| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Covington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Anderson (fresh) 8 reb. C - Newton Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Bradford Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Fredericks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Vegas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Easley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Galicia (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | William Vegas inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:48 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:48 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:48 | Earlham | Newton Davis snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:24 | Earlham | Kevin Covington is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kevin Covington, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fred Moore (PG) Kevin Covington | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 18:59 | Rockford | William Vegas misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Anderson - foul #1 on William Anderson, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| 18:59 | Rockford | William Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Rockford | William Vegas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Earlham | William Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:53 | Earlham | Michael Hill hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Moore | 37-36 |
| 18:31 | Rockford | John Easley is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| 18:02 | Earlham | John Easley is called for the reach on William Anderson - foul #2 on John Easley, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 17:49 | Earlham | Michael Hill buries a shot in the paint set up by Fred Moore | 39-36 |
| 17:35 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:34 | Earlham | Newton Davis grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 17:27 | Earlham | Fred Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | Rockford | Charles Galicia pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:03 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 17:02 | Earlham | William Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:47 | Earlham | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:45 | Rockford | John Easley grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:41 | Rockford | William Anderson denies the turnaround by William Vegas | 39-36 |
| 16:40 | Earlham | Newton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | Earlham | Newton Davis is hacked by Bradford Perry - foul #2 on Bradford Perry, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Nathaniel Wofford (SG), Stanley McCarr (PF), Steven Yoakum (C) Lawrence Williams, William Anderson, Newton Davis | |
| Subs | Rockford | Nathan Eckman (PG), Keith Hester (SG), David Powell (SF), Tony Hobbs (PF) Bradford Perry, Kevin Fredericks, William Vegas, John Easley | |
| 16:19 | Earlham | Fred Moore is hacked by Tony Hobbs - foul #2 on Tony Hobbs, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 16:00 | Earlham | Charles Galicia is called for the reach on Fred Moore - foul #3 on Charles Galicia, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Covington (PG), Merlin Whaley (SF) Fred Moore, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler (SF) Charles Galicia | |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Covington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Wofford (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Merlin Whaley (fresh) PF - Stanley McCarr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Yoakum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Nathan Eckman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Hester (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terrence Kuebler (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Hobbs (fresh) C - David Powell (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Earlham | Kevin Covington misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:37 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 15:32 | Rockford | Keith Hester lays it up and in set up by Terrence Kuebler | 39-38 |
| 15:12 | Earlham | Kevin Covington misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 15:11 | Earlham | Steven Yoakum pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:52 | Earlham | Stanley McCarr's floater is tipped away by Terrence Kuebler | 39-38 |
| 14:51 | Rockford | Nathan Eckman gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:39 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler misses the lay-in | 39-38 |
| 14:38 | Earlham | The rebound goes to Kevin Covington | 39-38 |
| 14:21 | Earlham | Keith Hester takes the ball from Steven Yoakum | 39-38 |
| 13:58 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:57 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Kuebler | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Rockford | Kevin Covington steps in front of the Keith Hester pass | 39-38 |
| 13:22 | Earlham | Kevin Covington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | Earlham | Nathaniel Wofford tips it home | 41-38 |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Merlin Whaley - foul #1 on Merlin Whaley, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fred Moore (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Michael Hill (SF), William Anderson (PF), Newton Davis (C) Kevin Covington, Nathaniel Wofford, Merlin Whaley, Stanley McCarr, Steven Yoakum | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bradford Perry (PG), Kevin Fredericks (SG), John Easley (PF), Charles Galicia (C) Nathan Eckman, Keith Hester, Tony Hobbs, David Powell | |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:39 | Earlham | Fred Moore drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams and he's hacked by Bradford Perry - foul #3 on Bradford Perry, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Rockford | William Vegas (SF) Terrence Kuebler | |
| 12:39 | Earlham | Fred Moore makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:10 | Rockford | Fred Moore takes the ball from Charles Galicia | 44-40 |
| 12:07 | Earlham | Fred Moore misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 12:06 | Earlham | William Anderson grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 11:49 | Earlham | Fred Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 11:48 | Earlham | Michael Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Fred Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Anderson (fresh) 11 reb. C - Newton Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Bradford Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Fredericks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Easley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Galicia (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Earlham | Michael Hill is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Covington (PG) Fred Moore | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 11:16 | Rockford | William Vegas loses the dribble to Michael Hill | 44-40 |
| 11:09 | Earlham | Michael Hill comes up short on the shot from the right block | 44-40 |
| 11:08 | Earlham | Newton Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | Earlham | Kevin Covington clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Rockford | Charles Galicia pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:32 | Rockford | Newton Davis is called for the reach on Charles Galicia - foul #2 on Newton Davis, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler (SF) William Vegas | |
| 10:16 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bradford Perry | 44-43 |
| 09:53 | Earlham | Lawrence Williams double dribbles | 44-43 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fred Moore (SG), Stanley McCarr (C) Lawrence Williams, Newton Davis | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:29 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 09:28 | Rockford | John Easley hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 09:04 | Earlham | Charles Galicia steals the ball from Michael Hill | 44-45 |
| 08:35 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 08:33 | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:19 | Rockford | Michael Hill steals the ball from Charles Galicia | 44-45 |
| 08:13 | Earlham | Michael Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-45 |
| 08:12 | Earlham | Stanley McCarr grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:01 | Earlham | Fred Moore's layup is rejected by Charles Galicia | 44-45 |
| 07:59 | Rockford | Charles Galicia pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:37 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 07:35 | Earlham | Michael Hill grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Kevin Covington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 reb. C - Stanley McCarr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Bradford Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Fredericks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Kuebler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Easley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Galicia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Earlham | Fred Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 07:29 | Earlham | Michael Hill grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 07:14 | Earlham | Michael Hill misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 07:13 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Charles Galicia | 44-45 |
| 07:03 | Rockford | Charles Galicia makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Stanley McCarr - foul #2 on Stanley McCarr, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Earlham | Lawrence Williams (SG), Merlin Whaley (SF), Newton Davis (PF), Steven Yoakum (C) Kevin Covington, Michael Hill, William Anderson, Stanley McCarr | |
| Subs | Rockford | William Vegas (PG), Keith Hester (SG), David Powell (SF), Tony Hobbs (PF) Bradford Perry, Kevin Fredericks, Terrence Kuebler, John Easley | |
| 07:03 | Rockford | Charles Galicia makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:40 | Earlham | Lawrence Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fred Moore | 47-48 |
| 06:20 | Rockford | William Vegas lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Hobbs | 47-50 |
| 05:59 | Earlham | Lawrence Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Covington (PG) Fred Moore | |
| Subs | Rockford | Nathan Eckman (PG) Charles Galicia | |
| 05:39 | Rockford | Nathan Eckman clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 47-50 |
| 05:37 | Earlham | Newton Davis snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 05:20 | Earlham | Steven Yoakum clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-50 |
| 05:18 | Rockford | William Vegas gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:53 | Rockford | Nathan Eckman banks in the layup on a great pass from William Vegas and he's hacked by Newton Davis - foul #3 on Newton Davis, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Earlham | Fred Moore (PG), Michael Hill (SF), Stanley McCarr (PF) Kevin Covington, Merlin Whaley, Steven Yoakum | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks (SG) Keith Hester | |
| 04:53 | Rockford | Nathan Eckman makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:31 | Earlham | Stanley McCarr misses the floater from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 04:30 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 04:25 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-53 |
| 04:23 | Rockford | Tony Hobbs grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Stanley McCarr is called for the reach on David Powell - foul #3 on Stanley McCarr, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Earlham | Nathaniel Wofford (SG), William Anderson (PF) Lawrence Williams, Newton Davis | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bradford Perry (PG), Terrence Kuebler (SF), John Easley (PF) Nathan Eckman, William Vegas, Tony Hobbs | |
| 04:03 | Rockford | David Powell makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | David Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:51 | Earlham | William Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Hill and he's fouled by Bradford Perry - foul #4 on Bradford Perry, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Charles Galicia (C) David Powell | |
| 03:51 | Earlham | William Anderson misses the free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:51 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Easley | 49-55 |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Nathaniel Wofford is called for the reach on Kevin Fredericks - foul #3 on Nathaniel Wofford, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Earlham | Steven Yoakum (C) Stanley McCarr | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Earlham | PG - Fred Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Wofford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hill (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Steven Yoakum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Bradford Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Fredericks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Kuebler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Easley (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Galicia (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Earlham | Fred Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 03:09 | Rockford | Charles Galicia gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks clanks a jump hook from the right block | 49-57 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | William Anderson grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 02:39 | Earlham | Earlham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | Kevin Covington (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Newton Davis (C) Fred Moore, Nathaniel Wofford, Steven Yoakum | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 02:20 | Earlham | Lawrence Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 02:19 | Earlham | William Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 02:04 | Earlham | Kevin Covington is hacked by Bradford Perry - foul #5 on Bradford Perry, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Rockford | William Vegas (PG) Bradford Perry | |
| 02:04 | Earlham | Kevin Covington makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:04 | Earlham | Kevin Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Rockford | William Vegas comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 01:42 | Earlham | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Earlham | Lawrence Williams scores on a floater from the left side | 53-57 |
| 01:15 | Rockford | Kevin Covington steals it from Terrence Kuebler | 53-57 |
| 01:12 | Earlham | Kevin Covington jams it | 55-57 |
| 01:01 | Rockford | Charles Galicia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 55-57 |
| 00:59 | Earlham | Newton Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Earlham | Kevin Covington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rockford | Lawrence Williams is called for the reach on Kevin Fredericks - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 00:34 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:34 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Michael Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terrence Kuebler - foul #4 on Terrence Kuebler, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Michael Hill makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:29 | Earlham | Michael Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:29 | Rockford | John Easley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rockford | John Easley is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Covington - foul #4 on Kevin Covington, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Powell (PG) Terrence Kuebler | |
| 00:26 | Rockford | John Easley makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | Rockford | John Easley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:19 | Earlham | Kevin Covington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Earlham | Michael Hill grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:14 | Earlham | Kevin Covington scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Newton Davis | 59-61 |
| 00:14 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Earlham | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Terrence Kuebler (SF) David Powell | |
| 00:12 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Williams - foul #3 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #12 | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:12 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:04 | Earlham | Kevin Covington misses the 3 from straight away | 59-63 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | John Easley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Earlham | Earlham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rockford | John Easley runs out the clock | 59-63 |