| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Milner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kevin Henry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Coots (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Christy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Allen Thatcher inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Hope | Kevin Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 33-30 |
| 19:46 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Lee Freeman | 33-30 |
| 19:28 | Rockford | Gary Milner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:27 | Hope | The rebound goes to Allen Thatcher | 33-30 |
| 19:20 | Hope | Kevin Henry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:19 | Rockford | Gary Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:03 | Rockford | Bobby Christy takes the ball from Thomas Holmes | 33-30 |
| 18:34 | Hope | Leo Coots lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allen Thatcher | 33-32 |
| 18:18 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Milner | 35-32 |
| 18:07 | Hope | Allen Thatcher is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| 17:48 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 17:47 | Rockford | Gary Milner tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 17:29 | Hope | Bobby Christy blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Milner - foul #1 on Gary Milner, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Ryan Ransom (SG), Anthony Sellers (C) Leo Coots, Timothy Miller | |
| 17:29 | Hope | Bobby Christy makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:29 | Hope | Bobby Christy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:11 | Rockford | Bobby Christy steals it from Thomas Holmes | 37-34 |
| 16:53 | Hope | Anthony Sellers can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-34 |
| 16:52 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:30 | Rockford | Howard Partin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Bobby Christy - foul #1 on Bobby Christy, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (SF), Chris Probst (PF), Adam Vidal (C) Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Ward (SG), Shawn Brown (PF), Joel Hardman (C) Kevin Henry, Allen Thatcher, Bobby Christy | |
| 16:30 | Rockford | Howard Partin makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:30 | Rockford | Howard Partin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:05 | Hope | Anthony Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:04 | Rockford | Chris Probst grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Milner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Havard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Probst (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adam Vidal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Hardman (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rockford | Steven Havard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rockford | Jim Macdonald (SG), David Cosgrove (SF) Howard Partin, Gary Milner | |
| Subs | Hope | Leo Coots (SG), Timothy Miller (C) Michael Ward, Shawn Brown | |
| 15:19 | Hope | Ryan Ransom is called for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Henry (PG) Ryan Ransom | |
| 15:05 | Rockford | Steven Havard knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 14:49 | Hope | Anthony Sellers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 14:48 | Rockford | Steven Havard pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | Rockford | Chris Probst connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-34 |
| 14:21 | Hope | Anthony Sellers is whistled for a carry | 43-34 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Milner (SG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Jim Macdonald, David Cosgrove, Chris Probst, Adam Vidal | |
| Subs | Hope | Allen Thatcher (SF), Bobby Christy (PF) Anthony Sellers, Joel Hardman | |
| 14:08 | Rockford | Gary Milner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 14:06 | Rockford | Lee Freeman misses the tip | 43-34 |
| 14:04 | Hope | Bobby Christy snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:57 | Hope | Leo Coots lays it up and in | 43-36 |
| 13:44 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 13:42 | Hope | Kevin Henry grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 13:28 | Hope | Kevin Henry scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Allen Thatcher and he's fouled by Steven Havard - foul #1 on Steven Havard, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG) Steven Havard | |
| Subs | Hope | Anthony Sellers (C) Timothy Miller | |
| 13:28 | Hope | Kevin Henry makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:12 | Rockford | Lee Freeman tips it home | 45-39 |
| 12:56 | Hope | Kevin Henry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 12:55 | Rockford | Howard Partin grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | Rockford | Lee Freeman clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Sellers - foul #2 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Ryan Ransom (PG), Michael Ward (SG) Kevin Henry, Leo Coots | |
| 12:49 | Rockford | Lee Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Rockford | Lee Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:20 | Rockford | Jason Craft comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 12:19 | Hope | Ryan Ransom pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:58 | Hope | Lee Freeman swats the layup by Michael Ward | 46-39 |
| 11:56 | Hope | Allen Thatcher gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Milner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Craft (fresh) PF - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Christy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Anthony Sellers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Hope | Howard Partin steals the ball from Michael Ward | 46-39 |
| 11:37 | Rockford | Gary Milner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Holmes | 49-39 |
| 11:21 | Hope | Ryan Ransom knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Allen Thatcher | 49-41 |
| 11:07 | Rockford | Gary Milner buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Partin | 51-41 |
| 10:41 | Hope | Anthony Sellers buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Allen Thatcher | 51-44 |
| 10:25 | Rockford | Howard Partin is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (PG), Jim Macdonald (SG), David Cosgrove (SF), Chris Probst (PF), Adam Vidal (C) Howard Partin, Gary Milner, Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Henry (PG), Leo Coots (SG), Joel Hardman (PF), Timothy Miller (C) Ryan Ransom, Michael Ward, Allen Thatcher, Bobby Christy | |
| 10:09 | Hope | Kevin Henry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Sellers | 51-46 |
| 10:02 | Rockford | Joel Hardman steals it from Adam Vidal | 51-46 |
| 09:47 | Hope | Joel Hardman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Ward (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| 09:25 | Rockford | Michael Ward is called for the reach on Adam Vidal - foul #1 on Michael Ward, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| 09:13 | Rockford | Chris Probst is hacked by Joel Hardman - foul #2 on Joel Hardman, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| 08:56 | Rockford | Adam Vidal comes up short on the shot from close range | 51-46 |
| 08:55 | Hope | Timothy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:36 | Hope | Kevin Henry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leo Coots | 51-49 |
