| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Francis Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chretien (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David McKen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) SG - Kenneth Poole (fresh) SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Satterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewayne Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Thomas Chretien inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Poole - foul #3 on Kenneth Poole, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge (SG) Kenneth Poole | |
| 19:50 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:50 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:30 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| 19:06 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:46 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson makes the turnaround in the lane | 34-34 |
| 18:30 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Peter Pack | 36-34 |
| 18:14 | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 18:13 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Lincoln | David McKen pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Robinson | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield connects on the runner in the lane | 36-36 |
| 17:25 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson is hacked by William Satterfield - foul #1 on William Satterfield, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Seth Friedman (PG), Jeremy Buske (SG), Walter Field (SF), Richard Whitmire (PF), Jimmy Thompson (C) Francis Davidson, Robert Nicholas, Thomas Chretien, Peter Pack, David McKen | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Cunningham (SG), Ricky Hardy (SF), Royal Stith (PF), Tommy Boman (C) Jerry Smith, Steve Thomas, William Satterfield, Dewayne Robinson | |
| 17:17 | Lincoln | Jeremy Buske buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walter Field | 39-36 |
| 16:58 | St. Cloud St. | Jeremy Buske steals the ball from Ron Barge | 39-36 |
| 16:34 | Lincoln | Jimmy Thompson lays it in | 41-36 |
| 16:30 | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Royal Stith and the foul's on Seth Friedman - foul #1 on Seth Friedman, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 16:30 | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:19 | Lincoln | Jeremy Buske misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Boman - foul #3 on Tommy Boman, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Francis Davidson (PG) Seth Friedman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Smith (SG), William Satterfield (PF) Ron Barge, Tommy Boman | |
| 16:19 | Lincoln | Jeremy Buske makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Lincoln | Jeremy Buske makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:59 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Jimmy Thompson | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Francis Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Buske (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Field (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Whitmire (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Hardy (fresh) PF - William Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Royal Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Lincoln | Charles Cunningham steals it from Francis Davidson in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 15:41 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Walter Field - foul #3 on Walter Field, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas (SG), Thomas Chretien (SF), Peter Pack (PF) Jeremy Buske, Walter Field, Jimmy Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Smith (PG), Kenneth Poole (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Dewayne Robinson (C) Charles Cunningham, Calvin Smith, Ricky Hardy, Royal Stith | |
| 15:41 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:41 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:25 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Poole - foul #4 on Kenneth Poole, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Smith (SG), Tommy Boman (PF) Kenneth Poole, William Satterfield | |
| 15:09 | Lincoln | Peter Pack buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Francis Davidson and he's hacked by Tommy Boman - foul #4 on Tommy Boman, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David McKen (C) Richard Whitmire | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Cunningham (SG), Royal Stith (PF) Calvin Smith, Tommy Boman | |
| 15:09 | Lincoln | Peter Pack makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:53 | St. Cloud St. | Steve Thomas makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Cunningham | 46-43 |
| 14:41 | Lincoln | Peter Pack is denied on a layup by Dewayne Robinson | 46-43 |
| 14:39 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Royal Stith | 46-43 |
| 14:10 | St. Cloud St. | Steve Thomas's layup is rejected by David McKen | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to Royal Stith | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | St. Cloud St. | Steve Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 13:58 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Francis Davidson | 46-43 |
| 13:39 | Lincoln | Thomas Chretien misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:37 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:22 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Nicholas picks off the pass by Dewayne Robinson | 46-43 |
| 13:12 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson is fouled on the floor by Royal Stith - foul #2 on Royal Stith, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Seth Friedman (PG), Jeremy Buske (SG), Walter Field (SF), Richard Whitmire (PF), Jimmy Thompson (C) Francis Davidson, Robert Nicholas, Thomas Chretien, Peter Pack, David McKen | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge (PG), Calvin Smith (SG), Ricky Hardy (SF), William Satterfield (PF) Jerry Smith, Charles Cunningham, Steve Thomas, Royal Stith | |
| 12:51 | Lincoln | Walter Field loses the dribble to Ricky Hardy | 46-43 |
| 12:26 | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ron Barge | 46-45 |
| 12:10 | Lincoln | Jimmy Thompson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Walter Field and he's fouled by William Satterfield - foul #2 on William Satterfield, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| 12:10 | Lincoln | Jimmy Thompson makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:01 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield makes the floater in the paint set up by Ron Barge | 49-47 |
| 11:37 | Lincoln | Jimmy Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Buske and the foul's on Calvin Smith - foul #1 on Calvin Smith, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Peter Pack (PF) Richard Whitmire | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Cunningham (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Royal Stith (C) Calvin Smith, Ricky Hardy, Dewayne Robinson | |
| 11:37 | Lincoln | Jimmy Thompson misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:37 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Seth Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Buske (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Field (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Peter Pack (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Ron Barge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Satterfield (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Royal Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield hits a jump hook near the basket | 51-49 |
| 10:58 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 10:57 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:43 | St. Cloud St. | Royal Stith drills a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Cunningham | 51-51 |
| 10:20 | Lincoln | Walter Field knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Seth Friedman | 53-51 |
