| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Michael Visconti (fresh) SG - Michael Brier (fresh) SF - Terry Nadel (fresh) PF - Ricky Santora (fresh) C - Melvin Kirkland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) SG - James Taylor (fresh) SF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) C - Fred Bronson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson is fouled on the floor by Melvin Kirkland - foul #1 on Melvin Kirkland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Fred Bronson | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Bronson | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Brier | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Emporia St. | Michael Visconti is called for the reach on James Ryan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Visconti, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Emporia St. | James Ryan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bill Raggs | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | Lincoln | James Ryan steals it from Terry Nadel | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Emporia St. | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:46 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora is fouled on the floor by Bill Raggs - foul #1 on Bill Raggs, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Lincoln | Michael Visconti buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Melvin Kirkland and he's fouled by James Ryan - foul #1 on James Ryan, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SF), Floyd Hoover (PF) Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| 16:28 | Lincoln | Michael Visconti makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Ricky Santora | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Floyd Hoover - foul #1 on Floyd Hoover, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Hatch (PG), Paul Candelaria (SG), John Watkins (SF), Joe Smith (C) Michael Visconti, Michael Brier, Terry Nadel, Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) James Ryan, James Taylor, Fred Bronson | |
| 15:38 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:38 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:38 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Scott Hatch (fresh) SG - Paul Candelaria (fresh) SF - John Watkins (fresh) PF - Ricky Santora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - William Armstrong (fresh) SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) SF - Frederick Antonelli (fresh) PF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) C - Tyrone Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ricky Santora - foul #1 on Ricky Santora, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman (PF) Ricky Santora | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) William Armstrong, Tyrone Burns | |
| 15:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Lincoln | Joe Smith scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 8-8 |
| 14:52 | Emporia St. | Shawn Hartman steps in front of the Floyd Hoover pass in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 14:33 | Lincoln | Joe Smith clanks a turnaround in the paint | 8-8 |
| 14:31 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:27 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 8-8 |
| 14:26 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Lincoln | Joe Smith is fouled on the floor by Floyd Hoover - foul #2 on Floyd Hoover, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Visconti (PG), Michael Brier (SG), Terry Nadel (SF), Melvin Kirkland (C) Scott Hatch, Paul Candelaria, John Watkins, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), James Taylor (SG), Tyrone Burns (PF), Fred Bronson (C) Frederick Antonelli, Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs, Floyd Hoover | |
| 13:55 | Lincoln | Michael Brier hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Visconti | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Emporia St. | James Ryan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:38 | Emporia St. | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Visconti | 13-12 |
| 13:06 | Emporia St. | Shawn Hartman steals the ball from Tyrone Burns | 13-12 |
| 12:45 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:43 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno hits a wide open floater from the left side | 13-14 |
| 12:02 | Lincoln | Michael Visconti misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 12:01 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Gene Bruno | 13-14 |
| 11:59 | Emporia St. | Shawn Hartman steps in front of the Gene Bruno pass in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 11:38 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Brier | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Michael Visconti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Nadel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Hartman (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - Melvin Kirkland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyrone Burns (fairly fresh) C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns hits a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Michael Brier - foul #1 on Michael Brier, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Hatch (PG), Paul Candelaria (SG), John Watkins (SF), Ricky Santora (PF), Joe Smith (C) Michael Visconti, Michael Brier, Terry Nadel, Shawn Hartman, Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (PG), Frederick Antonelli (SG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) James Ryan, James Taylor, Gene Bruno, Fred Bronson | |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:04 | Lincoln | Joe Smith is hacked by Tyrone Burns - foul #1 on Tyrone Burns, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Michael Powe (C) Tyrone Burns | |
| 10:44 | Lincoln | Joe Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Powe - foul #1 on Michael Powe, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| 10:44 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:44 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:26 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 10:04 | Lincoln | Michael Powe steps in front of the Ricky Santora pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 17-20 |
| 10:00 | Emporia St. | Paul Candelaria picks off the pass by William Armstrong in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | Joe Smith drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Candelaria | 19-20 |
| 09:08 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-20 |
| 09:06 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:54 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-20 |
| 08:53 | Lincoln | Joe Smith snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:35 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Visconti (PG), Michael Brier (SG), Terry Nadel (SF), Melvin Kirkland (C) Scott Hatch, Paul Candelaria, John Watkins, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG), James Taylor (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Tyrone Burns (PF), Fred Bronson (C) William Armstrong, Frederick Antonelli, Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs, Michael Powe | |
| 08:33 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Visconti - foul #2 on Michael Visconti, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (PG) Michael Visconti | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 08:16 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses short on a floater from the right side | 19-20 |