| 08:22 | Rockford | Jim Macdonald knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Havard | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | Hope | Kevin Henry drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ward | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Steven Havard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Cosgrove (fresh) PF - Chris Probst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Vidal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kevin Henry (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Leo Coots (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Hardman (fresh) C - Timothy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Rockford | Steven Havard makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 07:27 | Hope | Timothy Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 07:26 | Rockford | Chris Probst pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:22 | Rockford | Steven Havard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 07:21 | Rockford | Chris Probst tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 07:11 | Hope | Leo Coots misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Chris Probst - foul #1 on Chris Probst, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Gary Milner (SG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF), Lee Freeman (C) Steven Havard, Jim Macdonald, David Cosgrove, Chris Probst, Adam Vidal | |
| Subs | Hope | Ryan Ransom (PG), Allen Thatcher (SF), Bobby Christy (PF), Anthony Sellers (C) Kevin Henry, Michael Ward, Joel Hardman, Timothy Miller | |
| 07:11 | Hope | Leo Coots makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:11 | Hope | Leo Coots makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 58-53 |
| 06:56 | Hope | Bobby Christy snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:50 | Hope | Ryan Ransom makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Thatcher | 58-56 |
| 06:32 | Rockford | Anthony Sellers swats the short shot by Jason Craft | 58-56 |
| 06:31 | Rockford | Jason Craft gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:15 | Rockford | Allen Thatcher is called for the reach on Jason Craft - foul #1 on Allen Thatcher, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Clarence Burnham (SG) Leo Coots | |
| 06:06 | Rockford | Anthony Sellers is called for the reach on Jason Craft - foul #3 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Henry (PG) Clarence Burnham | |
| 05:48 | Rockford | Lee Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| 05:26 | Hope | Ryan Ransom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 05:25 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Jason Craft | 58-56 |
| 05:11 | Rockford | Lee Freeman knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Howard Partin | 60-56 |
| 04:55 | Hope | Jason Craft is called for the reach on Ryan Ransom - foul #3 on Jason Craft, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Timothy Miller (C) Anthony Sellers | |
| 04:45 | Hope | Gary Milner steals the ball from Ryan Ransom | 60-56 |
| 04:33 | Rockford | Kevin Henry steps in front of the Thomas Holmes pass | 60-56 |
| 04:22 | Hope | Timothy Miller comes up short on the floater from the right block | 60-56 |
| 04:20 | Hope | Timothy Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:59 | Hope | Ryan Ransom clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 03:58 | Rockford | Jason Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Partin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Milner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Craft (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kevin Henry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Thatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Christy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Timothy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Rockford | Jason Craft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 03:34 | Hope | Timothy Miller pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:20 | Hope | Ryan Ransom misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Holmes - foul #2 on Thomas Holmes, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (PG), Jim Macdonald (SG), David Cosgrove (SF), Chris Probst (PF), Adam Vidal (C) Howard Partin, Gary Milner, Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes, Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Hope | Leo Coots (SG), Anthony Sellers (SF), Joel Hardman (PF) Kevin Henry, Allen Thatcher, Bobby Christy | |
| 03:20 | Hope | Ryan Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:20 | Hope | Ryan Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:20 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Chris Probst | 60-56 |
| 03:00 | Rockford | David Cosgrove connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Steven Havard and he's hacked by Anthony Sellers - foul #4 on Anthony Sellers, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Ward (PG), Shawn Brown (PF) Ryan Ransom, Timothy Miller | |
| 03:00 | Rockford | David Cosgrove makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:55 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Milner (SG), Lee Freeman (C) David Cosgrove, Adam Vidal | |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Henry (PG), Bobby Christy (PF), Timothy Miller (C) Michael Ward, Shawn Brown, Joel Hardman | |
| 02:43 | Hope | Anthony Sellers lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Henry and he's hacked by Lee Freeman - foul #3 on Lee Freeman, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Partin (PG), Jason Craft (SF), Thomas Holmes (PF) Steven Havard, Jim Macdonald, Chris Probst | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 02:43 | Hope | Anthony Sellers makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:24 | Rockford | Thomas Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Allen Thatcher (SF) Anthony Sellers | |
| 02:09 | Hope | Timothy Miller misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Freeman - foul #4 on Lee Freeman, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 02:09 | Hope | Timothy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:09 | Hope | Timothy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:49 | Rockford | Lee Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Hope | Timothy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:23 | Hope | Timothy Miller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leo Coots | 63-62 |
| 01:17 | Rockford | Gary Milner drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Craft | 66-62 |
| 00:58 | Hope | Timothy Miller connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Henry and he's fouled by Lee Freeman - foul #5 on Lee Freeman, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Chris Probst (C) Lee Freeman | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 00:58 | Hope | Timothy Miller misses the free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:58 | Rockford | Chris Probst pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Gary Milner can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Leo Coots - foul #1 on Leo Coots, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Gary Milner misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Gary Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Hope | Kevin Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Havard (PG), Jim Macdonald (SF), David Cosgrove (PF) Howard Partin, Jason Craft, Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Rockford | Kevin Henry is called for the reach on Steven Havard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Henry, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Rockford | Steven Havard misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Hope | Timothy Miller gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Hope | Hope calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Hope | Kevin Henry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Hope | Leo Coots snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:01 | Hope | Kevin Henry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Jim Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |