| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Scott Cribb (fresh) SG - Alan Anderson (fresh) SF - Francis Holbert (fresh) PF - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) C - David Hammond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) SG - Dale Wright (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) PF - James Cisco (fresh) C - John Stull (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Dale Wright scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Stull | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | David Hammond misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Stull - foul #1 on John Stull, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | David Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | David Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 1-2 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Claudio Rizzo | 1-2 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | John Stull pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Dale Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dale Wright, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 1-2 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Dale Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Alan Anderson - foul #1 on Alan Anderson, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:02 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Pickel | 1-3 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | James Cisco comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 1-3 |
| 17:40 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | David Hammond misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | James Cisco grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Dale Wright comes up short on the runner in the lane | 1-3 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | David Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:49 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo snags the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 16:35 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Pickel is called for the reach on Scott Cribb - foul #1 on Kenneth Pickel, team foul #3 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Colley (SG), David Loucks (SF), Dennis Otto (PF), Melvin Tuel (C) Alan Anderson, Francis Holbert, Claudio Rizzo, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (PF), Alan Green (C) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, James Cisco, John Stull | |
| 16:18 | Valparaiso | David Loucks connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Jerry Wills's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Tuel | 4-3 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Justin Colley snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Scott Cribb (fresh) SG - Justin Colley (fresh) SF - David Loucks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Otto (fresh) C - Melvin Tuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) SG - James Fairfax (fresh) SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) C - Alan Green (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | David Loucks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Cribb | 6-3 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Loucks - foul #1 on David Loucks, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani (PG), Francis Holbert (SF), David Hammond (C) Scott Cribb, David Loucks, Melvin Tuel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG) Carl Mitchell | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Justin Colley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani tips it home | 8-4 |
| 14:53 | Dayton | Jerry Wills is fouled on the floor by Richard Graziani - foul #1 on Richard Graziani, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson (SG), Claudio Rizzo (PF) Justin Colley, Dennis Otto | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF), John Stull (C) Wallace Lewis, Jerry Wills, Alan Green | |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Francis Holbert - foul #1 on Francis Holbert, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG) James Fairfax | |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:32 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Dale Wright scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Garrett | 8-7 |
| 13:30 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Graziani | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | John Stull comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Hammond - foul #1 on David Hammond, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb (PG), Justin Colley (SG), David Loucks (SF), Dennis Otto (C) Richard Graziani, Alan Anderson, Francis Holbert, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Jerry Wills (PF) Thomas Garrett, James Cisco | |
| 13:09 | Dayton | John Stull misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | John Stull misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Justin Colley's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Pickel | 10-7 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-7 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | John Stull misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 12:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Claudio Rizzo | 10-7 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | David Loucks connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Dale Wright | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Scott Cribb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Colley (fresh) SF - David Loucks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Dennis Otto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) C - John Stull (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo can't finish the layup | 13-9 |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Dennis Otto hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Jerry Wills hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Mitchell and he's fouled by Dennis Otto - foul #1 on Dennis Otto, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson (SG), Francis Holbert (SF), David Hammond (C) Justin Colley, David Loucks, Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), James Cisco (PF) Carl Mitchell, Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Jerry Wills makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Valparaiso | David Hammond tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | James Cisco drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Francis Holbert - foul #2 on Francis Holbert, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Tuel (PF) Francis Holbert | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:40 | Dayton | James Cisco makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:21 | Valparaiso | Melvin Tuel knocks in the runner from the right block set up by David Hammond | 19-15 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | James Cisco scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 09:59 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Scott Cribb picks off the pass by James Cisco | 21-18 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | Jerry Wills swats the layup by Dennis Otto | 21-18 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | James Fairfax pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Jerry Wills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani (PG), David Loucks (SF) Scott Cribb, Dennis Otto | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel (SF), John Stull (C) Wallace Lewis, Jerry Wills | |
