| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) SG - John Goldstein (fresh) SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) C - Chris Probst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Walter Wright (fresh) SG - Lee Innocent (fresh) SF - Dennis Horne (fresh) PF - Arthur Kraft (fresh) C - Albert Bang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Walter Wright | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes makes the jump hook from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne's floater is knocked away by Chris Probst | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Rockford | Chris Probst pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Rockford | John Goldstein is denied on a layup by Albert Bang | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Rockford | John Goldstein's pass is intercepted by Walter Wright | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright banks in the layup | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Rockford | Jason Craft misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent is fouled on the floor by John Goldstein - foul #1 on John Goldstein, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Kraft | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes drills a shot from the left block | 4-8 |
| 16:45 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 16:28 | Rockford | Chris Probst misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 16:26 | Rockford | Jason Craft tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 16:07 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft blows the layup but he's hacked by Chris Probst - foul #1 on Chris Probst, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Rockford | Adam Vidal (C) Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson (PG), Henry Flowers (C) Walter Wright, Albert Bang | |
| 16:07 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:07 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:47 | Rockford | Adam Vidal clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 15:46 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to John Goldstein | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fairly fresh) SG - John Goldstein (fresh) SF - Jason Craft (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Vidal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SG - Lee Innocent (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Kraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Flowers (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rockford | John Goldstein is fouled on the floor by Lee Innocent - foul #1 on Lee Innocent, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG), David Cosgrove (PF) Howard Partin, Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph McAlmond (SG), Alex Kight (SF), Russell Catalan (C) Lee Innocent, Dennis Horne, Arthur Kraft | |
| 15:22 | Rockford | David Cosgrove misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 15:21 | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | Upper Iowa | Adam Vidal is called for the reach on Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Adam Vidal, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Allen (SF) Jason Craft | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 15:01 | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph McAlmond | 6-14 |
| 14:57 | Rockford | Adam Vidal travels with the ball | 6-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | Chris Probst (C) Matthew Allen | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright (PG), Albert Bang (C) Richard Wilson, Russell Catalan | |
| 14:33 | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 6-14 |
| 14:31 | Rockford | Adam Vidal grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:12 | Rockford | David Cosgrove is fouled on the floor by Walter Wright - foul #1 on Walter Wright, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF) Cedric Rethman, John Goldstein, Adam Vidal | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent (SG), Dennis Horne (SF) Joseph McAlmond, Alex Kight | |
| 13:57 | Rockford | David Cosgrove misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 13:55 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Horne | 6-14 |
| 13:49 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne buries a floater from the right block | 6-16 |
| 13:37 | Rockford | David Cosgrove knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-16 |
| 13:26 | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-16 |
| 13:25 | Rockford | Chris Probst grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:02 | Rockford | Albert Bang picks off the pass by Chris Probst | 9-16 |
| 12:33 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Partin - foul #1 on Howard Partin, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG), John Goldstein (SG), Adam Vidal (C) Howard Partin, David Cosgrove, Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson (PG), Arthur Kraft (PF), Russell Catalan (C) Walter Wright, Henry Flowers, Albert Bang | |
| 12:33 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:33 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:19 | Rockford | Adam Vidal is hacked by Russell Catalan - foul #1 on Russell Catalan, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Allen (SF) Jason Craft | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 11:53 | Rockford | John Goldstein's pass is intercepted by Richard Wilson | 9-18 |
| 11:32 | Upper Iowa | Russell Catalan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 11:30 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent grabs the offensive board | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Cedric Rethman (fresh) SG - John Goldstein (fresh) SF - Matthew Allen (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Vidal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SG - Lee Innocent (fresh) SF - Dennis Horne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Kraft (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Catalan (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Jason Craft (SF), David Cosgrove (PF) Cedric Rethman, Matthew Allen, Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright (PG), Joseph McAlmond (SG), Alex Kight (SF), Albert Bang (C) Richard Wilson, Lee Innocent, Dennis Horne, Russell Catalan | |
| 10:58 | Rockford | Jason Craft makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Goldstein | 11-18 |
| 10:56 | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 10:41 | Rockford | John Goldstein connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Partin | 14-18 |
| 10:22 | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-18 |
| 10:20 | Rockford | Howard Partin gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:10 | Rockford | John Goldstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 10:09 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | Upper Iowa | Joseph McAlmond clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Rockford | Jason Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:24 | Rockford | Adam Vidal's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Bang | 14-18 |
| 09:22 | Rockford | Adam Vidal snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:00 | Rockford | John Goldstein can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 14-18 |
| 08:58 | Upper Iowa | Joseph McAlmond grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 08:51 | Upper Iowa | John Goldstein steps in front of the Alex Kight pass | 14-18 |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Adam Vidal can't finish the layup but the foul's on Walter Wright - foul #2 on Walter Wright, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG), Thomas Holmes (PF) Howard Partin, Jason Craft | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson (PG), Lee Innocent (SG), Dennis Horne (SF), Henry Flowers (PF), Russell Catalan (C) Walter Wright, Joseph McAlmond, Alex Kight, Arthur Kraft, Albert Bang | |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Adam Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Adam Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:19 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 16-20 |
| 08:06 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:50 | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers knocks in the runner in the lane | 19-22 |
| 07:46 | Rockford | David Cosgrove is hacked by Dennis Horne - foul #1 on Dennis Horne, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | Bradley Lampkins (SG), Matthew Allen (SF), Chris Probst (C) John Goldstein, David Cosgrove, Adam Vidal | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 07:25 | Rockford | Chris Probst comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 07:24 | Rockford | Matthew Allen hits the follow up shot | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Cedric Rethman (fresh) SG - Bradley Lampkins (fresh) SF - Matthew Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chris Probst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SG - Lee Innocent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Horne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Catalan (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 07:18 | Rockford | Cedric Rethman pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:12 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes is fouled on the floor by Henry Flowers - foul #1 on Henry Flowers, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jason Craft (SF) Bradley Lampkins | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang (C) Russell Catalan | |
| 06:53 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes double dribbles | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), John Goldstein (SG) Cedric Rethman, Matthew Allen | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 06:37 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:35 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Thomas Holmes | 21-22 |
| 06:19 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Bang | 21-22 |
| 06:18 | Upper Iowa | Albert Bang snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:14 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dennis Horne, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph McAlmond (SF) Dennis Horne | |
| 05:48 | Rockford | John Goldstein hits a shot from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Upper Iowa | Joseph McAlmond buries a shot from the right side set up by Richard Wilson | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | Rockford | John Goldstein is whistled for a carry | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft (PF) Henry Flowers | |
| 05:13 | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG), David Cosgrove (SF), Adam Vidal (PF) Howard Partin, Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Russell Catalan (C) Albert Bang | |
| 05:02 | Rockford | David Cosgrove misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph McAlmond - foul #1 on Joseph McAlmond, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Allen (SF) Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Alex Kight (SF) Lee Innocent | |
| 05:02 | Rockford | David Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:02 | Rockford | David Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:49 | Upper Iowa | Alex Kight can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 04:47 | Upper Iowa | Russell Catalan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:37 | Upper Iowa | Cedric Rethman picks off the pass by Russell Catalan | 25-24 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | David Cosgrove hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:16 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:09 | Upper Iowa | Alex Kight misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | Rockford | Matthew Allen snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:56 | Rockford | David Cosgrove buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Allen | 28-24 |
| 03:39 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Arthur Kraft, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF), Chris Probst (C) Cedric Rethman, John Goldstein, Matthew Allen, Adam Vidal | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Walter Wright (PG), Lee Innocent (SG), Dennis Horne (SF), Albert Bang (C) Richard Wilson, Joseph McAlmond, Alex Kight, Russell Catalan | |
| 03:30 | Rockford | David Cosgrove is whistled for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers (PF) Arthur Kraft | |
| 03:15 | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 03:13 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne tips it in | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cosgrove (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chris Probst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Walter Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Innocent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Bang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 28-26 |
| 02:44 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:39 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne's layup is rejected by Chris Probst | 28-26 |
| 02:38 | Upper Iowa | Henry Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:09 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 02:03 | Rockford | David Cosgrove misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 02:01 | Rockford | Jason Craft grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:39 | Rockford | Howard Partin blows the dunk but he's fouled by Walter Wright - foul #3 on Walter Wright, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Goldstein (SG), Adam Vidal (C) David Cosgrove, Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson (PG), Arthur Kraft (PF) Walter Wright, Henry Flowers | |
| 01:39 | Rockford | Howard Partin misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:39 | Rockford | Howard Partin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:12 | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Howard Partin - foul #2 on Howard Partin, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG) Howard Partin | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 01:12 | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:12 | Upper Iowa | Richard Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:12 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 01:08 | Rockford | The short jumper by Adam Vidal is denied by Albert Bang | 29-30 |
| 01:07 | Rockford | Jason Craft gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:56 | Rockford | Adam Vidal lays it up and in | 31-30 |
| 00:50 | Upper Iowa | Lee Innocent misses badly on a shot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 00:49 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:29 | Upper Iowa | Dennis Horne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 31-30 |
| 00:28 | Rockford | John Goldstein gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | Jason Craft loses the dribble to Arthur Kraft | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Upper Iowa | Arthur Kraft misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-30 |