| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Troy Atkinson (fresh) SG - William Penix (fresh) SF - Herbert Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Allred (fresh) C - Brandon Dardar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Larry Day (fresh) SG - Robert Neville (fresh) SF - Anthony Banks (fresh) PF - Marc Stokes (fresh) C - Ralph Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Robert Allred wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Alabama | N. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | N. Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Neville | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | N. Alabama | Larry Day makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Neville | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Lincoln | Robert Allred tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | N. Alabama | Larry Day lays it up and in set up by Robert Neville | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar is fouled on the floor by Anthony Banks - foul #1 on Anthony Banks, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson drills a 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | N. Alabama | Herbert Jones picks off the pass by Marc Stokes out of a doubleteam | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Jones | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | N. Alabama | Larry Day can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | N. Alabama | Larry Day misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Lincoln | Robert Allred pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:49 | Lincoln | Robert Allred buries a floater near the basket set up by William Penix | 9-4 |
| 16:33 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by William Penix - foul #1 on William Penix, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn (PF) Robert Allred | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen (C) Ralph Taylor | |
| 16:33 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:33 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:16 | Lincoln | Marc Stokes takes the ball from Brandon Dardar | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | N. Alabama | Marc Stokes misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Arnold Quinn - foul #1 on Arnold Quinn, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid (PG), Ronald Oransky (SG), George Kusinski (SF), Armando Rodriguez (C) Troy Atkinson, William Penix, Herbert Jones, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 16:10 | N. Alabama | Marc Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | N. Alabama | Marc Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:44 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky buries a fadeaway from the right side | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Joshua Madrid (fresh) SG - Ronald Oransky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Kusinski (fresh) PF - Arnold Quinn (fresh) C - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Larry Day (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Neville (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Stokes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Larsen (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | N. Alabama | Larry Day is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Jean Armour (SG), Edward Plotkin (PF), Dennis Hand (C) Robert Neville, Anthony Banks, Marc Stokes | |
| 15:21 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Jean Armour - foul #1 on Jean Armour, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| 15:21 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:03 | N. Alabama | Larry Day clanks a jumper from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 15:01 | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 14:39 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-7 |
| 14:37 | N. Alabama | Dennis Hand grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 14:29 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-7 |
| 14:28 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Armando Rodriguez | 14-7 |
| 14:05 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), William Penix (SG), Herbert Jones (SF), Robert Allred (PF), Brandon Dardar (C) Joshua Madrid, Ronald Oransky, George Kusinski, Arnold Quinn, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Ben Quick (PG), Robert Neville (SG), Anthony Banks (SF), Marc Stokes (PF), Ralph Taylor (C) Larry Day, Jean Armour, Eric Larsen, Edward Plotkin, Dennis Hand | |
| 13:54 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 13:52 | N. Alabama | Robert Neville hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 13:25 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Troy Atkinson | 16-9 |
| 13:07 | N. Alabama | Ralph Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-9 |
| 12:42 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Herbert Jones | 19-9 |
| 12:36 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Neville | 19-12 |
| 12:19 | Lincoln | Robert Allred is fouled on the floor by Ben Quick - foul #1 on Ben Quick, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Larry Day (PG) Ben Quick | |
| 12:07 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson is whistled for a carry | 19-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn (PF) Robert Allred | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen (C) Ralph Taylor | |
| 11:48 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen loses the ball out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Jean Armour (SG), Dennis Hand (C) Robert Neville, Marc Stokes | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Troy Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Penix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Jones (fresh) PF - Arnold Quinn (fresh) C - Brandon Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Larry Day (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jean Armour (fresh) SF - Anthony Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Larsen (fresh) C - Dennis Hand (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-12 |
| 11:24 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 11:17 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks is fouled on the floor by Brandon Dardar - foul #1 on Brandon Dardar, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Edward Plotkin (PF) Anthony Banks | |
| 11:03 | N. Alabama | Troy Atkinson is called for the reach on Larry Day - foul #1 on Troy Atkinson, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid (PG), George Kusinski (SF), Armando Rodriguez (C) Troy Atkinson, Herbert Jones, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 10:57 | N. Alabama | Dennis Hand is denied on a layup by Arnold Quinn | 19-12 |
| 10:55 | N. Alabama | Jean Armour grabs the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:30 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Arnold Quinn - foul #2 on Arnold Quinn, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky (SG), Robert Allred (PF) William Penix, Arnold Quinn | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Robert Neville (SG), Marc Stokes (PF), Ralph Taylor (C) Jean Armour, Edward Plotkin, Dennis Hand | |
| 10:30 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:30 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:08 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky is hacked by Robert Neville - foul #1 on Robert Neville, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), Herbert Jones (SF), Brandon Dardar (C) Joshua Madrid, George Kusinski, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks (SF) Eric Larsen | |
| 09:45 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 09:43 | N. Alabama | Marc Stokes gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:24 | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Neville | 19-17 |
| 09:06 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Banks - foul #2 on Anthony Banks, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Penix (SG) Ronald Oransky | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen (SF) Anthony Banks | |
