| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Grover Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Cullins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tozier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Dragon (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Skiba (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Scott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Lucht (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Shortridge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Lester Scott inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Rockford | Grover Watt takes the ball from Cory Shortridge | 43-36 |
| 19:14 | New Jersey City | Grover Watt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:14 | New Jersey City | Grover Watt makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:14 | New Jersey City | Grover Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Steven Brown is fouled on the floor by Mark Tozier - foul #3 on Mark Tozier, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Rusnak (SF) Mark Tozier | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 18:43 | Rockford | Richard Kenny misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 18:42 | New Jersey City | William Skiba snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:23 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 18:21 | Rockford | Lester Scott snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:17 | Rockford | Lester Scott misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-36 |
| 18:15 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 18:00 | Rockford | Howard Lucht hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Cullins - foul #1 on Dennis Cullins, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 18:00 | Rockford | Howard Lucht makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:00 | Rockford | Howard Lucht misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:00 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:50 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 17:49 | New Jersey City | William Skiba can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 17:47 | New Jersey City | James Rusnak misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 17:46 | Rockford | Howard Lucht snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 17:30 | Rockford | Richard Kenny clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 17:29 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 17:23 | New Jersey City | James Rusnak scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:07 | Rockford | Steven Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Lucht | 48-40 |
| 16:48 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 16:46 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Howard Lucht | 48-40 |
| 16:28 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge travels with the ball | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Frederick Glass (PG), John Richey (SF), Christian Brandt (PF), Edward Sargent (C) Grover Watt, Dennis Cullins, Eric Dragon, William Skiba | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Siwinski (PG), William Stanton (SG), Gregory Sain (SF), Christopher Sowa (PF), Joseph Wright (C) Steven Brown, Richard Kenny, Lester Scott, Howard Lucht, Cory Shortridge | |
| 16:08 | New Jersey City | Christian Brandt misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 16:07 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:53 | Rockford | Carl Siwinski's pass is intercepted by Frederick Glass | 48-40 |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Frederick Glass (fresh) SG - James Rusnak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Richey (fresh) PF - Christian Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Sargent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Carl Siwinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Gregory Sain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Sowa (fresh) C - Joseph Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | New Jersey City | James Rusnak is hacked by Carl Siwinski - foul #3 on Carl Siwinski, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell (PG), Grover Watt (SG), Mark Tozier (SF) Frederick Glass, James Rusnak, John Richey | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 15:04 | New Jersey City | Edward Sargent misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 48-40 |
| 15:02 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Carl Siwinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 14:54 | New Jersey City | Edward Sargent gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:40 | New Jersey City | Edward Sargent knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christian Brandt | 50-40 |
| 14:20 | Rockford | Carl Siwinski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Sowa | 50-43 |
| 13:59 | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 13:58 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:36 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Wright and he's hacked by Christian Brandt - foul #2 on Christian Brandt, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins (SG), Eric Dragon (PF), William Skiba (C) Grover Watt, Christian Brandt, Edward Sargent | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Brown (PG), Richard Kenny (SG), Lester Scott (SF), Cory Shortridge (C) Carl Siwinski, William Stanton, Gregory Sain, Joseph Wright | |
| 13:36 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:36 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to William Skiba | 50-45 |
| 13:20 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Tozier | 53-45 |
| 12:56 | Rockford | Richard Kenny misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 12:55 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 12:35 | New Jersey City | William Skiba's pass is intercepted by Steven Brown | 53-47 |
| 12:15 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge misses the jumper in the lane | 53-47 |
| 12:14 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:53 | New Jersey City | Lester Scott picks off the pass by Mark Tozier | 53-47 |
| 11:49 | Rockford | Lester Scott lays it up and in | 53-49 |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Mark Ansell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cullins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Dragon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Skiba (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kenny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Sowa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Shortridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Brown - foul #3 on Steven Brown, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Grover Watt (PG) Mark Ansell | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Lucht (PF) Christopher Sowa | |
| 11:31 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:31 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:31 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 11:12 | Rockford | Grover Watt steals it from Lester Scott | 53-49 |
| 11:07 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 11:05 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:51 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 10:49 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Howard Lucht | 53-49 |
| 10:34 | Rockford | Richard Kenny buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Brown | 53-52 |
| 10:13 | New Jersey City | William Skiba buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Lester Scott - foul #1 on Lester Scott, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell (PG), James Rusnak (SG), Christian Brandt (PF) Dennis Cullins, Mark Tozier, Eric Dragon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Siwinski (PG), William Stanton (SG), Gregory Sain (SF), Joseph Wright (C) Steven Brown, Richard Kenny, Lester Scott, Cory Shortridge | |
