| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) SG - Steven Havard (fresh) SF - Donald Dennis (fresh) PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) C - Joseph Schwer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Herbert Miller (fresh) SG - Carl Latorre (fresh) SF - Morris Winter (fresh) PF - Phillip Kinney (fresh) C - Richard Irvine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Olivet | Morris Winter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Olivet | Olivet is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Olivet | Herbert Miller's layup is rejected by Joseph Schwer | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Olivet | Richard Irvine clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Schwer - foul #1 on Joseph Schwer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Olivet | Richard Irvine makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Olivet | Richard Irvine makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Rockford | Carl Latorre steals the ball from Grant Stubblefield | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Olivet | Richard Irvine knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Herbert Miller | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield misses the easy layup but the foul's on Phillip Kinney - foul #1 on Phillip Kinney, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Olivet | Donald Dennis takes the ball from Morris Winter | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Dennis | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Olivet | Herbert Miller hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Irvine and the foul's on Joseph Schwer - foul #2 on Joseph Schwer, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Russell Nance (C) Joseph Schwer | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ron Bardwell (SG), James Hollis (C) Carl Latorre, Richard Irvine | |
| 17:15 | Olivet | Herbert Miller makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:57 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Olivet | James Hollis banks in the layup on a great pass from Ron Bardwell | 5-9 |
| 16:32 | Rockford | Arthur Otto clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:08 | Olivet | James Hollis misses the jump hook in the lane | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | Olivet | Herbert Miller snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Olivet | Steven Havard steps in front of the Herbert Miller pass | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) SF - Donald Dennis (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) C - Russell Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Herbert Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Bardwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Winter (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses the lay-in | 5-9 |
| 15:35 | Rockford | Russell Nance pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:27 | Rockford | Steven Havard drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Grant Stubblefield and the foul's on Morris Winter - foul #1 on Morris Winter, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (PG), Nole Workman (SF), Lee Freeman (C) Grant Stubblefield, Donald Dennis, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ronald Porter (PG), Carl Latorre (SG), Grant Thomas (SF), Aaron Gray (PF), Richard Irvine (C) Herbert Miller, Ron Bardwell, Morris Winter, Phillip Kinney, James Hollis | |
| 15:27 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Olivet | Steven Havard is called for the reach on Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Steven Havard, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG) Steven Havard | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 15:03 | Olivet | Aaron Gray hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Latorre | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | Rockford | Nole Workman makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Kling and he's hacked by Grant Thomas - foul #1 on Grant Thomas, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Arthur Otto (PF) Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 14:42 | Rockford | Nole Workman makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:24 | Olivet | James Doctor is called for the reach on Carl Latorre - foul #1 on James Doctor, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG) Mark Kling | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 14:16 | Olivet | Carl Latorre comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | Olivet | Richard Irvine hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 14:00 | Rockford | Grant Thomas is called for the reach on James Doctor - foul #2 on Grant Thomas, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | Donald Dennis (SF) Nole Workman | |
| Subs | Olivet | Herbert Miller (PG), Dean Blouin (SF), James Hollis (PF) Ronald Porter, Grant Thomas, Aaron Gray | |
| 13:44 | Rockford | Arthur Otto buries a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Richard Irvine - foul #1 on Richard Irvine, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SG) James Doctor | |
| Subs | Olivet | Phillip Kinney (PF) James Hollis | |
| 13:44 | Rockford | Arthur Otto makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:28 | Olivet | Herbert Miller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Latorre | 14-16 |
| 13:14 | Rockford | Carl Latorre takes the ball from Grant Stubblefield | 14-16 |
| 13:10 | Olivet | Carl Latorre hits the finger roll | 14-18 |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Latorre - foul #1 on Carl Latorre, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Nole Workman (PF), Russell Nance (C) Arthur Otto, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ron Bardwell (SG), Morris Winter (SF), James Hollis (C) Carl Latorre, Dean Blouin, Richard Irvine | |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 12:42 | Olivet | Morris Winter double dribbles | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (PG) Grant Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 12:19 | Rockford | Ron Bardwell is called for the reach on Donald Dennis - foul #1 on Ron Bardwell, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ronald Porter (PG) Herbert Miller | |
| 12:19 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 12:19 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 12:08 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 12:06 | Olivet | James Hollis pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:59 | Olivet | Ronald Porter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 11:57 | Rockford | Nole Workman gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Doctor (fresh) SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nole Workman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Ronald Porter (fresh) SG - Ron Bardwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Winter (fresh) PF - Phillip Kinney (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rockford | Donald Dennis misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-18 |
| 11:37 | Rockford | Russell Nance snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 11:22 | Rockford | Russell Nance misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Phillip Kinney - foul #2 on Phillip Kinney, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG), Arthur Otto (PF) Steven Havard, Donald Dennis | |
| Subs | Olivet | Herbert Miller (PG), Carl Latorre (SG), Dean Blouin (SF), Aaron Gray (PF), Richard Irvine (C) Ronald Porter, Ron Bardwell, Morris Winter, Phillip Kinney, James Hollis | |
| 11:22 | Rockford | Russell Nance makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:22 | Rockford | Russell Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:05 | Olivet | Carl Latorre misses the fadeaway from the left side | 20-18 |
| 11:03 | Rockford | Nole Workman snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 10:43 | Rockford | James Doctor buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Stubblefield | 23-18 |
| 10:25 | Olivet | Richard Irvine is denied on a layup by Arthur Otto | 23-18 |
| 10:24 | Rockford | Arthur Otto pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:04 | Rockford | Nole Workman scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Grant Stubblefield | 25-18 |
| 09:41 | Olivet | Dean Blouin scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Miller | 25-20 |
| 09:30 | Rockford | Russell Nance knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Grant Stubblefield | 27-20 |
| 09:17 | Olivet | Richard Irvine is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Irvine, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SG), Donald Dennis (SF), Lee Freeman (C) James Doctor, Nole Workman, Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ronald Porter (PG), Ron Bardwell (SG), Morris Winter (SF), James Hollis (C) Herbert Miller, Carl Latorre, Dean Blouin, Richard Irvine | |
| 08:57 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 08:56 | Olivet | The rebound goes to Ron Bardwell | 27-20 |
| 08:50 | Olivet | Ron Bardwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 08:48 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Arthur Otto | 27-20 |
| 08:40 | Rockford | Lee Freeman misses long on a jumper from the left block | 27-20 |
| 08:38 | Olivet | Aaron Gray snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 08:35 | Olivet | Grant Stubblefield is called for the reach on Ronald Porter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Stubblefield, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG) Grant Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 08:25 | Olivet | Ronald Porter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 08:23 | Rockford | Donald Dennis grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 08:01 | Rockford | Steven Havard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Herbert Miller (PG), Dean Blouin (SF) Ronald Porter, Aaron Gray | |
| 07:53 | Olivet | James Hollis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Arthur Otto - foul #1 on Arthur Otto, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| 07:53 | Olivet | James Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:53 | Olivet | James Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Mark Kling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Otto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Herbert Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Bardwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Blouin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Morris Winter (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Rockford | Donald Dennis lays it in and he's fouled by Dean Blouin - foul #1 on Dean Blouin, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG), Nole Workman (PF) Mark Kling, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Olivet | Carl Latorre (SG) Ron Bardwell | |
| 07:39 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:21 | Olivet | Herbert Miller's layup is rejected by Nole Workman | 30-22 |
| 07:19 | Rockford | Donald Dennis gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:56 | Rockford | The refs have stopped play. Nole Workman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 30-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Milner (SF), Arthur Otto (PF), Russell Nance (C) Donald Dennis, Nole Workman, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ron Bardwell (SG) Dean Blouin | |
| 06:50 | Rockford | Arthur Otto clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Hollis - foul #1 on James Hollis, team foul #11 | 30-22 |
| 06:50 | Rockford | Arthur Otto makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:50 | Rockford | Arthur Otto makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:29 | Olivet | Morris Winter lays it in set up by Ron Bardwell and he's hacked by Arthur Otto - foul #2 on Arthur Otto, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (SG), Lee Freeman (C) Steven Havard, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 06:29 | Olivet | Morris Winter makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:15 | Rockford | Ron Bardwell steals the ball from Grant Stubblefield | 32-25 |
| 06:00 | Olivet | Morris Winter misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 05:58 | Rockford | Lee Freeman pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:53 | Rockford | Gary Milner is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Donald Dennis (SF) Grant Stubblefield, Gary Milner | |
| Subs | Olivet | Aaron Gray (PF) Carl Latorre | |
| 05:40 | Olivet | Morris Winter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-25 |
| 05:38 | Olivet | James Hollis tips it home | 32-27 |
| 05:16 | Rockford | Donald Dennis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 05:14 | Olivet | James Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:02 | Olivet | Herbert Miller buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Gray | 32-30 |
| 04:40 | Rockford | Donald Dennis is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield (PG), Steven Havard (SG) Mark Kling, James Doctor | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ronald Porter (PG), Jacob Kolodziej (SG), Dean Blouin (SF) Herbert Miller, Ron Bardwell, Morris Winter | |
| 04:19 | Olivet | Dean Blouin is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Milner (SF) Donald Dennis | |
| Subs | Olivet | Carl Latorre (C) Aaron Gray | |
| 03:54 | Rockford | Russell Nance's floater is tipped away by Carl Latorre | 32-30 |
| 03:53 | Olivet | James Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Grant Stubblefield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Milner (fresh) PF - Russell Nance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Olivet | PG - Ronald Porter (fresh) SG - Jacob Kolodziej (fresh) SF - Dean Blouin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hollis (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:46 | Olivet | Carl Latorre misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 03:45 | Olivet | James Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:38 | Olivet | Dean Blouin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 03:36 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:31 | Rockford | Gary Milner is hacked by Dean Blouin - foul #2 on Dean Blouin, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rockford | Arthur Otto (PF), Joseph Schwer (C) Russell Nance, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Olivet | Herbert Miller (PG), Grant Thomas (SF), Phillip Kinney (PF), Richard Irvine (C) Ronald Porter, Jacob Kolodziej, Dean Blouin, James Hollis | |
| 03:31 | Rockford | Gary Milner makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Rockford | Gary Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:15 | Olivet | Carl Latorre drills a jumper from the left side set up by Herbert Miller and he's fouled by Steven Havard - foul #2 on Steven Havard, team foul #8 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Rockford | Donald Dennis (SF) Gary Milner | |
| Subs | Olivet | | |
| 03:15 | Olivet | Carl Latorre makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:55 | Rockford | Donald Dennis is fouled on the floor by Grant Thomas - foul #3 on Grant Thomas, team foul #13 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Jacob Kolodziej (SG), Dean Blouin (SF) Carl Latorre, Grant Thomas | |
| 02:55 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:55 | Rockford | Donald Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:52 | Olivet | Herbert Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 02:41 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer buries a shot from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 02:12 | Olivet | Jacob Kolodziej misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 02:10 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Arthur Otto | 38-33 |
| 01:55 | Rockford | Grant Stubblefield buries a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Schwer | 41-33 |
| 01:43 | Olivet | Jacob Kolodziej misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 01:42 | Olivet | Dean Blouin snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 01:25 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Otto - foul #3 on Arthur Otto, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), James Doctor (SG), Gary Milner (SF), Russell Nance (PF) Grant Stubblefield, Steven Havard, Donald Dennis, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Olivet | Ronald Porter (PG), Carl Latorre (SG), Morris Winter (SF) Herbert Miller, Jacob Kolodziej, Dean Blouin | |
| 01:25 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:25 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:16 | Rockford | Russell Nance drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Schwer | 43-35 |
| 00:56 | Olivet | Phillip Kinney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 00:55 | Rockford | Russell Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 00:33 | Rockford | Joseph Schwer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Olivet | Aaron Gray (PF) Phillip Kinney | |
| 00:17 | Olivet | Ronald Porter drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Latorre | 43-38 |
| 00:03 | Rockford | Morris Winter denies the turnaround by Russell Nance | 43-38 |
| 00:02 | Olivet | Morris Winter snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 00:00 | Olivet | Morris Winter can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-38 |