| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Walter Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Barragan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Beegle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Nathan Cawthon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Klos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Haubrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Yankovitz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Brian Haubrich inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Lincoln | Dennis Klos misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:50 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sherman Sims - foul #2 on Sherman Sims, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | La Grange | Thomas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | La Grange | Walter Terry is fouled on the floor by Dennis Klos - foul #3 on Dennis Klos, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Roland Vinyard (SG) Dennis Klos | |
| 18:59 | La Grange | Walter Terry misses the easy layup | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:28 | Lincoln | Ernest Barragan picks off the pass by Nathan Cawthon | 36-35 |
| 18:06 | La Grange | Thomas Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:05 | La Grange | Jimmy Beegle tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 17:39 | Lincoln | Ernest Barragan is called for the reach on Nathan Cawthon - foul #1 on Ernest Barragan, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere (PG), Denis Holmes (SG), Mark Dvorsky (SF), Bryan Carson (PF), George Morgan (C) Walter Terry, Thomas Taylor, Ernest Barragan, Sherman Sims, Jimmy Beegle | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glen Noggle (PG), Norman Eason (SG), Dennis Robinson (SF), Ronald Taveras (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Nathan Cawthon, Roland Vinyard, Brian Haubrich, Alex Yankovitz, Horace Marshall | |
| 17:30 | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:28 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Eason | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | Lincoln | Mark Dvorsky takes the ball from Norman Eason | 38-35 |
| 16:44 | La Grange | Mark Dvorsky clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Lincoln | Glen Noggle snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:23 | Lincoln | Norman Eason misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 16:21 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:12 | La Grange | Denis Holmes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 16:11 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 15:42 | Lincoln | Glenn Smith scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Taveras | 38-37 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Jerry Lariviere (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Denis Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dvorsky (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Glen Noggle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Eason (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Taveras (fairly fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | La Grange | George Morgan can't finish the layup | 38-37 |
| 15:27 | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:05 | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:03 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:59 | La Grange | Mark Dvorsky's pass is intercepted by Glen Noggle in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 14:43 | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Denis Holmes - foul #1 on Denis Holmes, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | La Grange | Walter Terry (PG), Thomas Taylor (SG), Ernest Barragan (SF), Sherman Sims (PF), Leroy Davenport (C) Jerry Lariviere, Denis Holmes, Mark Dvorsky, Bryan Carson, George Morgan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon (PG), Dennis Klos (SG), Alex Yankovitz (PF), Horace Marshall (C) Glen Noggle, Norman Eason, Dennis Robinson, Glenn Smith | |
| 14:43 | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:27 | La Grange | Ernest Barragan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 14:26 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:20 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Klos | 38-42 |
| 14:00 | La Grange | Walter Terry is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Taylor | 40-42 |
| 13:39 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ronald Taveras | 40-44 |
| 13:30 | La Grange | Sherman Sims comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 13:29 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 13:14 | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Klos | 40-47 |
| 13:05 | La Grange | Ernest Barragan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Taylor | 43-47 |
| 12:50 | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon is whistled for a carry | 43-47 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere (SG), Kurt Schroer (SF), Jimmy Beegle (C) Thomas Taylor, Ernest Barragan, Leroy Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gary Nicoletti (PG), Roland Vinyard (SG), Brian Haubrich (SF) Nathan Cawthon, Dennis Klos, Ronald Taveras | |
| 12:48 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Vinyard - foul #2 on Roland Vinyard, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 12:32 | La Grange | Kurt Schroer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:31 | Lincoln | Roland Vinyard gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:24 | Lincoln | Gary Nicoletti scores on a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Jerry Lariviere - foul #1 on Jerry Lariviere, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | La Grange | Denis Holmes (SG), Mark Dvorsky (SF) Walter Terry, Kurt Schroer | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 12:24 | Lincoln | Gary Nicoletti makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:01 | La Grange | Roland Vinyard is called for the reach on Mark Dvorsky - foul #3 on Roland Vinyard, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | La Grange | George Morgan (PF) Sherman Sims | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Norman Eason (SG) Gary Nicoletti | |
| 11:41 | La Grange | Denis Holmes drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Lariviere | 46-50 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Jerry Lariviere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dvorsky (fresh) PF - George Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Beegle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Roland Vinyard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norman Eason (fresh) SF - Brian Haubrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Yankovitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Lincoln | Jimmy Beegle is called for the reach on Brian Haubrich - foul #1 on Jimmy Beegle, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | La Grange | Walter Terry (PG), Leroy Davenport (SF), Bryan Carson (PF) Jerry Lariviere, Mark Dvorsky, Jimmy Beegle | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glen Noggle (PG), Dennis Klos (SG) Norman Eason, Brian Haubrich | |
| 11:14 | Lincoln | Glen Noggle is hacked by Walter Terry - foul #2 on Walter Terry, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | La Grange | Thomas Taylor (SG) Denis Holmes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Brian Haubrich (SF), Glenn Smith (PF) Roland Vinyard, Alex Yankovitz | |
| 11:06 | Lincoln | Dennis Klos misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 11:05 | Lincoln | Glenn Smith tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 10:53 | La Grange | Walter Terry misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 10:52 | Lincoln | Glenn Smith gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Carson - foul #1 on Bryan Carson, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere (SG), Ernest Barragan (SF), Sherman Sims (PF), Jimmy Beegle (C) Thomas Taylor, Leroy Davenport, Bryan Carson, George Morgan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson (PF) Glenn Smith | |
| 10:24 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:19 | La Grange | Glen Noggle is called for the reach on Walter Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Noggle, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | La Grange | Denis Holmes (SG) Walter Terry | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz (PF) Horace Marshall | |
| 10:08 | La Grange | Alex Yankovitz steals it from Jerry Lariviere | 46-53 |
| 09:55 | Lincoln | Dennis Klos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon (PG), Norman Eason (SG), Roland Vinyard (SF) Glen Noggle, Dennis Klos, Brian Haubrich | |
| 09:35 | La Grange | Sherman Sims is open but misses the lay-in | 46-53 |
| 09:34 | Lincoln | Norman Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:15 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz is hacked by Ernest Barragan - foul #2 on Ernest Barragan, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | La Grange | Walter Terry (PG), Thomas Taylor (SG) Jerry Lariviere, Denis Holmes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glenn Smith (C) Dennis Robinson | |
| 09:15 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:15 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:53 | La Grange | Walter Terry is hacked by Nathan Cawthon - foul #2 on Nathan Cawthon, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | La Grange | Mark Dvorsky (SF), Leroy Davenport (C) Ernest Barragan, Jimmy Beegle | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glen Noggle (PG), Horace Marshall (C) Nathan Cawthon, Alex Yankovitz | |
| 08:35 | La Grange | Thomas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Roland Vinyard - foul #4 on Roland Vinyard, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | La Grange | Bryan Carson (PF) Sherman Sims | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dennis Klos (SG), Brian Haubrich (SF) Norman Eason, Roland Vinyard | |
| 08:14 | La Grange | Thomas Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere (SG), George Morgan (C) Thomas Taylor, Leroy Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 07:57 | Lincoln | Dennis Klos hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| 07:56 | La Grange | George Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 07:54 | La Grange | Glen Noggle is called for the reach on Walter Terry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glen Noggle, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gary Nicoletti (PG) Glen Noggle | |
| 07:54 | La Grange | Walter Terry makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:54 | La Grange | Walter Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:39 | Lincoln | Brian Haubrich loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | La Grange | Denis Holmes (SG), Leroy Davenport (C) Walter Terry, Bryan Carson | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz (PF) Glenn Smith | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Jerry Lariviere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dvorsky (fresh) PF - George Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Gary Nicoletti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Klos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Haubrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Yankovitz (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Marshall (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | La Grange | Gary Nicoletti is called for the reach on Jerry Lariviere - foul #2 on Gary Nicoletti, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | La Grange | Ernest Barragan (SF) Mark Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon (PG), Norman Eason (SG), Roland Vinyard (SF) Gary Nicoletti, Dennis Klos, Brian Haubrich | |
