| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffrey Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Simmers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rosado (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Bryan (fresh) 10 pts. C - Eric Cuff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Hennig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Farrington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clement McGoldrick (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick loses the dribble to Clyde Bryan | 39-30 |
| 19:45 | USC Upstate | Clement McGoldrick steals it from Charles Rosado | 39-30 |
| 19:25 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Simmers - foul #1 on Oscar Simmers, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:25 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:25 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:15 | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Rickey Reynolds - foul #1 on Rickey Reynolds, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:15 | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:15 | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:15 | Lincoln | Kenneth Clark grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 19:03 | Lincoln | Charles Rosado is called for the reach on Kenneth Clark - foul #2 on Charles Rosado, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| 18:55 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 18:50 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers is hacked by Michael Farrington - foul #2 on Michael Farrington, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 18:31 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 18:30 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clyde Bryan | 43-34 |
| 18:02 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig travels with the ball | 43-34 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | John Hansen (C) Eric Cuff | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Ralph Wesley (C) Kenneth Clark | |
| 17:48 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 17:46 | Lincoln | Ralph Wesley pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:32 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on John Hansen - foul #2 on John Hansen, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison (PG), Gerald Carson (SG), Corey Hickok (SF) Jeffrey Love, Oscar Simmers, Charles Rosado | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Foster (SG) Michael Farrington | |
| 17:32 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:32 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:17 | USC Upstate | Gerald Carson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Morrison | 45-35 |
| 17:02 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Hansen - foul #3 on John Hansen, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Alvin Connor (PF), Ronald Paschall (C) Clyde Bryan, John Hansen | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lyndon Hohlstein (SF), Clifford Lau (C) Rickey Reynolds, Clement McGoldrick | |
| 17:02 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:02 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:37 | USC Upstate | Gerald Carson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Hickok | 48-37 |
| 16:29 | Lincoln | Lyndon Hohlstein is fouled on the floor by Alvin Connor - foul #1 on Alvin Connor, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love (PG), Eric Cuff (C) Christopher Morrison, Ronald Paschall | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kenneth Clark (C) Richard Hennig | |
| 16:09 | Lincoln | Lyndon Hohlstein can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 16:07 | USC Upstate | Alvin Connor grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 15:45 | USC Upstate | Eric Cuff is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers (SG), Charles Rosado (SF), Clyde Bryan (PF) Gerald Carson, Corey Hickok, Alvin Connor | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Farrington (SG), Rickey Reynolds (SF) Lyndon Hohlstein, Ralph Wesley | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffrey Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Simmers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rosado (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Bryan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Cuff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Thomas Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Farrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Lau (fresh) C - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster blows the layup but he's fouled by Clyde Bryan - foul #2 on Clyde Bryan, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick (PF) Clifford Lau | |
| 15:33 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:33 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:13 | USC Upstate | Michael Farrington takes the ball from Oscar Simmers | 48-39 |
| 15:00 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 14:59 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:37 | USC Upstate | Michael Farrington steals the ball from Jeffrey Love | 48-39 |
| 14:20 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Love - foul #1 on Jeffrey Love, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison (PG), John Hansen (C) Jeffrey Love, Eric Cuff | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Ralph Wesley (C) Kenneth Clark | |
| 14:20 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:20 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:51 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:50 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:41 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Christopher Morrison | 48-40 |
| 13:37 | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison lays it up and in | 50-40 |
| 13:23 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds makes the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Foster | 50-43 |
| 13:04 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Morrison | 52-43 |
| 12:41 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-43 |
| 12:40 | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:31 | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 12:29 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:06 | Lincoln | Clement McGoldrick lays it up and in | 52-45 |
| 11:54 | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 11:53 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:40 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Farrington | 52-47 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Christopher Morrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Simmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Rosado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Bryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Thomas Foster (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Farrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rickey Reynolds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clement McGoldrick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Wesley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | USC Upstate | John Hansen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 11:15 | Lincoln | Ralph Wesley grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 11:01 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 10:59 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:42 | Lincoln | Ralph Wesley double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love (PG), Gerald Carson (SG), Corey Hickok (SF), Alvin Connor (PF), Eric Cuff (C) Christopher Morrison, Oscar Simmers, Charles Rosado, Clyde Bryan, John Hansen | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Hennig (PG), Reginald Loberg (SG), Lyndon Hohlstein (SF), Clifford Lau (PF), Kenneth Clark (C) Thomas Foster, Michael Farrington, Rickey Reynolds, Clement McGoldrick, Ralph Wesley | |
| 10:24 | USC Upstate | Reginald Loberg is called for the reach on Gerald Carson - foul #1 on Reginald Loberg, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| 10:14 | USC Upstate | Kenneth Clark swats the short shot by Eric Cuff | 52-47 |
| 10:13 | USC Upstate | Gerald Carson misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 10:11 | USC Upstate | Gerald Carson tips it home | 54-47 |
| 09:51 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lyndon Hohlstein | 54-49 |
| 09:28 | USC Upstate | Richard Hennig is called for the reach on Jeffrey Love - foul #3 on Richard Hennig, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 09:14 | USC Upstate | Eric Cuff scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Carson and the foul's on Kenneth Clark - foul #2 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | USC Upstate | Eric Cuff makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:57 | Lincoln | Reginald Loberg makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hennig | 57-51 |
| 08:41 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:40 | Lincoln | Clifford Lau snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 08:17 | Lincoln | Corey Hickok takes the ball from Lyndon Hohlstein | 57-51 |
| 07:52 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Clifford Lau - foul #2 on Clifford Lau, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison (SG), Bruno Wolcott (SF), Clyde Bryan (PF), Ronald Paschall (C) Gerald Carson, Corey Hickok, Alvin Connor, Eric Cuff | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Farrington (SG), Rickey Reynolds (SF), Clarence Lamar (PF) Reginald Loberg, Lyndon Hohlstein, Clifford Lau | |
| 07:52 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:52 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:26 | Lincoln | Clarence Lamar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 07:25 | Lincoln | Kenneth Clark grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffrey Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruno Wolcott (fresh) PF - Clyde Bryan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Paschall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Hennig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Farrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rickey Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Lamar (fresh) C - Kenneth Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 07:11 | Lincoln | Kenneth Clark hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 06:51 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 06:49 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Clarence Lamar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Love - foul #2 on Jeffrey Love, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers (SG), Corey Hickok (SF), John Hansen (PF), Alvin Connor (C) Jeffrey Love, Bruno Wolcott, Clyde Bryan, Ronald Paschall | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Green (PG), Lyndon Hohlstein (SG), Clement McGoldrick (PF), Ralph Wesley (C) Richard Hennig, Michael Farrington, Rickey Reynolds, Kenneth Clark | |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Clarence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Clarence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:29 | USC Upstate | Alvin Connor grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 06:17 | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 06:15 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 05:56 | Lincoln | Richard Green is fouled on the floor by Christopher Morrison - foul #2 on Christopher Morrison, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado (SF) Corey Hickok | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Foster (SG) Clarence Lamar | |
| 05:56 | Lincoln | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:56 | Lincoln | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:38 | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 05:36 | USC Upstate | John Hansen tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 05:17 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lyndon Hohlstein | 63-59 |
| 04:59 | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 04:57 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Ralph Wesley | 63-59 |
| 04:30 | Lincoln | Lyndon Hohlstein lays it in on a great pass from Clement McGoldrick | 63-61 |
| 04:12 | USC Upstate | John Hansen misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Wesley - foul #2 on Ralph Wesley, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love (PG), Clyde Bryan (PF), Eric Cuff (C) Christopher Morrison, Charles Rosado, Alvin Connor | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Hennig (PG), Michael Farrington (SG), Rickey Reynolds (SF), Clarence Lamar (PF), Clifford Lau (C) Richard Green, Thomas Foster, Lyndon Hohlstein, Clement McGoldrick, Ralph Wesley | |
| 04:12 | USC Upstate | John Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:12 | USC Upstate | John Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:59 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 03:58 | USC Upstate | Eric Cuff gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:29 | USC Upstate | Eric Cuff misses the easy layup | 65-61 |
| 03:27 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Jeffrey Love (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Simmers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Bryan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Cuff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Hennig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Farrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rickey Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clarence Lamar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clifford Lau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Lincoln | Clyde Bryan steps in front of the Rickey Reynolds pass | 65-61 |
| 02:32 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Clarence Lamar - foul #2 on Clarence Lamar, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Gerald Carson (SG), Charles Rosado (SF) Oscar Simmers, John Hansen | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Foster (SG), Clement McGoldrick (PF), Kenneth Clark (C) Michael Farrington, Clarence Lamar, Clifford Lau | |
| 02:32 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:32 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:15 | Lincoln | Thomas Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 02:14 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig misses the tip | 67-61 |
| 02:12 | USC Upstate | Charles Rosado grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 02:08 | USC Upstate | Gerald Carson travels with the ball | 67-61 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Christopher Morrison (PG), Alvin Connor (C) Jeffrey Love, Eric Cuff | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Charles Rosado - foul #3 on Charles Rosado, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love (PG), Oscar Simmers (SG), Eric Cuff (C) Christopher Morrison, Gerald Carson, Alvin Connor | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Farrington (SG) Thomas Foster | |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:38 | USC Upstate | Jeffrey Love makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Simmers | 70-63 |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Farrington | 70-65 |
| 01:03 | USC Upstate | Oscar Simmers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 01:02 | Lincoln | Rickey Reynolds grabs the board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Hennig | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Lincoln | Kenneth Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Lincoln | Richard Hennig grabs the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Lincoln | Michael Farrington knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Hennig | 70-70 |
| 00:05 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Clyde Bryan buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |