| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Melvin Fiore (fresh) SG - James Nuttall (fresh) SF - William Murff (fresh) PF - Robert Cochran (fresh) C - Sidney Willard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ernest Byas (fresh) SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SF - Ernest Ahl (fresh) PF - John Wight (fresh) C - Bryan Browne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Bryan Browne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Robert Anderson is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Nuttall and he's hacked by John Wight - foul #1 on John Wight, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | James Nuttall steals the ball from Robert Anderson | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall lays it in | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Anderson is hacked by William Murff - foul #1 on William Murff, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Robert Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | Bryan Browne is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryan Browne, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:29 | Valparaiso | Ernest Byas steps in front of the James Nuttall pass | 5-0 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard is fouled on the floor by Bryan Browne - foul #2 on Bryan Browne, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (SF), Floyd Williams (PF), Gilbert Arehart (C) William Murff, Robert Cochran, Sidney Willard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton (SG), Steve Balling (SF), Donald Valenza (PF), Jeffrey Taylor (C) Robert Anderson, Ernest Ahl, John Wight, Bryan Browne | |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Taylor snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Taylor comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Gilbert Arehart - foul #1 on Gilbert Arehart, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG) Melvin Fiore, James Nuttall | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steve Balling - foul #1 on Steve Balling, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer (SG) Ernest Byas | |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina State | Steve Balling pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina State | Steve Balling misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Taylor (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SF - Victor Borski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Floyd Williams (fresh) C - Gilbert Arehart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Patrick Horton (fresh) SG - Lynn Bauer (fresh) SF - Steve Balling (fresh) PF - Donald Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Valparaiso | Gilbert Arehart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Taylor | 9-5 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza slams it home on a nice dish by Patrick Horton | 9-7 |
| 15:05 | Valparaiso | Donald Valenza steals it from Victor Borski | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bauer drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | John Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), James Nuttall (SG), William Murff (SF), Robert Cochran (PF), Sidney Willard (C) John Taylor, Kenneth Smith, Victor Borski, Floyd Williams, Gilbert Arehart | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Ernest Ahl (SF), John Wight (PF), Victor Shearer (C) Patrick Horton, Lynn Bauer, Steve Balling, Donald Valenza, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| 13:44 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Victor Shearer - foul #1 on Victor Shearer, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| 13:44 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | Ernest Ahl gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | Robert Cochran swats the short shot by Victor Shearer | 10-9 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Melvin Fiore is denied by Ernest Ahl | 10-9 |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 10-9 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Victor Shearer | 10-9 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas's pass is intercepted by Sidney Willard | 10-9 |
| 12:20 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 10-9 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Victor Shearer | 10-9 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 10-11 |
| 11:49 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cochran and he's fouled by John Wight - foul #2 on John Wight, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (SF), Floyd Williams (PF), Gilbert Arehart (C) William Murff, Robert Cochran, Sidney Willard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton (SG), Steve Balling (SF), Donald Valenza (PF), Jeffrey Taylor (C) Robert Anderson, Ernest Ahl, John Wight, Victor Shearer | |
| 11:49 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Taylor | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Melvin Fiore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Nuttall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Borski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Floyd Williams (fresh) C - Gilbert Arehart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ernest Byas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Balling (fresh) PF - Donald Valenza (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Valenza | 12-14 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Fiore | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 10:59 | Valparaiso | Gilbert Arehart grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Taylor - foul #1 on Jeffrey Taylor, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (PG) Melvin Fiore | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Anderson (SG) Ernest Byas | |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (SG), William Murff (SF), Robert Cochran (PF), Sidney Willard (C) James Nuttall, Victor Borski, Floyd Williams, Gilbert Arehart | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ernest Ahl (SF) Steve Balling | |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Ernest Ahl | 16-17 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | John Taylor's pass is intercepted by Ernest Ahl | 16-17 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina State | Ernest Ahl scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Horton | 16-20 |
| 09:17 | Valparaiso | William Murff's floater is knocked away by Robert Anderson | 16-20 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 16-20 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza travels with the ball | 16-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), Victor Borski (SF), Floyd Williams (PF), Gilbert Arehart (C) Kenneth Smith, William Murff, Robert Cochran, Sidney Willard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas (PG), Lynn Bauer (SG), Theodore Teal (SF), Steve Balling (PF), Victor Shearer (C) Patrick Horton, Robert Anderson, Ernest Ahl, Donald Valenza, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| 08:45 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Childress (SG) John Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Theodore Teal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Balling | 16-20 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Steve Balling clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Floyd Williams - foul #1 on Floyd Williams, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Nuttall (SG) James Childress | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Steve Balling makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Steve Balling makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Victor Borski is blocked by Victor Shearer | 16-22 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina State | Steve Balling snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Theodore Teal misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gilbert Arehart - foul #2 on Gilbert Arehart, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran (PF), Sidney Willard (C) Floyd Williams, Gilbert Arehart | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Theodore Teal makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Theodore Teal makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Melvin Fiore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nuttall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Borski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sidney Willard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ernest Byas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Teal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Balling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Shearer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 07:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Melvin Fiore | 18-24 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nuttall - foul #1 on James Nuttall, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (PG), William Murff (SF) Melvin Fiore, Victor Borski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Anderson (SG), Ernest Ahl (SF), Jeffrey Taylor (C) Lynn Bauer, Theodore Teal, Victor Shearer | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:27 | Valparaiso | Steve Balling is called for the reach on Robert Cochran - foul #2 on Steve Balling, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza (PF) Steve Balling | |
| 06:27 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Taylor | 18-26 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Taylor connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ernest Byas | 18-28 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Nuttall and he's hacked by Jeffrey Taylor - foul #2 on Jeffrey Taylor, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), Victor Borski (C) James Nuttall, Sidney Willard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton (PG), Victor Shearer (C) Ernest Byas, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Cochran makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Cochran - foul #1 on Robert Cochran, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Floyd Williams (PF) Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | William Murff comes up short on the runner in the paint | 21-30 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | Victor Shearer snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina State | Donald Valenza grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina State | Robert Anderson tips it home | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Melvin Fiore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murff (fairly fresh) PF - Floyd Williams (fresh) C - Victor Borski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Patrick Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Ahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Valenza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Shearer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 03:08 | Valparaiso | Floyd Williams tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton is called for traveling | 25-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (PG), James Nuttall (SG), Robert Cochran (PF), Sidney Willard (C) Melvin Fiore, John Taylor, William Murff, Floyd Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas (PG), Lynn Bauer (SG), Steve Balling (SF), John Wight (PF), Bryan Browne (C) Patrick Horton, Robert Anderson, Ernest Ahl, Donald Valenza, Victor Shearer | |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Sidney Willard hits a shot in the paint | 27-32 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina State | Bryan Browne misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-32 |
| 02:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Sidney Willard | 27-32 |
| 02:16 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Cochran | 29-32 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Sidney Willard | 29-32 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-32 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Bryan Browne is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Bryan Browne, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Floyd Williams (SF), Gilbert Arehart (PF) Victor Borski, Robert Cochran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Patrick Horton (SG), Jeffrey Taylor (C) Lynn Bauer, Bryan Browne | |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina State | John Wight grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina State | John Wight misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Nuttall - foul #2 on James Nuttall, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), James Childress (SF) Kenneth Smith, Sidney Willard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:58 | South Carolina State | John Wight makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina State | John Wight misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | Gilbert Arehart pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | James Childress knocks in the jumper from the right block | 31-33 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | Ernest Byas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Horton | 31-36 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Floyd Williams's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Taylor | 31-36 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Arehart | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | The clock runs out | 31-36 |