| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) SG - Michael Ward (fresh) SF - Allen Thatcher (fresh) PF - Troy Rusnak (fresh) C - Timothy Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) SG - John Goldstein (fresh) SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) C - Lee Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Timothy Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:31 | Hope | Michael Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Lee Freeman | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rockford | Lee Freeman is fouled on the floor by Timothy Miller - foul #1 on Timothy Miller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Howard Partin misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ryan Ransom - foul #1 on Ryan Ransom, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Howard Partin makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Rockford | Howard Partin misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Hope | Timothy Miller gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:48 | Hope | Ryan Ransom buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Ward | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | Rockford | Timothy Miller swats the short shot by Thomas Holmes | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Freeman | 3-1 |
| 18:06 | Rockford | Timothy Miller steals it from Jason Craft | 3-1 |
| 17:50 | Hope | Ryan Ransom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Ward | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | Rockford | Jason Craft misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-1 |
| 17:44 | Rockford | Lee Freeman can't tip it in | 5-1 |
| 17:42 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes can't tip it in | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | Hope | Allen Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:37 | Hope | Howard Partin picks off the pass by Ryan Ransom | 5-1 |
| 17:11 | Rockford | Howard Partin lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Craft | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Hope | Allen Thatcher clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | Hope | Troy Rusnak grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:36 | Hope | Ryan Ransom is hacked by Howard Partin - foul #1 on Howard Partin, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 16:21 | Hope | Allen Thatcher makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ward | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Partin | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Allen Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Rusnak (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Goldstein (fresh) SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Hope | Michael Ward misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 15:38 | Rockford | Jason Craft snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Rockford | Jason Craft loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Hudspeth (PG), Leo Coots (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Joshua Keesee (PF), William Barnett (C) Ryan Ransom, Michael Ward, Allen Thatcher, Troy Rusnak, Timothy Miller | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 15:01 | Hope | William Barnett can't connect on a runner near the basket | 8-5 |
| 15:00 | Hope | Leo Coots gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:44 | Hope | Leo Coots misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:43 | Rockford | Lee Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:25 | Rockford | Lee Freeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 14:23 | Hope | Joshua Keesee grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:05 | Hope | Leo Coots comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 14:04 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:54 | Rockford | Jason Craft is fouled on the floor by Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Shawn Brown, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Hope | Ryan Ransom (PG), Michael Ward (SG), Allen Thatcher (SF) Richard Hudspeth, Leo Coots, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | Douglas Segrest (PG), David Cosgrove (SG), Matthew Allen (SF), Chris Probst (PF), Adam Vidal (C) Howard Partin, John Goldstein, Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes, Lee Freeman | |
| 13:40 | Rockford | Adam Vidal misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 13:38 | Hope | The rebound goes to Allen Thatcher | 8-5 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Michael Ward clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Allen - foul #1 on Matthew Allen, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Hope | Timothy Miller (C) William Barnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 13:22 | Hope | Michael Ward misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Michael Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:06 | Rockford | Chris Probst can't finish the layup | 9-5 |
| 13:04 | Hope | Joshua Keesee grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:58 | Hope | Matthew Allen takes the ball from Joshua Keesee | 9-5 |
| 12:55 | Rockford | Douglas Segrest can't finish the layup | 9-5 |
| 12:53 | Hope | Timothy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:35 | Hope | Ryan Ransom misses short on a shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 12:33 | Rockford | The rebound goes to David Cosgrove | 9-5 |
| 12:21 | Rockford | Chris Probst misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 9-5 |
| 12:20 | Hope | The rebound goes to Timothy Miller | 9-5 |
| 12:04 | Hope | Ryan Ransom's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Probst | 9-5 |
| 12:03 | Rockford | David Cosgrove pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 11:46 | Rockford | Matthew Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-5 |
| 11:45 | Rockford | Adam Vidal hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Thatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Keesee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Douglas Segrest (fresh) SG - David Cosgrove (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Allen (fresh) PF - Chris Probst (fresh) C - Adam Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Hope | Michael Ward misses the easy layup | 9-7 |
| 11:20 | Hope | Joshua Keesee grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:00 | Hope | Timothy Miller scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 10:44 | Rockford | The short jumper by Adam Vidal is denied by Allen Thatcher | 11-7 |
| 10:42 | Hope | Timothy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 10:24 | Hope | Douglas Segrest is called for the reach on Ryan Ransom - foul #1 on Douglas Segrest, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Hudspeth (PG), Leo Coots (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Troy Rusnak (PF), William Barnett (C) Ryan Ransom, Michael Ward, Allen Thatcher, Joshua Keesee, Timothy Miller | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), John Goldstein (SG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Douglas Segrest, David Cosgrove, Matthew Allen, Chris Probst, Adam Vidal | |
| 10:15 | Hope | Leo Coots's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| 09:59 | Rockford | Troy Rusnak is called for the reach on Thomas Holmes - foul #1 on Troy Rusnak, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| 09:41 | Rockford | Leo Coots picks off the pass by John Goldstein | 11-7 |
| 09:30 | Hope | Shawn Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 09:28 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 09:11 | Rockford | John Goldstein drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Freeman | 11-10 |
| 09:04 | Hope | Leo Coots misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Goldstein - foul #1 on John Goldstein, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Hope | Ryan Ransom (PG) Richard Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:04 | Hope | Leo Coots misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:04 | Hope | Leo Coots misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:04 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Thomas Holmes | 11-10 |
| 08:48 | Rockford | Howard Partin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Ward (SG), Timothy Miller (C) Shawn Brown, William Barnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:35 | Hope | Ryan Ransom misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 08:34 | Rockford | Lee Freeman snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 08:25 | Rockford | Lee Freeman misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Miller - foul #2 on Timothy Miller, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Hope | Allen Thatcher (SF), William Barnett (C) Leo Coots, Timothy Miller | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:25 | Rockford | Lee Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:25 | Rockford | Lee Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:25 | Hope | Troy Rusnak grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 08:12 | Hope | Ryan Ransom lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Ward and he's hacked by Thomas Holmes - foul #1 on Thomas Holmes, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| 08:12 | Hope | Ryan Ransom makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 07:54 | Rockford | Jason Craft misses badly on a runner in the paint | 14-11 |
| 07:52 | Rockford | Lee Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 07:42 | Rockford | Michael Ward steals the ball from John Goldstein | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Rusnak (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Hope | Michael Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 07:31 | Rockford | Jason Craft snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 07:10 | Rockford | Troy Rusnak steals it from Lee Freeman | 14-11 |
| 06:52 | Hope | Troy Rusnak misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 06:50 | Hope | Allen Thatcher misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 06:48 | Rockford | Lee Freeman pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 06:43 | Rockford | Jason Craft comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-11 |
| 06:42 | Hope | The rebound goes to Troy Rusnak | 14-11 |
| 06:38 | Hope | Jason Craft swats the short shot by Michael Ward | 14-11 |
| 06:37 | Rockford | Lee Freeman grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 06:30 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Craft | 14-13 |
| 06:06 | Hope | John Goldstein picks off the pass by Troy Rusnak | 14-13 |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Lee Freeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allen Thatcher - foul #1 on Allen Thatcher, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Hudspeth (PG), Leo Coots (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Joshua Keesee (PF), William Deleon (C) Ryan Ransom, Michael Ward, Allen Thatcher, Troy Rusnak, William Barnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | Douglas Segrest (PG), David Cosgrove (SG), Matthew Allen (SF), Chris Probst (PF) Howard Partin, John Goldstein, Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes | |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Lee Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Lee Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:27 | Hope | Leo Coots can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 05:26 | Rockford | Lee Freeman pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 05:12 | Rockford | Shawn Brown is called for the reach on David Cosgrove - foul #2 on Shawn Brown, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Hope | Clarence Burnham (SG) Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Rockford | Adam Vidal (C) Lee Freeman | |
| 05:12 | Rockford | David Cosgrove makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:12 | Rockford | David Cosgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 04:51 | Hope | Richard Hudspeth drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Keesee | 17-17 |
| 04:31 | Rockford | William Deleon takes the ball from David Cosgrove | 17-17 |
| 04:28 | Hope | Richard Hudspeth is hacked by Douglas Segrest in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Segrest, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Hope | Ryan Ransom (PG), William Barnett (C) Richard Hudspeth, William Deleon | |
| Subs | Rockford | Cedric Rethman (PG) Douglas Segrest | |
| 04:16 | Hope | Joshua Keesee is whistled for traveling | 17-17 |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Ward (SG), Allen Thatcher (SF) Clarence Burnham, Leo Coots | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Goldstein (SG) Matthew Allen | |
| 03:59 | Rockford | Adam Vidal knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Cedric Rethman | 17-19 |
| 03:41 | Hope | David Cosgrove steals the ball from Michael Ward | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Keesee (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Cedric Rethman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Goldstein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Cosgrove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Probst (fresh) C - Adam Vidal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Rockford | John Goldstein hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 17-19 |
| 03:18 | Rockford | Adam Vidal hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 03:02 | Hope | Michael Ward is fouled on the floor by Cedric Rethman - foul #1 on Cedric Rethman, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Hope | Troy Rusnak (PF), Timothy Miller (C) Joshua Keesee, William Barnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Cedric Rethman, David Cosgrove, Chris Probst, Adam Vidal | |
| 03:02 | Hope | Michael Ward makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 03:02 | Hope | Michael Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 02:44 | Rockford | Lee Freeman lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Partin | 19-23 |
| 02:28 | Hope | Howard Partin takes the ball from Allen Thatcher | 19-23 |
| 02:09 | Rockford | Lee Freeman can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 19-23 |
| 02:08 | Hope | Timothy Miller pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 01:41 | Hope | Jason Craft is called for the reach on Allen Thatcher - foul #1 on Jason Craft, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Hope | Leo Coots (SG), William Barnett (PF) Michael Ward, Troy Rusnak | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Cosgrove (SG) John Goldstein | |
| 01:41 | Hope | Allen Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 01:41 | Hope | Allen Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 01:26 | Rockford | David Cosgrove misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 01:24 | Hope | William Barnett pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:09 | Hope | William Barnett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 01:08 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Lee Freeman | 21-23 |
| 00:46 | Rockford | Lee Freeman is called for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Hudspeth (PG), Shawn Brown (SF), Joshua Keesee (PF) Ryan Ransom, Allen Thatcher, William Barnett | |
| Subs | Rockford | Douglas Segrest (PG), Chris Probst (C) Howard Partin, Lee Freeman | |
| 00:35 | Hope | Leo Coots makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Hudspeth and he's hacked by David Cosgrove - foul #1 on David Cosgrove, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| 00:35 | Hope | Leo Coots makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 00:17 | Rockford | Shawn Brown steals the ball from David Cosgrove | 24-23 |
| 00:14 | Hope | Shawn Brown lays it up and in | 26-23 |
| 00:05 | Rockford | Shawn Brown takes the ball from Thomas Holmes | 26-23 |
| 00:01 | Hope | Joshua Keesee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |