| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Virgil Lassiter (fresh) SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fresh) PF - Anthony McLaughlan (fresh) C - Miles Fincher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) SF - Larry McCade (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) C - Marlon Seal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dubuque | Marlon Seal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Dubuque | Marlon Seal scores on a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher misses the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Marlon Seal | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Howard Easley - foul #1 on Howard Easley, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Dubuque | The jump hook by Michael Smith is blocked by Tommy Lang | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Easley - foul #2 on Howard Easley, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG) Howard Easley | |
| 18:06 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tommy Lang | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Dubuque | Michael Smith double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (SG), Frank Abney (SF), David Nickle (PF), John Ojeda (C) Harold Knudsen, Larry McCade, Michael Smith, Marlon Seal | |
| 17:34 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Dubuque | John Ojeda snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Dubuque | John Ojeda is hacked by Virgil Lassiter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Virgil Lassiter, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (SG), John Martone (SF), Joseph Arndt (C) Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 17:12 | Dubuque | John Ojeda misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Dubuque | John Ojeda gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Dubuque | Frank Abney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Dubuque | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Abney | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Mitchell | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Virgil Lassiter and he's fouled by David Nickle - foul #1 on David Nickle, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Rogers (SG), Tommy Lang (SF), Randy Mercer (C) Virgil Lassiter, John Martone, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Brian Wilson (SG), Larry McCade (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Marlon Seal (C) Lee Mitchell, Kevin Williams, Frank Abney, David Nickle, John Ojeda | |
| 16:17 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:04 | Dubuque | Michael Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Bush (PG), Miles Fincher (C) Albert Fitzgibbon, Joseph Arndt | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen (SG) Brian Wilson | |
| 15:47 | Dubuque | Michael Smith can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher grabs the board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Bush (fresh) SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fresh) PF - Randy Mercer (fresh) C - Miles Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Larry Stinchcomb (fresh) SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) SF - Larry McCade (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Seal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Lincoln | Mark Bush is hacked by Larry Stinchcomb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Stinchcomb, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | Lincoln | Mark Bush misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Dubuque | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:50 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | Dubuque | Larry McCade lays it in set up by Larry Stinchcomb | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry McCade - foul #1 on Larry McCade, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), John Martone (SG), Joseph Arndt (SF), Anthony McLaughlan (PF) Mark Bush, Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), Brian Wilson (SG), Frank Abney (SF), David Nickle (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, Harold Knudsen, Larry McCade, Michael Smith | |
| 14:26 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Dubuque | The jump hook by Marlon Seal is blocked by Anthony McLaughlan | 11-9 |
| 14:02 | Dubuque | Frank Abney grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Fitzgibbon - foul #1 on Albert Fitzgibbon, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter (PG) Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Ojeda (PF) David Nickle | |
| 13:49 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Joseph Arndt | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt's layup is rejected by Marlon Seal | 11-10 |
| 13:33 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:16 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Marlon Seal - foul #1 on Marlon Seal, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Rogers (SG), Steven Lozada (SF), Stacy Staats (C) Albert Fitzgibbon, John Martone, Joseph Arndt | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), Kevin Williams (SF) Lee Mitchell, Brian Wilson, Frank Abney | |
| 13:16 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:16 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:14 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 12:58 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Smith (PF), David Nickle (C) John Ojeda, Marlon Seal | |
| 12:33 | Dubuque | Michael Smith drills a jumper from close range set up by Kevin Williams and he's fouled by Anthony McLaughlan - foul #1 on Anthony McLaughlan, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Bush (SG), Tommy Lang (SF) Paul Rogers, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry McCade (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| 12:33 | Dubuque | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:10 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:09 | Lincoln | Mark Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:47 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada's fadeaway is rejected by David Nickle | 13-13 |
| 11:46 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:44 | Dubuque | Larry McCade is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Bush - foul #1 on Mark Bush, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), Anthony McLaughlan (PF), Miles Fincher (C) Virgil Lassiter, Steven Lozada, Stacy Staats | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), Brian Wilson (SG), John Ojeda (PF), Marlon Seal (C) Larry Stinchcomb, Harold Knudsen, Michael Smith, David Nickle | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Albert Fitzgibbon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Bush (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony McLaughlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Miles Fincher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Lee Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Wilson (fresh) SF - Larry McCade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ojeda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marlon Seal (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 11:26 | Dubuque | Marlon Seal pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:13 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Miles Fincher - foul #1 on Miles Fincher, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Rogers (SG), John Martone (SF), Joseph Arndt (C) Mark Bush, Tommy Lang, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (PG), Frank Abney (SF) Lee Mitchell, Larry McCade | |
| 11:13 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:55 | Lincoln | John Martone makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Fitzgibbon and he's hacked by Brian Wilson - foul #1 on Brian Wilson, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter (PG) Albert Fitzgibbon | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Michael Smith (PF) John Ojeda | |
| 10:55 | Lincoln | John Martone makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:53 | Dubuque | Michael Smith's pass is intercepted by John Martone in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 10:39 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Virgil Lassiter | 18-15 |
| 10:21 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses the lay-in | 18-15 |
| 10:20 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Anthony McLaughlan | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Marlon Seal - foul #2 on Marlon Seal, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tommy Lang (SF), Randy Mercer (C) John Martone, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Lee Mitchell (SG), Larry McCade (SF), David Nickle (PF), John Ojeda (C) Kevin Williams, Brian Wilson, Frank Abney, Michael Smith, Marlon Seal | |
| 10:06 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:06 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:56 | Dubuque | Randy Mercer picks off the pass by Larry McCade | 20-15 |
| 09:37 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Arndt | 22-15 |
| 09:14 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 22-15 |
| 09:13 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:57 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:55 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang gets the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:45 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers's pass is intercepted by John Ojeda | 22-15 |
| 08:41 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-15 |
| 08:40 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:38 | Lincoln | Lee Mitchell steals it from Virgil Lassiter in the backcourt | 22-15 |
| 08:26 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb is fouled on the floor by Joseph Arndt - foul #1 on Joseph Arndt, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), Mark Bush (SG), Steven Lozada (SF), Anthony McLaughlan (PF), Stacy Staats (C) Virgil Lassiter, Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Joseph Arndt, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen (SG), Frank Abney (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, Larry McCade, John Ojeda | |
| 08:21 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 08:19 | Dubuque | David Nickle pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:57 | Dubuque | Frank Abney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Mitchell | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Bush | 24-17 |
| 07:44 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen is hacked by Mark Bush in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Bush, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Martone (SG) Mark Bush | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (PG), John Ojeda (C) Lee Mitchell, David Nickle | |
| 07:44 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:44 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Albert Fitzgibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Martone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Lozada (fresh) PF - Anthony McLaughlan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stacy Staats (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Knudsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Abney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Smith (tiring) 5 pts. C - John Ojeda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Lincoln | Michael Smith takes the ball from John Martone in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:29 | Dubuque | John Ojeda is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 24-21 |
| 07:25 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tommy Lang (SF), Miles Fincher (C) Steven Lozada, Stacy Staats | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Wilson (SG) Harold Knudsen | |
| 07:25 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:25 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:22 | Dubuque | Frank Abney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Martone | 28-21 |
| 06:37 | Dubuque | Albert Fitzgibbon takes the ball from Brian Wilson | 28-21 |
| 06:19 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan loses the ball out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter (PG), Steven Lozada (SF) Albert Fitzgibbon, Tommy Lang | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), Larry McCade (SF), David Nickle (C) Kevin Williams, Brian Wilson, Frank Abney, John Ojeda | |
| 06:02 | Dubuque | John Martone is called for the reach on Larry Stinchcomb - foul #1 on John Martone, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt (PF), Stacy Staats (C) Anthony McLaughlan, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 06:02 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:02 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:46 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Lassiter | 30-23 |
