| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Slavin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Roger Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Darley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Yoakum (fresh) C - Dean Climer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Thomas | Richard Darley inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Lawson | 32-33 |
| 19:45 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan travels in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 19:31 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson knocks in the floater near the basket | 32-35 |
| 19:13 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy misses long on a shot from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 19:12 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Slavin | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | Thomas | Roger Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Lon Burkhalter (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), David Larsen (PF), Glenn Palmer (C) Jacob Phelan, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG) Roger Black | |
| 18:18 | Lincoln | David Larsen buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Dean Climer - foul #1 on Dean Climer, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Ron Adams (PF), James Harris (C) Richard Yoakum, Dean Climer | |
| 18:18 | Lincoln | David Larsen misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:18 | Thomas | James Harris gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:16 | Thomas | James Heckstall is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Heckstall, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 18:00 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | Lincoln | David Larsen tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 17:57 | Thomas | The rebound goes to James Harris | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | Lincoln | Richard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Darley | 36-35 |
| 17:40 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:23 | Thomas | Ron Adams's floater is tipped away by David Larsen | 36-35 |
| 17:21 | Thomas | James Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:04 | Thomas | Richard Darley loses the ball out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF), Franklin Abernathy (C) Richard Davis, Lon Burkhalter, Brent Lynch, David Larsen, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Thomas | Roger Black (PG), George Griffith (SG), Gary Saunders (SF), Dean Climer (C) James Heckstall, Shawn Lawson, Richard Darley, James Harris | |
| 16:47 | Lincoln | Ron Adams blocks the short jumper by Carl Jones | 36-35 |
| 16:45 | Thomas | Gary Saunders pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:29 | Thomas | Dean Climer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Thomas Slavin | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | Thomas | Ron Adams gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Thomas | George Griffith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Taulbee - foul #2 on Joseph Taulbee, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter (SF), Lester Walters (PF) Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG), Richard Yoakum (PF), James Harris (C) Roger Black, Ron Adams, Dean Climer | |
| 15:58 | Thomas | George Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Thomas | George Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lon Burkhalter (fresh) PF - Lester Walters (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) SG - George Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Saunders (fresh) PF - Richard Yoakum (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter is called for 3 seconds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larsen (C) Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Shawn Lawson (SG) Gary Saunders | |
| 15:35 | Thomas | Lester Walters steals it from Richard Yoakum | 36-36 |
| 15:16 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee is hacked by Richard Yoakum - foul #1 on Richard Yoakum, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Brent Lynch (SF) Joseph Taulbee | |
| Subs | Thomas | Duane Gray (SF) George Griffith | |
| 15:02 | Lincoln | Richard Yoakum denies the turnaround by Lester Walters | 36-36 |
| 15:00 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:52 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Heckstall | 36-39 |
| 14:35 | Lincoln | Lester Walters scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 14:24 | Thomas | Duane Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:22 | Thomas | James Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:11 | Thomas | James Heckstall misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 14:09 | Lincoln | David Larsen grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:55 | Lincoln | Lester Walters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 13:53 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:43 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lester Walters - foul #4 on Lester Walters, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF), Franklin Abernathy (C) Jacob Phelan, Lon Burkhalter, Brent Lynch, Lester Walters, David Larsen | |
| Subs | Thomas | Roger Black (PG), Richard Darley (SF), Ron Adams (PF), Dean Climer (C) James Heckstall, Duane Gray, Richard Yoakum, James Harris | |
| 13:43 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:43 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:32 | Lincoln | Carl Jones is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Griffith (SG) Shawn Lawson | |
| 13:25 | Thomas | Joseph Taulbee steps in front of the Dean Climer pass in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 13:11 | Lincoln | Carl Jones hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Davis | 40-41 |
| 12:53 | Thomas | Roger Black buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Darley | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee drills a runner from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 12:29 | Thomas | Ron Adams blows the wide open layup | 42-44 |
| 12:28 | Lincoln | Carl Jones snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:24 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin is fouled on the floor by Richard Darley - foul #2 on Richard Darley, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer (C) Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Duane Gray (SG), Gary Saunders (PF) Roger Black, Ron Adams | |
| 12:13 | Lincoln | Richard Darley takes the ball from Glenn Palmer | 42-44 |
| 12:11 | Thomas | George Griffith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Shawn Lawson (SG), Mark Hackett (C) George Griffith, Dean Climer | |
| 11:59 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer blows the layup but he's hacked by Shawn Lawson - foul #2 on Shawn Lawson, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Yoakum (PF) Richard Darley | |
| 11:59 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:59 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:59 | Thomas | Gary Saunders gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Slavin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - Duane Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Yoakum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hackett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Thomas | Duane Gray scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Lawson | 43-47 |
| 11:16 | Lincoln | Richard Yoakum takes the ball from Richard Davis | 43-47 |
| 10:55 | Thomas | The short jumper by Gary Saunders is denied by Glenn Palmer | 43-47 |
| 10:53 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 10:38 | Lincoln | Carl Jones makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:35 | Thomas | Richard Davis is called for the reach on Duane Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Lon Burkhalter (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), David Larsen (PF), Franklin Abernathy (C) Richard Davis, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Thomas | Roger Black (PG), George Griffith (SG), Richard Darley (SF), Ron Adams (PF), Dean Climer (C) Duane Gray, Shawn Lawson, Gary Saunders, Richard Yoakum, Mark Hackett | |
| 10:30 | Thomas | Richard Darley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| 10:18 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:16 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:06 | Lincoln | David Larsen misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:05 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 10:04 | Thomas | Richard Darley pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:59 | Thomas | David Larsen steals it from Roger Black in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 09:51 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 09:50 | Thomas | Richard Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:31 | Thomas | Roger Black is open and scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ron Adams | 45-49 |
| 09:16 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Larsen | 47-49 |
| 09:11 | Thomas | George Griffith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 09:06 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:56 | Thomas | Roger Black is called for 10 seconds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF), Gregory Claflin (C) Jacob Phelan, Lon Burkhalter, Brent Lynch, David Larsen, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG), Shawn Lawson (SG), Gary Saunders (SF), Richard Yoakum (PF), James Harris (C) Roger Black, George Griffith, Richard Darley, Ron Adams, Dean Climer | |
| 08:44 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Saunders - foul #1 on Gary Saunders, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 08:44 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:44 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:41 | Thomas | Gregory Claflin picks off the pass by Shawn Lawson in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 08:30 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 08:02 | Thomas | Carl Jones steals it from Shawn Lawson | 52-52 |
| 07:42 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 07:40 | Thomas | James Harris snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Slavin (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Claflin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Yoakum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum's layup is rejected by Carl Jones | 52-52 |
| 07:31 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Thomas Slavin | 52-52 |
| 07:26 | Lincoln | Richard Davis can't connect on a floater from close range | 52-52 |
| 07:24 | Lincoln | Carl Jones snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 07:13 | Lincoln | Carl Jones lays it in set up by Thomas Slavin | 54-52 |
| 06:53 | Thomas | James Harris blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 06:51 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 06:37 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 54-52 |
| 06:36 | Lincoln | Carl Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:25 | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Heckstall - foul #2 on James Heckstall, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lester Walters (PG), Lon Burkhalter (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), David Larsen (PF) Richard Davis, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Griffith (PG), Duane Gray (SG), Richard Darley (SF), Ron Adams (PF), Dean Climer (C) James Heckstall, Shawn Lawson, Gary Saunders, Richard Yoakum, James Harris | |
| 06:25 | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:25 | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:12 | Thomas | Ron Adams hits a jumper in the lane | 56-54 |
| 05:54 | Lincoln | Dean Climer takes the ball from Lon Burkhalter | 56-54 |
| 05:39 | Thomas | Duane Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 05:38 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 05:37 | Thomas | Dean Climer snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 05:18 | Thomas | Richard Darley comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Brent Lynch - foul #2 on Brent Lynch, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy (C) Gregory Claflin | |
| Subs | Thomas | Roger Black (PG), Shawn Lawson (SG) George Griffith, Duane Gray | |
| 05:18 | Thomas | Richard Darley makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:18 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:05 | Lincoln | Lester Walters knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Roger Black - foul #3 on Roger Black, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Glenn Palmer (PF) Brent Lynch, David Larsen | |
| Subs | Thomas | Mark Hackett (C) Dean Climer | |
| 05:05 | Lincoln | Lester Walters misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:05 | Thomas | Ron Adams gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:03 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson is hacked by Lester Walters in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Walters, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin (SF) Lester Walters | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 04:55 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 58-55 |
| 04:54 | Thomas | Mark Hackett hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 04:33 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 04:32 | Thomas | Richard Darley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:15 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:14 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:00 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin misses the turnaround from the right block | 58-57 |
| 03:58 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 03:32 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Darley and he's fouled by Lon Burkhalter - foul #3 on Lon Burkhalter, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), David Larsen (PF) Lon Burkhalter, Thomas Slavin, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG), George Griffith (SF), James Harris (PF), Dean Climer (C) Roger Black, Richard Darley, Ron Adams, Mark Hackett | |
