| Lineup | Hope | PG - Harold Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dexter Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Szaflarski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hogue (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Piedmont | Horace Massey inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Piedmont | James Hogue makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Stewart | 30-27 |
| 19:31 | Hope | Dexter Fuller blows the layup but he's fouled by Horace Massey - foul #1 on Horace Massey, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:31 | Hope | Dexter Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:31 | Hope | Dexter Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:31 | Piedmont | James Hogue grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 19:19 | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 19:18 | Hope | Gerald Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:58 | Hope | Harold Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:56 | Hope | Dexter Fuller gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:49 | Hope | Horace Massey picks off the pass by Harold Gilliam | 31-27 |
| 18:33 | Piedmont | Horace Massey is whistled for traveling | 31-27 |
| 18:13 | Hope | Dexter Fuller clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:12 | Piedmont | William Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:54 | Piedmont | Gerald Mire steps in front of the William Stewart pass | 31-27 |
| 17:32 | Hope | Earl Straughter can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Horace Massey - foul #2 on Horace Massey, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (SG) Terry Nickerson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh (SF), Frank Willis (PF) Horace Massey, Peter Szaflarski | |
| 17:32 | Hope | Earl Straughter makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:32 | Hope | Earl Straughter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Stewart | 33-30 |
| 17:02 | Hope | Dexter Fuller knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Earl Straughter | 35-30 |
| 16:48 | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 16:33 | Hope | Earl Straughter lays it in set up by Harold Gilliam | 37-33 |
| 16:26 | Piedmont | James Hogue banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Willis and the foul's on Gerald Mire - foul #1 on Gerald Mire, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (SG), Cecil Harris (SF), Edmund Johnson (PF), Max Gibson (C) Harold Gilliam, Earl Straughter, Dexter Fuller, Gerald Mire | |
| Subs | Piedmont | John Johnston (PG), Richard Harris (SF), Peter Szaflarski (PF) William Stewart, Leroy Phillips, Frank Willis | |
| 16:26 | Piedmont | James Hogue makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:14 | Hope | Rolland Mellor misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 16:12 | Hope | Edmund Johnson tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 16:11 | Piedmont | James Hogue grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:06 | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Peter Szaflarski | 37-38 |
| 15:55 | Hope | Edmund Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Harris - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG) Rolland Mellor | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Campbell (PG), Horace Massey (SF), Frank Willis (C) John Johnston, Richard Harris, James Hogue | |
| 15:55 | Hope | Edmund Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | Hope | Edmund Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | Piedmont | Frank Willis grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edmund Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - James Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hirsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Szaflarski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Piedmont | Frank Willis makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Hirsh | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | Hope | Edmund Johnson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 15:29 | Piedmont | Horace Massey gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:14 | Piedmont | Horace Massey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:02 | Hope | Frank Willis swats the shot by Terry Nickerson | 38-43 |
| 15:01 | Hope | Edmund Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:45 | Hope | John Brown drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Nickerson | 41-43 |
| 14:25 | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 14:23 | Hope | The rebound goes to Cecil Harris | 41-43 |
| 14:02 | Hope | Cecil Harris scores on a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Timothy Hirsh - foul #2 on Timothy Hirsh, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Earl Straughter (SF), Dexter Fuller (PF), Gerald Mire (C) John Brown, Terry Nickerson, Edmund Johnson, Max Gibson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips (SG), William Stewart (SF), James Hogue (C) Timothy Hirsh, Horace Massey, Peter Szaflarski | |
| 14:02 | Hope | Cecil Harris makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:42 | Piedmont | James Hogue scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Stewart | 44-45 |
| 13:16 | Hope | Cecil Harris misses the dunk attempt | 44-45 |
| 13:15 | Piedmont | Frank Willis gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:53 | Piedmont | Frank Willis lays it up and in set up by William Stewart | 44-47 |
| 12:30 | Hope | James Hogue steals the ball from Gerald Mire | 44-47 |
| 12:08 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Earl Straughter - foul #2 on Earl Straughter, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG) Cecil Harris | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Horace Massey (SF), Michael Zoebisch (PF) James Campbell, Frank Willis | |
