| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) PF - Donald Miller (fresh) C - Robert Mayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Michael Roark (fresh) SG - Ralph Sutton (fresh) SF - Nathan Fegley (fresh) PF - Dan Oliver (fresh) C - William Reagan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | William Reagan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Johnson State | Michael Roark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Johnson State | Ralph Sutton can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ralph Sutton | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Rockford | Robert Mayes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Dismuke | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Johnson State | Michael Roark is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Rockford | Harold Anderson drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Thomas | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Johnson State | William Reagan lays it in on a nice dish by Nathan Fegley and he's fouled by Donald Miller - foul #1 on Donald Miller, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Johnson State | William Reagan misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | Robert Mayes grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Rockford | Harold Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Thomas | 7-4 |
| 17:46 | Johnson State | Michael Roark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Robert Mayes | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mayes | 10-4 |
| 17:15 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| 17:15 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:15 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:56 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Reagan - foul #1 on William Reagan, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| 16:56 | Rockford | Harold Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:56 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:56 | Johnson State | Ralph Sutton gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:48 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Sutton and the foul's on Robert Mayes - foul #1 on Robert Mayes, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 16:48 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:29 | Rockford | Robert Mayes buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Miller | 13-9 |
| 16:22 | Johnson State | Howard Dismuke steals the ball from Ralph Sutton | 13-9 |
| 16:04 | Rockford | Robert Mayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 16:02 | Rockford | Scott Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:53 | Rockford | Scott Thomas clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 15:52 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Anderson | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Michael Roark (fresh) SG - Ralph Sutton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Fegley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Reagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Rockford | Nathan Fegley steps in front of the Scott Thomas pass | 13-9 |
| 15:14 | Johnson State | Michael Roark misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Robert Mayes | 13-9 |
| 14:49 | Rockford | Donald Miller misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 13-9 |
| 14:47 | Johnson State | William Reagan grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:29 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver lays it in on a nice dish by Nathan Fegley and the foul's on Robert Mayes - foul #2 on Robert Mayes, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), William Jacobs (SF), Neil Masten (PF), Keith Adams (C) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Donald Miller, Robert Mayes | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Roger Freeman (PG), Rafael Bolivar (SG), Joseph Goodrich (SF), Sean Frye (C) Michael Roark, Ralph Sutton, Nathan Fegley, William Reagan | |
| 14:29 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver misses the free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:29 | Rockford | Neil Masten pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:13 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger is denied on a layup by Dan Oliver | 13-11 |
| 14:11 | Johnson State | Roger Freeman snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:51 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 13:30 | Rockford | William Jacobs can't finish the layup | 13-13 |
| 13:28 | Johnson State | Sean Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:05 | Johnson State | William Jacobs is called for the reach on Joseph Goodrich - foul #1 on William Jacobs, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) Edwin Gaither, Samuel Kroeger, William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Roark (PG), Ralph Sutton (SG), Harold Fitzgerald (PF) Rafael Bolivar, Joseph Goodrich, Dan Oliver | |
| 12:49 | Johnson State | Roger Freeman is denied on a layup by Keith Adams | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Rockford | Harold Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:42 | Rockford | Roger Freeman is called for the reach on Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Roger Freeman, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Rockford | Donald Miller (PF) Keith Adams | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 12:22 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke misses short on a floater from close range | 13-13 |
| 12:21 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Dismuke | 13-13 |
| 12:00 | Rockford | Harold Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Howard Dismuke | 15-13 |
| 11:51 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald makes the jumper from the right block set up by Ralph Sutton and he's hacked by Donald Miller - foul #2 on Donald Miller, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Rockford | Keith Adams (C) Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley (SF), William Reagan (C) Roger Freeman, Sean Frye | |
| 11:51 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Masten (fresh) C - Keith Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Michael Roark (fresh) SG - Ralph Sutton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nathan Fegley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Reagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rockford | Scott Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 11:36 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Johnson State | Michael Roark can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Dismuke - foul #1 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Jacobs (C) Neil Masten | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Rafael Bolivar (SG) Ralph Sutton | |
| 11:12 | Johnson State | Michael Roark misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Johnson State | Michael Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:55 | Rockford | Nathan Fegley is called for the reach on Scott Thomas - foul #1 on Nathan Fegley, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Roger Freeman (SG) Rafael Bolivar | |
| 10:37 | Rockford | Keith Adams lays it in on a great pass from Scott Thomas | 17-17 |
| 10:24 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Craig Roberts (SG), Samuel Kroeger (SF) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Sutton (SG) Roger Freeman | |
| 10:07 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Rockford | Keith Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to William Reagan | 17-17 |
| 09:45 | Johnson State | William Reagan buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Nathan Fegley | 17-19 |
| 09:29 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Rockford | William Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:17 | Rockford | William Jacobs makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Kroeger | 19-19 |
| 09:04 | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Sutton | 19-21 |
| 08:47 | Rockford | Michael Roark takes the ball from William Jacobs | 19-21 |
| 08:26 | Johnson State | Michael Roark drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Fegley | 19-23 |
| 08:07 | Rockford | Michael Roark takes the ball from William Jacobs | 19-23 |
| 07:52 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Jacobs - foul #2 on William Jacobs, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Neil Masten (PF) Edwin Gaither, Craig Roberts, Samuel Kroeger, William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Roger Freeman (PG), Rafael Bolivar (SG), Dan Oliver (PF), Sean Frye (C) Michael Roark, Ralph Sutton, Nathan Fegley, William Reagan | |
| 07:52 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:52 | Johnson State | Harold Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Masten (fresh) C - Keith Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Roger Freeman (fresh) SG - Rafael Bolivar (fresh) SF - Harold Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sean Frye (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Keith Adams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Frye - foul #1 on Sean Frye, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Joseph Goodrich (SF) Harold Fitzgerald | |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Keith Adams makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Keith Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Keith Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 07:22 | Rockford | Roger Freeman is called for the reach on Howard Dismuke - foul #2 on Roger Freeman, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Roach (SG) Roger Freeman | |
| 07:01 | Rockford | John Roach picks off the pass by Harold Anderson | 20-25 |
| 06:42 | Johnson State | Rafael Bolivar misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 06:40 | Rockford | Scott Thomas gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:26 | Rockford | Keith Adams makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Dismuke | 22-25 |
| 06:23 | Johnson State | Rafael Bolivar is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Roark (PG), Ralph Sutton (SG) Rafael Bolivar, John Roach | |
| 06:06 | Rockford | Keith Adams is hacked by Sean Frye - foul #2 on Sean Frye, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Nathan Fegley (SF), Charlie Kerby (C) Joseph Goodrich, Sean Frye | |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Dan Oliver takes the ball from Harold Anderson | 22-25 |
| 05:31 | Johnson State | Ralph Sutton makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Roark | 22-27 |
| 05:02 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Anderson | 24-27 |
| 04:41 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver blows the layup | 24-27 |
| 04:39 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Sutton | 24-27 |
| 04:29 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Scott Thomas snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:23 | Rockford | Keith Adams loses the dribble to Ralph Sutton | 24-27 |
| 04:07 | Johnson State | Dan Oliver misses the lay-in | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | Rockford | Keith Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:00 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Thomas | 27-27 |
| 03:39 | Johnson State | Michael Roark misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Dismuke - foul #2 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), William Jacobs (SF), Donald Miller (PF), Robert Mayes (C) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Neil Masten, Keith Adams | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Roger Freeman (SF), Harold Fitzgerald (PF), William Reagan (C) Nathan Fegley, Dan Oliver, Charlie Kerby | |
| 03:39 | Johnson State | Michael Roark makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:39 | Johnson State | Michael Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Edwin Gaither (fresh) SG - Samuel Kroeger (fresh) SF - William Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Michael Roark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Freeman (fresh) PF - Harold Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Reagan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:15 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Harold Fitzgerald | 27-29 |
| 02:50 | Johnson State | Roger Freeman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Jacobs - foul #3 on William Jacobs, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Craig Roberts (SG) William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Rafael Bolivar (SG), Joseph Goodrich (SF) Michael Roark, Ralph Sutton | |
| 02:50 | Johnson State | Roger Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:50 | Johnson State | Roger Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:50 | Rockford | Robert Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Donald Miller misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Goodrich - foul #1 on Joseph Goodrich, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) Edwin Gaither, Craig Roberts, Samuel Kroeger | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Donald Miller misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Donald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:06 | Johnson State | Rafael Bolivar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 02:04 | Johnson State | William Reagan snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 01:47 | Johnson State | Roger Freeman drills a jump hook from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 01:33 | Rockford | The short jumper by Scott Thomas is denied by Joseph Goodrich | 28-32 |
| 01:31 | Rockford | Robert Mayes tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 01:30 | Johnson State | William Reagan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:10 | Johnson State | Joseph Goodrich knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rafael Bolivar | 28-35 |
| 01:08 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke is hacked by Roger Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Freeman, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Roark (PG), Ralph Sutton (SG), Nathan Fegley (SF), Dan Oliver (PF) Roger Freeman, Rafael Bolivar, Joseph Goodrich, Harold Fitzgerald | |
| 01:08 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:08 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:43 | Johnson State | The short jumper by Michael Roark is denied by Robert Mayes | 30-35 |
| 00:41 | Rockford | Harold Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 00:36 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses the dunk attempt | 30-35 |
| 00:34 | Johnson State | Ralph Sutton grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 00:05 | Johnson State | A charge is called on Dan Oliver - foul #1 on Dan Oliver, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), Keith Adams (SF), Neil Masten (PF) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Sean Frye (C) William Reagan | |
| 00:01 | Rockford | Neil Masten is denied on a layup by Dan Oliver | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Sean Frye gets the rebound | 30-35 |