| 08:15 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:58 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Rist | 22-20 |
| 07:48 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 07:47 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 07:23 | Lincoln | Michael Brier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 07:21 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Scott Rist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Brier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Nadel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ricky Santora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Kirkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyrone Burns (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 07:05 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:03 | Emporia St. | Terry Nadel steps in front of the Tyrone Burns pass in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 06:43 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 24-20 |
| 06:38 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is hacked by Terry Nadel - foul #1 on Terry Nadel, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Hatch (PG), Paul Candelaria (SF), Shawn Hartman (PF), John Watkins (C) Scott Rist, Terry Nadel, Ricky Santora, Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) Gene Bruno, Tyrone Burns | |
| 06:33 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 06:32 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson snags the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:17 | Emporia St. | James Ryan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Curtis | 24-23 |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | John Watkins can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 05:49 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:45 | Emporia St. | James Ryan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 05:44 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 05:33 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Hatch - foul #1 on Scott Hatch, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Terry Nadel (SF), Joe Smith (C) Michael Brier, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Floyd Hoover (C) James Taylor, Fred Bronson | |
| 05:33 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 05:08 | Lincoln | Joe Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 05:07 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria tips it in | 26-24 |
| 05:05 | Emporia St. | Paul Candelaria is called for the reach on James Ryan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (PG) Scott Hatch | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| 05:05 | Emporia St. | James Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:05 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:05 | Lincoln | Shawn Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:44 | Lincoln | Joe Smith blows the dunk | 26-25 |
| 04:43 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 04:20 | Lincoln | Joe Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 04:19 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Floyd Hoover | 26-25 |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | Paul Candelaria is called for the reach on Gene Bruno - foul #2 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Jones (PG), Michael Brier (SG), John Watkins (PF), Melvin Kirkland (C) Scott Rist, Paul Candelaria, Shawn Hartman, Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (SG), Fred Bronson (C) James Ryan, Tyrone Burns | |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:05 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln | Frederick Antonelli takes the ball from Terry Nadel | 26-27 |
| 03:17 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 03:15 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Michael Brier | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Brier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Nadel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Watkins (fresh) C - Melvin Kirkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Gene Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Antonelli (fresh) PF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland comes up short on the shot from close range | 26-27 |
| 02:50 | Lincoln | John Watkins snags the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:40 | Lincoln | Terry Nadel misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 02:39 | Emporia St. | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:32 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Visconti (PG), Paul Candelaria (SG), Ricky Santora (PF) Thomas Jones, Michael Brier, Terry Nadel | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (PG), Thomas Curtis (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) Gene Bruno, Frederick Antonelli, Floyd Hoover | |
| 02:32 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:19 | Lincoln | Paul Candelaria is called for traveling | 26-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joe Smith (C) Melvin Kirkland | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 02:12 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 02:11 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:50 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora is hacked by Bill Raggs - foul #2 on Bill Raggs, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Rist (SG) John Watkins | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG) James Taylor | |
| 01:50 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:50 | Lincoln | Ricky Santora makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis is hacked by Paul Candelaria in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Candelaria, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Terry Nadel (SF) Paul Candelaria | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:25 | Lincoln | Joe Smith can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Fred Bronson - foul #1 on Fred Bronson, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Jones (SF) Terry Nadel | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover (C) Fred Bronson | |
| 01:25 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:25 | Lincoln | Joe Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:03 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland (C) Joe Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 00:51 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Visconti | 32-31 |
| 00:33 | Emporia St. | James Ryan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Armstrong | 32-34 |
| 00:06 | Lincoln | Thomas Curtis is called for the reach on Melvin Kirkland - foul #1 on Thomas Curtis, team foul #9 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scott Hatch (PG), Michael Brier (SG), John Watkins (SF), Shawn Hartman (PF) Michael Visconti, Scott Rist, Thomas Jones, Ricky Santora | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Fred Bronson (C) William Armstrong, Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| 00:06 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:06 | Lincoln | Melvin Kirkland misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | Emporia St. | Scott Hatch takes the ball from Gene Bruno | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Scott Hatch misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-34 |