| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Edward Keeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Knopp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - David Harris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Custis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Freddie Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Valverde (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Swilley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Hope | Gerald Swilley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 19:23 | Kalamazoo | Corey Willis picks off the pass by David Harris | 37-25 |
| 19:00 | Hope | Benny Custis buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Willis | 37-28 |
| 18:36 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-28 |
| 18:34 | Hope | Robert Valverde grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:19 | Hope | John Douglas takes the ball from Freddie Mitchell | 37-28 |
| 18:06 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Valverde - foul #2 on Robert Valverde, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:06 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:06 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:06 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:48 | Hope | Benny Custis misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 17:46 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 17:34 | Hope | Robert Valverde knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Freddie Mitchell | 38-30 |
| 17:14 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:12 | Hope | The rebound goes to Corey Willis | 38-30 |
| 17:03 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell hits a floater from the left wing set up by Corey Willis | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp is hacked by Corey Willis - foul #3 on Corey Willis, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Meacham (PG), Jamie Dyer (SF), Christopher Glaude (PF) Edward Keeler, Francis Knopp, John Douglas | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG), Lawrence Brophy (SG), James Alicea (PF), Donald Wood (C) Corey Willis, Benny Custis, Robert Valverde, Gerald Swilley | |
| 16:42 | Kalamazoo | Donald Wood swats the layup by Jamie Dyer | 38-32 |
| 16:41 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:29 | Kalamazoo | Jamie Dyer drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Harris and he's fouled by Freddie Mitchell - foul #2 on Freddie Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Benjamin Truss (SG), Simon Mathis (C) Charles Spivey, David Harris | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 16:29 | Kalamazoo | Jamie Dyer misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:29 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:15 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 40-32 |
| 16:14 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 15:55 | Hope | James Alicea connects on the 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jamie Dyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Truss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Glaude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Simon Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kevin Smithers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Brophy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Alicea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kalamazoo | Benjamin Truss clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 15:33 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:19 | Hope | Kevin Smithers misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jamie Dyer - foul #1 on Jamie Dyer, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey (SG), John Douglas (PF), David Harris (C) Benjamin Truss, Christopher Glaude, Simon Mathis | |
| Subs | Hope | Benny Custis (SG), Jerry Barrows (SF), Robert Valverde (PF) Lawrence Brophy, Freddie Mitchell, Donald Wood | |
| 15:19 | Hope | Kevin Smithers makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:19 | Hope | Kevin Smithers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | Kalamazoo | David Harris misses the 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 15:00 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:52 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-37 |
| 14:51 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham tips it in | 44-37 |
| 14:39 | Hope | David Meacham is called for the reach on Robert Valverde - foul #3 on David Meacham, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Keeler (PG), Francis Knopp (SF) David Meacham, Jamie Dyer | |
| Subs | Hope | Corey Willis (PG), Gerald Swilley (C) Kevin Smithers, James Alicea | |
| 14:24 | Hope | Gerald Swilley misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Harris - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 14:24 | Hope | Gerald Swilley makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:24 | Hope | Gerald Swilley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:24 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 13:59 | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey drills a floater from the right side set up by Edward Keeler and he's hacked by Jerry Barrows - foul #4 on Jerry Barrows, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Freddie Mitchell (SF) Jerry Barrows | |
| 13:59 | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:47 | Hope | Gerald Swilley buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Freddie Mitchell | 47-40 |
| 13:32 | Kalamazoo | Benny Custis steps in front of the Francis Knopp pass | 47-40 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 13:21 | Hope | Gerald Swilley tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Edward Keeler | 49-42 |
| 12:43 | Hope | David Harris swats the layup by Robert Valverde | 49-42 |
| 12:42 | Hope | Gerald Swilley tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 12:40 | Kalamazoo | David Harris grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 12:21 | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 12:19 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:13 | Hope | Benny Custis connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Mitchell | 49-44 |
| 11:53 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 11:52 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Edward Keeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Spivey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Knopp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - David Harris (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Benny Custis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Freddie Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Valverde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Swilley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kalamazoo | Edward Keeler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:25 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:19 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:18 | Hope | Benny Custis snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:01 | Hope | John Douglas steps in front of the Gerald Swilley pass | 49-44 |
| 10:48 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Knopp | 52-44 |
| 10:33 | Hope | Robert Valverde knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:24 | Kalamazoo | Corey Willis is called for the reach on Edward Keeler - foul #4 on Corey Willis, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Meacham (PG), Benjamin Truss (SG), Jamie Dyer (SF), Christopher Glaude (PF), Simon Mathis (C) Edward Keeler, Charles Spivey, Francis Knopp, John Douglas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG), Lawrence Brophy (SG), James Alicea (PF), Donald Wood (C) Corey Willis, Benny Custis, Robert Valverde, Gerald Swilley | |
| 10:06 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude misses long on a shot near the basket | 52-46 |
