| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) SG - David Rich (fresh) SF - David Tarleton (fresh) PF - Alfred Gilchrist (fresh) C - Jack Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fresh) SG - Charles Barrett (fresh) SF - Alonzo Tapp (fresh) PF - Willard Charette (fresh) C - Joseph Mares (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Howard Payne | Michael Hill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Tarleton | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Rockford | Charles Barrett is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mares | 5-0 |
| 18:14 | Rockford | Willard Charette drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Alonzo Tapp | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Brown | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Rockford | Joseph Mares misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:20 | Rockford | Charles Barrett buries a shot from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses short on a shot from the right block | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Howard Payne | Joseph Mares swats the shot by Alfred Gilchrist | 7-4 |
| 16:44 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown hits the follow up shot | 9-4 |
| 16:22 | Rockford | Alfred Gilchrist is called for the reach on Lewis Arthur - foul #1 on Alfred Gilchrist, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG), Jackie Pierce (SG), Martin Scheer (SF), Paul Yang (PF), Robert Winter (C) Michael Hill, David Rich, David Tarleton, Alfred Gilchrist, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | Francis Tomlinson (PF), Tobias Tolle (C) Willard Charette, Joseph Mares | |
| 16:08 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 16:07 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jackie Pierce | 9-4 |
| 15:58 | Howard Payne | Alonzo Tapp steals the ball from Paul Yang | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Corey Dwyer (fresh) SG - Jackie Pierce (fresh) SF - Martin Scheer (fresh) PF - Paul Yang (fresh) C - Robert Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fresh) SG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alonzo Tapp (fresh) PF - Francis Tomlinson (fresh) C - Tobias Tolle (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rockford | Charles Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Scheer - foul #1 on Martin Scheer, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darwin Parker (PG) Lewis Arthur | |
| 15:34 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Yang - foul #1 on Paul Yang, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Daniel (PF) Charles Barrett | |
| 15:34 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Howard Payne | Robert Winter gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:14 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Corey Dwyer, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Willard Charette (PF) Alonzo Tapp | |
| 15:11 | Rockford | Corey Dwyer picks off the pass by Darwin Parker in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:53 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer is fouled on the floor by Francis Tomlinson - foul #1 on Francis Tomlinson, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Hill (PG), David Rich (SG) Corey Dwyer, Jackie Pierce | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG), Joseph Mares (C) Darwin Parker, Gregory Daniel | |
| 14:42 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:41 | Rockford | Willard Charette pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur is open and scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Hill - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Tarleton (SF), Alfred Gilchrist (PF) Paul Yang, Robert Winter | |
| Subs | Rockford | Charles Barrett (SG) Francis Tomlinson | |
| 14:26 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Willard Charette - foul #1 on Willard Charette, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp (SF), Gregory Daniel (PF) Tobias Tolle, Willard Charette | |
| 14:12 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:12 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Joseph Mares | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Rockford | Charles Barrett hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 13:33 | Howard Payne | David Rich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel double dribbles | 11-10 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG), Jackie Pierce (SG), Chad Mueller (SF), Paul Yang (PF), Jack Brown (C) Michael Hill, David Rich, David Tarleton, Alfred Gilchrist, Martin Scheer | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darwin Parker (PG), Francis Tomlinson (PF), Tobias Tolle (C) Lewis Arthur, Gregory Daniel, Joseph Mares | |
| 13:01 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang drills a driving attempt near the basket | 13-10 |
| 12:47 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Barrett | 13-12 |
| 12:25 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Corey Dwyer | 15-12 |
| 12:22 | Rockford | Jackie Pierce takes the ball from Charles Barrett in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 12:20 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jackie Pierce | 17-12 |
| 12:08 | Rockford | Charles Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jackie Pierce - foul #1 on Jackie Pierce, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Hill (PG), David Rich (SG), David Tarleton (SF), Alfred Gilchrist (PF), Robert Winter (C) Corey Dwyer, Jackie Pierce, Chad Mueller, Paul Yang, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | Willard Charette (PF) Alonzo Tapp | |
| 12:08 | Rockford | Charles Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Rockford | Charles Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:57 | Howard Payne | David Rich is fouled on the floor by Charles Barrett - foul #1 on Charles Barrett, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG) Charles Barrett | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Tarleton (fresh) PF - Alfred Gilchrist (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darwin Parker (fresh) SF - Tobias Tolle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard Charette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Tomlinson (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Howard Payne | Michael Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 11:51 | Rockford | Darwin Parker gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:44 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer (C) Robert Winter | |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Mares (C) Darwin Parker | |
| 11:25 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | Howard Payne | Michael Hill tips it in | 19-14 |
| 11:13 | Rockford | Francis Tomlinson is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 19-16 |
| 10:54 | Howard Payne | Michael Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 10:52 | Rockford | Francis Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:38 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 19-18 |
| 10:20 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 10:18 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:01 | Rockford | Willard Charette connects on the turnaround in the lane | 19-20 |
| 09:44 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 21-20 |
| 09:30 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 09:28 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:21 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Mares - foul #1 on Joseph Mares, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG), Jackie Pierce (SG), Paul Yang (PF), Jack Brown (C) Michael Hill, David Rich, David Tarleton, Alfred Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darwin Parker (PG), Charles Barrett (SG), Alonzo Tapp (SF), Gregory Daniel (PF) Lewis Arthur, Tobias Tolle, Francis Tomlinson, Willard Charette | |
| 09:21 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:21 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:05 | Rockford | Darwin Parker misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 23-20 |
