| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Hare (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Michael Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Matherly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gerald Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Matthew Jones inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Hope | Walter Matherly is hacked by Leroy Swift - foul #1 on Leroy Swift, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:27 | Hope | Walter Matherly buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Sweeney | 36-37 |
| 19:09 | Rockford | George Seiber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-37 |
| 19:07 | Hope | Virgil Jones grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Hope | Matthew Jones clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 18:52 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:50 | Rockford | George Seiber travels in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Hope | Walter Matherly jams it | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | Rockford | George Seiber is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Matherly - foul #2 on Walter Matherly, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:23 | Rockford | Ryan Strand hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Seiber | 38-39 |
| 18:19 | Hope | Michael Sweeney makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Matherly | 38-42 |
| 18:02 | Rockford | Leroy Swift clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 18:00 | Rockford | Thad Jett hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 17:49 | Hope | Matthew Jones is hacked by Ryan Strand - foul #3 on Ryan Strand, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Rockford | Bill Edwards (SF) Ryan Strand | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 17:38 | Hope | Thad Jett swats the dunk try by Matthew Jones | 40-42 |
| 17:36 | Hope | Walter Matherly can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 17:34 | Hope | Matthew Jones hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 17:22 | Rockford | Bill Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 17:20 | Hope | Matthew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:56 | Hope | Walter Matherly buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 16:40 | Rockford | Walter Matherly steals it from George Seiber | 40-47 |
| 16:26 | Hope | Gerald Pierce clanks a jump hook near the basket | 40-47 |
| 16:25 | Hope | Matthew Jones tips it in | 40-49 |
| 16:00 | Rockford | Michael Sweeney takes the ball from Thad Jett | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Hare (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thad Jett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Michael Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Matherly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Hope | Walter Matherly misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Hare - foul #2 on Kenneth Hare, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rockford | Von Hawk (PG), Ryan Strand (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Arthur Elliot (C) George Seiber, Kenneth Hare, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Hope | Jeremy Mattson (PG), David Taylor (SF), Joseph Pierce (PF), Clay Bergfalk (C) Michael Sweeney, Matthew Jones, Gerald Pierce, Virgil Jones | |
| 15:49 | Hope | Walter Matherly makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:49 | Hope | Walter Matherly makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 15:35 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot connects on the shot from close range | 42-51 |
| 15:14 | Hope | Joseph Pierce's 3 pointer is rejected by Von Hawk | 42-51 |
| 15:12 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 14:57 | Rockford | Ryan Strand is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ryan Strand, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | David Dimick (SF) Ryan Strand | |
| Subs | Hope | Peter Horn (SF) Walter Matherly | |
| 14:48 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk loses the ball out of bounds | 42-51 |
| 14:27 | Rockford | Von Hawk is whistled for a carry | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Kenneth Hare (SG) Bill Edwards | |
| Subs | Hope | Gerald Pierce (PF) Joseph Pierce | |
| 14:12 | Hope | Gerald Pierce clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 14:11 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 13:59 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare misses the lay-in | 42-51 |
| 13:57 | Rockford | Richard Jones misses the tip | 42-51 |
| 13:56 | Hope | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 13:50 | Hope | Peter Horn misses short on a floater from the left block | 42-51 |
| 13:48 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 13:44 | Rockford | Peter Horn is called for the reach on David Dimick - foul #1 on Peter Horn, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Trimm (C) Arthur Elliot | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Sweeney (PG), Matthew Jones (SF) Jeremy Mattson, Peter Horn | |
| 13:22 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Pierce - foul #1 on Gerald Pierce, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Bill Edwards (SF), Thad Jett (PF) Von Hawk, David Dimick, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 13:22 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:22 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 13:15 | Hope | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 13:14 | Hope | Matthew Jones snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 12:57 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 12:55 | Hope | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 12:44 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare's pass is intercepted by Gerald Pierce | 43-53 |
