| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Aaron Ponder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Long (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Earnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Micheal White (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Hatley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Gabor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Duplessis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Erich Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Gabor inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Erich Thomas and he's fouled by Frank Hatley - foul #3 on Frank Hatley, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stephen Humphrey (C) Frank Hatley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:35 | Lincoln | Stephen Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:21 | Lincoln | Mark Long is fouled on the floor by Erich Thomas - foul #2 on Erich Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:58 | Lincoln | Mark Long clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joel Earnhardt is called for the reach on Erich Thomas - foul #2 on Joel Earnhardt, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Ponder - foul #3 on Aaron Ponder, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joe Pickney (PG) Aaron Ponder | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:50 | Lincoln | Mark Long clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Long steps in front of the William Graves pass | 36-35 |
| 17:02 | Lincoln | Micheal White misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 17:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses long on a floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 16:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Terry Duplessis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 16:39 | Lincoln | Micheal White grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:25 | Lincoln | Robert Gabor is called for the reach on Stephen Humphrey - foul #2 on Robert Gabor, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clinton Carpino (SG), Jack Hicks (SF), John Harris (PF), Rolando Shaw (C) Mark Long, Joel Earnhardt, Micheal White, Stephen Humphrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Chalupsky (PG), Eric Whiddon (SF), Roger Maberry (PF), Jesse Marsh (C) William Graves, Robert Gabor, Terry Duplessis, Erich Thomas | |
| 16:20 | Lincoln | Joe Pickney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 16:18 | Lincoln | Rolando Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | Clinton Carpino misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | Clinton Carpino makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | Clinton Carpino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Clinton Carpino is called for the reach on Joseph Chalupsky - foul #1 on Clinton Carpino, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder (PG), Frank Hatley (C) Jack Hicks, Rolando Shaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Aaron Ponder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clinton Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Pickney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Hatley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joseph Chalupsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Whiddon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Maberry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joe Pickney steals it from Joseph Chalupsky | 38-35 |
| 15:35 | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Pickney | 40-35 |
| 15:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Ponder picks off the pass by Joseph Chalupsky in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 15:20 | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder is hacked by Roger Maberry - foul #1 on Roger Maberry, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Rolando Shaw (PF) Joe Pickney | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Brown (C) John Sanders | |
| 15:09 | Lincoln | Rolando Shaw misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 15:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Jesse Marsh | 40-35 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Chalupsky | 40-38 |
| 14:29 | Lincoln | Frank Hatley is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Long (SG), Joel Earnhardt (SF), Micheal White (PF) Clinton Carpino, John Harris, Rolando Shaw | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves (PG), John Sanders (SG), Robert Gabor (SF), Terry Duplessis (PF), Erich Thomas (C) Joseph Chalupsky, Jesse Marsh, Eric Whiddon, Roger Maberry, Jeremy Brown | |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Graves | 40-41 |
| 13:54 | Lincoln | The short jumper by Frank Hatley is denied by Terry Duplessis | 40-41 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Sanders | 40-44 |
| 13:11 | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder makes the floater from the right side | 42-44 |
| 12:54 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 12:52 | Lincoln | Joel Earnhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:47 | Lincoln | Terry Duplessis denies the turnaround by Mark Long | 42-44 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Gabor gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Long - foul #2 on Mark Long, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joe Pickney (PG), Clinton Carpino (SG), John Harris (PF), Stephen Humphrey (C) Aaron Ponder, Mark Long, Micheal White, Frank Hatley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Whiddon (SF), Roger Maberry (PF) Robert Gabor, Terry Duplessis | |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:57 | Lincoln | John Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 11:55 | Lincoln | Joe Pickney tips it home | 44-46 |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Roger Maberry misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 11:34 | Lincoln | Joe Pickney gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Joe Pickney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Earnhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Humphrey (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Whiddon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Maberry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Erich Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Lincoln | Clinton Carpino comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Roger Maberry pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas makes the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Joe Pickney - foul #2 on Joe Pickney, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder (PG), Micheal White (PF) Clinton Carpino, Joel Earnhardt | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Chalupsky (PG), Jesse Marsh (SG), Terry Duplessis (PF) William Graves, John Sanders, Roger Maberry | |
| 11:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:03 | Lincoln | Stephen Humphrey grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Micheal White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Whiddon - foul #2 on Eric Whiddon, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Long (SG), Frank Hatley (C) John Harris, Stephen Humphrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Gabor (SF) Erich Thomas | |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Micheal White makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Micheal White makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Terry Duplessis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 10:09 | Lincoln | Micheal White grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:57 | Lincoln | The jumper by Mark Long is denied by Robert Gabor | 46-48 |
| 09:56 | Lincoln | Mark Long tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 09:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Gabor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Chalupsky can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 46-48 |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Joe Pickney | 46-48 |
| 09:13 | Lincoln | Eric Whiddon blocks the short jumper by Frank Hatley | 46-48 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Terry Duplessis hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 08:36 | Lincoln | Mark Long jams it on a nice dish by Joe Pickney and he's fouled by Terry Duplessis - foul #2 on Terry Duplessis, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joel Earnhardt (SF), John Harris (PF) Joe Pickney, Micheal White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves (PG), John Sanders (SG), Roger Maberry (PF), Erich Thomas (C) Joseph Chalupsky, Robert Gabor, Terry Duplessis, Eric Whiddon | |
| 08:36 | Lincoln | Mark Long makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin O'Bannion (PG), Clinton Carpino (SG), Stephen Humphrey (C) Aaron Ponder, Mark Long, Frank Hatley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 07:50 | Lincoln | Roger Maberry is called for the reach on Stephen Humphrey - foul #2 on Roger Maberry, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 07:50 | Lincoln | Stephen Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:50 | Lincoln | Stephen Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Roger Maberry buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Marsh | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Marvin O'Bannion (fresh) SG - Clinton Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Earnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Marsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Maberry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Erich Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Lincoln | Clinton Carpino loses the dribble to William Graves | 51-53 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to William Graves | 51-53 |
| 06:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Harris takes the ball from Roger Maberry | 51-53 |
| 06:34 | Lincoln | Joel Earnhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh is fouled on the floor by Joel Earnhardt - foul #3 on Joel Earnhardt, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder (PG), Mark Long (SG), Micheal White (PF), Frank Hatley (C) Marvin O'Bannion, Clinton Carpino, John Harris, Stephen Humphrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Gabor (SF), Terry Duplessis (PF) Roger Maberry, Erich Thomas | |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:21 | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Whiddon (C) Jesse Marsh | |
| 06:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Graves | 51-57 |
| 06:00 | Lincoln | Mark Long is hacked by Robert Gabor - foul #3 on Robert Gabor, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 06:00 | Lincoln | Mark Long makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:00 | Lincoln | Mark Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Whiddon is fouled on the floor by Micheal White - foul #2 on Micheal White, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joe Pickney (SF) Joel Earnhardt | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Chalupsky (PG) William Graves | |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:22 | Lincoln | Mark Long connects on the 3 from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 05:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Whiddon makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Gabor | 56-61 |
| 04:54 | Lincoln | Joe Pickney misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 04:52 | Lincoln | Joe Pickney grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 04:40 | Lincoln | Joe Pickney makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Micheal White | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal White takes the ball from Robert Gabor | 58-61 |
| 04:01 | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder travels with the ball | 58-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joel Earnhardt (SF), Stephen Humphrey (C) Mark Long, Frank Hatley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves (PG), Roger Maberry (PF), Erich Thomas (C) John Sanders, Robert Gabor, Terry Duplessis | |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Maberry | 58-63 |
| 03:21 | Lincoln | William Graves steps in front of the Micheal White pass | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Aaron Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Pickney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Earnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Micheal White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Stephen Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - William Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Chalupsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Whiddon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Maberry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Erich Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Roger Maberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erich Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Roger Maberry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 02:40 | Lincoln | Stephen Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:40 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Long (SG), Frank Hatley (C) Joe Pickney, Stephen Humphrey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders (SG), Robert Gabor (SF), Terry Duplessis (PF) Joseph Chalupsky, Eric Whiddon, Roger Maberry | |
| 02:20 | Lincoln | Joel Earnhardt clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 02:19 | Lincoln | Frank Hatley snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 02:04 | Lincoln | Micheal White is fouled on the floor by Terry Duplessis - foul #3 on Terry Duplessis, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 02:04 | Lincoln | Micheal White makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:04 | Lincoln | Micheal White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 01:35 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Micheal White | 60-63 |
| 01:18 | Lincoln | Joel Earnhardt misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-63 |
| 01:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to Erich Thomas | 60-63 |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | Aaron Ponder pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:43 | Lincoln | Mark Long can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Terry Duplessis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Graves misses the jump hook from the left block | 60-63 |
| 00:18 | Lincoln | Mark Long grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Lincoln | Mark Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Gabor snags the defensive board | 60-63 |