| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fresh) SG - William Pace (fresh) SF - Gary Bender (fresh) PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Lebel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jonathan Chrisman (fresh) SG - Joseph Wheat (fresh) SF - Grant Key (fresh) PF - Barry Chase (fresh) C - George Rojo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Thomas Lebel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Hope | Gary Bender misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat is hacked by William Pace - foul #1 on William Pace, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Chrisman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Wheat | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Hope | Jonathan Chrisman steps in front of the Thomas Lebel pass | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo loses the dribble to William Pace | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Hope | Thomas Lebel connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Pace | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Lebel - foul #1 on Thomas Lebel, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Hope | Elmer Smith grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Hope | William Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Kalamazoo | Grant Key grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Hope | William Pace is fouled on the floor by Grant Key - foul #1 on Grant Key, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Hope | Gary Bender scores on a turnaround from the left block | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | Hope | Matt Dearth hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Bender | 8-8 |
| 16:34 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jonathan Chrisman | 8-11 |
| 16:09 | Hope | William Pace hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matt Dearth | 10-11 |
| 15:57 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase misses short on a runner from the left block | 10-11 |
| 15:55 | Hope | Thomas Lebel grabs the board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Smith (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Lebel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jonathan Chrisman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wheat (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Key (fairly fresh) PF - Barry Chase (fairly fresh) C - George Rojo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Hope | William Pace hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 15:30 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Chrisman and he's hacked by Gary Bender - foul #1 on Gary Bender, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Bolander (PG), Michael Friberg (SG), Patrick Ames (SF), Jeffrey Donahue (PF), Richard Nolen (C) Matt Dearth, William Pace, Gary Bender, Elmer Smith, Thomas Lebel | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Timothy Booker (PG), Calvin Rimer (SG), Emanuel Coffey (SF), Paul Humphrey (C) Jonathan Chrisman, Joseph Wheat, Grant Key, George Rojo | |
| 15:30 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 15:30 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 15:18 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 14:56 | Hope | Michael Friberg is called for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch (PF) Barry Chase | |
| 14:48 | Kalamazoo | Timothy Booker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 14:20 | Hope | Richard Bolander clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 14:18 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 14:13 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Donahue is called for the reach on Jonathan Burch - foul #1 on Jeffrey Donahue, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Hope | Thomas Lebel (C) Richard Nolen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Chrisman (PG), Joseph Wheat (SG) Timothy Booker, Jonathan Burch | |
| 14:01 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey is fouled on the floor by Patrick Ames - foul #1 on Patrick Ames, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | George Rojo (C) Emanuel Coffey | |
| 13:39 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Lebel - foul #2 on Thomas Lebel, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Nolen (C) Thomas Lebel | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 13:39 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 13:39 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 13:25 | Hope | Patrick Ames drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Bolander and he's hacked by Calvin Rimer - foul #1 on Calvin Rimer, team foul #2 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Hope | Mark Weaver (SG) Michael Friberg | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey (PF) Paul Humphrey | |
| 13:25 | Hope | Patrick Ames makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 13:04 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Chrisman | 16-23 |
| 12:57 | Hope | Patrick Ames hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 16-23 |
| 12:55 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Emanuel Coffey | 16-23 |
| 12:32 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo comes up short on the floater from the right side | 16-23 |
| 12:30 | Hope | Patrick Ames pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 12:25 | Hope | Richard Bolander is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Chrisman - foul #1 on Jonathan Chrisman, team foul #3 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Hope | Matt Dearth (PG), William Pace (SG), Gary Bender (SF), Elmer Smith (PF) Richard Bolander, Mark Weaver, Patrick Ames, Jeffrey Donahue | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Timothy Booker (PG), Jonathan Burch (SG), Grant Key (SF) Jonathan Chrisman, Joseph Wheat, Calvin Rimer | |
| 12:06 | Hope | Gary Bender misses the jumper in the paint | 16-23 |
| 12:05 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Nolen | 16-23 |
| 11:49 | Hope | Matt Dearth misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 11:48 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Bender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Smith (fresh) C - Richard Nolen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Timothy Booker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Burch (fresh) SF - Grant Key (fresh) PF - Emanuel Coffey (fairly fresh) C - George Rojo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 11:21 | Kalamazoo | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Coffey | 16-23 |
| 11:03 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 16-23 |
| 11:02 | Hope | Elmer Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:54 | Hope | Gary Bender misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Grant Key - foul #2 on Grant Key, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Bolander (PG), Jeffrey Donahue (C) Matt Dearth, Richard Nolen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Chrisman (PG), Joseph Wheat (SG), Barry Chase (PF), Paul Humphrey (C) Timothy Booker, Grant Key, Emanuel Coffey, George Rojo | |
| 10:54 | Hope | Gary Bender misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:54 | Hope | Gary Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:25 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 10:24 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Chrisman misses the tip | 17-23 |
| 10:22 | Hope | Elmer Smith snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 10:02 | Hope | Jonathan Burch picks off the pass by Jeffrey Donahue | 17-23 |
| 09:58 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Burch | 17-25 |
| 09:43 | Hope | William Pace clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-25 |
| 09:42 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 09:25 | Hope | Elmer Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Elmer Smith, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Hope | Matt Dearth (PG), Michael Friberg (SG), Mark Weaver (SF), Patrick Ames (PF) Richard Bolander, William Pace, Gary Bender, Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer (SF) Jonathan Burch | |
| 09:00 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Barry Chase and he's fouled by Mark Weaver - foul #1 on Mark Weaver, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | George Rojo (C) Paul Humphrey | |
| 09:00 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:35 | Hope | Patrick Ames misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-28 |
| 08:33 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Calvin Rimer | 17-28 |
| 08:12 | Kalamazoo | Mark Weaver steals the ball from Barry Chase | 17-28 |
| 08:09 | Hope | Matt Dearth lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Weaver | 19-28 |
| 07:54 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo misses the lay-in | 19-28 |
| 07:53 | Hope | Mark Weaver pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:47 | Hope | Matt Dearth loses the dribble to Jonathan Chrisman in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 07:46 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Chrisman | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Friberg (fresh) SF - Mark Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Ames (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Donahue (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jonathan Chrisman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wheat (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Rimer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Barry Chase (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - George Rojo (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Hope | Michael Friberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 07:30 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 07:18 | Hope | Michael Friberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 07:17 | Hope | Michael Friberg gets the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 06:58 | Hope | Matt Dearth double dribbles | 19-30 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Bolander (PG), William Pace (SG), Gary Bender (SF), Elmer Smith (PF), Richard Nolen (C) Matt Dearth, Michael Friberg, Mark Weaver, Patrick Ames, Jeffrey Donahue | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Timothy Booker (PG), Jonathan Burch (SG), Emanuel Coffey (SF), Paul Humphrey (PF) Jonathan Chrisman, Joseph Wheat, Calvin Rimer, Barry Chase | |
| 06:42 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey blows the layup | 19-30 |
| 06:41 | Hope | Richard Nolen gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 06:35 | Hope | Richard Nolen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-30 |
| 06:33 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 06:21 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch double dribbles | 19-30 |
| 06:05 | Hope | George Rojo swats the short shot by Richard Nolen | 19-30 |
| 06:03 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 05:56 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gary Bender - foul #2 on Gary Bender, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Hope | Patrick Ames (SF) Gary Bender | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer (SG) George Rojo | |
| 05:56 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:56 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:56 | Hope | Richard Nolen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 05:41 | Hope | Timothy Booker picks off the pass by Elmer Smith | 19-30 |
| 05:17 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 05:16 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey misses the tip | 19-30 |
| 05:14 | Hope | Elmer Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:52 | Hope | William Pace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-30 |
| 04:51 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:35 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey is fouled on the floor by Richard Nolen - foul #1 on Richard Nolen, team foul #10 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Hope | Matt Dearth (PG), Michael Friberg (SG), Mark Weaver (SF), Jeffrey Donahue (C) Richard Bolander, William Pace, Elmer Smith, Richard Nolen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Chrisman (PG), Joseph Wheat (SG), Barry Chase (PF) Timothy Booker, Emanuel Coffey, Jonathan Burch | |
| 04:35 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:35 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:35 | Hope | Jeffrey Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:19 | Hope | Matt Dearth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Hope | Elmer Smith (PF) Patrick Ames | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | George Rojo (C) Paul Humphrey | |
| 04:05 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Donahue is called for the reach on Barry Chase - foul #2 on Jeffrey Donahue, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Nolen (C) Jeffrey Donahue | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| 04:05 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:05 | Kalamazoo | Barry Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:46 | Hope | Richard Nolen drills a jumper near the basket set up by Matt Dearth and he's fouled by Barry Chase - foul #1 on Barry Chase, team foul #5 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Hope | Gary Bender (SF), Thomas Lebel (C) Mark Weaver, Elmer Smith | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Grant Key (SF) Calvin Rimer | |
| 03:46 | Hope | Richard Nolen makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Matt Dearth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Friberg (fresh) SF - Gary Bender (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Nolen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Lebel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Jonathan Chrisman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wheat (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Key (fresh) PF - Barry Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Rojo (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Kalamazoo | Grant Key comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-32 |
| 03:18 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo tips it back up and in | 22-34 |
| 03:14 | Hope | Matt Dearth makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Friberg | 24-34 |
| 02:59 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo is fouled on the floor by Matt Dearth - foul #1 on Matt Dearth, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Hope | William Pace (SG), Patrick Ames (PF) Michael Friberg, Richard Nolen | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey (PF) Barry Chase | |
| 02:59 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:59 | Kalamazoo | George Rojo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:42 | Hope | Matt Dearth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 02:41 | Hope | Thomas Lebel can't tip it in | 24-36 |
| 02:39 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 02:22 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Wheat, team foul #6 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Hope | Richard Bolander (PG) Matt Dearth | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey (PF) George Rojo | |
| 02:14 | Hope | Thomas Lebel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 02:12 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Ames | 24-36 |
| 01:59 | Hope | Gary Bender is fouled on the floor by Paul Humphrey - foul #1 on Paul Humphrey, team foul #7 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Hope | Elmer Smith (PF) Patrick Ames | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Timothy Booker (PG) Jonathan Chrisman | |
| 01:59 | Hope | Gary Bender misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:59 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Wheat pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:45 | Kalamazoo | Gary Bender picks off the pass by Joseph Wheat | 24-36 |
| 01:41 | Hope | William Pace banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Bender | 26-36 |
| 01:23 | Kalamazoo | Paul Humphrey is called for 3 seconds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Hope | Patrick Ames (SF) Gary Bender | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer (SG), Jonathan Burch (PF) Joseph Wheat, Grant Key | |
| 00:56 | Hope | Richard Bolander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 00:54 | Hope | Thomas Lebel tips it but misses | 26-36 |
| 00:53 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:40 | Kalamazoo | Calvin Rimer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 00:27 | Hope | Thomas Lebel's floater is knocked away by Paul Humphrey | 26-39 |
| 00:25 | Kalamazoo | Emanuel Coffey grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch banks in the layup and the foul's on Thomas Lebel - foul #3 on Thomas Lebel, team foul #13 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Hope | Matt Dearth (PG), Michael Friberg (SG), Gary Bender (SF), Jeffrey Donahue (PF), Richard Nolen (C) Richard Bolander, William Pace, Patrick Ames, Elmer Smith, Thomas Lebel | |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Chrisman (PG), Grant Key (SF), Barry Chase (PF), George Rojo (C) Timothy Booker, Calvin Rimer, Emanuel Coffey, Paul Humphrey | |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Jonathan Burch makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Michael Friberg can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 26-42 |