| Lineup | American U. | PG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SG - William Hinrichs (fresh) SF - Reuben Lambert (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) C - Bryon Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Craig Weidler (fresh) SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) SF - Clifton Sutherland (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) C - Anthony Ochs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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) | |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on William Hinrichs - foul #1 on William Hinrichs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | American U. | Samuel Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | American U. | William Hinrichs tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland is hacked by Reuben Lambert - foul #1 on Reuben Lambert, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Brewer, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | American U. | William Hinrichs's pass is intercepted by Christopher Brewer | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Brewer | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Hinrichs | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | American U. | Craig Weidler takes the ball from Jeffrey Davis | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Weidler | 5-8 |
| 15:57 | American U. | William Hinrichs misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Ochs - foul #1 on Anthony Ochs, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Vallecillo (PF) Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Stockton (PG), Radman Kaliszewski (SG), Brian Eaton (SF), Richard Terry (PF), Francis Holland (C) Craig Weidler, Christopher Brewer, Clifton Sutherland, Richard Johnson, Anthony Ochs | |
| 15:57 | American U. | William Hinrichs misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:57 | American U. | William Hinrichs makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SG - William Hinrichs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Lambert (fresh) PF - Richard Vallecillo (fresh) C - Bryon Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Stockton (fresh) SG - Radman Kaliszewski (fresh) SF - Brian Eaton (fresh) PF - Richard Terry (fresh) C - Francis Holland (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Brian Eaton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:37 | American U. | Samuel Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | American U. | Reuben Lambert's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Holland | 6-8 |
| 15:12 | American U. | Bryon Casey tips it but misses | 6-8 |
| 15:10 | American U. | Reuben Lambert tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland misses the dunk attempt | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | American U. | Reuben Lambert grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:59 | Valparaiso | Brian Eaton misses the floater from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | John Stockton gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland steps out of bounds on the sideline | 8-8 |
| Subs | American U. | James Sather (PG), Ronald Robinson (SG), William Frazier (SF), Jeffrey Davis (PF) Samuel Bennett, William Hinrichs, Reuben Lambert, Bryon Casey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler (PG), Christopher Brewer (SG), Clifton Sutherland (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Ochs (C) John Stockton, Radman Kaliszewski, Brian Eaton, Richard Terry, Francis Holland | |
| 13:26 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland's floater is tipped away by Richard Vallecillo | 10-8 |
| 13:02 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:47 | American U. | William Frazier misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-8 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland grabs the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Brewer | 10-11 |
| 11:57 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Sather | 12-11 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sather (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Robinson (fresh) SF - William Frazier (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Craig Weidler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Ochs (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Ochs | 12-14 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Anthony Ochs is called for the reach on Ronald Robinson - foul #2 on Anthony Ochs, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Samuel Bennett (PG), William Hinrichs (SG), Reuben Lambert (SF), Bryon Casey (C) James Sather, Ronald Robinson, Jeffrey Davis, Richard Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Stockton (PG), Brian Eaton (SF), Francis Holland (C) Craig Weidler, Clifton Sutherland, Anthony Ochs | |
| 11:09 | American U. | William Hinrichs misses long on a floater from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | John Stockton snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | John Stockton misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Bennett - foul #1 on Samuel Bennett, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Davis (PF) William Frazier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | John Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | John Stockton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Samuel Bennett knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Davis is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Davis, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (PF) Jeffrey Davis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski (SG), Richard Terry (PF) Christopher Brewer, Richard Johnson | |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 10:01 | American U. | Reuben Lambert grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:42 | American U. | Richard Terry steals it from Reuben Lambert | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Brian Eaton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Bennett - foul #2 on Samuel Bennett, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | American U. | James Sather (PG), William Frazier (PF), Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) Samuel Bennett, Ronald Robinson, Bryon Casey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler (PG), Richard Johnson (PF) Radman Kaliszewski, Richard Terry | |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Brian Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Brian Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:12 | American U. | William Hinrichs connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 08:57 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Weidler and he's hacked by Johnathon Pertsovsky - foul #1 on Johnathon Pertsovsky, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (SG), Richard Vallecillo (PF) William Hinrichs, William Frazier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer (SG), Clifton Sutherland (SF) John Stockton, Brian Eaton | |
| 08:57 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:46 | American U. | Ronald Robinson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Reuben Lambert | 19-20 |
| 08:41 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer clanks a shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 08:40 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 08:34 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 08:32 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | James Sather steals it from Clifton Sutherland | 19-20 |
| 08:02 | American U. | Ronald Robinson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 21-20 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland misses the tip | 21-20 |
| 07:36 | American U. | Ronald Robinson grabs the board | 21-20 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Sather (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reuben Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnathon Pertsovsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Craig Weidler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Holland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 07:18 | American U. | Ronald Robinson grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Ronald Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 07:05 | Valparaiso | Francis Holland pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Reuben Lambert grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:34 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by James Sather and he's fouled by Clifton Sutherland - foul #1 on Clifton Sutherland, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | William Hinrichs (SG), William Frazier (SF), Bryon Casey (C) Ronald Robinson, Reuben Lambert, Johnathon Pertsovsky | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Stockton (PG), Radman Kaliszewski (SG), Brian Eaton (SF), Richard Terry (C) Craig Weidler, Christopher Brewer, Clifton Sutherland, Francis Holland | |
| 06:34 | American U. | Richard Vallecillo makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:23 | Valparaiso | James Sather is called for the reach on John Stockton - foul #1 on James Sather, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Davis (PF) Richard Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:23 | Valparaiso | John Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:23 | Valparaiso | John Stockton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:03 | American U. | William Hinrichs loses the dribble to Brian Eaton | 24-22 |
| 05:38 | Valparaiso | Richard Terry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-22 |
| 05:37 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 05:31 | American U. | Bryon Casey loses the dribble to Richard Terry | 24-22 |
| 05:12 | Valparaiso | Brian Eaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:11 | American U. | William Frazier grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 04:54 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Radman Kaliszewski - foul #1 on Radman Kaliszewski, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Robinson (PG), Reuben Lambert (SF) James Sather, William Frazier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer (SG), Clifton Sutherland (SF) Radman Kaliszewski, Richard Johnson | |
| 04:54 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:54 | American U. | Jeffrey Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | 3 seconds is called on Christopher Brewer | 26-22 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler (PG) Brian Eaton | |
| 04:11 | American U. | Clifton Sutherland steals it from Ronald Robinson | 26-22 |
| 03:50 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland is hacked by Bryon Casey - foul #1 on Bryon Casey, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Samuel Bennett (PG), Richard Vallecillo (PF), Johnathon Pertsovsky (C) William Hinrichs, Jeffrey Davis, Bryon Casey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Francis Holland (PF), Anthony Ochs (C) Richard Terry, John Stockton | |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reuben Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnathon Pertsovsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Craig Weidler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Sutherland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Holland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Ochs (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | American U. | Samuel Bennett knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Vallecillo | 29-24 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Weidler and he's hacked by Ronald Robinson - foul #1 on Ronald Robinson, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | American U. | William Frazier (SF) Reuben Lambert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski (PG), Brian Eaton (SF) Craig Weidler, Clifton Sutherland | |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:45 | American U. | Ronald Robinson drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Bennett | 31-27 |
| 02:18 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | American U. | William Hinrichs (SG) Ronald Robinson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Stockton (PG), Richard Johnson (PF) Christopher Brewer, Francis Holland | |
| 01:57 | American U. | William Hinrichs misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ochs snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Stockton | 31-29 |
| 01:22 | American U. | William Frazier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Vallecillo | 33-29 |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ochs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Stockton | 33-31 |
| 00:34 | American U. | William Frazier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Bennett | 36-31 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Johnathon Pertsovsky is hacked by Radman Kaliszewski - foul #2 on Radman Kaliszewski, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | American U. | James Sather (PG), Ronald Robinson (SG), Reuben Lambert (SF), Jeffrey Davis (PF), Bryon Casey (C) Samuel Bennett, William Hinrichs, William Frazier, Richard Vallecillo, Johnathon Pertsovsky | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler (PG), Christopher Brewer (SG), Clifton Sutherland (SF), Richard Terry (PF), Francis Holland (C) John Stockton, Radman Kaliszewski, Brian Eaton, Richard Johnson, Anthony Ochs | |
| 00:01 | American U. | Ronald Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | American U. | The clock runs out | 36-31 |