| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Herron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Joyce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Harold Anderson inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-30 |
| 19:29 | Bates | William Joyce pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:11 | Bates | Donald Miller blocks the short jumper by Eric Dawson | 32-30 |
| 19:10 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:04 | Rockford | Scott Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 19:02 | Bates | William Joyce pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:54 | Bates | David Herron comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 18:52 | Rockford | Harold Anderson grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:45 | Rockford | Robert Mayes buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Anderson and he's fouled by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:45 | Rockford | Robert Mayes makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:27 | Bates | William Joyce scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | Robert Mayes comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Anderson | 34-33 |
| 17:47 | Rockford | Scott Thomas hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Dismuke | 34-36 |
| 17:24 | Bates | David Herron makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Dawson | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | Rockford | Scott Thomas misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Dawson - foul #2 on Eric Dawson, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Neil Masten (PF) Donald Miller | |
| 17:06 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:06 | Rockford | Scott Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:06 | Bates | The rebound goes to William Joyce | 37-37 |
| 16:50 | Bates | David Herron connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 16:25 | Rockford | David Herron steals the ball from Scott Thomas | 39-37 |
| 16:09 | Bates | Robert Mayes denies the turnaround by Eric Dawson | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Bates | John Howard tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:48 | Rockford | Nathan Fields steps in front of the Scott Thomas pass | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Herron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Joyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Masten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Bates | The pull-up jumper by Nathan Fields is blocked by Neil Masten | 39-37 |
| 15:37 | Bates | Eric Dawson tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 15:20 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 15:18 | Rockford | Neil Masten gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:06 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 14:45 | Bates | Eric Dawson is hacked by Harold Anderson - foul #2 on Harold Anderson, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Bates | John Mudge (PG), Willie Simpson (SG), Matthew Schultz (SF), Gregory Moynihan (PF), Timothy Kiser (C) David Herron, Nathan Fields, Eric Dawson, William Joyce, John Howard | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), William Jacobs (SF), Donald Miller (PF) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Robert Mayes | |
| 14:24 | Bates | John Mudge makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Moynihan | 43-39 |
| 14:12 | Rockford | Neil Masten hits the finger roll | 43-41 |
| 13:52 | Bates | Matthew Schultz can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 13:50 | Rockford | Donald Miller gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:31 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither lays it in set up by William Jacobs | 43-43 |
| 13:11 | Bates | Matthew Schultz can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-43 |
| 13:10 | Rockford | Neil Masten grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 13:04 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither buries a shot from the right block set up by Samuel Kroeger and the foul's on Gregory Moynihan - foul #4 on Gregory Moynihan, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Bates | David Herron (PG), Eric Dawson (SF) Matthew Schultz, Gregory Moynihan | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Mayes (C) Neil Masten | |
| 13:04 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:45 | Bates | John Mudge connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Kiser and he's hacked by Samuel Kroeger - foul #2 on Samuel Kroeger, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Bates | Nathan Fields (SG), William Joyce (PF), John Howard (C) David Herron, Timothy Kiser, Willie Simpson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG) Edwin Gaither | |
| 12:45 | Bates | John Mudge makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:35 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Joyce - foul #1 on William Joyce, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Bates | David Herron (PG) John Mudge | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harold Anderson (SF) William Jacobs | |
| 12:35 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:35 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:35 | Rockford | Donald Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:16 | Rockford | Harold Anderson buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Howard Dismuke | 46-49 |
| 12:02 | Bates | Nathan Fields connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Herron | 49-49 |
| 11:49 | Rockford | Robert Mayes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Thomas (SG), Keith Adams (PF) Samuel Kroeger, Donald Miller | |
| 11:49 | Rockford | Robert Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:49 | Rockford | Robert Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Bates | William Joyce hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Eric Dawson | 51-51 |
| 11:12 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 11:11 | Bates | The rebound goes to Eric Dawson | 51-51 |
| 10:59 | Bates | Eric Dawson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Herron | 54-51 |
| 10:47 | Rockford | Scott Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 10:33 | Bates | Harold Anderson is called for the reach on Eric Dawson - foul #3 on Harold Anderson, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Willie Simpson (SF), Timothy Kiser (PF) Eric Dawson, William Joyce | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SF), Donald Miller (PF) Howard Dismuke, Harold Anderson, Keith Adams | |
| 10:24 | Bates | Robert Mayes denies the turnaround by Timothy Kiser | 54-54 |
| 10:22 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Robert Mayes | 54-54 |
| 10:11 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bates | John Mudge (SG) Nathan Fields | |
| Subs | Rockford | Neil Masten (C) Robert Mayes | |
| 09:59 | Bates | Donald Miller blocks the jumper by John Mudge | 54-54 |
| 09:57 | Rockford | Neil Masten grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 09:33 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither is hacked by David Herron - foul #3 on David Herron, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Eric Dawson (SF) David Herron | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:23 | Rockford | Scott Thomas's floater is knocked away by Eric Dawson | 54-54 |
| 09:21 | Bates | Timothy Kiser grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 09:02 | Bates | Eric Dawson is hacked by Samuel Kroeger - foul #3 on Samuel Kroeger, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Nathan Fields (SG), William Joyce (PF) Willie Simpson, John Howard | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Harold Anderson (SF), Robert Mayes (C) Edwin Gaither, Samuel Kroeger, Neil Masten | |
| 08:43 | Bates | John Mudge is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayes - foul #1 on Robert Mayes, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (SG), Neil Masten (PF) Scott Thomas, Donald Miller | |
| 08:29 | Bates | Nathan Fields lays it in set up by John Mudge and he's fouled by Howard Dismuke - foul #3 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Bates | David Herron (PG) John Mudge | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:29 | Bates | Nathan Fields makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:09 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-54 |
| 08:07 | Bates | Timothy Kiser snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 07:55 | Bates | David Herron is hacked by Robert Mayes - foul #2 on Robert Mayes, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Gregory Moynihan (PF) Timothy Kiser | |
| Subs | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger (SG) Edwin Gaither | |
| 07:55 | Bates | David Herron makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:55 | Bates | David Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:40 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Mayes | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Herron (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Fields (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Moynihan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - William Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Kroeger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Neil Masten (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Bates | William Joyce misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Mayes - foul #3 on Robert Mayes, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Bates | Willie Simpson (SF) Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Thomas (SG), Donald Miller (PF) Samuel Kroeger, Neil Masten | |
| 07:28 | Bates | William Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:28 | Bates | William Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:28 | Rockford | Scott Thomas snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 07:11 | Rockford | Robert Mayes makes the runner near the basket set up by Howard Dismuke | 60-58 |
| 06:48 | Bates | William Joyce drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Willie Simpson | 62-58 |
| 06:29 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-58 |
| 06:28 | Bates | William Joyce gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:22 | Bates | Nathan Fields clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 06:20 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Moynihan | 62-58 |
| 06:02 | Bates | Nathan Fields makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Herron and he's fouled by Howard Dismuke - foul #4 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Bates | John Mudge (PG), Eric Dawson (SF), John Howard (C) David Herron, Willie Simpson, William Joyce | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SF), Neil Masten (C) Howard Dismuke, Harold Anderson, Robert Mayes | |
| 06:02 | Bates | Nathan Fields makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:41 | Rockford | Donald Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Bates | Willie Simpson (SG) Nathan Fields | |
| Subs | Rockford | Keith Adams (C) Donald Miller | |
| 05:30 | Bates | John Mudge clanks a shot from the right side | 65-58 |
| 05:28 | Bates | John Mudge gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:10 | Bates | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 65-58 |
| 05:08 | Bates | Gregory Moynihan can't tip it in | 65-58 |
| 05:06 | Rockford | Neil Masten gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:51 | Rockford | Scott Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Willie Simpson - foul #1 on Willie Simpson, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Bates | David Herron (PG) Willie Simpson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harold Anderson (SF), Robert Mayes (C) Samuel Kroeger, Keith Adams | |
| 04:51 | Rockford | Scott Thomas misses the free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:51 | Bates | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:32 | Bates | John Mudge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 04:31 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Herron - foul #4 on David Herron, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Bates | Nathan Fields (SG), William Joyce (PF) John Mudge, Gregory Moynihan | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), Donald Miller (PF) Edwin Gaither, Scott Thomas, Neil Masten | |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Harold Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:17 | Rockford | Harold Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:55 | Bates | Eric Dawson drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Nathan Fields and the foul's on Donald Miller - foul #1 on Donald Miller, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| 03:55 | Bates | Eric Dawson makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:32 | Rockford | William Joyce steps in front of the Donald Miller pass | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - David Herron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Dawson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - William Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Kroeger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Bates | John Howard's layup is rejected by Robert Mayes | 68-62 |
| 03:15 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:57 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Herron - foul #5 on David Herron, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Bates | John Mudge (PG), Gregory Moynihan (PF) David Herron, William Joyce | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Thomas (SG) Harold Anderson | |
| 02:57 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:57 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:43 | Bates | Gregory Moynihan drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Mudge | 70-64 |
| 02:23 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Kroeger | 70-66 |
| 01:54 | Bates | Nathan Fields comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 01:52 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Dawson | 70-66 |
| 01:41 | Bates | John Mudge scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 01:27 | Rockford | Scott Thomas misses the jumpshot from the right side | 72-66 |
| 01:25 | Bates | Eric Dawson grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 01:00 | Bates | Gregory Moynihan scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke is called for traveling | 74-66 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harold Anderson (SF) Samuel Kroeger | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Bates | Gregory Moynihan is hacked by Howard Dismuke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Bates | Willie Simpson (SF), Timothy Kiser (C) Eric Dawson, John Howard | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG) Howard Dismuke | |
| 00:53 | Bates | Gregory Moynihan makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:53 | Bates | Gregory Moynihan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:47 | Rockford | Harold Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Kiser | 76-66 |
| 00:45 | Rockford | Robert Mayes grabs the offensive board | 76-66 |
| 00:43 | Rockford | Scott Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-66 |
| 00:41 | Bates | Timothy Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Bates | Nathan Fields connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Mudge | 78-66 |
| 00:06 | Rockford | Robert Mayes can't finish the layup | 78-66 |
| 00:05 | Bates | Timothy Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Bates | John Mudge runs out the clock | 78-66 |