| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Troy Atkinson (fresh) SG - William Penix (fresh) SF - Herbert Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Allred (fresh) C - Brandon Dardar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Kenneth Haas (fresh) SG - Terry Carter (fresh) SF - Robert Hurtado (fresh) PF - Elmer Thomas (fresh) C - Keith King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valdosta St. | Keith King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter banks in the layup set up by Robert Hurtado | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Lincoln | Robert Allred is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hurtado | 2-4 |
| 18:59 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Haas - foul #1 on Kenneth Haas, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Lincoln | Robert Allred comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Elmer Thomas - foul #1 on Elmer Thomas, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Lincoln | Robert Allred misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Lincoln | Robert Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Valdosta St. | Keith King is hacked by William Penix - foul #1 on William Penix, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter loses the dribble to Troy Atkinson | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Lincoln | Keith King is called for the reach on Herbert Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith King, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Brandon Dardar | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Lincoln | William Penix hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Atkinson | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Arnold Quinn (PF) Robert Allred | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan (PG), Rodney Varner (SG), Anthony Rocker (SF), Kenneth Lee (PF), Robert Metcalf (C) Kenneth Haas, Terry Carter, Robert Hurtado, Elmer Thomas, Keith King | |
| 16:34 | Valdosta St. | Herbert Jones steals it from Bryan Carrigan | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Lincoln | William Penix hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Jones | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (PG), Ronald Oransky (SG), Joshua Madrid (SF), Armando Rodriguez (C) Troy Atkinson, William Penix, Herbert Jones, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | Robert Metcalf blocks the short jumper by Ronald Oransky | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | Lincoln | George Kusinski tips it in | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - George Kusinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Oransky (fresh) SF - Joshua Madrid (fresh) PF - Arnold Quinn (fresh) C - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Bryan Carrigan (fresh) SG - Rodney Varner (fresh) SF - Anthony Rocker (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lee (fresh) C - Robert Metcalf (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | Valdosta St. | Robert Metcalf grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:41 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rodney Varner | 9-7 |
| 15:37 | Lincoln | George Kusinski travels in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter (SG), Robert Hurtado (SF) Rodney Varner, Anthony Rocker | |
| 15:30 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan misses the shot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 15:29 | Valdosta St. | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Carrigan | 9-7 |
| 15:10 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Carrigan and he's fouled by Ronald Oransky - foul #1 on Ronald Oransky, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Penix (SG) George Kusinski | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas (PG), Cory Woods (PF) Bryan Carrigan, Kenneth Lee | |
| 15:10 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:48 | Lincoln | William Penix clanks a jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Valdosta St. | Cory Woods gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Ronald Oransky - foul #2 on Ronald Oransky, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), Herbert Jones (SF), Robert Allred (PF), Brandon Dardar (C) Ronald Oransky, Joshua Madrid, Arnold Quinn, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas (PF) Robert Metcalf | |
| 14:43 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:43 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:23 | Lincoln | Robert Allred misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Valdosta St. | Robert Hurtado pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan (PG), Rodney Varner (SG), Anthony Rocker (SF), Keith King (C) Kenneth Haas, Terry Carter, Robert Hurtado, Elmer Thomas | |
| 13:50 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brandon Dardar, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid (SG), Armando Rodriguez (PF) William Penix, Robert Allred | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas (PF) Cory Woods | |
| 13:40 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 13:39 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:15 | Lincoln | The pull-up jumper by Troy Atkinson is blocked by Anthony Rocker | 9-12 |
| 13:14 | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:36 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Troy Atkinson | 11-12 |
| 12:29 | Valdosta St. | Herbert Jones steps in front of the Elmer Thomas pass | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Valdosta St. | Anthony Rocker grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:05 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:03 | Valdosta St. | Anthony Rocker grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | Valdosta St. | Herbert Jones is called for the reach on Bryan Carrigan - foul #1 on Herbert Jones, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (PG), William Penix (SG), John Hadley (SF), Robert Allred (PF), Arnold Quinn (C) Troy Atkinson, Joshua Madrid, Herbert Jones, Armando Rodriguez, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas (PG), Terry Carter (SG), Robert Hurtado (SF), Kenneth Lee (PF), Robert Metcalf (C) Bryan Carrigan, Rodney Varner, Anthony Rocker, Elmer Thomas, Keith King | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - George Kusinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Penix (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hadley (fresh) PF - Robert Allred (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arnold Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Kenneth Haas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hurtado (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lee (fresh) C - Robert Metcalf (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Kusinski - foul #1 on George Kusinski, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| 11:42 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:42 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:17 | Lincoln | Robert Allred hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Kusinski | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Valdosta St. | Robert Hurtado can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 11:08 | Lincoln | John Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Lincoln | William Penix clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Lee - foul #1 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Cory Woods (PF) Kenneth Lee | |
| 10:48 | Lincoln | William Penix misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Lincoln | William Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | Valdosta St. | Arnold Quinn is called for the reach on Terry Carter - foul #1 on Arnold Quinn, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:35 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:17 | Lincoln | Robert Allred lays it up and in | 16-16 |
| 10:01 | Valdosta St. | The jump hook by Kenneth Haas is blocked by Arnold Quinn | 16-16 |
| 10:00 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to John Hadley | 16-16 |
| 09:31 | Lincoln | William Penix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), Joshua Madrid (SG), Herbert Jones (SF), Brandon Dardar (C) George Kusinski, William Penix, John Hadley, Arnold Quinn | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | William Mueller (PG), Rodney Varner (SG), Anthony Rocker (SF), Kenneth Lee (PF), Keith King (C) Kenneth Haas, Terry Carter, Robert Hurtado, Cory Woods, Robert Metcalf | |
| 09:13 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Lee scores on a jump hook from the right block | 16-18 |
| 08:51 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joshua Madrid | 19-18 |
| 08:34 | Valdosta St. | William Mueller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Herbert Jones - foul #2 on Herbert Jones, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Penix (SG), Armando Rodriguez (PF) Herbert Jones, Robert Allred | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas (PF) Kenneth Lee | |
| 08:34 | Valdosta St. | William Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:34 | Valdosta St. | William Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | Lincoln | Rodney Varner steals the ball from William Penix in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 08:22 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 08:04 | Lincoln | William Penix knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Troy Atkinson | 21-23 |
| 07:41 | Valdosta St. | William Mueller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:40 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner tips it back up and in | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Troy Atkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Penix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Madrid (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) C - Brandon Dardar (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - William Mueller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Varner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Rocker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elmer Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith King (tiring) | |
| 07:17 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-25 |
| 07:05 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner is fouled on the floor by Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (PG), John Hadley (SF), Arnold Quinn (PF) Troy Atkinson, Joshua Madrid, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas (PG), Robert Hurtado (SF), Kenneth Lee (PF), Robert Metcalf (C) William Mueller, Anthony Rocker, Elmer Thomas, Keith King | |
| 07:05 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:05 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:36 | Lincoln | William Penix's floater is knocked away by Robert Metcalf | 24-27 |
| 06:35 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 06:19 | Valdosta St. | Arnold Quinn denies the turnaround by Kenneth Haas | 26-27 |
| 06:18 | Lincoln | John Hadley snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 06:12 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Kusinski | 28-27 |
| 05:53 | Valdosta St. | Arnold Quinn is called for the reach on Rodney Varner - foul #2 on Arnold Quinn, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), Ronald Oransky (SG), Herbert Jones (SF), Armando Rodriguez (C) George Kusinski, William Penix, John Hadley, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Cory Woods (PF) Kenneth Lee | |
| 05:53 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:53 | Valdosta St. | Rodney Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter (SG) Rodney Varner | |
| 05:38 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas blows the layup | 28-29 |
