| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Fred Kissel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hoyt Milne (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Earnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Lewis Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Victor Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Stevens (fresh) SF - Charlie Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Kitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Otterbein | Charlie Price inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Otterbein | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Griffin - foul #1 on Paul Griffin, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:15 | Otterbein | Robert Smith hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charlie Price | 35-39 |
| 19:12 | Lincoln | Victor Mills is called for the reach on Fred Kissel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Mills, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Hassett (SF), James Potter (C) John Earnhardt, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Ray (PG), Jeffrey Carnes (SF), Forrest Saville (PF), Archie Rupp (C) Victor Mills, Charlie Price, Marvin Kitt, Robert Smith | |
| 19:04 | Lincoln | Archie Rupp blocks the short jumper by Edward Hassett | 35-39 |
| 19:02 | Lincoln | James Potter hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 18:58 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 18:57 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp tips it home | 37-41 |
| 18:40 | Lincoln | James Potter lays it in and he's fouled by Bradley Ray - foul #3 on Bradley Ray, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Little (SG), Paul Beets (SF), Lewis Salmon (C) Fred Kissel, Hoyt Milne, Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Jonathan Wilder (SF) Bradley Ray, Scott Stevens | |
| 18:40 | Lincoln | James Potter misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:40 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Forrest Saville | 39-41 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Paul Beets - foul #2 on Paul Beets, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino (SG), Lewis Jackson (C) Edward Hassett, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Scott Stevens (SG), Marvin Kitt (PF) Jeffrey Carnes, Forrest Saville | |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:21 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:21 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:18 | Lincoln | Thomas Little is hacked by Marvin Kitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Kitt, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| 18:06 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon makes the wide open shot in the paint and he's hacked by Marvin Kitt - foul #3 on Marvin Kitt, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Forrest Saville (PF), Robert Smith (C) Marvin Kitt, Archie Rupp | |
| 18:06 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | Otterbein | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:44 | Otterbein | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne (SG), John Earnhardt (SF), Paul Griffin (PF) Thomas Little, Paul Beets, Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Charlie Price (SF) Jonathan Wilder | |
| 17:39 | Lincoln | Maynard Dickerson picks off the pass by Justin Fiorentino in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 17:26 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens is fouled on the floor by Lewis Jackson - foul #2 on Lewis Jackson, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG) Justin Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 17:02 | Otterbein | Robert Smith misses long on an open jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Paul Griffin - foul #2 on Paul Griffin, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Potter (C) Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes (SG), Archie Rupp (PF) Scott Stevens, Forrest Saville | |
| 17:02 | Otterbein | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:02 | Otterbein | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:48 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-44 |
| 16:46 | Otterbein | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:42 | Otterbein | The short jumper by Archie Rupp is denied by James Potter | 41-44 |
| 16:40 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 16:24 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp scores on a jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 16:22 | Lincoln | Charlie Price takes the ball from Fred Kissel in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 16:07 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-46 |
| 16:06 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Paul Griffin | 41-46 |
| 16:04 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Carnes is called for the reach on Hoyt Milne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Carnes, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Little (PG), Justin Fiorentino (SG), Edward Hassett (SF), Paul Beets (PF), Lewis Salmon (C) Fred Kissel, Hoyt Milne, John Earnhardt, Paul Griffin, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jonathan Wilder (PG), Scott Stevens (SG), Forrest Saville (PF) Maynard Dickerson, Jeffrey Carnes, Archie Rupp | |
| 15:47 | Lincoln | Forrest Saville swats the short shot by Lewis Salmon | 41-46 |
| 15:46 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wilder | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Thomas Little (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Fiorentino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Hassett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Beets (fresh) C - Lewis Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Jonathan Wilder (fresh) SG - Scott Stevens (tiring) SF - Charlie Price (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Forrest Saville (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Otterbein | Charlie Price loses the dribble to Paul Beets | 41-46 |
| 15:27 | Lincoln | Edward Hassett misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:25 | Otterbein | Forrest Saville snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:21 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Stevens, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Paul Griffin (PF), Lewis Jackson (C) Thomas Little, Paul Beets, Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG), William Marshburn (SG), Marvin Kitt (PF), Archie Rupp (C) Jonathan Wilder, Scott Stevens, Forrest Saville, Robert Smith | |
| 15:16 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 15:15 | Lincoln | Lewis Jackson tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | Otterbein | Marvin Kitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne (SG), John Earnhardt (SF) Justin Fiorentino, Edward Hassett | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 14:55 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne's pass is intercepted by Archie Rupp in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 14:41 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 14:25 | Lincoln | Lewis Jackson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 43-48 |
| 14:24 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Griffin | 43-48 |
| 14:19 | Lincoln | Fred Kissel is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| 14:17 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Marvin Kitt | 43-48 |
| 14:12 | Otterbein | Victor Mills is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-48 |
| 14:10 | Lincoln | Lewis Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:50 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Archie Rupp - foul #1 on Archie Rupp, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Little (PG), Edward Hassett (SF), Lewis Salmon (PF), James Potter (C) Fred Kissel, John Earnhardt, Paul Griffin, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Ray (PG), Jeffrey Carnes (SF), Forrest Saville (C) Victor Mills, Charlie Price, Archie Rupp | |
| 13:50 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:50 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:36 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Beets (SF) Hoyt Milne | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 13:33 | Lincoln | Paul Beets travels in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino (SG) James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 13:20 | Otterbein | Marvin Kitt comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 45-48 |
| 13:18 | Otterbein | Marvin Kitt grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:09 | Otterbein | Forrest Saville misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 13:07 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:59 | Otterbein | Forrest Saville hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 45-48 |
| 12:58 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Paul Beets | 45-48 |
| 12:41 | Lincoln | Thomas Little buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Justin Fiorentino | 48-48 |
| 12:14 | Otterbein | Forrest Saville is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:49 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:48 | Otterbein | Marvin Kitt grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Thomas Little (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Fiorentino (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Edward Hassett (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Paul Beets (tiring) 2 stl. C - Lewis Salmon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Bradley Ray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Marshburn (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Carnes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Kitt (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Forrest Saville (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Otterbein | William Marshburn can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 48-50 |
| 11:41 | Lincoln | Thomas Little grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:33 | Lincoln | Thomas Little knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Beets and he's fouled by Marvin Kitt - foul #4 on Marvin Kitt, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), John Earnhardt (SF), Paul Griffin (PF), James Potter (C) Justin Fiorentino, Edward Hassett, Paul Beets, Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG), Jonathan Wilder (SF), Scott Stevens (PF), Robert Smith (C) Bradley Ray, Jeffrey Carnes, Marvin Kitt, Forrest Saville | |
| 11:33 | Lincoln | Thomas Little makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:16 | Otterbein | Victor Mills is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Stevens | 51-52 |
| 10:58 | Lincoln | Fred Kissel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:56 | Otterbein | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:50 | Otterbein | Robert Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 10:49 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 10:31 | Lincoln | Fred Kissel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 10:29 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:24 | Otterbein | Victor Mills misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the lane | 51-52 |
| 10:23 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Thomas Little hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on William Marshburn - foul #4 on William Marshburn, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne (SG), Lewis Jackson (C) Fred Kissel, Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Bradley Ray (SG), Charlie Price (SF), Archie Rupp (C) Victor Mills, William Marshburn, Jonathan Wilder, Robert Smith | |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Thomas Little misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Thomas Little misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Otterbein | Bradley Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:07 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 10:05 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:52 | Lincoln | Thomas Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 09:50 | Otterbein | The rebound goes to Archie Rupp | 51-52 |
| 09:37 | Otterbein | Bradley Ray is hacked by John Earnhardt - foul #2 on John Earnhardt, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Paul Griffin (PF) Thomas Little, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG) Maynard Dickerson | |
| 09:30 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lewis Jackson - foul #3 on Lewis Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 09:30 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:30 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:17 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne throws it down | 53-53 |
