| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cornelius Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Michael (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Duron (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Henry Taylor inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| 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 | Hope | Robert Mayes picks off the pass by Timothy Duron | 37-45 |
| 19:20 | Rockford | The jump hook by Donald Miller is blocked by Michael Lee | 37-45 |
| 19:19 | Hope | Cornelius Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:58 | Hope | Timothy Duron is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Timothy Duron, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 18:37 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 18:36 | Hope | Henry Taylor grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 18:19 | Hope | Robert Mayes swats the shot by Maurice Michael | 37-45 |
| 18:18 | Rockford | Scott Thomas gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:07 | Rockford | Maurice Michael is called for the reach on Donald Miller - foul #3 on Maurice Michael, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Hope | Arnold Arrey (SG) Maurice Michael | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 17:50 | Rockford | Robert Mayes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 17:49 | Hope | Timothy Duron snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 17:27 | Hope | Timothy Duron comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-45 |
| 17:26 | Rockford | Robert Mayes snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 17:09 | Rockford | Donald Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Hope | Frederick Barnes (SF), Charles Stafford (C) Henry Taylor, Timothy Duron | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), William Jacobs (SF), Neil Masten (PF) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Donald Miller | |
| 16:48 | Hope | Arnold Arrey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 16:47 | Rockford | Robert Mayes gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:24 | Rockford | William Jacobs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 16:23 | Rockford | Robert Mayes grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 16:04 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither is hacked by Cornelius Brown - foul #1 on Cornelius Brown, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Hope | Gary Adams (SG), Carl Lape (C) Cornelius Brown, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF), Keith Adams (C) Edwin Gaither, Samuel Kroeger, William Jacobs, Robert Mayes | |
| 15:47 | Rockford | Scott Thomas connects on the floater in the paint | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Arnold Arrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Lape (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Masten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Hope | Charles Stafford drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Lape | 40-47 |
| 14:58 | Rockford | Keith Adams is denied on a layup by Charles Stafford | 40-47 |
| 14:57 | Rockford | Neil Masten tips it home | 40-49 |
| 14:41 | Hope | Gary Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 14:39 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 14:22 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Adams | 40-52 |
| 14:10 | Hope | Charles Stafford makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Arnold Arrey and he's fouled by Harold Anderson - foul #1 on Harold Anderson, team foul #1 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Hope | Cornelius Brown (PG), Maurice Michael (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Timothy Duron (C) Arnold Arrey, Gary Adams, Frederick Barnes, Carl Lape | |
| Subs | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger (SF), Donald Miller (PF), Robert Mayes (C) Harold Anderson, Neil Masten, Keith Adams | |
| 14:10 | Hope | Charles Stafford makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:47 | Rockford | Robert Mayes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-52 |
| 13:46 | Hope | The rebound goes to Timothy Duron | 43-52 |
| 13:36 | Hope | Charles Stafford knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Maurice Michael | 46-52 |
| 13:17 | Rockford | Scott Thomas is hacked by Charles Stafford - foul #1 on Charles Stafford, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Hope | Michael Lee (PF) Charles Stafford | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), William Jacobs (SF) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas | |
| 13:11 | Rockford | Robert Mayes loses the dribble to Timothy Duron | 46-52 |
| 12:55 | Hope | Robert Mayes swats the shot by Cornelius Brown | 46-52 |
| 12:54 | Hope | Maurice Michael tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 12:31 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Miller | 48-55 |
| 12:08 | Hope | Cornelius Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 12:06 | Rockford | Donald Miller snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 11:58 | Rockford | Michael Lee denies the turnaround by William Jacobs | 48-55 |
| 11:57 | Hope | Timothy Duron pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:42 | Hope | Timothy Duron hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Cornelius Brown and he's fouled by Edwin Gaither - foul #1 on Edwin Gaither, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Hope | Frederick Barnes (SF) Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Scott Thomas (SG), Harold Anderson (SF) Edwin Gaither, Samuel Kroeger, William Jacobs | |
| 11:42 | Hope | Timothy Duron misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:42 | Rockford | Robert Mayes pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cornelius Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Timothy Duron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Rockford | Scott Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Stafford (C) Timothy Duron | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 11:21 | Hope | Charles Stafford connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Cornelius Brown and the foul's on Harold Anderson - foul #2 on Harold Anderson, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Neil Masten (PF) Donald Miller | |
| 11:21 | Hope | Charles Stafford makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:00 | Rockford | Frederick Barnes picks off the pass by Neil Masten | 53-55 |
| 10:31 | Hope | Neil Masten steals it from Frederick Barnes | 53-55 |
| 10:06 | Rockford | Robert Mayes banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Dismuke | 53-57 |
| 09:59 | Hope | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 53-57 |
| 09:58 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Neil Masten | 53-57 |
| 09:35 | Rockford | Scott Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| 09:20 | Hope | Michael Lee misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 09:19 | Rockford | Neil Masten grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 09:04 | Rockford | Harold Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 09:02 | Rockford | Robert Mayes tips it back up and in | 53-62 |
