| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) SG - Carl Caverly (fresh) SF - William Wilcox (fresh) PF - Jimmy Shaw (fresh) C - John Warner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Dan Bracy (fresh) SG - Donald Nichols (fresh) SF - George Coots (fresh) PF - Joseph Bass (fresh) C - Andrew Gallop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | John Warner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Muskingum | Muskingum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw is hacked by Joseph Bass - foul #1 on Joseph Bass, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rockford | William Wilcox lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Bracy | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Rockford | William Wilcox clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Gallop, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Rockford | William Wilcox knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Carl Caverly | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Rockford | William Wilcox drills a 3 from straight away set up by Calvin Wetherington | 7-5 |
| 17:34 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:33 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Calvin Wetherington | 7-5 |
| 17:19 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | Rockford | John Warner gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:02 | Rockford | George Coots denies the turnaround by Jimmy Shaw | 7-5 |
| 17:01 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Muskingum | Dan Bracy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | Muskingum | George Coots grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Muskingum | John Warner is called for the reach on Joseph Bass - foul #1 on John Warner, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), Robert Maddox (PF) Carl Caverly, William Wilcox, Jimmy Shaw | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 16:25 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Rockford | John Warner grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Rockford | Andrew Gallop swats the short shot by John Warner | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols grabs the board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Smith (fresh) SF - Douglas Archer (fresh) PF - Robert Maddox (fresh) C - John Warner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Dan Bracy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Coots (fresh) PF - Joseph Bass (fresh) C - Andrew Gallop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Muskingum | Dan Bracy misses long on a floater from the left block | 7-5 |
| 15:40 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 15:30 | Rockford | John Warner misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dan Bracy - foul #1 on Dan Bracy, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG), Jimmy Shaw (PF) Calvin Wetherington, Robert Maddox | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Robert Thomas (PG), Eli McQuistion (SG), Lawrence Wheeler (SF), Willie Becker (PF), Patrick Pickett (C) Dan Bracy, Donald Nichols, George Coots, Joseph Bass, Andrew Gallop | |
| 15:30 | Rockford | John Warner misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:30 | Rockford | John Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | Muskingum | Willie Becker is fouled on the floor by Harry Smith - foul #1 on Harry Smith, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Maddox (C) John Warner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 14:56 | Muskingum | Willie Becker connects on the jump hook from the right block | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Rockford | Willie Becker steals it from Carl Caverly | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Robert Maddox | 8-9 |
| 14:19 | Rockford | Douglas Archer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:17 | Rockford | Robert Maddox tips it in | 10-9 |
| 13:54 | Muskingum | Willie Becker's layup is rejected by Robert Maddox | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | Muskingum | Eli McQuistion tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:37 | Rockford | Harry Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Wheeler - foul #1 on Lawrence Wheeler, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), William Wilcox (SF), John Wagner (C) Carl Caverly, Douglas Archer, Jimmy Shaw | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Dan Bracy (PG), Donald Nichols (SG), George Coots (SF), Joseph Bass (PF), Andrew Gallop (C) Robert Thomas, Eli McQuistion, Lawrence Wheeler, Willie Becker, Patrick Pickett | |
| 13:37 | Rockford | Harry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:37 | Rockford | Harry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:37 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Joseph Bass | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 13:04 | Rockford | Robert Maddox is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (SG), John Warner (C) Harry Smith, John Wagner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 12:41 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dan Bracy | 10-15 |
| 12:38 | Rockford | Dan Bracy takes the ball from Calvin Wetherington in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 12:16 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Muskingum | Dan Bracy scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from George Coots | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) SF - William Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Warner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Dan Bracy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Coots (fresh) PF - Joseph Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry misses the 3 from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 11:34 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:26 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cherry - foul #1 on Anthony Cherry, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (PG), Carl Caverly (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), Jimmy Shaw (PF) Calvin Wetherington, Anthony Cherry, William Wilcox, Robert Maddox | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Robert Thomas (SG), Lawrence Wheeler (SF) Donald Nichols, George Coots | |
| 11:10 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by John Warner - foul #2 on John Warner, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Wagner (C) John Warner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Eli McQuistion (SG) Dan Bracy | |
| 11:10 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:10 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:10 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Wagner | 10-17 |
| 10:54 | Rockford | Carl Caverly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 10:52 | Rockford | Douglas Archer grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | Rockford | Douglas Archer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harry Smith | 13-17 |
| 10:15 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eli McQuistion | 13-19 |
| 09:53 | Rockford | Robert Thomas steals it from Jimmy Shaw | 13-19 |
| 09:36 | Muskingum | Lawrence Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 09:35 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Harry Smith | 13-19 |
| 09:14 | Rockford | Eli McQuistion steals the ball from Douglas Archer | 13-19 |
| 09:10 | Muskingum | Eli McQuistion lays it in | 13-21 |
| 08:51 | Rockford | Douglas Archer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 08:50 | Muskingum | Eli McQuistion pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:40 | Muskingum | Eli McQuistion makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Gallop and the foul's on Carl Caverly - foul #1 on Carl Caverly, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), Anthony Cherry (SG), William Wilcox (SF), Robert Maddox (C) Harry Smith, Carl Caverly, Douglas Archer, John Wagner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Dan Bracy (PG), Donald Nichols (SG), George Coots (SF), Patrick Pickett (PF) Robert Thomas, Lawrence Wheeler, Joseph Bass, Andrew Gallop | |
| 08:40 | Muskingum | Eli McQuistion makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:22 | Rockford | Robert Maddox misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Pickett - foul #1 on Patrick Pickett, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| 08:22 | Rockford | Robert Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:22 | Rockford | Robert Maddox misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:22 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 08:18 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dan Bracy | 14-26 |
| 07:59 | Rockford | Robert Maddox makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Calvin Wetherington | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) SF - William Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fairly fresh) C - Robert Maddox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Dan Bracy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Coots (fresh) PF - Patrick Pickett (fresh) C - Eli McQuistion (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:47 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 07:45 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett can't tip it in | 16-26 |
| 07:43 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols misses the tip | 16-26 |
| 07:41 | Rockford | Robert Maddox grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:28 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is called for traveling | 16-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG), Douglas Archer (C) Anthony Cherry, Jimmy Shaw | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Willie Becker (PF) Eli McQuistion | |
| 07:13 | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett travels with the ball | 16-26 |
| 06:53 | Rockford | Douglas Archer drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Caverly | 19-26 |
| 06:30 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Coots | 19-29 |
| 06:06 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 06:05 | Rockford | Robert Maddox hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 05:38 | Muskingum | Dan Bracy is fouled on the floor by Douglas Archer - foul #1 on Douglas Archer, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (PG), Jake Humphrey (SG), Anthony Cherry (SF), Jimmy Shaw (PF), John Wagner (C) Calvin Wetherington, Carl Caverly, William Wilcox, Robert Maddox, Douglas Archer | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Robert Thomas (PG), Eli McQuistion (SG), Lawrence Wheeler (SF), Joseph Bass (PF), Andrew Gallop (C) Dan Bracy, Donald Nichols, George Coots, Willie Becker, Patrick Pickett | |
| 05:29 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop loses the dribble to Jake Humphrey | 21-29 |
| 05:05 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw drills a jump hook in the paint | 23-29 |
| 04:42 | Rockford | The refs have stopped play. Anthony Cherry is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 23-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Wilcox (SF) Anthony Cherry | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 04:36 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Wagner - foul #1 on John Wagner, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Maddox (C) William Wilcox | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 04:36 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:36 | Muskingum | Andrew Gallop makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:16 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-31 |
| 04:14 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Lawrence Wheeler | 23-31 |
| 03:56 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jake Humphrey - foul #1 on Jake Humphrey, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), Carl Caverly (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), John Warner (C) Harry Smith, Jake Humphrey, John Wagner, Jimmy Shaw | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Dan Bracy (PG), Donald Nichols (SG), George Coots (SF) Robert Thomas, Eli McQuistion, Lawrence Wheeler | |
| 03:56 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:56 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:56 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Caverly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Archer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Warner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Muskingum | PG - Dan Bracy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Coots (fresh) PF - Joseph Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Gallop (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Calvin Wetherington - foul #1 on Calvin Wetherington, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Patrick Pickett (C) Andrew Gallop | |
| 03:34 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:34 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:25 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is fouled on the floor by George Coots - foul #1 on George Coots, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Wilcox (SF) Douglas Archer | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 03:09 | Rockford | Robert Maddox lays it in | 25-33 |
| 02:59 | Muskingum | George Coots loses the ball out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw (PF) Robert Maddox | |
| Subs | Muskingum | | |
| 02:51 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 02:50 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 02:35 | Muskingum | Carl Caverly takes the ball from Donald Nichols | 25-33 |
| 02:31 | Rockford | Carl Caverly can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 02:30 | Muskingum | Donald Nichols gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 02:23 | Muskingum | George Coots's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Shaw | 25-33 |
| 02:22 | Rockford | John Warner snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 02:09 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by George Coots - foul #2 on George Coots, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Robert Thomas (SG), Andrew Gallop (C) Donald Nichols, Joseph Bass | |
| 02:09 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:09 | Rockford | William Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:51 | Muskingum | Carl Caverly picks off the pass by Robert Thomas | 26-33 |
| 01:27 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 01:26 | Muskingum | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:11 | Muskingum | Robert Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 01:10 | Rockford | The rebound goes to William Wilcox | 26-33 |
| 00:53 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jimmy Shaw | 28-33 |
| 00:32 | Muskingum | Dan Bracy misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 28-33 |
| 00:31 | Muskingum | Dan Bracy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:22 | Muskingum | George Coots is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on George Coots, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (PG), Jake Humphrey (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), Robert Maddox (PF), John Wagner (C) Calvin Wetherington, Carl Caverly, William Wilcox, Jimmy Shaw, John Warner | |
| Subs | Muskingum | Donald Nichols (SG), Lawrence Wheeler (SF), Joseph Bass (PF) Dan Bracy, George Coots, Patrick Pickett | |
| 00:04 | Rockford | The jump hook by Robert Maddox is blocked by Joseph Bass | 28-33 |
| 00:03 | Muskingum | The rebound goes to Joseph Bass | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Muskingum | Joseph Bass misses the halfcourt shot | 28-33 |