Aaron Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Neff (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Eudy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Monroe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Leger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Meadows (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-48 |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | James Meadows is called for the reach on Aaron Murphy - foul #1 on James Meadows, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kirk Tripp (SF) Alan Miller | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates (PG) Robert Monroe | |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | James Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Scott Patterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 02:30 | Valparaiso | Kevin Gibson snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 02:12 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 02:10 | Western Carolina | Tyler Bates snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | Charlie Leger buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Bates | 60-50 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Aaron Murphy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Randall Rhoads | 63-50 |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | James Meadows travels with the ball | 63-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Miller (SF) Kirk Tripp | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Terry (PF) James Meadows | |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | Alan Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Timothy Terry | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads is called for traveling | 63-50 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Robert Eudy scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Bates | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Randall Rhoads runs out the clock | 63-53 |