| 03:32 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brent Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin Abernathy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Dean Climer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Lincoln | David Larsen lays it in | 62-60 |
| 02:57 | Thomas | Franklin Abernathy steals the ball from James Harris | 62-60 |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Shawn Lawson is called for the reach on Joseph Taulbee - foul #3 on Shawn Lawson, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Carl Jones (PF) Jacob Phelan, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Duane Gray (SG), Gary Saunders (PF) Shawn Lawson, James Harris | |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | David Larsen snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:24 | Lincoln | Carl Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter (SF) Brent Lynch | |
| Subs | Thomas | Mark Hackett (C) Dean Climer | |
| 02:22 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer (C) Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Darley (SF), James Harris (PF), Dean Climer (C) Duane Gray, Gary Saunders, Mark Hackett | |
| 02:05 | Thomas | James Harris can't connect on a floater near the basket | 63-60 |
| 02:03 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:46 | Lincoln | Dean Climer is called for the reach on Lon Burkhalter - foul #2 on Dean Climer, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF), Franklin Abernathy (C) Richard Davis, Joseph Taulbee, David Larsen, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Thomas | Roger Black (PG), Shawn Lawson (SG), Richard Yoakum (PF) James Heckstall, George Griffith, James Harris | |
| 01:46 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:46 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:35 | Thomas | Carl Jones is called for the reach on Shawn Lawson - foul #1 on Carl Jones, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee (SG) Lon Burkhalter | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 01:35 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:35 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin blows the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Darley - foul #3 on Richard Darley, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:13 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum is fouled on the floor by Jacob Phelan - foul #1 on Jacob Phelan, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 01:13 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:13 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 00:52 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy clanks a shot near the basket | 66-62 |
| 00:51 | Thomas | Dean Climer grabs the board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Thomas | Richard Darley buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Thomas | Roger Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 00:35 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 00:31 | Lincoln | Roger Black is called for the reach on Jacob Phelan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Black, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| 00:31 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:31 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:31 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:29 | Thomas | Roger Black is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Phelan - foul #2 on Jacob Phelan, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:29 | Thomas | Roger Black misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:29 | Lincoln | Carl Jones pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Carl Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Black - foul #5 on Roger Black, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG) Roger Black | |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Carl Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Carl Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum buries a runner in the lane | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Carl Jones gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Slavin (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Darley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Yoakum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Climer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Lincoln | Carl Jones is denied on a dunk by Richard Yoakum | 68-68 |
| 04:39 | Lincoln | Carl Jones snags the offensive board | 68-68 |
| 04:11 | Lincoln | Richard Yoakum is called for the reach on Carl Jones - foul #2 on Richard Yoakum, team foul #14 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Lon Burkhalter (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), David Larsen (C) Jacob Phelan, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | Ron Adams (PF) Richard Yoakum | |
| 04:11 | Lincoln | Carl Jones misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:11 | Lincoln | Carl Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:54 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 69-68 |
| 03:52 | Thomas | Ron Adams grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 03:42 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson throws it down set up by Richard Darley | 69-70 |
| 03:22 | Lincoln | Dean Climer swats the short shot by Carl Jones | 69-70 |
| 03:21 | Thomas | Richard Darley gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:07 | Thomas | Dean Climer is fouled on the floor by David Larsen - foul #2 on David Larsen, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer (C) Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Griffith (PG), Gary Saunders (SF) James Heckstall, Richard Darley | |
| 03:07 | Thomas | Dean Climer makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:07 | Thomas | Dean Climer misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:07 | Lincoln | David Larsen gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:38 | Lincoln | Ron Adams steals it from David Larsen | 69-71 |
| 02:38 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy (C) Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG), Richard Darley (SF), Richard Yoakum (PF), James Harris (C) George Griffith, Gary Saunders, Ron Adams, Dean Climer | |
| 02:11 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-71 |
| 01:46 | Lincoln | David Larsen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-71 |
| 01:44 | Lincoln | David Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:32 | Lincoln | Richard Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 69-71 |
| 01:30 | Thomas | The rebound goes to Richard Darley | 69-71 |
| 01:30 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF) Richard Davis, Lon Burkhalter, Brent Lynch, David Larsen | |
| Subs | Thomas | Dean Climer (C) James Harris | |
| 01:17 | Thomas | Richard Darley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Slavin - foul #3 on Thomas Slavin, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 01:17 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:17 | Thomas | Richard Darley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:00 | Lincoln | Carl Jones misses the fadeaway near the basket | 69-72 |
| 00:58 | Thomas | Dean Climer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Slavin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Darley (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Yoakum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dean Climer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Thomas | Richard Darley travels in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 00:37 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Thomas | Jacob Phelan is called for the reach on Richard Darley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Phelan, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| 00:36 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:36 | Thomas | Richard Darley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:36 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:15 | Lincoln | Richard Yoakum steals it from Carl Jones | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson is hacked by Joseph Taulbee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Taulbee, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:05 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy buries a floater from close range | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Thomas | Thomas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson misses long on a runner in the paint | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Slavin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Darley (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Yoakum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Dean Climer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Thomas | Dean Climer wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 73-73 |
| 04:34 | Thomas | Dean Climer gets the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:27 | Thomas | Richard Darley knocks in the floater from the right side | 73-75 |
| 04:16 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee is whistled for a carry | 73-75 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Lon Burkhalter (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), David Larsen (PF) Jacob Phelan, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 03:47 | Thomas | Richard Darley lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Lawson | 73-77 |
| 03:31 | Lincoln | Dean Climer swats the layup by Brent Lynch | 73-77 |
| 03:29 | Thomas | Dean Climer pulls down the rebound | 73-77 |
| 03:27 | Thomas | David Larsen picks off the pass by James Heckstall in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 03:04 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Dean Climer - foul #3 on Dean Climer, team foul #15 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Griffith (PG), Gary Saunders (SF), Ron Adams (PF), James Harris (C) James Heckstall, Richard Darley, Richard Yoakum, Dean Climer | |
| 03:04 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:48 | Thomas | James Harris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 02:46 | Lincoln | Brent Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 02:46 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee (SG), Glenn Palmer (C) Brent Lynch, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Heckstall (PG), Richard Darley (SF) George Griffith, Gary Saunders | |
| 02:29 | Lincoln | Richard Darley is called for the reach on Lon Burkhalter - foul #4 on Richard Darley, team foul #16 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Brent Lynch (SF) Richard Davis | |
| Subs | Thomas | Dean Climer (C) James Harris | |
| 02:29 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:29 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:25 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF), Franklin Abernathy (C) Brent Lynch, David Larsen, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Thomas | Richard Yoakum (PF) Ron Adams | |
| 02:07 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum can't finish the layup | 78-77 |
| 02:06 | Lincoln | Carl Jones pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 01:47 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin is fouled on the floor by Dean Climer - foul #4 on Dean Climer, team foul #17 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG) Lon Burkhalter | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 01:47 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:47 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:45 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson is hacked by Joseph Taulbee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Taulbee, team foul #14 | 80-77 |
| 01:45 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:45 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:26 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dean Climer - foul #5 on Dean Climer, team foul #18 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Thomas | James Harris (C) Dean Climer | |
| 01:26 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 01:26 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:24 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| 01:11 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-79 |
| 01:10 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan snags the defensive board | 82-79 |
| 00:49 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 84-79 |
| 00:49 | Thomas | Thomas calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-79 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Slavin (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thomas | PG - James Heckstall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lawson (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Darley (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Richard Yoakum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - James Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Thomas | James Harris is open and lays it up and in | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy is fouled in the backcourt by James Heckstall - foul #3 on James Heckstall, team foul #19 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter (SF) Thomas Slavin | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Thomas | Thomas calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-81 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin (SF) Lon Burkhalter | |
| Subs | Thomas | | |
| 00:21 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-84 |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy is hacked by James Heckstall in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Heckstall, team foul #20 | 85-84 |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Thomas | Richard Yoakum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-84 |
| 00:04 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy grabs the board | 87-84 |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | James Heckstall is called for the reach on Franklin Abernathy in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Heckstall, team foul #21 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter (SF) Thomas Slavin | |
| Subs | Thomas | George Griffith (PG) James Heckstall | |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thomas | Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Thomas | Shawn Lawson clanks a fullcourt shot | 88-84 |