| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Thomas Emmons (fresh) SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) SF - John Storie (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) C - James Pardee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fresh) SG - William Pace (fresh) SF - Patrick Ames (fresh) PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Jeffrey Donahue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:34 | Hope | James Pardee is called for the reach on Matt Dearth - foul #1 on James Pardee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Hope | Patrick Ames lays it up and in set up by Matt Dearth and he's hacked by Mark McNemar - foul #1 on Mark McNemar, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brakebill | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | John Storie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Hope | The rebound goes to Elmer Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Hope | William Pace misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Rockford | James Pardee pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons is fouled on the floor by Elmer Smith - foul #1 on Elmer Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Rockford | James Pardee knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mark McNemar | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Hope | Patrick Ames drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Matt Dearth | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Rockford | Matt Dearth steals it from Nicholas Brakebill | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Hope | William Pace banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matt Dearth | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | Rockford | James Pardee lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Emmons | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| 16:24 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark McNemar | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Hope | Matt Dearth misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Hope | Elmer Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:49 | Hope | William Pace misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | Rockford | John Storie snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Thomas Emmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Storie (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Pardee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Ames (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elmer Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Donahue (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Rockford | Jeffrey Donahue steals the ball from Nicholas Brakebill | 6-6 |
| 15:15 | Hope | Nicholas Brakebill denies the turnaround by Patrick Ames | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Rockford | The rebound goes to James Pardee | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Rockford | Mark McNemar clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Matt Dearth - foul #1 on Matt Dearth, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Baker (PF) Nicholas Brakebill | |
| Subs | Hope | Eric Cotton (PG), Gary Bender (SG), Michael Friberg (SF), Richard Nolen (PF), Donald Hart (C) Matt Dearth, William Pace, Patrick Ames, Elmer Smith, Jeffrey Donahue | |
| 15:10 | Rockford | Mark McNemar makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Rockford | Mark McNemar misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Hope | Richard Nolen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | Hope | Gary Bender misses short on a runner from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | Hope | Donald Hart tips it home | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | Rockford | Matthew Baker hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Storie and the foul's on Richard Nolen - foul #1 on Richard Nolen, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Needham (SG), Gary Poole (SF), Robert Schwister (PF) Mark McNemar, John Storie, James Pardee | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 14:37 | Rockford | Matthew Baker misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Hope | Richard Nolen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Hope | Michael Friberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | Hope | Donald Hart tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 14:07 | Rockford | Robert Needham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Bender - foul #1 on Gary Bender, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mack Flynn (SG) Thomas Emmons | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 14:07 | Rockford | Robert Needham misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:07 | Rockford | Robert Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:53 | Hope | Richard Nolen clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Schwister - foul #1 on Robert Schwister, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 13:53 | Hope | Richard Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Hope | Richard Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:42 | Rockford | Robert Needham is hacked by Eric Cotton - foul #1 on Eric Cotton, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill (PF) Robert Schwister | |
| Subs | Hope | William Pace (SG), Jeffrey Donahue (C) Michael Friberg, Donald Hart | |
| 13:35 | Rockford | Mack Flynn buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Needham and he's hacked by Gary Bender - foul #2 on Gary Bender, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Pardee (C) Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Hope | Patrick Ames (SF), Elmer Smith (PF) Gary Bender, Richard Nolen | |
| 13:35 | Rockford | Mack Flynn misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:35 | Hope | Elmer Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:13 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:55 | Rockford | Robert Needham misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 12:54 | Hope | Elmer Smith snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:49 | Hope | Eric Cotton's pass is intercepted by Robert Needham | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Rockford | Robert Needham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Thomas Emmons (PG), Mark McNemar (SG), John Storie (SF) Mack Flynn, Robert Needham, Gary Poole | |
| Subs | Hope | Matt Dearth (PG) Eric Cotton | |
| 12:07 | Hope | Matt Dearth clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:06 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:48 | Rockford | James Pardee is hacked by Jeffrey Donahue - foul #1 on Jeffrey Donahue, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Matthew Baker (PF) Nicholas Brakebill | |
| Subs | Hope | Eric Cotton (SG), Michael Friberg (SF), Richard Nolen (PF), Donald Hart (C) William Pace, Patrick Ames, Elmer Smith, Jeffrey Donahue | |
| 11:48 | Rockford | James Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Rockford | James Pardee misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Hope | The rebound goes to Richard Nolen | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Thomas Emmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark McNemar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Storie (fresh) PF - Matthew Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Pardee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Cotton (fresh) SF - Michael Friberg (fresh) PF - Richard Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Hope | Richard Nolen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Needham (C) James Pardee | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 11:07 | Rockford | Mark McNemar knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Baker | 15-12 |
| 10:48 | Hope | Donald Hart comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | Rockford | John Storie grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:43 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Needham and he's hacked by Matt Dearth - foul #2 on Matt Dearth, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Mark Weaver (SG), Patrick Ames (SF), Jeffrey Donahue (C) Matt Dearth, Michael Friberg, Donald Hart | |
| 10:43 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:28 | Hope | Patrick Ames double dribbles | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | William Pace (SG), Elmer Smith (PF) Mark Weaver, Richard Nolen | |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Mark McNemar is hacked by Elmer Smith - foul #2 on Elmer Smith, team foul #9 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Nolen (PF) Elmer Smith | |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Mark McNemar makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:13 | Rockford | Mark McNemar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:58 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses the easy layup | 20-12 |
| 09:57 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:39 | Hope | William Pace buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-15 |
| 09:22 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons comes up short on the floater near the basket | 20-15 |
| 09:20 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:01 | Hope | Patrick Ames can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Storie - foul #1 on John Storie, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Rockford | Raymond Bilger (PG), Mack Flynn (SG), Gary Poole (SF), Nicholas Brakebill (PF), James Pardee (C) Thomas Emmons, Mark McNemar, John Storie, Matthew Baker, Robert Needham | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Bolander (PG), Donald Hart (C) Eric Cotton, Jeffrey Donahue | |
| 09:01 | Hope | Patrick Ames makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:01 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:01 | Rockford | James Pardee snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:37 | Rockford | Raymond Bilger scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Brakebill | 23-16 |
| 08:24 | Hope | Patrick Ames lays it in | 23-18 |
| 08:12 | Rockford | Gary Poole makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond Bilger | 26-18 |
| 07:55 | Hope | William Pace drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Bolander | 26-21 |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Mack Flynn drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Pardee and the foul's on William Pace - foul #1 on William Pace, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Rockford | Thomas Emmons (PG) Raymond Bilger | |
| Subs | Hope | Eric Cotton (PG), Mark Weaver (SG), Michael Friberg (SF), Jeffrey Donahue (C) Richard Bolander, William Pace, Patrick Ames, Richard Nolen | |
| 07:36 | Rockford | Mack Flynn makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Thomas Emmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Brakebill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pardee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Eric Cotton (fresh) SG - Mark Weaver (fresh) SF - Michael Friberg (fresh) PF - Donald Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Donahue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Hope | Donald Hart knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Cotton | 29-23 |
| 07:00 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 06:59 | Rockford | James Pardee grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:42 | Rockford | Mack Flynn loses the dribble to Michael Friberg | 29-23 |
| 06:34 | Hope | Michael Friberg loses the ball out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Mark McNemar (SG), John Storie (SF), Matthew Baker (PF) Mack Flynn, Gary Poole, Nicholas Brakebill | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Nolen (PF) Donald Hart | |
| 06:18 | Rockford | John Storie makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Emmons | 31-23 |
| 06:00 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Needham (C) James Pardee | |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Bolander (PG), William Pace (SG) Eric Cotton, Mark Weaver | |
| 05:39 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Emmons, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Patrick Ames (SF) Michael Friberg | |
| 05:25 | Hope | William Pace buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Ames | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | Rockford | Jeffrey Donahue swats the short shot by Mark McNemar | 31-26 |
| 05:09 | Hope | Patrick Ames grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:55 | Hope | Robert Needham steals it from Jeffrey Donahue | 31-26 |
| 04:48 | Rockford | Matthew Baker buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Emmons and he's hacked by William Pace - foul #2 on William Pace, team foul #11 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Rockford | James Pardee (C) Thomas Emmons | |
| Subs | Hope | Eric Cotton (PG), Mark Weaver (SG), Donald Hart (PF) Richard Bolander, William Pace, Richard Nolen | |
| 04:48 | Rockford | Matthew Baker makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:19 | Hope | James Pardee blocks the short jumper by Patrick Ames | 34-26 |
| 04:18 | Rockford | James Pardee grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 04:06 | Rockford | Matthew Baker buries a jumper from close range | 36-26 |
| 03:52 | Hope | John Storie steals it from Donald Hart | 36-26 |
| 03:30 | Rockford | James Pardee clanks a jumper from close range | 36-26 |
| 03:29 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Robert Needham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McNemar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Storie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Pardee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Eric Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Weaver (fresh) SF - Patrick Ames (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Donahue (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Hope | Eric Cotton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 03:24 | Rockford | John Storie snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 03:01 | Rockford | John Storie knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Baker | 39-26 |
| 02:46 | Hope | Eric Cotton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 02:31 | Rockford | Matthew Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 02:29 | Hope | Patrick Ames gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 02:21 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Storie - foul #2 on John Storie, team foul #6 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Rockford | Thomas Emmons (PG), Mack Flynn (SG), Gary Poole (SF), Nicholas Brakebill (PF), Robert Schwister (C) Robert Needham, Mark McNemar, John Storie, Matthew Baker, James Pardee | |
| Subs | Hope | Matt Dearth (PG), William Pace (SG), Elmer Smith (PF), Gary Bender (C) Eric Cotton, Mark Weaver, Donald Hart, Jeffrey Donahue | |
| 02:21 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:21 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:21 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 01:56 | Rockford | Gary Poole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 01:55 | Hope | Elmer Smith snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 01:31 | Hope | William Pace misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 01:30 | Hope | Patrick Ames snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 01:22 | Hope | William Pace can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 01:20 | Hope | Patrick Ames tips it home | 39-31 |
| 00:59 | Rockford | Mack Flynn drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Emmons | 41-31 |
| 00:32 | Hope | Elmer Smith drills a shot in the lane set up by Matt Dearth | 41-33 |
| 00:13 | Rockford | Thomas Emmons banks in the layup set up by Mack Flynn | 43-33 |
| 00:02 | Hope | Elmer Smith can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 00:01 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brakebill | 43-33 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Nicholas Brakebill misses short on a fullcourt shot | 43-33 |