| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Kenneth Gerhard (fresh) SG - Paul Session (fresh) SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - David Koopman (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - William Parker (fresh) SG - Danny Meador (fresh) SF - Guy Akers (fresh) PF - Louis Nicholson (fresh) C - Carl Haynes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Robert Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Johnson State | Paul Session loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Hope | Louis Nicholson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Johnson State | Paul Session grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Johnson State | Danny Meador picks off the pass by Paul Session | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Hope | William Parker blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Hope | Guy Akers pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Hope | Louis Nicholson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Johnson State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Johnson State | David Koopman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Hope | Guy Akers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Johnson State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Johnson State | Robert Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Session | 5-0 |
| 17:12 | Hope | Danny Meador misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:11 | Hope | Guy Akers grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:57 | Hope | Guy Akers blows the layup | 5-0 |
| 16:55 | Hope | Guy Akers gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:43 | Hope | Danny Meador drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Parker | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Johnson State | William Edwards is hacked by Guy Akers - foul #1 on Guy Akers, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Watkins (PG), Anthony Warren (SF), Robert Pryor (PF), Sylvester Newton (C) Kenneth Gerhard, William Edwards, David Koopman, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 16:04 | Johnson State | Anthony Warren comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:03 | Hope | Carl Haynes snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 15:57 | Hope | William Parker misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Warren - foul #1 on Anthony Warren, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Larry Young (SF) Paul Session | |
| Subs | Hope | Peter Hebert (PF) Louis Nicholson | |
| 15:57 | Hope | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:57 | Hope | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Charles Watkins (fresh) SG - Anthony Warren (fresh) SF - Larry Young (fresh) PF - Robert Pryor (fresh) C - Sylvester Newton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Meador (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Guy Akers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Hebert (fresh) C - Carl Haynes (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Johnson State | Guy Akers steals the ball from Sylvester Newton | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Hope | Peter Hebert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Haynes | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Johnson State | The jump hook by Charles Watkins is blocked by Peter Hebert | 5-6 |
| 15:15 | Hope | Peter Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:59 | Hope | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:57 | Hope | William Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:41 | Hope | Carl Haynes comes up short on the floater from close range | 5-6 |
| 14:40 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Johnson State | Charles Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | Hope | Carl Haynes gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:18 | Hope | Danny Meador hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 14:16 | Johnson State | Anthony Warren gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:01 | Johnson State | Sylvester Newton's pass is intercepted by Peter Hebert | 5-6 |
| 13:38 | Hope | Peter Hebert misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 13:37 | Hope | Peter Hebert grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:20 | Hope | Guy Akers scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Meador | 5-8 |
| 12:58 | Johnson State | Sylvester Newton misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard (PG), Paul Session (SG), William Edwards (SF), Robert Jones (C) Charles Watkins, Anthony Warren, Larry Young, Robert Pryor | |
| Subs | Hope | Robert Fox (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Wilbur Haugen (SF), Louis Nicholson (PF) William Parker, Danny Meador, Guy Akers, Carl Haynes | |
| 12:58 | Johnson State | Sylvester Newton makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:58 | Johnson State | Sylvester Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:44 | Hope | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Robert Fox | 7-8 |
| 12:29 | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard travels with the ball | 7-8 |
| Subs | Johnson State | David Koopman (PF) Sylvester Newton | |
| Subs | Hope | Thomas Anderson (C) Peter Hebert | |
| 12:09 | Hope | Louis Nicholson is hacked by David Koopman - foul #1 on David Koopman, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 11:49 | Hope | Robert Jones denies the turnaround by Carl Johnson | 7-8 |
