| Lineup | Hope | PG - William Demers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Zaibel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Bieber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Street (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Dave Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Darrell Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) SF - John Bush (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Patterson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Abell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | John Bush inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-25 |
| 19:46 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 19:34 | Rockford | David Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Darrell Turner | 36-28 |
| 19:28 | Hope | Dave Roark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 19:26 | Hope | David Zaibel tips it in | 38-28 |
| 19:09 | Rockford | Fred Abell knocks in the runner in the lane | 38-30 |
| 18:50 | Hope | Leroy Bieber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 18:37 | Rockford | Fred Abell buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Bush | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | Hope | John Bush picks off the pass by Leroy Bieber | 38-33 |
| 18:14 | Rockford | Darrell Turner hits the finger roll set up by John Bush | 38-35 |
| 17:58 | Hope | Stephen Street makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from William Demers and he's fouled by Stanley Patterson - foul #1 on Stanley Patterson, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 17:58 | Hope | Stephen Street makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:40 | Rockford | John Bush misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 17:39 | Hope | The rebound goes to David Zaibel | 41-35 |
| 17:16 | Hope | David Zaibel's pass is intercepted by David Hill | 41-35 |
| 16:57 | Rockford | John Bush hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-35 |
| 16:56 | Hope | The rebound goes to Stephen Street | 41-35 |
| 16:40 | Hope | David Zaibel is hacked by Darrell Turner - foul #3 on Darrell Turner, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Kirk Barefoot (SG), John King (SF), Shawn Johnson (PF), Robert Hopkins (C) David Zaibel, Leroy Bieber, Stephen Street, Dave Roark | |
| Subs | Rockford | Clarence Gamberg (PG), Bruce Schultz (SG), Derek Turner (SF), James Mobley (PF), Paul Farr (C) Darrell Turner, David Hill, John Bush, Stanley Patterson, Fred Abell | |
| 16:24 | Hope | Robert Hopkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:23 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Bruce Schultz | 41-35 |
| 16:07 | Rockford | Clarence Gamberg misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:05 | Rockford | Paul Farr grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:45 | Rockford | James Mobley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Pickering (SG), Brian Michaelson (SF) William Demers, John King | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darrell Turner (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG) Clarence Gamberg, Bruce Schultz | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kirk Barefoot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Michaelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Hopkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Darrell Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derek Turner (fresh) PF - James Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Hope | Raymond Pickering misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 41-35 |
| 15:34 | Rockford | James Mobley grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 15:20 | Rockford | Darrell Turner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Mobley | 41-38 |
| 14:56 | Hope | Robert Hopkins buries a shot from close range set up by Raymond Pickering | 43-38 |
| 14:41 | Rockford | Jeffrey Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 14:39 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to James Mobley | 43-38 |
| 14:34 | Rockford | Darrell Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Mobley | 43-41 |
| 14:29 | Hope | Raymond Pickering clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:28 | Hope | Brian Michaelson tips it home | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | Rockford | Kirk Barefoot is called for the reach on Derek Turner - foul #1 on Kirk Barefoot, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Hope | William Demers (PG), David Zaibel (SG), Stephen Street (PF), Dave Roark (C) Kirk Barefoot, Raymond Pickering, Shawn Johnson, Robert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Hill (SG), John Bush (SF), Stanley Patterson (PF), Fred Abell (C) Darrell Turner, Derek Turner, James Mobley, Paul Farr | |
| 13:32 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 13:30 | Hope | Brian Michaelson grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:15 | Hope | Brian Michaelson's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Miller | 45-41 |
| 13:11 | Rockford | Jeffrey Miller hits the finger roll | 45-43 |
| 12:45 | Hope | John Bush steals it from Stephen Street | 45-43 |
| 12:26 | Rockford | John Bush hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Miller | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Hope | Brian Michaelson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 12:03 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:54 | Rockford | John Bush's pass is intercepted by Dave Roark | 45-46 |
| 11:38 | Hope | Brian Michaelson lays it in on a great pass from William Demers | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - William Demers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Zaibel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Michaelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Street (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Dave Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bush (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Patterson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Fred Abell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rockford | David Hill is fouled on the floor by Brian Michaelson - foul #4 on Brian Michaelson, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Hope | Leroy Bieber (SF) Brian Michaelson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darrell Turner (PG), Paul Farr (C) Jeffrey Miller, Fred Abell | |
| 11:15 | Rockford | David Hill is hacked by Stephen Street - foul #2 on Stephen Street, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 11:02 | Rockford | David Zaibel steals it from Darrell Turner | 47-46 |
| 10:59 | Hope | William Demers hits the finger roll set up by David Zaibel | 49-46 |
| 10:48 | Rockford | John Bush connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Turner | 49-48 |
| 10:34 | Hope | William Demers is fouled on the floor by John Bush - foul #3 on John Bush, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Hope | Kirk Barefoot (SG), John King (SF), Robert Hopkins (C) David Zaibel, Stephen Street, Dave Roark | |
| Subs | Rockford | Clarence Gamberg (SG), Derek Turner (SF), James Mobley (PF) David Hill, John Bush, Stanley Patterson | |
| 10:22 | Hope | Leroy Bieber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 10:20 | Rockford | James Mobley grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 10:16 | Rockford | James Mobley loses the dribble to William Demers | 49-48 |
| 10:02 | Hope | William Demers knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by John King | 51-48 |
| 09:43 | Rockford | James Mobley scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Gamberg | 51-50 |
| 09:32 | Hope | Leroy Bieber misses short on a jumper from the left block | 51-50 |
| 09:31 | Rockford | James Mobley snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Darrell Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Demers - foul #2 on William Demers, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Hope | David Zaibel (SG), Stephen Street (PF), Dave Roark (C) William Demers, Leroy Bieber, Robert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Hill (SG), John Bush (SF), Stanley Patterson (PF), Fred Abell (C) Clarence Gamberg, Derek Turner, James Mobley, Paul Farr | |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 3rd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:37 | Hope | John King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 08:35 | Rockford | David Hill gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:15 | Rockford | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeffrey Miller (PG) Darrell Turner | |
| 08:01 | Hope | Fred Abell picks off the pass by Kirk Barefoot | 51-53 |
| 07:47 | Rockford | John Bush misses long on a runner from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 07:46 | Hope | Kirk Barefoot grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 07:41 | Hope | Kirk Barefoot misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:39 | Hope | Stephen Street can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 07:37 | Rockford | John Bush pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kirk Barefoot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zaibel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John King (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Street (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Dave Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Patterson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Fred Abell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rockford | John Bush's pass is intercepted by Kirk Barefoot | 51-53 |
| 07:29 | Hope | Kirk Barefoot misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 07:28 | Rockford | Fred Abell pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:23 | Rockford | Fred Abell misses short on a floater from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 07:21 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson tips it in | 51-55 |
| 07:02 | Hope | Fred Abell swats the layup by Stephen Street | 51-55 |
| 07:01 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:42 | Rockford | Kirk Barefoot is called for the reach on Jeffrey Miller - foul #2 on Kirk Barefoot, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Hope | William Demers (PG), Brian Michaelson (SF), Leroy Bieber (PF), Robert Hopkins (C) Kirk Barefoot, John King, Stephen Street, Dave Roark | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darrell Turner (PG), Derek Turner (SF), James Mobley (PF), Paul Farr (C) Jeffrey Miller, John Bush, Stanley Patterson, Fred Abell | |
| 06:27 | Rockford | David Hill loses the dribble to Robert Hopkins | 51-55 |
| 06:06 | Hope | David Zaibel is hacked by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Pickering (SG) David Zaibel | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeffrey Miller (SG) David Hill | |
| 05:47 | Hope | James Mobley denies the turnaround by William Demers | 51-55 |
| 05:45 | Rockford | Paul Farr gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:40 | Rockford | Darrell Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 05:39 | Hope | Brian Michaelson pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:25 | Hope | Raymond Pickering is fouled on the floor by Paul Farr - foul #1 on Paul Farr, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Hope | Kirk Barefoot (SG), Stephen Street (PF), Dave Roark (C) Raymond Pickering, Leroy Bieber, Robert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Bush (SF), Stanley Patterson (PF), Fred Abell (C) Derek Turner, James Mobley, Paul Farr | |
| 05:04 | Hope | John Bush steps in front of the Dave Roark pass | 51-55 |
| 04:45 | Rockford | Jeffrey Miller makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Bush | 51-57 |
| 04:27 | Hope | Stephen Street can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 04:25 | Rockford | Stanley Patterson pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:14 | Rockford | Fred Abell is called for traveling | 51-57 |
| Subs | Hope | David Zaibel (SG) Kirk Barefoot | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Hill (SG) Jeffrey Miller | |
| 04:00 | Hope | Stephen Street banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dave Roark | 53-57 |
| 03:31 | Rockford | David Zaibel steals the ball from Darrell Turner | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - William Demers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Zaibel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Michaelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Street (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Dave Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Darrell Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Fred Abell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Hope | Dave Roark scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Demers | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Rockford | Fred Abell hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Bush | 55-59 |
| 02:41 | Hope | Dave Roark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Abell - foul #2 on Fred Abell, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Hope | Kirk Barefoot (PG), Leroy Bieber (SF), Robert Hopkins (PF) William Demers, Brian Michaelson, Stephen Street | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Derek Turner (SF), James Mobley (PF), Paul Farr (C) Darrell Turner, John Bush, Stanley Patterson, Fred Abell | |
| 02:41 | Hope | Dave Roark makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:41 | Hope | Dave Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:39 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Hope | William Demers (PG) Kirk Barefoot | |
| Subs | Rockford | Darrell Turner (PG), John Bush (SF), Stanley Patterson (PF) Jeffrey Miller, Derek Turner, James Mobley | |
| 02:19 | Rockford | David Hill drills a 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 02:19 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Hope | Brian Michaelson (SF), Stephen Street (PF) Leroy Bieber, Robert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Rockford | Fred Abell (C) Paul Farr | |
| 02:02 | Hope | Dave Roark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 02:01 | Rockford | John Bush gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:55 | Rockford | Fred Abell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-62 |
| 01:54 | Rockford | David Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | The jump hook by John Bush is blocked by Stephen Street | 57-62 |
| 01:48 | Hope | Stephen Street gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Hope | Stephen Street can't finish the layup | 57-62 |
| 01:17 | Rockford | Fred Abell pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:01 | Rockford | Stephen Street steals it from John Bush | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Hope | Stephen Street hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:39 | Rockford | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Rockford | David Hill is hacked by David Zaibel in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Zaibel, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Derek Turner (SF) John Bush | |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Brian Michaelson is called for the reach on Darrell Turner - foul #5 on Brian Michaelson, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Hope | Leroy Bieber (SF) Brian Michaelson | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Bush (SF) Derek Turner | |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Hope | Leroy Bieber clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 00:27 | Hope | David Zaibel gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:25 | Hope | Leroy Bieber scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 00:24 | Rockford | William Demers is called for the reach on Darrell Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Demers, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| 00:24 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:24 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:18 | Hope | William Demers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 00:17 | Rockford | David Hill snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:14 | Rockford | William Demers is called for the reach on David Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Demers, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 00:14 | Rockford | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:14 | Rockford | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:14 | Hope | Stephen Street pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:09 | Hope | Leroy Bieber misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | Hope | William Demers snags the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 00:04 | Hope | David Zaibel makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Demers | 63-67 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | William Demers is called for the reach on Darrell Turner in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Demers, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Hope | Kirk Barefoot (PG) William Demers | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:02 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | Darrell Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Kirk Barefoot can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-69 |