| 10:05 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:56 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 09:54 | Hope | Kevin Smithers gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:32 | Hope | James Alicea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Alicea, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 09:10 | Kalamazoo | Lawrence Brophy picks off the pass by Simon Mathis | 52-46 |
| 09:07 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Brophy | 52-48 |
| 08:53 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Brophy - foul #1 on Lawrence Brophy, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey (SG) Benjamin Truss | |
| Subs | Hope | Benny Custis (SG) Freddie Mitchell | |
| 08:53 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:53 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:30 | Hope | Kevin Smithers is fouled on the floor by David Meacham - foul #4 on David Meacham, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch (SF), David Harris (C) David Meacham, Simon Mathis | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 08:17 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 08:15 | Kalamazoo | David Harris gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:09 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Spivey and he's fouled by James Alicea - foul #2 on James Alicea, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Robert Valverde (PF) Donald Wood | |
| 08:09 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:57 | Hope | Robert Valverde knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Lawrence Brophy | 57-50 |
| 07:41 | Kalamazoo | Jamie Dyer is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Meacham (PG), John Douglas (PF) Raymond Burch, Christopher Glaude | |
| Subs | Hope | Corey Willis (PG), Jerry Barrows (SF), David Loveland (C) Kevin Smithers, Lawrence Brophy, James Alicea | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - David Meacham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Dyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Douglas (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - David Harris (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Benny Custis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jerry Barrows (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Valverde (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Loveland (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Hope | David Harris steps in front of the Benny Custis pass | 57-50 |
| 07:01 | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 06:46 | Hope | Jerry Barrows loses the ball out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Keeler (PG), Francis Knopp (SF) Charles Spivey, Jamie Dyer | |
| Subs | Hope | Freddie Mitchell (PF), Gerald Swilley (C) Robert Valverde, David Loveland | |
| 06:33 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 06:32 | Hope | Benny Custis grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 06:06 | Hope | Corey Willis drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Benny Custis | 60-53 |
| 05:45 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas is fouled on the floor by Gerald Swilley - foul #2 on Gerald Swilley, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey (SG), Christopher Glaude (C) David Meacham, David Harris | |
| Subs | Hope | Lawrence Brophy (SG) Benny Custis | |
| 05:45 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:45 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:28 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 05:27 | Kalamazoo | John Douglas pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:09 | Kalamazoo | Freddie Mitchell picks off the pass by John Douglas | 62-53 |
| 04:48 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell is hacked by John Douglas - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | David Meacham (PG), Simon Mathis (C) Edward Keeler, John Douglas | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG) Corey Willis | |
| 04:36 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-56 |
| 04:16 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude jams it | 64-56 |
| 03:58 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-56 |
| 03:57 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Christopher Glaude | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-56 |
| 03:34 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - David Meacham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Charles Spivey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Knopp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Glaude (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kevin Smithers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Brophy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Barrows (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Freddie Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Swilley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Jerry Barrows - foul #5 on Jerry Barrows, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Edward Keeler (PG), John Douglas (PF), David Harris (C) Charles Spivey, Christopher Glaude, Simon Mathis | |
| Subs | Hope | Corey Willis (PG), James Alicea (SF), Robert Valverde (PF), Donald Wood (C) Lawrence Brophy, Jerry Barrows, Freddie Mitchell, Gerald Swilley | |
| 03:12 | Kalamazoo | Francis Knopp makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Hope | James Alicea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jamie Dyer (SF) Francis Knopp | |
| Subs | Hope | Benny Custis (SG) Kevin Smithers | |
| 02:49 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Charles Spivey (SG) Jamie Dyer | |
| Subs | Hope | Freddie Mitchell (SF) Donald Wood | |
| 02:22 | Kalamazoo | Edward Keeler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Meacham | 70-56 |
| 02:15 | Hope | James Alicea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #3 on David Harris, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Benjamin Truss (SG), Jamie Dyer (SF), Christopher Glaude (PF), Simon Mathis (C) Edward Keeler, Charles Spivey, John Douglas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG), Lawrence Brophy (SG), Donald Wood (C) Corey Willis, Benny Custis, Robert Valverde | |
| 02:15 | Hope | James Alicea makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:15 | Hope | James Alicea makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:51 | Kalamazoo | Lawrence Brophy steps in front of the Christopher Glaude pass | 70-58 |
| 01:47 | Hope | Kevin Smithers blows the layup | 70-58 |
| 01:46 | Kalamazoo | Christopher Glaude pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:39 | Kalamazoo | Benjamin Truss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-58 |
| 01:38 | Kalamazoo | Simon Mathis tips it in | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Hope | Donald Wood is hacked by Simon Mathis - foul #1 on Simon Mathis, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Hope | Donald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:23 | Hope | Donald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:00 | Kalamazoo | The short jumper by Jamie Dyer is denied by Donald Wood | 72-60 |
| 00:58 | Hope | Freddie Mitchell grabs the board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Hope | James Alicea connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Smithers | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Smithers - foul #1 on Kevin Smithers, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch (PF) Simon Mathis | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 00:48 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:48 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:44 | Hope | James Alicea clanks a runner from the baseline | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Kalamazoo | Raymond Burch snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Kalamazoo | Jamie Dyer makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Meacham | 75-62 |
| 00:15 | Hope | Kevin Smithers makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Brophy | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Kalamazoo | David Meacham runs out the clock | 75-64 |