| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 9 pts. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bradley Goetsch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Wall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arlie Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | James Pollock inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Valparaiso | Arlie Carter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Douglas Evans grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bradley Goetsch - foul #2 on Bradley Goetsch, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Pollock | 42-37 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Douglas Evans buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Baltzell | 44-37 |
| 18:30 | Valparaiso | James Pollock hits a shot in the lane | 44-39 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Greg Mathews tips it in | 46-39 |
| 18:06 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark's floater is tipped away by Greg Mathews | 46-39 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas Evans | 46-39 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Arlie Carter is called for the reach on Greg Mathews - foul #1 on Arlie Carter, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ian Greer (PG) Bradley Goetsch | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell can't finish the layup | 46-39 |
| 17:33 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:21 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall misses the floater from the left side | 46-39 |
| 17:20 | Valparaiso | James Pollock can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 17:19 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 17:04 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Lowell Moreland | 48-42 |
| 16:14 | Valparaiso | Arlie Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Douglas Evans throws it down set up by Scott Sargent | 50-42 |
| 15:56 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell grabs the board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ian Greer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Pollock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arlie Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | James Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark connects on the runner in the lane set up by Ian Greer | 50-44 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Pollock - foul #2 on James Pollock, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Goetsch (PG), John Grant (SG), Ben Noel (SF), Samuel Kenner (PF), Qing-nan Mang (C) Ian Greer, Timothy Clark, James Pollock, Ira Wall, Arlie Carter | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:42 | Valparaiso | Qing-nan Mang is whistled for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG), Vernon Wertz (PF) Douglas Evans, Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Qing-nan Mang grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel is hacked by Randolph Shelton - foul #1 on Randolph Shelton, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Qing-nan Mang can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz drills a 3 from straight away | 55-44 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Bradley Goetsch misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz misses short on a jumper in the lane | 55-44 |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:33 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 55-44 |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel tips it back up and in | 55-46 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Gregory Davis lays it up and in set up by Randolph Shelton | 57-46 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | John Grant misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Bradley Goetsch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ben Noel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Kenner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Qing-nan Mang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses the easy layup | 57-46 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Samuel Kenner steps in front of the Randolph Shelton pass | 57-46 |
| 11:01 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel misses the jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:00 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Bradley Goetsch is called for the reach on Douglas McKerlie - foul #3 on Bradley Goetsch, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Vernon Wertz, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ian Greer (PG), Timothy Clark (SG), James Pollock (SF), Ira Wall (PF), Arlie Carter (C) Bradley Goetsch, John Grant, Ben Noel, Samuel Kenner, Qing-nan Mang | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Greg Mathews loses the dribble to James Pollock | 57-48 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Greg Mathews snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Douglas Evans hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Greg Mathews | 59-48 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | James Pollock misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Greg Mathews scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Douglas Evans and he's fouled by Arlie Carter - foul #2 on Arlie Carter, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:54 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian Greer | 62-50 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Douglas Evans knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Mathews | 64-50 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG) Scott Sargent | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hardin (PG), John Grant (SG), Ben Noel (SF), Samuel Kenner (PF), Qing-nan Mang (C) Ian Greer, Timothy Clark, James Pollock, Ira Wall, Arlie Carter | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 07:46 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Steven Hardin (fresh) SG - John Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ben Noel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Kenner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Qing-nan Mang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel's 3 pointer is rejected by Randolph Shelton | 64-50 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner grabs the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | Greg Mathews steals it from Samuel Kenner | 64-50 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Greg Mathews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bradley Goetsch (PG), Timothy Clark (SG), James Pollock (SF), Arlie Carter (C) Steven Hardin, John Grant, Ben Noel, Qing-nan Mang | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner's dunk attempt is rejected by Lowell Moreland | 64-50 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Clark | 64-50 |
| 06:31 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Clark, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF) Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ira Wall (PF) Samuel Kenner | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Gregory Davis comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Pollock - foul #3 on James Pollock, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | Timothy Clark misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz is hacked by Bradley Goetsch - foul #4 on Bradley Goetsch, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Scott Sargent steps in front of the Bradley Goetsch pass in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Douglas Evans hits the finger roll set up by Scott Sargent | 69-50 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Sargent and the foul's on Ira Wall - foul #3 on Ira Wall, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Baltzell (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Gregory Davis, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ian Greer (PG), John Grant (SG), Ben Noel (SF), Samuel Kenner (C) Bradley Goetsch, Timothy Clark, James Pollock, Arlie Carter | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz makes the free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:04 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ira Wall | 72-56 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz misses long on a runner in the paint | 72-56 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Greg Mathews pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Ira Wall grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 04:23 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Qing-nan Mang (C) Ira Wall | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Greg Mathews comes up short on the runner near the basket | 72-56 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Douglas Evans hits the follow up shot | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | John Grant misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-56 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 03:25 | Valparaiso | Ben Noel connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Grant | 74-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Mathews (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ian Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ben Noel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Kenner (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Qing-nan Mang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Randolph Shelton | 77-58 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Lowell Moreland - foul #2 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #2 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Dycus (PG), Steven Hardin (SG) Ian Greer, John Grant | |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Gregory Davis snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-59 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Samuel Kenner | 77-59 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Qing-nan Mang makes the floater from the free throw line | 77-61 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Scott Sargent connects on the floater from the left side set up by Gregory Davis and he's hacked by Steven Hardin - foul #2 on Steven Hardin, team foul #10 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ian Greer (PG), John Grant (SG) Joseph Dycus, Steven Hardin | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lowell Moreland - foul #3 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #3 | 80-61 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-63 |
| 01:14 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Qing-nan Mang | 80-63 |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Greg Mathews denies the turnaround by Ben Noel | 80-63 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Qing-nan Mang snags the offensive board | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Ian Greer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 80-63 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lowell Moreland | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell is fouled on the floor by Ben Noel - foul #1 on Ben Noel, team foul #11 | 80-63 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Samuel Kenner makes the jump hook from the left block | 81-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 81-65 |