| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Russell Sager (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Daub (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Ruben Heine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) PF - Clinton Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilfred Parks | 43-38 |
| 19:33 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub's layup is rejected by Lee Freeman | 43-38 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 19:26 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Bogen | 45-38 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Freeman | 45-41 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clinton Hunter | 45-41 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Lee Freeman | 45-41 |
| 18:05 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 45-41 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lee Freeman | 45-41 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Peter Bogen is called for the reach on Taylor Robinson - foul #2 on Peter Bogen, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman is fouled on the floor by Peter Bogen - foul #3 on Peter Bogen, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper (SG) Peter Bogen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Wilfred Parks | 45-43 |
| 17:01 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Patricio, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hui (SF), Neil Sullivan (PF), George Musial (C) Daniel Patricio, Michael Daub, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (SG), Edgar Bradford (SF), Paul Koontz (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Larry Stamper is called for the reach on Sean Franck - foul #1 on Larry Stamper, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | John Hui gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:29 | Valparaiso | Sean Franck steals the ball from Larry Stamper | 45-43 |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Mitchell | 45-45 |
| 15:53 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan misses the dunk | 45-45 |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Russell Sager (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Larry Stamper (fresh) SF - John Hui (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Neil Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Musial (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Franck (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edgar Bradford (fresh) PF - Paul Koontz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Sager | 48-45 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Mitchell | 48-48 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper is hacked by Sean Franck - foul #1 on Sean Franck, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen (SG), Daniel Patricio (SF), Michael Daub (PF), Ruben Heine (C) Russell Sager, John Hui, Neil Sullivan, George Musial | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF), Clinton Hunter (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Wilfred Parks, Edgar Bradford, Paul Koontz, Mark Mitchell | |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter hits the finger roll and the foul's on Michael Daub - foul #2 on Michael Daub, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley (PG) Larry Stamper | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:01 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ruben Heine | 53-50 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Russell Sager (PG) Michael Beazley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter is fouled on the floor by Russell Sager - foul #1 on Russell Sager, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG) Sean Franck | |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Russell Sager steps in front of the Taylor Robinson pass | 53-50 |
| 12:28 | Valparaiso | Clinton Hunter picks off the pass by Daniel Patricio | 53-50 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter buries a turnaround from the left block | 53-52 |
| 11:44 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Patricio | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Russell Sager (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 6 stl. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Patricio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Daub (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Ruben Heine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Phillips | 56-54 |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Sager | 58-54 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 11:09 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 10:47 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Taylor Robinson - foul #1 on Taylor Robinson, team foul #2 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hui (SF), Neil Sullivan (PF), George Musial (C) Daniel Patricio, Michael Daub, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG), Edgar Bradford (SG), Paul Koontz (SF), Blaine Maule (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Wilfred Parks, Taylor Robinson, Dan Phillips, Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | George Musial snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | John Hui snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 10:01 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Neil Sullivan is called for the reach on Paul Koontz - foul #2 on Neil Sullivan, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley (PG), Larry Stamper (SG) Russell Sager, Peter Bogen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Koontz misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | George Musial gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper hits a fadeaway from the right side | 60-54 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Beazley - foul #2 on Michael Beazley, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG), Dan Phillips (SF) Paul Koontz, Edgar Bradford | |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:38 | Valparaiso | John Hui misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Mark Mitchell gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | John Hui steals the ball from Sean Franck | 60-56 |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper jams it on a great pass from John Hui | 62-56 |
| 07:41 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Beazley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hui (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Neil Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - George Musial (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sean Franck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Blaine Maule (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Michael Beazley is called for the reach on Dan Phillips - foul #3 on Michael Beazley, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Russell Sager (PG), Peter Bogen (SG), Daniel Patricio (SF), Michael Daub (PF), Ruben Heine (C) Michael Beazley, Larry Stamper, John Hui, Neil Sullivan, George Musial | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks (PG), Clinton Hunter (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Sean Franck, Blaine Maule, Mark Mitchell | |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |
| 06:59 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Wilfred Parks steals it from Ruben Heine | 62-56 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Sager - foul #2 on Russell Sager, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (SG) Taylor Robinson | |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub is called for a backcourt violation | 62-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford (SF) Dan Phillips | |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 05:41 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ruben Heine | 64-57 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hui (SF), George Musial (C) Daniel Patricio, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson (SG) Sean Franck | |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Taylor Robinson steals the ball from George Musial | 64-59 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Peter Bogen steps in front of the Edgar Bradford pass | 64-59 |
| 03:33 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen can't finish the layup | 64-59 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Edgar Bradford snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Russell Sager (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 6 stl. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hui (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Daub (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Musial (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wilfred Parks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Taylor Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Hunter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter blows the layup | 64-59 |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Hui | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Lee Freeman misses the easy layup | 67-59 |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | George Musial grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio (SF), Ruben Heine (C) Michael Daub, George Musial | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips (SF) Edgar Bradford | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen loses the ball out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Blaine Maule (PF), Mark Mitchell (C) Clinton Hunter, Lee Freeman | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Daub (PF) John Hui | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Clinton Hunter (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Blaine Maule, Mark Mitchell | |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Taylor Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 01:32 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 01:15 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Russell Sager | 69-62 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Dan Phillips buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Wilfred Parks | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 69-64 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses the tip | 69-64 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses the tip | 69-64 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub tips it home | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks is hacked by Daniel Patricio - foul #2 on Daniel Patricio, team foul #11 | 71-64 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Wilfred Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager is hacked by Wilfred Parks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #3 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan (PF), Terry Fritsche (C) Michael Daub, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Wilfred Parks is called for the reach on Russell Sager - foul #3 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #4 | 71-66 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Parks - foul #4 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #5 | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Wilfred Parks is called for the reach on Russell Sager - foul #5 on Wilfred Parks, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck (PG) Wilfred Parks | |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Clinton Hunter is called for the reach on Peter Bogen - foul #2 on Clinton Hunter, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Sean Franck is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Sean Franck, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hui (SF) Daniel Patricio | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager runs out the clock | 73-66 |