| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Larry Hoadley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Ebner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Corrigan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Billy Updike (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Ring (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | John Wagner inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Rockford | John Sizemore can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 19:31 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 19:15 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roger Ebner | 38-40 |
| 18:56 | Rockford | William Potts comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Corrigan - foul #2 on Robert Corrigan, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:56 | Rockford | William Potts makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:56 | Rockford | William Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:42 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| 18:20 | Rockford | John Sizemore is hacked by Billy Updike - foul #2 on Billy Updike, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 18:09 | Rockford | William Potts is hacked by Leo Ring - foul #2 on Leo Ring, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| 17:49 | Rockford | John Wagner misses the jumper near the basket | 40-42 |
| 17:48 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to William Potts | 40-42 |
| 17:41 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Wetherington | 42-42 |
| 17:19 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring's layup is rejected by William Potts | 42-42 |
| 17:18 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:11 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Wetherington blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Corrigan | 42-42 |
| 17:09 | Rockford | William Potts snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 16:57 | Rockford | Larry Hoadley takes the ball from John Sizemore | 42-42 |
| 16:42 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-42 |
| 16:40 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:20 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Calvin Wetherington | 44-42 |
| 15:57 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring's pass is intercepted by John Wagner | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Sizemore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Potts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Larry Hoadley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Ebner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Corrigan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Updike (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Ring (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 15:41 | Kalamazoo | Anthony Cherry is called for the reach on Larry Hoadley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Cherry, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (PG), Harry Smith (SG), William Wilcox (SF), Richard Prince (PF), Bill Gum (C) Calvin Wetherington, Anthony Cherry, John Wagner, John Sizemore, William Potts | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Trafton (PG), John Stevens (SG), Victor Riley (SF), Daniel Cordero (PF), Eugene Poche (C) Larry Hoadley, Roger Ebner, Robert Corrigan, Billy Updike, Leo Ring | |
| 15:22 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Caverly - foul #1 on Carl Caverly, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| 15:22 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:22 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Harry Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Stevens - foul #1 on John Stevens, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Harry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Harry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:42 | Kalamazoo | John Stevens buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Poche | 49-47 |
| 14:29 | Rockford | Harry Smith drills a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 14:10 | Kalamazoo | Eugene Poche's pass is intercepted by Harry Smith | 51-47 |
| 14:00 | Rockford | Carl Caverly misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 13:59 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Victor Riley | 51-47 |
| 13:54 | Kalamazoo | Bill Gum blocks the short jumper by David Trafton | 51-47 |
| 13:53 | Rockford | Harry Smith gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:43 | Rockford | Harry Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 13:42 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:27 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 13:25 | Kalamazoo | John Stevens grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 13:08 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Cordero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), Anthony Cherry (SG), John Wagner (SF), John Sizemore (PF), William Potts (C) Carl Caverly, Harry Smith, William Wilcox, Richard Prince, Bill Gum | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley (PG), Roger Ebner (SG), Robert Corrigan (SF), Billy Updike (PF), Leo Ring (C) David Trafton, John Stevens, Victor Riley, Daniel Cordero, Eugene Poche | |
| 12:51 | Rockford | John Wagner hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Anthony Cherry and he's hacked by Robert Corrigan - foul #3 on Robert Corrigan, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| 12:51 | Rockford | John Wagner makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:32 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring is hacked by William Potts - foul #2 on William Potts, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| 12:15 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Roger Ebner | 54-49 |
| 11:56 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Larry Hoadley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Ebner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Corrigan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Updike (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Ring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by William Potts - foul #3 on William Potts, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 11:42 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:42 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:25 | Rockford | Leo Ring is called for the reach on John Wagner - foul #3 on Leo Ring, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley (PF) Billy Updike | |
| 11:14 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Cherry | 57-51 |
| 10:57 | Kalamazoo | John Wagner picks off the pass by Roger Ebner | 57-51 |
| 10:42 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry is hacked by Roger Ebner - foul #3 on Roger Ebner, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Prince (C) William Potts | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Trafton (SF), Daniel Cordero (C) Robert Corrigan, Leo Ring | |
| 10:42 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:42 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:37 | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 10:36 | Rockford | Richard Prince pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:15 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 10:14 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Cordero grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:06 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 10:04 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 10:03 | Rockford | John Sizemore gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:59 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 09:58 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:37 | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 09:35 | Rockford | John Wagner grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 09:30 | Rockford | Roger Ebner is called for the reach on Calvin Wetherington - foul #4 on Roger Ebner, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SF), William Wilcox (PF) John Wagner, John Sizemore | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Stevens (SG), Robert Corrigan (SF), Billy Updike (PF) Larry Hoadley, Roger Ebner, Victor Riley | |
