| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Farley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Scott Weatherholt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Miller (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rolando Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Duffy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Dan Price inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Valparaiso | Dan Price scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Kevin Albro | 32-34 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Anthony Duffy scores on a runner from the left block | 32-36 |
| 19:02 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Albro | 34-36 |
| 18:53 | Howard | Cory Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-36 |
| 18:51 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:46 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-36 |
| 18:45 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Cory Miller is fouled on the floor by Stanley McDowell - foul #2 on Stanley McDowell, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Rolando Anderson travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kenneth Davis | 36-36 |
| 17:29 | Howard | Rolando Anderson misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Dan Price - foul #2 on Dan Price, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Hodges (C) Kenneth Davis | |
| 17:29 | Howard | Rolando Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:29 | Howard | Rolando Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:16 | Valparaiso | Dan Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 17:14 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley clanks a jumper from the left block | 36-38 |
| 16:47 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Miller | 36-38 |
| 16:42 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett (SF), Kyle Kelm (PF), Gary Schwartzer (C) Dan Price, Richard Miller, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Brim (PG), Christopher Short (SF), John Dragoo (C) Scott Weatherholt, Rolando Anderson, Anthony Duffy | |
| 16:21 | Howard | Christopher Short misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:01 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm hits a floater from the left wing set up by Stanley McDowell | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Kelm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Schwartzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Brim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Short (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Dragoo (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Howard | Cory Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Brim | 38-41 |
| 15:28 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kevin Albro | 40-41 |
| 15:16 | Howard | John Dragoo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Brim | 40-43 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer is hacked by John Dragoo - foul #1 on John Dragoo, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (PG), John Day (SG), Dan Price (SF), Richard Miller (PF), Michael Farley (C) Kevin Albro, Stanley McDowell, Joseph Barrett, Kyle Kelm, Gary Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Weatherholt (PG), Arthur Nunley (SG), Rolando Anderson (SF), Anthony Duffy (PF), Kenneth Davis (C) Christopher Brim, Cory Miller, Christopher Short, Tommy Hodges, John Dragoo | |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Weatherholt - foul #2 on Scott Weatherholt, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Kenneth Davis comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Junior Owsley - foul #1 on Junior Owsley, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Kenneth Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:06 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Dan Price | 44-44 |
| 13:38 | Howard | Rolando Anderson lays it in | 44-46 |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | Dan Price misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller tips it in | 46-46 |
| 12:56 | Howard | Arthur Nunley is fouled on the floor by Dan Price - foul #3 on Dan Price, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG), Stanley McDowell (SG), Joseph Barrett (PF) Junior Owsley, John Day, Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Howard | Cory Miller (SG), Christopher Short (SF) Arthur Nunley, Rolando Anderson | |
| 12:31 | Howard | The short jumper by Anthony Duffy is denied by Michael Farley | 46-46 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Dan Price banks in the layup set up by Joseph Barrett and he's hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #3 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Brim (PG), Tommy Hodges (PF), John Dragoo (C) Scott Weatherholt, Anthony Duffy, Kenneth Davis | |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Dan Price misses the free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:23 | Howard | John Dragoo snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:02 | Howard | Christopher Short can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | Howard | Tommy Hodges tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Brim (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cory Miller (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Short (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dragoo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Christopher Brim pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:22 | Howard | Christopher Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Miller (PF), Kyle Kelm (C) Dan Price, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Weatherholt (PG), Rolando Anderson (SF) Christopher Brim, Christopher Short | |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 11:00 | Howard | Cory Miller gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Tommy Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Duffy (PF), Kenneth Davis (C) Tommy Hodges, John Dragoo | |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Cory Miller - foul #1 on Cory Miller, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Kenneth Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Barrett - foul #1 on Joseph Barrett, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Farley (C) Kyle Kelm | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:10 | Howard | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Kenneth Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:53 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Barrett | 52-50 |
| 09:30 | Howard | Rolando Anderson buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Davis | 52-52 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Barrett | 54-52 |
| 09:12 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Albro - foul #1 on Kevin Albro, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (PG), John Day (SG), Dan Price (SF) Kevin Albro, Stanley McDowell, Joseph Barrett | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Brim (PG), Arthur Nunley (SG), Tommy Hodges (C) Scott Weatherholt, Cory Miller, Kenneth Davis | |
| 08:54 | Howard | Tommy Hodges hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brim - foul #2 on Christopher Brim, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm (PF) Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Short (SF) Rolando Anderson | |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Junior Owsley | 57-55 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Christopher Short hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Anthony Duffy pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Anthony Duffy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG), Stanley McDowell (SG), Gary Schwartzer (C) Junior Owsley, John Day, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Howard | Cory Miller (SG), John Dragoo (C) Arthur Nunley, Anthony Duffy | |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm loses the dribble to Cory Miller | 57-55 |
| 07:40 | Howard | Christopher Brim misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Kelm (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Brim (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cory Miller (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Short (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dragoo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell's layup is rejected by Tommy Hodges | 57-55 |
| 07:19 | Howard | Christopher Short gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:09 | Howard | Christopher Brim misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley McDowell - foul #3 on Stanley McDowell, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett (SF), Richard Miller (PF), Michael Farley (C) Dan Price, Kyle Kelm, Gary Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Howard | Rolando Anderson (SF), Kenneth Davis (C) Christopher Short, John Dragoo | |
| 07:09 | Howard | Christopher Brim makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:09 | Howard | Christopher Brim makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:51 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro travels with the ball | 57-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Weatherholt (PG), Anthony Duffy (PF) Christopher Brim, Tommy Hodges | |
| 06:40 | Howard | Kenneth Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Anthony Duffy snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:18 | Howard | Kenneth Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Cory Miller tips it home | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Anthony Duffy gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Cory Miller | 57-62 |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Anthony Duffy pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt is hacked by Kevin Albro - foul #2 on Kevin Albro, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (PG), John Day (SG), Dan Price (SF), Kyle Kelm (C) Kevin Albro, Stanley McDowell, Richard Miller, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Hodges (C) Kenneth Davis | |
| 05:07 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Anthony Duffy gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:47 | Howard | Anthony Duffy makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Rolando Anderson | 57-65 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Scott Weatherholt steps in front of the Junior Owsley pass | 57-65 |
| 04:28 | Howard | Rolando Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Weatherholt | 57-67 |
| 04:20 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Junior Owsley | 59-67 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Tommy Hodges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 03:55 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dan Price | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Day | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Junior Owsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Day (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Kelm (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Scott Weatherholt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Miller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolando Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Duffy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommy Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Howard | Tommy Hodges's pass is intercepted by Kyle Kelm | 62-67 |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG), Stanley McDowell (SG), Richard Miller (PF), Michael Farley (C) Junior Owsley, John Day, Joseph Barrett, Kyle Kelm | |
| Subs | Howard | Kenneth Davis (C) Tommy Hodges | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Weatherholt - foul #3 on Scott Weatherholt, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Rolando Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 64-67 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Cory Miller - foul #2 on Cory Miller, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Short (SF), Tommy Hodges (PF) Rolando Anderson, Anthony Duffy | |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:33 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Howard | Rolando Anderson (SF), Anthony Duffy (PF) Christopher Short, Tommy Hodges | |
| 02:13 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt connects on the shot from the left side | 67-69 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Dan Price hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stanley McDowell | 70-69 |
| 01:36 | Howard | Rolando Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Miller - foul #1 on Richard Miller, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 01:36 | Howard | Rolando Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:36 | Howard | Rolando Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:18 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 01:16 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Rolando Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Scott Weatherholt can't tip it in | 70-70 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Dan Price misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell gets the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley is hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #4 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Kenneth Davis pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Kenneth Davis connects on the turnaround in the paint | 70-72 |