| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Rauscher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Larry Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Beggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Valparaiso | Keith Beggs is called for the reach on Charles Fisher - foul #1 on Keith Beggs, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG) Roderick Szabo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | Justin Cook steps in front of the Charles Fisher pass | 26-20 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Regalado | 26-22 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox hits a 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana State | Dennis Rauscher swats the layup by James Amerson | 29-22 |
| 18:18 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marko Zahran | 31-22 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | James Amerson blows the layup | 31-22 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell tips it home | 31-24 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Tomas Bell swats the short shot by Marko Zahran | 31-24 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana State | James Amerson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 16:49 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran banks in the layup set up by Shane Fox | 33-24 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Rusty Owens - foul #1 on Rusty Owens, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Daniel Shetler (PF), David Shorter (C) Rusty Owens, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez (PG) Larry Regalado | |
| 16:35 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roderick Szabo | 35-26 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook's floater is knocked away by Daniel Shetler | 35-26 |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Daniel Shetler grabs the board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Shetler (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Shorter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Sergio Ramirez (fresh) SG - Justin Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Beggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roderick Szabo | 38-26 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Shane Fox is called for the reach on Justin Cook - foul #1 on Shane Fox, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (SG), Dennis Rauscher (SF), Marko Zahran (C) Shane Fox, Charles Fisher, David Shorter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Wilson Beets (SG), Dexter Smith (C) Sergio Ramirez, Justin Cook, Tomas Bell | |
| 14:44 | Louisiana State | James Amerson hits the finger roll | 38-28 |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Beggs - foul #2 on Keith Beggs, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG) Stefan Ricci | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Larry Regalado, Dexter Smith | |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana State | James Amerson buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wilson Beets | 39-30 |
| 13:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Shetler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher (SF) Daniel Shetler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Cook (SG) Sergio Ramirez | |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran clanks a runner from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 13:16 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Amerson | 39-35 |
| 12:33 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Dennis Rauscher | 41-35 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 11:41 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran misses the easy layup | 41-38 |
| 11:40 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Rauscher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wilson Beets (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Beggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Amerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell blows the layup but he's hacked by Marko Zahran - foul #2 on Marko Zahran, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (SG), Daniel Shetler (PF), David Shorter (C) Shane Fox, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG) Wilson Beets, Keith Beggs | |
| 11:11 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:55 | Valparaiso | Daniel Shetler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | David Shorter tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Tomas Bell is denied by Charles Fisher | 43-40 |
| 10:30 | Valparaiso | Daniel Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci is fouled on the floor by James Amerson - foul #4 on James Amerson, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG), Dennis Rauscher (SF) Stefan Ricci, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs (SF), Dexter Smith (C) Sergio Ramirez, Tomas Bell | |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | Daniel Shetler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), Marko Zahran (C) Rusty Owens, David Shorter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez (SG) Justin Cook | |
| 09:06 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran knocks in the jumper from close range | 45-43 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG), Charles Fisher (SF), David Shorter (C) Shane Fox, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Cook (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Sergio Ramirez, Dexter Smith | |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Shorter - foul #1 on David Shorter, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), Dennis Rauscher (PF), Marko Zahran (C) Rusty Owens, Daniel Shetler, David Shorter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Keith Beggs misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Willie Moffett (SG) Keith Beggs | |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell blows the dunk | 48-43 |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Marko Zahran | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Rauscher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Larry Regalado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Moffett (fresh) SF - Justin Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Amerson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:54 | Valparaiso | Tomas Bell blocks the short jumper by Dennis Rauscher | 48-43 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | James Amerson pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | Willie Moffett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Daniel Shetler (PF), David Shorter (C) Shane Fox, Charles Fisher, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets (PG), Keith Beggs (SF), Dexter Smith (C) Larry Regalado, Willie Moffett, Tomas Bell | |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 06:07 | Valparaiso | Richard Brown tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | David Shorter pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Brown's floater is tipped away by Dexter Smith | 50-43 |
| 05:15 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), Charles Fisher (SF), Dennis Rauscher (PF), Marko Zahran (C) Stefan Ricci, Richard Brown, Daniel Shetler, David Shorter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Sergio Ramirez (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Wilson Beets, Justin Cook, Dexter Smith | |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | James Amerson is called for the reach on Dennis Rauscher - foul #5 on James Amerson, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens (SG) Roderick Szabo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Cook (SG), Fred Gregory (PF) Sergio Ramirez, James Amerson | |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 50-43 |
| 03:45 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Rusty Owens | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 03:18 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Fisher | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Shane Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rusty Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Rauscher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marko Zahran (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Larry Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cook (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Keith Beggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Gregory (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran loses the dribble to Keith Beggs | 50-43 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Daniel Shetler (PF) Rusty Owens, Dennis Rauscher | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sergio Ramirez (PG) Larry Regalado | |
| 02:16 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 01:52 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran is fouled in the backcourt by Sergio Ramirez - foul #1 on Sergio Ramirez, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher (PF) Daniel Shetler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Larry Regalado (PG), Dexter Smith (PF) Sergio Ramirez, Fred Gregory | |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher is fouled on the floor by Dexter Smith - foul #1 on Dexter Smith, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo is fouled on the floor by Larry Regalado - foul #2 on Larry Regalado, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 01:28 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Larry Regalado is called for the reach on Charles Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Regalado, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Marko Zahran - foul #3 on Marko Zahran, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:11 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 01:10 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Regalado - foul #4 on Larry Regalado, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| 01:10 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook is hacked by Shane Fox - foul #2 on Shane Fox, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Justin Cook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Cook - foul #1 on Justin Cook, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Dennis Rauscher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox is hacked by Larry Regalado in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Regalado, team foul #11 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wilson Beets (PG) Larry Regalado | |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is hacked by Charles Fisher - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (PG), Rusty Owens (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Daniel Shetler (PF), David Shorter (C) Roderick Szabo, Shane Fox, Charles Fisher, Dennis Rauscher, Marko Zahran | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | David Shorter lays it up and in set up by Daniel Shetler | 58-45 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Cook | 58-47 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci runs out the clock | 58-47 |