| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - Manuel Jarrett (fresh) SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Travis Norcross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Charles Dorris (fresh) SG - Alvin Carlberg (fresh) SF - Paul Alcott (fresh) PF - Walter Alfaro (fresh) C - Kyle Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett is hacked by Alvin Carlberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Carlberg, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Lincoln | Paul Alcott is hacked by Frank Shadrick - foul #1 on Frank Shadrick, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick can't connect on a floater from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Lincoln | Charles Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro misses the dunk | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | Charles Dorris is called for the reach on Robert Woodard - foul #1 on Charles Dorris, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett, Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Conley (PG), Frank Tyler (SG), Marco Welch (SF), Charles Smtih (PF), Dennis Bruckner (C) Charles Dorris, Alvin Carlberg, Paul Alcott, Walter Alfaro, Kyle Jenkins | |
| 17:35 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks misses short on a jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Lincoln | Marco Welch comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 17:03 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Claybrooks is called for the reach on Marco Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 16:44 | Lincoln | Marco Welch is hacked by Adam Brooks - foul #1 on Adam Brooks, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Robert James (PF) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Dorris (PG), Alvin Carlberg (SG), Anthony Gottschalk (SF), Walter Alfaro (PF), Billie Williams (C) Michael Conley, Frank Tyler, Marco Welch, Charles Smtih, Dennis Bruckner | |
| 16:33 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-4 |
| 16:31 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro grabs the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:21 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro lays it in and the foul's on Wendell Manuel - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF) Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 16:21 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | Lincoln | Charles Dorris double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Alcott (SF), Kyle Jenkins (C) Anthony Gottschalk, Walter Alfaro | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Jarrett (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) PF - Frank Shadrick (fresh) C - Robert James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Charles Dorris (fairly fresh) SG - Alvin Carlberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Alcott (fresh) PF - Billie Williams (fresh) C - Kyle Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Southern Cal | Robert James clanks a jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:46 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:44 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg loses the dribble to Manuel Jarrett in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Alvin Carlberg | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Manuel Jarrett, Frank Shadrick, Robert James | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Conley (PG), Frank Tyler (SG), Marco Welch (SF), Charles Smtih (PF), Dennis Bruckner (C) Charles Dorris, Alvin Carlberg, Paul Alcott, Billie Williams, Kyle Jenkins | |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:59 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner's floater is tipped away by Travis Norcross | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Robert Woodard (SF) Wendell Manuel, Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro (PF) Charles Smtih | |
| 14:35 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Claybrooks steals the ball from Walter Alfaro | 8-7 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Claybrooks | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 10-7 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Dorris (PG), Anthony Gottschalk (SG), Paul Alcott (SF), Kyle Jenkins (C) Michael Conley, Frank Tyler, Marco Welch, Dennis Bruckner | |
| 14:10 | Lincoln | Stacey Broughton takes the ball from Walter Alfaro | 10-7 |
| 14:05 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| 13:52 | Lincoln | Anthony Gottschalk steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg (SG), Charles Smtih (PF) Anthony Gottschalk, Walter Alfaro | |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel is hacked by Charles Dorris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Dorris, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Conley (PG) Charles Dorris | |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Woodard | 13-7 |
| 13:23 | Lincoln | Paul Alcott drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Carlberg | 13-9 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Robert James (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Wendell Manuel, Robert Woodard, Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Tyler (SG), Marco Welch (SF), Walter Alfaro (PF) Alvin Carlberg, Paul Alcott, Charles Smtih | |
| 13:06 | Lincoln | Manuel Jarrett picks off the pass by Frank Tyler in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett blows the layup | 13-9 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Lincoln | Marco Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:39 | Lincoln | Marco Welch misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Travis Norcross - foul #1 on Travis Norcross, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG) Manuel Jarrett | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner (C) Kyle Jenkins | |
| 12:39 | Lincoln | Marco Welch makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | Lincoln | Marco Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert James | 13-10 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis is hacked by Dennis Bruckner - foul #1 on Dennis Bruckner, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard (SF), Adam Brooks (PF) Lawrence Davis, Robert James | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Anthony Gottschalk (PG) Michael Conley | |
| 12:16 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks knocks in the shot from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 12:03 | Lincoln | Travis Norcross denies the turnaround by Marco Welch | 15-10 |
| 12:02 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner misses the tip | 15-10 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (tiring) SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Woodard (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Adam Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Travis Norcross (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Anthony Gottschalk (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Tyler (fairly fresh) SF - Marco Welch (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Walter Alfaro (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Bruckner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 11:30 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard is denied on a layup by Dennis Bruckner | 15-10 |
| 11:19 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Dennis Bruckner | 15-10 |
| 11:12 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner banks in the layup and the foul's on Jeffrey Claybrooks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Ronald Pemberton, Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert Woodard, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Conley (PG), Alvin Carlberg (SG), Paul Alcott (SF), Billie Williams (PF) Anthony Gottschalk, Frank Tyler, Marco Welch, Walter Alfaro | |
| 11:12 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner misses the free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Stacey Broughton | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Billie Williams buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Conley | 17-14 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses the easy layup | 17-14 |
| 10:20 | Lincoln | Michael Conley gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Michael Conley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Wendell Manuel - foul #2 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton (PG), Robert Woodard (SF), Robert James (PF) Wendell Manuel, Lawrence Davis, Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Smtih (PF), Kyle Jenkins (C) Billie Williams, Dennis Bruckner | |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Michael Conley makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Michael Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:57 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses the floater from the left side | 17-16 |
| 09:55 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 09:48 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert James | 20-18 |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pemberton - foul #1 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Tyler (SG), Marco Welch (SF) Alvin Carlberg, Paul Alcott | |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 09:24 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Kyle Jenkins | 20-20 |
| 09:20 | Lincoln | Michael Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (SF) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:49 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Michael Conley is called for the reach on Ronald Pemberton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Conley, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF) Robert James, Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Anthony Gottschalk (PG), Paul Alcott (SF), Walter Alfaro (PF), Billie Williams (C) Michael Conley, Marco Welch, Charles Smtih, Kyle Jenkins | |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Alcott - foul #1 on Paul Alcott, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross (C) Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:24 | Lincoln | Billie Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 26-22 |
| 08:22 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 08:18 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard (SF) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg (SG), Kyle Jenkins (C) Frank Tyler, Billie Williams | |
| 08:05 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins's floater is tipped away by Frank Shadrick | 26-22 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 07:58 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 07:57 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:54 | Lincoln | Robert Woodard picks off the pass by Anthony Gottschalk in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Woodard | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ronald Pemberton (tired) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Jarrett (tired) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Woodard (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Frank Shadrick (tiring) C - Travis Norcross (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Anthony Gottschalk (tiring) SG - Alvin Carlberg (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Alcott (tired) 2 pts. PF - Walter Alfaro (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Jarrett - foul #1 on Manuel Jarrett, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Frank Shadrick, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Conley (PG), Marco Welch (SF), Charles Smtih (PF) Anthony Gottschalk, Paul Alcott, Walter Alfaro | |
| 07:45 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:45 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 07:43 | Southern Cal | Marco Welch takes the ball from Stacey Broughton in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 07:25 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF), Robert James (C) Robert Woodard, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Tyler (SG), Dennis Bruckner (C) Alvin Carlberg, Kyle Jenkins | |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis is fouled on the floor by Marco Welch - foul #1 on Marco Welch, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Shadrick (PF) Adam Brooks | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:07 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:57 | Lincoln | Michael Conley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Conley, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (C) Robert James | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Anthony Gottschalk (PG), Walter Alfaro (PF) Michael Conley, Charles Smtih | |
| 06:35 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Manuel Jarrett, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), Robert James (PF) Manuel Jarrett, Lawrence Davis, Frank Shadrick | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Alcott (SF), Billie Williams (C) Marco Welch, Dennis Bruckner | |
| 06:19 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 06:17 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Robert James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Claybrooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Walter Alfaro takes the ball from Stacey Broughton | 30-24 |
| 05:41 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Robert Woodard, Robert James, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg (SG), Marco Welch (SF), Charles Smtih (PF), Kyle Jenkins (C) Anthony Gottschalk, Paul Alcott, Walter Alfaro, Billie Williams | |
| 05:22 | Lincoln | Adam Brooks blocks the short jumper by Charles Smtih | 30-24 |
| 05:21 | Lincoln | Charles Smtih misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Ronald Pemberton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| 05:14 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:12 | Lincoln | Ronald Pemberton is called for the reach on Frank Tyler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Pemberton, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG) Ronald Pemberton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 05:12 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:12 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 04:57 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:55 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Stacey Broughton (C) Lawrence Davis, Adam Brooks, Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Anthony Gottschalk (PG), Dennis Bruckner (C) Frank Tyler, Kyle Jenkins | |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel drills a turnaround in the paint | 32-25 |
| 04:35 | Lincoln | Marco Welch misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 04:33 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | Charles Smtih steals the ball from Jeffrey Claybrooks | 32-27 |
| 04:10 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard is fouled on the floor by Alvin Carlberg - foul #2 on Alvin Carlberg, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF), Robert James (C) Frank Shadrick, Stacey Broughton | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Dorris (PG), Frank Tyler (SG), Paul Alcott (SF), Walter Alfaro (PF), Kyle Jenkins (C) Anthony Gottschalk, Alvin Carlberg, Marco Welch, Charles Smtih, Dennis Bruckner | |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Claybrooks (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Woodard (tired) 4 pts. PF - Adam Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Charles Dorris (fresh) SG - Frank Tyler (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Paul Alcott (tired) 2 pts. PF - Walter Alfaro (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 03:31 | Southern Cal | Charles Dorris takes the ball from Jeffrey Claybrooks | 34-29 |
| 03:14 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 34-29 |
| 03:12 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Alfaro | 34-29 |
| 02:58 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Dorris | 34-31 |
| 02:39 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 02:38 | Lincoln | Kyle Jenkins grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:34 | Lincoln | Walter Alfaro blows the dunk | 34-31 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Robert James grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Charles Dorris steals the ball from Jeffrey Claybrooks in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 02:28 | Lincoln | Paul Alcott lays it in set up by Charles Dorris | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel hits a jumpshot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Claybrooks - foul #3 on Jeffrey Claybrooks, team foul #12 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Frank Shadrick (PF), Travis Norcross (C) Jeffrey Claybrooks, Robert Woodard, Adam Brooks, Robert James | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Conley (SF), Billie Williams (PF), Dennis Bruckner (C) Paul Alcott, Walter Alfaro, Kyle Jenkins | |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Frank Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross is hacked by Charles Dorris - foul #3 on Charles Dorris, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg (SG), Marco Welch (SF) Charles Dorris, Frank Tyler | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Travis Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:42 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (C) Travis Norcross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 01:32 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Dennis Bruckner | 37-34 |
| 01:30 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 01:23 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 01:22 | Lincoln | Billie Williams snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 01:17 | Lincoln | Stacey Broughton steals it from Michael Conley | 37-34 |
| 01:06 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 01:04 | Lincoln | Dennis Bruckner grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 00:58 | Lincoln | Michael Conley lays it in set up by Alvin Carlberg | 37-36 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Marco Welch steps in front of the Frank Shadrick pass | 37-36 |
| 00:30 | Lincoln | Alvin Carlberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marco Welch | 37-38 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Conley swats the shot by Manuel Jarrett | 37-38 |
| 00:04 | Lincoln | Billie Williams snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Billie Williams misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-38 |