| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) C - James Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) SG - John Fisher (fresh) SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) PF - Victor Borski (fresh) C - James Chery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | James Chery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Valparaiso | John Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Kenneth Elwood steals the ball from Larry Cheatham | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | John Fisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vaughn Powers - foul #1 on Vaughn Powers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | John Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | John Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Mike Cooper tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Larry Cheatham steals it from John Fisher | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham slams it home | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | James Chery makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Leonard Minnick | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Mike Cooper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Valparaiso | James Chery grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | John Fisher misses the jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Borski | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Valparaiso | Vaughn Powers denies the turnaround by Kenneth Elwood | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | James Hicks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | John Fisher is called for 3 seconds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (C) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (SG), Salvador Bautista (PF), Michael Dale (C) John Fisher, Victor Borski, James Chery | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski buries a jumper from the left block | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Minnick and he's hacked by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG), Nathan Blewett (C) Franklin Slater, Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), James Nuttall (SF) Leonard Minnick, Kenneth Elwood | |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Blewett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) SG - James Hughes (fresh) SF - James Nuttall (fresh) PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) C - Michael Dale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Brian Paras's pass is intercepted by James Nuttall | 6-9 |
| 15:20 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Dale | 6-12 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 14:51 | Valparaiso | Nathan Blewett steps in front of the James Hughes pass | 8-12 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Brian Paras misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Brian Paras is hacked by James Hughes - foul #1 on James Hughes, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Vaughn Powers (PF), James Hicks (C) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Mike Cooper, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), John Fisher (SG), Kenneth Elwood (SF), Victor Borski (PF), James Chery (C) Joseph Sykes, James Hughes, James Nuttall, Salvador Bautista, Michael Dale | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | Franklin Slater steps in front of the Kenneth Elwood pass | 8-12 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-12 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:02 | Valparaiso | John Fisher scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Borski | 8-15 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 12:50 | Valparaiso | James Chery gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:27 | Valparaiso | James Chery clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 12:25 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick tips it but misses | 8-15 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vaughn Powers | 11-15 |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | James Chery hits the finger roll | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) SF - Jerome Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vaughn Powers (fairly fresh) C - James Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Borski (fairly fresh) C - James Chery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Leonard Minnick steps in front of the Jerome Lorkowski pass | 11-17 |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Minnick | 11-19 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses short on a floater from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 11:23 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:57 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood is hacked by Jerome Lorkowski - foul #1 on Jerome Lorkowski, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Brian Paras (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Nathan Blewett (PF), Abel Baskerville (C) John Davis, Franklin Slater, Jerome Lorkowski, Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), James Hughes (SG), James Nuttall (SF), Salvador Bautista (PF), Michael Dale (C) Leonard Minnick, John Fisher, Kenneth Elwood, Victor Borski, James Chery | |
| 10:38 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale misses the lay-in | 11-19 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Brian Paras snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Abel Baskerville gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett clanks a runner near the basket | 11-19 |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista's pass is intercepted by Larry Cheatham | 11-19 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett is hacked by Salvador Bautista - foul #1 on Salvador Bautista, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG) Brian Paras | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), Kenneth Elwood (SF) Joseph Sykes, James Nuttall | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Kenneth Elwood steals it from Franklin Slater | 11-19 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale is hacked by Franklin Slater - foul #1 on Franklin Slater, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (PF), James Hicks (C) Nathan Blewett, Abel Baskerville | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-19 |
| 08:44 | Valparaiso | James Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hughes | 11-22 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Mike Cooper is whistled for a carry | 11-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vaughn Powers (PF) Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (PF), James Chery (C) Salvador Bautista, Michael Dale | |
| 08:01 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick can't connect on a floater from the right side | 11-22 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vaughn Powers | 11-22 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | James Hicks is hacked by James Chery - foul #1 on James Chery, team foul #3 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG), Jerome Lorkowski (SF) Franklin Slater, Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG) James Hughes | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | James Hicks knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Lorkowski | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) SF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Borski (fresh) C - James Chery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood misses badly on a shot from the left block | 14-22 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick tips it home | 14-24 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Hicks and he's hacked by Kenneth Elwood - foul #1 on Kenneth Elwood, team foul #4 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Blewett (C) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), Salvador Bautista (SF) Leonard Minnick, Kenneth Elwood | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:55 | Valparaiso | James Chery is called for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Mike Cooper (SF) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Dale (C) James Chery | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | John Davis connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Salvador Bautista - foul #2 on Salvador Bautista, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Blewett (C) Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (PG), James Nuttall (SF) Joseph Sykes, Salvador Bautista | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | John Davis makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | John Fisher drills a runner in the paint set up by Victor Borski | 20-26 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Franklin Slater is hacked by James Nuttall - foul #1 on James Nuttall, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), Kenneth Elwood (SF) John Fisher, James Nuttall | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Mike Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:26 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Minnick | 20-28 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Franklin Slater is fouled on the floor by Victor Borski - foul #1 on Victor Borski, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Vaughn Powers (PF), James Hicks (C) John Davis, Jerome Lorkowski, Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Chery (C) Michael Dale | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:58 | Valparaiso | James Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | James Hicks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Chery - foul #2 on James Chery, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Paras (SG), Nathan Blewett (SF) Franklin Slater, Mike Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Dale (C) James Chery | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:18 | Valparaiso | Brian Paras is called for the reach on Kenneth Elwood - foul #1 on Brian Paras, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (SF) Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG), James Nuttall (SF) James Hughes, Kenneth Elwood | |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-28 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Michael Dale is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #1 on Michael Dale, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Cooper (SF) Vaughn Powers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), Salvador Bautista (PF), James Chery (C) Leonard Minnick, Victor Borski, Michael Dale | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | James Chery scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Joseph Sykes | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Nuttall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Salvador Bautista steps in front of the James Hicks pass | 25-30 |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | John Fisher can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Paras - foul #2 on Brian Paras, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Nathan Blewett (C) Brian Paras, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (PG), Kenneth Elwood (SF) Joseph Sykes, James Nuttall | |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | John Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | John Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Mike Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Elwood - foul #2 on Kenneth Elwood, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG) Larry Cheatham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Franklin Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski slams it home and he's fouled by James Chery - foul #3 on James Chery, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vaughn Powers (PF) Nathan Blewett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), Michael Dale (C) John Fisher, James Chery | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:21 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Hughes | 29-35 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Davis is hacked by Leonard Minnick - foul #1 on Leonard Minnick, team foul #12 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Blewett (SF), Abel Baskerville (C) Mike Cooper, Jerome Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:32 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leonard Minnick | 30-38 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Brian Paras (SG) John Davis, Franklin Slater | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Nuttall (SG) James Hughes | |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Abel Baskerville gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Abel Baskerville misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 30-38 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Elwood | 30-41 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Elwood - foul #3 on Kenneth Elwood, team foul #13 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), James Hicks (C) Brian Paras, Vaughn Powers, Abel Baskerville | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG), Victor Borski (PF) Kenneth Elwood, Salvador Bautista | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | The clock runs out | 32-41 |