| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Mauzy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Charles Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sid Rabideau (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Gum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Robert Meacham inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rockford | Bill Gum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 19:42 | Hope | Raymond Marsh pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 19:22 | Hope | Roger Shook misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-19 |
| 19:21 | Rockford | Sid Rabideau gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 19:05 | Rockford | Charles Welsh connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Meacham | 30-21 |
| 18:49 | Hope | Amos Thomas buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Jennings | 32-21 |
| 18:37 | Rockford | Raymond Marsh steals the ball from Robert Meacham | 32-21 |
| 18:21 | Hope | Roger Shook connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Marsh | 34-21 |
| 18:04 | Rockford | William Potts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-21 |
| 17:53 | Hope | Amos Thomas makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Marsh | 37-21 |
| 17:29 | Rockford | Robert Meacham hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Welsh | 37-24 |
| 17:08 | Hope | Raymond Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Subs | Hope | Dennis Taylor (SG) Raymond Marsh | |
| Subs | Rockford | John Sizemore (SF) Robert Meacham | |
| 16:42 | Rockford | Bill Gum scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:29 | Hope | Amos Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:27 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 16:25 | Hope | Francis Jennings can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 16:24 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy grabs the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:12 | Hope | Dennis Taylor is fouled on the floor by William Potts - foul #1 on William Potts, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Cheshire (SF), Scott Kittleson (PF), Joe Billiot (C) Francis Jennings, Roger Shook, Raymond Mauzy | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Maxwell (PG), Kurt Montano (SG), Richard Prince (C) Charles Welsh, Sid Rabideau, William Potts | |
| 15:56 | Hope | Bill Gum is called for the reach on Scott Kittleson - foul #2 on Bill Gum, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Marsh (SG) Charles Cheshire | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) PF - Scott Kittleson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Billiot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Scott Maxwell (fresh) SG - Kurt Montano (fresh) SF - John Sizemore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Gum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Hope | Dennis Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Meacham (SF) John Sizemore | |
| 15:23 | Rockford | Kurt Montano clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:22 | Hope | Dennis Taylor gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 14:53 | Hope | Kurt Montano is called for the reach on Scott Kittleson - foul #1 on Kurt Montano, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Torpey (PG) Amos Thomas | |
| Subs | Rockford | Charles Welsh (PG), Sid Rabideau (SG), William Potts (C) Scott Maxwell, Kurt Montano, Bill Gum | |
| 14:35 | Hope | Dennis Taylor is fouled on the floor by Sid Rabideau - foul #3 on Sid Rabideau, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Hope | Francis Jennings (SF), Roger Shook (PF), Raymond Mauzy (C) Dennis Taylor, Scott Kittleson, Joe Billiot | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 14:25 | Hope | Daniel Torpey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Francis Jennings | 40-27 |
| 14:04 | Rockford | Raymond Mauzy steps in front of the Richard Prince pass | 40-27 |
| 13:39 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Marsh | 42-27 |
| 13:18 | Rockford | Roger Shook steals it from Richard Prince | 42-27 |
| 13:06 | Hope | Raymond Marsh buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Torpey | 44-27 |
| 12:43 | Rockford | Charles Welsh connects on the 3 from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 12:19 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Marsh | 46-30 |
| 11:50 | Rockford | William Potts misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-30 |
| 11:49 | Hope | The rebound goes to Raymond Mauzy | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Daniel Torpey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Francis Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Shook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Raymond Mauzy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Charles Welsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sid Rabideau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Meacham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Prince (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | Hope | Amos Thomas (PG), Dennis Taylor (SG), Charles Cheshire (SF), Scott Kittleson (PF), Joe Billiot (C) Daniel Torpey, Raymond Marsh, Francis Jennings, Roger Shook, Raymond Mauzy | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Maxwell (PG), Kurt Montano (SG), John Sizemore (SF), Bill Gum (PF), Bryan Schacher (C) Charles Welsh, Sid Rabideau, Robert Meacham, Richard Prince, William Potts | |
| 11:25 | Rockford | Bryan Schacher makes the shot from the left side | 46-32 |
| 11:12 | Hope | Charles Cheshire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 11:11 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Taylor | 46-32 |
| 11:02 | Hope | Dennis Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:00 | Rockford | Bryan Schacher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 10:41 | Rockford | Scott Maxwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 10:22 | Hope | Scott Maxwell picks off the pass by Amos Thomas | 46-35 |
| 10:05 | Rockford | Kurt Montano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Amos Thomas - foul #2 on Amos Thomas, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Charles Welsh (PG), William Potts (C) Scott Maxwell, Bryan Schacher | |
| 10:05 | Rockford | Kurt Montano makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:05 | Rockford | Kurt Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:52 | Hope | Amos Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Welsh - foul #2 on Charles Welsh, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Hope | Roger Shook (PF) Joe Billiot | |
| Subs | Rockford | Sid Rabideau (SG) Kurt Montano | |
| 09:52 | Hope | Amos Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:52 | Hope | Amos Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:52 | Rockford | William Potts pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:45 | Rockford | John Sizemore is denied on a layup by Roger Shook | 47-37 |
| 09:43 | Hope | Scott Kittleson gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:23 | Hope | Charles Cheshire is hacked by Sid Rabideau - foul #4 on Sid Rabideau, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Hope | Francis Jennings (SF), Raymond Mauzy (C) Charles Cheshire, Scott Kittleson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Maxwell (SG) Sid Rabideau | |
| 09:04 | Hope | Francis Jennings misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 09:03 | Rockford | John Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 08:51 | Rockford | Bill Gum scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Welsh | 47-39 |
| 08:32 | Hope | The jump hook by Roger Shook is blocked by William Potts | 47-39 |
| 08:30 | Rockford | Bill Gum pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:11 | Rockford | John Sizemore drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Bill Gum | 47-41 |
| 07:59 | Hope | The pull-up jumper by Francis Jennings is blocked by William Potts | 47-41 |
| 07:58 | Rockford | William Potts gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:46 | Rockford | William Potts hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Raymond Mauzy - foul #3 on Raymond Mauzy, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Hope | Raymond Marsh (SG), Scott Kittleson (PF) Dennis Taylor, Roger Shook | |
| Subs | Rockford | Sid Rabideau (SG), Robert Meacham (SF) Scott Maxwell, John Sizemore | |
| 07:46 | Rockford | William Potts misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:46 | Hope | Francis Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Francis Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Kittleson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Mauzy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Charles Welsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sid Rabideau (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Meacham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Gum (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Hope | Francis Jennings drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Amos Thomas | 49-43 |
| 07:26 | Rockford | William Potts lays it up and in | 49-45 |
| 07:11 | Hope | Raymond Marsh clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 07:10 | Rockford | William Potts pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:42 | Rockford | Raymond Mauzy steals it from William Potts | 49-45 |
| 06:22 | Hope | Scott Kittleson makes the floater from close range set up by Amos Thomas and the foul's on Sid Rabideau - foul #5 on Sid Rabideau, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Hope | Daniel Torpey (PG), Dennis Taylor (SF), Roger Shook (PF) Amos Thomas, Francis Jennings, Raymond Mauzy | |
| Subs | Rockford | Scott Maxwell (PG), Kurt Montano (SG), Richard Prince (PF), John Sizemore (C) Charles Welsh, Sid Rabideau, Bill Gum, William Potts | |
| 06:22 | Hope | Scott Kittleson misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:22 | Rockford | Richard Prince grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 05:56 | Rockford | Robert Meacham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 05:55 | Rockford | Richard Prince tips it in | 51-47 |
| 05:50 | Hope | Scott Maxwell takes the ball from Daniel Torpey in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 05:49 | Rockford | Scott Maxwell misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 05:48 | Hope | Daniel Torpey snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:30 | Hope | Raymond Marsh scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Taylor | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Rockford | John Sizemore scores on a jump hook from the left block | 54-49 |
| 04:55 | Hope | Raymond Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 04:53 | Hope | Dennis Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:36 | Hope | Raymond Marsh comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-49 |
| 04:35 | Rockford | John Sizemore snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:35 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Hope | Amos Thomas (PG), Francis Jennings (SF), Raymond Mauzy (C) Daniel Torpey, Dennis Taylor, Scott Kittleson | |
| Subs | Rockford | Charles Welsh (PG), Bill Gum (PF), William Potts (C) Kurt Montano, Robert Meacham, Richard Prince | |
| 04:15 | Rockford | John Sizemore can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 04:14 | Rockford | William Potts snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:00 | Rockford | Charles Welsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 03:59 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Gum | 54-49 |
| 03:45 | Rockford | John Sizemore misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Francis Jennings - foul #1 on Francis Jennings, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 03:45 | Rockford | John Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:45 | Rockford | John Sizemore misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:45 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Amos Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Francis Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Raymond Mauzy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Charles Welsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Sizemore (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bill Gum (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Potts (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Hope | Francis Jennings scores on a shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:28 | Rockford | Charles Welsh is hacked by Amos Thomas - foul #3 on Amos Thomas, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| 03:12 | Rockford | William Potts clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-50 |
| 03:11 | Rockford | Bill Gum grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 02:58 | Rockford | Scott Maxwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 02:57 | Hope | Raymond Marsh pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:33 | Hope | Francis Jennings's floater is knocked away by Bill Gum | 56-50 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | William Potts pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:32 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Meacham (SF) John Sizemore | |
| 02:17 | Rockford | William Potts buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 02:00 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy is called for traveling | 56-53 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Robert Meacham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 01:47 | Hope | Raymond Mauzy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 01:27 | Hope | Roger Shook can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Meacham - foul #1 on Robert Meacham, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 01:27 | Hope | Roger Shook misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:27 | Hope | Roger Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:27 | Rockford | William Potts grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 01:08 | Rockford | William Potts blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 01:06 | Hope | Francis Jennings grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 00:44 | Hope | Raymond Marsh misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 00:42 | Rockford | William Potts pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:20 | Rockford | Robert Meacham loses the dribble to Raymond Marsh | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Hope | Amos Thomas is hacked by Charles Welsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Welsh, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 00:19 | Hope | Amos Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:19 | Hope | Amos Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rockford | Scott Maxwell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Hope | The rebound goes to Roger Shook | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Hope | Roger Shook is hacked by Charles Welsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Welsh, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Hope | Scott Kittleson (C) Raymond Mauzy | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:08 | Hope | Roger Shook makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Hope | Roger Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Rockford | Bill Gum pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Rockford | Charles Welsh misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | Hope | The rebound goes to Roger Shook | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Hope | Roger Shook runs out the clock | 59-53 |