| 09:30 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:30 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Cordero pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:15 | Kalamazoo | David Trafton loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (SG), William Potts (C) Calvin Wetherington, Anthony Cherry | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring (C) Daniel Cordero | |
| 09:02 | Rockford | William Potts clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 09:01 | Rockford | William Potts grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:41 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 08:40 | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:17 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 08:16 | Rockford | William Potts gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:08 | Rockford | Carl Caverly loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), Anthony Cherry (SG), John Wagner (SF) Carl Caverly, Harry Smith, Richard Prince | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley (PG), Victor Riley (SF) John Stevens, Robert Corrigan | |
| 07:47 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:46 | Rockford | William Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Larry Hoadley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Trafton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Updike (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Ring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Rockford | John Wagner is denied on a layup by Leo Ring | 57-51 |
| 07:38 | Rockford | William Wilcox grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:27 | Rockford | John Wagner lays it up and in set up by Anthony Cherry | 59-51 |
| 07:18 | Kalamazoo | John Wagner is called for the reach on Victor Riley - foul #3 on John Wagner, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Sizemore (PF), Bill Gum (C) William Wilcox, William Potts | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner (SG), Daniel Cordero (C) David Trafton, Leo Ring | |
| 07:04 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Riley | 59-54 |
| 06:47 | Rockford | John Wagner misses long on a jumper from the right block | 59-54 |
| 06:45 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Cordero gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:40 | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley is fouled on the floor by Calvin Wetherington - foul #2 on Calvin Wetherington, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan (SF) Billy Updike | |
| 06:27 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 06:26 | Kalamazoo | Daniel Cordero gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:06 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 59-54 |
| 06:04 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:51 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 05:50 | Rockford | John Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:45 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Wagner | 62-54 |
| 05:26 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 05:25 | Rockford | John Wagner snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:02 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 05:01 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:49 | Kalamazoo | Victor Riley's layup is rejected by Bill Gum | 62-54 |
| 04:48 | Rockford | John Sizemore grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 04:32 | Rockford | John Wagner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 04:31 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:16 | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley's pass is intercepted by Calvin Wetherington | 62-54 |
| 04:13 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Calvin Wetherington | 64-54 |
| 04:13 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Potts (C) Bill Gum | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Billy Updike (PF), Leo Ring (C) Victor Riley, Daniel Cordero | |
| 03:55 | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-54 |
| 03:54 | Rockford | John Wagner pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Rockford | John Wagner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Calvin Wetherington | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Larry Hoadley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Ebner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Corrigan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Updike (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Ring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Corrigan | 67-57 |
| 03:13 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington clanks a shot from the left side | 67-57 |
| 03:12 | Rockford | William Potts grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 02:46 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 02:44 | Rockford | John Sizemore can't tip it in | 67-57 |
| 02:42 | Rockford | William Potts misses the tip | 67-57 |
| 02:41 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Billy Updike | 67-57 |
| 02:30 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring lays it in on a great pass from Roger Ebner | 67-59 |
| 02:10 | Rockford | Robert Corrigan steals the ball from John Sizemore | 67-59 |
| 02:02 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 02:00 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan tips it but misses | 67-59 |
| 01:59 | Kalamazoo | Leo Ring can't tip it in | 67-59 |
| 01:58 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Calvin Wetherington | 67-59 |
| 01:29 | Rockford | William Potts travels with the ball | 67-59 |
| 01:17 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 01:16 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Wagner | 67-59 |
| 01:09 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry is whistled for a carry | 67-59 |
| 00:51 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Updike | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Rockford | Billy Updike swats the short shot by Anthony Cherry | 67-62 |
| 00:26 | Kalamazoo | Larry Hoadley gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Hoadley | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is hacked by Larry Hoadley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Hoadley, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:19 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:12 | Rockford | John Wagner gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:11 | Rockford | John Wagner is hacked by Larry Hoadley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Hoadley, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Wilcox (PF) John Sizemore | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 00:11 | Rockford | John Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:11 | Rockford | John Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:11 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:05 | Kalamazoo | Roger Ebner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Hoadley | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is hacked by Larry Hoadley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Hoadley, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Sizemore (PF) William Wilcox | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 00:03 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | Kalamazoo | Robert Corrigan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-68 |