| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Edward Bucci (fresh) SG - Steve Huhn (fresh) SF - Elias Cooper (fresh) PF - John Fleck (fresh) C - Dikembe Aziz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - George Hays (fresh) SG - James Liles (fresh) SF - Bruce Pool (fresh) PF - Dale Greer (fresh) C - Claude Davies (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Claude Davies wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Lincoln | John Fleck steals it from Dale Greer | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dale Greer swats the short shot by Dikembe Aziz | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George Hays is called for the reach on Edward Bucci - foul #1 on George Hays, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Claude Davies steals it from Edward Bucci | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Lincoln | James Liles's layup is rejected by John Fleck | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Elias Cooper | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Lincoln | Claude Davies lays it in set up by James Liles and he's hacked by John Fleck - foul #1 on John Fleck, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Lincoln | Claude Davies misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck misses the runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Lincoln | Dale Greer pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Lincoln | Claude Davies scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Pool | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by John Fleck | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Lincoln | James Liles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Davies | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Lincoln | Claude Davies is hacked by Dikembe Aziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bruce Alley (PG), Gary Heath (SF), Joseph Boyd (PF), Lester Underwood (C) George Hays, Bruce Pool, Dale Greer, Claude Davies | |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | James Liles misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Aziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis (C) Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | James Liles makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | James Liles misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Edward Bucci (fresh) SG - Steve Huhn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elias Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Fleck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sammy Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Bruce Alley (fresh) SG - James Liles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Heath (fresh) PF - Joseph Boyd (fresh) C - Lester Underwood (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bernard Cann (PF) James Liles | |
| 15:36 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley makes the jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Boyd | 5-7 |
| 15:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Lincoln | Gary Heath tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:46 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 14:44 | Lincoln | Gary Heath grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:30 | Lincoln | Gary Heath can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steve Huhn - foul #1 on Steve Huhn, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell (SG), Adam Hill (SF), Clifford Ellis (C) Steve Huhn, Elias Cooper, John Fleck | |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Hays (PG), Bruce Pool (SF), Dale Greer (PF), Claude Davies (C) Bruce Alley, Joseph Boyd, Bernard Cann, Lester Underwood | |
| 14:30 | Lincoln | Gary Heath makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:30 | Lincoln | Gary Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Clifford Ellis hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | Lincoln | George Hays is fouled on the floor by Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Snow (SG) Edward Bucci | |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Liles (SG) Gary Heath | |
| 13:36 | Lincoln | Dale Greer hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from George Hays | 7-13 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:15 | Lincoln | James Liles snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:58 | Lincoln | George Hays misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Clifford Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis's floater is tipped away by Claude Davies | 7-13 |
| 12:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell scores on a shot from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:03 | Lincoln | Bruce Pool hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 12:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Adam Hill | 9-13 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Snow (fresh) SF - Adam Hill (fresh) PF - Sammy Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Clifford Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - George Hays (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Liles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Pool (fresh) PF - Dale Greer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Davies (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell clanks a floater from the right block | 9-13 |
| 11:47 | Lincoln | Claude Davies gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | James Liles buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hays | 9-16 |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Claude Davies is called for the reach on Michael Snow - foul #1 on Claude Davies, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci (PG), Steve Huhn (SG), Elias Cooper (SF), John Fleck (PF) Robert Bell, Michael Snow, Adam Hill, Sammy Lewis | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bruce Alley (PG), Gary Heath (SF), Joseph Boyd (PF), Lester Underwood (C) George Hays, Bruce Pool, Dale Greer, Claude Davies | |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 11:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper grabs the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Clifford Ellis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Huhn | 12-16 |
| 10:59 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gary Heath picks off the pass by Clifford Ellis | 12-16 |
| 10:43 | Lincoln | Gary Heath can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Lincoln | Gary Heath tips it home | 12-18 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck is hacked by James Liles - foul #1 on James Liles, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell (C) Clifford Ellis | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bernard Cann (PF) James Liles | |
| 10:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Alley - foul #1 on Bruce Alley, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:58 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Alley and he's fouled by John Fleck - foul #2 on John Fleck, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Villarreal (PF) John Fleck | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bruce Pool (SF) Bernard Cann | |
| 09:58 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Heath - foul #1 on Gary Heath, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dale Greer (PF) Joseph Boyd | |
| 09:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Lester Underwood - foul #1 on Lester Underwood, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis (PF) William Villarreal | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Claude Davies (C) Lester Underwood | |
| 09:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:23 | Lincoln | Dale Greer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 09:15 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:59 | Lincoln | Claude Davies loses the dribble to Steve Huhn | 14-21 |
| 08:54 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Huhn | 16-21 |
| 08:27 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 08:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 08:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:51 | Lincoln | Bruce Pool misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis grabs the board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Edward Bucci (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Huhn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elias Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Sammy Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Bruce Alley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bruce Pool (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Greer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Davies (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Lincoln | Claude Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:18 | Lincoln | Claude Davies comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Bucci | 22-21 |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Bruce Pool can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Bell - foul #2 on Robert Bell, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Brown (PG), Michael Snow (SG), Adam Hill (SF), William Villarreal (PF), Clifford Ellis (C) Edward Bucci, Steve Huhn, Elias Cooper, Sammy Lewis, Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Hays (PG), James Liles (SG), Joseph Boyd (PF), Lester Underwood (C) Bruce Alley, Gary Heath, Dale Greer, Claude Davies | |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Bruce Pool makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Bruce Pool misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Clifford Ellis pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill grabs the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Adam Hill, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bernard Cann (PF) Bruce Pool | |
| 06:05 | Lincoln | Bernard Cann loses the dribble to William Villarreal | 22-22 |
| 05:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Brown | 24-22 |
| 05:28 | Lincoln | James Liles's pass is intercepted by Michael Snow | 24-22 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bernard Cann steals the ball from Adam Hill | 24-22 |
| 04:49 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci (PG), Elias Cooper (SF), Sammy Lewis (PF) David Brown, Adam Hill, William Villarreal | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gary Heath (SF) Lester Underwood | |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gary Heath steps in front of the Elias Cooper pass | 24-22 |
| 04:30 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd hits a runner from close range set up by Bernard Cann and the foul's on Edward Bucci - foul #1 on Edward Bucci, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steve Huhn (SG) Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Flack (PG) George Hays | |
| 04:30 | Lincoln | Joseph Boyd makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Bucci | 26-25 |
| 03:52 | Lincoln | The short jumper by Gary Heath is denied by Sammy Lewis | 26-25 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Edward Bucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Huhn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elias Cooper (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Sammy Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Stuart Flack (fresh) SG - James Liles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bernard Cann (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-25 |
| 03:23 | Lincoln | James Liles snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 03:17 | Lincoln | Stuart Flack comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 26-25 |
| 03:00 | Lincoln | Bernard Cann snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:53 | Lincoln | James Liles misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 26-25 |
| 02:51 | Lincoln | Stuart Flack grabs the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:34 | Lincoln | James Liles banks in the layup and he's fouled by Sammy Lewis - foul #1 on Sammy Lewis, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Bell (SG), Adam Hill (SF), John Fleck (PF), Dikembe Aziz (C) Steve Huhn, Elias Cooper, Sammy Lewis, Clifford Ellis | |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Hays (PG), Bruce Pool (SF), Dale Greer (PF), Claude Davies (C) Stuart Flack, Joseph Boyd, Gary Heath, Bernard Cann | |
| 02:34 | Lincoln | James Liles misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dikembe Aziz grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edward Bucci and he's fouled by Claude Davies - foul #2 on Claude Davies, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bruce Alley (SG) James Liles | |
| 02:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Fleck misses the free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Claude Davies gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:55 | Lincoln | Claude Davies knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Alley | 28-29 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill drills a jumper from close range set up by Robert Bell | 30-29 |
| 01:23 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Aziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Aziz, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Snow (PG), Steve Huhn (SG) Edward Bucci, Dikembe Aziz | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gary Heath (SG) George Hays | |
| 01:23 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:23 | Lincoln | Bruce Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill is hacked by Claude Davies - foul #3 on Claude Davies, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis (C) Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lester Underwood (C) Claude Davies | |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Adam Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | Gary Heath connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Alley and he's fouled by Adam Hill - foul #2 on Adam Hill, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper (SF) Adam Hill | |
| Subs | Lincoln | George Hays (PG) Bruce Alley | |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | Gary Heath misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis is hacked by Dale Greer - foul #1 on Dale Greer, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bucci (PG) Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:35 | Lincoln | Lester Underwood snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 00:31 | Lincoln | Gary Heath scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Pool | 32-34 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper is fouled on the floor by Gary Heath - foul #2 on Gary Heath, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | James Liles (SG), Joseph Boyd (PF) Bruce Pool, Dale Greer | |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Elias Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Gary Heath's pass is intercepted by Sammy Lewis | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Sammy Lewis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-34 |