| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Simon (fresh) C - Shawn Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Johnny Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Teddy Dooley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Workman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Sinnott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Michael Workman inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 19:42 | Hope | Matthew Simon pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 19:18 | Hope | Michael Norton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Nguyen and he's fouled by Teddy Dooley - foul #3 on Teddy Dooley, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes (SG) Teddy Dooley | |
| 19:18 | Hope | Michael Norton misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | Rockford | Bryan Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:04 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 19:03 | Hope | The rebound goes to Matthew Simon | 26-31 |
| 18:48 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 18:47 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 18:40 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes clanks a floater near the basket | 26-31 |
| 18:39 | Hope | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Hope | Norman Thomas blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Workman - foul #2 on Michael Workman, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Hope | Norman Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Hope | Norman Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Rockford | Michael Workman gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:06 | Rockford | Shawn Nguyen denies the turnaround by Bryan Reid | 26-31 |
| 18:05 | Rockford | Michael Workman gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:56 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott connects on the shot from the left block | 26-33 |
| 17:43 | Hope | Jeremy Rhodes steps in front of the Matthew Simon pass | 26-33 |
| 17:38 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton can't finish the layup | 26-33 |
| 17:36 | Hope | Matthew Simon gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:11 | Hope | Michael Norton buries a jump hook from close range | 28-33 |
| 16:56 | Rockford | Bryan Reid comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:54 | Rockford | Bryan Reid tips it home | 28-35 |
| 16:28 | Hope | Matthew Simon hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Nguyen | 30-35 |
| 16:18 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG), Douglas Lowry (SG), Christopher Combs (SF), David Whicker (PF), Leo Petersen (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Norton, Norman Thomas, Matthew Simon, Shawn Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rockford | Larry Riddle (SF), Elton Jones (PF), Larry Loeb (C) Michael Workman, Bryan Reid, Arnold Sinnott | |
| 16:03 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes blows the layup | 30-35 |
| 16:02 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Loeb | 30-35 |
| 15:47 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Teddy Dooley (SG), Wayne Moore (PF) Johnny Hamilton, Jeremy Rhodes | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Daniel Ryder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Lowry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Combs (fresh) PF - David Whicker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Larry Riddle (fresh) SG - Teddy Dooley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elton Jones (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) C - Larry Loeb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Hope | Douglas Lowry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 15:25 | Hope | David Whicker tips it home | 32-35 |
| 15:09 | Rockford | Larry Riddle is hacked by David Whicker - foul #3 on David Whicker, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 14:55 | Rockford | Christopher Combs steals it from Wayne Moore | 32-35 |
| 14:41 | Hope | Leo Petersen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 14:40 | Rockford | Wayne Moore grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 14:22 | Rockford | Larry Riddle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 14:21 | Hope | Douglas Lowry snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 14:01 | Hope | Douglas Lowry loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG), Michael Norton (SG), Norman Thomas (SF), Matthew Simon (PF), Shawn Nguyen (C) Daniel Ryder, Douglas Lowry, Christopher Combs, David Whicker, Leo Petersen | |
| Subs | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton (PG), Michael Workman (SF), Bryan Reid (PF), Arnold Sinnott (C) Larry Riddle, Elton Jones, Wayne Moore, Larry Loeb | |
| 13:48 | Rockford | Richard Johnson steals the ball from Teddy Dooley | 32-35 |
| 13:29 | Hope | Arnold Sinnott blocks the jumper by Richard Johnson | 32-35 |
| 13:28 | Rockford | Michael Workman grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 13:24 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Norman Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:07 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 13:05 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Simon | 32-35 |
| 12:44 | Hope | Michael Norton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 12:43 | Hope | Norman Thomas tips it in | 34-35 |
| 12:22 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Hamilton | 34-37 |
| 12:09 | Hope | Arnold Sinnott swats the short shot by Norman Thomas | 34-37 |
| 12:08 | Hope | Norman Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:56 | Hope | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 11:55 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 11:36 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley is hacked by Michael Norton - foul #1 on Michael Norton, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (SG), David Whicker (SF), Leo Petersen (PF) Michael Norton, Norman Thomas, Matthew Simon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes (SG), Larry Riddle (SF), Elton Jones (PF), Larry Loeb (C) Teddy Dooley, Michael Workman, Bryan Reid, Arnold Sinnott | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Ryder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Whicker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Johnny Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Rhodes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Riddle (fresh) PF - Elton Jones (fresh) 11 pts. C - Larry Loeb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Elton Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Leo Petersen - foul #3 on Leo Petersen, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Elton Jones misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:19 | Rockford | Elton Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:19 | Hope | Leo Petersen snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 11:03 | Hope | Leo Petersen hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Johnson | 36-37 |
| 10:54 | Rockford | Larry Loeb's fadeaway is rejected by Leo Petersen | 36-37 |
| 10:53 | Hope | Leo Petersen gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:37 | Hope | David Whicker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 10:35 | Rockford | Larry Loeb grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:15 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Hope | Douglas Lowry (SG), Norman Thomas (SF), Matthew Simon (PF) Richard Johnson, Leo Petersen, Shawn Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rockford | Michael Workman (SF) Larry Riddle | |
| 09:58 | Rockford | Larry Loeb drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Hamilton and he's hacked by David Whicker - foul #4 on David Whicker, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Hope | Leo Petersen (C) David Whicker | |
| Subs | Rockford | Teddy Dooley (SG), Arnold Sinnott (C) Johnny Hamilton, Elton Jones | |
| 09:58 | Rockford | Larry Loeb misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 09:58 | Hope | Leo Petersen pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:31 | Hope | Leo Petersen misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 09:29 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Norton (SG) Douglas Lowry | |
| Subs | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton (PG), Bryan Reid (PF) Jeremy Rhodes, Larry Loeb | |
| 08:50 | Hope | Bryan Reid is called for the reach on Matthew Simon - foul #1 on Bryan Reid, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG), Shawn Nguyen (C) Daniel Ryder, Leo Petersen | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:37 | Hope | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Norton | 39-39 |
| 08:16 | Rockford | Michael Workman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 08:15 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley tips it in | 39-41 |
| 07:52 | Hope | Norman Thomas buries a shot from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 41-41 |
| 07:29 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley hits a shot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Norton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Matthew Simon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Johnny Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Teddy Dooley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Workman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bryan Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Sinnott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Hope | Michael Norton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 07:13 | Rockford | Bryan Reid grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 07:01 | Rockford | Bryan Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 07:00 | Hope | Norman Thomas gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:44 | Hope | Richard Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Sinnott | 41-43 |
| 06:42 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:37 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 06:35 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott tips it home | 41-45 |
| 06:25 | Hope | Matthew Simon is denied on a layup by Bryan Reid | 41-45 |
| 06:23 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 06:03 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott is fouled on the floor by Shawn Nguyen - foul #1 on Shawn Nguyen, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG), Douglas Lowry (SG), Christopher Combs (SF), David Whicker (PF), Leo Petersen (C) Richard Johnson, Michael Norton, Norman Thomas, Matthew Simon, Shawn Nguyen | |
| Subs | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes (PG), Larry Riddle (SG), Elton Jones (SF), Larry Loeb (PF) Johnny Hamilton, Teddy Dooley, Michael Workman, Bryan Reid | |
| 06:03 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:03 | Rockford | Arnold Sinnott misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:03 | Hope | David Whicker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 05:40 | Hope | Jeremy Rhodes takes the ball from Leo Petersen | 41-46 |
| 05:35 | Rockford | Elton Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Rhodes | 41-48 |
| 05:06 | Hope | Daniel Ryder is fouled on the floor by Larry Riddle - foul #1 on Larry Riddle, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton (PG) Arnold Sinnott | |
| 04:49 | Hope | Leo Petersen is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes is hacked by Daniel Ryder - foul #1 on Daniel Ryder, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Johnson (PG), Shawn Nguyen (C) Douglas Lowry, Christopher Combs | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bryan Reid (PF) Larry Riddle | |
| 04:28 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:28 | Hope | Daniel Ryder pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:19 | Hope | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Whicker | 44-48 |
| 04:01 | Rockford | Jeremy Rhodes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 03:59 | Rockford | Larry Loeb snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 03:35 | Rockford | Bryan Reid misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 03:33 | Rockford | Larry Loeb hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 03:12 | Hope | Daniel Ryder misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 03:10 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Ryder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Whicker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leo Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Johnny Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremy Rhodes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elton Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Bryan Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Loeb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Norton (SG), Norman Thomas (SF), Matthew Simon (PF) Daniel Ryder, David Whicker, Leo Petersen | |
| Subs | Rockford | Teddy Dooley (SG), Michael Workman (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), Arnold Sinnott (C) Jeremy Rhodes, Elton Jones, Bryan Reid, Larry Loeb | |
| 02:37 | Hope | Matthew Simon banks in the layup | 46-50 |
| 02:22 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 02:20 | Hope | The rebound goes to Matthew Simon | 46-50 |
| 01:59 | Hope | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Nguyen | 49-50 |
| 01:44 | Rockford | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Johnny Hamilton - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Bryan Reid (PF) Wayne Moore | |
| 01:44 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:44 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:44 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:24 | Hope | Matthew Simon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Norton | 52-51 |
| 01:10 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Nguyen - foul #2 on Shawn Nguyen, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| 01:10 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:10 | Rockford | Teddy Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:51 | Hope | Michael Norton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 00:50 | Rockford | Michael Workman gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:40 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton connects on the jumper from the right side | 52-54 |
| 00:26 | Hope | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 00:25 | Rockford | Michael Workman snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Rockford | Michael Workman is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Ryder (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:23 | Rockford | Michael Workman makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:23 | Rockford | Michael Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Hope | Daniel Ryder connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Simon | 55-56 |
| 00:16 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Ryder - foul #2 on Daniel Ryder, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| 00:16 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:16 | Rockford | Johnny Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:16 | Hope | Shawn Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Hope | Daniel Ryder is fouled on the floor by Johnny Hamilton - foul #3 on Johnny Hamilton, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 00:01 | Hope | Daniel Ryder misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Matthew Simon snags the offensive board | 55-57 |