| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Steven Rust (fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Madigan (fresh) 11 pts. C - Charles Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Tommy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lou Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Coombs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Hubbert (fresh) 2 stl. C - Matt Draper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs's pass is intercepted by Richard Madigan | 28-19 |
| 19:21 | Lincoln | Adam Jones travels with the ball | 28-19 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Matt Draper pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson double dribbles | 28-19 |
| 18:29 | Lincoln | Charles Childers is hacked by Matt Draper - foul #2 on Matt Draper, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| 18:08 | Lincoln | Steven Rust clanks a jumper from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Douglas Hubbert snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Matt Draper can't finish the layup | 28-19 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Douglas Hubbert misses the tip | 28-19 |
| 17:40 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 17:26 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan misses the jumper from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 17:24 | Lincoln | Steven Rust gets the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 17:03 | Lincoln | Tommy Coombs is called for the reach on Richard Madigan - foul #2 on Tommy Coombs, team foul #2 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Williams (PF) Richard Madigan | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Walter Richardson (C) Matt Draper | |
| 16:48 | Lincoln | Steven Rust comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Douglas Hubbert snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 16:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Douglas Hubbert and he's hacked by James Reid - foul #1 on James Reid, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo (PG), Sam Nolan (SG), Adam Jump (SF), Daniel Horn (C) Steven Rust, James Reid, Adam Jones, Charles Childers | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lucas Daniels (PG), Franklin Gove (SF) Tommy Thompson, Tommy Coombs | |
| 16:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 16:10 | Lincoln | Daniel Horn is fouled on the floor by Walter Richardson - foul #2 on Walter Richardson, team foul #3 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Washington (SF) Lou Wright | |
| 15:52 | Lincoln | John Williams is denied on a layup by Douglas Hubbert | 28-22 |
| 15:51 | Lincoln | Adam Jump grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Randy Schiavo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sam Nolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Jump (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Horn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Lucas Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Gove (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Douglas Hubbert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan jams it | 30-22 |
| 15:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Adam Jump is called for the reach on Franklin Gove - foul #1 on Adam Jump, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Rust (PG), Adam Jones (SF), Richard Madigan (PF), Charles Childers (C) Sam Nolan, Adam Jump, John Williams, Daniel Horn | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs (SF), James Thompson (PF), Matt Draper (C) David Washington, Douglas Hubbert, Walter Richardson | |
| 14:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Franklin Gove | 30-25 |
| 14:29 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan misses the dunk | 30-25 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 14:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 14:03 | Lincoln | Charles Childers pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 13:40 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-25 |
| 13:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lucas Daniels gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson loses the dribble to Adam Jones | 30-25 |
| 13:11 | Lincoln | Adam Jones can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 30-25 |
| 13:10 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 12:47 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Rust | 32-25 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson tips it but misses | 32-25 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson tips it in | 32-27 |
| 12:09 | Lincoln | Steven Rust makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randy Schiavo | 35-27 |
| 12:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lucas Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Sam Nolan (PG), James Reid (SG), Adam Jump (SF), John Williams (PF), Daniel Horn (C) Steven Rust, Randy Schiavo, Adam Jones, Richard Madigan, Charles Childers | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson (PG), Lou Wright (SG), David Washington (SF), Douglas Hubbert (PF), Walter Richardson (C) Lucas Daniels, Franklin Gove, Tommy Coombs, James Thompson, Matt Draper | |
| 11:36 | Lincoln | John Williams knocks in the floater from the left wing | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Sam Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Jump (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Horn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Tommy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lou Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Washington (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Douglas Hubbert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Jump | 37-27 |
| 11:08 | Lincoln | Adam Jump gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 10:49 | Lincoln | John Williams clanks a jumper near the basket | 37-27 |
| 10:47 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Douglas Hubbert gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Walter Richardson can't finish the layup | 37-27 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Walter Richardson tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 10:23 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to John Williams | 37-27 |
| 10:05 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lou Wright - foul #3 on Lou Wright, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Rust (PG), Richard Madigan (PF), Charles Childers (C) Adam Jump, John Williams, Daniel Horn | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs (SF), Matt Draper (C) David Washington, Walter Richardson | |