| 09:12 | Otterbein | Charlie Price is fouled on the floor by Hoyt Milne - foul #1 on Hoyt Milne, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Hassett (SF) John Earnhardt | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 09:12 | Otterbein | Charlie Price makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:12 | Otterbein | Charlie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:04 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:03 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 09:01 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes (SF) Charlie Price | |
| 08:54 | Lincoln | Scott Stevens swats the layup by Hoyt Milne | 55-55 |
| 08:53 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:26 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Hassett - foul #2 on Edward Hassett, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino (PG), John Earnhardt (SF), Lewis Salmon (PF), James Potter (C) Fred Kissel, Edward Hassett, Paul Griffin, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Robert Smith (C) Victor Mills, Bradley Ray | |
| 08:26 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:26 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:26 | Lincoln | James Potter snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 08:24 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino loses the dribble to Maynard Dickerson in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 08:13 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 08:12 | Lincoln | James Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:52 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt makes the wide open shot from the left side | 57-56 |
| 07:49 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Hassett (SF), Lewis Jackson (C) John Earnhardt, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG), William Marshburn (SG), Jonathan Wilder (SF), Marvin Kitt (PF) Maynard Dickerson, Scott Stevens, Jeffrey Carnes, Archie Rupp | |
| 07:31 | Lincoln | Edward Hassett hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin Fiorentino | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Justin Fiorentino (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hoyt Milne (tired) 12 pts. SF - Edward Hassett (tired) 11 pts. PF - Lewis Salmon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Jackson (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Victor Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Marshburn (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Wilder (fresh) PF - Marvin Kitt (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Otterbein | Lewis Salmon steals it from Victor Mills in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 07:29 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Paul Beets (SF), Paul Griffin (PF) Justin Fiorentino, Edward Hassett, Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 07:10 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 07:09 | Lincoln | Paul Beets grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:49 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne is fouled on the floor by Marvin Kitt - foul #5 on Marvin Kitt, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino (PG), John Earnhardt (SF), James Potter (C) Fred Kissel, Paul Beets, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Archie Rupp (PF), Forrest Saville (C) Victor Mills, Marvin Kitt, Robert Smith | |
| 06:49 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:49 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:47 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson is hacked by Hoyt Milne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hoyt Milne, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Hassett (SG) Hoyt Milne | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 06:47 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:47 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:42 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino is hacked by Maynard Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maynard Dickerson, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Charlie Price (SF) Jonathan Wilder | |
| 06:42 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:42 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:22 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maynard Dickerson | 63-60 |
| 06:05 | Lincoln | James Potter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Potter, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Paul Beets (SF), Lewis Salmon (PF) Edward Hassett, John Earnhardt, Paul Griffin | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Bradley Ray (PG), Scott Stevens (PF) Maynard Dickerson, Forrest Saville | |
| 06:02 | Otterbein | Fred Kissel picks off the pass by Charlie Price in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | James Potter hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 05:48 | Otterbein | Bradley Ray's pass is intercepted by Justin Fiorentino in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 05:33 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon scores on a fadeaway from close range | 67-60 |
| 05:33 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne (SG), Lewis Jackson (C) Justin Fiorentino, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jonathan Wilder (SF) Charlie Price | |
| 05:17 | Otterbein | William Marshburn clanks a floater from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 05:16 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:54 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne is hacked by William Marshburn - foul #5 on William Marshburn, team foul #12 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Little (PG), John Earnhardt (SF), Paul Griffin (PF) Fred Kissel, Paul Beets, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Forrest Saville (C) William Marshburn, Archie Rupp | |
| 04:54 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:54 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:33 | Otterbein | Jonathan Wilder travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Hassett (SG) Hoyt Milne | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes (SF), Robert Smith (C) Jonathan Wilder, Scott Stevens | |
