| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Robert Tran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lackey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Strecker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Corman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Harry Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Reed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph McGovern (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nilsson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Mike Perry inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-28 |
| 19:33 | Rockford | Billy Corman gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:24 | Rockford | Robert Tran is hacked by Joseph McGovern - foul #1 on Joseph McGovern, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:10 | Rockford | Robert Tran scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Strecker and he's fouled by Joseph McGovern - foul #2 on Joseph McGovern, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 19:10 | Rockford | Robert Tran misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:10 | Bates | Edward Nilsson gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:55 | Bates | Harry Barksdale hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 18:54 | Rockford | Mike Perry gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:39 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 18:38 | Bates | Joseph McGovern grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:33 | Bates | Robert Phillips buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jacob Reed | 35-31 |
| 18:17 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-31 |
| 18:15 | Rockford | Billy Corman tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 17:55 | Bates | Joseph McGovern's pass is intercepted by Robert Tran | 37-31 |
| 17:33 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Bates | Wayne Long (SF) Jacob Reed | |
| 17:12 | Bates | Ronald Strecker steps in front of the Wayne Long pass | 37-31 |
| 17:00 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Tran | 40-31 |
| 16:47 | Bates | Wayne Long scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:32 | Rockford | Mike Perry clanks a shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 16:31 | Bates | Joseph McGovern gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:24 | Bates | Robert Phillips buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Long | 40-36 |
| 16:01 | Rockford | Robert Tran is fouled on the floor by Harry Barksdale - foul #1 on Harry Barksdale, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Ford (SG), Cecil Daniel (SF), Charles Foster (PF), Marshall Grego (C) Jeffrey Lackey, Mike Perry, Ronald Strecker, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Bates | David Brack (PG), Jacob Reed (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Monroe Clark (C) Harry Barksdale, Robert Phillips, Joseph McGovern, Edward Nilsson | |
| 15:42 | Rockford | Robert Tran misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 15:41 | Bates | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Robert Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Foster (fresh) C - Marshall Grego (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Brack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Reed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Monroe Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Bates | Jacob Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-36 |
| 15:24 | Bates | Douglas Williams grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Bates | Wayne Long misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 15:09 | Rockford | Charles Foster snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:04 | Rockford | Jamie Ford misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 15:03 | Bates | Douglas Williams grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 14:51 | Bates | David Brack misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 14:49 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:38 | Rockford | Charles Foster connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Cecil Daniel | 42-36 |
| 14:15 | Bates | Douglas Williams connects on the shot from close range set up by Wayne Long and he's hacked by Jamie Ford - foul #2 on Jamie Ford, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG), Jeffrey Lackey (SG), Mike Perry (SF), Ronald Strecker (PF) Robert Tran, Jamie Ford, Cecil Daniel, Marshall Grego | |
| Subs | Bates | Harry Barksdale (PG), Robert Phillips (SG), Francis Dixon (SF) David Brack, Wayne Long, Jacob Reed | |
| 14:15 | Bates | Douglas Williams makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey drills a runner from the left block set up by William Holcomb and the foul's on Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rockford | Billy Corman (C) Charles Foster | |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph McGovern (PF), Edward Nilsson (C) Francis Dixon, Monroe Clark | |
| 13:56 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:32 | Bates | Robert Phillips clanks a floater from the right side | 45-39 |
| 13:30 | Bates | Edward Nilsson tips it home | 45-41 |
| 13:05 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Strecker | 48-41 |
| 12:45 | Bates | Edward Nilsson is fouled on the floor by Billy Corman - foul #1 on Billy Corman, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Tran (PG) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Bates | Francis Dixon (SF) Douglas Williams | |
| 12:31 | Bates | Harry Barksdale comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 12:30 | Rockford | Robert Tran snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:05 | Rockford | Robert Tran misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 12:03 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker tips it in | 50-41 |
| 11:41 | Bates | Harry Barksdale buries a floater from the right block | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Robert Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Lackey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Strecker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Corman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Harry Barksdale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Dixon (fresh) PF - Joseph McGovern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Nilsson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rockford | Robert Tran is hacked by Harry Barksdale - foul #2 on Harry Barksdale, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Ford (SG), Cecil Daniel (SF), Charles Foster (PF), Marshall Grego (C) Jeffrey Lackey, Mike Perry, Ronald Strecker, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Bates | David Brack (PG), Wayne Long (SG), Jacob Reed (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Monroe Clark (C) Harry Barksdale, Robert Phillips, Francis Dixon, Joseph McGovern, Edward Nilsson | |
| 11:16 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:15 | Rockford | Marshall Grego can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 11:13 | Bates | Jacob Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:47 | Bates | Cecil Daniel swats the layup by Monroe Clark | 50-43 |
| 10:45 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Charles Foster | 50-43 |
| 10:25 | Rockford | Marshall Grego knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Tran | 52-43 |
| 10:14 | Bates | Monroe Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Cecil Daniel pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:08 | Rockford | Jamie Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Charles Foster tips it home | 54-43 |
| 09:43 | Bates | David Brack double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey (SG), Mike Perry (SF), Ronald Strecker (PF) Jamie Ford, Cecil Daniel, Marshall Grego | |
| Subs | Bates | Harry Barksdale (PG), Robert Phillips (SG), Joseph McGovern (PF), Edward Nilsson (C) David Brack, Wayne Long, Douglas Williams, Monroe Clark | |
| 09:27 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Tran and he's fouled by Harry Barksdale - foul #3 on Harry Barksdale, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG), Billy Corman (C) Robert Tran, Charles Foster | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 09:27 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:03 | Bates | Jacob Reed is denied on a layup by Billy Corman | 57-43 |
| 09:01 | Bates | Edward Nilsson gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:41 | Bates | Robert Phillips misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 08:40 | Bates | Edward Nilsson tips it in | 57-45 |