| 10:05 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 10:05 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 09:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 09:38 | Lincoln | Charles Childers can't finish the layup | 38-29 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Matt Draper pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sam Nolan - foul #1 on Sam Nolan, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Adam Jones (SF) Sam Nolan | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 09:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 09:20 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 08:54 | Lincoln | Tommy Thompson is called for the reach on Steven Rust - foul #1 on Tommy Thompson, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| 08:36 | Lincoln | Tommy Coombs takes the ball from James Reid | 38-29 |
| 08:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 07:49 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan's dunk attempt is rejected by Douglas Hubbert | 38-32 |
| 07:47 | Lincoln | Charles Childers gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 07:33 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Douglas Hubbert - foul #3 on Douglas Hubbert, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo (SG) James Reid | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lucas Daniels (PG), Franklin Gove (SG), James Thompson (C) Tommy Thompson, Lou Wright, Matt Draper | |
| 07:33 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Steven Rust (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Schiavo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Adam Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Madigan (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Lucas Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Gove (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Coombs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Hubbert (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 07:14 | Lincoln | Steven Rust pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 06:46 | Lincoln | Steven Rust misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 06:45 | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 06:30 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-32 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Coombs drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Hubbert | 43-35 |
| 05:48 | Lincoln | Steven Rust makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Schiavo | 46-35 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 05:32 | Lincoln | Richard Madigan pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 05:05 | Lincoln | Lucas Daniels is called for the reach on Steven Rust - foul #1 on Lucas Daniels, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Reid (SG), Sam Nolan (SF), John Williams (PF), Daniel Horn (C) Randy Schiavo, Adam Jones, Richard Madigan, Charles Childers | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson (PG), Lou Wright (SG), Matt Draper (C) Franklin Gove, Tommy Coombs, Douglas Hubbert | |
| 05:05 | Lincoln | Steven Rust makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:05 | Lincoln | Steven Rust makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Rust - foul #1 on Steven Rust, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Adam Jump (SF) Steven Rust | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Walter Richardson (PF) James Thompson | |
| 04:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 04:48 | Lincoln | John Williams grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 04:29 | Lincoln | Walter Richardson is called for the reach on Daniel Horn - foul #3 on Walter Richardson, team foul #8 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo (PG) Adam Jump | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| 04:29 | Lincoln | Daniel Horn makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 04:29 | Lincoln | Daniel Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Tommy Thompson | 50-37 |
| 03:54 | Lincoln | James Reid can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 03:53 | Lincoln | Daniel Horn tips it back up and in | 52-37 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lucas Daniels comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 03:33 | Lincoln | Daniel Horn gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Randy Schiavo (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Tommy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lou Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lucas Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Draper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan throws it down on a nice dish by James Reid | 54-37 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Tommy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-37 |
| 02:57 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 02:34 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Reid | 56-37 |
| 02:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright scores on a floater near the basket set up by Tommy Thompson | 56-39 |
| 02:00 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Reid | 58-39 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lou Wright is hacked by James Reid - foul #2 on James Reid, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Adam Jump (SF) James Reid | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Franklin Gove (SG), David Washington (SF), James Thompson (PF) Tommy Thompson, Lou Wright, Matt Draper | |
| 01:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Franklin Gove misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 01:23 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Daniel Horn | 58-39 |
| 01:17 | Lincoln | David Washington steps in front of the Sam Nolan pass | 58-39 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | David Washington blows the layup | 58-39 |
| 01:11 | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 01:07 | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| 01:00 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Franklin Gove clanks a floater from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 00:58 | Lincoln | Adam Jump pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Lincoln | Sam Nolan lays it in | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Lucas Daniels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-39 |
| 00:23 | Lincoln | Daniel Horn grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Randy Schiavo runs out the clock | 60-39 |