| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Eric Mowbray (fresh) SG - Ralph Brown (fresh) SF - Norman James (fresh) PF - Shawn Holland (fresh) C - Pat Emerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) SF - John Wagner (fresh) PF - John Sizemore (fresh) C - William Potts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Olivet | Pat Emerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Olivet | Pat Emerson blows the layup but he's hacked by William Potts - foul #1 on William Potts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Olivet | Pat Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Olivet | Pat Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Sizemore | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Rockford | William Potts misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Pat Emerson - foul #1 on Pat Emerson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Rockford | William Potts makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:20 | Rockford | William Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Olivet | Anthony Cherry is called for the reach on Eric Mowbray - foul #1 on Anthony Cherry, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Sizemore - foul #1 on John Sizemore, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Rockford | The rebound goes to William Potts | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is hacked by Shawn Holland - foul #1 on Shawn Holland, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Rockford | William Potts misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Rockford | William Potts tips it in | 1-4 |
| 18:09 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Rockford | Pat Emerson blocks the short jumper by John Wagner | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Olivet | Ralph Brown pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Olivet | Shawn Holland can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Rockford | William Potts pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Cherry | 4-7 |
| 17:00 | Olivet | Pat Emerson knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Mowbray | 6-7 |
| 16:56 | Rockford | John Wagner lays it up and in set up by Calvin Wetherington | 6-9 |
| 16:33 | Olivet | Norman James makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ralph Brown | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | Rockford | John Wagner is hacked by Eric Mowbray - foul #1 on Eric Mowbray, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Olivet | John Massenburg (SF), Robert Crowe (PF), Delbert Bowden (C) Norman James, Shawn Holland, Pat Emerson | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 15:59 | Rockford | William Potts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Eric Mowbray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Massenburg (fresh) PF - Robert Crowe (fresh) C - Delbert Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) C - William Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray comes up short on the runner in the paint | 8-9 |
| 15:44 | Olivet | Robert Crowe snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:30 | Olivet | Ralph Brown clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Cherry - foul #2 on Anthony Cherry, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Olivet | Charles Perry (PG) Eric Mowbray | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG), William Wilcox (PF), Richard Prince (C) Anthony Cherry, John Sizemore, William Potts | |
| 15:30 | Olivet | Ralph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:30 | Olivet | Ralph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | Rockford | John Wagner hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by John Massenburg - foul #1 on John Massenburg, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Olivet | Norman James (SF) Ralph Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 15:11 | Rockford | John Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Rockford | John Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Olivet | Delbert Bowden grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:54 | Olivet | John Massenburg is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Massenburg, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Olivet | James Blaser (SG), Shawn Holland (PF), Pat Emerson (C) John Massenburg, Robert Crowe, Delbert Bowden | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bill Gum (C) John Wagner | |
| 14:36 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses the shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | Olivet | Pat Emerson grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:16 | Olivet | Charles Perry misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Richard Prince | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Rockford | Richard Prince is whistled for a carry | 10-10 |
| Subs | Olivet | Eric Mowbray (PG), Ralph Brown (SG) Charles Perry, James Blaser | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (SG), John Wagner (SF), John Sizemore (PF), William Potts (C) Calvin Wetherington, William Wilcox, Richard Prince, Bill Gum | |
| 13:52 | Olivet | William Potts swats the short shot by Shawn Holland | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Olivet | Ralph Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:42 | Olivet | Shawn Holland is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Olivet | Delbert Bowden (SF) Norman James | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 13:13 | Rockford | Harry Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 13:11 | Olivet | Pat Emerson pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:42 | Olivet | Delbert Bowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Olivet | Norman James (SF), Robert Crowe (PF) Shawn Holland, Pat Emerson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG) Harry Smith | |
| 12:22 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Sizemore | 10-13 |
| 12:09 | Olivet | Norman James clanks a turnaround from close range | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Rockford | John Sizemore snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:53 | Rockford | Carl Caverly misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Rockford | John Sizemore grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Eric Mowbray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crowe (fresh) C - Delbert Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Caverly (fairly fresh) SF - John Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Rockford | John Wagner loses the ball out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (SG), William Wilcox (SF), Richard Prince (C) Carl Caverly, John Wagner, William Potts | |
| 11:08 | Olivet | Delbert Bowden hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard Prince - foul #1 on Richard Prince, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Olivet | Charles Perry (PG), James Blaser (SG), Shawn Holland (PF), Pat Emerson (C) Eric Mowbray, Ralph Brown, Norman James, Robert Crowe | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bill Gum (C) John Sizemore | |
| 11:08 | Olivet | Delbert Bowden misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:08 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Richard Prince | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | Rockford | Harry Smith is hacked by Pat Emerson - foul #2 on Pat Emerson, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Olivet | Eric Mowbray (PG), Robert Crowe (C) Delbert Bowden, Pat Emerson | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 10:34 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses the easy layup | 12-13 |
| 10:32 | Rockford | Harry Smith hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 10:15 | Olivet | Shawn Holland clanks a 3 from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Bill Gum snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:47 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Eric Mowbray - foul #2 on Eric Mowbray, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Olivet | Ralph Brown (SG), Norman James (SF) Eric Mowbray, James Blaser | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG), John Wagner (SF), John Sizemore (PF), William Potts (C) Harry Smith, William Wilcox, Richard Prince, Bill Gum | |