| 08:19 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker comes up short on the shot from close range | 57-45 |
| 08:18 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Mike Perry hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Holcomb and he's fouled by Harry Barksdale - foul #4 on Harry Barksdale, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Tran (PG) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Bates | David Brack (PG), Wayne Long (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Monroe Clark (C) Harry Barksdale, Jacob Reed, Joseph McGovern, Edward Nilsson | |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Mike Perry makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:39 | Bates | Wayne Long connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Robert Tran (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Lackey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Strecker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Corman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Brack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Long (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Monroe Clark (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Long - foul #2 on Wayne Long, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Ford (SF), Charles Foster (C) Mike Perry, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 07:22 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:22 | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Bates | Monroe Clark lays it in set up by Douglas Williams | 62-50 |
| 06:56 | Rockford | Charles Foster's floater is tipped away by Monroe Clark | 62-50 |
| 06:55 | Bates | Douglas Williams grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Bates | Wayne Long misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 06:37 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 62-50 |
| 06:21 | Bates | Monroe Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 06:19 | Bates | Douglas Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 06:12 | Bates | Douglas Williams makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Long | 62-52 |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Jamie Ford is fouled on the floor by Wayne Long - foul #3 on Wayne Long, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mike Perry (SF), Billy Corman (C) Jeffrey Lackey, Ronald Strecker | |
| Subs | Bates | Harry Barksdale (PG), Joseph McGovern (PF), Edward Nilsson (C) David Brack, Robert Phillips, Monroe Clark | |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Jamie Ford makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Jamie Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:40 | Bates | Harry Barksdale banks in the layup set up by Wayne Long | 64-54 |
| 05:28 | Rockford | Charles Foster makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jamie Ford | 66-54 |
| 05:17 | Bates | Harry Barksdale scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Long | 66-56 |
| 04:58 | Rockford | Jamie Ford can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 04:56 | Rockford | Mike Perry can't tip it in | 66-56 |
| 04:55 | Rockford | Charles Foster grabs the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 04:45 | Rockford | Mike Perry is hacked by Harry Barksdale - foul #5 on Harry Barksdale, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Bates | David Brack (PG), John Williams (SG), Jacob Reed (SF) Harry Barksdale, Wayne Long, Douglas Williams | |
| 04:45 | Rockford | Mike Perry makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:45 | Rockford | Mike Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:45 | Bates | Edward Nilsson pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:32 | Bates | Joseph McGovern hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-56 |
| 04:31 | Rockford | Jamie Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:14 | Rockford | Jamie Ford's layup is rejected by Edward Nilsson | 67-56 |
| 04:13 | Rockford | Mike Perry tips it back up and in | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Bates | David Brack is fouled on the floor by Jamie Ford - foul #3 on Jamie Ford, team foul #3 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeffrey Lackey (SG), Ronald Strecker (PF), Marshall Grego (C) Jamie Ford, Charles Foster, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Bates | Robert Phillips (SG) John Williams | |
| 03:46 | Bates | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Ronald Strecker - foul #1 on Ronald Strecker, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG) Robert Tran | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 03:29 | Bates | Edward Nilsson drills a shot from close range set up by Joseph McGovern | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - William Holcomb (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lackey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Perry (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Strecker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marshall Grego (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Brack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph McGovern (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Nilsson (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Rockford | Ronald Strecker knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Holcomb | 71-58 |
| 02:52 | Bates | David Brack clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Strecker - foul #2 on Ronald Strecker, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Tran (PG), Jamie Ford (SF) William Holcomb, Mike Perry | |
| Subs | Bates | Douglas Williams (PF), Monroe Clark (C) Joseph McGovern, Edward Nilsson | |
| 02:52 | Bates | David Brack makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:52 | Bates | David Brack makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:50 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mike Perry (SF), Billy Corman (C) Jamie Ford, Marshall Grego | |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph McGovern (PF), Edward Nilsson (C) Douglas Williams, Monroe Clark | |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Mike Perry misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jacob Reed - foul #2 on Jacob Reed, team foul #11 | 71-60 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Mike Perry misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Mike Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:12 | Bates | Joseph McGovern misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 02:10 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Billy Corman | 72-60 |
| 01:44 | Rockford | Billy Corman buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lackey | 75-60 |
| 01:28 | Bates | Joseph McGovern can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Strecker - foul #3 on Ronald Strecker, team foul #6 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Holcomb (PG), Jamie Ford (SG), Cecil Daniel (SF), Charles Foster (PF), Marshall Grego (C) Robert Tran, Jeffrey Lackey, Mike Perry, Ronald Strecker, Billy Corman | |
| Subs | Bates | Wayne Long (SG), Douglas Williams (SF), Monroe Clark (C) Robert Phillips, Jacob Reed, Edward Nilsson | |
| 01:28 | Bates | Joseph McGovern makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:28 | Bates | Joseph McGovern misses the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:28 | Rockford | Charles Foster gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 01:04 | Rockford | The jump hook by Charles Foster is blocked by Joseph McGovern | 75-61 |
| 01:02 | Bates | The rebound goes to Douglas Williams | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Bates | Joseph McGovern buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Long | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rockford | William Holcomb can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 00:34 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Daniel | 75-63 |
| 00:09 | Rockford | Jamie Ford drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Holcomb and he's fouled by Wayne Long - foul #4 on Wayne Long, team foul #12 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Bates | Francis Dixon (SF) Joseph McGovern | |
| 00:09 | Rockford | Jamie Ford makes the free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:04 | Bates | Monroe Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Brack | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | William Holcomb runs out the clock | 78-66 |