| 12:23 | Hope | David Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 12:13 | Rockford | George Seiber clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Jones - foul #1 on Matthew Jones, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | David Dimick (SF), Arthur Elliot (PF), Leroy Swift (C) Kenneth Hare, Thad Jett, Steven Trimm | |
| Subs | Hope | Jeremy Mattson (SG), Joseph Pierce (PF), Virgil Jones (C) David Taylor, Gerald Pierce, Clay Bergfalk | |
| 12:13 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 12:13 | Rockford | George Seiber misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 12:13 | Hope | Virgil Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:08 | Hope | Virgil Jones loses the dribble to Bill Edwards | 44-56 |
| 11:47 | Rockford | Bill Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| 11:45 | Hope | Michael Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Elliot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Michael Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Pierce (fresh) C - Virgil Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Hope | Jeremy Mattson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Jones | 44-59 |
| 11:05 | Rockford | George Seiber makes the shot from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 10:43 | Hope | Michael Sweeney can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Seiber - foul #3 on George Seiber, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rockford | Von Hawk (PG), Kenneth Hare (SG), Thad Jett (PF) George Seiber, Bill Edwards, Arthur Elliot | |
| Subs | Hope | Walter Matherly (SG), David Taylor (SF), Gerald Pierce (PF) Jeremy Mattson, Matthew Jones, Joseph Pierce | |
| 10:43 | Hope | Michael Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:43 | Hope | Michael Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:43 | Rockford | Thad Jett snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:14 | Rockford | Thad Jett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 10:13 | Hope | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:44 | Hope | Leroy Swift swats the short shot by Michael Sweeney | 46-60 |
| 09:43 | Rockford | Leroy Swift grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:25 | Rockford | Thad Jett comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 09:24 | Hope | Gerald Pierce gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:13 | Hope | Gerald Pierce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 09:12 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Leroy Swift | 46-60 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Michael Sweeney takes the ball from David Dimick | 46-60 |
| 08:45 | Hope | Michael Sweeney clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 08:44 | Hope | Gerald Pierce tips it in | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Rockford | Thad Jett lays it in | 48-62 |
| 08:18 | Hope | Gerald Pierce buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Sweeney | 48-64 |
| 08:02 | Rockford | Gerald Pierce is called for the reach on Kenneth Hare - foul #2 on Gerald Pierce, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Bill Edwards (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Arthur Elliot (C) Von Hawk, David Dimick, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Hope | Jeremy Mattson (PG), Peter Horn (SG), Matthew Jones (SF), Joseph Pierce (PF), Clay Bergfalk (C) Michael Sweeney, Walter Matherly, David Taylor, Gerald Pierce, Virgil Jones | |
| 07:45 | Rockford | Richard Jones hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Hare | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Hare (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Elliot (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Jeremy Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Pierce (fresh) C - Clay Bergfalk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Hope | Matthew Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-64 |
| 07:21 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot grabs the board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:02 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Horn - foul #2 on Peter Horn, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Ryan Strand (SF) Kenneth Hare | |
| Subs | Hope | Gerald Pierce (PF) Joseph Pierce | |
| 07:02 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 07:02 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 07:02 | Hope | Matthew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 06:44 | Hope | A charge is called on Gerald Pierce - foul #3 on Gerald Pierce, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | David Taylor (SG) Peter Horn | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Rockford | Bill Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 06:30 | Hope | Jeremy Mattson snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 06:09 | Hope | Matthew Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 06:07 | Hope | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:50 | Hope | Gerald Pierce misses the lay-in | 51-64 |
| 05:48 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Ryan Strand | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Rockford | George Seiber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-64 |
| 05:41 | Hope | Gerald Pierce pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 05:24 | Hope | David Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremy Mattson | 51-67 |
| 05:17 | Rockford | George Seiber misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-67 |
| 05:15 | Hope | David Taylor grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 05:10 | Hope | David Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 05:09 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 51-67 |
| 04:51 | Rockford | Richard Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-67 |
| 04:50 | Hope | Jeremy Mattson snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 04:25 | Hope | David Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 04:23 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk grabs the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 04:23 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-67 |
| Subs | Rockford | Kenneth Hare (SG), Thad Jett (PF), Leroy Swift (C) Bill Edwards, Richard Jones, Arthur Elliot | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Sweeney (PG), Walter Matherly (SG), Virgil Jones (C) Jeremy Mattson, David Taylor, Clay Bergfalk | |
| 04:07 | Hope | Michael Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 04:06 | Rockford | Leroy Swift grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 03:56 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Michael Sweeney - foul #2 on Michael Sweeney, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 03:56 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare misses the free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:56 | Hope | Gerald Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Hope | Virgil Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 03:31 | Rockford | Thad Jett pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - George Seiber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Hare (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Strand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thad Jett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Swift (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Michael Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Matherly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Virgil Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare is fouled on the floor by Gerald Pierce - foul #4 on Gerald Pierce, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Rockford | Von Hawk (PG) George Seiber | |
| Subs | Hope | David Taylor (SF) Matthew Jones | |
| 03:26 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:26 | Rockford | Kenneth Hare makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:03 | Hope | Virgil Jones scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by David Taylor | 55-69 |
| 02:52 | Rockford | Von Hawk is fouled on the floor by Virgil Jones - foul #3 on Virgil Jones, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Rockford | Bill Edwards (SG), David Dimick (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Steven Trimm (C) Kenneth Hare, Ryan Strand, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Hope | Jeremy Mattson (PG), Peter Horn (SF), Joseph Pierce (PF), Clay Bergfalk (C) Michael Sweeney, Walter Matherly, Gerald Pierce, Virgil Jones | |
| 02:52 | Rockford | Von Hawk makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:52 | Rockford | Von Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:48 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rockford | George Seiber (PG), Kenneth Hare (SG), Ryan Strand (SF), Thad Jett (PF), Leroy Swift (C) Von Hawk, Bill Edwards, David Dimick, Richard Jones, Steven Trimm | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Sweeney (PG), Walter Matherly (SG), Matthew Jones (SF), Gerald Pierce (PF), Virgil Jones (C) Jeremy Mattson, David Taylor, Peter Horn, Joseph Pierce, Clay Bergfalk | |
| 02:33 | Hope | Ryan Strand is called for the reach on Gerald Pierce - foul #5 on Ryan Strand, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rockford | Von Hawk (PG), Bill Edwards (SG), David Dimick (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Arthur Elliot (C) George Seiber, Kenneth Hare, Ryan Strand, Thad Jett, Leroy Swift | |
| Subs | Hope | Jeremy Mattson (PG), David Taylor (SG), Peter Horn (SF), Joseph Pierce (PF), Clay Bergfalk (C) Michael Sweeney, Walter Matherly, Matthew Jones, Gerald Pierce, Virgil Jones | |
| 02:06 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk clanks a shot in the lane | 57-69 |
| 02:05 | Rockford | David Dimick grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 01:51 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot misses the runner in the lane | 57-69 |
| 01:49 | Hope | Joseph Pierce pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 01:29 | Hope | Joseph Pierce hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Mattson | 57-71 |
| 01:19 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 01:18 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to David Dimick | 57-71 |
| 01:01 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot clanks a jumper from close range | 57-71 |
| 00:59 | Rockford | Von Hawk grabs the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Rockford | Richard Jones hits the finger roll set up by Bill Edwards and he's hacked by Joseph Pierce - foul #2 on Joseph Pierce, team foul #11 | 59-71 |
| 00:55 | Rockford | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from David Taylor and he's fouled by Arthur Elliot - foul #1 on Arthur Elliot, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| 00:31 | Hope | Clay Bergfalk makes the free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:26 | Rockford | Arthur Elliot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Jeremy Mattson runs out the clock | 60-74 |