| 09:47 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:47 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:47 | Olivet | Ralph Brown gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:23 | Olivet | Ralph Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Caverly - foul #1 on Carl Caverly, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Olivet | Delbert Bowden (C) Shawn Holland | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:23 | Olivet | Ralph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:23 | Olivet | Ralph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:01 | Rockford | Carl Caverly is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Caverly, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (SG) Carl Caverly | |
| 08:51 | Olivet | Robert Crowe can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Harry Smith - foul #1 on Harry Smith, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| 08:51 | Olivet | Robert Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:51 | Olivet | Robert Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:39 | Rockford | William Potts is hacked by Delbert Bowden - foul #1 on Delbert Bowden, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Olivet | Raymond Merrick (C) Robert Crowe | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jake Humphrey (PG) Calvin Wetherington | |
| 08:39 | Rockford | William Potts makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:39 | Rockford | William Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:31 | Olivet | Ralph Brown makes the fadeaway from the left block | 17-18 |
| 08:27 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Smith and he's fouled by Norman James - foul #1 on Norman James, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| 08:27 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:13 | Olivet | Charles Perry can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:11 | Rockford | William Potts grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Rockford | Harry Smith double dribbles | 17-21 |
| Subs | Olivet | Shawn Holland (PF) Raymond Merrick | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 07:56 | Olivet | Ralph Brown is whistled for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | Olivet | James Blaser (PG), Raymond Merrick (C) Charles Perry, Delbert Bowden | |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG) Jake Humphrey | |
| 07:39 | Rockford | John Wagner lays it in on a nice dish by John Sizemore | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - James Blaser (fresh) SG - Ralph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Holland (fresh) C - Raymond Merrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Olivet | Ralph Brown makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Merrick | 19-23 |
| 07:08 | Rockford | A charge is called on John Wagner - foul #1 on John Wagner, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Olivet | Robert Crowe (C) Raymond Merrick | |
| Subs | Rockford | William Wilcox (PF), Richard Prince (C) John Sizemore, William Potts | |
| 06:49 | Olivet | Ralph Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 06:48 | Olivet | Robert Crowe tips it home | 21-23 |
| 06:30 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:28 | Olivet | Robert Crowe pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:23 | Olivet | Ralph Brown misses the fadeaway from the right side | 21-23 |
| 06:22 | Rockford | William Wilcox snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:08 | Rockford | John Wagner misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 21-23 |
| 06:06 | Olivet | Shawn Holland snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 05:49 | Olivet | Ralph Brown is fouled on the floor by Harry Smith - foul #2 on Harry Smith, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Olivet | Charles Perry (PG), Delbert Bowden (SF), Raymond Merrick (C) James Blaser, Norman James, Shawn Holland | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jake Humphrey (SG), John Sizemore (PF), William Potts (C) Harry Smith, John Wagner, Richard Prince | |
| 05:49 | Olivet | Ralph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:49 | Olivet | Ralph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:49 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 05:38 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jake Humphrey, team foul #11 | 21-23 |
| 05:23 | Olivet | Ralph Brown's fadeaway is rejected by William Potts | 21-23 |
| 05:22 | Rockford | William Potts snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 04:59 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington loses the dribble to Raymond Merrick | 21-23 |
| 04:53 | Olivet | Robert Crowe is hacked by John Sizemore - foul #2 on John Sizemore, team foul #12 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Olivet | James Blaser (SG) Ralph Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Prince (PF) John Sizemore | |
| 04:53 | Olivet | Robert Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:53 | Olivet | Robert Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:28 | Rockford | William Potts drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jake Humphrey | 23-25 |
| 04:08 | Olivet | Robert Crowe lays it in | 25-25 |
| 03:47 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey is fouled on the floor by James Blaser - foul #1 on James Blaser, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Olivet | Eric Mowbray (PG), John Massenburg (SG), Shawn Holland (PF), Pat Emerson (C) Charles Perry, James Blaser, Robert Crowe, Raymond Merrick | |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (SG), John Wagner (SF), John Sizemore (PF) Calvin Wetherington, William Wilcox, William Potts | |
| 03:47 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:47 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:30 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 03:29 | Olivet | Shawn Holland can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Richard Prince gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Eric Mowbray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Massenburg (fresh) SF - Delbert Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Holland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pat Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Jake Humphrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sizemore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Prince (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 03:09 | Olivet | The rebound goes to Pat Emerson | 25-27 |
| 02:53 | Olivet | Eric Mowbray clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:52 | Olivet | Delbert Bowden tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 02:30 | Olivet | Pat Emerson grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 02:24 | Olivet | Delbert Bowden loses the dribble to John Sizemore | 27-27 |
| 02:11 | Rockford | Jake Humphrey steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-27 |
| Subs | Olivet | Ralph Brown (SG), Norman James (SF) John Massenburg, Delbert Bowden | |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), William Potts (C) Jake Humphrey, Richard Prince | |
| 01:59 | Olivet | Norman James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 01:50 | Rockford | John Sizemore lays it up and in set up by John Wagner | 27-29 |
| 01:46 | Olivet | Anthony Cherry picks off the pass by Eric Mowbray in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 01:33 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses badly on a shot near the basket | 27-29 |
| 01:32 | Olivet | Pat Emerson pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:10 | Olivet | Ralph Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:08 | Rockford | William Potts snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:01 | Rockford | John Sizemore is fouled on the floor by Shawn Holland - foul #2 on Shawn Holland, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Olivet | Robert Crowe (PF), Raymond Merrick (C) Shawn Holland, Pat Emerson | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 01:01 | Rockford | John Sizemore misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:01 | Rockford | John Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:39 | Olivet | Norman James misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-30 |
| 00:37 | Rockford | William Potts pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:17 | Rockford | William Potts buries a driving attempt near the basket | 27-32 |
| 00:03 | Olivet | Robert Crowe can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 27-32 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | John Wagner pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | John Wagner misses the fullcourt shot | 27-32 |