| 12:08 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:08 | Piedmont | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:57 | Hope | Terry Nickerson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 11:55 | Piedmont | Horace Massey snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Harold Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dexter Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Zoebisch (fresh) C - James Hogue (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Piedmont | Dexter Fuller steps in front of the Leroy Phillips pass | 44-48 |
| 11:05 | Hope | Terry Nickerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:03 | Piedmont | Horace Massey snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:37 | Piedmont | James Hogue clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 10:35 | Hope | The rebound goes to Gerald Mire | 44-48 |
| 10:20 | Hope | Dexter Fuller hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Terry Nickerson and the foul's on James Hogue - foul #2 on James Hogue, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG), Rolland Mellor (SG), Edmund Johnson (SF), Max Gibson (C) Harold Gilliam, Terry Nickerson, Earl Straughter, Gerald Mire | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Campbell (PG), Timothy Hirsh (SG), Richard Harris (SF), Peter Szaflarski (PF), Frank Willis (C) William Stewart, Leroy Phillips, Horace Massey, Michael Zoebisch, James Hogue | |
| 10:20 | Hope | Dexter Fuller misses the free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:20 | Hope | Max Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:59 | Hope | Edmund Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Hope | Cecil Harris (SF) Dexter Fuller | |
| Subs | Piedmont | | |
| 09:39 | Piedmont | James Campbell makes the shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 09:24 | Hope | James Campbell is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #4 on James Campbell, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Stewart (PG) James Campbell | |
| 09:11 | Hope | John Brown is fouled on the floor by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Hope | Earl Straughter (SF) Max Gibson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Hogue (C) Frank Willis | |
| 09:11 | Hope | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:11 | Piedmont | James Hogue pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:53 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edmund Johnson - foul #3 on Edmund Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG) Rolland Mellor | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips (SG), Horace Massey (SF) Timothy Hirsh, Richard Harris | |
| 08:53 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:53 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:53 | Hope | Cecil Harris snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 08:31 | Hope | John Brown is hacked by William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| 08:31 | Hope | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:31 | Piedmont | Horace Massey pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:10 | Piedmont | James Hogue misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 07:53 | Piedmont | James Hogue misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Cecil Harris - foul #1 on Cecil Harris, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Dexter Fuller (PF), Gerald Mire (C) John Brown, Cecil Harris, Edmund Johnson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Campbell (PG), Frank Willis (PF) William Stewart, Peter Szaflarski | |
| 07:53 | Piedmont | James Hogue misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:53 | Piedmont | James Hogue makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Harold Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dexter Fuller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Leroy Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Hogue (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Hope | Dexter Fuller clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 07:38 | Hope | Terry Nickerson tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 07:37 | Piedmont | James Hogue snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 07:29 | Piedmont | James Hogue misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 07:27 | Hope | Gerald Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:20 | Hope | Frank Willis is called for the reach on Harold Gilliam - foul #1 on Frank Willis, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (SG) Terry Nickerson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Stewart (SF), Michael Zoebisch (C) Horace Massey, James Hogue | |
| 07:20 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:20 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:01 | Piedmont | Frank Willis drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Stewart | 48-53 |
| 06:43 | Hope | Dexter Fuller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Rolland Mellor | 51-53 |
| 06:31 | Piedmont | Gerald Mire steps in front of the Leroy Phillips pass | 51-53 |
| 06:05 | Hope | Frank Willis is called for the reach on Dexter Fuller - foul #2 on Frank Willis, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG), Cecil Harris (SF), Edmund Johnson (C) Rolland Mellor, Earl Straughter, Gerald Mire | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh (SF), Peter Szaflarski (PF), James Hogue (C) Leroy Phillips, Frank Willis, Michael Zoebisch | |
| 06:05 | Hope | Dexter Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:05 | Hope | Dexter Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:49 | Piedmont | Edmund Johnson denies the turnaround by Timothy Hirsh | 52-53 |
| 05:47 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski tips it in | 52-55 |
| 05:39 | Hope | Edmund Johnson's floater is tipped away by Peter Szaflarski | 52-55 |
| 05:38 | Piedmont | James Hogue grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:17 | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh loses the dribble to Harold Gilliam | 52-55 |
| 05:12 | Hope | Harold Gilliam lays it up and in | 54-55 |
| 04:53 | Piedmont | James Campbell is fouled on the floor by Cecil Harris - foul #2 on Cecil Harris, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG), Earl Straughter (SF), Gerald Mire (C) Harold Gilliam, Dexter Fuller, Edmund Johnson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Richard Harris (SG), Horace Massey (SF) James Campbell, William Stewart | |
| 04:25 | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh's layup is rejected by Cecil Harris | 54-55 |
| 04:23 | Hope | The rebound goes to Gerald Mire | 54-55 |
| 04:05 | Hope | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Hope | Edmund Johnson (PF) Terry Nickerson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Stewart (PG), Leroy Phillips (SG), Frank Willis (PF) Timothy Hirsh, Richard Harris, Peter Szaflarski | |
| 03:47 | Piedmont | James Hogue buries a turnaround in the lane | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edmund Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leroy Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Hogue (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Hope | John Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-57 |
| 03:17 | Hope | Gerald Mire grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:12 | Hope | Horace Massey is called for the reach on Cecil Harris - foul #3 on Horace Massey, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Dexter Fuller (PF) Edmund Johnson, Gerald Mire | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Campbell (PG), Michael Zoebisch (C) William Stewart, James Hogue | |
| 03:12 | Hope | Cecil Harris misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:12 | Hope | Cecil Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:54 | Piedmont | Frank Willis misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dexter Fuller - foul #1 on Dexter Fuller, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Hope | Edmund Johnson (SF), Max Gibson (C) Earl Straughter, Cecil Harris | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski (PF) Michael Zoebisch | |
| 02:54 | Piedmont | Frank Willis makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:54 | Piedmont | Frank Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:48 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG), Earl Straughter (SF), Gerald Mire (C) John Brown, Edmund Johnson, Max Gibson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | James Hogue (C) Frank Willis | |
| 02:25 | Hope | Gerald Mire loses the ball out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 02:06 | Piedmont | Horace Massey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Straughter - foul #3 on Earl Straughter, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| 02:06 | Piedmont | Horace Massey misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:06 | Piedmont | Horace Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:46 | Hope | Earl Straughter drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Harold Gilliam | 57-60 |
| 01:25 | Piedmont | James Campbell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Nickerson - foul #2 on Terry Nickerson, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 01:25 | Piedmont | James Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:25 | Piedmont | James Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:09 | Hope | Terry Nickerson buries a shot from the right wing set up by Earl Straughter | 59-62 |
| 00:42 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski is fouled on the floor by Dexter Fuller - foul #2 on Dexter Fuller, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:42 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:42 | Hope | Dexter Fuller grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 00:32 | Hope | James Campbell is called for the reach on Gerald Mire - foul #5 on James Campbell, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | William Stewart (PG) James Campbell | |
| 00:32 | Hope | Gerald Mire makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:32 | Hope | Gerald Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Nickerson - foul #3 on Terry Nickerson, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:31 | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:31 | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:08 | Hope | Harold Gilliam hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Dexter Fuller | 63-63 |
| 00:08 | Piedmont | Piedmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Piedmont | Harold Gilliam steals it from William Stewart | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Harold Gilliam (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dexter Fuller (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Leroy Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Peter Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hogue (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Hope | Gerald Mire wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Hope | Harold Gilliam buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerald Mire | 66-63 |
| 04:32 | Piedmont | Horace Massey lays it in on a nice dish by William Stewart | 66-65 |
| 04:17 | Hope | Harold Gilliam misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 04:15 | Piedmont | James Hogue grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:56 | Piedmont | Horace Massey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 03:55 | Hope | Harold Gilliam grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 03:40 | Hope | Dexter Fuller misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 03:38 | Hope | Gerald Mire grabs the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 03:28 | Hope | Earl Straughter banks in the layup on a great pass from Dexter Fuller | 68-65 |
| 03:08 | Piedmont | William Stewart makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Phillips | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | Hope | Dexter Fuller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Gilliam | 71-68 |
| 02:32 | Piedmont | Horace Massey is fouled on the floor by Earl Straughter - foul #4 on Earl Straughter, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (SG), Cecil Harris (C) Terry Nickerson, Gerald Mire | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Frank Willis (PF) Peter Szaflarski | |
| 02:32 | Piedmont | Horace Massey misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:32 | Piedmont | Horace Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:28 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Hope | Gerald Mire (C) Cecil Harris | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski (PF) Frank Willis | |
| 02:11 | Hope | Earl Straughter blows the dunk | 71-69 |
| 02:09 | Hope | Gerald Mire tips it back up and in | 73-69 |
| 01:58 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 01:56 | Hope | John Brown gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:38 | Hope | Gerald Mire blows the layup | 73-69 |
| 01:37 | Piedmont | The rebound goes to William Stewart | 73-69 |
| 01:21 | Piedmont | John Brown is called for the reach on William Stewart - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Piedmont | | |
| 01:21 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:21 | Piedmont | William Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:21 | Hope | Gerald Mire pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:14 | Hope | Harold Gilliam buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Nickerson and he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #3 on William Stewart, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| 01:14 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski loses the dribble to Gerald Mire | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Harold Gilliam (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dexter Fuller (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Piedmont | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Horace Massey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Peter Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hogue (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Hope | Harold Gilliam is fouled on the floor by James Hogue - foul #3 on James Hogue, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| 00:55 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:55 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-69 |
| 00:47 | Hope | Gerald Mire snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:45 | Hope | Gerald Mire is hacked by Leroy Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Phillips, team foul #15 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG), Rolland Mellor (SG), Cecil Harris (SF), Edmund Johnson (PF) Harold Gilliam, Terry Nickerson, Earl Straughter, Dexter Fuller | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh (SG), Richard Harris (SF), Frank Willis (PF), Michael Zoebisch (C) Leroy Phillips, Horace Massey, Peter Szaflarski, James Hogue | |
| 00:45 | Hope | Gerald Mire makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:45 | Hope | Gerald Mire misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:45 | Piedmont | Michael Zoebisch grabs the board | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | Piedmont | Frank Willis knocks in the jumper from the right side | 80-71 |
| 00:40 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Terry Nickerson (SG), Earl Straughter (SF), Dexter Fuller (PF) John Brown, Rolland Mellor, Cecil Harris, Edmund Johnson | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips (SG), Horace Massey (SF), Peter Szaflarski (PF), James Hogue (C) Timothy Hirsh, Richard Harris, Frank Willis, Michael Zoebisch | |
| 00:37 | Hope | Harold Gilliam is hacked by William Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stewart, team foul #16 | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:37 | Hope | Harold Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:31 | Piedmont | James Hogue connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Leroy Phillips | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | Hope | Dexter Fuller is hacked by William Stewart in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Stewart, team foul #17 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh (PG) William Stewart | |
| 00:28 | Hope | Dexter Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:28 | Hope | Dexter Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:23 | Piedmont | Timothy Hirsh knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leroy Phillips | 84-75 |
| 00:22 | Hope | Leroy Phillips is called for the reach on Terry Nickerson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Phillips, team foul #18 | 84-75 |
| 00:22 | Hope | Terry Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:22 | Hope | Terry Nickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:22 | Piedmont | Peter Szaflarski pulls down the rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:16 | Piedmont | Leroy Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 85-75 |
| 00:14 | Hope | Dexter Fuller snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Piedmont | Piedmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Hope | Harold Gilliam runs out the clock | 85-75 |