| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Walter McCullough (fresh) SG - Joel Jellison (fresh) SF - Junior Stetson (fresh) PF - Trenton Washinski (fresh) C - Steve Alfaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Harold Gilliam (fresh) SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) PF - Dexter Fuller (fresh) C - Gerald Mire (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Gerald Mire wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Hope | Dexter Fuller drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Nickerson | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Kalamazoo | Terry Nickerson picks off the pass by Walter McCullough | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Hope | Terry Nickerson lays it in | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Mire - foul #1 on Gerald Mire, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:07 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:07 | Hope | Gerald Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:53 | Hope | Gerald Mire knocks in the shot from close range set up by Harold Gilliam | 1-6 |
| 18:32 | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 18:30 | Hope | Gerald Mire gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 18:25 | Hope | Earl Straughter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Earl Straughter, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 18:11 | Kalamazoo | Dexter Fuller takes the ball from Steve Alfaro | 1-6 |
| 17:53 | Hope | Dexter Fuller clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-6 |
| 17:52 | Hope | Gerald Mire tips it back up and in | 1-8 |
| 17:50 | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough double dribbles in the backcourt | 1-8 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG), Cecil Harris (SG), Edmund Johnson (C) Harold Gilliam, Terry Nickerson, Gerald Mire | |
| 17:43 | Hope | Joel Jellison is called for the reach on Cecil Harris - foul #1 on Joel Jellison, team foul #1 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (SG) Dexter Fuller | |
| 17:25 | Hope | Rolland Mellor drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Straughter | 1-10 |
| 17:14 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Junior Stetson | 3-10 |
| 16:57 | Hope | Edmund Johnson's layup is rejected by Junior Stetson | 3-10 |
| 16:55 | Hope | Earl Straughter snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 16:39 | Hope | Junior Stetson steps in front of the Edmund Johnson pass | 3-10 |
| 16:32 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Jellison | 5-10 |
| 16:08 | Hope | Edmund Johnson banks in the layup | 5-12 |
| 15:50 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Junior Stetson | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Walter McCullough (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Jellison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Stetson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trenton Washinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Alfaro (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Rolland Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Straughter (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Harris (fresh) C - Edmund Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Hope | Edmund Johnson misses the shot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:34 | Hope | Earl Straughter pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:13 | Hope | Edmund Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy (PG), Clifford Savard (SG), James Murray (SF), Jacob Speidel (PF), Andrew Lilly (C) Walter McCullough, Joel Jellison, Junior Stetson, Trenton Washinski, Steve Alfaro | |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Terry Nickerson (SG), Dexter Fuller (PF), Gerald Mire (C) John Brown, Rolland Mellor, Cecil Harris, Edmund Johnson | |
| 14:58 | Kalamazoo | Clifford Savard knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 14:38 | Hope | James Murray steps in front of the Dexter Fuller pass | 10-12 |
| 14:35 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy lays it up and in on a great pass from James Murray | 12-12 |
| 14:25 | Hope | Harold Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 14:24 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Mire | 12-12 |
| 14:01 | Hope | Dexter Fuller misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 12-12 |
| 14:00 | Kalamazoo | James Murray gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:56 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Hope | Gerald Mire gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:40 | Hope | Earl Straughter misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Murray - foul #1 on James Murray, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| 13:40 | Hope | Earl Straughter makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:40 | Hope | Earl Straughter makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:29 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:27 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Lilly snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:14 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Savard | 14-14 |
| 12:53 | Hope | James Murray blocks the short jumper by Earl Straughter | 14-14 |
| 12:52 | Kalamazoo | James Murray snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Lilly is hacked by Gerald Mire - foul #2 on Gerald Mire, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough (PG), Joel Jellison (SG), Junior Stetson (SF), Trenton Washinski (PF), Steve Alfaro (C) Christian Kennedy, Clifford Savard, James Murray, Jacob Speidel, Andrew Lilly | |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG), Rolland Mellor (SG), Cecil Harris (SF), Edmund Johnson (PF), Max Gibson (C) Harold Gilliam, Terry Nickerson, Earl Straughter, Dexter Fuller, Gerald Mire | |
| 12:25 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Walter McCullough | 17-14 |
| 12:18 | Hope | Edmund Johnson is hacked by Trenton Washinski - foul #1 on Trenton Washinski, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| 11:58 | Hope | John Brown is hacked by Walter McCullough - foul #1 on Walter McCullough, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 11:51 | Hope | Cecil Harris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 17-14 |
| 11:50 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson grabs the board | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Walter McCullough (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Jellison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Stetson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trenton Washinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Alfaro (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Brown (fresh) SG - Rolland Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Harris (fresh) PF - Edmund Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Gibson (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Kalamazoo | Rolland Mellor takes the ball from Steve Alfaro | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | Hope | Cecil Harris can't finish the layup | 17-14 |
| 11:23 | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 11:11 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Junior Stetson and he's hacked by Cecil Harris - foul #1 on Cecil Harris, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Jacob Speidel (C) Steve Alfaro | |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Dexter Fuller (PF) Rolland Mellor, Max Gibson | |
| 11:11 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:58 | Hope | Harold Gilliam hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 10:52 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy (PG), Andrew Lilly (C) Walter McCullough, Trenton Washinski | |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Nickerson (SG) John Brown | |
| 10:42 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Lilly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 20-17 |
| 10:41 | Kalamazoo | Jacob Speidel gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:30 | Kalamazoo | Dexter Fuller steals it from Christian Kennedy | 20-17 |
| 10:15 | Hope | Edmund Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-17 |
| 10:13 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison is called for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough (PG), James Murray (PF) Junior Stetson, Jacob Speidel | |
| Subs | Hope | Earl Straughter (SF), Max Gibson (C) Cecil Harris, Edmund Johnson | |
| 09:29 | Hope | Earl Straughter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 09:28 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:23 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 09:21 | Hope | Dexter Fuller grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:01 | Hope | Earl Straughter is called for a backcourt violation | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Clifford Savard (SG), Steve Alfaro (C) Joel Jellison, Christian Kennedy | |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG), Rolland Mellor (SG) Harold Gilliam, Terry Nickerson | |
| 08:47 | Kalamazoo | Clifford Savard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:46 | Hope | Earl Straughter gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:28 | Hope | Max Gibson hits a floater near the basket set up by Earl Straughter | 20-19 |
| 08:05 | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | Hope | The rebound goes to Dexter Fuller | 20-19 |
| 07:48 | Hope | Dexter Fuller scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Walter McCullough (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Savard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Lilly (fairly fresh) C - Steve Alfaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - John Brown (fresh) SG - Rolland Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Straughter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dexter Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Max Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Kalamazoo | Steve Alfaro misses the easy layup but the foul's on Max Gibson - foul #1 on Max Gibson, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison (SG), Junior Stetson (SF), Trenton Washinski (PF) Walter McCullough, James Murray, Andrew Lilly | |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Terry Nickerson (SG), Cecil Harris (SF), Edmund Johnson (PF) John Brown, Rolland Mellor, Earl Straughter, Dexter Fuller | |
| 07:32 | Kalamazoo | Steve Alfaro misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:32 | Kalamazoo | Steve Alfaro makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:19 | Hope | Max Gibson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 07:17 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Junior Stetson | 21-22 |
| 07:07 | Kalamazoo | Cecil Harris is called for the reach on Junior Stetson - foul #2 on Cecil Harris, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy (PG), Jacob Speidel (C) Clifford Savard, Steve Alfaro | |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (SF), Dexter Fuller (PF) Cecil Harris, Max Gibson | |
| 07:07 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:07 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:07 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:58 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski loses the dribble to Terry Nickerson | 22-22 |
| 06:45 | Hope | Terry Nickerson loses the dribble to Junior Stetson | 22-22 |
| 06:20 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Gilliam - foul #1 on Harold Gilliam, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (SG), Earl Straughter (SF) Terry Nickerson, Rolland Mellor | |
| 06:20 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:20 | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:20 | Hope | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:56 | Hope | Earl Straughter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 05:54 | Hope | Earl Straughter misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 05:53 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 05:32 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison is hacked by Edmund Johnson - foul #1 on Edmund Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough (PG), Steve Alfaro (C) Christian Kennedy, Jacob Speidel | |
| Subs | Hope | Max Gibson (C) Dexter Fuller | |
| 05:32 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:32 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:32 | Kalamazoo | Trenton Washinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:18 | Kalamazoo | Max Gibson denies the turnaround by Trenton Washinski | 24-22 |
| 05:16 | Kalamazoo | Steve Alfaro hits the follow up shot | 26-22 |
| 04:56 | Hope | Earl Straughter misses short on a runner in the lane | 26-22 |
| 04:55 | Hope | Max Gibson misses the tip | 26-22 |
| 04:54 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:35 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 04:33 | Hope | Earl Straughter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:17 | Hope | Earl Straughter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 26-22 |
| 04:16 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 03:57 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter McCullough and the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy (SF), Jacob Speidel (PF) Junior Stetson, Trenton Washinski | |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (PG), Terry Nickerson (SG), Cecil Harris (PF), Gerald Mire (C) Harold Gilliam, John Brown, Edmund Johnson, Max Gibson | |
| 03:57 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:46 | Hope | Terry Nickerson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Straughter | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Walter McCullough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Jellison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jacob Speidel (fresh) C - Steve Alfaro (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Rolland Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Straughter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cecil Harris (fresh) C - Gerald Mire (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Kalamazoo | Earl Straughter takes the ball from Joel Jellison | 29-24 |
| 03:21 | Hope | Rolland Mellor lays it in set up by Earl Straughter | 29-26 |
| 03:05 | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Clifford Savard (SG), James Murray (SF), Andrew Lilly (C) Walter McCullough, Joel Jellison, Steve Alfaro | |
| Subs | Hope | Dexter Fuller (PF) Earl Straughter | |
| 02:45 | Hope | Terry Nickerson double dribbles | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Craig Patrick (PG) Christian Kennedy | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 02:26 | Kalamazoo | James Murray lays it up and in set up by Jacob Speidel | 31-26 |
| 02:14 | Hope | Gerald Mire lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cecil Harris and the foul's on Craig Patrick - foul #1 on Craig Patrick, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson (SF) Craig Patrick | |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (PG) Rolland Mellor | |
| 02:14 | Hope | Gerald Mire makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:53 | Kalamazoo | James Murray misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Cecil Harris - foul #3 on Cecil Harris, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Walter McCullough (PG) Clifford Savard | |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Gilliam (PG), Earl Straughter (SF) John Brown, Cecil Harris | |
| 01:53 | Kalamazoo | James Murray misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:53 | Kalamazoo | James Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:53 | Hope | Earl Straughter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | Hope | Andrew Lilly denies the turnaround by Gerald Mire | 31-29 |
| 01:33 | Kalamazoo | Jacob Speidel grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 01:22 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Lilly is hacked by Gerald Mire - foul #3 on Gerald Mire, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Christian Kennedy (SG), Steve Alfaro (C) James Murray, Jacob Speidel | |
| Subs | Hope | John Brown (SG), Edmund Johnson (C) Terry Nickerson, Gerald Mire | |
| 01:22 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:22 | Kalamazoo | Andrew Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:10 | Hope | John Brown knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dexter Fuller | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Kalamazoo | Junior Stetson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:50 | Hope | Edmund Johnson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:40 | Hope | Earl Straughter drills a fadeaway in the lane | 33-33 |
| 00:22 | Kalamazoo | John Brown picks off the pass by Walter McCullough | 33-33 |
| 00:04 | Hope | Earl Straughter is hacked by Christian Kennedy - foul #1 on Christian Kennedy, team foul #6 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Joel Jellison (SG), James Murray (SF), Trenton Washinski (PF) Walter McCullough, Junior Stetson, Andrew Lilly | |
| Subs | Hope | Rolland Mellor (SG), Max Gibson (C) Harold Gilliam, Dexter Fuller | |
| 00:02 | Hope | Edmund Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Steve Alfaro | 33-33 |