| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Decesare (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Levins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Raymond Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Benner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | Edward Benner steals it from Fred Decesare | 38-30 |
| 19:21 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Watson misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 19:19 | Lincoln | David Larson snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:12 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare can't connect on a runner from the right block | 38-30 |
| 19:10 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:48 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Benner | 38-33 |
| 18:32 | Lincoln | David Larson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:31 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Watson grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Stanley | 38-35 |
| 17:53 | Lincoln | David Larson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kal Bush (SF), Jonathan Gibson (PF) Fred Decesare, Carlos Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 17:33 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Bullock loses the dribble to Newton Francois | 38-35 |
| 17:09 | Lincoln | Kal Bush is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kal Bush, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG), Thomas Berryman (SG), Bradley Hoffman (C) Newton Francois, David Larson, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda (SG), Anthony Lear (SF), Jason Lee (C) Michael Bullock, Edward Benner, Ronnie Thompson | |
| 16:55 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Anthony Lear | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jason Lee - foul #1 on Jason Lee, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Decesare (SF), Carlos Jones (PF) Kal Bush, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dustin Caudill (C) Jeff Watson | |
| 16:36 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:36 | St. Cloud St. | Dustin Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Jason Lee | 39-40 |
| 16:04 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 15:41 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Marvin Donley - foul #1 on Marvin Donley, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Newton Francois (PG), David Larson (SG), Bradley Hoffman (C) Marvin Donley, Thomas Berryman, Jonathan Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Michael Bullock (SG), Jeff Watson (PF), Ronnie Thompson (C) Raymond Stanley, Jason Lee, Dustin Caudill | |
| 15:41 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:41 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Decesare (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Aranda (fresh) SG - Michael Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Lear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Newton Francois | 43-41 |
| 15:02 | St. Cloud St. | Newton Francois picks off the pass by Jeff Watson | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:24 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:15 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Lincoln | Newton Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:04 | Lincoln | Newton Francois is hacked by Michael Bullock - foul #1 on Michael Bullock, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG), Kal Bush (SF), Jonathan Gibson (PF), John Levins (C) David Larson, Fred Decesare, Carlos Jones, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley (PG), Lionel Wingfield (SG), Edward Benner (SF), Jason Lee (PF) Charles Aranda, Michael Bullock, Anthony Lear, Jeff Watson | |
| 13:54 | Lincoln | Kal Bush clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 13:53 | Lincoln | Newton Francois grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:38 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson throws it down | 45-41 |
| 13:17 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Stanley | 45-43 |
| 12:57 | Lincoln | Raymond Stanley picks off the pass by Jonathan Gibson | 45-43 |
| 12:53 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley hits the finger roll | 45-45 |
| 12:31 | Lincoln | The pull-up jumper by Newton Francois is blocked by Ronnie Thompson | 45-45 |
| 12:29 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:24 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jason Lee | 45-47 |
| 12:03 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 12:02 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 11:43 | St. Cloud St. | Lionel Wingfield misses the 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to John Levins | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Berryman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kal Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Levins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Raymond Stanley (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Wingfield (fresh) SF - Edward Benner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Lee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronnie Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Lincoln | Newton Francois drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kal Bush | 48-47 |
| 11:22 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 11:21 | St. Cloud St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Thompson | 48-47 |
| 11:02 | St. Cloud St. | Lionel Wingfield buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 10:46 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Thompson | 48-50 |
| 10:45 | Lincoln | John Levins gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:32 | Lincoln | Newton Francois is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stanley - foul #2 on Raymond Stanley, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG), David Larson (SG), Fred Decesare (SF), Carlos Jones (PF), Bradley Hoffman (C) Newton Francois, Thomas Berryman, Kal Bush, Jonathan Gibson, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Michael Bullock (SG), Charles Aranda (SF), Jeff Watson (PF), Anthony Lear (C) Lionel Wingfield, Edward Benner, Jason Lee, Ronnie Thompson | |
| 10:14 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley is fouled on the floor by Jeff Watson - foul #3 on Jeff Watson, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Dustin Caudill (C) Raymond Stanley | |
| 10:01 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:59 | St. Cloud St. | Dustin Caudill pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:47 | St. Cloud St. | Dustin Caudill travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| 09:30 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley (PG) Dustin Caudill | |
| 09:11 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Lear | 48-52 |
| 08:46 | Lincoln | Jeff Watson steps in front of the Bradley Hoffman pass | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 08:19 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Carlos Jones | 48-52 |
| 08:15 | Lincoln | David Larson drills a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Raymond Stanley - foul #3 on Raymond Stanley, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Newton Francois (PG), Kal Bush (SF), Moshe Wolski (PF), John Levins (C) Marvin Donley, Fred Decesare, Carlos Jones, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner (SF), Ronnie Thompson (C) Charles Aranda, Anthony Lear | |
| 08:15 | Lincoln | David Larson makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:57 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG) David Larson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Lionel Wingfield (SG) Michael Bullock | |
| 07:37 | Lincoln | Newton Francois comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 07:36 | Lincoln | Kal Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Berryman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kal Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moshe Wolski (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Levins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Raymond Stanley (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lionel Wingfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Benner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeff Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Lincoln | Raymond Stanley steals the ball from Thomas Berryman | 51-52 |
| 06:58 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley is fouled on the floor by Newton Francois - foul #3 on Newton Francois, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Decesare (SF), Bradley Hoffman (PF) Kal Bush, Moshe Wolski | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda (PG), Anthony Lear (PF) Raymond Stanley, Jeff Watson | |
| 06:39 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Aranda | 51-54 |
| 06:16 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Newton Francois | 53-54 |
| 06:00 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 05:59 | Lincoln | Newton Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:33 | Lincoln | John Levins misses the floater from the left side | 53-54 |
| 05:32 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:32 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larson (SG), Carlos Jones (PF) Thomas Berryman, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley (PG), Michael Bullock (SG), Jeff Watson (PF) Charles Aranda, Lionel Wingfield, Anthony Lear | |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Newton Francois misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 05:16 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:06 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Bullock misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 05:04 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:49 | Lincoln | David Larson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-54 |
| 04:47 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:34 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Bullock - foul #2 on Michael Bullock, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson (C) John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear (SF) Edward Benner | |
| 04:34 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:34 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:13 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 04:12 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:55 | Lincoln | Newton Francois is hacked by Raymond Stanley - foul #4 on Raymond Stanley, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kal Bush (SF) Fred Decesare | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jason Lee (C) Ronnie Thompson | |
| 03:55 | Lincoln | Newton Francois makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:55 | Lincoln | Newton Francois misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:55 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Watson snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 03:46 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Lear and he's fouled by Jonathan Gibson - foul #2 on Jonathan Gibson, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG) Newton Francois | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 03:46 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Lee misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:46 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jason Lee - foul #2 on Jason Lee, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:38 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley is hacked by David Larson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Larson, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 03:27 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Lee connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Stanley | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Marvin Donley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kal Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carlos Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Jonathan Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Raymond Stanley (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Lear (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones is called for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman (C) Carlos Jones | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner (SF) Jason Lee | |
| 02:53 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Newton Francois (PG), Thomas Berryman (SG), John Levins (C) Marvin Donley, David Larson, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda (SG), Ronnie Thompson (C) Michael Bullock, Anthony Lear | |
| 02:51 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larson (SG), Fred Decesare (SF), Carlos Jones (PF) Thomas Berryman, Kal Bush, Jonathan Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Michael Bullock (SG) Charles Aranda | |
| 02:42 | Lincoln | John Levins comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-58 |
| 02:41 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:19 | St. Cloud St. | Jeff Watson is fouled on the floor by David Larson - foul #4 on David Larson, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 02:11 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bullock | 56-61 |
| 01:51 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones loses the dribble to Jeff Watson | 56-61 |
| 01:33 | St. Cloud St. | Raymond Stanley connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Bullock | 56-63 |
| 01:16 | Lincoln | Newton Francois hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-63 |
| 01:15 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:55 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare misses badly on a runner near the basket | 56-63 |
| 00:54 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson is hacked by David Larson in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Larson, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG) David Larson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear (PF) Jeff Watson | |
| 00:52 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:52 | St. Cloud St. | Ronnie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Lincoln | Newton Francois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 00:45 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner is fouled in the backcourt by Newton Francois - foul #4 on Newton Francois, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | St. Cloud St. | Edward Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:36 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman misses short on a shot from the left side | 56-67 |
| 00:35 | St. Cloud St. | Anthony Lear grabs the board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | St. Cloud St. | Michael Bullock scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Stanley | 56-69 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Michael Bullock is called for the reach on Thomas Berryman - foul #3 on Michael Bullock, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG), Kal Bush (SF), Jonathan Gibson (PF), Bradley Hoffman (C) Newton Francois, Fred Decesare, Carlos Jones, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda (PG), Lionel Wingfield (SG), Jason Lee (PF), Dustin Caudill (C) Raymond Stanley, Michael Bullock, Edward Benner, Ronnie Thompson | |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Aranda runs out the clock | 58-69 |