| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Patrick Wall (fresh) SG - David Hicks (fresh) SF - Jason Melton (fresh) PF - Derrick Boone (fresh) C - David Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Cedric Rethman (fresh) SG - John Goldstein (fresh) SF - Werner Valerio (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) C - Christopher Nemeth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rockford | Cedric Rethman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Goldstein | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Simpson | John Goldstein takes the ball from David Hicks | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes drills a floater from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Simpson | David Hicks drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Melton | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Rockford | Werner Valerio misses the dunk | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Simpson | Jason Melton pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Simpson | Patrick Wall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Rockford | Werner Valerio grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Rockford | Cedric Rethman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Simpson | David Hicks pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Simpson | Jason Melton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Simpson | Derrick Boone gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Simpson | Thomas Holmes steps in front of the Derrick Boone pass | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Rockford | John Goldstein drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Nemeth | 2-8 |
| 16:59 | Simpson | David Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:58 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Werner Valerio | 2-8 |
| 16:33 | Rockford | David Hicks steps in front of the Thomas Holmes pass | 2-8 |
| 16:30 | Simpson | Patrick Wall hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Hicks | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Rockford | Christopher Nemeth hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 16:01 | Simpson | Derrick Boone misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:59 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Patrick Wall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Melton (fresh) PF - Derrick Boone (fresh) C - David Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Cedric Rethman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Werner Valerio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Nemeth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Rockford | David Fields steps in front of the Thomas Holmes pass | 4-10 |
| 15:07 | Simpson | David Hicks buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Patrick Wall | 7-10 |
| 14:44 | Rockford | Christopher Nemeth misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:42 | Simpson | Derrick Boone pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:40 | Simpson | Cedric Rethman is called for the reach on Patrick Wall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Rethman, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | Sam Curry (PG), Philip Roberts (SG), Timothy Marchand (SF), Michael Murphy (PF), Donald Gillmore (C) Patrick Wall, David Hicks, Jason Melton, Derrick Boone, David Fields | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Douglas Segrest (SG), Bradley Lampkins (SF), Adam Vidal (PF), Edward Nadler (C) Cedric Rethman, John Goldstein, Werner Valerio, Thomas Holmes, Christopher Nemeth | |
| 14:28 | Simpson | Philip Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:26 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 14:05 | Rockford | Adam Vidal connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Segrest | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Simpson | Douglas Segrest is called for the reach on Donald Gillmore - foul #1 on Douglas Segrest, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| 13:49 | Simpson | Timothy Marchand misses the jumpshot from the left side | 9-12 |
| 13:47 | Rockford | Adam Vidal snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:37 | Rockford | Bradley Lampkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:35 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:30 | Simpson | Sam Curry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:28 | Rockford | Bradley Lampkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Rockford | The pull-up jumper by Howard Partin is blocked by Donald Gillmore | 9-12 |
| 13:13 | Rockford | Adam Vidal tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 12:54 | Simpson | Michael Murphy makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Philip Roberts and he's fouled by Edward Nadler - foul #1 on Edward Nadler, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Simpson | Patrick Wall (PG), David Hicks (SG), Jason Melton (SF), David Fields (C) Sam Curry, Philip Roberts, Timothy Marchand, Donald Gillmore | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Goldstein (SG) Douglas Segrest | |
| 12:54 | Simpson | Michael Murphy makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:41 | Rockford | John Goldstein buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 12:33 | Simpson | Jason Melton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-16 |
| 12:32 | Simpson | Patrick Wall snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:15 | Simpson | Michael Murphy clanks a floater from close range | 12-16 |
| 12:13 | Rockford | Edward Nadler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:48 | Rockford | Bradley Lampkins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 12-16 |
| Subs | Simpson | Derrick Boone (PF) Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG), Werner Valerio (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF) Howard Partin, Bradley Lampkins, Edward Nadler | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Patrick Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Melton (fresh) PF - Derrick Boone (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Cedric Rethman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Goldstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Werner Valerio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Vidal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Simpson | Patrick Wall misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 11:34 | Simpson | David Fields tips it in | 14-16 |
| 11:14 | Rockford | Werner Valerio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:12 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Derrick Boone | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Simpson | John Goldstein picks off the pass by Jason Melton | 14-16 |
| 10:55 | Rockford | Cedric Rethman throws it down set up by John Goldstein | 14-18 |
| 10:32 | Simpson | Cedric Rethman steals it from David Fields | 14-18 |
| 10:23 | Rockford | John Goldstein loses the dribble to Jason Melton | 14-18 |
| 10:10 | Simpson | David Fields's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Holmes | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | Simpson | Jason Melton gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Simpson | David Hicks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cedric Rethman - foul #2 on Cedric Rethman, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Simpson | Sam Curry (PG), Philip Roberts (SF), Donald Gillmore (C) Patrick Wall, Jason Melton, David Fields | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Christopher Nemeth (C) Cedric Rethman, Adam Vidal | |
| 09:52 | Simpson | David Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Simpson | David Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:35 | Rockford | Werner Valerio blows the layup | 15-18 |
| 09:34 | Simpson | Derrick Boone pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:18 | Simpson | Derrick Boone clanks a jump hook in the paint | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | Rockford | Werner Valerio grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:09 | Rockford | The short jumper by John Goldstein is denied by Donald Gillmore | 15-18 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:52 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 08:24 | Simpson | David Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 08:23 | Simpson | Derrick Boone grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:18 | Simpson | Philip Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-20 |
| 08:17 | Rockford | John Goldstein grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 08:11 | Rockford | John Goldstein banks in the layup | 15-22 |
| 07:51 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sam Curry | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Sam Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Derrick Boone (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Gillmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) SG - John Goldstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Werner Valerio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Nemeth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Rockford | John Goldstein drills a jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 07:09 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore is hacked by Howard Partin - foul #1 on Howard Partin, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Simpson | Patrick Wall (PG), Jason Melton (SF), Michael Murphy (PF), David Fields (C) Sam Curry, David Hicks, Derrick Boone, Donald Gillmore | |
| Subs | Rockford | Douglas Segrest (PG), Bradley Lampkins (SF), Adam Vidal (PF), Edward Nadler (C) Howard Partin, Werner Valerio, Thomas Holmes, Christopher Nemeth | |
| 07:04 | Simpson | David Fields misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 07:03 | Simpson | David Fields grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:58 | Simpson | Michael Murphy is hacked by Adam Vidal - foul #1 on Adam Vidal, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| 06:38 | Simpson | David Fields hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Wall | 20-24 |
| 06:14 | Rockford | Adam Vidal misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Simpson | David Fields grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 05:59 | Simpson | David Fields drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Wall and the foul's on Edward Nadler - foul #2 on Edward Nadler, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Simpson | Sam Curry (SG) Philip Roberts | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kelly Lombard (PF) Edward Nadler | |
| 05:59 | Simpson | David Fields misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:59 | Rockford | John Goldstein pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:54 | Rockford | John Goldstein clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-24 |
| 05:53 | Simpson | Michael Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:47 | Simpson | David Fields misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-24 |
| 05:46 | Simpson | Jason Melton tips it in | 24-24 |
| 05:26 | Rockford | John Goldstein misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Sam Curry - foul #1 on Sam Curry, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Christopher Nemeth (C) Douglas Segrest, Kelly Lombard | |
| 05:26 | Rockford | John Goldstein makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:26 | Rockford | John Goldstein misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:26 | Simpson | Sam Curry grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 05:13 | Simpson | David Fields misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:11 | Simpson | Michael Murphy tips it home | 26-25 |
| 04:58 | Rockford | David Fields is called for the reach on Howard Partin - foul #1 on David Fields, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Douglas Segrest (SG), Thomas Holmes (PF) John Goldstein, Bradley Lampkins | |
| 04:40 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 04:38 | Rockford | Christopher Nemeth grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:22 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 04:21 | Rockford | Christopher Nemeth snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 04:09 | Rockford | Adam Vidal travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | Simpson | Philip Roberts (PG), David Hicks (SG), Timothy Marchand (SF), Derrick Boone (PF), Donald Gillmore (C) Patrick Wall, Sam Curry, Jason Melton, Michael Murphy, David Fields | |
| Subs | Rockford | Werner Valerio (SF) Adam Vidal | |
| 03:44 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore misses the jumper from the right side | 26-25 |
| 03:42 | Rockford | Howard Partin grabs the board | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Philip Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Marchand (fresh) PF - Derrick Boone (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Gillmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Segrest (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Werner Valerio (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Nemeth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Donald Gillmore picks off the pass by Werner Valerio | 26-25 |
| 03:07 | Simpson | David Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Fields (C) Donald Gillmore | |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG), John Goldstein (SG), Edward Nadler (C) Howard Partin, Douglas Segrest, Christopher Nemeth | |
| 02:51 | Rockford | John Goldstein clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Derrick Boone - foul #1 on Derrick Boone, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Simpson | Patrick Wall (PG) Timothy Marchand | |
| Subs | Rockford | Adam Vidal (C) Edward Nadler | |
| 02:51 | Rockford | John Goldstein misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:51 | Rockford | John Goldstein makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:32 | Simpson | Derrick Boone misses the floater from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 02:31 | Rockford | Werner Valerio pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:25 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Roberts - foul #1 on Philip Roberts, team foul #4 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Simpson | Jason Melton (SF) Philip Roberts | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 02:25 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:25 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:06 | Simpson | Derrick Boone misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 26-28 |
| 02:04 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Adam Vidal | 26-28 |
| 01:42 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 01:40 | Simpson | Patrick Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:23 | Simpson | David Fields buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Melton | 29-28 |
| 00:59 | Rockford | Werner Valerio comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 00:57 | Simpson | Derrick Boone pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:53 | Simpson | Jason Melton comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 29-28 |
| 00:51 | Simpson | Patrick Wall snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 00:40 | Simpson | David Hicks is fouled on the floor by Cedric Rethman - foul #3 on Cedric Rethman, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Simpson | Sam Curry (PG), Michael Murphy (PF), Donald Gillmore (C) Patrick Wall, Derrick Boone, David Fields | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Douglas Segrest (SG), Bradley Lampkins (SF), Edward Nadler (PF), Christopher Nemeth (C) Cedric Rethman, John Goldstein, Werner Valerio, Thomas Holmes, Adam Vidal | |
| 00:40 | Simpson | David Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:40 | Simpson | David Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:40 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:27 | Simpson | David Hicks drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sam Curry | 33-28 |
| 00:03 | Rockford | Howard Partin misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Simpson | Donald Gillmore comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-28 |