| 08:51 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | David Hammond steals the ball from James Cisco | 24-18 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Fairfax - foul #1 on James Fairfax, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb (PG), Claudio Rizzo (PF), Dennis Otto (C) Richard Graziani, Melvin Tuel, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG), Wallace Lewis (PF) James Fairfax, James Cisco | |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Colley (SG) Alan Anderson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG) Thomas Garrett | |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Scott Cribb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Colley (fresh) SF - David Loucks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 8 reb. C - Dennis Otto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Stull (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | John Stull swats the dunk try by Claudio Rizzo | 26-19 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | John Stull grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel makes the jumper from the left side set up by Carl Mitchell | 26-21 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo lays it up and in and he's fouled by Wallace Lewis - foul #1 on Wallace Lewis, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hammond (C) Dennis Otto | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Alan Green (SF), James Cisco (PF), Jerry Wills (C) Carl Mitchell, Kenneth Pickel, Wallace Lewis, John Stull | |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | James Cisco grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Alan Green drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Garrett | 28-24 |
| 06:28 | Valparaiso | David Hammond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 06:27 | Valparaiso | Justin Colley pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | Claudio Rizzo misses the easy layup | 28-24 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | David Hammond misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | David Hammond tips it home | 30-24 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Jerry Wills is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani (PG), Alan Anderson (SG), Dennis Otto (PF) Scott Cribb, David Loucks, Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG), John Stull (C) Dale Wright, Jerry Wills | |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | Dennis Otto hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Colley | 32-24 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | John Stull steals it from David Hammond | 32-27 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Alan Green knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Cisco | 32-29 |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb (PG), David Loucks (SF), Melvin Tuel (C) Richard Graziani, Justin Colley, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Dale Wright (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), Jerry Wills (PF) Thomas Garrett, James Fairfax, Alan Green, James Cisco | |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani (SG), Claudio Rizzo (PF) Alan Anderson, Melvin Tuel | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Carl Mitchell - foul #1 on Carl Mitchell, team foul #6 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Tuel (C) David Loucks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wallace Lewis (C) John Stull | |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Scott Cribb misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel buries a 3 from the left wing | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Scott Cribb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Graziani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Otto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Melvin Tuel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wallace Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Valparaiso | Jerry Wills denies the turnaround by Dennis Otto | 34-32 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Scott Cribb steps in front of the Dale Wright pass | 34-32 |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Dennis Otto is whistled for a carry | 34-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Francis Holbert (SF), David Hammond (C) Dennis Otto, Melvin Tuel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), James Fairfax (SG), James Cisco (PF) Carl Mitchell, Dale Wright, Wallace Lewis | |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Scott Cribb is called for the reach on James Cisco - foul #1 on Scott Cribb, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson (SG), Melvin Tuel (PF) Richard Graziani, Claudio Rizzo | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Stull (C) Jerry Wills | |
| 02:53 | Dayton | James Cisco misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Melvin Tuel gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:34 | Valparaiso | Alan Anderson knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Scott Cribb | 36-32 |
| 02:14 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Scott Cribb steals the ball from Thomas Garrett | 36-32 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Francis Holbert clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 01:56 | Valparaiso | David Hammond tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | James Cisco can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Tuel - foul #1 on Melvin Tuel, team foul #10 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani (PG), Claudio Rizzo (PF), Dennis Otto (C) Scott Cribb, Melvin Tuel, David Hammond | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF) James Fairfax, Kenneth Pickel | |
| 01:30 | Dayton | James Cisco makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | James Cisco misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Dennis Otto grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 01:12 | Valparaiso | Francis Holbert clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Alan Anderson picks off the pass by Thomas Garrett | 38-33 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Garrett - foul #1 on Thomas Garrett, team foul #7 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Colley (SG) Alan Anderson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Jerry Wills (PF), Alan Green (C) Thomas Garrett, James Cisco, John Stull | |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Richard Graziani makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Carl Mitchell | 40-35 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Dennis Otto misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Alan Green clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Justin Colley pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |