| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - William Buchanan (fresh) SG - Tommy Kenyon (fresh) SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) PF - Thomas Morford (fresh) C - Shawn Wheeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Theodore Adame (fresh) SG - Mark Brown (fresh) SF - Ronald Weiss (fresh) PF - Paul Griffin (fresh) C - Scotty Walt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Scotty Walt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes is hacked by Ronald Weiss - foul #1 on Ronald Weiss, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan hits a runner in the paint set up by Thomas Morford | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Swarthmore | Shawn Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Swarthmore | Thomas Morford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Lincoln | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Lincoln | Scotty Walt misses the floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Hayes | 5-0 |
| 17:38 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Buchanan | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Lincoln | William Buchanan picks off the pass by Scotty Walt | 7-3 |
| 16:55 | Swarthmore | Theodore Adame is called for the reach on Richard Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Adame, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Naumann (PG), Frank Dunn (SG), Christopher Ward (SF), John Royer (PF), Nick Tillis (C) Theodore Adame, Mark Brown, Ronald Weiss, Paul Griffin, Scotty Walt | |
| 16:42 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon is wide open and slams it home set up by Shawn Wheeler | 9-3 |
| 16:29 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-3 |
| 16:28 | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 16:26 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Travis Carty (PF), Henry Sharpe (C) Thomas Morford, Shawn Wheeler | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 16:16 | Lincoln | Christopher Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:15 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Tillis | 9-3 |
| 16:10 | Lincoln | Richard Hayes steals it from John Royer | 9-3 |
| 15:53 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan loses the dribble to Steven Naumann | 9-3 |
| 15:50 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Naumann | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - William Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Kenyon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Carty (fresh) C - Henry Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Steven Naumann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Ward (fresh) PF - John Royer (fresh) C - Nick Tillis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon is hacked by John Royer - foul #1 on John Royer, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Helsley (PG), Phillip Holloway (SG), Richard Golub (SF) William Buchanan, Tommy Kenyon, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Brown (SG), Paul Griffin (PF), Scotty Walt (C) Frank Dunn, John Royer, Nick Tillis | |
| 15:18 | Swarthmore | Paul Griffin swats the shot by Phillip Holloway | 9-5 |
| 15:17 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:58 | Lincoln | Christopher Ward misses short on a runner in the paint | 9-5 |
| 14:57 | Lincoln | Scotty Walt tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | Swarthmore | Paul Griffin is called for the reach on James Helsley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Griffin, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | William Buchanan (PG), Thomas Morford (PF), Shawn Wheeler (C) James Helsley, Travis Carty, Henry Sharpe | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Theodore Adame (PG), Hoyt Milne (SF) Steven Naumann, Christopher Ward | |
| 14:41 | Swarthmore | Thomas Morford hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Buchanan | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame is fouled on the floor by Thomas Morford - foul #1 on Thomas Morford, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes (SF) Richard Golub | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dunn (SG), Ronald Weiss (SF), John Royer (PF), Nick Tillis (C) Mark Brown, Hoyt Milne, Paul Griffin, Scotty Walt | |
| 14:01 | Lincoln | John Royer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 14:00 | Swarthmore | Thomas Morford snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:31 | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway misses badly on a floater from the right side | 11-7 |
| 13:29 | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes tips it home | 13-7 |
| 13:15 | Lincoln | Nick Tillis drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Dunn | 13-9 |
| 12:51 | Swarthmore | Nick Tillis steals it from Thomas Morford | 13-9 |
| 12:34 | Lincoln | Nick Tillis comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Wheeler - foul #1 on Shawn Wheeler, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Helsley (PG), Tommy Kenyon (SG), Travis Carty (PF), Henry Sharpe (C) William Buchanan, Phillip Holloway, Thomas Morford, Shawn Wheeler | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Naumann (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Christopher Ward (SF), Paul Griffin (PF) Theodore Adame, Frank Dunn, Ronald Weiss, John Royer | |
| 12:34 | Lincoln | Nick Tillis makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:34 | Lincoln | Nick Tillis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:14 | Swarthmore | Henry Sharpe's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ward | 13-11 |
| 12:10 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Ward | 13-13 |
| 11:57 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Paul Griffin | 13-13 |
| 11:45 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mark Brown | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - James Helsley (fresh) SG - Tommy Kenyon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Carty (fresh) C - Henry Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Steven Naumann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ward (fresh) PF - Paul Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nick Tillis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Swarthmore | Mark Brown steals it from Richard Hayes in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 11:22 | Lincoln | Christopher Ward connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 13-17 |
| 11:17 | Swarthmore | James Helsley misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 13-17 |
| 11:15 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:04 | Swarthmore | Paul Griffin is called for the reach on James Helsley - foul #2 on Paul Griffin, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | William Buchanan (PG), Richard Golub (SF) James Helsley, Richard Hayes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dunn (PG), Ronald Weiss (SF), Scotty Walt (C) Steven Naumann, Paul Griffin, Nick Tillis | |
| 10:51 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Dunn | 13-20 |
| 10:13 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway (SG), Thomas Morford (PF), Shawn Wheeler (C) Tommy Kenyon, Travis Carty, Henry Sharpe | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Theodore Adame (PG), Hoyt Milne (SF), John Royer (PF) Mark Brown, Ronald Weiss, Christopher Ward | |
| 10:13 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:13 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:59 | Lincoln | John Royer is hacked by Richard Golub - foul #1 on Richard Golub, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| 09:44 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn is fouled on the floor by Phillip Holloway - foul #1 on Phillip Holloway, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| 09:27 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 09:26 | Swarthmore | Shawn Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:02 | Swarthmore | Richard Golub lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Buchanan | 16-20 |
| 08:39 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame misses the jumper from close range | 16-20 |
| 08:37 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:24 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne is fouled on the floor by Richard Golub - foul #2 on Richard Golub, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon (SG), Richard Hayes (SF), Richard Dudley (PF), Henry Sharpe (C) William Buchanan, Richard Golub, Thomas Morford, Shawn Wheeler | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Naumann (SG), Ronald Weiss (SF) Frank Dunn, Hoyt Milne | |
| 08:16 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame loses the dribble to Richard Hayes | 16-20 |
| 08:11 | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes hits the finger roll | 18-20 |
| 07:54 | Lincoln | Scotty Walt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 07:52 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:41 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Adame and he's fouled by Richard Dudley - foul #1 on Richard Dudley, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Helsley (PG), Travis Carty (PF) Phillip Holloway, Richard Dudley | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Christopher Ward (PF) John Royer | |
| 07:41 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - James Helsley (fresh) SG - Tommy Kenyon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Travis Carty (fresh) C - Henry Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Theodore Adame (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Naumann (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scotty Walt (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Swarthmore | James Helsley clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Scotty Walt - foul #1 on Scotty Walt, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Thomas Morford (PF) Henry Sharpe | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 07:19 | Swarthmore | James Helsley makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:19 | Swarthmore | James Helsley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:57 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 06:56 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:42 | Swarthmore | Richard Hayes is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 06:41 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:12 | Lincoln | Steven Naumann hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 20-23 |
| 06:11 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:09 | Swarthmore | James Helsley loses the dribble to Ronald Weiss in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 06:07 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss slams it home | 20-25 |
| 05:48 | Swarthmore | James Helsley banks in the layup set up by Thomas Morford | 22-25 |
| 05:19 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Naumann | 22-28 |
| 05:15 | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon's pass is intercepted by Theodore Adame in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 05:09 | Lincoln | Christopher Ward makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Theodore Adame | 22-31 |
| 04:53 | Swarthmore | Steven Naumann steals it from Tommy Kenyon | 22-31 |
| 04:50 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss jams it on a great pass from Steven Naumann | 22-33 |
| 04:37 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-33 |
| 04:35 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty grabs the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 04:30 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 04:28 | Lincoln | Ronald Weiss snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 04:18 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 04:17 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Thomas Morford | 22-33 |
| 03:59 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ward - foul #1 on Christopher Ward, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | William Buchanan (PG), Phillip Holloway (SG), Richard Golub (SF), Shawn Wheeler (C) James Helsley, Tommy Kenyon, Richard Hayes, Thomas Morford | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dunn (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Hoyt Milne (SF), Paul Griffin (PF), Nick Tillis (C) Theodore Adame, Steven Naumann, Ronald Weiss, Christopher Ward, Scotty Walt | |
| 03:59 | Swarthmore | Travis Carty misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:59 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Paul Griffin | 22-33 |
| 03:39 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Griffin | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - William Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Holloway (fresh) SF - Richard Golub (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Carty (tiring) 3 reb. C - Shawn Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Frank Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hoyt Milne (fresh) PF - Paul Griffin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nick Tillis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Swarthmore | Richard Golub is hacked by Hoyt Milne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hoyt Milne, team foul #10 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Richard Dudley (PF) Travis Carty | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 03:37 | Swarthmore | Richard Golub makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:37 | Swarthmore | Richard Golub misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:37 | Lincoln | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 03:30 | Lincoln | Richard Golub takes the ball from Hoyt Milne | 23-35 |
| 03:24 | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Royer (C) Mark Brown | |
| 03:24 | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:24 | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Holloway - foul #2 on Phillip Holloway, team foul #7 | 25-35 |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 03:13 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Richard Dudley | 25-36 |
| 03:11 | Swarthmore | Frank Dunn is called for the reach on William Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Dunn, team foul #12 | 25-36 |
| 03:11 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:11 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:11 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 03:06 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn is hacked by William Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Buchanan, team foul #8 | 26-36 |
| 03:06 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:06 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:49 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 02:48 | Lincoln | John Royer snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 02:26 | Lincoln | John Royer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 02:24 | Swarthmore | Richard Dudley snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 02:05 | Swarthmore | Richard Golub can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 02:04 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan misses the tip | 26-38 |
| 02:02 | Swarthmore | Shawn Wheeler can't tip it in | 26-38 |
| 02:01 | Lincoln | Nick Tillis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 01:57 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne's pass is intercepted by Shawn Wheeler | 26-38 |
| 01:50 | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway loses the dribble to Frank Dunn in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| 01:49 | Lincoln | Nick Tillis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Dunn | 26-40 |
| 01:47 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan is hacked by Hoyt Milne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hoyt Milne, team foul #13 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Helsley (SG), Richard Hayes (SF), Thomas Morford (PF), Henry Sharpe (C) Phillip Holloway, Richard Golub, Richard Dudley, Shawn Wheeler | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Theodore Adame (PG), Steven Naumann (SG), Ronald Weiss (SF) Frank Dunn, Hoyt Milne, Nick Tillis | |
| 01:47 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:47 | Swarthmore | William Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:28 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin drills a shot from the baseline set up by Steven Naumann | 28-42 |
| 01:16 | Swarthmore | James Helsley double dribbles | 28-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Tommy Kenyon (SG) William Buchanan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 01:03 | Lincoln | John Royer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Scotty Walt (C) John Royer | |
| 00:45 | Swarthmore | Henry Sharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Richard Dudley (PF) Thomas Morford | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dunn (SG), Christopher Ward (SF) Steven Naumann, Ronald Weiss | |
| 00:40 | Lincoln | Theodore Adame travels in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Phillip Holloway (SG) Tommy Kenyon | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 00:24 | Swarthmore | James Helsley makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Dudley | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Frank Dunn can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 00:01 | Swarthmore | Richard Dudley pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 00:00 | Swarthmore | Richard Dudley can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-42 |