| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Elmer Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Farthing (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Cummins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Cape (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Micheal Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lewis (fresh) SF - James Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hoerner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky St. | James Patterson inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky St. | James Patterson drills a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 19:22 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Davis | 37-36 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky St. | David Hoerner is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Hoerner, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:03 | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Lewis - foul #1 on Martin Lewis, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 18:47 | Lincoln | James Patterson steals it from Raymond Farthing | 37-36 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Micheal Bruner, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Norman Galusha (SG) Raymond Farthing | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Arthur Sims (PG), Barry Hunter (SF), Ray Chaffins (PF) Micheal Bruner, James Patterson, Paul White | |
| 18:08 | Lincoln | Donald Davis can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 18:06 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha tips it in | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky St. | Martin Lewis misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 17:48 | Lincoln | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:44 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jeffrey Greene (SG), James Clausen (SF), Harry Steller (PF), Mike Byas (C) Elmer Harrison, Bruce Cummins, Donald Davis, Kevin Cape | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge (SG), Paul White (PF) Martin Lewis, David Hoerner | |
| 17:26 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky St. | Paul White tips it home | 39-38 |
| 17:04 | Lincoln | James Clausen is fouled on the floor by Ray Chaffins - foul #1 on Ray Chaffins, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing (SG) Jeffrey Greene | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner (PG), James Patterson (SF) Robert Hodge, Ray Chaffins | |
| 16:55 | Lincoln | James Clausen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Norman Galusha | 41-38 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky St. | James Patterson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Barry Hunter | 41-40 |
| 16:15 | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Sims | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Norman Galusha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Farthing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Clausen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Steller (fairly fresh) C - Mike Byas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Micheal Bruner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Sims (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Lincoln | Harry Steller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison (PG), Jeffrey Greene (SG), Bruce Cummins (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Kevin Cape (C) Norman Galusha, Raymond Farthing, James Clausen, Harry Steller, Mike Byas | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge (PG), Martin Lewis (SG), Robert Baker (SF), Ray Chaffins (PF), David Hoerner (C) Micheal Bruner, Arthur Sims, James Patterson, Paul White, Barry Hunter | |
| 15:18 | Lincoln | Kevin Cape's floater is tipped away by David Hoerner | 43-43 |
| 15:17 | Lincoln | Kevin Cape tips it home | 45-43 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky St. | Robert Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Elmer Harrison - foul #3 on Elmer Harrison, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky St. | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky St. | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:58 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Greene misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Baker - foul #4 on Robert Baker, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Paul White (PF) Robert Baker | |
| 14:58 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:58 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky St. | Jeffrey Greene takes the ball from Martin Lewis | 47-45 |
| 14:30 | Lincoln | Paul White is called for the reach on Bruce Cummins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | James Patterson (SF) Ray Chaffins | |
| 14:17 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Greene | 50-45 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 13:55 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Kevin Cape | 50-45 |
| 13:35 | Lincoln | Donald Davis lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Jeffrey Greene | 52-45 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky St. | James Patterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 13:05 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Kevin Cape | 52-45 |
| 12:43 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky St. | David Hoerner gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky St. | Kevin Cape is called for the reach on James Patterson - foul #1 on Kevin Cape, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Norman Galusha (PG), Raymond Farthing (SG), James Clausen (SF), Harry Steller (PF), Mike Byas (C) Elmer Harrison, Jeffrey Greene, Bruce Cummins, Donald Davis, Kevin Cape | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner (PG), Arthur Sims (SG), Barry Hunter (SF), Ray Chaffins (PF) Robert Hodge, Martin Lewis, James Patterson, Paul White | |
| 12:06 | Kentucky St. | Arthur Sims comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 12:04 | Lincoln | Mike Byas gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:41 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Norman Galusha (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Farthing (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Clausen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Steller (fresh) C - Mike Byas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Micheal Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Barry Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Chaffins (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Hoerner (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky St. | Arthur Sims misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky St. | David Hoerner hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 11:30 | Lincoln | Harry Steller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | James Patterson (PF) Ray Chaffins | |
| 10:53 | Lincoln | Mike Byas misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-47 |
| 10:52 | Lincoln | Mike Byas gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:41 | Lincoln | James Patterson steals the ball from Harry Steller | 54-47 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter's pass is intercepted by James Clausen | 54-47 |
| 10:19 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha is fouled in the backcourt by David Hoerner - foul #2 on David Hoerner, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison (PG), Bruce Cummins (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Kevin Cape (C) Raymond Farthing, James Clausen, Harry Steller, Mike Byas | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | George Pouncy (PG), Martin Lewis (SG), Paul White (PF) Micheal Bruner, Arthur Sims, Barry Hunter | |
| 10:19 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky St. | The rebound goes to David Hoerner | 54-47 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky St. | George Pouncy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Lewis | 54-49 |
| 10:01 | Lincoln | George Pouncy is called for the reach on Norman Galusha - foul #1 on George Pouncy, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge (PG) George Pouncy | |
