| Lineup | Marian | PG - Ted Story (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Pendergraft (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Alcala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Ryan Strand inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Rockford | George Seiber clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-28 |
| 19:50 | Rockford | Thad Jett pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:45 | Rockford | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Swift is blocked by Steven Pierce | 26-28 |
| 19:44 | Marian | The rebound goes to Mark Pendergraft | 26-28 |
| 19:26 | Marian | Steven Pierce misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 19:24 | Marian | Robert Powell tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 19:05 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 19:04 | Marian | John Alcala grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:39 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Mercer - foul #2 on Gregory Mercer, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:39 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:39 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:10 | Rockford | Ryan Strand scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:58 | Marian | Robert Powell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 17:46 | Rockford | George Seiber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 17:44 | Marian | John Alcala pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:21 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Story | 35-31 |
| 17:02 | Rockford | Leroy Swift hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Strand | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Marian | Robert Powell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 16:48 | Rockford | Leroy Swift grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:44 | Rockford | Thad Jett scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from George Seiber | 35-35 |
| 16:27 | Marian | Robert Powell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Pierce | 38-35 |
| 16:04 | Rockford | George Seiber clanks a floater from the left side | 38-35 |
| 16:02 | Rockford | Thad Jett tips it in | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Ted Story (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Pendergraft (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Alcala (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Strand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Jett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Marian | Thad Jett is called for the reach on Steven Pierce - foul #1 on Thad Jett, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Marian | Lucas Pollock (PG), Curtis Lanier (SG), Lyle Shirley (SF), Gaylord Gerhardt (PF) Ted Story, Robert Powell, Mark Pendergraft, Steven Pierce | |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG), David Dimick (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Arthur Elliot (PF), Charles Hurt (C) George Seiber, Gregory Mercer, Ryan Strand, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| 15:35 | Marian | Lyle Shirley is hacked by Charles Hurt - foul #1 on Charles Hurt, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| 15:26 | Marian | Lyle Shirley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lyle Shirley, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Rockford | David Dimick is fouled on the floor by Gaylord Gerhardt - foul #2 on Gaylord Gerhardt, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:54 | Rockford | Mark Burwell travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| 14:42 | Marian | Lyle Shirley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 14:31 | Rockford | David Dimick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-37 |
| 14:29 | Marian | Gaylord Gerhardt pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:13 | Marian | Lyle Shirley clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Marian | Ted Story (PG), Mark Pendergraft (SF) Curtis Lanier, John Alcala | |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG) Mark Burwell | |
| 14:13 | Marian | Lyle Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:13 | Marian | Lyle Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:13 | Rockford | Charles Hurt snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot banks in the layup set up by Richard Jones | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | Marian | Ted Story is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ted Story, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Marian | Robert Powell (SG) Lucas Pollock | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Mercer (SG), Ryan Strand (SF), Thad Jett (PF), Leroy Swift (C) David Dimick, Richard Jones, Arthur Elliot, Charles Hurt | |
| 13:08 | Rockford | George Seiber is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Marian | Steven Pierce (PF) Lyle Shirley | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 12:57 | Marian | 3 seconds is called on Mark Pendergraft | 42-39 |
| 12:37 | Rockford | Thad Jett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:36 | Marian | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:20 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:18 | Marian | Steven Pierce hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 12:05 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by George Seiber | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Ted Story (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Pendergraft (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gaylord Gerhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marian | Robert Powell makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Story and he's fouled by Gregory Mercer - foul #3 on Gregory Mercer, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Marian | Lucas Pollock (PG), Lyle Shirley (SF), John Alcala (C) Ted Story, Mark Pendergraft, Gaylord Gerhardt | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 11:38 | Marian | Robert Powell misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:38 | Rockford | Thad Jett grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Leroy Swift misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Alcala - foul #3 on John Alcala, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG) George Seiber | |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Leroy Swift makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Leroy Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:00 | Marian | Robert Powell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 10:58 | Rockford | Mark Burwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Rockford | Ryan Strand slams it home | 46-45 |
| 10:36 | Marian | Lyle Shirley is hacked by Ryan Strand - foul #3 on Ryan Strand, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Marian | Ted Story (PG), Mark Pendergraft (SF) Robert Powell, Steven Pierce | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Dimick (SG), Arthur Elliot (PF), Charles Hurt (C) Gregory Mercer, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| 10:22 | Marian | Lyle Shirley comes up short on the floater from close range | 46-45 |
| 10:20 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft tips it home | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | Rockford | Mark Burwell is hacked by Lyle Shirley - foul #2 on Lyle Shirley, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Richard Jones (SF) Mark Burwell, Ryan Strand | |
| 09:54 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lucas Pollock - foul #1 on Lucas Pollock, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marian | Gaylord Gerhardt (PF) Lucas Pollock | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:54 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:54 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:34 | Marian | Arthur Elliot steps in front of the Lyle Shirley pass | 48-47 |
| 09:23 | Rockford | Ted Story steals the ball from George Seiber | 48-47 |
| 09:04 | Marian | Lyle Shirley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Charles Hurt snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:51 | Rockford | David Dimick misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-47 |
| 08:50 | Marian | Gaylord Gerhardt snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:30 | Marian | John Alcala is hacked by Charles Hurt - foul #2 on Charles Hurt, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Marian | Robert Powell (SG), Steven Pierce (PF) Lyle Shirley, Mark Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Mercer (SG), Ryan Strand (SF), Thad Jett (PF), Leroy Swift (C) David Dimick, Richard Jones, Arthur Elliot, Charles Hurt | |
| 08:30 | Marian | John Alcala misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:30 | Marian | Gaylord Gerhardt gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:25 | Marian | Ted Story misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 08:23 | Rockford | Thad Jett gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:15 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Alcala - foul #4 on John Alcala, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Marian | Lucas Pollock (PG), Mark Pendergraft (SF) Ted Story, John Alcala | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:15 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:15 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Marian | Robert Powell blows the layup but he's fouled by Thad Jett - foul #2 on Thad Jett, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Marian | John Alcala (C) Gaylord Gerhardt | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 07:58 | Marian | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:58 | Marian | Robert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Leroy Swift snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Lucas Pollock (fresh) SG - Robert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Pendergraft (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alcala (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rockford | Ryan Strand misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Pierce - foul #1 on Steven Pierce, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark Burwell (PG) George Seiber | |
| 07:37 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:37 | Rockford | Ryan Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:37 | Marian | John Alcala snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 07:20 | Marian | John Alcala is called for a backcourt violation | 49-50 |
| Subs | Marian | Ted Story (PG) John Alcala | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 07:05 | Rockford | Thad Jett is whistled for a carry | 49-50 |
| Subs | Marian | Lyle Shirley (SF) Mark Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 07:01 | Marian | Mark Burwell steals it from Ted Story in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 07:00 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 06:59 | Marian | Robert Powell grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:45 | Marian | Robert Powell clanks a shot from the right block | 49-50 |
| 06:43 | Rockford | Leroy Swift grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:26 | Rockford | Ryan Strand hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 05:58 | Marian | Lyle Shirley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:57 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Thad Jett | 49-52 |
| 05:41 | Rockford | Thad Jett is fouled on the floor by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Marian | Mark Pendergraft (SF), Gaylord Gerhardt (PF), John Alcala (C) Lyle Shirley, Steven Pierce, Lucas Pollock | |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), David Dimick (SG), Richard Jones (SF) Mark Burwell, Gregory Mercer, Ryan Strand | |
| 05:41 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:41 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:25 | Marian | Robert Powell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 05:23 | Rockford | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 05:02 | Rockford | Thad Jett misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 05:00 | Marian | John Alcala grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:39 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft blows the layup | 49-54 |
| 04:38 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 04:23 | Rockford | George Seiber is hacked by Ted Story - foul #3 on Ted Story, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Marian | Lucas Pollock (PG), Lyle Shirley (SG) Ted Story, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Mercer (SG), Ryan Strand (SF), Arthur Elliot (PF), Charles Hurt (C) David Dimick, Richard Jones, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| 04:23 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:23 | Rockford | George Seiber misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:23 | Marian | John Alcala pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:05 | Marian | John Alcala misses the easy layup | 51-55 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:41 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer is hacked by Gaylord Gerhardt - foul #3 on Gaylord Gerhardt, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| 03:41 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:41 | Rockford | Gregory Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Lucas Pollock (fresh) SG - Lyle Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Pendergraft (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gaylord Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Alcala (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Elliot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Marian | Lyle Shirley is fouled on the floor by Ryan Strand - foul #4 on Ryan Strand, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Marian | Steven Pierce (PF) Mark Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 03:23 | Marian | Lyle Shirley misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:23 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Arthur Elliot | 51-56 |
| 03:11 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot misses the shot from the right block | 51-56 |
| 03:09 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to George Seiber | 51-56 |
| 02:58 | Rockford | Lyle Shirley picks off the pass by Arthur Elliot | 51-56 |
| 02:58 | Marian | Marian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Marian | Ted Story (PG), Robert Powell (SG), Mark Pendergraft (SF) Lucas Pollock, Lyle Shirley, Gaylord Gerhardt | |
| Subs | Rockford | Thad Jett (PF), Leroy Swift (C) Arthur Elliot, Charles Hurt | |
| 02:37 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 02:35 | Marian | John Alcala gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:19 | Marian | Robert Powell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 51-56 |
| 02:18 | Marian | John Alcala grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 01:59 | Marian | John Alcala steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-56 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Thad Jett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 01:48 | Marian | John Alcala grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:26 | Marian | Mark Pendergraft scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Powell | 54-56 |
| 01:01 | Rockford | George Seiber travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| 00:45 | Marian | John Alcala can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 00:43 | Rockford | George Seiber gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Rockford | Thad Jett misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Alcala - foul #5 on John Alcala, team foul #12 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Marian | Gaylord Gerhardt (C) John Alcala | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:16 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:16 | Rockford | Thad Jett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Marian | Thad Jett is called for the reach on Steven Pierce - foul #3 on Thad Jett, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Marian | Steven Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:11 | Marian | Steven Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Rockford | George Seiber is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Story - foul #4 on Ted Story, team foul #13 | 56-58 |
| 00:08 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:02 | Marian | Ted Story knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-60 |
| 00:01 | Rockford | Ryan Strand is hacked by Ted Story in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ted Story, team foul #14 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Marian | Lucas Pollock (PG) Ted Story | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:01 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:01 | Rockford | Ryan Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Marian | Robert Powell hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-62 |