| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Turpen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Chichester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Laymon (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damon Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Brehmer (fresh) 7 reb. C - Kenneth Schaeffer (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Duane Davis inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Rockford | Duane Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Damon Gardner | 28-36 |
| 19:30 | Hope | John Turpen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-36 |
| 19:28 | Hope | Christopher Laymon tips it in | 30-36 |
| 19:05 | Rockford | Ernest Chichester steps in front of the Duane Davis pass | 30-36 |
| 19:02 | Hope | Edward Burnett lays it up and in set up by Ernest Chichester | 32-36 |
| 18:40 | Rockford | Duane Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:38 | Hope | George Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:34 | Hope | John Turpen makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Edward Burnett | 34-36 |
| 18:19 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer is hacked by George Nicholson - foul #2 on George Nicholson, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 17:59 | Rockford | Damon Gardner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:57 | Hope | The rebound goes to George Nicholson | 34-36 |
| 17:33 | Hope | John Turpen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Laymon | 37-36 |
| 17:22 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer is fouled on the floor by George Nicholson - foul #3 on George Nicholson, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Hope | Jody Cossey (C) George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Leo Brink (PF) Justin Brehmer | |
| 17:05 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer hits the finger roll | 37-38 |
| 16:50 | Hope | Duane Davis is called for the reach on Edward Burnett - foul #2 on Duane Davis, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Hope | Andrew Flowers (PF) Christopher Laymon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Donald Kinkade (PG), Matthew Eiland (SF) Steven Arnold, Duane Davis | |
| 16:40 | Hope | Jody Cossey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 16:39 | Hope | Edward Burnett hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Rockford | Leo Brink is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Hope | Tim Bean (SG) Ernest Chichester | |
| Subs | Rockford | Eddie Alicea (SG) Damon Gardner | |
| 16:05 | Hope | Tim Bean misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eddie Alicea - foul #2 on Eddie Alicea, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Shirley (PG), Timothy Balducci (SF) John Turpen, Edward Burnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | Justin Brehmer (PF) Kenneth Schaeffer | |
| 16:05 | Hope | Tim Bean misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:05 | Hope | Tim Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:45 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Donald Kinkade and the foul's on Andrew Flowers - foul #2 on Andrew Flowers, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Hope | George Nicholson (C) Jody Cossey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Arnold (PG), Duane Davis (SF) Donald Kinkade, Matthew Eiland | |
| 15:45 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:45 | Rockford | Leo Brink grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Paul Shirley (fresh) SG - Tim Bean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Balducci (fresh) PF - Andrew Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Alicea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Brehmer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Leo Brink (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rockford | Andrew Flowers is called for the reach on Justin Brehmer - foul #3 on Andrew Flowers, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Hope | Christopher Laymon (PF) Timothy Balducci | |
| Subs | Rockford | Damon Gardner (SG) Eddie Alicea | |
| 15:20 | Rockford | Andrew Flowers steals it from Damon Gardner | 40-40 |
| 15:04 | Hope | Andrew Flowers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Shirley | 42-40 |
| 14:45 | Rockford | Damon Gardner's floater is knocked away by Andrew Flowers | 42-40 |
| 14:44 | Hope | George Nicholson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 14:21 | Hope | George Nicholson's layup is rejected by Justin Brehmer | 42-40 |
| 14:20 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 14:05 | Rockford | Leo Brink misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:04 | Hope | Tim Bean snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:58 | Hope | Paul Shirley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:56 | Rockford | Leo Brink grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:43 | Rockford | Leo Brink can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 42-40 |
| 13:41 | Hope | The rebound goes to Tim Bean | 42-40 |
| 13:28 | Hope | Andrew Flowers scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Paul Shirley and he's hacked by Duane Davis - foul #3 on Duane Davis, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Hope | John Turpen (PG), Ernest Chichester (SG), Edward Burnett (SF), Jody Cossey (C) Paul Shirley, Tim Bean, Christopher Laymon, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Donald Kinkade (PG), Eddie Alicea (SG), Matthew Eiland (SF), Matthew Edwards (PF), Kenneth Schaeffer (C) Steven Arnold, Damon Gardner, Duane Davis, Justin Brehmer, Leo Brink | |
| 13:28 | Hope | Andrew Flowers makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:09 | Rockford | Eddie Alicea can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 13:08 | Hope | Ernest Chichester grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:51 | Hope | Donald Kinkade picks off the pass by Edward Burnett | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | Rockford | Eddie Alicea misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 12:46 | Rockford | Matthew Eiland grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:25 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer jams it on a great pass from Eddie Alicea | 45-42 |
| 12:09 | Hope | John Turpen misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Eiland - foul #2 on Matthew Eiland, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Hope | Tim Bean (PF), George Nicholson (C) Andrew Flowers, Jody Cossey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Damon Gardner (SG), Duane Davis (SF) Eddie Alicea, Matthew Eiland | |
| 12:09 | Hope | John Turpen makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:09 | Hope | John Turpen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:50 | Rockford | Donald Kinkade drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Damon Gardner | 47-44 |
| 11:27 | Hope | Tim Bean can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 11:26 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Burnett | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Turpen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Chichester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Burnett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Bean (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - George Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Donald Kinkade (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Duane Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Edwards (fresh) C - Kenneth Schaeffer (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Hope | Edward Burnett hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Chichester | 49-44 |
| 10:46 | Rockford | Donald Kinkade misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 10:44 | Hope | George Nicholson grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 10:24 | Hope | Damon Gardner is called for the reach on Ernest Chichester - foul #1 on Damon Gardner, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Hope | Christopher Laymon (PF), Jody Cossey (C) Tim Bean, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Arnold (PG), Justin Brehmer (PF) Donald Kinkade, Matthew Edwards | |
| 10:01 | Hope | Kenneth Schaeffer is called for the reach on Jody Cossey - foul #1 on Kenneth Schaeffer, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Hope | Tim Bean (SG) Ernest Chichester | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:50 | Hope | Christopher Laymon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Duane Davis - foul #4 on Duane Davis, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Eiland (SF) Duane Davis | |
| 09:50 | Hope | Christopher Laymon makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:50 | Hope | Christopher Laymon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:29 | Rockford | Matthew Eiland connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on John Turpen - foul #2 on John Turpen, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Shirley (PG), Andrew Flowers (SF) John Turpen, Edward Burnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | Leo Brink (C) Kenneth Schaeffer | |
| 09:29 | Rockford | Matthew Eiland misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:29 | Hope | Jody Cossey pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:09 | Hope | Steven Arnold steals the ball from Christopher Laymon | 51-46 |
| 08:50 | Rockford | Steven Arnold misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Laymon - foul #1 on Christopher Laymon, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Hope | Ernest Chichester (SG), George Nicholson (C) Andrew Flowers, Jody Cossey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Eddie Alicea (SG) Damon Gardner | |
| 08:50 | Rockford | Steven Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:50 | Rockford | Steven Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:31 | Hope | George Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Hope | John Turpen (PG), Edward Burnett (SF) Paul Shirley, Tim Bean | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer (C) Leo Brink | |
| 08:20 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer is fouled on the floor by George Nicholson - foul #4 on George Nicholson, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Hope | Jody Cossey (C) George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:20 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:20 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:20 | Hope | Jody Cossey grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 08:06 | Hope | Christopher Laymon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:51 | Rockford | Matthew Eiland is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | Hope | George Nicholson (C) Jody Cossey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Damon Gardner (SG), Duane Davis (SF) Eddie Alicea, Matthew Eiland | |
| 07:31 | Hope | John Turpen is hacked by Steven Arnold - foul #1 on Steven Arnold, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Hope | Andrew Flowers (PF) Christopher Laymon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Leo Brink (PF) Justin Brehmer | |
| 07:31 | Hope | John Turpen misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:31 | Rockford | Leo Brink grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:10 | Rockford | Steven Arnold hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 07:08 | Rockford | Duane Davis tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Turpen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Chichester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Burnett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - George Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Damon Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Duane Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leo Brink (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Schaeffer (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:50 | Hope | Ernest Chichester misses short on a jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 06:49 | Hope | Edward Burnett tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 06:27 | Rockford | Duane Davis is hacked by George Nicholson - foul #5 on George Nicholson, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Hope | Tim Bean (SG), Christopher Laymon (PF), Jody Cossey (C) Ernest Chichester, Andrew Flowers, George Nicholson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Donald Kinkade (PG) Steven Arnold | |
| 06:27 | Rockford | Duane Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:27 | Rockford | Duane Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:08 | Hope | Christopher Laymon's dunk attempt is rejected by Leo Brink | 56-53 |
| 06:06 | Rockford | Leo Brink snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 05:46 | Rockford | Duane Davis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 05:45 | Hope | Edward Burnett pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:23 | Hope | Edward Burnett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 05:22 | Rockford | Leo Brink pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:09 | Rockford | Duane Davis double dribbles | 56-53 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Shirley (PG), Ernest Chichester (SG) John Turpen, Edward Burnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | Eddie Alicea (SG), Justin Brehmer (PF) Damon Gardner, Kenneth Schaeffer | |
| 04:41 | Hope | Paul Shirley is denied on a layup by Leo Brink | 56-53 |
| 04:40 | Rockford | Leo Brink grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:20 | Rockford | Eddie Alicea hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Kinkade | 56-55 |
| 04:07 | Hope | Ernest Chichester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Hope | Edward Burnett (SF), Andrew Flowers (PF) Tim Bean, Christopher Laymon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Arnold (PG), Matthew Eiland (SF), Kenneth Schaeffer (C) Donald Kinkade, Duane Davis, Leo Brink | |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Paul Shirley steals it from Steven Arnold in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 03:56 | Hope | Eddie Alicea is called for the reach on Ernest Chichester - foul #3 on Eddie Alicea, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Hope | John Turpen (PG) Paul Shirley | |
| Subs | Rockford | Damon Gardner (SG) Eddie Alicea | |
| 03:56 | Hope | Ernest Chichester makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:56 | Hope | Ernest Chichester misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:56 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:51 | Rockford | Damon Gardner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 03:49 | Hope | The rebound goes to Edward Burnett | 57-55 |
| 03:32 | Hope | Ernest Chichester knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Turpen | 60-55 |
| 03:16 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 03:15 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:02 | Rockford | Damon Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Turpen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Chichester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Burnett (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jody Cossey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Damon Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Brehmer (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Schaeffer (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:44 | Hope | Edward Burnett can't finish the layup | 60-58 |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Ernest Chichester - foul #2 on Ernest Chichester, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Hope | Tim Bean (SG), Christopher Laymon (PF), Bruce McFarland (C) Ernest Chichester, Andrew Flowers, Jody Cossey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Duane Davis (SF) Matthew Eiland | |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer makes the 3rd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:27 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Hope | Ernest Chichester (SG) Tim Bean | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 02:19 | Hope | Ernest Chichester misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 02:18 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Steven Arnold drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Damon Gardner | 60-61 |
| 01:31 | Hope | Ernest Chichester buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Turpen | 62-61 |
| 01:12 | Rockford | Steven Arnold loses the dribble to Ernest Chichester | 62-61 |
| 01:07 | Hope | Edward Burnett dunks the ball set up by Ernest Chichester | 64-61 |
| 00:54 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Chichester - foul #3 on Ernest Chichester, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Hope | Jody Cossey (C) Bruce McFarland | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:54 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:54 | Rockford | Kenneth Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Hope | Edward Burnett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Justin Brehmer - foul #2 on Justin Brehmer, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:32 | Hope | Edward Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:32 | Hope | Edward Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:32 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Cossey | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Hope | Jody Cossey is fouled on the floor by Justin Brehmer - foul #3 on Justin Brehmer, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:31 | Hope | Jody Cossey makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Hope | Jody Cossey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Rockford | Justin Brehmer grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | Rockford | Duane Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Hope | Steven Arnold is called for the reach on John Turpen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Arnold, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Hope | John Turpen misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Hope | John Turpen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Rockford | Damon Gardner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Edward Burnett snags the defensive board | 67-63 |