| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Andrew Christian (fresh) SG - Keith Lively (fresh) SF - Douglas Natividad (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) C - Matthew Buttram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lawrence Steele (fresh) SG - John Garrett (fresh) SF - Danny Adams (fresh) PF - Lee Strum (fresh) C - Jessie McPherson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Jessie McPherson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. Connecticut St. | W. Connecticut St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rockford | The short jumper by Lee Strum is denied by Douglas Natividad | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Andrew Christian | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Rockford | John Garrett comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Rockford | Lee Strum grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele makes the floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Buttram misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Rockford | Lee Strum snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Rockford | Lee Strum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:17 | W. Connecticut St. | Lee Strum is called for the reach on Andrew Christian - foul #1 on Lee Strum, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:54 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:53 | Rockford | Jessie McPherson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:40 | Rockford | Danny Adams blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 16:39 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:33 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Strum - foul #2 on Lee Strum, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bruce Williams (PF) Lee Strum | |
| 16:33 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:33 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | Rockford | John Garrett hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bruce Williams | 2-8 |
| 15:53 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian throws it down | 4-8 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Andrew Christian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Lively (fresh) SF - Douglas Natividad (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Buttram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lawrence Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Williams (fresh) C - Jessie McPherson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rockford | Bruce Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Buttram - foul #1 on Matthew Buttram, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Zietz (SG), Sherman Avery (C) Keith Lively, Matthew Buttram | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Kroll (PG), Jerry Celis (SF), James Hughes (PF), Kevin Guardado (C) Lawrence Steele, John Garrett, Danny Adams, Jessie McPherson | |
| 15:41 | Rockford | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:41 | Rockford | Bruce Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Zietz gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 15:07 | Rockford | Bruce Williams gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:53 | Rockford | James Hughes blows the layup | 4-10 |
| 14:52 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:47 | Rockford | Gregory Kroll comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 14:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:20 | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Zietz and he's fouled by Jerry Celis - foul #1 on Jerry Celis, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively (SG), Christopher Charpentier (PF), Matthew Buttram (C) Andrew Christian, Douglas Natividad, David Russell | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Garrett (SG), Jessie McPherson (C) Jerry Celis, Kevin Guardado | |
| 14:20 | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Rockford | Gregory Kroll misses the jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:39 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | Rockford | Jessie McPherson gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:20 | Rockford | Gregory Kroll is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Kroll, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lawrence Steele (PG), Danny Adams (SF) Gregory Kroll, Bruce Williams | |
| 13:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Buttram connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sherman Avery and he's fouled by Jessie McPherson - foul #1 on Jessie McPherson, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| 13:04 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Buttram makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:44 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele is hacked by Sherman Avery - foul #1 on Sherman Avery, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian (PG), Douglas Natividad (SF) Michael Zietz, Matthew Buttram | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Guardado (PF) James Hughes | |
| 12:35 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell (PF) Christopher Charpentier | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 12:13 | W. Connecticut St. | John Garrett takes the ball from Andrew Christian | 10-10 |
| 12:03 | Rockford | John Garrett comes up short on the shot from the left block | 10-10 |
| 12:01 | Rockford | Danny Adams grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Rockford | Danny Adams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 11:52 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Andrew Christian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Lively (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Natividad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sherman Avery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lawrence Steele (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Adams (fresh) PF - Kevin Guardado (fresh) C - Jessie McPherson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Danny Adams - foul #1 on Danny Adams, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Zietz (SG), Matthew Buttram (C) Keith Lively, Sherman Avery | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jerry Celis (SG), Bruce Williams (PF), James Hughes (C) John Garrett, Kevin Guardado, Jessie McPherson | |
| 11:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:11 | Rockford | Jerry Celis is hacked by Michael Zietz - foul #1 on Michael Zietz, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 10:59 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele connects on the shot from the right side set up by Jerry Celis | 11-12 |
| 10:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Zietz and he's fouled by Jerry Celis - foul #2 on Jerry Celis, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Charpentier (SF), Samuel Kearney (PF) Douglas Natividad, David Russell | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Guardado (C) Jerry Celis | |
| 10:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | Rockford | Danny Adams makes the floater from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 10:08 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-14 |
| 10:07 | W. Connecticut St. | Samuel Kearney grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:57 | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Charpentier misses the easy layup | 14-14 |
| 09:55 | Rockford | Bruce Williams gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:43 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 09:42 | W. Connecticut St. | Samuel Kearney snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:34 | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Charpentier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 09:32 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 14-14 |
| 09:26 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele is hacked by Samuel Kearney - foul #1 on Samuel Kearney, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively (SG), Douglas Natividad (SF), David Russell (PF), Sherman Avery (C) Andrew Christian, Christopher Charpentier, Samuel Kearney, Matthew Buttram | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Kroll (PG), John Garrett (SG), Jessie McPherson (C) Lawrence Steele, Danny Adams, James Hughes | |
| 09:10 | Rockford | Jessie McPherson hits the finger roll | 14-16 |
| 09:03 | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Zietz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:02 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively tips it in | 16-16 |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Zietz - foul #2 on Michael Zietz, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | William Woolard (PG) Michael Zietz | |
| Subs | Rockford | Danny Adams (SF) Bruce Williams | |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:36 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:36 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:31 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell travels with the ball | 16-17 |
| 08:12 | Rockford | Gregory Kroll buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 07:53 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie McPherson | 16-20 |
| 07:51 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively tips it but misses | 16-20 |
| 07:49 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Garrett | 16-20 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - William Woolard (fresh) SG - Keith Lively (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Natividad (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sherman Avery (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Gregory Kroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Guardado (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jessie McPherson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado lays it in and he's fouled by William Woolard - foul #1 on William Woolard, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian (PG), Christopher Charpentier (PF), Matthew Buttram (C) Keith Lively, Douglas Natividad, David Russell | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lawrence Steele (PG), Bruce Williams (SF) Gregory Kroll, Danny Adams | |
| 07:26 | Rockford | Kevin Guardado makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:15 | W. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Steele is called for the reach on Sherman Avery - foul #1 on Lawrence Steele, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Danny Adams (SF), James Hughes (C) Kevin Guardado, Jessie McPherson | |
| 07:15 | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:15 | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:54 | Rockford | James Hughes is called for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Kroll (SG) John Garrett | |
| 06:34 | W. Connecticut St. | James Hughes swats the layup by Matthew Buttram | 18-23 |
| 06:32 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 18-23 |
| 06:12 | Rockford | James Hughes is fouled on the floor by William Woolard - foul #2 on William Woolard, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Steve Sager (SG), Douglas Natividad (SF), David Russell (PF) William Woolard, Sherman Avery, Christopher Charpentier | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jessie McPherson (C) Danny Adams | |
| 06:12 | Rockford | James Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:12 | Rockford | James Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:46 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 05:45 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:28 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steve Sager | 21-25 |
| 05:20 | Rockford | Matthew Buttram is called for the reach on Jessie McPherson - foul #2 on Matthew Buttram, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively (SG), Christopher Charpentier (C) Andrew Christian, Matthew Buttram | |
| Subs | Rockford | William Padro (PG), John Garrett (SG), Danny Adams (SF) Lawrence Steele, Gregory Kroll, Bruce Williams | |
| 05:20 | Rockford | Jessie McPherson makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:20 | Rockford | Jessie McPherson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:59 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Lively, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery (C) Christopher Charpentier | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 04:42 | Rockford | Danny Adams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Danny Adams, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Charpentier (C) David Russell | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Guardado (PF) Danny Adams | |
| 04:30 | W. Connecticut St. | James Hughes is called for the reach on Douglas Natividad - foul #1 on James Hughes, team foul #10 | 21-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bruce Williams (SF) James Hughes | |
| 04:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:30 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:14 | Rockford | William Padro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:13 | W. Connecticut St. | Keith Lively snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:06 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Douglas Natividad, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian (PG), Samuel Kearney (C) Steve Sager, Douglas Natividad | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lawrence Steele (PG) William Padro | |
| 03:53 | Rockford | John Garrett misses the driving attempt from the left block | 23-27 |
| 03:52 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Samuel Kearney | 23-27 |
| 03:37 | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Charpentier misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-27 |
| 03:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Christopher Charpentier snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | W. Connecticut St. | PG - Andrew Christian (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Keith Lively (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sherman Avery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Charpentier (fresh) C - Samuel Kearney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lawrence Steele (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie McPherson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Garrett - foul #1 on John Garrett, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad (SF), David Russell (PF), Matthew Buttram (C) Sherman Avery, Christopher Charpentier, Samuel Kearney | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jerry Celis (SF), Lee Strum (PF), James Hughes (C) Bruce Williams, Kevin Guardado, Jessie McPherson | |
| 03:10 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:10 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:54 | Rockford | Lee Strum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 25-27 |
| 02:53 | W. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Matthew Buttram | 25-27 |
| 02:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Buttram scores on a runner in the lane set up by Keith Lively and he's hacked by Jerry Celis - foul #3 on Jerry Celis, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Michael Zietz (SG) Keith Lively | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Kroll (SG), Danny Adams (SF) John Garrett, Jerry Celis | |
| 02:35 | W. Connecticut St. | Matthew Buttram misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:35 | Rockford | James Hughes snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:26 | Rockford | Lawrence Steele misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 02:25 | W. Connecticut St. | Douglas Natividad grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 02:21 | W. Connecticut St. | Andrew Christian drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Russell | 30-27 |
| 02:02 | Rockford | James Hughes misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | William Woolard (SG) Andrew Christian | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Garrett (SG) Lawrence Steele | |
| 02:02 | Rockford | James Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:02 | Rockford | James Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:52 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Lee Strum - foul #3 on Lee Strum, team foul #13 | 30-29 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Guardado (C) Lee Strum | |
| 01:52 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:52 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:41 | Rockford | James Hughes connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Garrett | 32-31 |
| 01:32 | W. Connecticut St. | William Woolard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregory Kroll - foul #2 on Gregory Kroll, team foul #14 | 32-31 |
| Subs | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery (SF) Douglas Natividad | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bruce Williams (PF) Kevin Guardado | |
| 01:32 | W. Connecticut St. | William Woolard makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:32 | W. Connecticut St. | William Woolard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:32 | Rockford | James Hughes snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 01:14 | Rockford | William Woolard steps in front of the Gregory Kroll pass | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | W. Connecticut St. | David Russell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Rockford | Danny Adams pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:37 | Rockford | Danny Adams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Kroll | 33-34 |
| 00:26 | W. Connecticut St. | William Woolard's pass is intercepted by John Garrett | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Rockford | Sherman Avery picks off the pass by Gregory Kroll | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | W. Connecticut St. | Sherman Avery misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |