| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Storie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Overton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Kuykendall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Gotcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Burch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Roland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | John Storie inbounds the ball | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rockford | John Storie scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark McNemar and he's fouled by Jonathan Burch - foul #3 on Jonathan Burch, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey (SF) Jonathan Burch | |
| 19:40 | Rockford | John Storie makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:25 | Kalamazoo | Paul Roland misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Mark McNemar - foul #2 on Mark McNemar, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 19:25 | Kalamazoo | Paul Roland makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 19:25 | Kalamazoo | Paul Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 19:25 | Rockford | Brian Overton snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 19:11 | Rockford | Mark McNemar is hacked by Paul Roland - foul #2 on Paul Roland, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 18:55 | Rockford | Richard Collins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark McNemar | 43-45 |
| 18:39 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher is fouled on the floor by Mark McNemar - foul #3 on Mark McNemar, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Poole (SG) Mark McNemar | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 18:24 | Kalamazoo | Richard Collins is called for the reach on John Kuykendall - foul #2 on Richard Collins, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| 18:09 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 18:08 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 18:04 | Rockford | Gary Poole drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Collins | 46-45 |
| 17:48 | Kalamazoo | Richard Collins picks off the pass by Emanuel Coffey | 46-45 |
| 17:41 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-45 |
| 17:40 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 17:39 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:21 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 17:20 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brakebill | 46-45 |
| 17:05 | Rockford | Gary Poole misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 17:04 | Rockford | Brian Overton tips it home | 48-45 |
| 16:54 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Roland | 48-47 |
| 16:43 | Rockford | John Storie clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Emanuel Coffey - foul #2 on Emanuel Coffey, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Schwister (SG), David Walston (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Richard Collins, Nicholas Brakebill, Brian Overton | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry (PG), Matthew Williams (SG), Tod Eells (SF), George Lockett (PF), Bruce Wood (C) John Kuykendall, Gordon Gotcher, Emanuel Coffey, Barry Chase, Paul Roland | |
| 16:43 | Rockford | John Storie makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:43 | Rockford | John Storie misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:43 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Baker | 49-47 |
| 16:36 | Rockford | Robert Schwister buries a floater from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 16:20 | Kalamazoo | Bruce Wood misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 16:19 | Kalamazoo | George Lockett can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 16:18 | Rockford | Gary Poole gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 16:04 | Rockford | Gary Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Wahl (PG), Randall Ester (SG) Gary Poole, John Storie | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - James Wahl (fresh) SG - Randall Ester (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Walston (fresh) C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Richard Perry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tod Eells (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Lockett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Kalamazoo | Tod Eells misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 15:50 | Rockford | Robert Schwister grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:44 | Rockford | James Wahl blows the layup but the foul's on Bruce Wood - foul #1 on Bruce Wood, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark McNemar (SG) Randall Ester | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch (SF) Richard Perry | |
| 15:44 | Rockford | James Wahl misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:44 | Rockford | James Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 15:31 | Kalamazoo | Bruce Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 52-47 |
| 15:30 | Rockford | David Walston pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 15:25 | Rockford | Bruce Wood swats the shot by James Wahl | 52-47 |
| 15:23 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to David Walston | 52-47 |
| 15:11 | Rockford | Matthew Baker banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Schwister | 54-47 |
| 14:56 | Kalamazoo | David Walston denies the turnaround by Matthew Williams | 54-47 |
| 14:54 | Kalamazoo | George Lockett tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 14:33 | Rockford | David Walston misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 14:32 | Kalamazoo | George Lockett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 14:16 | Kalamazoo | Bruce Wood's pass is intercepted by David Walston | 54-49 |
| 13:50 | Rockford | Tod Eells steals it from David Walston | 54-49 |
| 13:40 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bruce Wood | 54-51 |
| 13:19 | Rockford | David Walston comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-51 |
| 13:17 | Rockford | Matthew Baker gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:56 | Rockford | David Walston misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Lockett - foul #2 on George Lockett, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Collins (PG), Gary Poole (SG), John Storie (SF), Brian Overton (C) James Wahl, Mark McNemar, Robert Schwister, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Kuykendall (PG), Gordon Gotcher (SG), Emanuel Coffey (SF), Barry Chase (PF), Paul Roland (C) Matthew Williams, Tod Eells, Jonathan Burch, George Lockett, Bruce Wood | |
| 12:56 | Rockford | David Walston misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:56 | Rockford | David Walston misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:56 | Kalamazoo | Paul Roland pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:41 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Roland | 54-54 |
| 12:30 | Rockford | Gary Poole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 12:14 | Kalamazoo | Gary Poole is called for the reach on Gordon Gotcher - foul #2 on Gary Poole, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill (PF) David Walston | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 12:02 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Chase | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Poole (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Storie (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brian Overton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Kuykendall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Gotcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emanuel Coffey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barry Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Roland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Rockford | Richard Collins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 11:39 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 11:20 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 11:18 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Storie | 59-56 |
| 10:58 | Rockford | John Storie drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 10:46 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 10:45 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 10:43 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:38 | Kalamazoo | Richard Collins picks off the pass by Gordon Gotcher | 62-56 |
| 10:11 | Rockford | Gordon Gotcher picks off the pass by Gary Poole | 62-56 |
| 10:07 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher hits the finger roll | 62-58 |
| 09:51 | Rockford | Richard Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 09:50 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 09:41 | Kalamazoo | Brian Overton swats the layup by John Kuykendall | 62-58 |
