| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Ricky Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Canas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Ely (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Lash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Higuchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Eric Canas inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Rockford | Robert Ely misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Anderson - foul #3 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Alton Taylor (PG) Stephen Anderson | |
| 19:36 | Rockford | Robert Ely makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Rockford | Robert Ely misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | Hope | Justin Lash blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Canas - foul #2 on Eric Canas, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | Hope | Justin Lash makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:25 | Hope | Justin Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:11 | Rockford | Randy Stevens buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Strickland | 38-35 |
| 18:59 | Hope | Brett Burnett connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mark Hall | 38-37 |
| 18:44 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Alton Taylor - foul #1 on Alton Taylor, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 18:44 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:44 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:44 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:29 | Hope | Alton Taylor scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dustin Higuchi | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | Rockford | Randy Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 17:38 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 17:37 | Rockford | Arthur Johns pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:31 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 17:17 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:15 | Rockford | Eric Canas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:59 | Rockford | Randy Stevens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:58 | Hope | Alton Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:38 | Hope | Mark Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mark Hall, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Jolley (PG), Jamie Hairston (SG), Steven Mitchel (SF), Peter Bowie (C) Ricky Strickland, Randy Stevens, Eric Canas, Arthur Johns | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Field (PG), Earl Wark (SG), Mark Felix (SF), John Woodson (C) Alton Taylor, Mark Hall, Justin Lash, Brett Burnett | |
| 16:25 | Rockford | Robert Ely loses the dribble to John Woodson | 39-40 |
| 16:11 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi lays it in on a great pass from Earl Wark | 39-42 |
| 15:48 | Rockford | Jamie Hairston clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Felix - foul #2 on Mark Felix, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rockford | Shane McOwen (C) Robert Ely | |
| Subs | Hope | Stephen Anderson (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Donald Williams (C) Michael Field, Earl Wark, Dustin Higuchi | |
| 15:48 | Rockford | Jamie Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:48 | Rockford | Jamie Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:48 | Hope | John Woodson gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - John Jolley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchel (fresh) PF - Peter Bowie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane McOwen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Felix (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Woodson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Hope | Peter Bowie takes the ball from Donald Williams | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | Rockford | Shane McOwen misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randy Stevens (SG), Eric Canas (SF), Arthur Johns (C) Jamie Hairston, Steven Mitchel, Peter Bowie | |
| Subs | Hope | Brett Burnett (C) Donald Williams | |
| 15:09 | Rockford | Shane McOwen misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | Rockford | Shane McOwen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | Hope | John Woodson grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:48 | Hope | John Jolley is called for the reach on Stephen Anderson - foul #3 on John Jolley, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ricky Strickland (PG), Peter Bowie (PF) John Jolley, Shane McOwen | |
| Subs | Hope | Justin Lash (SF), Dustin Higuchi (PF) Mark Felix, John Woodson | |
| 14:37 | Hope | Justin Lash lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Anderson | 40-44 |
| 14:17 | Rockford | Randy Stevens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 14:15 | Rockford | Peter Bowie tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 14:14 | Hope | Justin Lash grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 13:53 | Hope | Brett Burnett hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-44 |
| 13:52 | Rockford | Arthur Johns snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:45 | Rockford | Randy Stevens connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Strickland | 43-44 |
| 13:26 | Hope | Justin Lash drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Anderson | 43-47 |
| 13:05 | Rockford | Arthur Johns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:03 | Hope | The rebound goes to Brett Burnett | 43-47 |
| 12:44 | Hope | Ricky Strickland picks off the pass by Brett Burnett | 43-47 |
| 12:17 | Rockford | Eric Canas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 12:15 | Hope | Justin Lash gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:05 | Hope | Justin Lash misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:03 | Hope | Brett Burnett tips it home | 43-49 |
| 11:45 | Rockford | Arthur Johns knocks in the floater from close range | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Ricky Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Stevens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Canas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Bowie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Stephen Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Justin Lash (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Higuchi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Burnett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Hope | Justin Lash is fouled on the floor by Eric Canas - foul #3 on Eric Canas, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Jolley (PG), Jamie Hairston (SG), Steven Mitchel (SF), Robert Ely (PF), Shane McOwen (C) Ricky Strickland, Randy Stevens, Eric Canas, Peter Bowie, Arthur Johns | |
| Subs | Hope | Alton Taylor (PG), Michael Field (SG), Mark Felix (SF), John Woodson (PF), Donald Williams (C) Stephen Anderson, Mark Hall, Justin Lash, Dustin Higuchi, Brett Burnett | |
| 11:22 | Hope | Michael Field comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-49 |
| 11:21 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Shane McOwen | 45-49 |
| 10:58 | Rockford | Steven Mitchel loses the dribble to Mark Felix | 45-49 |
| 10:31 | Hope | Alton Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Dustin Higuchi (PF) Donald Williams | |
| 10:09 | Rockford | Shane McOwen drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Jolley | 47-49 |
| 09:43 | Hope | John Woodson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:41 | Rockford | Robert Ely gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:17 | Rockford | Steven Mitchel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 09:15 | Rockford | Robert Ely tips it home | 49-49 |
| 09:03 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Woodson | 49-51 |
| 08:47 | Rockford | Robert Ely scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Hairston | 52-51 |
| 08:18 | Hope | Mark Felix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ricky Strickland (PG), Randy Stevens (SG), Eric Canas (SF), Arthur Johns (C) John Jolley, Jamie Hairston, Steven Mitchel, Shane McOwen | |
| Subs | Hope | Stephen Anderson (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Justin Lash (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Brett Burnett (C) Alton Taylor, Michael Field, Mark Felix, Dustin Higuchi, John Woodson | |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Randy Stevens banks in the layup set up by Ricky Strickland and he's hacked by Mark Hall - foul #4 on Mark Hall, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Peter Bowie (PF) Robert Ely | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Randy Stevens misses the free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | Peter Bowie gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:45 | Rockford | Randy Stevens loses the dribble to Justin Lash | 54-51 |
| 07:42 | Hope | Justin Lash lays it up and in | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Ricky Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randy Stevens (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Canas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Bowie (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Johns (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Justin Lash (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Burnett (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rockford | The jumper by Ricky Strickland is denied by Brett Burnett | 54-53 |
| 07:26 | Hope | Mark Hall pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:18 | Hope | Stephen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-53 |
| 07:16 | Rockford | Peter Bowie gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:05 | Rockford | Eric Canas misses the shot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 07:03 | Rockford | Arthur Johns snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:47 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 06:46 | Hope | The rebound goes to Donald Williams | 54-53 |
| 06:39 | Hope | Mark Hall hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brett Burnett | 54-56 |
| 06:18 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland is fouled on the floor by Justin Lash - foul #2 on Justin Lash, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Ely (PF) Peter Bowie | |
| Subs | Hope | Dustin Higuchi (PF) Donald Williams | |
| 06:18 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:18 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:02 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Ely - foul #2 on Robert Ely, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| 06:02 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:02 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:48 | Rockford | Randy Stevens connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Canas | 58-57 |
| 05:31 | Hope | Justin Lash misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Johns - foul #1 on Arthur Johns, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Jolley (PG), Jamie Hairston (SF) Ricky Strickland, Eric Canas | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 05:31 | Hope | Justin Lash makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:31 | Hope | Justin Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:11 | Rockford | Randy Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 05:10 | Rockford | Jamie Hairston grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Rockford | Randy Stevens misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 58-59 |
| 04:58 | Hope | Brett Burnett gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Hope | Justin Lash drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Hall | 58-61 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | John Jolley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Anderson - foul #4 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rockford | Eric Canas (SF), Peter Bowie (C) Randy Stevens, Arthur Johns | |
| Subs | Hope | Alton Taylor (PG), Michael Field (SG), Mark Felix (SF), John Woodson (C) Stephen Anderson, Mark Hall, Justin Lash, Brett Burnett | |
| 04:03 | Rockford | John Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | John Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:47 | Hope | John Woodson is hacked by John Jolley - foul #4 on John Jolley, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ricky Strickland (PG) John Jolley | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 03:24 | Hope | Mark Felix misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jamie Hairston - foul #2 on Jamie Hairston, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Hope | Mark Felix misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:24 | Hope | Mark Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Ricky Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Canas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ely (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Bowie (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Alton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Field (fresh) SF - Mark Felix (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dustin Higuchi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Woodson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland is fouled on the floor by John Woodson - foul #1 on John Woodson, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Mark Hall (SG) Michael Field | |
| 03:07 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:07 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:07 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:38 | Hope | Mark Felix comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 02:36 | Hope | John Woodson grabs the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 02:36 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | Randy Stevens (SG), Arthur Johns (C) Jamie Hairston, Peter Bowie | |
| Subs | Hope | Stephen Anderson (PG), Justin Lash (SF), Brett Burnett (C) Alton Taylor, Mark Felix, John Woodson | |
| 02:15 | Hope | Justin Lash's pass is intercepted by Ricky Strickland | 61-62 |
| 02:02 | Rockford | Arthur Johns can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dustin Higuchi - foul #1 on Dustin Higuchi, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 02:02 | Rockford | Arthur Johns makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:02 | Rockford | Arthur Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Hope | Justin Lash is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johns - foul #2 on Arthur Johns, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Hope | Justin Lash misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Rockford | Robert Ely pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:33 | Rockford | Eric Canas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-62 |
| 01:31 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:12 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 00:57 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Randy Stevens | 65-62 |
| 00:46 | Hope | Arthur Johns denies the turnaround by Justin Lash | 65-62 |
| 00:44 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rockford | Randy Stevens clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brett Burnett - foul #1 on Brett Burnett, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jamie Hairston (SF) Eric Canas | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 00:21 | Rockford | Randy Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:21 | Rockford | Randy Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Hope | Mark Hall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland is hacked by Stephen Anderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rockford | John Jolley (SF) Randy Stevens | |
| Subs | Hope | Alton Taylor (PG) Stephen Anderson | |
| 00:14 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:14 | Rockford | Ricky Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:10 | Hope | Mark Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:09 | Rockford | Jamie Hairston snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:09 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| 00:08 | Rockford | John Jolley is hacked by Alton Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Taylor, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| 00:08 | Rockford | John Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:08 | Rockford | John Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Hope | Mark Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Dustin Higuchi grabs the offensive rebound | 71-62 |