| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Larson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kal Bush (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Levins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Boggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hao Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Gerrish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Kal Bush inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Lincoln | Newton Francois misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 19:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 34-28 |
| 18:51 | Lincoln | Joseph Murphy steps in front of the David Larson pass | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Paul Boggs | 34-30 |
| 18:10 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson is whistled for a carry | 34-30 |
| 17:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish is fouled on the floor by Newton Francois - foul #2 on Newton Francois, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 17:35 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 17:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:14 | Lincoln | Kal Bush misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ernest Wilson - foul #1 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG), Moshe Wolski (PF), Bradley Hoffman (C) David Larson, Jonathan Gibson, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry (PF), Willard Bauer (C) Joseph Murphy, Brian Gerrish | |
| 17:14 | Lincoln | Kal Bush makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:14 | Lincoln | Kal Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu misses the driving attempt from the left block | 36-30 |
| 17:00 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:44 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman lays it up and in set up by Moshe Wolski | 38-30 |
| 16:25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 16:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willard Bauer gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Wilson | 38-32 |
| 15:55 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kal Bush | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Berryman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kal Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Moshe Wolski (fresh) 1 ast. C - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Ernest Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Boggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hao Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Gadberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willard Bauer misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Bradley Hoffman - foul #2 on Bradley Hoffman, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG), David Larson (SG), Fred Decesare (SF), Carlos Jones (PF), John Levins (C) Newton Francois, Thomas Berryman, Kal Bush, Moshe Wolski, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Wright (PG), David Heroux (SG), William Schweinert (SF), Joseph Murphy (PF) Ernest Wilson, Paul Boggs, Hao Chu, Edward Gadberry | |
| 15:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willard Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:37 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willard Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:37 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to John Levins | 40-32 |
| 15:22 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 15:20 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones tips it home | 42-32 |
| 15:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willard Bauer travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish (C) Willard Bauer | |
| 14:44 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones misses the shot in the paint | 42-32 |
| 14:42 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Heroux connects on the floater from the left side set up by Mark Wright | 42-34 |
| 14:13 | Lincoln | John Levins loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Newton Francois (PG) Marvin Donley | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs (SG) David Heroux | |
| 14:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:00 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:45 | Lincoln | John Levins misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 13:43 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Joseph Murphy | 42-34 |
| 13:24 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs comes up short on the runner from the left block | 42-34 |
| 13:23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish tips it but misses | 42-34 |
| 13:21 | Lincoln | John Levins snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:13 | Lincoln | Newton Francois is fouled on the floor by Brian Gerrish - foul #3 on Brian Gerrish, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson (PF), Bradley Hoffman (C) Carlos Jones, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson (PG), Hao Chu (SF), Edward Gadberry (PF) Mark Wright, William Schweinert, Joseph Murphy | |
| 12:53 | Lincoln | David Larson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 12:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 12:49 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Newton Francois - foul #3 on Newton Francois, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG), Kal Bush (SF) David Larson, Fred Decesare | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Willard Bauer (C) Brian Gerrish | |
| 12:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu drills a jumper in the paint set up by Edward Gadberry and he's fouled by Jonathan Gibson - foul #2 on Jonathan Gibson, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| 12:41 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 12:12 | Lincoln | Ernest Wilson steals it from Jonathan Gibson | 42-37 |
| 12:08 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| 11:51 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG), Carlos Jones (PF), John Levins (C) Newton Francois, Jonathan Gibson, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Wright (SG), Joseph Murphy (PF) Paul Boggs, Willard Bauer | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Marvin Donley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Berryman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kal Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Levins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hao Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Gadberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 11:35 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:16 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Murphy - foul #1 on Joseph Murphy, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larson (SG), Fred Decesare (SF) Thomas Berryman, Kal Bush | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish (C) Edward Gadberry | |
| 11:16 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:16 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Larson takes the ball from Ernest Wilson | 43-39 |
| 10:41 | Lincoln | David Larson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Wilson | 43-42 |
| 10:14 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hao Chu - foul #1 on Hao Chu, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Newton Francois (PG), Jonathan Gibson (C) Marvin Donley, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs (SG), William Schweinert (SF) Mark Wright, Hao Chu | |
| 10:14 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:14 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 09:50 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:37 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Murphy - foul #2 on Joseph Murphy, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kal Bush (SF), Bradley Hoffman (C) Fred Decesare, Carlos Jones | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | David Heroux (PG), Edward Gadberry (PF), Willard Bauer (C) Ernest Wilson, Joseph Murphy, Brian Gerrish | |
| 09:32 | Lincoln | Kal Bush misses the easy layup | 45-42 |
| 09:31 | Lincoln | Kal Bush tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 09:02 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 09:01 | Lincoln | Newton Francois gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:48 | Lincoln | David Larson is hacked by Paul Boggs - foul #1 on Paul Boggs, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG), John Levins (C) David Larson, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Wright (PG), Hao Chu (SF) David Heroux, William Schweinert | |
| 08:33 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kal Bush | 49-42 |
| 08:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jonathan Gibson - foul #3 on Jonathan Gibson, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Decesare (SF) Kal Bush | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson (PG), Joseph Murphy (PF) Mark Wright, Willard Bauer | |
| 08:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:58 | Lincoln | Edward Gadberry blocks the jumper by Newton Francois | 49-43 |
| 07:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Berryman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Decesare (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Levins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Boggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hao Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Gadberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Thomas Berryman steals it from Ernest Wilson | 49-43 |
| 07:24 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hao Chu - foul #2 on Hao Chu, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larson (SG) Thomas Berryman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish (C) Edward Gadberry | |
| 07:24 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:24 | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy makes the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Jonathan Gibson - foul #4 on Jonathan Gibson, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marvin Donley (PG), Carlos Jones (PF) Newton Francois, Jonathan Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 07:10 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:55 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 06:34 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 06:22 | Lincoln | Marvin Donley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kal Bush (SF), Bradley Hoffman (C) Fred Decesare, John Levins | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mark Wright (PG), David Heroux (SG), William Schweinert (SF), Willard Bauer (PF) Ernest Wilson, Paul Boggs, Hao Chu, Joseph Murphy | |
| 06:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish blows the layup but the foul's on Bradley Hoffman - foul #3 on Bradley Hoffman, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Newton Francois (PG) Marvin Donley | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry (PF) Willard Bauer | |
| 06:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:00 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:00 | Lincoln | Bradley Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:38 | Lincoln | Brian Gerrish steals it from Carlos Jones | 53-48 |
| 05:22 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish's floater is tipped away by Carlos Jones | 53-48 |
| 05:20 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Kal Bush | 53-48 |
| 05:16 | Lincoln | Kal Bush connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Larson | 56-48 |
| 04:56 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry lays it up and in set up by Mark Wright | 56-50 |
| 04:34 | Lincoln | David Larson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 04:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 04:33 | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Fred Decesare (SF), John Levins (C) Kal Bush, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson (PG), Paul Boggs (SG), Hao Chu (SF), Joseph Murphy (PF) Mark Wright, David Heroux, William Schweinert, Edward Gadberry | |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Fred Decesare is called for the reach on Hao Chu - foul #4 on Fred Decesare, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jonathan Gibson (PF) Carlos Jones | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | | |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:56 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 03:54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Brian Gerrish | 56-52 |
| 03:40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Newton Francois (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Larson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Decesare (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Levins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas Aquinas | PG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Boggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hao Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Gerrish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare's floater is tipped away by Joseph Murphy | 56-54 |
| 03:24 | Lincoln | John Levins pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:19 | Lincoln | Newton Francois misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 03:17 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:09 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Paul Boggs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 02:50 | Lincoln | Joseph Murphy steals the ball from Fred Decesare | 56-57 |
| 02:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson is hacked by John Levins - foul #1 on John Levins, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman (SG), Carlos Jones (PF) David Larson, Jonathan Gibson | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Edward Gadberry (C) Brian Gerrish | |
| 02:32 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Ernest Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:32 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Thomas Berryman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 02:20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | The rebound goes to Joseph Murphy | 56-57 |
| 02:13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 02:12 | Lincoln | Fred Decesare gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | Lincoln | John Levins knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Newton Francois | 58-57 |
| 01:29 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larson (SG) Thomas Berryman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish (C) Edward Gadberry | |
| 01:08 | Lincoln | Carlos Jones misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 01:06 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Hao Chu grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 00:53 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Brian Gerrish misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 00:51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy hits the follow up shot | 58-59 |
| 00:28 | Lincoln | Newton Francois misses the runner from close range | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | John Levins gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Lincoln | John Levins lays it in set up by Newton Francois | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy misses the shot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 00:05 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Joseph Murphy tips it in | 60-61 |
| 00:05 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas Aquinas | St. Thomas Aquinas is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | The short jumper by David Larson is denied by Brian Gerrish | 60-61 |