| Lineup | Rockford | PG - David Cranor (fresh) SG - Johnny Valentine (fresh) SF - Robert Howell (fresh) PF - Charles Jackson (fresh) C - Richard Papp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Daniel Tarin (fresh) SG - Douglas McHenry (fresh) SF - Brian Montague (fresh) PF - Wilbur Marcum (fresh) C - Gerald Millhouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albion | Gerald Millhouse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albion | Albion is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Albion | Brian Montague misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Albion | Gerald Millhouse can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rockford | Charles Jackson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rockford | Richard Papp knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Cranor | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Albion | Gerald Millhouse misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Rockford | Richard Papp snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Rockford | Charles Jackson loses the dribble to Douglas McHenry in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Albion | Richard Papp swats the short shot by Wilbur Marcum | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Rockford | Charles Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Rockford | David Cranor misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Rockford | Richard Papp hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | Albion | Brian Montague is hacked by Charles Jackson - foul #1 on Charles Jackson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Albion | Johnny Valentine picks off the pass by Brian Montague | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Rockford | David Cranor misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | Rockford | Robert Howell gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | Rockford | Johnny Valentine clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas McHenry - foul #1 on Douglas McHenry, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Dobbs (PG) David Cranor | |
| Subs | Albion | Charles Martel (PG), Carl Blevins (SG), Don Phillips (SF), Lester Brooks (PF), Bernard Grove (C) Daniel Tarin, Douglas McHenry, Brian Montague, Wilbur Marcum, Gerald Millhouse | |
| 17:20 | Rockford | Johnny Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Rockford | Johnny Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Albion | Lester Brooks snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:07 | Albion | Carl Blevins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Martel | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | Rockford | Richard Papp double dribbles | 5-3 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ronald Howard (SG), Taylor Dow (SF), Timothy Campbell (PF), Sam Long (C) Johnny Valentine, Robert Howell, Charles Jackson, Richard Papp | |
| Subs | Albion | | |
| 16:29 | Albion | Bernard Grove drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Martel | 5-5 |
| 16:04 | Rockford | Timothy Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:02 | Albion | Charles Martel gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - John Dobbs (fresh) SG - Ronald Howard (fresh) SF - Taylor Dow (fresh) PF - Timothy Campbell (fresh) C - Sam Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Charles Martel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Phillips (fresh) PF - Lester Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Grove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Albion | Bernard Grove comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | Albion | Don Phillips tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 15:33 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 5-5 |
| 15:26 | Rockford | Lester Brooks picks off the pass by John Dobbs | 5-5 |
| 15:17 | Albion | Charles Martel hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Blevins | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | Rockford | Taylor Dow is hacked by Don Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Phillips, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Rockford | David Cranor (PG), Johnny Valentine (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Charles Jackson (PF), Richard Papp (C) John Dobbs, Ronald Howard, Taylor Dow, Timothy Campbell, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Albion | Daniel Tarin (PG), Douglas McHenry (SG), Brian Montague (SF), Wilbur Marcum (PF), Gerald Millhouse (C) Charles Martel, Carl Blevins, Don Phillips, Lester Brooks, Bernard Grove | |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Robert Howell is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Valentine | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Albion | Richard Papp is called for the reach on Daniel Tarin - foul #1 on Richard Papp, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | Albion | Robert Howell takes the ball from Gerald Millhouse | 7-7 |
| 14:21 | Rockford | Robert Howell lays it in | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Albion | Douglas McHenry buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Brian Montague | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Rockford | Richard Papp misses the easy open layup | 9-9 |
| 13:55 | Albion | Gerald Millhouse grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | Albion | Brian Montague hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:38 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 13:34 | Rockford | David Cranor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | Rockford | Robert Howell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ronald Howard (SG), Timothy Campbell (PF) Johnny Valentine, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Albion | Charles Martel (PG), Don Phillips (SG), Lester Brooks (SF), Bernard Grove (C) Daniel Tarin, Douglas McHenry, Brian Montague, Gerald Millhouse | |
| 13:10 | Rockford | The refs have stopped play. David Cranor is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Dobbs (PG) David Cranor | |
| Subs | Albion | Carl Blevins (SG) Wilbur Marcum | |
| 13:01 | Albion | Bernard Grove makes the turnaround in the lane | 9-11 |
| 12:56 | Rockford | John Dobbs scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Howell | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Albion | Lester Brooks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Papp - foul #2 on Richard Papp, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Dow (SF), Sam Long (C) Robert Howell, Richard Papp | |
| Subs | Albion | | |
| 12:40 | Albion | Lester Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:40 | Albion | Lester Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:38 | Rockford | Taylor Dow is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Grove - foul #1 on Bernard Grove, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Albion | Nathan Hogan (SG), Denis Redfern (C) Charles Martel, Bernard Grove | |
| 12:11 | Rockford | Ronald Howard can't finish the layup | 11-13 |
| 12:10 | Albion | Lester Brooks pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:55 | Albion | Denis Redfern knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - John Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Howard (fresh) SF - Taylor Dow (fresh) PF - Timothy Campbell (fairly fresh) C - Sam Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Carl Blevins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Hogan (fresh) SF - Don Phillips (fresh) PF - Lester Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Denis Redfern (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Rockford | Taylor Dow comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Don Phillips - foul #2 on Don Phillips, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rockford | Johnny Valentine (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Charles Jackson (PF) Ronald Howard, Timothy Campbell, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Albion | Daniel Tarin (PG), Douglas McHenry (SG), Brian Montague (SF), Wilbur Marcum (PF), Gerald Millhouse (C) Carl Blevins, Nathan Hogan, Don Phillips, Lester Brooks, Denis Redfern | |
| 11:31 | Rockford | Taylor Dow misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:31 | Rockford | Taylor Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:14 | Albion | Brian Montague misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | Rockford | Taylor Dow pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:52 | Rockford | Robert Howell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-15 |
| 10:50 | Rockford | Taylor Dow tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 10:48 | Albion | Daniel Tarin snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:41 | Albion | Douglas McHenry misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:40 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 10:29 | Rockford | John Dobbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Tarin - foul #1 on Daniel Tarin, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | Sam Long (C) Taylor Dow | |
| Subs | Albion | Nathan Hogan (SG), Denis Redfern (SF), Bernard Grove (C) Douglas McHenry, Brian Montague, Gerald Millhouse | |
| 10:29 | Rockford | John Dobbs misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:29 | Rockford | John Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:11 | Albion | Bernard Grove blows the layup | 13-17 |
| 10:09 | Albion | Denis Redfern pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:57 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Tarin | 13-19 |
| 09:42 | Rockford | Robert Howell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 09:40 | Albion | Bernard Grove grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:24 | Albion | Daniel Tarin makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Denis Redfern | 13-21 |
| 09:18 | Rockford | John Dobbs is hacked by Nathan Hogan - foul #1 on Nathan Hogan, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Rockford | Forrest Willis (PG), Ronald Howard (SG), Robert Cox (SF), Timothy Campbell (PF) John Dobbs, Johnny Valentine, Robert Howell, Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Albion | Charles Martel (PG), Douglas McHenry (SG), Brian Montague (SF), Lester Brooks (PF), Gerald Millhouse (C) Daniel Tarin, Nathan Hogan, Denis Redfern, Wilbur Marcum, Bernard Grove | |
| 08:57 | Rockford | Ronald Howard is hacked by Gerald Millhouse - foul #1 on Gerald Millhouse, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Dow (SF) Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Albion | Carl Blevins (PG) Charles Martel | |
| 08:57 | Rockford | Ronald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:57 | Rockford | Ronald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:41 | Albion | Brian Montague banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Blevins | 15-23 |
| 08:26 | Rockford | Ronald Howard connects on the turnaround from the left block | 17-23 |
| 08:09 | Albion | Douglas McHenry misses the easy layup | 17-23 |
| 08:07 | Rockford | Timothy Campbell grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 08:05 | Rockford | Ronald Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Blevins - foul #1 on Carl Blevins, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Howell (SF), Charles Jackson (PF) Timothy Campbell, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Albion | Charles Martel (PG), Bernard Grove (PF), Denis Redfern (C) Carl Blevins, Brian Montague, Gerald Millhouse | |
| 08:05 | Rockford | Ronald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:05 | Rockford | Ronald Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:05 | Rockford | Taylor Dow pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:49 | Rockford | Taylor Dow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 07:48 | Rockford | Robert Howell gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Forrest Willis (fresh) SG - Ronald Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Dow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Charles Martel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas McHenry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Grove (fresh) 4 pts. C - Denis Redfern (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Rockford | Charles Jackson blows the layup but he's fouled by Bernard Grove - foul #2 on Bernard Grove, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Timothy Campbell (C) Taylor Dow | |
| Subs | Albion | Daniel Tarin (PG), Nathan Hogan (SG), Wilbur Marcum (PF), Gerald Millhouse (C) Charles Martel, Douglas McHenry, Lester Brooks, Bernard Grove | |
| 07:38 | Rockford | Charles Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:38 | Rockford | Charles Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:24 | Albion | Denis Redfern buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-26 |
| 07:09 | Rockford | Ronald Howard is whistled for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Dobbs (PG), Johnny Valentine (SG) Forrest Willis, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Albion | Brian Montague (SF) Gerald Millhouse | |
| 06:44 | Albion | Robert Howell is called for the reach on Brian Montague - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Cox (SF) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Albion | Carl Blevins (SG) Nathan Hogan | |
| 06:29 | Albion | Charles Jackson is called for the reach on Daniel Tarin - foul #2 on Charles Jackson, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Dow (C) Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | Albion | Charles Martel (PG) Daniel Tarin | |
| 06:10 | Albion | Denis Redfern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | Sam Long (C) Timothy Campbell | |
| Subs | Albion | Lester Brooks (SF), Gerald Millhouse (C) Brian Montague, Denis Redfern | |
| 05:47 | Rockford | Johnny Valentine misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 05:45 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:28 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | Forrest Willis (PG), Ronald Howard (SG), Robert Howell (SF), Timothy Campbell (C) John Dobbs, Johnny Valentine, Robert Cox, Taylor Dow | |
| Subs | Albion | Daniel Tarin (PG), Douglas McHenry (SG), Brian Montague (SF) Charles Martel, Carl Blevins, Wilbur Marcum | |
| 05:16 | Rockford | Daniel Tarin picks off the pass by Sam Long | 19-26 |
| 05:06 | Albion | Brian Montague connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas McHenry | 19-29 |
| 05:03 | Rockford | Douglas McHenry is called for the reach on Ronald Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas McHenry, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Albion | Nathan Hogan (SG), Denis Redfern (PF) Douglas McHenry, Lester Brooks | |
| 05:03 | Rockford | Ronald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:03 | Rockford | Ronald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:50 | Albion | Nathan Hogan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-29 |
| 04:49 | Rockford | Forrest Willis grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 04:45 | Rockford | Ronald Howard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 04:44 | Rockford | Sam Long misses the tip | 21-29 |
| 04:43 | Albion | The rebound goes to Brian Montague | 21-29 |
| 04:24 | Albion | Timothy Campbell steps in front of the Brian Montague pass | 21-29 |
| 03:57 | Rockford | Forrest Willis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Campbell | 24-29 |
| 03:45 | Albion | Brian Montague can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Sam Long - foul #1 on Sam Long, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Dobbs (PG), Johnny Valentine (SG), Charles Jackson (PF), Richard Papp (C) Forrest Willis, Ronald Howard, Sam Long, Timothy Campbell | |
| Subs | Albion | Carl Blevins (PG), Douglas McHenry (SG), Wilbur Marcum (PF), Lester Brooks (C) Daniel Tarin, Nathan Hogan, Denis Redfern, Gerald Millhouse | |
| 03:45 | Albion | Brian Montague misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:45 | Albion | Brian Montague makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - John Dobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Valentine (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Papp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Carl Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas McHenry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Montague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilbur Marcum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Rockford | Johnny Valentine is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Albion | Bernard Grove (C) Brian Montague | |
| 03:27 | Albion | Richard Papp takes the ball from Bernard Grove | 24-30 |
| 03:19 | Rockford | Robert Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Dow (SF) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Albion | | |
| 03:09 | Albion | Johnny Valentine is called for the reach on Douglas McHenry - foul #1 on Johnny Valentine, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| 03:09 | Albion | Douglas McHenry makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:09 | Albion | Douglas McHenry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:57 | Rockford | Johnny Valentine's pass is intercepted by Lester Brooks | 24-32 |
| 02:43 | Albion | Lester Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rockford | Forrest Willis (PG) John Dobbs | |
| Subs | Albion | Charles Martel (PG), Don Phillips (SF) Carl Blevins, Lester Brooks | |
| 02:40 | Rockford | Forrest Willis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 02:32 | Albion | Wilbur Marcum is whistled for a carry | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ronald Howard (PG) Forrest Willis | |
| Subs | Albion | Denis Redfern (C) Wilbur Marcum | |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Ronald Howard's pass is intercepted by Charles Martel in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 02:20 | Albion | Denis Redfern is hacked by Ronald Howard - foul #1 on Ronald Howard, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rockford | Forrest Willis (PG), Robert Howell (SF) Johnny Valentine, Taylor Dow | |
| Subs | Albion | Nathan Hogan (SG) Douglas McHenry | |
| 02:20 | Albion | Denis Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:20 | Albion | Denis Redfern makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:00 | Rockford | Ronald Howard drills a 3 from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 01:38 | Albion | Nathan Hogan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 01:37 | Rockford | Richard Papp pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:18 | Rockford | Ronald Howard can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 01:17 | Albion | Bernard Grove grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 01:11 | Albion | Charles Martel hits a fadeaway from the right block | 27-36 |
| 00:47 | Rockford | Robert Howell is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 00:46 | Albion | Bernard Grove gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:34 | Albion | Charles Martel lays it up and in on a great pass from Don Phillips | 27-38 |
| 00:29 | Rockford | Forrest Willis clanks a floater from the right side | 27-38 |
| 00:28 | Rockford | Richard Papp tips it home | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | Albion | Denis Redfern banks in the layup | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Ronald Howard misses the fullcourt shot | 29-40 |