| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - James Lubin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Nicolas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Banks (fresh) C - David Hummell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Finlandia | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Finlandia | James Lubin misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 19:37 | Rockford | The rebound goes to George Seiber | 36-36 |
| 19:19 | Rockford | Leroy Swift hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 36-36 |
| 19:18 | Rockford | Thad Jett grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 19:09 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ryan Strand | 38-36 |
| 19:02 | Finlandia | James Lubin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Wilson | 38-39 |
| 18:47 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thad Jett | 40-39 |
| 18:43 | Finlandia | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 18:42 | Rockford | Leroy Swift gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:25 | Rockford | Ryan Strand hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 18:23 | Finlandia | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:16 | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Lubin | 40-41 |
| 17:53 | Rockford | Leroy Swift scores on a floater from the right block set up by George Seiber | 42-41 |
| 17:37 | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 17:36 | Finlandia | David Hummell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:27 | Finlandia | David Hummell hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Lubin | 42-43 |
| 17:13 | Rockford | Thad Jett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 17:11 | Finlandia | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 17:06 | Finlandia | James Lubin lays it in on a great pass from James Wilson | 42-45 |
| 16:49 | Rockford | Thad Jett connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by George Seiber and he's fouled by James Lubin - foul #3 on James Lubin, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG), David Dimick (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Arthur Elliot (C) George Seiber, Gregory Mercer, Ryan Strand, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Spencer Newman (PG), Neil Black (SG), Christian Rogers (SF), Richard Griffin (PF), Larry Johnson (C) James Lubin, Joseph Nicolas, James Wilson, Lawrence Banks, David Hummell | |
| 16:49 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:33 | Finlandia | Neil Black misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-45 |
| 16:32 | Rockford | Thad Jett gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:13 | Rockford | The jump hook by Arthur Elliot is blocked by Richard Griffin | 45-45 |
| 16:11 | Finlandia | Larry Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 16:04 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 16:02 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Thad Jett | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Mark Burwell (fresh) SG - David Dimick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Jett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Elliot (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Spencer Newman (fresh) SG - Neil Black (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Christian Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rockford | David Dimick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Neil Black - foul #2 on Neil Black, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Charles Hurt (C) Mark Burwell, Thad Jett | |
| Subs | Finlandia | James Lubin (PG) Spencer Newman | |
| 15:43 | Rockford | David Dimick makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:43 | Rockford | David Dimick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:31 | Finlandia | James Lubin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 15:29 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 47-45 |
| 15:15 | Rockford | David Dimick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Mercer (SG), Ryan Strand (SF), Leroy Swift (C) David Dimick, Richard Jones, Charles Hurt | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas (SG) Neil Black | |
| 14:49 | Finlandia | Larry Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Rockford | Leroy Swift grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | Rockford | George Seiber misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | David Dimick (PF) Arthur Elliot | |
| Subs | Finlandia | James Wilson (SF), Lawrence Banks (PF), David Hummell (C) Christian Rogers, Richard Griffin, Larry Johnson | |
| 14:25 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:03 | Finlandia | James Wilson misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Seiber - foul #2 on George Seiber, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| 14:03 | Finlandia | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:03 | Finlandia | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:03 | Rockford | Leroy Swift grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 13:49 | Rockford | Leroy Swift double dribbles | 49-46 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG), Richard Jones (PF) George Seiber, Gregory Mercer | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 13:27 | Finlandia | James Lubin clanks a shot in the paint | 49-46 |
| 13:26 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Ryan Strand | 49-46 |
| 13:07 | Rockford | The pull-up jumper by Richard Jones is blocked by James Wilson | 49-46 |
| 13:06 | Finlandia | David Hummell gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:50 | Finlandia | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 12:48 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:40 | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Wilson | 49-48 |
| 12:24 | Rockford | David Dimick misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 12:22 | Finlandia | David Hummell pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:17 | Finlandia | James Lubin misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mark Burwell - foul #1 on Mark Burwell, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Gregory Mercer (SG), Thad Jett (PF), Arthur Elliot (C) Mark Burwell, David Dimick, Ryan Strand, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Neil Black (SG), Christian Rogers (SF), Richard Griffin (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Joseph Nicolas, James Wilson, Lawrence Banks, David Hummell | |
| 12:17 | Finlandia | James Lubin misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:17 | Finlandia | James Lubin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:58 | Rockford | Thad Jett drills a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Jones | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Elliot (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - James Lubin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Black (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Christian Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Finlandia | Neil Black blows the dunk | 51-49 |
| 11:40 | Rockford | George Seiber grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 11:35 | Rockford | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Christian Rogers | 51-49 |
| 11:15 | Finlandia | George Seiber steps in front of the Larry Johnson pass | 51-49 |
| 11:11 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer lays it in on a great pass from George Seiber | 53-49 |
| 10:52 | Finlandia | Larry Johnson connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Lubin | 53-51 |
| 10:37 | Rockford | Larry Johnson steals the ball from Arthur Elliot | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lubin | 53-53 |
| 10:01 | Rockford | Richard Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 10:00 | Rockford | Thad Jett pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:45 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Christian Rogers - foul #1 on Christian Rogers, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG), Ryan Strand (SF), David Dimick (PF), Leroy Swift (C) George Seiber, Richard Jones, Thad Jett, Arthur Elliot | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas (SG), James Wilson (SF), Lawrence Banks (PF), David Hummell (C) James Lubin, Christian Rogers, Richard Griffin, Larry Johnson | |
| 09:45 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:45 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:45 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to David Dimick | 53-53 |
| 09:25 | Rockford | Ryan Strand knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lawrence Banks - foul #1 on Lawrence Banks, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Rockford | Thad Jett (PF) Gregory Mercer | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Spencer Newman (PG) Neil Black | |
