| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ratliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Egan (fresh) C - Roger Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Andrew Plant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fresh) SF - Richard Touchstone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Blain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elias Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 19:42 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:35 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Andrew Plant - foul #2 on Andrew Plant, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG), Trevor Hogg (SG) Carl Brown, Louis Shepherd | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 19:09 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan's pass is intercepted by Stuart Carrizales | 30-30 |
| 18:56 | Lincoln | Trevor Hogg is called for the reach on Stuart Carrizales - foul #1 on Trevor Hogg, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd (SF), Robert Swain (PF) David Ratliff, Manuel Egan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 18:35 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain lays it up and in | 30-32 |
| 18:16 | N. Kentucky | Robert Swain misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:15 | Lincoln | Elias Yates snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 17:54 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), David Ratliff (SF), Manuel Egan (PF) Kenneth Curry, Louis Shepherd, Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 17:40 | N. Kentucky | A charge is called on Carl Brown - foul #1 on Carl Brown, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd (SG) Trevor Hogg | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 17:24 | Lincoln | Elias Yates comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:03 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:02 | Lincoln | Elias Yates snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:40 | Lincoln | Elias Yates misses the floater from the left block | 30-32 |
| 16:39 | Lincoln | Elias Yates tips it home | 30-34 |
| 16:21 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Brown | 32-34 |
| 16:08 | Lincoln | Manuel Egan picks off the pass by Richard Touchstone | 32-34 |
| 15:52 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 15:51 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd tips it in | 34-34 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Shepherd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Egan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Andrew Plant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Touchstone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Blain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Elias Yates (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-34 |
| 15:34 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:28 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 15:13 | Lincoln | Elias Yates connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Andrew Plant | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Touchstone - foul #1 on Richard Touchstone, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (PG), Ruben Savage (SG), Robert Swain (SF), Ronnie High (C) Carl Brown, Louis Shepherd, David Ratliff, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG), William Nesbitt (SG), Charles Lerma (SF), Irving Johnson (PF), Chad Eckert (C) Andrew Plant, Stuart Carrizales, Richard Touchstone, Raymond Blain, Elias Yates | |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:54 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Charles Lerma | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Lincoln | Chad Eckert hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Dean | 37-39 |
| 14:13 | N. Kentucky | Robert Swain scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:54 | Lincoln | Charles Lerma makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Eckert | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ruben Savage | 43-41 |
| 13:09 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:08 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:53 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 12:51 | Lincoln | Chad Eckert pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:35 | Lincoln | William Nesbitt is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), David Ratliff (SF), Roger Davenport (C) Trevor Hogg, Robert Swain, Manuel Egan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Elias Yates (C) William Nesbitt, Chad Eckert | |
| 12:15 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown double dribbles | 43-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Plant (PG) Frank Dean | |
| 11:56 | Lincoln | Carl Brown steals it from Charles Lerma | 43-41 |
| 11:34 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Ratliff and he's hacked by Irving Johnson - foul #1 on Irving Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone (SF), Raymond Blain (PF) Charles Lerma, Irving Johnson | |
| 11:34 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie High (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Andrew Plant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fresh) SF - Richard Touchstone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Blain (fresh) 4 pts. C - Elias Yates (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Lincoln | Elias Yates is fouled on the floor by Carl Brown - foul #2 on Carl Brown, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG) Andrew Plant | |
| 10:43 | Lincoln | Elias Yates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-41 |
| 10:41 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:37 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Ratliff | 49-41 |
| 10:28 | Lincoln | Ruben Savage is called for the reach on Stuart Carrizales - foul #4 on Ruben Savage, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Trevor Hogg (SG) Kenneth Curry, Ruben Savage | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Plant (SG) Stuart Carrizales | |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Trevor Hogg - foul #2 on Trevor Hogg, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:13 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:13 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 09:51 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff banks in the layup on a great pass from Trevor Hogg | 51-42 |
| 09:34 | Lincoln | Ronnie High steals it from Frank Dean | 51-42 |
| 09:13 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 09:00 | Lincoln | Frank Dean comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 08:59 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 08:39 | Lincoln | David Ratliff steps in front of the Richard Touchstone pass | 53-42 |
| 08:34 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown lays it in set up by David Ratliff | 55-42 |
| 08:18 | Lincoln | Elias Yates is hacked by Roger Davenport - foul #3 on Roger Davenport, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG), Louis Shepherd (SG), Robert Swain (PF) Carl Brown, Trevor Hogg, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Charles Lerma (SF), Irving Johnson (PF), Chad Eckert (C) Frank Dean, Richard Touchstone, Raymond Blain, Elias Yates | |
| 08:07 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson drills a 3 from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 07:43 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff is denied on a layup by Irving Johnson | 55-45 |
| 07:42 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:38 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Curry - foul #1 on Kenneth Curry, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (SG), Roger Davenport (C) David Ratliff, Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 07:38 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:38 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:18 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ronnie High, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff (SF) Louis Shepherd | |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Nesbitt (PG) Andrew Plant | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Curry (fresh) SG - Ruben Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Ratliff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie High (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fresh) SF - Charles Lerma (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irving Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Eckert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Lincoln | Chad Eckert comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-47 |
| 07:02 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:51 | Lincoln | William Nesbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Louis Shepherd (SF) Kenneth Curry, David Ratliff | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 06:41 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd is whistled for a carry | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG) Carl Brown | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Elias Yates (C) Chad Eckert | |
| 06:27 | Lincoln | William Nesbitt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:11 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 06:10 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:55 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport misses short on a runner from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 05:53 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:42 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Nesbitt | 55-53 |
| 05:28 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Curry | 57-53 |
| 05:28 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), David Ratliff (SF), Robert Swain (PF) Kenneth Curry, Louis Shepherd, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG), Richard Touchstone (SF), Raymond Blain (PF) William Nesbitt, Charles Lerma, Irving Johnson | |
| 05:09 | Lincoln | Elias Yates buries a jumper from close range set up by Frank Dean | 57-55 |
| 04:55 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Ratliff | 59-55 |
| 04:41 | Lincoln | Robert Swain steps in front of the Stuart Carrizales pass | 59-55 |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Elias Yates - foul #1 on Elias Yates, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (PG), Roger Davenport (C) Carl Brown, Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:02 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 04:01 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:42 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 03:40 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Davenport | 61-55 |
| 03:30 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 03:28 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Dean | 63-58 |
| 03:07 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 03:05 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Trevor Hogg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ruben Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Ratliff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie High (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Davenport (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Frank Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Touchstone (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Blain (fresh) 4 pts. C - Elias Yates (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport is called for traveling | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Louis Shepherd (SF) Trevor Hogg, David Ratliff | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Plant (PG), William Nesbitt (SG), Charles Lerma (SF), Irving Johnson (PF) Frank Dean, Stuart Carrizales, Richard Touchstone, Raymond Blain | |
| 02:31 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG), Raymond Blain (PF) William Nesbitt, Irving Johnson | |
| 02:13 | Lincoln | Charles Lerma can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Carl Brown | 63-58 |
| 02:05 | N. Kentucky | Charles Lerma swats the layup by Roger Davenport | 63-58 |
| 02:03 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 01:59 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff (SF) Louis Shepherd | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Richard Touchstone (SF) Andrew Plant, Charles Lerma | |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Dean | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | Stuart Carrizales is called for the reach on Roger Davenport - foul #1 on Stuart Carrizales, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Ratliff | 66-60 |
| 00:56 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone drills a jumper from the baseline | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | N. Kentucky | Richard Touchstone swats the short shot by Ronnie High | 66-62 |
| 00:27 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Frank Dean | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Ruben Savage is called for the reach on Elias Yates - foul #5 on Ruben Savage, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd (SG) Ruben Savage | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Elias Yates misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:21 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High is fouled in the backcourt by Stuart Carrizales - foul #2 on Stuart Carrizales, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Swain (SF), Manuel Egan (PF) David Ratliff, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Frank Dean is called for the reach on Carl Brown - foul #4 on Frank Dean, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-62 |
| 00:09 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown is hacked by Stuart Carrizales in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stuart Carrizales, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (SG), David Ratliff (PF) Louis Shepherd, Manuel Egan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 00:08 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:08 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Frank Dean misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Ratliff | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff runs out the clock | 70-62 |