| 10:13 | New Jersey City | William Skiba misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Gregory Sain grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 09:48 | Rockford | William Stanton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Sain | 55-54 |
| 09:34 | New Jersey City | Joseph Wright swats the layup by William Skiba | 55-54 |
| 09:33 | Rockford | Gregory Sain grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 09:04 | Rockford | Gregory Sain drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Siwinski | 55-56 |
| 08:46 | New Jersey City | William Skiba is fouled on the floor by Carl Siwinski - foul #4 on Carl Siwinski, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins (SG), Edward Sargent (C) James Rusnak, William Skiba | |
| Subs | Rockford | Keith Hutchinson (PG), Lester Scott (SF), Christopher Sowa (PF) Carl Siwinski, William Stanton, Howard Lucht | |
| 08:39 | New Jersey City | Christian Brandt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 08:37 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:16 | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 08:14 | New Jersey City | Christian Brandt gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:05 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins misses long on a shot from the left block | 55-56 |
| 08:04 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Lester Scott | 55-56 |
| 07:45 | Rockford | Gregory Sain is fouled on the floor by Christian Brandt - foul #3 on Christian Brandt, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier (SF), Eric Dragon (PF) Grover Watt, Christian Brandt | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Brown (PG), Richard Kenny (SG), Howard Lucht (PF), Cory Shortridge (C) Keith Hutchinson, Gregory Sain, Christopher Sowa, Joseph Wright | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Mark Ansell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cullins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tozier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Dragon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kenny (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Lucht (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Shortridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge is whistled for a carry | 55-56 |
| 07:12 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| 06:53 | Rockford | Howard Lucht hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Kenny and he's fouled by Eric Dragon - foul #2 on Eric Dragon, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Rusnak (PG), William Skiba (C) Mark Ansell, Edward Sargent | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Sain (SF) Lester Scott | |
| 06:53 | Rockford | Howard Lucht makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:32 | New Jersey City | James Rusnak clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 06:31 | New Jersey City | William Skiba tips it home | 57-59 |
| 06:09 | Rockford | Steven Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 06:08 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:44 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier travels with the ball | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell (PG), Grover Watt (SF), Christian Brandt (PF) Dennis Cullins, Mark Tozier, Eric Dragon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lester Scott (SF), Christopher Sowa (PF) Richard Kenny, Howard Lucht | |
| 05:27 | Rockford | Grover Watt is called for the reach on Christopher Sowa - foul #1 on Grover Watt, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Siwinski (PG), Joseph Wright (C) Steven Brown, Cory Shortridge | |
| 05:12 | Rockford | Gregory Sain misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 05:11 | New Jersey City | William Skiba grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:53 | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christian Brandt | 60-59 |
| 04:27 | Rockford | Joseph Wright can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 04:25 | Rockford | Christopher Sowa snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Gregory Sain misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christian Brandt - foul #4 on Christian Brandt, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins (SG), Mark Tozier (SF), Eric Dragon (PF), Edward Sargent (C) James Rusnak, Grover Watt, Christian Brandt, William Skiba | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Brown (PG), Howard Lucht (PF) Carl Siwinski, Joseph Wright | |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Gregory Sain makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Gregory Sain makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:51 | New Jersey City | Edward Sargent misses badly on a shot from the right block | 60-61 |
| 03:49 | Rockford | Howard Lucht snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Mark Ansell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cullins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tozier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Dragon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Sain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lester Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Lucht (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Sowa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rockford | Gregory Sain misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:23 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:09 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 03:07 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier tips it home | 62-61 |
| 03:07 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | New Jersey City | William Skiba (C) Edward Sargent | |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Kenny (SG), Cory Shortridge (C) Gregory Sain, Christopher Sowa | |
| 02:54 | Rockford | Richard Kenny misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Skiba - foul #2 on William Skiba, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 02:54 | Rockford | Richard Kenny misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:54 | Rockford | Richard Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:31 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:24 | Rockford | Steven Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-62 |
| 02:23 | Rockford | Lester Scott tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 02:06 | New Jersey City | Mark Ansell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 02:04 | New Jersey City | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Ansell | 62-64 |
| 01:50 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon is hacked by Howard Lucht - foul #1 on Howard Lucht, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 01:43 | New Jersey City | Eric Dragon buries a shot from the left side | 64-64 |
| 01:30 | Rockford | Lester Scott can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 64-64 |
| 01:29 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 01:08 | New Jersey City | William Skiba can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Kenny - foul #2 on Richard Kenny, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 01:08 | New Jersey City | William Skiba makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:08 | New Jersey City | William Skiba makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:49 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Brown and he's hacked by Mark Tozier - foul #4 on Mark Tozier, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| 00:49 | Rockford | Cory Shortridge makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:31 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Rockford | Howard Lucht loses the dribble to Dennis Cullins | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins is hacked by Steven Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Brown, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | New Jersey City | Dennis Cullins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Rockford | Steven Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | New Jersey City | Mark Tozier grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |