| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) PF - Donald Miller (fresh) C - Robert Mayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Leonard Winkelman (fresh) SG - Eric Birdsong (fresh) SF - John Fletcher (fresh) PF - Virgil Knupp (fresh) C - Jimmy Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Mayes - foul #1 on Robert Mayes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Finlandia | Eric Birdsong's pass is intercepted by Robert Mayes | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Rockford | Harold Anderson is denied on a layup by Jimmy Gray | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | Rockford | Scott Thomas hits the follow up shot | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Finlandia | Harold Anderson blocks the short jumper by Virgil Knupp | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Rockford | Robert Mayes gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | Rockford | Robert Mayes buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Howard Dismuke | 4-1 |
| 18:01 | Finlandia | John Fletcher makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Leonard Winkelman and the foul's on Robert Mayes - foul #2 on Robert Mayes, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Rockford | Neil Masten (C) Robert Mayes | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 18:01 | Finlandia | John Fletcher makes the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Rockford | John Fletcher is called for the reach on Harold Anderson - foul #1 on John Fletcher, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Stuart Gadbois (PF), John Hodges (C) Virgil Knupp, Jimmy Gray | |
| 17:32 | Rockford | John Hodges denies the turnaround by Harold Anderson | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Finlandia | John Hodges gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Finlandia | John Fletcher clanks a turnaround from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Rockford | Donald Miller pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Rockford | Scott Thomas connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Dismuke | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Finlandia | Stuart Gadbois knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Winkelman and the foul's on Howard Dismuke - foul #1 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Keith Adams (C) Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas (PG), Ian Swann (SG), Casey Gayton (SF) Leonard Winkelman, Eric Birdsong, John Fletcher | |
| 16:38 | Finlandia | Stuart Gadbois misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Rockford | Neil Masten pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Rockford | Scott Thomas drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Keith Adams | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | Finlandia | Ian Swann makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Nicholas Thomas | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | Rockford | Keith Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | Finlandia | Casey Gayton grabs the board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Neil Masten (fresh) C - Keith Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Nicholas Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Swann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Gayton (fresh) PF - Stuart Gadbois (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Casey Gayton | 8-11 |
| 15:43 | Rockford | Neil Masten misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 15:42 | Rockford | Harold Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:37 | Rockford | Scott Thomas clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on John Hodges - foul #1 on John Hodges, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SF), Donald Miller (PF) Howard Dismuke, Harold Anderson, Keith Adams | |
| Subs | Finlandia | John Fletcher (SF), Virgil Knupp (PF), Jimmy Gray (C) Casey Gayton, Stuart Gadbois, John Hodges | |
| 15:37 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:37 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:21 | Finlandia | Ian Swann scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nicholas Thomas and he's fouled by Neil Masten - foul #1 on Neil Masten, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Jacobs (SF), Keith Adams (C) Scott Thomas, Neil Masten | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 15:21 | Finlandia | Ian Swann makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:03 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Eric Birdsong (SG) Ian Swann | |
| 14:46 | Finlandia | Samuel Kroeger is called for the reach on Eric Birdsong - foul #1 on Samuel Kroeger, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman (PG), Jason McCamy (PF) Nicholas Thomas, Virgil Knupp | |
| 14:31 | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Birdsong | 10-18 |
| 14:23 | Rockford | Keith Adams is whistled for a carry | 10-18 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Neil Masten (PF) Edwin Gaither, Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 14:21 | Finlandia | Howard Dismuke steals it from Leonard Winkelman in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 14:18 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger banks in the layup set up by Howard Dismuke | 12-18 |
| 14:11 | Finlandia | Jason McCamy scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Eric Birdsong | 12-20 |
| 13:56 | Rockford | Keith Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Kroeger | 15-20 |
| 13:44 | Finlandia | Jason McCamy hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Howard Dismuke - foul #2 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) Howard Dismuke, Samuel Kroeger, William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ian Swann (SG), Nicholas Thomas (SF), Stuart Gadbois (C) Eric Birdsong, John Fletcher, Jimmy Gray | |
| 13:44 | Finlandia | Jason McCamy makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 13:44 | Finlandia | Jason McCamy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 13:32 | Rockford | Scott Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 13:30 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Adams | 15-22 |
| 13:23 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 13:21 | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 13:15 | Finlandia | Stuart Gadbois connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Leonard Winkelman | 15-24 |
| 13:03 | Rockford | Keith Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 13:02 | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 12:56 | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 12:55 | Rockford | Scott Thomas grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 12:49 | Rockford | Keith Adams misses the easy layup | 15-24 |
| 12:48 | Rockford | Harold Anderson tips it home | 17-24 |
| 12:24 | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leonard Winkelman, team foul #3 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Craig Roberts (PG), Donald Miller (PF), William Jacobs (C) Edwin Gaither, Neil Masten, Keith Adams | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Eric Birdsong (SG), John Fletcher (SF), Virgil Knupp (PF), Jimmy Gray (C) Leonard Winkelman, Ian Swann, Jason McCamy, Stuart Gadbois | |
| 12:06 | Rockford | Harold Anderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Miller | 19-24 |
| 11:48 | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas misses the shot from the right side | 19-24 |
| 11:47 | Rockford | William Jacobs grabs the board | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Craig Roberts (fresh) SG - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) C - William Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Nicholas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Birdsong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Knupp (fresh) C - Jimmy Gray (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Rockford | William Jacobs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Jacobs, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger (SG) Scott Thomas | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 11:31 | Finlandia | Eric Birdsong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 11:30 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 11:07 | Rockford | Craig Roberts hits a floater near the basket set up by Harold Anderson | 21-26 |
| 10:42 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Jacobs - foul #2 on William Jacobs, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Neil Masten (C) Harold Anderson, William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Robert Gainey (PG), Ian Swann (SG), Casey Gayton (SF), Stuart Gadbois (PF) Nicholas Thomas, Eric Birdsong, John Fletcher, Virgil Knupp | |
| 10:42 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 10:42 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 10:42 | Rockford | Donald Miller pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 10:22 | Rockford | Neil Masten misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 10:21 | Rockford | Donald Miller snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Gainey - foul #1 on Robert Gainey, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Thomas (SG), Keith Adams (C) Craig Roberts, Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman (PG), John Hodges (C) Robert Gainey, Jimmy Gray | |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 10:06 | Finlandia | Stuart Gadbois gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 09:45 | Finlandia | John Hodges lays it in on a nice dish by Casey Gayton | 22-29 |
| 09:21 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger is hacked by Stuart Gadbois - foul #1 on Stuart Gadbois, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Harold Anderson (SF), Donald Miller (PF) Samuel Kroeger, Neil Masten | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Eric Birdsong (SG), John Fletcher (SF), Jason McCamy (PF) Ian Swann, Casey Gayton, Stuart Gadbois | |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Scott Thomas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Birdsong - foul #1 on Eric Birdsong, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Maravilla (PG) Edwin Gaither | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Scott Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | George Maravilla grabs the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 08:44 | Rockford | Keith Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hodges - foul #2 on John Hodges, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Craig Roberts (PG) George Maravilla | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Virgil Knupp (PF) John Hodges | |
| 08:44 | Rockford | Keith Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 08:44 | Rockford | Keith Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 08:31 | Finlandia | John Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 08:30 | Finlandia | Jason McCamy grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 08:08 | Finlandia | Virgil Knupp misses the lay-in | 24-29 |
| 08:06 | Finlandia | Jason McCamy hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 07:49 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 07:47 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Adams | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Craig Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harold Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Miller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Leonard Winkelman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Birdsong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Knupp (fresh) C - Jason McCamy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rockford | Keith Adams drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Craig Roberts | 27-31 |
| 07:14 | Finlandia | Harold Anderson takes the ball from John Fletcher | 27-31 |
| 07:09 | Rockford | Harold Anderson throws it down | 29-31 |
| 06:44 | Finlandia | John Fletcher misses the easy layup | 29-31 |
| 06:43 | Rockford | Keith Adams gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 06:28 | Rockford | Harold Anderson connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Craig Roberts | 31-31 |
| 06:05 | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 06:03 | Rockford | Donald Miller pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 05:57 | Rockford | Craig Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Miller | 34-31 |
| 05:39 | Finlandia | John Fletcher misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-31 |
| 05:37 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Craig Roberts | 34-31 |
| 05:33 | Rockford | Craig Roberts clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason McCamy - foul #1 on Jason McCamy, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (SG), Samuel Kroeger (SF), Neil Masten (C) Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Keith Adams | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas (PG), Ian Swann (SG), Casey Gayton (SF), Stuart Gadbois (PF), Jimmy Gray (C) Leonard Winkelman, Eric Birdsong, John Fletcher, Virgil Knupp, Jason McCamy | |
| 05:33 | Rockford | Craig Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:33 | Rockford | Craig Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 05:21 | Finlandia | Samuel Kroeger steals it from Ian Swann | 36-31 |
| 05:16 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Kroeger | 38-31 |
| 04:57 | Finlandia | Stuart Gadbois misses the dunk attempt | 38-31 |
| 04:56 | Finlandia | Casey Gayton gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 04:41 | Finlandia | Ian Swann connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Gayton | 38-34 |
| 04:32 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Kroeger and he's hacked by Casey Gayton - foul #1 on Casey Gayton, team foul #9 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Thomas (SG) Craig Roberts | |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| 04:32 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 04:14 | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 04:12 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 03:58 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Casey Gayton | 41-36 |
| 03:39 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel Kroeger, team foul #9 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), William Jacobs (SF), Robert Mayes (C) Edwin Gaither, Scott Thomas, Donald Miller | |
| Subs | Finlandia | John Fletcher (SF) Casey Gayton | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Kroeger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Jacobs (fresh) PF - Neil Masten (fresh) C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Nicholas Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Swann (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stuart Gadbois (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Finlandia | John Fletcher knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Thomas | 41-38 |
| 03:05 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 03:04 | Finlandia | Jimmy Gray grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 02:59 | Finlandia | Ian Swann hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Neil Masten - foul #2 on Neil Masten, team foul #10 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) Samuel Kroeger, Neil Masten | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Jason McCamy (PF), John Hodges (C) Stuart Gadbois, Jimmy Gray | |
| 02:59 | Finlandia | Ian Swann makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:59 | Finlandia | Ian Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 02:36 | Rockford | Harold Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (SG), Keith Adams (PF) Scott Thomas, William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Leonard Winkelman (PG), Eric Birdsong (SG) Nicholas Thomas, Ian Swann | |
| 02:18 | Finlandia | John Hodges hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #11 | 41-40 |
| 02:18 | Finlandia | John Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:18 | Finlandia | John Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:18 | Rockford | Robert Mayes snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 02:01 | Rockford | Robert Mayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 01:37 | Finlandia | John Hodges misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Keith Adams - foul #1 on Keith Adams, team foul #12 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger (SG), William Jacobs (SF), Neil Masten (PF) Edwin Gaither, Harold Anderson, Keith Adams | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Virgil Knupp (PF) Jason McCamy | |
| 01:37 | Finlandia | John Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:37 | Finlandia | John Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:28 | Rockford | Neil Masten's pass is intercepted by John Fletcher | 41-43 |
| 01:17 | Finlandia | Virgil Knupp comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 01:16 | Rockford | Robert Mayes pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 00:58 | Rockford | William Jacobs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 00:56 | Finlandia | Virgil Knupp gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 00:30 | Finlandia | Virgil Knupp travels with the ball | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) Howard Dismuke, Samuel Kroeger, William Jacobs | |
| Subs | Finlandia | Nicholas Thomas (PG), Ian Swann (SG), Casey Gayton (SF), Stuart Gadbois (PF), Jimmy Gray (C) Leonard Winkelman, Eric Birdsong, John Fletcher, Virgil Knupp, John Hodges | |
| 00:03 | Rockford | Robert Mayes scores on a jumper from close range set up by Neil Masten | 43-43 |
| 00:00 | Finlandia | Casey Gayton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 43-43 |