| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lloyd Keyes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delbert Postell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roger Teagle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Redden (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth is fouled on the floor by Billy Arrington - foul #2 on Billy Arrington, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Joseph Stallworth | 39-35 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Lui - foul #2 on John Lui, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | James Steele knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lui | 41-37 |
| 18:30 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes is fouled on the floor by George Penning - foul #2 on George Penning, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | James Steele misses short on a shot from the right side | 41-37 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Billy Arrington | 41-37 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes buries a jumper near the basket | 41-39 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland connects on the floater from the right side | 43-39 |
| 17:13 | Valparaiso | Billy Arrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | James Steele snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | John Lui connects on the shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | James Steele grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | George Penning lays it in | 47-39 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | George Penning blocks the short jumper by Lloyd Keyes | 47-39 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Penning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Steele (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lloyd Keyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delbert Postell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roger Teagle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Arrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Redden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Keyes - foul #3 on Lloyd Keyes, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG), John Devlin (SF), Ira Whittaker (PF), Robert Sims (C) Aaron Holland, George Penning, Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Darryl Griffith (PG), Raymond Cornett (SG), Peter Love (SF), Carl Fuller (PF), Timothy Hyden (C) Lloyd Keyes, Delbert Postell, Roger Teagle, Billy Arrington, Leon Redden | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | Raymond Cornett hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Griffith | 49-42 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ira Whittaker, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| 14:46 | Valparaiso | Raymond Cornett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Carl Fuller | 49-45 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | John Devlin dunks the ball | 51-45 |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Peter Love drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Raymond Cornett gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | John Devlin steals it from Peter Love | 51-48 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | John Devlin is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), George Penning (SF) John Lui, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes (PG), Delbert Postell (SG), Roger Teagle (SF), Billy Arrington (PF), Leon Redden (C) Darryl Griffith, Raymond Cornett, Peter Love, Carl Fuller, Timothy Hyden | |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Neumann - foul #2 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Billy Arrington - foul #3 on Billy Arrington, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth (PF) John Devlin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Aaron Holland | 53-50 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leon Redden - foul #1 on Leon Redden, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PG), James Steele (C) Thomas Neumann, George Penning | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:16 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Devlin - foul #3 on John Devlin, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF) Ira Whittaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Love (SF), Timothy Hyden (C) Roger Teagle, Leon Redden | |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Penning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lloyd Keyes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Postell (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Peter Love (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Hyden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Arrington - foul #4 on Billy Arrington, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Darryl Griffith (PG), Raymond Cornett (SG), Carl Fuller (PF) Lloyd Keyes, Delbert Postell, Billy Arrington | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:32 | Valparaiso | Timothy Hyden grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Peter Love is fouled on the floor by George Penning - foul #3 on George Penning, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), Thomas Neumann (SG) Aaron Holland, Joseph Stallworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Carl Fuller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Peter Love | 54-54 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | John Lui is fouled on the floor by Darryl Griffith - foul #2 on Darryl Griffith, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle (SF) Raymond Cornett | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | Peter Love snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Timothy Hyden comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | James Steele grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | John Lui connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Neumann | 56-54 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Peter Love clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | John Lui pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | James Steele buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Lui | 58-54 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Peter Love misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 09:12 | Valparaiso | Peter Love grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Peter Love clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Devlin | 58-54 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Peter Love steps in front of the George Penning pass | 58-54 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | Timothy Hyden comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on George Penning - foul #4 on George Penning, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), Ira Whittaker (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), Robert Sims (C) Thomas Neumann, George Penning, John Devlin, James Steele | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes (PG), Delbert Postell (SG), Leon Redden (C) Darryl Griffith, Peter Love, Carl Fuller | |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | Timothy Hyden makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | Timothy Hyden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | John Lui loses the dribble to Delbert Postell | 58-55 |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle is hacked by Ira Whittaker - foul #2 on Ira Whittaker, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Billy Arrington (PF) Timothy Hyden | |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Lui | 60-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lloyd Keyes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Postell (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roger Teagle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Arrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Leon Redden (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Redden | 60-57 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Aaron Holland takes the ball from Roger Teagle | 60-57 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 06:40 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Teagle | 60-60 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth hits a runner from close range | 62-60 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 05:35 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG), George Penning (SF), John Devlin (PF), James Steele (C) John Lui, Ira Whittaker, Joseph Stallworth, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Darryl Griffith (PG), Peter Love (SG), Carl Fuller (SF), Timothy Hyden (C) Lloyd Keyes, Delbert Postell, Roger Teagle, Leon Redden | |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | George Penning snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | George Penning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Raymond Cornett (SG) Billy Arrington | |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Thomas Neumann is called for the reach on Darryl Griffith - foul #3 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes (PG), Delbert Postell (SG) Raymond Cornett, Carl Fuller | |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Darryl Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | James Steele snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leon Redden (C) Darryl Griffith | |
| 03:28 | Valparaiso | Lloyd Keyes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 62-60 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Aaron Holland | 62-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Holland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Penning (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Steele (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Lloyd Keyes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Postell (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Peter Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hyden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Redden (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico State | George Penning can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | John Devlin buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Aaron Holland | 64-60 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), Joseph Stallworth (PF) Aaron Holland, John Devlin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle (SF), Billy Arrington (PF) Peter Love, Timothy Hyden | |
| 02:14 | Valparaiso | Billy Arrington knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Teagle | 64-62 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-62 |
| 01:28 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Leon Redden grabs the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on George Penning - foul #5 on George Penning, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), John Devlin (SF) Thomas Neumann, George Penning | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Roger Teagle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-63 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | James Steele grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | James Steele is hacked by Roger Teagle - foul #3 on Roger Teagle, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker (PF) Joseph Stallworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-66 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth (PF) Ira Whittaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Postell - foul #1 on Delbert Postell, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Keyes - foul #4 on Lloyd Keyes, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Delbert Postell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-69 |