| 04:27 | Lincoln | Maynard Dickerson is called for the reach on Thomas Little in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maynard Dickerson, team foul #13 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lewis Jackson (C) Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 04:27 | Lincoln | Thomas Little makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:27 | Lincoln | Thomas Little makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:15 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| 04:06 | Lincoln | Edward Hassett is called for traveling | 71-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino (PG), James Potter (C) Thomas Little, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG) Maynard Dickerson | |
| 04:04 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes is hacked by Edward Hassett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Hassett, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Archie Rupp (PF) Forrest Saville | |
| 04:04 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:04 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:04 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Paul Griffin | 71-63 |
| 04:02 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne (SG) John Earnhardt | |
| Subs | Otterbein | | |
| 03:45 | Otterbein | Edward Hassett takes the ball from Victor Mills | 71-63 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne can't finish the layup | 71-63 |
| 03:38 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Lincoln | James Potter makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Justin Fiorentino | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Justin Fiorentino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hoyt Milne (tired) 16 pts. SF - Edward Hassett (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Griffin (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Potter (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Victor Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Ray (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Carnes (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Archie Rupp (tiring) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Robert Smith (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Victor Mills | 73-66 |
| 02:56 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Thomas Little (SG), John Earnhardt (SF), Paul Beets (PF), Lewis Salmon (C) Justin Fiorentino, Hoyt Milne, Edward Hassett, Paul Griffin, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Jonathan Wilder (SF), Scott Stevens (PF), Forrest Saville (C) Victor Mills, Jeffrey Carnes, Archie Rupp, Robert Smith | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Lincoln | Thomas Little clanks a runner in the lane | 73-66 |
| 02:30 | Otterbein | Forrest Saville gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Otterbein | Bradley Ray connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Maynard Dickerson | 73-69 |
| 02:20 | Lincoln | Maynard Dickerson picks off the pass by Thomas Little in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| 02:06 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Jonathan Wilder | 73-71 |
| 02:04 | Lincoln | Maynard Dickerson is called for the reach on Thomas Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maynard Dickerson, team foul #14 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino (SG), Lewis Jackson (C) Fred Kissel, Paul Beets | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG), Jeffrey Carnes (SG), Charlie Price (SF), Archie Rupp (C) Maynard Dickerson, Bradley Ray, Jonathan Wilder, Forrest Saville | |
| 02:04 | Lincoln | Thomas Little makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:04 | Lincoln | Thomas Little makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:50 | Otterbein | Victor Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-71 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Hoyt Milne (SG), Paul Griffin (PF) Thomas Little, Justin Fiorentino, Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Forrest Saville (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Carnes, Archie Rupp | |
| 01:46 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-71 |
| 01:31 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Earnhardt, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| 01:15 | Otterbein | Forrest Saville hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Victor Mills | 75-73 |
| 01:15 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-73 |
| 01:12 | Lincoln | Fred Kissel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-73 |
| 00:55 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by John Earnhardt - foul #4 on John Earnhardt, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| 00:55 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:55 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens makes the free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:39 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne comes up short on the floater from close range | 75-76 |
| 00:37 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens grabs the board | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Hoyt Milne - foul #3 on Hoyt Milne, team foul #14 | 75-76 |
| 00:34 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:34 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:34 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne grabs the board | 75-77 |
| 00:16 | Lincoln | Lewis Jackson makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 77-77 |
| 00:16 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Otterbein | Victor Mills misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Lewis Jackson gets the rebound | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Fred Kissel (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hoyt Milne (tired) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Earnhardt (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Griffin (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Jackson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Victor Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Stevens (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charlie Price (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Forrest Saville (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Smith (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Otterbein | Robert Smith wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Victor Mills | 77-80 |
| 04:19 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Smith | 77-80 |
| 04:17 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens snags the defensive board | 77-80 |
| 04:12 | Otterbein | Victor Mills comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-80 |
| 04:10 | Otterbein | Charlie Price hits the follow up shot | 77-82 |
| 04:05 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Little (PG), Justin Fiorentino (SG), Edward Hassett (SF), Paul Beets (PF), Lewis Salmon (C) Fred Kissel, Hoyt Milne, John Earnhardt, Paul Griffin, Lewis Jackson | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Bradley Ray (SG), Jeffrey Carnes (SF), Archie Rupp (C) Victor Mills, Charlie Price, Forrest Saville, Robert Smith | |
| 03:56 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-82 |
| 03:54 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino snags the defensive board | 77-82 |
| 03:41 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon's pass is intercepted by Archie Rupp | 77-82 |
| 03:39 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Little - foul #2 on Thomas Little, team foul #15 | 77-82 |
| 03:39 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 03:39 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 03:39 | Lincoln | Edward Hassett snags the defensive board | 77-83 |
| 03:37 | Lincoln | Thomas Little is hacked by Scott Stevens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Stevens, team foul #15 | 77-83 |
| 03:37 | Lincoln | Thomas Little makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 03:37 | Lincoln | Thomas Little misses the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 03:37 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp grabs the defensive rebound | 78-83 |
| 03:35 | Otterbein | Justin Fiorentino picks off the pass by Bradley Ray in the backcourt | 78-83 |
| 03:25 | Lincoln | Paul Beets can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Carnes - foul #3 on Jeffrey Carnes, team foul #16 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Potter (C) Edward Hassett | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jonathan Wilder (SF) Maynard Dickerson | |
| 03:25 | Lincoln | Paul Beets misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 03:25 | Lincoln | Paul Beets makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 03:02 | Otterbein | Scott Stevens hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-86 |
| 02:55 | Lincoln | Thomas Little comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-86 |
| 02:53 | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes snags the defensive board | 79-86 |
| 02:53 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-86 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Edward Hassett (SF) Paul Beets | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson (PG), Forrest Saville (C) Jeffrey Carnes, Scott Stevens | |
| 02:38 | Otterbein | Maynard Dickerson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 79-86 |
| 02:37 | Lincoln | Justin Fiorentino pulls down the rebound | 79-86 |
| 02:10 | Lincoln | Lewis Salmon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 79-86 |
| 02:09 | Otterbein | Archie Rupp grabs the board | 79-86 |
| 02:09 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-86 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Kissel (PG), Hoyt Milne (SG), Paul Griffin (PF) Justin Fiorentino, Thomas Little, Lewis Salmon | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Jeffrey Carnes (SG), Robert Smith (C) Bradley Ray, Forrest Saville | |
| 02:07 | Otterbein | Jonathan Wilder's pass is intercepted by Paul Griffin in the backcourt | 79-86 |
| 01:56 | Lincoln | Edward Hassett connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Fred Kissel | 81-86 |
| 01:33 | Otterbein | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry | 81-86 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Earnhardt (SF), Lewis Jackson (C) Edward Hassett, James Potter | |
| Subs | Otterbein | Victor Mills (PG), Scott Stevens (SG), Charlie Price (SF), Forrest Saville (PF) Maynard Dickerson, Jeffrey Carnes, Jonathan Wilder, Archie Rupp | |
| 01:30 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Stevens - foul #3 on Scott Stevens, team foul #17 | 81-86 |
| 01:30 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 81-86 |
| 01:30 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 01:30 | Lincoln | John Earnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 01:30 | Otterbein | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 82-86 |
| 01:30 | Otterbein | Otterbein calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-86 |
| 01:13 | Otterbein | Victor Mills can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 82-86 |
| 01:12 | Otterbein | Victor Mills misses the tip | 82-86 |
| 01:10 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne snags the defensive board | 82-86 |
| 01:03 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Fred Kissel and the foul's on Forrest Saville - foul #2 on Forrest Saville, team foul #18 | 84-86 |
| 01:03 | Lincoln | Paul Griffin makes the free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:47 | Otterbein | Charlie Price misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Fred Kissel - foul #1 on Fred Kissel, team foul #16 | 85-86 |
| 00:47 | Otterbein | Charlie Price makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:47 | Otterbein | Charlie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Fred Kissel (tired) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hoyt Milne (tired) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Earnhardt (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Griffin (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Lewis Jackson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Otterbein | PG - Victor Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Stevens (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Price (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Forrest Saville (tired) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Smith (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-88 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Otterbein | Charlie Price connects on the shot from the left block | 88-90 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Otterbein | Otterbein is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Hoyt Milne can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 88-90 |