| 09:06 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:06 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:54 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Dennis Hand (C) Ralph Taylor | |
| 08:30 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Penix | 23-17 |
| 08:18 | N. Alabama | Larry Day misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Troy Atkinson - foul #2 on Troy Atkinson, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid (PG), George Kusinski (SF), Armando Rodriguez (PF), John Hadley (C) Troy Atkinson, Herbert Jones, Robert Allred, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Jean Armour (SG) Robert Neville | |
| 08:18 | N. Alabama | Larry Day misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:18 | N. Alabama | Larry Day makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:16 | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Day - foul #1 on Larry Day, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Ben Quick (PG) Larry Day | |
| 08:05 | Lincoln | George Kusinski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 08:03 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:59 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick is hacked by Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Edward Plotkin (PF) Marc Stokes | |
| 07:59 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:59 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:39 | Lincoln | William Penix can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Hand - foul #1 on Dennis Hand, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| 07:39 | Lincoln | William Penix misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:39 | Lincoln | William Penix misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:39 | N. Alabama | Dennis Hand grabs the board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Joshua Madrid (fresh) SG - William Penix (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Kusinski (fresh) PF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) C - John Hadley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Ben Quick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jean Armour (fresh) SF - Eric Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Plotkin (fresh) C - Dennis Hand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen misses long on a shot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:21 | Lincoln | John Hadley gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | William Penix misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Larsen - foul #1 on Eric Larsen, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Herbert Jones (SF), Brandon Dardar (C) George Kusinski, John Hadley | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Larry Day (PG), Robert Neville (SG), Marc Stokes (PF), Ralph Taylor (C) Ben Quick, Jean Armour, Edward Plotkin, Dennis Hand | |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | William Penix makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | William Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:44 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Day | 25-22 |
| 06:20 | Lincoln | William Penix knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 05:59 | N. Alabama | Larry Day drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 05:33 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar's layup is rejected by Marc Stokes | 27-24 |
| 05:31 | N. Alabama | Marc Stokes gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:21 | N. Alabama | Ralph Taylor clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 27-24 |
| 05:20 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:56 | Lincoln | William Penix hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 04:30 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Marc Stokes out of a doubleteam | 29-26 |
| 04:09 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Taylor - foul #1 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (PG), Ronald Oransky (SG), John Hadley (SF), Robert Allred (PF) Joshua Madrid, William Penix, Herbert Jones, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Harold Rock (SG), Jean Armour (SF), Edward Plotkin (PF), Dennis Hand (C) Robert Neville, Eric Larsen, Marc Stokes, Ralph Taylor | |
| 04:09 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:09 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:56 | N. Alabama | Larry Day double dribbles | 31-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), Arnold Quinn (C) John Hadley, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Anthony Banks (SF) Harold Rock | |
| 03:28 | Lincoln | George Kusinski can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Banks - foul #3 on Anthony Banks, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Ben Quick (PG), Harold Rock (SG) Larry Day, Anthony Banks | |
| 03:28 | Lincoln | George Kusinski makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:28 | Lincoln | George Kusinski misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:28 | N. Alabama | Jean Armour gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Troy Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Oransky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Kusinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Allred (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Ben Quick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Rock (fresh) SF - Jean Armour (fresh) PF - Edward Plotkin (fresh) C - Dennis Hand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick is hacked by Troy Atkinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Atkinson, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Hadley (SF) Troy Atkinson | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 03:25 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:25 | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 03:09 | Lincoln | Ben Quick steals the ball from Arnold Quinn | 32-26 |
| 03:05 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 03:03 | Lincoln | George Kusinski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:47 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky is hacked by Jean Armour - foul #2 on Jean Armour, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Herbert Jones (SF) John Hadley | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 02:47 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:47 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:18 | N. Alabama | Edward Plotkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 02:17 | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 01:58 | Lincoln | Ben Quick steals it from Herbert Jones | 34-26 |
| 01:55 | N. Alabama | Ben Quick lays it in | 34-28 |
| 01:26 | Lincoln | Robert Allred can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 34-28 |
| 01:24 | N. Alabama | Harold Rock grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 01:19 | N. Alabama | Jean Armour travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid (PG), William Penix (SG), Brandon Dardar (C) George Kusinski, Ronald Oransky, Robert Allred | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Larry Day (PG), Robert Neville (SG), Eric Larsen (SF), Marc Stokes (PF), Ralph Taylor (C) Ben Quick, Harold Rock, Jean Armour, Edward Plotkin, Dennis Hand | |
| 00:54 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 36-28 |
| 00:50 | N. Alabama | Arnold Quinn blocks the short jumper by Larry Day | 36-28 |
| 00:49 | N. Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Stokes | 36-28 |
| 00:35 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Quinn | 36-28 |
| 00:34 | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 00:10 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (SF), Armando Rodriguez (PF) Herbert Jones, Arnold Quinn | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 00:03 | N. Alabama | Eric Larsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 00:02 | N. Alabama | Ralph Taylor tips it home | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-30 |