| 09:25 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:02 | Finlandia | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 09:00 | Rockford | Thad Jett gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:55 | Rockford | David Dimick knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 08:35 | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Spencer Newman | 58-56 |
| 08:20 | Rockford | David Dimick is hacked by Joseph Nicolas - foul #1 on Joseph Nicolas, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG) Mark Burwell | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Neil Black (PG) Spencer Newman | |
| 08:01 | Rockford | David Dimick misses the floater from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 07:59 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Dimick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thad Jett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Neil Black (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Joseph Nicolas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Banks (fresh) C - David Hummell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Finlandia | Neil Black clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:53 | Rockford | Ryan Strand grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:37 | Rockford | Ryan Strand misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 07:35 | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:21 | Finlandia | David Hummell banks in the layup | 58-58 |
| 07:07 | Rockford | David Dimick misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 07:06 | Rockford | Ryan Strand pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:54 | Rockford | Neil Black steals it from David Dimick | 58-58 |
| 06:50 | Finlandia | James Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Neil Black | 58-60 |
| 06:46 | Rockford | Ryan Strand misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Mercer (SG), Arthur Elliot (PF), Charles Hurt (C) David Dimick, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Finlandia | James Lubin (PG), Christian Rogers (SG), Richard Griffin (SF), Larry Johnson (PF), Brian Bartz (C) Neil Black, Joseph Nicolas, James Wilson, Lawrence Banks, David Hummell | |
| 06:46 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:46 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:31 | Finlandia | Christian Rogers is hacked by Charles Hurt - foul #3 on Charles Hurt, team foul #3 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Jones (SF) Ryan Strand | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 06:21 | Finlandia | Christian Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 06:02 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Jones | 63-63 |
| 05:43 | Finlandia | Christian Rogers clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Elliot - foul #2 on Arthur Elliot, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG) George Seiber | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Neil Black (SG) Brian Bartz | |
| 05:43 | Finlandia | Christian Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:43 | Finlandia | Christian Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:30 | Rockford | Richard Jones hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Arthur Elliot | 65-65 |
| 05:10 | Finlandia | Neil Black buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Larry Johnson and the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Rockford | David Dimick (SF) Arthur Elliot | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas (SG), David Hummell (C) James Lubin, Christian Rogers | |
| 05:10 | Finlandia | Neil Black makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:55 | Rockford | Mark Burwell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 04:53 | Rockford | Mark Burwell misses the tip | 65-68 |
| 04:51 | Finlandia | Larry Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 04:46 | Finlandia | Joseph Nicolas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 04:45 | Finlandia | David Hummell snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 04:30 | Finlandia | Larry Johnson misses the easy layup | 65-68 |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | David Dimick misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 04:16 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to David Hummell | 65-68 |
| 04:12 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Nicolas | 65-70 |
| 04:08 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Ryan Strand (SF), Thad Jett (PF), Leroy Swift (C) Mark Burwell, David Dimick, Richard Jones, Charles Hurt | |
| Subs | Finlandia | James Lubin (PG), James Wilson (SF), Lawrence Banks (PF) Neil Black, Richard Griffin, Larry Johnson | |
| 03:57 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-70 |
| 03:55 | Rockford | Leroy Swift pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - James Lubin (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Nicolas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Banks (fresh) C - David Hummell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Rockford | Ryan Strand is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 03:36 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:36 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:18 | Finlandia | David Hummell travels with the ball | 67-70 |
| 03:04 | Rockford | Thad Jett comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 67-70 |
| 03:02 | Finlandia | David Hummell snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:58 | Finlandia | James Lubin makes the 3 from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Ryan Strand can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Hummell - foul #3 on David Hummell, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Rockford | David Dimick (SG) Gregory Mercer | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:29 | Finlandia | James Wilson is hacked by George Seiber - foul #3 on George Seiber, team foul #6 | 69-73 |
| 02:13 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-73 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Larry Johnson (C) David Hummell | |
| 01:48 | Rockford | James Wilson is called for the reach on Ryan Strand - foul #5 on James Wilson, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Mercer (SG) David Dimick | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Richard Griffin (SF), David Hummell (C) James Wilson, Larry Johnson | |
| 01:48 | Rockford | Ryan Strand misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:48 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:34 | Finlandia | David Hummell comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Leroy Swift - foul #2 on Leroy Swift, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| 01:34 | Finlandia | David Hummell makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:34 | Finlandia | David Hummell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:21 | Rockford | Leroy Swift lays it up and in | 72-75 |
| 01:15 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by George Seiber - foul #4 on George Seiber, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| 01:15 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:15 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:15 | Rockford | Thad Jett gets the rebound | 72-76 |
| 01:00 | Rockford | Ryan Strand is hacked by Richard Griffin - foul #3 on Richard Griffin, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| 01:00 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:00 | Rockford | Ryan Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:00 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Finlandia | The pull-up jumper by James Lubin is blocked by Thad Jett | 73-76 |
| 00:39 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin snags the offensive board | 73-76 |
| 00:19 | Finlandia | James Lubin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 73-76 |
| 00:17 | Finlandia | David Hummell tips it home | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by George Seiber - foul #5 on George Seiber, team foul #9 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG) George Seiber | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 00:09 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:09 | Finlandia | Richard Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-80 |
| 00:03 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks gets the rebound | 76-80 |
| 00:01 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Mercer - foul #3 on Gregory Mercer, team foul #10 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Neil Black (SG) Joseph Nicolas | |
| 00:01 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:01 | Finlandia | Lawrence Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Mark Burwell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 76-82 |