| Lineup | Hope | PG - Herbert Mathis (fresh) SG - Paul Taft (fresh) SF - Devin Gault (fresh) PF - Bryan Creasey (fresh) C - Richard Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Robert McKinney (fresh) SG - Matthew Poulson (fresh) SF - Kenneth O'Neil (fresh) PF - John Bogdanski (fresh) C - Billy Strawn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Bryan Creasey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Hope | Paul Taft connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Hope | Herbert Mathis hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Taft | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Kalamazoo | Robert McKinney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Hope | Devin Gault grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | Hope | Devin Gault is fouled on the floor by Billy Strawn - foul #1 on Billy Strawn, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Hope | Herbert Mathis clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Kalamazoo | John Bogdanski grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | Kalamazoo | Bryan Creasey blocks the short jumper by John Bogdanski | 5-0 |
| 17:58 | Hope | Devin Gault pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Hope | Billy Strawn blocks the short jumper by Paul Taft | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:25 | Kalamazoo | John Bogdanski misses short on a jumper in the paint | 5-0 |
| 17:23 | Hope | Paul Taft grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:03 | Hope | Paul Taft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Hope | Kerry Koch (PF) Bryan Creasey | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 16:42 | Kalamazoo | John Bogdanski is whistled for a carry | 5-0 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Brown (SG) Paul Taft | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 16:22 | Hope | Herbert Mathis is fouled on the floor by Robert McKinney - foul #1 on Robert McKinney, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Hope | Timothy Kohl (SF), Peter Chapman (C) Devin Gault, Richard Gough | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Orta (PF), Marshall Kerlin (C) John Bogdanski, Billy Strawn | |
| 16:12 | Hope | Kerry Koch is denied on a layup by John Orta | 5-0 |
| 16:11 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Marshall Kerlin | 5-0 |
| 15:55 | Kalamazoo | John Orta is hacked by Kerry Koch - foul #1 on Kerry Koch, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Hope | Marty Robinson (SG) Herbert Mathis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Peter Plemmons (SF) Kenneth O'Neil | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Marty Robinson (fresh) SF - Timothy Kohl (fresh) PF - Kerry Koch (fresh) C - Peter Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Robert McKinney (fresh) SG - Matthew Poulson (fresh) SF - Peter Plemmons (fresh) PF - John Orta (fresh) C - Marshall Kerlin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Kalamazoo | Peter Chapman denies the turnaround by Robert McKinney | 5-0 |
| 15:38 | Hope | Peter Chapman gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 15:34 | Hope | Timothy Kohl misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 15:33 | Hope | Peter Chapman tips it home | 7-0 |
| 15:19 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert McKinney and he's hacked by Kerry Koch - foul #2 on Kerry Koch, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Taft (SG), Devin Gault (SF), Bryan Creasey (PF), Richard Gough (C) Marty Robinson, Timothy Kohl, Kerry Koch, Peter Chapman | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Steven May (SG), Billy Strawn (C) Matthew Poulson, John Orta | |
| 15:19 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:00 | Hope | Richard Gough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 14:59 | Hope | Devin Gault tips it home | 9-3 |
| 14:43 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin is whistled for a carry | 9-3 |
| Subs | Hope | Herbert Mathis (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Kenneth O'Neil (SF), John Bogdanski (PF) Robert McKinney, Marshall Kerlin | |
| 14:25 | Hope | Devin Gault knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Paul Taft | 11-3 |
| 14:10 | Kalamazoo | Steven May is fouled on the floor by Richard Gough - foul #1 on Richard Gough, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson (SG) Peter Plemmons | |
| 13:57 | Kalamazoo | Steven May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-3 |
| 13:56 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| 13:40 | Hope | Herbert Mathis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 13:39 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 13:23 | Kalamazoo | Kenneth O'Neil comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Herbert Mathis - foul #1 on Herbert Mathis, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Hope | Timothy Kohl (SF), Peter Chapman (PF), Eugene Larsen (C) Devin Gault, Bryan Creasey, Richard Gough | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert McKinney (PG), John Orta (C) Steven May, Billy Strawn | |
| 13:23 | Kalamazoo | Kenneth O'Neil makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:23 | Kalamazoo | Kenneth O'Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:23 | Hope | Peter Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:05 | Hope | Matthew Poulson is called for the reach on Paul Taft - foul #1 on Matthew Poulson, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Peter Plemmons (SF) Kenneth O'Neil | |
| 12:54 | Hope | Herbert Mathis makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Kohl and he's fouled by Robert McKinney - foul #2 on Robert McKinney, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Brown (SG) Paul Taft | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Steven May (PG) Robert McKinney | |
| 12:54 | Hope | Herbert Mathis misses the free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:54 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to John Orta | 13-6 |
| 12:37 | Kalamazoo | Steven May hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 13-6 |
| 12:36 | Hope | Peter Chapman pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:32 | Hope | The jumper by Charles Brown is denied by John Orta | 13-6 |
| 12:30 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to John Orta | 13-6 |
| 12:08 | Kalamazoo | John Bogdanski is fouled on the floor by Peter Chapman - foul #1 on Peter Chapman, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Hope | Devin Gault (SF), Richard Gough (C) Timothy Kohl, Eugene Larsen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin (C) John Bogdanski | |
| 11:50 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven May | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Herbert Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Brown (fresh) SF - Devin Gault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Steven May (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Poulson (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Plemmons (fresh) PF - John Orta (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marshall Kerlin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Hope | Devin Gault hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 15-8 |
| 11:02 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson lays it in on a great pass from Steven May | 15-10 |
| 10:53 | Hope | John Orta takes the ball from Charles Brown | 15-10 |
| 10:34 | Kalamazoo | Peter Plemmons loses the dribble to Charles Brown | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | Hope | Peter Chapman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Mathis | 17-10 |
| 10:00 | Kalamazoo | Peter Plemmons hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steven May | 17-13 |
| 09:45 | Hope | John Orta swats the shot by Charles Brown | 17-13 |
| 09:43 | Kalamazoo | John Orta snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 09:37 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin double dribbles | 17-13 |
| Subs | Hope | Marty Robinson (PG), Paul Taft (SG), Timothy Kohl (SF), Bryan Creasey (PF), Eugene Larsen (C) Herbert Mathis, Charles Brown, Devin Gault, Peter Chapman, Richard Gough | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | James Hill (PG), William McCombie (SG), Kenneth O'Neil (SF), John Bogdanski (PF), Billy Strawn (C) Steven May, Matthew Poulson, Peter Plemmons, John Orta, Marshall Kerlin | |
| 09:22 | Hope | Bryan Creasey misses badly on a floater from the left block | 17-13 |
| 09:20 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:02 | Kalamazoo | James Hill hits the finger roll | 17-15 |
| 08:43 | Hope | Marty Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:42 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Larsen - foul #1 on Eugene Larsen, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Brown (PG), Richard Gough (C) Marty Robinson, Eugene Larsen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 08:35 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:20 | Hope | Billy Strawn is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #2 on Billy Strawn, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Hope | Devin Gault (SF) Timothy Kohl | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin (C) Billy Strawn | |
| 08:06 | Hope | Charles Brown makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Kenneth O'Neil - foul #1 on Kenneth O'Neil, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Steven May (PG) James Hill | |
| 08:06 | Hope | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | Kalamazoo | Steven May hits a floater from the left side set up by John Bogdanski | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Taft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Gault (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Creasey (fresh) C - Richard Gough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Steven May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William McCombie (fresh) SF - Kenneth O'Neil (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Bogdanski (fresh) C - Marshall Kerlin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Hope | Richard Gough lays it up and in set up by Paul Taft | 22-18 |
| 07:15 | Kalamazoo | Steven May is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Hope | Herbert Mathis (PG), Eugene Larsen (PF) Charles Brown, Bryan Creasey | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson (SG), Peter Plemmons (C) William McCombie, John Bogdanski | |
| 07:15 | Kalamazoo | Steven May makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:15 | Kalamazoo | Steven May makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:03 | Hope | Eugene Larsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 07:02 | Hope | Herbert Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:43 | Hope | Richard Gough is fouled on the floor by Peter Plemmons - foul #1 on Peter Plemmons, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Hope | Marty Robinson (SG) Paul Taft | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | John Orta (PF) Kenneth O'Neil | |
| 06:43 | Hope | Richard Gough misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:43 | Kalamazoo | John Orta grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:34 | Kalamazoo | Steven May misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:32 | Kalamazoo | John Orta gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:16 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 06:14 | Hope | Richard Gough pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:51 | Hope | Eugene Larsen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven May - foul #1 on Steven May, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Brown (SG), Timothy Kohl (SF), Bryan Creasey (PF) Marty Robinson, Devin Gault, Richard Gough | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William McCombie (SF), John Bogdanski (PF) Steven May, Marshall Kerlin | |
| 05:51 | Hope | Eugene Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:51 | Hope | Eugene Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:33 | Kalamazoo | Peter Plemmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 05:32 | Hope | Bryan Creasey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:14 | Hope | Charles Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 05:12 | Hope | Bryan Creasey grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:55 | Hope | Herbert Mathis loses the dribble to William McCombie | 24-20 |
| 04:45 | Kalamazoo | The short jumper by Matthew Poulson is denied by Eugene Larsen | 24-20 |
| 04:44 | Kalamazoo | John Orta grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:18 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson loses the dribble to Bryan Creasey | 24-20 |
| 04:02 | Hope | Matthew Poulson steps in front of the Eugene Larsen pass | 24-20 |
| 03:43 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 03:41 | Kalamazoo | John Orta gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Herbert Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kohl (fresh) PF - Bryan Creasey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Peter Plemmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Poulson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William McCombie (fairly fresh) PF - John Bogdanski (fairly fresh) C - John Orta (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 03:15 | Hope | Eugene Larsen loses the dribble to Peter Plemmons | 24-22 |
| 03:10 | Kalamazoo | William McCombie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 03:08 | Hope | Timothy Kohl grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:51 | Hope | Herbert Mathis is fouled on the floor by John Orta - foul #1 on John Orta, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Taft (SG), Devin Gault (SF), Kerry Koch (PF), Richard Gough (C) Charles Brown, Timothy Kohl, Bryan Creasey, Eugene Larsen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Robert McKinney (PG), Steven May (SG), Kenneth O'Neil (SF), Marshall Kerlin (PF), Billy Strawn (C) Peter Plemmons, Matthew Poulson, William McCombie, John Bogdanski, John Orta | |
| 02:51 | Hope | Herbert Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:51 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:28 | Kalamazoo | Kenneth O'Neil misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 02:27 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 02:11 | Hope | Devin Gault makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Taft | 26-24 |
| 01:59 | Kalamazoo | Kenneth O'Neil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Hope | Marty Robinson (PG) Herbert Mathis | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 01:39 | Hope | Paul Taft misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 26-24 |
| 01:38 | Hope | Richard Gough gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:27 | Hope | The jump hook by Devin Gault is blocked by Billy Strawn | 26-24 |
| 01:26 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 01:10 | Kalamazoo | Marshall Kerlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert McKinney | 26-26 |
| 00:46 | Hope | Richard Gough can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 00:45 | Kalamazoo | Billy Strawn gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:39 | Kalamazoo | Robert McKinney loses the dribble to Devin Gault | 26-26 |
| 00:16 | Hope | Paul Taft loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Hope | Herbert Mathis (PG), Peter Chapman (PF) Marty Robinson, Kerry Koch | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson (SG), William McCombie (SF), John Bogdanski (PF) Steven May, Kenneth O'Neil, Marshall Kerlin | |
| 00:11 | Kalamazoo | Robert McKinney's pass is intercepted by Herbert Mathis in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 00:09 | Hope | Herbert Mathis lays it in | 28-26 |
| 00:02 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Poulson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Herbert Mathis pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |