| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Joseph Szychowski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Julian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Arnold (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Cristopher Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie Bell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Domingue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Finlandia | James Jones inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Finlandia | Dennis Jackson is called for the reach on Johnnie Bell - foul #2 on Dennis Jackson, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 19:25 | Finlandia | Julian Brown steps in front of the Cristopher Corbett pass | 44-30 |
| 19:21 | Rockford | Steven Arnold hits the finger roll on a great pass from Julian Brown | 46-30 |
| 19:08 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell dunks the ball set up by Cristopher Corbett and he's hacked by Dennis Jackson - foul #3 on Dennis Jackson, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Rockford | Walter Cackowski (C) Dennis Jackson | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 19:08 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:46 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski misses long on a shot near the basket | 46-33 |
| 18:45 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 18:28 | Rockford | Steven Arnold misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 18:26 | Rockford | Julian Brown grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 18:19 | Rockford | Julian Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 18:17 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Darnell Domingue | 46-33 |
| 18:12 | Finlandia | The short jumper by James Jones is denied by Steven Arnold | 46-33 |
| 18:10 | Finlandia | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:53 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Jones | 46-35 |
| 17:42 | Rockford | Julian Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 17:34 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 49-35 |
| 17:32 | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 17:13 | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue misses the dunk attempt | 49-35 |
| 17:12 | Rockford | Joe Mangus snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 16:57 | Rockford | Steven Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gordon Hood (SG), Al Gorsky (SF), David Boydston (PF) Julian Brown, Joe Mangus, Steven Arnold | |
| Subs | Finlandia | William Campbell (PG), Larry Carter (SG), James Hickok (SF), Martin Baggett (C) Cristopher Corbett, Johnnie Bell, James Jones, Robert Lewis | |
| 16:36 | Finlandia | The refs have stopped play. Martin Baggett is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 49-35 |
| Subs | Rockford | Clayton Akers (SG) Joseph Szychowski | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Christopher Bickford (C) Martin Baggett | |
| 16:28 | Finlandia | Christopher Bickford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| 16:12 | Rockford | Al Gorsky makes the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Darnell Domingue - foul #2 on Darnell Domingue, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| 16:12 | Rockford | Al Gorsky makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 16:02 | Finlandia | Walter Cackowski picks off the pass by James Hickok | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Gordon Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Akers (fresh) SF - Al Gorsky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Boydston (fresh) C - Walter Cackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Carter (fresh) SF - James Hickok (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darnell Domingue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Bickford (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rockford | Gordon Hood hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Clayton Akers | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:42 | Finlandia | James Hickok scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Carter | 54-37 |
| 15:17 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-37 |
| 15:16 | Rockford | Clayton Akers tips it but misses | 54-37 |
| 15:15 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski tips it but misses | 54-37 |
| 15:14 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to James Hickok | 54-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 15:07 | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Boydston - foul #2 on David Boydston, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski (PG), Julian Brown (SG), Joe Mangus (SF), Steven Arnold (PF), Dennis Jackson (C) Gordon Hood, Clayton Akers, Al Gorsky, David Boydston, Walter Cackowski | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett (PG), Johnnie Bell (SG), James Jones (SF), Robert Lewis (C) William Campbell, Larry Carter, James Hickok, Christopher Bickford | |
| 15:07 | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 15:07 | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Steven Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Darnell Domingue - foul #3 on Darnell Domingue, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ray Clifton (PF) Darnell Domingue | |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Steven Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Steven Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 14:17 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett buries a shot from close range set up by Johnnie Bell | 56-41 |
| 14:04 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| 13:50 | Finlandia | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 13:49 | Rockford | Joe Mangus gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 13:42 | Rockford | Joe Mangus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 13:40 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 13:38 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett's pass is intercepted by Joseph Szychowski in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| 13:35 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski can't finish the layup | 56-41 |
| 13:34 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 13:30 | Finlandia | Julian Brown is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #2 on Julian Brown, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Rockford | Al Gorsky (SF) Joe Mangus | |
| Subs | Finlandia | James Hickok (PG) Cristopher Corbett | |
| 13:11 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 13:10 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton grabs the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 12:49 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 12:48 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton grabs the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 12:40 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 12:38 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Dennis Jackson | 56-41 |
| 12:30 | Rockford | Steven Arnold is whistled for a carry | 56-41 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gordon Hood (SG), Walter Cackowski (PF) Julian Brown, Steven Arnold | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Christopher Bickford (C) Robert Lewis | |
| 12:21 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hickok | 56-43 |
| 11:59 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski misses the turnaround from the baseline | 56-43 |
| 11:58 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to James Jones | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Joseph Szychowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gordon Hood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Al Gorsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Cackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - James Hickok (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Bell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Clifton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Bickford (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Bickford | 56-46 |
| 11:40 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 11:38 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 11:34 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 11:33 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 11:04 | Rockford | Dennis Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 11:02 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 10:47 | Rockford | Gordon Hood loses the dribble to Christopher Bickford | 56-46 |
| 10:28 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 10:26 | Finlandia | James Hickok tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Szychowski | 58-48 |
| 09:48 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Hickok | 58-51 |
| 09:35 | Rockford | Gordon Hood misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 09:33 | Finlandia | James Hickok gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:28 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton is whistled for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Val Cortright (PG), Julian Brown (SG), Joe Mangus (SF), Steven Arnold (PF) Joseph Szychowski, Gordon Hood, Al Gorsky, Walter Cackowski | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett (PG), Larry Carter (SG), Darnell Domingue (SF), Martin Baggett (PF), Robert Lewis (C) James Hickok, Johnnie Bell, James Jones, Ray Clifton, Christopher Bickford | |
| 09:15 | Rockford | Val Cortright can't connect on a shot from the left block | 58-51 |
| 09:14 | Finlandia | Martin Baggett pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:09 | Finlandia | Larry Carter misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 09:08 | Rockford | Julian Brown snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:51 | Rockford | Julian Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 08:49 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Martin Baggett | 58-51 |
| 08:42 | Finlandia | Martin Baggett misses long on a shot near the basket | 58-51 |
| 08:40 | Rockford | Julian Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:21 | Rockford | Julian Brown misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 08:20 | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:13 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Lewis | 58-53 |
| 08:03 | Rockford | Robert Lewis swats the short shot by Joe Mangus | 58-53 |
| 08:02 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:55 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Darnell Domingue | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Val Cortright (fresh) SG - Julian Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Mangus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Cristopher Corbett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darnell Domingue (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Martin Baggett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Rockford | Dennis Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:39 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:38 | Finlandia | Larry Carter misses the tip | 61-55 |
| 07:37 | Rockford | Dennis Jackson pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:28 | Rockford | Julian Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Val Cortright | 64-55 |
| 07:08 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darnell Domingue | 64-57 |
| 06:53 | Rockford | Larry Carter knocks away the 3 by Julian Brown | 64-57 |
| 06:51 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 06:46 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 64-57 |
| 06:44 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Dennis Jackson | 64-57 |
| 06:35 | Rockford | Dennis Jackson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 06:33 | Finlandia | Martin Baggett grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:26 | Finlandia | Larry Carter drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cristopher Corbett | 64-60 |
| 06:19 | Rockford | Joe Mangus misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 06:17 | Finlandia | Martin Baggett pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:11 | Finlandia | Larry Carter double dribbles | 64-60 |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski (PG), Gordon Hood (SG), David Boydston (SF), Walter Cackowski (C) Val Cortright, Julian Brown, Joe Mangus, Dennis Jackson | |
| Subs | Finlandia | James Hickok (PG), Johnnie Bell (SG), James Jones (SF), Ray Clifton (PF), Christopher Bickford (C) Cristopher Corbett, Larry Carter, Darnell Domingue, Martin Baggett, Robert Lewis | |
| 05:52 | Rockford | Gordon Hood is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| 05:31 | Finlandia | James Jones drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Bickford | 64-62 |
| 05:13 | Rockford | Steven Arnold is hacked by Ray Clifton - foul #4 on Ray Clifton, team foul #3 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | Joe Mangus (SF) Steven Arnold | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 05:00 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 04:58 | Finlandia | James Hickok pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:51 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Boydston - foul #3 on David Boydston, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | Julian Brown (SG) Joe Mangus | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 04:51 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:51 | Finlandia | Ray Clifton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:32 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 64-63 |
| 04:30 | Finlandia | James Jones snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 04:26 | Finlandia | Gordon Hood is called for the reach on Johnnie Bell - foul #2 on Gordon Hood, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | Al Gorsky (SF) David Boydston | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Robert Lewis (C) Christopher Bickford | |
| 04:18 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 64-63 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:59 | Rockford | Gordon Hood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:58 | Finlandia | James Hickok gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Joseph Szychowski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Julian Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Al Gorsky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Cackowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon Hood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - James Hickok (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Bell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:53 | Finlandia | Al Gorsky swats the short shot by James Hickok | 64-63 |
| 03:52 | Rockford | Julian Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:40 | Rockford | Walter Cackowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Cackowski, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett (PG), Larry Carter (SG), Darnell Domingue (PF) James Hickok, Johnnie Bell, Ray Clifton | |
| 03:14 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis can't finish the layup | 64-63 |
| 03:12 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:50 | Finlandia | Larry Carter drills a 3 from straight away set up by Cristopher Corbett | 64-66 |
| 02:50 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Rockford | Joe Mangus (SF), Steven Arnold (PF) Al Gorsky, Gordon Hood | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell (SG), Ray Clifton (PF) Larry Carter, Darnell Domingue | |
| 02:36 | Rockford | James Jones picks off the pass by Joe Mangus | 64-66 |
| 02:24 | Finlandia | James Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Lewis | 64-69 |
| 02:20 | Rockford | Ray Clifton is called for the reach on Steven Arnold - foul #5 on Ray Clifton, team foul #4 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Rockford | Dennis Jackson (C) Walter Cackowski | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Darnell Domingue (PF) Ray Clifton | |
| 02:08 | Rockford | Joe Mangus misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 02:07 | Rockford | Dennis Jackson tips it in | 66-69 |
| 01:49 | Finlandia | James Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Mangus - foul #2 on Joe Mangus, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| 01:49 | Finlandia | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:49 | Finlandia | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:39 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 01:36 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett loses the dribble to Joseph Szychowski in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 01:35 | Rockford | Joseph Szychowski hits the finger roll | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Finlandia | Johnnie Bell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Jones | 71-74 |
| 00:40 | Rockford | Steven Arnold clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:38 | Rockford | Joe Mangus hits the follow up shot | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett is hacked by Joseph Szychowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Szychowski, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| 00:35 | Finlandia | Cristopher Corbett misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:35 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis grabs the offensive board | 73-74 |
| 00:34 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jackson - foul #4 on Dennis Jackson, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 00:34 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:34 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:18 | Rockford | Joe Mangus hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Julian Brown | 76-76 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Finlandia | Robert Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-78 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | Rockford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Joe Mangus misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 76-78 |