| 09:03 | Howard Payne | Jackie Pierce snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:55 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer travels with the ball | 23-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller (SF) Martin Scheer | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Darwin Parker misses the jumper from the right side | 23-20 |
| 08:35 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:23 | Howard Payne | Jackie Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| 08:21 | Rockford | Darwin Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 08:02 | Howard Payne | Jackie Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:01 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Joseph Mares | 23-20 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Corey Dwyer is called for the reach on Darwin Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Dwyer, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner (SG), Alfred Gilchrist (PF), Robert Winter (C) Corey Dwyer, Paul Yang, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Darwin Parker makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Darwin Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jackie Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Criner (fresh) SF - Chad Mueller (fresh) PF - Alfred Gilchrist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Darwin Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Tapp (fresh) PF - Gregory Daniel (fresh) C - Joseph Mares (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Criner | 25-22 |
| 07:38 | Rockford | Darwin Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Pierce - foul #2 on Jackie Pierce, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Hill (PG) Jackie Pierce | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins (SG), Willard Charette (PF) Charles Barrett, Gregory Daniel | |
| 07:38 | Rockford | Darwin Parker makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:38 | Rockford | Darwin Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:13 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 07:11 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:48 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp misses badly on a shot from the left side | 25-24 |
| 06:47 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Alfred Gilchrist | 25-24 |
| 06:27 | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Rich (SG), David Tarleton (SF), Paul Yang (PF), Jack Brown (C) Nathaniel Criner, Chad Mueller, Alfred Gilchrist, Robert Winter | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG), Charles Barrett (SG), Tobias Tolle (SF), Francis Tomlinson (C) Darwin Parker, Tristan Jenkins, Alonzo Tapp, Joseph Mares | |
| 06:02 | Rockford | David Rich is called for the reach on Charles Barrett - foul #1 on David Rich, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer (SF) David Tarleton | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Daniel (PF) Willard Charette | |
| 06:02 | Rockford | Charles Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:02 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jack Brown | 25-24 |
| 05:48 | Howard Payne | Lewis Arthur is called for the reach on Michael Hill - foul #1 on Lewis Arthur, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| 05:33 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 05:32 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 05:31 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to David Rich | 25-24 |
| 05:20 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Barrett - foul #2 on Charles Barrett, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner (PG), David Tarleton (SF) Michael Hill, Paul Yang | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins (SG), Alonzo Tapp (SF) Charles Barrett, Francis Tomlinson | |
| 05:20 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:20 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:11 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:10 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to David Tarleton | 27-24 |
| 04:52 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer hits a 3 from the left wing set up by David Rich | 30-24 |
| 04:38 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp can't finish the layup | 30-24 |
| 04:36 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jack Brown | 30-24 |
| 04:15 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton loses the dribble to Tobias Tolle | 30-24 |
| 04:05 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 04:04 | Howard Payne | David Rich grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:46 | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:44 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle grabs the board | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Nathaniel Criner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tarleton (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Scheer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tristan Jenkins (fairly fresh) SF - Alonzo Tapp (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Daniel (fairly fresh) C - Tobias Tolle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Rockford | Martin Scheer steps in front of the Tristan Jenkins pass in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 03:30 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-24 |
| 03:29 | Rockford | Tobias Tolle pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:02 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 02:46 | Howard Payne | David Rich hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Criner and he's fouled by Lewis Arthur - foul #2 on Lewis Arthur, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG), Chad Mueller (SF), Paul Yang (PF), Robert Winter (C) Nathaniel Criner, David Tarleton, Martin Scheer, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darwin Parker (PG), Charles Barrett (SG), Willard Charette (PF), Francis Tomlinson (C) Lewis Arthur, Tristan Jenkins, Gregory Daniel, Tobias Tolle | |
| 02:46 | Howard Payne | David Rich makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:41 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp travels in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jackie Pierce (SG) David Rich | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 02:21 | Howard Payne | Willard Charette is called for the reach on Corey Dwyer - foul #2 on Willard Charette, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist (PF) Paul Yang | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 02:21 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:21 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:06 | Rockford | Charles Barrett clanks a shot from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 02:05 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Darwin Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-27 |
| 01:48 | Rockford | Francis Tomlinson tips it in | 35-29 |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Willard Charette - foul #3 on Willard Charette, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Hill (PG), Paul Yang (C) Corey Dwyer, Robert Winter | |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Mares (C) Willard Charette | |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:29 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:02 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp is fouled on the floor by Chad Mueller - foul #1 on Chad Mueller, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Rich (SG), David Tarleton (SF) Jackie Pierce, Chad Mueller | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG) Darwin Parker | |
| 01:02 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:02 | Rockford | Alonzo Tapp misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:02 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:45 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Yang, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tobias Tolle (SF) Alonzo Tapp | |
| 00:29 | Rockford | Francis Tomlinson blows the wide open layup | 36-30 |
| 00:28 | Howard Payne | David Rich grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 00:04 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Tarleton | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Charles Barrett misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-30 |