| 07:16 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:16 | Lincoln | Horace Marshall snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 06:54 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 06:52 | Lincoln | Norman Eason tips it home | 48-57 |
| 06:50 | La Grange | Norman Eason takes the ball from Jerry Lariviere in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 06:48 | Lincoln | Norman Eason can't finish the layup | 48-57 |
| 06:47 | Lincoln | Alex Yankovitz grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:13 | La Grange | Denis Holmes misses short on an open floater near the basket | 48-59 |
| 06:11 | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | Jerry Lariviere is called for the reach on Nathan Cawthon - foul #2 on Jerry Lariviere, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | La Grange | Walter Terry (PG), Thomas Taylor (SG), Mark Dvorsky (SF), Sherman Sims (PF), Jimmy Beegle (C) Jerry Lariviere, Denis Holmes, Ernest Barragan, George Morgan, Leroy Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dennis Klos (SG), Brian Haubrich (SF), Ronald Taveras (PF), Dennis Robinson (C) Norman Eason, Roland Vinyard, Alex Yankovitz, Horace Marshall | |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:51 | Lincoln | Nathan Cawthon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:37 | La Grange | Walter Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 05:36 | La Grange | Jimmy Beegle snags the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 05:21 | La Grange | Thomas Taylor is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 04:52 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-64 |
| 04:35 | La Grange | Walter Terry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Dvorsky | 53-64 |
| 04:21 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Sherman Sims - foul #3 on Sherman Sims, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| Subs | La Grange | Kurt Schroer (SF), Bryan Carson (C) Mark Dvorsky, Jimmy Beegle | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glen Noggle (PG), Norman Eason (SG), Roland Vinyard (SF), Glenn Smith (C) Nathan Cawthon, Dennis Klos, Brian Haubrich, Ronald Taveras | |
| 04:21 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:21 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 04:05 | La Grange | Kurt Schroer misses long on a jumper in the lane | 53-66 |
| 04:03 | La Grange | Bryan Carson grabs the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 03:49 | La Grange | Thomas Taylor is called for traveling | 53-66 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere (SG), Ernest Barragan (SF), Leroy Davenport (C) Thomas Taylor, Kurt Schroer, Sherman Sims | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Horace Marshall (C) Dennis Robinson | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:30 | Lincoln | Norman Eason connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roland Vinyard | 53-69 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Walter Terry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Lariviere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Barragan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Glen Noggle (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Eason (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roland Vinyard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Marshall (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | La Grange | Walter Terry is fouled on the floor by Roland Vinyard - foul #5 on Roland Vinyard, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| Subs | La Grange | Mark Dvorsky (SF) Ernest Barragan | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Ronald Taveras (SF), Dennis Robinson (PF) Roland Vinyard, Horace Marshall | |
| 03:15 | La Grange | Walter Terry misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:15 | Lincoln | Norman Eason snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:52 | Lincoln | Norman Eason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 02:50 | La Grange | Leroy Davenport pulls down the rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:32 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere clanks a floater from the right side | 53-69 |
| 02:31 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Ronald Taveras | 53-69 |
| 02:02 | Lincoln | Norman Eason clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:00 | Lincoln | Glenn Smith tips it back up and in | 53-71 |
| 01:44 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Walter Terry | 55-71 |
| 01:18 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Walter Terry - foul #3 on Walter Terry, team foul #11 | 55-73 |
| Subs | La Grange | Denis Holmes (SG), George Morgan (C) Walter Terry, Leroy Davenport | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 01:18 | Lincoln | Dennis Robinson misses the free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:18 | La Grange | George Morgan pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 01:13 | La Grange | Jerry Lariviere can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 01:12 | La Grange | George Morgan hits the follow up shot | 57-73 |
| 00:43 | Lincoln | Glenn Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 00:41 | La Grange | The rebound goes to George Morgan | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | La Grange | Denis Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Noggle - foul #4 on Glen Noggle, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| 00:37 | La Grange | Denis Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:37 | La Grange | Denis Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Lincoln | Glenn Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Noggle | 59-75 |
| 00:04 | La Grange | Glen Noggle steps in front of the George Morgan pass | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Glen Noggle runs out the clock | 59-75 |