| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Caverly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Potts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Smithers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joey Escamilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Shook (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Loveland (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Joey Escamilla inbounds the ball | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Hope | Joey Escamilla lays it in on a nice dish by David Loveland | 48-43 |
| 19:21 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Caverly | 50-43 |
| 19:04 | Hope | David Loveland's layup is rejected by Jimmy Shaw | 50-43 |
| 19:03 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 18:39 | Rockford | Carl Caverly scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Wetherington | 53-43 |
| 18:17 | Hope | Roger Shook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 18:16 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 17:55 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 17:54 | Hope | David Loveland gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 17:46 | Hope | Amos Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Smithers | 53-46 |
| 17:32 | Rockford | William Wilcox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-46 |
| 17:30 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 17:18 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 17:17 | Hope | David Loveland grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 16:54 | Hope | David Loveland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 16:53 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Amos Thomas | 53-46 |
| 16:40 | Hope | Joey Escamilla misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Potts - foul #3 on William Potts, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (PG), Harry Smith (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), John Wagner (PF), Richard Prince (C) Calvin Wetherington, Carl Caverly, William Wilcox, Jimmy Shaw, William Potts | |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Marsh (PG), Harold Lewis (SG), Donald Wood (PF), Gerald Swilley (C) Amos Thomas, Kevin Smithers, Roger Shook, David Loveland | |
| 16:40 | Hope | Joey Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 16:40 | Hope | Joey Escamilla makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 16:12 | Rockford | John Wagner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 16:10 | Hope | Gerald Swilley grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 15:47 | Hope | Gerald Swilley blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 15:46 | Hope | Donald Wood snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Wagner (fresh) C - Richard Prince (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Raymond Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joey Escamilla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Swilley (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Hope | Harold Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 15:29 | Hope | Donald Wood grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 15:20 | Hope | Anthony Cherry picks off the pass by Joey Escamilla | 53-48 |
| 15:17 | Rockford | Harry Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Cherry | 55-48 |
| 14:57 | Hope | Donald Wood misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Wagner - foul #1 on John Wagner, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), Carl Caverly (SG), Jimmy Shaw (PF) Anthony Cherry, Harry Smith, John Wagner | |
| Subs | Hope | Amos Thomas (PG), Chris Garvin (SF), David Loveland (C) Raymond Marsh, Joey Escamilla, Gerald Swilley | |
| 14:57 | Hope | Donald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 14:57 | Hope | Donald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 14:48 | Rockford | David Loveland is called for the reach on Jimmy Shaw - foul #1 on David Loveland, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| 14:36 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 14:34 | Hope | David Loveland pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:19 | Hope | Chris Garvin loses the dribble to Douglas Archer | 55-49 |
| 14:13 | Rockford | Douglas Archer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 14:11 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Shaw | 55-49 |
| 13:54 | Rockford | Douglas Archer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 13:52 | Hope | Amos Thomas gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 13:38 | Hope | Chris Garvin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 13:37 | Hope | Donald Wood gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 13:22 | Hope | Chris Garvin connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Donald Wood | 55-51 |
| 12:56 | Rockford | Douglas Archer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 12:54 | Rockford | Carl Caverly grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Rockford | David Loveland steals the ball from Calvin Wetherington | 55-51 |
| 12:16 | Hope | Chris Garvin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 12:15 | Hope | Chris Garvin grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:02 | Hope | Chris Garvin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 12:01 | Rockford | Carl Caverly grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 11:47 | Rockford | Richard Prince scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Archer | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Caverly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Archer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Prince (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Garvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Loveland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Hope | Amos Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 11:26 | Hope | David Loveland can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 11:24 | Hope | Harold Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 11:05 | Hope | David Loveland clanks a shot in the lane | 57-51 |
| 11:04 | Rockford | Richard Prince grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 10:55 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Caverly | 59-51 |
| 10:38 | Hope | Chris Garvin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Wood | 59-54 |
| 10:23 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Prince | 62-54 |
| 10:10 | Hope | Harold Lewis scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Loveland | 62-57 |
| 10:03 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Wetherington | 64-57 |
| 09:39 | Hope | Chris Garvin knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 64-59 |
| 09:24 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw is whistled for traveling | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (PG), Harry Smith (SG), William Wilcox (SF), John Wagner (PF), William Potts (C) Calvin Wetherington, Carl Caverly, Douglas Archer, Jimmy Shaw, Richard Prince | |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Marsh (PG), Kevin Smithers (SG), Joey Escamilla (SF), Roger Shook (PF), Gerald Swilley (C) Amos Thomas, Harold Lewis, Chris Garvin, Donald Wood, David Loveland | |
| 09:08 | Hope | Gerald Swilley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joey Escamilla and he's fouled by William Potts - foul #4 on William Potts, team foul #3 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw (PF) William Potts | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 09:08 | Hope | Gerald Swilley makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 08:48 | Rockford | Harry Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 08:47 | Rockford | John Wagner tips it in | 66-62 |
| 08:30 | Hope | Gerald Swilley buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Smithers | 66-64 |
| 08:25 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-64 |
| 08:24 | Hope | Gerald Swilley grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 08:11 | Hope | Raymond Marsh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 08:09 | Rockford | John Wagner pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 08:01 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 07:59 | Hope | The rebound goes to Kevin Smithers | 66-64 |
| 07:38 | Hope | Anthony Cherry is called for the reach on Raymond Marsh - foul #2 on Anthony Cherry, team foul #4 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), William Potts (C) Harry Smith, Jimmy Shaw | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Raymond Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Smithers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joey Escamilla (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roger Shook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Swilley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Hope | Roger Shook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 07:19 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 07:02 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Smithers - foul #1 on Kevin Smithers, team foul #2 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Joe Billiot (C) Roger Shook | |
| 07:02 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 07:02 | Rockford | Anthony Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:46 | Hope | Gerald Swilley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 06:45 | Hope | Joe Billiot snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 06:19 | Hope | Joey Escamilla misses the turnaround from the baseline | 68-64 |
| 06:17 | Rockford | William Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 05:57 | Rockford | John Wagner's pass is intercepted by Kevin Smithers | 68-64 |
| 05:33 | Hope | Raymond Marsh misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 05:32 | Rockford | William Potts gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 05:17 | Rockford | Kevin Smithers steps in front of the John Wagner pass | 68-64 |
| 05:01 | Hope | Joe Billiot is denied on a layup by William Wilcox | 68-64 |
| 04:59 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Anthony Cherry | 68-64 |
| 04:48 | Rockford | William Wilcox connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Cherry | 71-64 |
| 04:48 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), Jimmy Shaw (PF) Anthony Cherry, William Wilcox, John Wagner | |
| Subs | Hope | Amos Thomas (PG), Harold Lewis (SG), Chris Garvin (SF), Roger Shook (PF), David Loveland (C) Raymond Marsh, Kevin Smithers, Joey Escamilla, Gerald Swilley, Joe Billiot | |
| 04:28 | Hope | Amos Thomas loses the dribble to Calvin Wetherington | 71-64 |
| 04:23 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington lays it in | 73-64 |
| 04:08 | Hope | Calvin Wetherington steals the ball from Amos Thomas | 73-64 |
| 04:05 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington banks in the layup | 75-64 |
| 03:48 | Hope | Harold Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 03:46 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 75-64 |
| 03:25 | Hope | Chris Garvin grabs the board | 75-64 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 19 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. SG - Carl Caverly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Potts (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Garvin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Shook (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Loveland (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Hope | Calvin Wetherington steps in front of the Chris Garvin pass | 75-64 |
| 02:52 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Calvin Wetherington, team foul #5 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Wilcox (SF) William Potts | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (SG), Joey Escamilla (SF) Harold Lewis, Chris Garvin | |
| 02:34 | Hope | Joey Escamilla knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by William Wilcox - foul #1 on William Wilcox, team foul #6 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (PG) Calvin Wetherington | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 02:34 | Hope | Joey Escamilla misses the free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:34 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Jimmy Shaw | 75-66 |
| 02:34 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 02:05 | Rockford | Carl Caverly is hacked by Kevin Smithers - foul #2 on Kevin Smithers, team foul #3 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG) Anthony Cherry | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 01:54 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Amos Thomas - foul #3 on Amos Thomas, team foul #4 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rockford | William Potts (C) Douglas Archer | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 01:54 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:54 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:39 | Hope | Roger Shook scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Smithers | 76-68 |
| 01:11 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 01:09 | Hope | Amos Thomas gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 01:03 | Hope | Kevin Smithers loses the dribble to Calvin Wetherington | 76-68 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is fouled on the floor by David Loveland - foul #2 on David Loveland, team foul #5 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (SF) William Wilcox | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 00:53 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Kevin Smithers - foul #3 on Kevin Smithers, team foul #6 | 76-68 |
| 00:51 | Rockford | David Loveland is called for the reach on Calvin Wetherington - foul #3 on David Loveland, team foul #7 | 76-68 |
| 00:51 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:51 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:51 | Hope | David Loveland grabs the board | 77-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Hope | David Loveland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:43 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:41 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Amos Thomas - foul #4 on Amos Thomas, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| 00:41 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:41 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:36 | Hope | Calvin Wetherington steps in front of the Amos Thomas pass | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Rockford | Carl Caverly hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Calvin Wetherington | 81-68 |
| 00:05 | Hope | Joey Escamilla can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 81-68 |
| 00:03 | Hope | Roger Shook gets the offensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Kevin Smithers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-70 |