| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Weingartner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Donald Dennis inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rockford | Arthur Otto hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Havard | 41-27 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 19:31 | Rockford | Steven Havard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:12 | Rockford | Donald Dennis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Michael Andrews, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:12 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:12 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Dennis - foul #2 on Donald Dennis, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:46 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield is hacked by Willard O'Neal - foul #1 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| 18:27 | Rockford | Bruce Hancock takes the ball from Nicholas Weingartner | 43-29 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock can't finish the layup | 43-29 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Gail Honea grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Michael Andrews clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-29 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Thomsen | 43-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Michael Andrews drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bruce Hancock | 43-31 |
| 17:36 | Rockford | Donald Dennis buries a jumper from the left block | 45-31 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-31 |
| 17:25 | Rockford | Donald Dennis gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:11 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | David Thomsen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Weingartner - foul #2 on Nicholas Weingartner, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Nole Workman (SG), Russell Nance (SF), Joseph Schwer (PF) Grant Stubblefield, Steven Havard, Donald Dennis, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Joshua West (PF), Thomas Choudhury (C) David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea, Willard O'Neal | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 16:48 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:32 | Rockford | Russell Nance can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 16:31 | Rockford | Nole Workman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:16 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hancock | 45-31 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | John Folsom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Hancock | 45-33 |
| 15:50 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Choudhury | 45-33 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Mark Kling (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nole Workman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Nance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Schwer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Weingartner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Folsom (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Timothy (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Folsom | 45-36 |
| 15:27 | Rockford | Nole Workman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Kling | 48-36 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 15:20 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:05 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 15:04 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:53 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer makes the runner from close range | 50-36 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | John Folsom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 14:36 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:16 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 14:14 | Rockford | Nole Workman gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:00 | Rockford | Russell Nance misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-36 |
| 13:58 | Rockford | Russell Nance grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:43 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner misses the easy layup | 50-36 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury buries a floater in the lane set up by Bruce Hancock | 50-38 |
| 13:17 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer comes up short on the floater from the right block | 50-38 |
| 13:15 | Rockford | Mark Kling tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Joshua West is fouled on the floor by Joseph Schwer - foul #1 on Joseph Schwer, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG), Steven Havard (SG), Donald Dennis (SF), Arthur Otto (PF) Mark Kling, Nole Workman, Russell Nance, Joseph Schwer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ringer (PG), David Thomsen (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) Bruce Hancock, John Folsom, Michael Timothy, Joshua West, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | David Thomsen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 12:34 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gail Honea - foul #1 on Gail Honea, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| 12:34 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:34 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Gail Honea hits the finger roll | 53-43 |
| 11:51 | Rockford | Donald Dennis misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 11:49 | Rockford | Arthur Otto snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Dennis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Weingartner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses the shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 11:33 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Richard Ringer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 10:56 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Weingartner steals the ball from Michael Andrews | 57-46 |
| 10:24 | Rockford | Arthur Otto can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gail Honea - foul #2 on Gail Honea, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), James Doctor (SG), Nole Workman (SF), Joseph Schwer (C) Grant Stubblefield, Steven Havard, Donald Dennis, Nicholas Weingartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), John Folsom (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Willard O'Neal (PF) Richard Ringer, David Thomsen, Michael Andrews, Gail Honea | |
| 10:24 | Rockford | Arthur Otto misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:24 | Rockford | Arthur Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-46 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Otto - foul #2 on Arthur Otto, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Rockford | Russell Nance (C) Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Michael Timothy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:47 | Rockford | Mark Kling travels in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 09:31 | Rockford | Mark Kling gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:20 | Rockford | Mark Kling buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Nance | 60-48 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Michael Timothy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 08:53 | Rockford | Nole Workman can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Willard O'Neal - foul #2 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG), Steven Havard (SG), Donald Dennis (SF) Mark Kling, James Doctor, Joseph Schwer | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Folsom, Willard O'Neal, Joshua West | |
| 08:53 | Rockford | Nole Workman makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:53 | Rockford | Nole Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock is hacked by Grant Stubblefield - foul #3 on Grant Stubblefield, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Arthur Otto (PF) Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Michael Timothy | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 07:47 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses the dunk | 62-54 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Dennis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Nole Workman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Donald Dennis denies the turnaround by Jordan Lopes | 62-54 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Jordan Lopes grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Nole Workman is called for the reach on Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Nole Workman, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (SG), Nicholas Weingartner (C) Steven Havard, Nole Workman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (PF) Gail Honea | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Dennis - foul #3 on Donald Dennis, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG) David Thomsen | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:00 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner hits a jump hook from close range | 64-56 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | John Folsom scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 06:23 | Rockford | James Doctor is hacked by John Folsom - foul #2 on John Folsom, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Russell Nance (SF), Joseph Schwer (PF) Grant Stubblefield, Donald Dennis, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ringer (SG), Michael Timothy (SF), Joshua West (C) Bruce Hancock, Michael Andrews, Jordan Lopes | |
| 06:07 | Rockford | Willard O'Neal is called for the reach on James Doctor - foul #3 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SG) Mark Kling | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG) Richard Ringer | |
| 06:07 | Rockford | James Doctor misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Michael Timothy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-58 |
| 05:56 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:32 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 05:30 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner tips it in | 66-58 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-58 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 05:00 | Rockford | James Doctor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Michael Timothy snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG), Donald Dennis (SF), Arthur Otto (PF) James Doctor, Russell Nance, Joseph Schwer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hancock (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Gail Honea (PF), Jordan Lopes (C) John Folsom, Michael Timothy, Willard O'Neal, Joshua West | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | David Thomsen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hancock | 66-63 |
| 04:19 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 66-63 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Arthur Otto pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:04 | Rockford | Arthur Otto makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Dennis | 68-63 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Gail Honea connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Hancock | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Dennis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Weingartner (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hancock (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thomsen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Honea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Lopes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner misses the jumper from the right side | 68-65 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Michael Andrews snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | David Thomsen can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 03:36 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:18 | Rockford | Steven Havard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-65 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Arthur Otto is called for the reach on Gail Honea - foul #3 on Arthur Otto, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Folsom (SG) David Thomsen | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Gail Honea makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:38 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner is fouled on the floor by Jordan Lopes - foul #4 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rockford | Nole Workman (SG) Steven Havard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Timothy (SF) Michael Andrews | |
| 02:38 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:38 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SG) Nole Workman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Thomsen (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) John Folsom, Michael Timothy | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-67 |
| 02:21 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:00 | Rockford | Donald Dennis drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Grant Stubblefield and he's fouled by Jordan Lopes - foul #5 on Jordan Lopes, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willard O'Neal (C) Jordan Lopes | |
| 02:00 | Rockford | Donald Dennis misses the free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Gail Honea gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Gail Honea misses the lay-in | 72-67 |
| 01:48 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:42 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Bruce Hancock connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Thomsen | 72-70 |
| 01:24 | Rockford | Arthur Otto knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Grant Stubblefield | 74-70 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Weingartner steals the ball from David Thomsen | 74-70 |
| 00:49 | Rockford | Arthur Otto clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 74-70 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Gail Honea tips it in | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Rockford | Steven Havard is hacked by David Thomsen in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Thomsen, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 00:37 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:37 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | David Thomsen connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Bruce Hancock | 76-74 |
| 00:29 | Rockford | David Thomsen is called for the reach on Steven Havard in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Thomsen, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 00:29 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:29 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | David Thomsen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner is hacked by David Thomsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Thomsen, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Rockford | Nicholas Weingartner misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Gail Honea snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-74 |