| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Collins (fresh) SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) SF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) C - David Walston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) SG - Adam Graves (fresh) SF - Steven Hyde (fresh) PF - Michael Wick (fresh) C - Louis Day (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Matthew Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Rockford | Adam Graves steals it from Richard Collins in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | Rockford | Richard Collins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Rockford | Mark McNemar scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Walston | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Matthew Baker steals the ball from Michael Wick | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Rockford | Richard Collins makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Louis Day - foul #1 on Louis Day, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:03 | Rockford | Richard Collins makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves travels with the ball | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Rockford | Matthew Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Hyde | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | Rockford | Matthew Baker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Collins | 9-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Poole (PG), Randall Ester (SG), Nicholas Brakebill (SF), Matthew Grace (PF), Brian Overton (C) Richard Collins, Mark McNemar, Thomas Hunt, Matthew Baker, David Walston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman (PG), Dale Rogers (SG), Donald Matsumoto (SF), Lawrence Jasper (PF) William Mattson, Adam Graves, Steven Hyde, Michael Wick | |
| 17:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Day | 9-4 |
| 16:59 | Rockford | Randall Ester misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Day - foul #2 on Louis Day, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey (C) Louis Day | |
| 16:59 | Rockford | Randall Ester makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:59 | Rockford | Randall Ester makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 16:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Jasper | 11-4 |
| 16:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Brakebill blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Jasper | 11-4 |
| 16:21 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 16:15 | Rockford | Matthew Grace misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Jasper - foul #1 on Lawrence Jasper, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Adam Graves (SG), Michael Wick (PF) Dale Rogers, Donald Matsumoto, Milton Godsey | |
| 16:15 | Rockford | Matthew Grace makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:15 | Rockford | Matthew Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 16:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-4 |
| 15:59 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Brian Overton | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Randall Ester (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) PF - Matthew Grace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Overton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) SG - Adam Graves (fresh) SF - Brian Ammerman (fresh) PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Jasper (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rockford | Matthew Grace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 15:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves snags the defensive board | 13-4 |
| 15:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves is hacked by Randall Ester - foul #1 on Randall Ester, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Collins (PG), Mark McNemar (SG), Thomas Hunt (SF), Matthew Baker (PF) Gary Poole, Randall Ester, Nicholas Brakebill, Brian Overton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde (SF) Brian Ammerman | |
| 15:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves is whistled for a carry | 13-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto (C) Lawrence Jasper | |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Thomas Hunt is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randall Ester (SF), David Walston (C) Thomas Hunt, Matthew Grace | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 14:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Walston denies the turnaround by Steven Hyde | 13-4 |
| 14:38 | Rockford | David Walston grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 14:34 | Rockford | Richard Collins's pass is intercepted by Steven Hyde | 13-4 |
| 14:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves comes up short on the shot from the right side | 13-4 |
| 14:16 | Rockford | David Walston pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:49 | Rockford | Matthew Baker misses short on a shot from the left side | 13-4 |
| 13:47 | Rockford | Richard Collins tips it home | 15-4 |
| 13:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves's floater is tipped away by Matthew Baker | 15-4 |
| 13:22 | Rockford | Randall Ester pulls down the rebound | 15-4 |
| 13:04 | Rockford | Matthew Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-4 |
| 13:03 | Rockford | David Walston can't tip it in | 15-4 |
| 13:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves pulls down the rebound | 15-4 |
| 12:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-4 |
| 12:46 | Rockford | David Walston grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 12:22 | Rockford | Randall Ester misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-4 |
| 12:21 | Rockford | David Walston tips it back up and in | 17-4 |
| 12:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Baker - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #4 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Poole (PG), Nicholas Brakebill (SF), Matthew Grace (PF), Brian Overton (C) Richard Collins, Mark McNemar, Matthew Baker, David Walston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman (PG), Dale Rogers (SG), Milton Godsey (SF), Lawrence Jasper (C) William Mattson, Adam Graves, Steven Hyde, Donald Matsumoto | |
| 12:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick makes the 1st free throw | 17-5 |
| 12:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick misses the 2nd free throw | 17-5 |
| 12:12 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Matthew Grace | 17-5 |
| 12:04 | Rockford | Randall Ester is hacked by Milton Godsey - foul #1 on Milton Godsey, team foul #4 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood (PG) Michael Wick | |
| 11:46 | Rockford | Matthew Grace misses the driving attempt in the paint | 17-5 |
| 11:44 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Grace | 17-5 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Randall Ester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) PF - Matthew Grace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Overton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wood (fresh) SG - Dale Rogers (fresh) SF - Brian Ammerman (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jasper (fresh) C - Milton Godsey (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill lays it in on a great pass from Randall Ester | 19-5 |
| 11:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-5 |
| 11:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Jasper gets the offensive rebound | 19-5 |
| 10:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-5 |
| 10:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Godsey | 19-5 |
| 10:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Rogers | 19-8 |
| 10:18 | Rockford | Gary Poole is hacked by Lawrence Jasper - foul #2 on Lawrence Jasper, team foul #5 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Collins (PG), Mark McNemar (SG), Matthew Baker (PF) Randall Ester, Nicholas Brakebill, Brian Overton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto (PF) Lawrence Jasper | |
| 09:55 | Rockford | Richard Collins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-8 |
| 09:53 | Rockford | Richard Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 09:41 | Rockford | Gary Poole connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mark McNemar | 21-8 |
| 09:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman misses the lay-in | 21-8 |
| 09:19 | Rockford | Matthew Grace grabs the board | 21-8 |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Matthew Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-8 |
| 09:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto snags the defensive board | 21-8 |
| 08:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Wood | 21-10 |
| 08:22 | Rockford | Matthew Grace misses the jump hook from close range | 21-10 |
| 08:20 | Rockford | Matthew Baker hits the follow up shot | 23-10 |
| 07:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-10 |
| 07:54 | Rockford | Matthew Grace pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 07:49 | Rockford | Richard Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-10 |
| 07:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto grabs the defensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 07:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Wood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-10 |
| 07:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman snags the offensive board | 23-10 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark McNemar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Grace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - David Wood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Ammerman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Matsumoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Godsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman loses the dribble to Gary Poole | 23-10 |
| 06:55 | Rockford | Gary Poole is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Poole, team foul #5 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randall Ester (SG), Nicholas Brakebill (SF), Brian Overton (PF), David Walston (C) Mark McNemar, Gary Poole, Matthew Baker, Matthew Grace | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Adam Graves (SG), Steven Hyde (SF), Michael Wick (PF) David Wood, Dale Rogers, Brian Ammerman, Milton Godsey | |
| 06:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jumper by Adam Graves is denied by Nicholas Brakebill | 23-10 |
| 06:25 | Rockford | David Walston pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 05:58 | Rockford | David Walston loses the dribble to Adam Graves | 23-10 |
| 05:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Wick knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Matsumoto | 23-13 |
| 05:36 | Rockford | David Walston can't connect on a runner from close range | 23-13 |
| 05:35 | Rockford | Brian Overton grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 05:21 | Rockford | Randall Ester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 05:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Wick | 23-13 |
| 04:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 04:54 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Brian Overton | 23-13 |
| 04:33 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Collins | 25-13 |
| 04:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald Matsumoto travels with the ball | 25-13 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Poole (PG), Mark McNemar (SG), Matthew Baker (PF) Richard Collins, Randall Ester, Brian Overton | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey (C) Donald Matsumoto | |
| 04:12 | Rockford | Gary Poole can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Graves - foul #1 on Adam Graves, team foul #6 | 25-13 |
| 04:12 | Rockford | Gary Poole makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 04:12 | Rockford | Gary Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 03:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Wick | 27-15 |
| 03:43 | Rockford | Matthew Baker knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Brakebill | 30-15 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Brakebill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Walston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - William Mattson (fresh) SG - Adam Graves (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Steven Hyde (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Wick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Godsey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Hyde and the foul's on Gary Poole - foul #2 on Gary Poole, team foul #6 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | Thomas Hunt (SF), Matthew Grace (C) Nicholas Brakebill, David Walston | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Rogers (PG), Brian Ammerman (SF), Lawrence Jasper (PF), Louis Day (C) William Mattson, Steven Hyde, Michael Wick, Milton Godsey | |
| 03:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves misses the free throw | 30-17 |
| 03:26 | Rockford | Matthew Grace pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 03:14 | Rockford | Matthew Baker double dribbles | 30-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey (SF) Adam Graves | |
| 03:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Brian Ammerman | 30-19 |
| 02:50 | Rockford | Thomas Hunt loses the dribble to Louis Day | 30-19 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Milton Godsey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 02:31 | Rockford | Gary Poole pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:24 | Rockford | Gary Poole misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 02:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Ammerman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Rogers | 30-22 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Matthew Grace scores on a runner from close range set up by Mark McNemar | 32-22 |
| 01:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day is hacked by Matthew Grace - foul #1 on Matthew Grace, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Collins (PG), David Walston (C) Gary Poole, Matthew Grace | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson (PG), Adam Graves (SG), Steven Hyde (SF), Michael Wick (PF) Brian Ammerman, Dale Rogers, Milton Godsey, Lawrence Jasper | |
| 01:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:14 | Rockford | Richard Collins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark McNemar and he's fouled by William Mattson - foul #1 on William Mattson, team foul #7 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randall Ester (SG) Mark McNemar | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 01:14 | Rockford | Richard Collins makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Adam Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 01:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson misses the tip | 35-24 |
| 01:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Louis Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 00:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Mattson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Mattson, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Grace (PF) Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:28 | Rockford | Richard Collins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randall Ester | 38-24 |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Hyde misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Randall Ester grabs the board | 38-24 |