| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Legere (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Wint (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cecil Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Drain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Pajerski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Painter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Hope | Shaun Painter is fouled on the floor by Gary Legere - foul #2 on Gary Legere, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:28 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Herbert Pajerski, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Otis Bain (SF) Herbert Pajerski | |
| 19:15 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight is fouled on the floor by Ronald Drain - foul #2 on Ronald Drain, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 18:55 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere's pass is intercepted by Bernard Davis | 42-39 |
| 18:37 | Hope | Shaun Painter hits the finger roll | 42-41 |
| 18:17 | Kalamazoo | The short jumper by Frankie Knight is denied by Shaun Painter | 42-41 |
| 18:15 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho tips it in | 44-41 |
| 17:53 | Hope | Shaun Painter lays it up and in | 44-43 |
| 17:26 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Homer Wint | 46-43 |
| 17:04 | Hope | Ronald Drain blows the layup but he's hacked by John Greer - foul #3 on John Greer, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Ernest Garrett (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF), James Prevatte (C) Frankie Knight, Gary Legere, Homer Wint, Joseph Cho, John Greer | |
| Subs | Hope | Steven Swink (PG), Matthew Moser (SF), James Mingle (C) Cecil Strickland, Bernard Davis, Shaun Painter | |
| 17:04 | Hope | Ronald Drain makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:04 | Hope | Ronald Drain makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:48 | Kalamazoo | Matthew Moser is called for the reach on Ernest Garrett - foul #1 on Matthew Moser, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Patrick Choe (SG), Elias Cramer (C) Ronald Drain, Otis Bain | |
| 16:33 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by William Jackson | 48-45 |
| 16:11 | Hope | James Mingle travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG) Nathaniel Campbell | |
| Subs | Hope | Cecil Strickland (PG) Steven Swink | |
| 16:02 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight is fouled on the floor by James Mingle - foul #1 on James Mingle, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Bernard Davis (PF) Patrick Choe | |
| 15:47 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Mingle - foul #2 on James Mingle, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere (SG), Joseph Cho (PF), John Greer (C) William Jackson, Jeffrey Smith, James Prevatte | |
| Subs | Hope | Herbert Pajerski (SF) Elias Cramer | |
| 15:47 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:47 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Legere (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cho (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cecil Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Moser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Pajerski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Hope | James Mingle misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 15:38 | Kalamazoo | John Greer pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:33 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gary Legere | 52-45 |
| 15:15 | Hope | James Mingle double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint (SF) Ernest Garrett | |
| Subs | Hope | Ronald Drain (SG), Shaun Painter (C) Matthew Moser, James Mingle | |
| 15:03 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 15:01 | Hope | The rebound goes to Shaun Painter | 52-45 |
| 14:47 | Hope | Cecil Strickland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 14:45 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 14:22 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Frankie Knight, Gary Legere, Joseph Cho | |
| Subs | Hope | Steven Swink (PG), Otis Bain (PF) Cecil Strickland, Bernard Davis | |
| 13:59 | Hope | Otis Bain misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 13:58 | Kalamazoo | The rebound goes to Homer Wint | 52-45 |
| 13:36 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett (SF), James Prevatte (C) Homer Wint, John Greer | |
| Subs | Hope | Matthew Moser (SG), James Mingle (C) Ronald Drain, Shaun Painter | |
| 13:18 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:17 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 12:53 | Kalamazoo | Nathaniel Campbell misses the shot from the right side | 52-45 |
| 12:52 | Hope | The rebound goes to Matthew Moser | 52-45 |
| 12:26 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG), Gary Legere (SG), Joseph Cho (PF), John Greer (C) William Jackson, Nathaniel Campbell, Jeffrey Smith, James Prevatte | |
| Subs | Hope | Cecil Strickland (PG), Bernard Davis (PF), Shaun Painter (C) Steven Swink, Herbert Pajerski, James Mingle | |
| 12:08 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 12:06 | Hope | The rebound goes to Otis Bain | 52-45 |
| 11:46 | Hope | Bernard Davis can't throw it down | 52-45 |
| 11:45 | Hope | Shaun Painter gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Legere (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cho (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cecil Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Moser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Painter (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Hope | Shaun Painter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-45 |
| 11:23 | Kalamazoo | John Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:06 | Kalamazoo | The short jumper by John Greer is denied by Shaun Painter | 52-45 |
| 11:05 | Hope | Otis Bain snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 10:46 | Hope | Shaun Painter misses long on a shot near the basket | 52-45 |
| 10:45 | Kalamazoo | John Greer pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:37 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frankie Knight | 55-45 |
| 10:29 | Hope | Otis Bain scores on a turnaround near the basket | 55-47 |
| 10:23 | Kalamazoo | John Greer misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-47 |
| 10:21 | Hope | Shaun Painter grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 09:52 | Hope | Matthew Moser's pass is intercepted by John Greer | 55-47 |
| 09:39 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 09:18 | Hope | Bernard Davis can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Frankie Knight - foul #1 on Frankie Knight, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (PG), Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Homer Wint (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF), James Prevatte (C) Frankie Knight, Gary Legere, Ernest Garrett, Joseph Cho, John Greer | |
| Subs | Hope | Steven Swink (PG), Ronald Drain (SG), Herbert Pajerski (SF), James Mingle (C) Cecil Strickland, Matthew Moser, Otis Bain, Shaun Painter | |
| 09:18 | Hope | Bernard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:18 | Hope | Bernard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:05 | Kalamazoo | Ronald Drain steals it from Nathaniel Campbell | 58-49 |
| 08:37 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski lays it in and the foul's on James Prevatte - foul #2 on James Prevatte, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Elias Cramer (C) Bernard Davis | |
| 08:37 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:22 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Swink - foul #3 on Steven Swink, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG) Nathaniel Campbell | |
| Subs | Hope | Cecil Strickland (PG) Steven Swink | |
| 08:22 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:22 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:22 | Hope | Elias Cramer pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:10 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 08:09 | Hope | Ronald Drain grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 07:57 | Hope | Cecil Strickland misses long on a floater from the left side | 59-52 |
| 07:55 | Hope | Ronald Drain grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 07:39 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski's pass is intercepted by Homer Wint | 59-52 |
| 07:35 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint slams it home | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Homer Wint (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Prevatte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cecil Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Drain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Pajerski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Elias Cramer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Cecil Strickland | 61-55 |
| 07:08 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frankie Knight | 64-55 |
| 06:54 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 06:53 | Kalamazoo | James Prevatte grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 06:29 | Kalamazoo | Jeffrey Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-55 |
| 06:27 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:23 | Hope | Frankie Knight is called for the reach on Cecil Strickland - foul #2 on Frankie Knight, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gene Cottrell (PG), Gary Legere (SG), Ernest Garrett (SF), Joseph Cho (PF), John Greer (C) Frankie Knight, William Jackson, Homer Wint, James Prevatte, Jeffrey Smith | |
| Subs | Hope | Steven Swink (PG), Patrick Choe (SG), Bernard Davis (PF), Shaun Painter (C) Cecil Strickland, Ronald Drain, James Mingle, Elias Cramer | |
| 06:13 | Hope | Bernard Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Otis Bain (SF) Herbert Pajerski | |
| 05:56 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 05:55 | Kalamazoo | John Greer grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:33 | Kalamazoo | Shaun Painter blocks the jumper by Gene Cottrell | 64-55 |
| 05:31 | Hope | Shaun Painter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:26 | Hope | Otis Bain loses the dribble to Gary Legere | 64-55 |
| 05:22 | Kalamazoo | Ernest Garrett misses the easy layup | 64-55 |
| 05:20 | Hope | Bernard Davis grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 04:52 | Hope | Bernard Davis's fadeaway is rejected by John Greer | 64-55 |
| 04:50 | Hope | Shaun Painter hits the follow up shot | 64-57 |
| 04:24 | Kalamazoo | Shaun Painter steals it from Gary Legere | 64-57 |
| 04:10 | Hope | Shaun Painter banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Swink and he's fouled by Gene Cottrell - foul #1 on Gene Cottrell, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight (PG), Homer Wint (SF) Gene Cottrell, Ernest Garrett | |
| Subs | Hope | Cecil Strickland (PG), Ronald Drain (SG), Herbert Pajerski (SF) Steven Swink, Patrick Choe, Otis Bain | |
| 04:10 | Hope | Shaun Painter makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:52 | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:51 | Hope | Ronald Drain snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:44 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Strickland | 64-62 |
| 03:28 | Kalamazoo | Herbert Pajerski steals it from Homer Wint | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Kalamazoo | PG - Frankie Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Legere (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Wint (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cho (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Cecil Strickland (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronald Drain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Pajerski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Painter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Hope | Cecil Strickland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 03:21 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Painter | 64-62 |
| 03:07 | Hope | Shaun Painter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | William Jackson (SG), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Ernest Garrett (C) Gary Legere, Joseph Cho, John Greer | |
| Subs | Hope | James Mingle (PF), Elias Cramer (C) Bernard Davis, Shaun Painter | |
| 02:46 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Jackson | 66-62 |
| 02:46 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Gary Legere (SG), Joseph Cho (PF), John Greer (C) William Jackson, Jeffrey Smith, Ernest Garrett | |
| Subs | Hope | Bernard Davis (PF), Otis Bain (C) James Mingle, Elias Cramer | |
| 02:26 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | Kalamazoo | Bernard Davis steps in front of the John Greer pass | 66-65 |
| 01:53 | Hope | Cecil Strickland is hacked by Frankie Knight - foul #3 on Frankie Knight, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | | |
| Subs | Hope | Shaun Painter (C) Otis Bain | |
| 01:53 | Hope | Cecil Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:53 | Hope | Cecil Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:38 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:37 | Hope | Herbert Pajerski grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 01:35 | Hope | Cecil Strickland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 01:23 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Herbert Pajerski - foul #4 on Herbert Pajerski, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 01:23 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:23 | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:07 | Hope | John Greer takes the ball from Cecil Strickland | 68-67 |
| 00:49 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Davis - foul #2 on Bernard Davis, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:49 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:49 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:38 | Hope | Shaun Painter makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Cecil Strickland | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Kalamazoo | John Greer is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Strickland - foul #1 on Cecil Strickland, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:36 | Kalamazoo | John Greer makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:36 | Kalamazoo | John Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:16 | Hope | Ronald Drain misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:15 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 00:13 | Kalamazoo | Ronald Drain is called for the reach on Joseph Cho in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Drain, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Kent O'Bannion (SF) Homer Wint | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 00:13 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:13 | Kalamazoo | Joseph Cho misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:13 | Hope | The rebound goes to Bernard Davis | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Hope | Ronald Drain hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Cecil Strickland | 73-72 |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Strickland - foul #2 on Cecil Strickland, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Kalamazoo | Homer Wint (SF) Kent O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:04 | Kalamazoo | Frankie Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:04 | Hope | Hope calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Hope | Cecil Strickland misses long on a halfcourt shot | 75-72 |