| 05:36 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 05:33 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky's pass is intercepted by Terry Carter in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 05:32 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas hits the finger roll set up by Terry Carter | 28-31 |
| 05:29 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joshua Madrid (SG), Robert Allred (PF) Troy Atkinson, Arnold Quinn | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan (PG), Elmer Thomas (PF) Kenneth Haas, Robert Metcalf | |
| 05:13 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan connects on the 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 04:50 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hurtado - foul #1 on Robert Hurtado, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar (C) Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Anthony Rocker (SF) Robert Hurtado | |
| 04:50 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:50 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:42 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Elmer Thomas | 30-37 |
| 04:16 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar buries a shot near the basket set up by Herbert Jones | 32-37 |
| 04:07 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan drills a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Allred - foul #1 on Robert Allred, team foul #11 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), John Hadley (SF), Arnold Quinn (PF) Joshua Madrid, Herbert Jones, Robert Allred | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | William Mueller (SG), Kenneth Lee (PF), Robert Metcalf (C) Terry Carter, Elmer Thomas, Cory Woods | |
| 04:07 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 03:45 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lee picks off the pass by Troy Atkinson | 32-40 |
| 03:38 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 03:37 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Brandon Dardar | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Troy Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Oransky (fairly fresh) SF - John Hadley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arnold Quinn (fresh) 2 blk. C - Brandon Dardar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Bryan Carrigan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Rocker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson is hacked by Bryan Carrigan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Carrigan, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (SG), Armando Rodriguez (C) Ronald Oransky, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas (PG), Robert Hurtado (SF) Bryan Carrigan, Anthony Rocker | |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Robert Hurtado steps in front of the John Hadley pass | 32-40 |
| 02:56 | Valdosta St. | Robert Hurtado is fouled on the floor by John Hadley - foul #1 on John Hadley, team foul #12 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Penix (SG), Herbert Jones (SF), Brandon Dardar (C) George Kusinski, John Hadley, Arnold Quinn | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF) William Mueller, Kenneth Lee | |
| 02:56 | Valdosta St. | Robert Hurtado misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:56 | Valdosta St. | Robert Hurtado misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:56 | Lincoln | Herbert Jones grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 02:38 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Hurtado - foul #2 on Robert Hurtado, team foul #7 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Kusinski (PG), Robert Allred (PF) Troy Atkinson, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Keith King (C) Robert Metcalf | |
| 02:38 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:38 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:38 | Valdosta St. | Elmer Thomas snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 02:27 | Valdosta St. | Terry Carter misses the dunk | 32-40 |
| 02:26 | Lincoln | George Kusinski grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 02:07 | Lincoln | Robert Allred can't throw it down but he's fouled by Elmer Thomas - foul #2 on Elmer Thomas, team foul #8 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky (PG) George Kusinski | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan (PG), Anthony Rocker (SF), Cory Woods (PF) Kenneth Haas, Robert Hurtado, Elmer Thomas | |
| 02:07 | Lincoln | Robert Allred misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:07 | Lincoln | Robert Allred misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:07 | Valdosta St. | Anthony Rocker pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 01:49 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 01:47 | Valdosta St. | Cory Woods tips it home | 32-42 |
| 01:26 | Lincoln | Ronald Oransky knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 34-42 |
| 01:11 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 01:09 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Brandon Dardar | 34-42 |
| 00:51 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar clanks a jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 00:49 | Lincoln | William Penix grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Brandon Dardar is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 34-42 |
| 00:24 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:22 | Valdosta St. | Bryan Carrigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson (PG), Joshua Madrid (SG), John Hadley (SF), Arnold Quinn (PF), Armando Rodriguez (C) Ronald Oransky, William Penix, Herbert Jones, Robert Allred, Brandon Dardar | |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas (PG), Rodney Varner (SG), Robert Hurtado (SF), Kenneth Lee (PF), Robert Metcalf (C) Bryan Carrigan, Terry Carter, Anthony Rocker, Cory Woods, Keith King | |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Troy Atkinson buries a floater from the right side | 36-42 |
| 00:00 | Valdosta St. | Kenneth Haas misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-42 |