| 11:47 | Hope | Wilbur Haugen grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Kenneth Gerhard (fresh) SG - Paul Session (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) PF - David Koopman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SF - Wilbur Haugen (fresh) PF - Louis Nicholson (fresh) C - Thomas Anderson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Hope | Robert Fox can't finish the layup | 7-8 |
| 11:33 | Johnson State | Paul Session pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:24 | Johnson State | William Edwards clanks a shot near the basket | 7-8 |
| 11:23 | Hope | Thomas Anderson grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 11:19 | Hope | Carl Johnson misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 11:17 | Johnson State | William Edwards pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 10:56 | Johnson State | Paul Session throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Hope | William Parker (PG), Carl Haynes (C) Carl Johnson, Thomas Anderson | |
| 10:27 | Hope | Robert Fox hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 7-8 |
| 10:25 | Hope | Louis Nicholson can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 10:24 | Johnson State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 10:14 | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 10:12 | Johnson State | William Edwards tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 10:11 | Hope | The rebound goes to William Parker | 7-8 |
| 10:03 | Hope | Wilbur Haugen drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fox and he's fouled by William Edwards - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Watkins (PG) Kenneth Gerhard | |
| Subs | Hope | Danny Meador (SG), Peter Hebert (PF) Robert Fox, Louis Nicholson | |
| 10:03 | Hope | Wilbur Haugen makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 09:56 | Johnson State | Charles Watkins knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-11 |
| 09:37 | Hope | David Koopman steals it from Peter Hebert | 10-11 |
| 09:24 | Johnson State | Charles Watkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 09:23 | Hope | Wilbur Haugen snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 08:58 | Hope | Danny Meador knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Parker | 10-14 |
| 08:41 | Johnson State | David Koopman comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Wilbur Haugen - foul #1 on Wilbur Haugen, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard (PG), Anthony Warren (SF), Sylvester Newton (C) Paul Session, William Edwards, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Hope | Robert Fox (PG), Guy Akers (SF), Louis Nicholson (PF) William Parker, Wilbur Haugen, Peter Hebert | |
| 08:41 | Johnson State | David Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:41 | Johnson State | David Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:25 | Hope | Guy Akers misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Warren - foul #2 on Anthony Warren, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Larry Young (SF), Robert Pryor (PF) Anthony Warren, David Koopman | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 08:25 | Hope | Guy Akers makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:25 | Hope | Guy Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:25 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:15 | Johnson State | Guy Akers is called for the reach on Sylvester Newton - foul #2 on Guy Akers, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Hope | Carl Johnson (SF) Guy Akers | |
| 07:59 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Louis Nicholson - foul #1 on Louis Nicholson, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| 07:59 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:59 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 07:42 | Hope | Robert Fox is hacked by Kenneth Gerhard - foul #1 on Kenneth Gerhard, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Kenneth Gerhard (fresh) SG - Charles Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Young (fresh) PF - Robert Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sylvester Newton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Meador (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Johnson (fresh) PF - Louis Nicholson (fresh) C - Carl Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Hope | Carl Johnson connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Louis Nicholson and he's fouled by Kenneth Gerhard - foul #2 on Kenneth Gerhard, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Michael Sanders (SG) Kenneth Gerhard | |
| Subs | Hope | William Parker (PG) Robert Fox | |
| 07:26 | Hope | Carl Johnson makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:11 | Johnson State | Sylvester Newton can't finish the layup | 14-18 |
| 07:10 | Hope | Danny Meador snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 06:48 | Hope | Carl Johnson makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Parker | 14-20 |
| 06:34 | Johnson State | Louis Nicholson blocks the short jumper by Charles Watkins | 14-20 |
| 06:32 | Hope | The rebound goes to Danny Meador | 14-20 |
| 06:28 | Hope | Robert Pryor blocks the short jumper by Carl Johnson | 14-20 |
| 06:26 | Johnson State | Charles Watkins grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 06:13 | Johnson State | Louis Nicholson picks off the pass by Charles Watkins | 14-20 |
| 05:47 | Hope | Louis Nicholson's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Newton | 14-20 |
| 05:36 | Johnson State | Sylvester Newton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 05:35 | Hope | The rebound goes to Louis Nicholson | 14-20 |
| 05:20 | Hope | Carl Johnson buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Louis Nicholson | 14-22 |
| 04:58 | Johnson State | Larry Young's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Haynes | 14-22 |
| 04:57 | Hope | Danny Meador pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 04:40 | Hope | A charge is called on Danny Meador - foul #1 on Danny Meador, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Session (SG), William Edwards (SF), David Koopman (PF), Robert Jones (C) Charles Watkins, Larry Young, Robert Pryor, Sylvester Newton | |
| Subs | Hope | Lionel Pedraza (PG), Robert Fox (SG), Wilbur Haugen (SF), Peter Hebert (PF), Thomas Anderson (C) William Parker, Danny Meador, Carl Johnson, Louis Nicholson, Carl Haynes | |
| 04:20 | Johnson State | Robert Jones hits a fadeaway near the basket | 16-22 |
| 04:16 | Hope | Robert Fox misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Session - foul #1 on Paul Session, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Watkins (PG) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 04:16 | Hope | Robert Fox misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:16 | Hope | Robert Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:52 | Johnson State | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-23 |
| 03:50 | Hope | The rebound goes to Peter Hebert | 16-23 |
| 03:25 | Hope | Peter Hebert is hacked by Charles Watkins - foul #1 on Charles Watkins, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard (PG) Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | Hope | Carl Johnson (SG), Guy Akers (SF) Lionel Pedraza, Wilbur Haugen | |
| 03:25 | Hope | Peter Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:25 | Hope | Peter Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:25 | Johnson State | William Edwards grabs the board | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Kenneth Gerhard (fresh) SG - Paul Session (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Koopman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Guy Akers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Anderson (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Johnson State | William Edwards comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Guy Akers - foul #3 on Guy Akers, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Hope | William Parker (PG), Wilbur Haugen (SF) Carl Johnson, Guy Akers | |
| 03:09 | Johnson State | William Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:09 | Johnson State | William Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:07 | Hope | Paul Session is called for the reach on William Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Session, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| 03:07 | Hope | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 03:07 | Hope | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 02:49 | Johnson State | Paul Session clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 17-26 |
| 02:48 | Johnson State | Robert Jones tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 02:41 | Hope | Peter Hebert can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Koopman - foul #2 on David Koopman, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Hope | Carl Haynes (C) Thomas Anderson | |
| 02:41 | Hope | Peter Hebert misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 02:41 | Hope | Peter Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 02:32 | Johnson State | William Edwards's pass is intercepted by Peter Hebert | 19-27 |
| 02:26 | Hope | William Parker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| 02:19 | Johnson State | William Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-27 |
| 02:18 | Johnson State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 02:04 | Johnson State | Robert Fox steps in front of the Robert Jones pass | 19-27 |
| 01:46 | Hope | Wilbur Haugen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 19-27 |
| 01:45 | Hope | Robert Fox can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 01:43 | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 01:19 | Johnson State | The jump hook by David Koopman is blocked by Peter Hebert | 19-27 |
| 01:18 | Hope | The rebound goes to William Parker | 19-27 |
| 01:14 | Hope | William Parker makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Fox | 19-30 |
| 01:08 | Johnson State | William Parker steals it from William Edwards | 19-30 |
| 01:04 | Hope | Wilbur Haugen banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Parker | 19-32 |
| 00:59 | Johnson State | Kenneth Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 00:58 | Hope | Carl Haynes pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 00:54 | Hope | Robert Jones blocks the short jumper by Wilbur Haugen | 19-32 |
| 00:53 | Hope | Peter Hebert grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 00:38 | Hope | Carl Haynes buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Fox and he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #11 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Charles Watkins (PG), Anthony Warren (SG), Larry Young (SF), Robert Pryor (PF), Sylvester Newton (C) Kenneth Gerhard, Paul Session, William Edwards, David Koopman, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Hope | Lionel Pedraza (PG), Danny Meador (SG), Carl Johnson (SF), Louis Nicholson (PF) William Parker, Robert Fox, Wilbur Haugen, Peter Hebert | |
| 00:38 | Hope | Carl Haynes makes the free throw | 19-35 |
| 00:14 | Johnson State | Larry Young misses short on a floater from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 00:13 | Hope | Louis Nicholson snags the defensive board | 19-35 |
| 00:04 | Hope | Carl Haynes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-35 |
| 00:02 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 00:00 | Johnson State | Robert Pryor misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 19-35 |