| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Taylor Allen (fresh) SG - Robert Riel (fresh) SF - Richard Morgan (fresh) PF - Anthony Gibbons (fresh) C - Eric Dunleavy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Clarence Jones (fresh) SG - David Morgan (fresh) SF - Arthur Davis (fresh) PF - Eugene Beall (fresh) C - Ray Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rockford | Taylor Allen is hacked by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rockford | Robert Riel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Hope | Ray Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Hope | Ray Graham buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Jones and he's hacked by Eric Dunleavy - foul #1 on Eric Dunleavy, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Hope | Ray Graham misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Eric Dunleavy | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Rockford | Anthony Gibbons misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Hope | Eugene Beall grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Hope | Eugene Beall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Rockford | Richard Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Rockford | Richard Morgan's layup is rejected by Eugene Beall | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Hope | Eugene Beall gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Hope | Arthur Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:39 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Rockford | Richard Morgan's floater is tipped away by Arthur Davis | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Rockford | Anthony Gibbons hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | Hope | Taylor Allen steals the ball from David Morgan | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | Rockford | Taylor Allen misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Hope | Arthur Davis grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Hope | David Morgan makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Graham | 2-5 |
| 16:10 | Rockford | Robert Riel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Rockford | Richard Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:51 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy is fouled on the floor by Eugene Beall - foul #1 on Eugene Beall, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Saunders (PG), Chris Spina (SG), Joseph Lozier (PF), John Foss (C) Taylor Allen, Robert Riel, Anthony Gibbons, Eric Dunleavy | |
| Subs | Hope | Nicholas Watson (PF), Bernard Davis (C) Eugene Beall, Ray Graham | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Saunders (fresh) SG - Chris Spina (fresh) SF - Richard Morgan (fresh) PF - Joseph Lozier (fresh) C - John Foss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Clarence Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Davis (fresh) PF - Nicholas Watson (fresh) C - Bernard Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier buries a turnaround from close range | 4-5 |
| 15:20 | Hope | Bernard Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Jones | 4-7 |
| 15:08 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | Hope | The rebound goes to Bernard Davis | 4-7 |
| 14:58 | Hope | Bernard Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 14:56 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:50 | Rockford | Richard Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Arthur Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Davis, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Riel (SG) Chris Spina | |
| Subs | Hope | Peter Wortham (PG), Douglas Sargent (SF) Clarence Jones, Arthur Davis | |
| 14:50 | Rockford | Richard Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Rockford | Richard Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | Rockford | Richard Morgan misses the 3rd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:50 | Rockford | Richard Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Rockford | Robert Riel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:24 | Hope | Bernard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | Hope | Richard Morgan is called for the reach on Douglas Sargent - foul #1 on Richard Morgan, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Allen (PG), Anthony Gibbons (PF), Eric Dunleavy (C) Richard Saunders, Richard Morgan, John Foss | |
| Subs | Hope | Eugene Beall (PF), Ray Graham (C) David Morgan, Bernard Davis | |
| 14:00 | Hope | Eric Dunleavy denies the turnaround by Ray Graham | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:46 | Rockford | Douglas Sargent steps in front of the Robert Riel pass | 6-7 |
| 13:31 | Hope | Eugene Beall's layup is rejected by Joseph Lozier | 6-7 |
| 13:29 | Rockford | Anthony Gibbons grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:08 | Rockford | Robert Riel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Gibbons | 9-7 |
| 12:54 | Hope | Nicholas Watson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Lozier - foul #1 on Joseph Lozier, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Saunders (SG), Victor Finn (SF) Robert Riel, Joseph Lozier | |
| Subs | Hope | Clarence Jones (PG), David Morgan (SG), Arthur Davis (SF) Peter Wortham, Douglas Sargent, Eugene Beall | |
| 12:54 | Hope | Nicholas Watson makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | Hope | Nicholas Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:32 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy loses the dribble to David Morgan | 9-9 |
| 12:27 | Hope | David Morgan lays it in | 9-11 |
| 12:04 | Rockford | Victor Finn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:02 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 11:49 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy misses the jumper near the basket | 9-11 |
| 11:47 | Hope | The rebound goes to Ray Graham | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Taylor Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Saunders (fresh) SF - Victor Finn (fresh) PF - Anthony Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Dunleavy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Clarence Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Davis (fresh) PF - Nicholas Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Hope | Arthur Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Jones | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | Rockford | Richard Saunders misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Morgan - foul #2 on David Morgan, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Riel (SG), Richard Morgan (SF), Joseph Lozier (PF), John Foss (C) Taylor Allen, Victor Finn, Anthony Gibbons, Eric Dunleavy | |
| Subs | Hope | Douglas Sargent (SG), Eugene Beall (PF), Bernard Davis (C) David Morgan, Nicholas Watson, Ray Graham | |
| 11:09 | Rockford | Richard Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:09 | Rockford | Richard Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:48 | Hope | Bernard Davis loses the dribble to Robert Riel | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Rockford | Richard Saunders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 10:29 | Hope | Bernard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:18 | Hope | Arthur Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 10:16 | Hope | Arthur Davis grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:04 | Hope | Douglas Sargent drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Jones | 11-17 |
| 09:37 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier misses the fadeaway from the right side | 11-17 |
| 09:35 | Hope | Bernard Davis pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:14 | Hope | Clarence Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Saunders - foul #1 on Richard Saunders, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Rockford | Chris Spina (PG), Anthony Gibbons (PF), Eric Dunleavy (C) Richard Saunders, Joseph Lozier, John Foss | |
| Subs | Hope | Peter Wortham (SG), Ray Graham (C) Arthur Davis, Bernard Davis | |
| 09:14 | Hope | Clarence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:14 | Hope | Clarence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:00 | Rockford | Chris Spina misses short on a shot from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 08:58 | Rockford | Anthony Gibbons pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:38 | Rockford | Chris Spina comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Beall - foul #2 on Eugene Beall, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Allen (PG) Robert Riel | |
| Subs | Hope | Nicholas Watson (SF), Bernard Davis (PF) Clarence Jones, Eugene Beall | |
| 08:38 | Rockford | Chris Spina makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:38 | Rockford | Chris Spina makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:15 | Hope | Nicholas Watson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Sargent | 13-22 |
| 08:13 | Rockford | Taylor Allen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| Subs | Hope | Arthur Davis (SF) Bernard Davis | |
| 08:03 | Hope | Douglas Sargent connects on the runner from close range set up by Arthur Davis and he's fouled by Richard Morgan - foul #2 on Richard Morgan, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Joseph Lozier (SF) Richard Morgan | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 08:03 | Hope | Douglas Sargent misses the free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:03 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 07:44 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier loses the ball out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Saunders (SG) Chris Spina | |
| Subs | Hope | Cecil Strickland (SG) Douglas Sargent | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Taylor Allen (fresh) SG - Richard Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lozier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Dunleavy (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Peter Wortham (fresh) SG - Cecil Strickland (fresh) SF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Watson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ray Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Hope | Cecil Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 07:23 | Hope | Arthur Davis hits the follow up shot | 13-26 |
| 07:15 | Rockford | Peter Wortham steps in front of the Richard Saunders pass | 13-26 |
| 06:55 | Hope | Arthur Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Wortham | 13-29 |
| 06:31 | Rockford | Richard Saunders scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-29 |
| 06:10 | Hope | The short jumper by Nicholas Watson is denied by Eric Dunleavy | 16-29 |
| 06:09 | Hope | Ray Graham hits the follow up shot | 16-31 |
| 05:51 | Rockford | Taylor Allen hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-31 |
| 05:41 | Hope | Anthony Gibbons steals the ball from Nicholas Watson | 19-31 |
| 05:16 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier makes the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Nicholas Watson - foul #1 on Nicholas Watson, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Chris Spina (PG), Robert Riel (SG), John Foss (PF), Victor Hall (C) Taylor Allen, Richard Saunders, Anthony Gibbons, Eric Dunleavy | |
| Subs | Hope | Clarence Jones (PG), Douglas Sargent (SG), Ralph Walker (SF), Bernard Davis (PF), Otis Bain (C) Peter Wortham, Cecil Strickland, Arthur Davis, Nicholas Watson, Ray Graham | |
| 05:16 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:14 | Hope | Chris Spina steps in front of the Clarence Jones pass in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 05:13 | Rockford | Chris Spina lays it in | 24-31 |
| 04:53 | Hope | Clarence Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 04:52 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Victor Hall | 24-31 |
| 04:35 | Rockford | Robert Riel connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Spina and the foul's on Douglas Sargent - foul #1 on Douglas Sargent, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Victor Finn (SF) Joseph Lozier | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 04:35 | Rockford | Robert Riel misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:35 | Hope | Otis Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:18 | Hope | Ralph Walker is hacked by John Foss - foul #1 on John Foss, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| 03:58 | Hope | Douglas Sargent clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 03:56 | Hope | Bernard Davis misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 03:55 | Rockford | Robert Riel gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:50 | Rockford | Otis Bain is called for the reach on John Foss - foul #1 on Otis Bain, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Richard Saunders (PG), Richard Morgan (SF) Chris Spina, Victor Finn | |
| Subs | Hope | David Morgan (SG), Arthur Davis (SF), Eugene Beall (PF) Douglas Sargent, Ralph Walker, Otis Bain | |
| 03:50 | Rockford | John Foss makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:50 | Rockford | John Foss misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:50 | Hope | David Morgan pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:28 | Hope | Arthur Davis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 03:27 | Rockford | Robert Riel grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Richard Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Riel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Foss (fresh) 1 pts. C - Victor Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Clarence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Beall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Rockford | Robert Riel travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy (C) Victor Hall | |
| Subs | Hope | Ray Graham (C) Bernard Davis | |
| 02:33 | Hope | Clarence Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Saunders - foul #2 on Richard Saunders, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rockford | Taylor Allen (PG), Anthony Gibbons (PF) Robert Riel, John Foss | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 02:33 | Hope | Clarence Jones misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:33 | Hope | Clarence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:16 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 02:15 | Hope | Clarence Jones gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:58 | Hope | David Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Jones | 27-35 |
| 01:43 | Rockford | Richard Saunders misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 01:41 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 01:30 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 01:29 | Hope | Clarence Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 01:07 | Hope | David Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-35 |
| 01:06 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Richard Morgan | 27-35 |
| 00:50 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy's pass is intercepted by Eugene Beall | 27-35 |
| 00:39 | Hope | Eugene Beall's floater is tipped away by Eric Dunleavy | 27-35 |
| 00:37 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Anthony Gibbons | 27-35 |
| 00:15 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Morgan - foul #3 on David Morgan, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rockford | Chris Spina (PG), Robert Riel (SG), Joseph Lozier (SF), John Foss (PF) Taylor Allen, Richard Saunders, Richard Morgan, Anthony Gibbons | |
| Subs | Hope | Peter Wortham (PG), Douglas Sargent (SG), Ralph Walker (SF), Nicholas Watson (PF), Bernard Davis (C) Clarence Jones, David Morgan, Arthur Davis, Eugene Beall, Ray Graham | |
| 00:15 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:15 | Rockford | Eric Dunleavy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:03 | Hope | Douglas Sargent comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Joseph Lozier misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-35 |