| 10:01 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky St. | James Patterson grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky St. | Norman Galusha steals the ball from Robert Hodge in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 09:39 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky St. | Martin Lewis grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky St. | Martin Lewis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 09:07 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:04 | Lincoln | Martin Lewis is called for the reach on Norman Galusha in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Lewis, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Clausen (PF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | George Pouncy (PG), Gerald Snyder (SG), Ray Chaffins (SF), Arthur Sims (C) Robert Hodge, Martin Lewis, James Patterson, David Hoerner | |
| 09:04 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:04 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky St. | George Pouncy drills a shot from the right side set up by Gerald Snyder | 56-51 |
| 08:26 | Lincoln | James Clausen banks in the layup on a great pass from Norman Galusha | 58-51 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky St. | Paul White makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Snyder | 58-53 |
| 07:40 | Lincoln | Kevin Cape hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 07:38 | Lincoln | James Clausen pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Elmer Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Galusha (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Cummins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Clausen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Cape (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - George Pouncy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Snyder (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ray Chaffins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul White (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Sims (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Lincoln | Kevin Cape connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Harrison | 60-53 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky St. | Kevin Cape denies the turnaround by Paul White | 60-53 |
| 07:07 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison is fouled on the floor by George Pouncy - foul #2 on George Pouncy, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing (SG), Harry Steller (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Mike Byas (C) Norman Galusha, Bruce Cummins, James Clausen, Kevin Cape | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner (PG), Martin Lewis (SG), Robert Baker (SF), Barry Hunter (PF), James Patterson (C) George Pouncy, Gerald Snyder, Ray Chaffins, Paul White, Arthur Sims | |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:58 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky St. | Robert Baker makes the fadeaway from the right side | 61-55 |
| 06:28 | Lincoln | Harry Steller connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-55 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Hunter | 63-58 |
| 06:06 | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing loses the dribble to Micheal Bruner in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 05:49 | Lincoln | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 05:40 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Micheal Bruner - foul #3 on Micheal Bruner, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Arthur Sims (C) James Patterson | |
| 05:40 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:40 | Lincoln | Elmer Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky St. | Robert Baker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 05:16 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Donald Davis | 65-58 |
| 04:56 | Lincoln | Donald Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Barry Hunter - foul #2 on Barry Hunter, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jeffrey Greene (PG), Brett Nedd (SG), Bruce Cummins (SF), James Clausen (C) Elmer Harrison, Raymond Farthing, Harry Steller, Mike Byas | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge (SG), David Hoerner (C) Micheal Bruner, Martin Lewis | |
| 04:56 | Lincoln | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:56 | Lincoln | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter connects on the shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 04:23 | Lincoln | James Clausen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 03:52 | Lincoln | Brett Nedd grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:43 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Davis | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing (SG), Harry Steller (PF), Kevin Cape (C) Brett Nedd, Donald Davis, James Clausen | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Martin Lewis (SG), James Patterson (C) Arthur Sims, David Hoerner | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky St. | Barry Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:27 | Lincoln | Harry Steller pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jeffrey Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Farthing (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Cummins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Steller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Cape (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Robert Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Baker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Barry Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Lincoln | Jeffrey Greene misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 68-61 |
| 03:15 | Lincoln | Kevin Cape misses the tip | 68-61 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky St. | The rebound goes to Robert Hodge | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky St. | Robert Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:00 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Raymond Farthing | 68-61 |
| 03:00 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Clausen (PF) Harry Steller | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Micheal Bruner (PG), Ray Chaffins (PF), Arthur Sims (C) Robert Hodge, Barry Hunter, James Patterson | |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-61 |
| 02:39 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:25 | Lincoln | James Clausen is fouled on the floor by Ray Chaffins - foul #2 on Ray Chaffins, team foul #13 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Norman Galusha (PG) Jeffrey Greene | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Paul White (PF) Robert Baker | |
| 02:25 | Lincoln | James Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:25 | Lincoln | James Clausen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky St. | Ray Chaffins is hacked by Kevin Cape - foul #2 on Kevin Cape, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Donald Davis (PF) James Clausen | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky St. | Arthur Sims misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 01:56 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Bruce Cummins connects on the turnaround in the paint | 72-61 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky St. | Ray Chaffins banks in the layup | 72-63 |
| 00:50 | Lincoln | Donald Davis knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky St. | Arthur Sims misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 00:41 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Donald Davis | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing is fouled on the floor by Martin Lewis - foul #3 on Martin Lewis, team foul #14 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Clausen (SF), Harry Steller (PF), Mike Byas (C) Bruce Cummins, Donald Davis, Kevin Cape | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge (SG), James Patterson (SF), Barry Hunter (C) Micheal Bruner, Martin Lewis, Paul White | |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Raymond Farthing makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky St. | Robert Hodge drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Sims | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Norman Galusha runs out the clock | 76-65 |