| 09:40 | Rockford | John Storie grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:35 | Rockford | Gordon Gotcher picks off the pass by Richard Collins in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 09:19 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 09:17 | Rockford | John Storie grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 08:56 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Collins and he's fouled by Paul Roland - foul #3 on Paul Roland, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randall Ester (PG), Mark McNemar (SG), Robert Schwister (SF), Matthew Baker (C) Richard Collins, Gary Poole, John Storie, Brian Overton | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Matthew Williams (PG), Tod Eells (SG), Jonathan Burch (SF), George Lockett (PF), Bruce Wood (C) John Kuykendall, Gordon Gotcher, Emanuel Coffey, Barry Chase, Paul Roland | |
| 08:56 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:32 | Kalamazoo | Tod Eells misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-58 |
| 08:31 | Rockford | Robert Schwister snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 08:24 | Rockford | Mark McNemar misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Tod Eells - foul #2 on Tod Eells, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 08:24 | Rockford | Mark McNemar makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:24 | Rockford | Mark McNemar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:13 | Kalamazoo | Tod Eells drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 07:46 | Rockford | Mark McNemar buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Schwister | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Randall Ester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Brakebill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Matthew Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tod Eells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Lockett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Wood (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Williams is called for traveling | 70-61 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Storie (SF), David Walston (PF) Robert Schwister, Nicholas Brakebill | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Kuykendall (PG) Tod Eells | |
| 07:05 | Rockford | Mark McNemar clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 70-61 |
| 07:04 | Rockford | John Storie hits the follow up shot | 72-61 |
| 06:45 | Kalamazoo | John Kuykendall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 06:22 | Rockford | Matthew Baker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark McNemar | 74-63 |
| 06:05 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-63 |
| 06:04 | Kalamazoo | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Burch | 74-63 |
| 05:47 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Williams is fouled on the floor by David Walston - foul #2 on David Walston, team foul #5 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Collins (PG), Gary Poole (SG), Robert Schwister (PF), Brian Overton (C) Randall Ester, Mark McNemar, David Walston, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry (PG), Gordon Gotcher (SG), Emanuel Coffey (SF), Barry Chase (PF), Paul Roland (C) John Kuykendall, Matthew Williams, Jonathan Burch, George Lockett, Bruce Wood | |
| 05:42 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase misses the easy layup | 74-63 |
| 05:41 | Rockford | Brian Overton gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 05:29 | Rockford | Paul Roland is called for the reach on John Storie - foul #4 on Paul Roland, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| 05:29 | Rockford | John Storie makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 05:29 | Rockford | John Storie makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Kalamazoo | Richard Collins steps in front of the Barry Chase pass | 76-63 |
| 05:09 | Rockford | John Storie jams it set up by Richard Collins | 78-63 |
| 04:57 | Kalamazoo | Brian Overton steps in front of the Gordon Gotcher pass | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Robert Schwister clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Chase - foul #1 on Barry Chase, team foul #9 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Baker (PF) John Storie | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Kuykendall (PG), Jonathan Burch (SF) Richard Perry, Emanuel Coffey | |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Robert Schwister makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Robert Schwister misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 04:28 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch grabs the board | 79-63 |
| 04:13 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Schwister - foul #1 on Robert Schwister, team foul #6 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark McNemar (SG), David Walston (PF) Gary Poole, Brian Overton | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 04:13 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase misses the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 04:13 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Matthew Baker misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Roland - foul #5 on Paul Roland, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey (C) Paul Roland | |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Matthew Baker misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Kalamazoo | Gordon Gotcher misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 80-64 |
| 03:46 | Rockford | Richard Collins pulls down the rebound | 80-64 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Schwister (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Walston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - John Kuykendall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Gotcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barry Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Emanuel Coffey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Rockford | John Kuykendall is called for the reach on Richard Collins - foul #3 on John Kuykendall, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill (PF) Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Matthew Williams (SG) Gordon Gotcher | |
| 03:22 | Rockford | Richard Collins makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 03:22 | Rockford | Richard Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:03 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase can't finish the layup | 82-64 |
| 03:01 | Rockford | The rebound goes to David Walston | 82-64 |
| 02:49 | Rockford | Robert Schwister hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 82-64 |
| 02:48 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Barry Chase | 82-64 |
| 02:30 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-64 |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill gets the rebound | 82-64 |
| 02:06 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-64 |
| 02:05 | Rockford | Richard Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 01:44 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill travels with the ball | 82-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randall Ester (PG), Gary Poole (SG), Matthew Baker (C) Richard Collins, Mark McNemar, Nicholas Brakebill | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry (PG), Tod Eells (SF), George Lockett (C) John Kuykendall, Jonathan Burch, Barry Chase | |
| 01:31 | Kalamazoo | The pull-up jumper by Richard Perry is blocked by Robert Schwister | 82-64 |
| 01:30 | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry grabs the offensive board | 82-64 |
| 01:24 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 82-64 |
| 01:23 | Rockford | David Walston grabs the board | 82-64 |
| 01:07 | Rockford | Matthew Baker misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Williams - foul #1 on Matthew Williams, team foul #12 | 82-64 |
| 01:07 | Rockford | Matthew Baker makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 01:07 | Rockford | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 00:55 | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Williams | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rockford | Gary Poole misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 84-67 |
| 00:25 | Rockford | Randall Ester hits the follow up shot | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Baker is called for the reach on Richard Perry - foul #2 on Matthew Baker, team foul #7 | 86-67 |
| 00:20 | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 00:20 | Kalamazoo | Richard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Randall Ester runs out the clock | 86-69 |