| 09:00 | Hope | Scott Thomas is called for the reach on Cornelius Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Thomas, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Hope | Arnold Arrey (PG), Gary Adams (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Carl Lape (PF), Timothy Duron (C) Cornelius Brown, Maurice Michael, Frederick Barnes, Michael Lee, Charles Stafford | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), Donald Miller (PF) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Robert Mayes | |
| 08:53 | Hope | Timothy Duron banks in the layup | 55-62 |
| 08:31 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | William Jacobs (SF), Keith Adams (C) Harold Anderson, Neil Masten | |
| 08:12 | Hope | Timothy Duron clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 08:11 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Edwin Gaither | 55-62 |
| 08:04 | Rockford | The jumper by Samuel Kroeger is denied by Gary Adams | 55-62 |
| 08:03 | Hope | The rebound goes to Timothy Duron | 55-62 |
| 07:48 | Hope | Carl Lape misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Adams - foul #1 on Keith Adams, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Scott Thomas (SG) Edwin Gaither, William Jacobs | |
| 07:48 | Hope | Carl Lape misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:48 | Hope | Carl Lape makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Arnold Arrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Lape (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Duron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Kroeger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Rockford | Keith Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 07:23 | Rockford | Scott Thomas tips it in | 56-64 |
| 07:09 | Hope | Henry Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-64 |
| 07:07 | Rockford | Donald Miller snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 06:58 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Miller | 56-67 |
| 06:43 | Hope | Gary Adams misses the jumper from the left side | 56-67 |
| 06:42 | Rockford | Keith Adams snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 06:29 | Rockford | Samuel Kroeger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 06:27 | Hope | Henry Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 06:21 | Hope | Donald Miller steals it from Carl Lape | 56-67 |
| 06:03 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 06:01 | Rockford | Donald Miller hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 05:54 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| Subs | Hope | Cornelius Brown (PG), Maurice Michael (SG), Michael Lee (PF) Arnold Arrey, Gary Adams, Carl Lape | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harold Anderson (SF), Robert Mayes (C) Samuel Kroeger, Keith Adams | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Hope | Cornelius Brown knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 58-69 |
| 05:21 | Rockford | Scott Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 05:19 | Rockford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayes | 58-69 |
| 05:07 | Rockford | Scott Thomas hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Harold Anderson | 58-71 |
| 04:47 | Hope | Scott Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Lee - foul #4 on Scott Thomas, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Hope | Frederick Barnes (SF), Charles Stafford (C) Henry Taylor, Timothy Duron | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 04:32 | Hope | Maurice Michael hits a floater from the left side set up by Michael Lee | 60-71 |
| 04:03 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 04:01 | Hope | Charles Stafford grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Hope | Cornelius Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 03:54 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Donald Miller | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Rockford | Howard Dismuke connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Mayes | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cornelius Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Michael (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Charles Stafford (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Howard Dismuke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harold Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mayes (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Hope | Frederick Barnes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cornelius Brown | 63-73 |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Scott Thomas can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice Michael - foul #4 on Maurice Michael, team foul #5 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Hope | Arnold Arrey (PG), Gary Adams (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Timothy Duron (C) Cornelius Brown, Maurice Michael, Frederick Barnes, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SF), Neil Masten (PF) Howard Dismuke, Harold Anderson, Donald Miller | |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:43 | Rockford | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 02:40 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-75 |
| Subs | Hope | Cornelius Brown (PG), Maurice Michael (SG), Michael Lee (PF) Arnold Arrey, Gary Adams, Charles Stafford | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harold Anderson (SF) Samuel Kroeger | |
| 02:30 | Hope | Timothy Duron misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-75 |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Harold Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 02:29 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-75 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Howard Dismuke (PG), Donald Miller (PF) Edwin Gaither, Neil Masten | |
| 02:09 | Rockford | Robert Mayes drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Dismuke | 63-77 |
| 01:58 | Hope | Michael Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Howard Dismuke - foul #3 on Howard Dismuke, team foul #7 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Hope | Arnold Arrey (PG), Gary Adams (SG), Frederick Barnes (SF), Charles Stafford (C) Cornelius Brown, Maurice Michael, Henry Taylor, Timothy Duron | |
| Subs | Rockford | Edwin Gaither (PG), Samuel Kroeger (SG), William Jacobs (SF), Neil Masten (PF), Keith Adams (C) Howard Dismuke, Scott Thomas, Harold Anderson, Donald Miller, Robert Mayes | |
| 01:58 | Hope | Michael Lee makes the free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:54 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither's pass is intercepted by Arnold Arrey in the backcourt | 66-77 |
| 01:43 | Hope | Gary Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 01:42 | Hope | Charles Stafford grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:37 | Hope | Frederick Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 01:36 | Hope | Charles Stafford grabs the offensive board | 66-77 |
| 01:23 | Hope | Gary Adams loses the dribble to Samuel Kroeger | 66-77 |
| 00:54 | Rockford | Neil Masten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edwin Gaither | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Hope | Arnold Arrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-79 |
| 00:47 | Rockford | William Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rockford | Neil Masten misses the jump hook from the left block | 66-79 |
| 00:25 | Hope | The rebound goes to Frederick Barnes | 66-79 |
| 00:20 | Hope | Frederick Barnes lays it up and in | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Edwin Gaither runs out the clock | 68-79 |