| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Doctor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Russell Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Colin Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Inoue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hurlbut (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Jason Craft inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rockford | Arthur Otto makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Craft | 41-39 |
| 19:32 | Occidental | Steven Havard steps in front of the Colin Alexander pass | 41-39 |
| 19:18 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Doctor | 44-39 |
| 19:03 | Occidental | Arthur Otto steps in front of the David Inoue pass | 44-39 |
| 18:52 | Rockford | James Doctor drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 18:47 | Occidental | Colin Alexander misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 18:46 | Rockford | The rebound goes to James Doctor | 46-39 |
| 18:32 | Rockford | Russell Nance misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 18:31 | Occidental | David Inoue snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 18:25 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Smith | 46-41 |
| 18:04 | Rockford | James Doctor loses the dribble to William Hurlbut | 46-41 |
| 17:55 | Occidental | David Inoue clanks a jumper from the right block | 46-41 |
| 17:53 | Occidental | Edward Smith tips it home | 46-43 |
| 17:43 | Rockford | Edward Smith steals it from James Doctor | 46-43 |
| 17:24 | Occidental | Edward Smith scores on a turnaround from the right block | 46-45 |
| 17:10 | Rockford | Steven Havard is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Gary Milner (SF), Chris Probst (C) James Doctor, Jason Craft, Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Huff (PG), Kerry Bieker (SG), Adam Kimbrough (SF), John Behler (PF) Colin Alexander, Edward Smith, David Inoue, Joe Rose | |
| 16:49 | Occidental | William Hurlbut buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Huff | 46-47 |
| 16:25 | Rockford | Arthur Otto hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Kling | 48-47 |
| 16:09 | Occidental | A charge is called on John Behler - foul #2 on John Behler, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (PG), Jim Macdonald (SG), Matthew Allen (PF) Mark Kling, Steven Havard, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Smith (SG), Walter Kessinger (C) Kerry Bieker, William Hurlbut | |
| 16:07 | Rockford | James Doctor is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Huff - foul #1 on Michael Huff, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| 16:01 | Rockford | Jim Macdonald comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Behler - foul #3 on John Behler, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jason Craft (SF) Matthew Allen | |
| Subs | Occidental | Colin Alexander (PG), David Inoue (SF), Joe Rose (PF) Michael Huff, Adam Kimbrough, John Behler | |
| 16:01 | Rockford | Jim Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:01 | Rockford | Jim Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Doctor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Macdonald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Chris Probst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Milner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Colin Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Inoue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Kessinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Occidental | The short jumper by Joe Rose is denied by Chris Probst | 50-47 |
| 15:53 | Rockford | The rebound goes to James Doctor | 50-47 |
| 15:40 | Rockford | Jason Craft misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 15:38 | Occidental | Edward Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:32 | Occidental | Edward Smith misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jim Macdonald - foul #1 on Jim Macdonald, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | Russell Nance (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Jim Macdonald, Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| 15:32 | Occidental | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:32 | Occidental | Edward Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 15:32 | Occidental | Joe Rose grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 15:23 | Occidental | Colin Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 14:58 | Rockford | Gary Milner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 14:57 | Occidental | Colin Alexander snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 14:50 | Occidental | Edward Smith is fouled on the floor by Lee Freeman - foul #4 on Lee Freeman, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SG), Arthur Otto (PF) Gary Milner, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Occidental | John Behler (PF), William Hurlbut (C) Joe Rose, Walter Kessinger | |
| 14:37 | Occidental | Colin Alexander misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-48 |
| 14:35 | Occidental | David Inoue tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 14:23 | Rockford | Russell Nance is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Matthew Allen (SF), Chris Probst (C) James Doctor, Jason Craft, Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Huff (PG), Kerry Bieker (SG), Adam Kimbrough (SF) Colin Alexander, Edward Smith, David Inoue | |
| 14:13 | Occidental | Adam Kimbrough clanks a shot from close range | 50-50 |
| 14:11 | Rockford | Chris Probst grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 13:58 | Rockford | Steven Havard hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Kling | 52-50 |
| 13:51 | Occidental | Chris Probst steals it from William Hurlbut | 52-50 |
| 13:35 | Rockford | Arthur Otto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 13:34 | Occidental | Kerry Bieker pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 13:23 | Occidental | Michael Huff scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Kimbrough | 52-52 |
| 13:02 | Rockford | Matthew Allen connects on the jumper in the paint | 54-52 |
| 12:53 | Occidental | John Behler connects on the floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 12:43 | Rockford | Mark Kling hits a shot from the right block | 56-54 |
| 12:33 | Occidental | William Hurlbut hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Otto - foul #3 on Arthur Otto, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (PG), Gary Milner (SG), Jason Craft (SF), Russell Nance (C) Mark Kling, Steven Havard, Arthur Otto, Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Occidental | Colin Alexander (PG), Edward Smith (SG), David Inoue (SF), Joe Rose (PF) Michael Huff, Kerry Bieker, Adam Kimbrough, John Behler | |
| 12:33 | Occidental | William Hurlbut misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:33 | Occidental | William Hurlbut misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:33 | Rockford | Russell Nance grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 12:14 | Rockford | Edward Smith is called for the reach on Gary Milner - foul #3 on Edward Smith, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | Arthur Otto (PF) Matthew Allen | |
| Subs | Occidental | Walter Kessinger (C) William Hurlbut | |
| 12:08 | Rockford | Arthur Otto misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 12:07 | Occidental | Joe Rose snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 11:56 | Occidental | Joe Rose misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 11:54 | Rockford | Russell Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Doctor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Milner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Arthur Otto (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Russell Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Colin Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Inoue (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Kessinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rockford | James Doctor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 11:34 | Occidental | Joe Rose pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:13 | Occidental | Edward Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 11:11 | Rockford | Russell Nance grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 11:01 | Rockford | Edward Smith takes the ball from James Doctor | 56-54 |
| 10:46 | Occidental | Colin Alexander knocks in the shot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 10:38 | Rockford | Arthur Otto is fouled on the floor by Walter Kessinger - foul #1 on Walter Kessinger, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SG), Chris Probst (PF) Arthur Otto, Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Occidental | William Hurlbut (C) Walter Kessinger | |
| 10:23 | Rockford | Jason Craft hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Chris Probst | 58-56 |
| 10:16 | Occidental | Joe Rose misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Chris Probst - foul #1 on Chris Probst, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Matthew Allen (PF) James Doctor, Jason Craft | |
| Subs | Occidental | John Behler (PF) David Inoue | |
| 10:16 | Occidental | Joe Rose makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:16 | Occidental | Joe Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:02 | Rockford | Gary Milner scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 09:45 | Occidental | Edward Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Milner - foul #2 on Gary Milner, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jason Craft (SF) Gary Milner | |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Huff (PG), Adam Kimbrough (SF) Colin Alexander, Joe Rose | |
| 09:45 | Occidental | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 09:45 | Occidental | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:33 | Rockford | Steven Havard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 09:32 | Rockford | Matthew Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:11 | Rockford | Steven Havard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 09:10 | Rockford | Jason Craft can't tip it in | 61-60 |
| 09:09 | Occidental | John Behler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:54 | Occidental | William Hurlbut comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 08:53 | Occidental | Michael Huff hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 08:37 | Rockford | Matthew Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Kimbrough - foul #1 on Adam Kimbrough, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (PG), Arthur Otto (PF), Russell Nance (C) Mark Kling, Jason Craft, Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Occidental | Colin Alexander (PG), Kerry Bieker (SG), David Inoue (SF), Walter Kessinger (C) Michael Huff, Edward Smith, Adam Kimbrough, William Hurlbut | |
| 08:37 | Rockford | Matthew Allen makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:37 | Rockford | Matthew Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:18 | Occidental | John Behler is fouled on the floor by Arthur Otto - foul #4 on Arthur Otto, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jason Craft (SF), Gary Milner (C) Matthew Allen, Arthur Otto | |
| Subs | Occidental | Joe Rose (PF) John Behler | |
| 08:10 | Occidental | David Inoue can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jason Craft - foul #3 on Jason Craft, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 08:10 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:10 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Gary Milner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 07:57 | Occidental | David Inoue grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 07:53 | Occidental | Colin Alexander lays it up and in set up by Walter Kessinger | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Doctor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jason Craft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Milner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Colin Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Bieker (fresh) SF - David Inoue (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Kessinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Rockford | Steven Havard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 07:45 | Occidental | Walter Kessinger gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 07:33 | Occidental | David Inoue misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-66 |
| 07:32 | Occidental | Joe Rose hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 07:17 | Rockford | James Doctor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Kessinger - foul #2 on Walter Kessinger, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Rockford | Arthur Otto (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Steven Havard, Jason Craft | |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Huff (PG), William Hurlbut (C) Colin Alexander, Walter Kessinger | |
| 07:17 | Rockford | James Doctor makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 07:17 | Rockford | James Doctor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 07:01 | Occidental | David Inoue is fouled on the floor by Russell Nance - foul #2 on Russell Nance, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Smith (SG), John Behler (PF) Kerry Bieker, Joe Rose | |
| 07:01 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 07:01 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:46 | Rockford | Arthur Otto misses the lay-in | 65-70 |
| 06:44 | Occidental | William Hurlbut gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 06:37 | Occidental | David Inoue scores on a floater from close range set up by Edward Smith | 65-72 |
| 06:23 | Rockford | James Doctor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-72 |
| 06:21 | Occidental | William Hurlbut pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 06:00 | Occidental | David Inoue misses the jumper from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 05:58 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Russell Nance | 65-72 |
| 05:41 | Rockford | Lee Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 65-72 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Steven Havard (SG), Matthew Allen (SF) James Doctor, Gary Milner, Russell Nance | |
| Subs | Occidental | Colin Alexander (PG), Joe Rose (SF) Michael Huff, David Inoue | |
| 05:22 | Occidental | Edward Smith knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Colin Alexander | 65-74 |
| 05:03 | Rockford | Colin Alexander picks off the pass by Matthew Allen | 65-74 |
| 05:00 | Occidental | Joe Rose misses the easy layup | 65-74 |
| 04:59 | Rockford | Lee Freeman gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 04:46 | Rockford | Matthew Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-74 |
| 04:44 | Occidental | Edward Smith snags the defensive board | 65-74 |
| 04:26 | Occidental | John Behler knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Colin Alexander | 65-76 |
| 04:11 | Rockford | John Behler is called for the reach on Steven Havard - foul #4 on John Behler, team foul #8 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Doctor (PG), Jason Craft (SF), Chris Probst (PF), Gary Milner (C) Mark Kling, Matthew Allen, Arthur Otto, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Occidental | Kerry Bieker (SG), David Inoue (SF), Walter Kessinger (C) Edward Smith, John Behler, William Hurlbut | |
| 04:11 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:11 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 04:03 | Occidental | Colin Alexander clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-76 |
| 04:01 | Occidental | Joe Rose grabs the offensive board | 67-76 |
| 03:41 | Occidental | Colin Alexander misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 03:39 | Occidental | Walter Kessinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Doctor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Havard (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chris Probst (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Milner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Colin Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kerry Bieker (fresh) SF - David Inoue (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Kessinger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | Occidental | David Inoue buries a jumper in the paint set up by Kerry Bieker | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Rockford | Gary Milner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-78 |
| 02:54 | Occidental | Occidental calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Rockford | Arthur Otto (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Chris Probst, Gary Milner | |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Smith (SG), William Hurlbut (C) Kerry Bieker, Walter Kessinger | |
| 02:26 | Occidental | William Hurlbut blows the dunk | 70-78 |
| 02:24 | Occidental | David Inoue grabs the offensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 02:05 | Occidental | Joe Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 70-78 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Occidental | John Behler (PF) Joe Rose | |
| 01:51 | Rockford | Arthur Otto can't throw it down | 70-78 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Lee Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 01:42 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-78 |
| 01:40 | Occidental | William Hurlbut grabs the defensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 01:16 | Occidental | Colin Alexander lays it up and in | 70-80 |
| 00:56 | Rockford | James Doctor misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-80 |
| 00:54 | Occidental | David Inoue grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Occidental | David Inoue is hacked by James Doctor in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Doctor, team foul #9 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Kling (PG), Jim Macdonald (SG), Gary Milner (SF), Russell Nance (PF), Chris Probst (C) James Doctor, Steven Havard, Jason Craft, Arthur Otto, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Huff (PG), Kerry Bieker (SG), Walter Kessinger (C) Colin Alexander, Edward Smith, William Hurlbut | |
| 00:52 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:52 | Occidental | David Inoue makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Rockford | Gary Milner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-82 |
| 00:46 | Occidental | John Behler snags the defensive board | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Occidental | Mark Kling picks off the pass by John Behler | 70-82 |
| 00:13 | Rockford | Chris Probst misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-82 |
| 00:12 | Rockford | Gary Milner grabs the offensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:10 | Rockford | Russell Nance misses the jumper from the baseline | 70-82 |
| 00:08 | Occidental | John Behler pulls down the rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:00 | Occidental | Michael Huff runs out the clock | 70-82 |