| 05:44 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Stinchcomb, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Rogers (SG) Steven Lozada | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), John Ojeda (C) Larry Stinchcomb, Michael Smith | |
| 05:27 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tommy Lang (SF), Anthony McLaughlan (PF), Miles Fincher (C) John Martone, Joseph Arndt, Stacy Staats | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 05:07 | Dubuque | Larry McCade is hacked by Miles Fincher - foul #2 on Miles Fincher, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Randy Mercer (C) Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Frank Abney (C) John Ojeda | |
| 05:07 | Dubuque | Larry McCade makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:07 | Dubuque | Larry McCade misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:07 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Anthony McLaughlan | 30-24 |
| 04:48 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan loses the dribble to Lee Mitchell | 30-24 |
| 04:26 | Dubuque | Larry McCade makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Tommy Lang - foul #1 on Tommy Lang, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), John Martone (SG), Steven Lozada (SF), Joseph Arndt (C) Virgil Lassiter, Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Wilson (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Harold Knudsen, David Nickle | |
| 04:26 | Dubuque | Larry McCade makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:22 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (SF), John Ojeda (C) Larry McCade, Frank Abney | |
| 04:10 | Dubuque | John Ojeda clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-27 |
| 04:08 | Dubuque | John Ojeda grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 03:58 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Bush (SG), Stacy Staats (C) John Martone, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Marlon Seal (C) Lee Mitchell, John Ojeda | |
| 03:45 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Bush | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Albert Fitzgibbon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Bush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Lozada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Arndt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stacy Staats (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) SG - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Smith (very tired) 5 pts. C - Marlon Seal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Howard Easley | 32-29 |
| 03:00 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Bush | 34-29 |
| 02:40 | Dubuque | Howard Easley is fouled on the floor by Albert Fitzgibbon - foul #2 on Albert Fitzgibbon, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), John Martone (SF), Randy Mercer (PF), Miles Fincher (C) Albert Fitzgibbon, Mark Bush, Steven Lozada, Joseph Arndt, Stacy Staats | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen (SG), Larry McCade (SF), Frank Abney (PF) Brian Wilson, Kevin Williams, Michael Smith | |
| 02:40 | Dubuque | Howard Easley misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:40 | Dubuque | Howard Easley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:40 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Miles Fincher | 34-29 |
| 02:20 | Lincoln | Howard Easley is called for the reach on Virgil Lassiter - foul #3 on Howard Easley, team foul #12 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tommy Lang (SF) John Martone | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG) Howard Easley | |
| 02:20 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:20 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:03 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Larry McCade | 36-31 |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer drills a floater in the lane | 38-31 |
| 01:35 | Dubuque | Randy Mercer swats the dunk try by Larry McCade | 38-31 |
| 01:34 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb can't tip it in | 38-31 |
| 01:32 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Miles Fincher | 38-31 |
| 01:22 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tommy Lang | 41-31 |
| 01:03 | Dubuque | Marlon Seal misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Miles Fincher - foul #3 on Miles Fincher, team foul #12 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), Mark Bush (SG), John Martone (SF), Anthony McLaughlan (PF), Joseph Arndt (C) Virgil Lassiter, Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Randy Mercer, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), John Ojeda (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, Frank Abney | |
| 01:03 | Dubuque | Marlon Seal misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:03 | Dubuque | Marlon Seal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:03 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | Mark Bush is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Fitzgibbon | 43-31 |
| 00:31 | Dubuque | John Ojeda comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Mark Bush - foul #3 on Mark Bush, team foul #13 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Lozada (SF) Mark Bush | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Frank Abney (SF) Harold Knudsen, Larry McCade | |
| 00:31 | Dubuque | John Ojeda makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:31 | Dubuque | John Ojeda makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:15 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada lays it up and in on a great pass from John Martone and he's fouled by Larry Stinchcomb - foul #3 on Larry Stinchcomb, team foul #13 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter (PG) Albert Fitzgibbon | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Wilson (SG), David Nickle (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, John Ojeda | |
| 00:15 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 00:15 | Dubuque | David Nickle snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 00:02 | Dubuque | David Nickle blows the layup | 45-33 |
| 00:01 | Dubuque | David Nickle pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | The clock runs out | 45-33 |