| 10:00 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Francis Davidson (PG), Robert Nicholas (SG), Thomas Chretien (SF), Richard Whitmire (PF), David McKen (C) Seth Friedman, Jeremy Buske, Walter Field, Peter Pack, Jimmy Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Smith (PG), Ricky Hardy (SF), Dewayne Robinson (C) Ron Barge, Steve Thomas, Royal Stith | |
| 09:46 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ricky Hardy - foul #3 on Ricky Hardy, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Smith (SG) Charles Cunningham | |
| 09:46 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:46 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:32 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 09:31 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:12 | Lincoln | Richard Whitmire is fouled on the floor by Ricky Hardy - foul #4 on Ricky Hardy, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Steve Thomas (SF) Ricky Hardy | |
| 09:12 | Lincoln | Richard Whitmire makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:12 | Lincoln | Richard Whitmire makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:03 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Chretien denies the turnaround by Steve Thomas | 57-51 |
| 09:02 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson tips it home | 57-53 |
| 08:50 | Lincoln | Richard Whitmire misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 08:48 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:41 | St. Cloud St. | David McKen steals the ball from William Satterfield | 57-53 |
| 08:20 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 08:19 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Steve Thomas | 57-53 |
| 08:01 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | Lincoln | Thomas Chretien grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Lincoln | Francis Davidson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Whitmire | 60-53 |
| 07:40 | St. Cloud St. | Steve Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:38 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield hits the follow up shot | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Francis Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Nicholas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chretien (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Whitmire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David McKen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Calvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Satterfield (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Dewayne Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Francis Davidson | 63-55 |
| 06:55 | St. Cloud St. | Dewayne Robinson is whistled for a carry | 63-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Seth Friedman (PG), Jeremy Buske (SG), Walter Field (SF), Peter Pack (PF), Jimmy Thompson (C) Francis Davidson, Robert Nicholas, Thomas Chretien, Richard Whitmire, David McKen | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge (PG), Kenneth Poole (SG), Ricky Hardy (SF), Royal Stith (PF), Tommy Boman (C) Jerry Smith, Calvin Smith, Steve Thomas, William Satterfield, Dewayne Robinson | |
| 06:39 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ron Barge - foul #1 on Ron Barge, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| 06:39 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:39 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:16 | St. Cloud St. | Royal Stith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Thompson - foul #1 on Jimmy Thompson, team foul #3 | 65-55 |
| 06:16 | St. Cloud St. | Royal Stith makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:16 | St. Cloud St. | Royal Stith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:56 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| 05:55 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Boman grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 05:45 | St. Cloud St. | Kenneth Poole hits a 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Peter Pack knocks in the jumper from close range | 67-60 |
| 04:56 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Pack steals it from Kenneth Poole | 67-60 |
| 04:31 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Kenneth Poole - foul #5 on Kenneth Poole, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas (SG), Thomas Chretien (SF), Gail Maxwell (PF), Richard Whitmire (C) Jeremy Buske, Walter Field, Peter Pack, Jimmy Thompson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Smith (PG), Steve Thomas (SF), William Satterfield (PF) Kenneth Poole, Ricky Hardy, Tommy Boman | |
| 04:31 | Lincoln | Seth Friedman makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:09 | St. Cloud St. | William Satterfield hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Ron Barge | 70-62 |
| 03:54 | Lincoln | Thomas Chretien misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 03:53 | Lincoln | Robert Nicholas misses the tip | 70-62 |
| 03:51 | Lincoln | Richard Whitmire snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Lincoln | Gail Maxwell is fouled on the floor by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Francis Davidson (PG), David McKen (C) Seth Friedman, Richard Whitmire | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Cunningham (SG), Dewayne Robinson (C) Ron Barge, Royal Stith | |
| 03:33 | Lincoln | Gail Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:33 | Lincoln | Gail Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Francis Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chretien (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gail Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David McKen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Satterfield (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. C - Dewayne Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Smith is called for 3 seconds | 72-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Peter Pack (PF) Gail Maxwell | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Smith (SG), Ricky Hardy (SF) Jerry Smith, Steve Thomas | |
| 02:48 | Lincoln | Peter Pack knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Francis Davidson | 74-62 |
| 02:48 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jerry Smith (PG), Ron Barge (SG), Steve Thomas (SF), Royal Stith (PF) Charles Cunningham, Calvin Smith, William Satterfield, Dewayne Robinson | |
| 02:36 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Chretien steps in front of the Steve Thomas pass | 74-62 |
| 02:07 | Lincoln | The short jumper by Francis Davidson is denied by Royal Stith | 74-62 |
| 02:06 | Lincoln | Peter Pack grabs the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:44 | Lincoln | David McKen is whistled for traveling | 74-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Seth Friedman (PG), Jeremy Buske (SG), Walter Field (SF), Richard Whitmire (PF), Jimmy Thompson (C) Francis Davidson, Robert Nicholas, Thomas Chretien, Peter Pack, David McKen | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Cunningham (SG), Tommy Boman (C) Jerry Smith, Steve Thomas | |
| 01:30 | St. Cloud St. | Walter Field is called for the reach on Ron Barge - foul #4 on Walter Field, team foul #4 | 74-62 |
| 01:16 | St. Cloud St. | Royal Stith is called for traveling | 74-62 |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | Charles Cunningham denies the turnaround by Seth Friedman | 74-62 |
| 00:46 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Tommy Boman | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. Cloud St. | Ron Barge misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-62 |
| 00:38 | St. Cloud St. | Royal Stith grabs the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 00:34 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Whitmire takes the ball from Ricky Hardy | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Lincoln | Richard Whitmire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-62 |
| 00:02 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Jimmy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |