| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (fresh) SG - Joseph Taulbee (fresh) SF - Thomas Slavin (fresh) PF - Carl Jones (fresh) C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Mark Fulp (fresh) SG - Victor Schwalbe (fresh) SF - Brett Allen (fresh) PF - George Mitchell (fresh) C - Eric O'Donnel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Lincoln | Carl Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Amherst | Jacob Phelan is called for the reach on Mark Fulp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Phelan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Amherst | The jump hook by Victor Schwalbe is blocked by Franklin Abernathy | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Amherst | The offensive rebound goes to George Mitchell | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Amherst | Jacob Phelan picks off the pass by Victor Schwalbe in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Lincoln | Mark Fulp steals the ball from Joseph Taulbee | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe is denied on a layup by Thomas Slavin | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Amherst | Carl Jones is called for the reach on George Mitchell - foul #1 on Carl Jones, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Taulbee - foul #1 on Joseph Taulbee, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Lester Walters (SG), Lon Burkhalter (SF), David Larsen (PF), Glenn Palmer (C) Jacob Phelan, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 17:49 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:38 | Lincoln | David Larsen double dribbles | 0-1 |
| 17:36 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 17:24 | Lincoln | Richard Davis hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lon Burkhalter | 2-1 |
| 17:02 | Amherst | George Mitchell misses the floater from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 17:00 | Lincoln | Lester Walters snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 16:56 | Lincoln | Richard Davis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 16:54 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 16:33 | Lincoln | David Larsen is hacked by Eric O'Donnel - foul #1 on Eric O'Donnel, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Henry Larkin (PG), Antonio Matthews (SG), James Butler (SF), Claude Sparks (PF), Robert Siewert (C) Mark Fulp, Victor Schwalbe, Brett Allen, George Mitchell, Eric O'Donnel | |
| 16:20 | Lincoln | Lester Walters can't finish the layup | 2-1 |
| 16:19 | Lincoln | Lester Walters can't tip it in | 2-1 |
| 16:17 | Amherst | Robert Siewert gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:11 | Amherst | Claude Sparks connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on David Larsen - foul #1 on David Larsen, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Franklin Abernathy (C) Richard Davis, David Larsen, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 16:11 | Amherst | Claude Sparks misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:11 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Lester Walters | 2-3 |
| 15:56 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter lays it in | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Phelan (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Taulbee (fresh) SF - Lon Burkhalter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Walters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Franklin Abernathy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Henry Larkin (fresh) SG - Antonio Matthews (fresh) SF - James Butler (fresh) PF - Claude Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Siewert (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Amherst | Claude Sparks loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF) Lon Burkhalter, Lester Walters | |
| Subs | Amherst | Brett Allen (SF) Robert Siewert | |
| 15:15 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Sparks | 4-3 |
| 15:14 | Lincoln | Carl Jones snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 15:02 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 14:56 | Amherst | Brett Allen drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Claude Sparks | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 14:44 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:26 | Lincoln | Carl Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 14:25 | Amherst | Claude Sparks pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:09 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 14:08 | Amherst | James Butler tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 13:49 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 13:47 | Amherst | Brett Allen snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 13:42 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews misses the open dunk but the foul's on Franklin Abernathy - foul #1 on Franklin Abernathy, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Lester Walters (SG), Lon Burkhalter (SF), David Larsen (PF), Glenn Palmer (C) Jacob Phelan, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Carl Jones, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe (SG), Thomas Dawson (SF), George Mitchell (PF), Eric O'Donnel (C) Henry Larkin, Brett Allen, Claude Sparks, James Butler | |
| 13:42 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:42 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:16 | Lincoln | Lester Walters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 13:14 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 12:46 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 12:45 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Glenn Palmer | 6-8 |
| 12:29 | Lincoln | David Larsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 12:27 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 12:25 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:10 | Amherst | Lon Burkhalter steals it from Victor Schwalbe | 6-8 |
| 12:06 | Lincoln | Richard Davis slams it home on a nice dish by Lon Burkhalter | 8-8 |
| 11:44 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel hits a jumper in the lane set up by Antonio Matthews | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lester Walters (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Lon Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Larsen (fairly fresh) C - Glenn Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Antonio Matthews (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Victor Schwalbe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Dawson (fairly fresh) PF - George Mitchell (fresh) C - Eric O'Donnel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 11:26 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 11:22 | Amherst | Antonio Matthews is hacked by Richard Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Brent Lynch (SG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Carl Jones (PF), Gregory Claflin (C) Richard Davis, Lester Walters, Lon Burkhalter, David Larsen, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Amherst | Mark Fulp (PG), Brett Allen (SF), Robert Siewert (C) Antonio Matthews, Thomas Dawson, Eric O'Donnel | |
| 11:13 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 11:12 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 10:57 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin blows the layup | 8-10 |
| 10:55 | Amherst | The rebound goes to George Mitchell | 8-10 |
| 10:41 | Amherst | Robert Siewert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 10:39 | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 10:35 | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin tips it in | 10-10 |
| 10:29 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Brett Allen | 10-13 |
| 10:12 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Brett Allen - foul #1 on Brett Allen, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lester Walters (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Franklin Abernathy (C) Jacob Phelan, Brent Lynch, Gregory Claflin | |
| Subs | Amherst | Claude Sparks (PF), James Butler (C) George Mitchell, Robert Siewert | |
| 10:12 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:12 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:12 | Amherst | Claude Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:00 | Amherst | Claude Sparks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Jones - foul #2 on Carl Jones, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter (PG) Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 10:00 | Amherst | Claude Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:00 | Amherst | Claude Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:00 | Amherst | James Butler gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:50 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 09:49 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | Lester Walters blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 09:35 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:19 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Taulbee and he's hacked by Mark Fulp - foul #1 on Mark Fulp, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Larsen (PF) Thomas Slavin | |
| Subs | Amherst | Henry Larkin (PG), Thomas Dawson (PF), Eric O'Donnel (C) Mark Fulp, Victor Schwalbe, Brett Allen | |
| 09:19 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:53 | Amherst | Thomas Dawson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claude Sparks | 15-15 |
| 08:30 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee loses the dribble to James Butler | 15-15 |
| 08:10 | Amherst | Claude Sparks is denied on a dunk by David Larsen | 15-15 |
| 08:08 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:03 | Lincoln | Lester Walters knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Henry Larkin - foul #1 on Henry Larkin, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Brent Lynch (SF), Glenn Palmer (C) Lon Burkhalter, David Larsen, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Amherst | Mark Fulp (PG), Victor Schwalbe (SG), Brett Allen (SF), George Mitchell (PF) Henry Larkin, Claude Sparks, James Butler, Thomas Dawson | |
| 08:03 | Lincoln | Lester Walters misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:03 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:53 | Amherst | Mark Fulp dunks the ball | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Schwalbe - foul #1 on Victor Schwalbe, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin (C) Lester Walters | |
| Subs | Amherst | Robert Siewert (C) Eric O'Donnel | |
| 07:35 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | Amherst | Robert Siewert snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Richard Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Taulbee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Lynch (fresh) PF - Glenn Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Claflin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Mark Fulp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Schwalbe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brett Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Siewert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Amherst | Brett Allen clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 07:13 | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 06:53 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 06:27 | Amherst | Robert Siewert's pass is intercepted by Glenn Palmer | 19-17 |
| 06:11 | Lincoln | Gregory Claflin buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Palmer | 21-17 |
| 05:55 | Amherst | Mark Fulp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lester Walters (PG), Lon Burkhalter (SG), Thomas Slavin (SF), David Larsen (PF), Franklin Abernathy (C) Richard Davis, Joseph Taulbee, Brent Lynch, Glenn Palmer, Gregory Claflin | |
| Subs | Amherst | Henry Larkin (PG), Antonio Matthews (SG), James Butler (SF), Thomas Dawson (PF), Eric O'Donnel (C) Mark Fulp, Victor Schwalbe, Brett Allen, George Mitchell, Robert Siewert | |
| 05:36 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-17 |
| 05:28 | Amherst | The short jumper by Antonio Matthews is denied by Franklin Abernathy | 21-17 |
| 05:27 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:23 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 05:22 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:20 | Amherst | Henry Larkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Claude Sparks (PF) Thomas Dawson | |
| 05:02 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Eric O'Donnel - foul #2 on Eric O'Donnel, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Thomas Dawson (PF) Eric O'Donnel | |
| 05:02 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:02 | Lincoln | Franklin Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:46 | Amherst | Henry Larkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 04:45 | Amherst | James Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:24 | Amherst | Henry Larkin is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 22-17 |
| 04:22 | Lincoln | David Larsen gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:17 | Lincoln | Lester Walters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 04:16 | Amherst | Thomas Dawson gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:03 | Amherst | Claude Sparks makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 03:44 | Lincoln | James Butler steals it from Thomas Slavin | 22-19 |
| 03:22 | Amherst | Thomas Dawson loses the dribble to Thomas Slavin | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Lester Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lon Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Slavin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Larsen (fairly fresh) C - Franklin Abernathy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Henry Larkin (fairly fresh) SG - Antonio Matthews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Lincoln | David Larsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Dawson - foul #1 on Thomas Dawson, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Joseph Taulbee (SG), Brent Lynch (SF), Carl Jones (PF) Lester Walters, Lon Burkhalter, Thomas Slavin, Franklin Abernathy | |
| Subs | Amherst | Mark Fulp (PG), Victor Schwalbe (SG), Brett Allen (SF), George Mitchell (PF), Eric O'Donnel (C) Henry Larkin, Antonio Matthews, James Butler, Thomas Dawson, Claude Sparks | |
| 02:59 | Lincoln | David Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:59 | Lincoln | David Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:59 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 02:53 | Amherst | Brett Allen's pass is intercepted by Brent Lynch | 23-19 |
| 02:39 | Lincoln | Mark Fulp steals the ball from Jacob Phelan | 23-19 |
| 02:35 | Amherst | Mark Fulp hits the finger roll | 23-21 |
| 02:07 | Lincoln | David Larsen can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 02:05 | Amherst | Eric O'Donnel gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 02:03 | Amherst | Jacob Phelan steps in front of the Mark Fulp pass in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Carl Jones dunks the ball and he's fouled by George Mitchell - foul #1 on George Mitchell, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Davis (PG), Thomas Slavin (SF), Glenn Palmer (C) Jacob Phelan, Joseph Taulbee, David Larsen | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 01:48 | Lincoln | Carl Jones makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 01:25 | Amherst | Victor Schwalbe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joseph Taulbee (SG) Brent Lynch | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 01:07 | Lincoln | Carl Jones drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Davis and he's fouled by George Mitchell - foul #2 on George Mitchell, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Antonio Matthews (SG), Robert Siewert (C) Victor Schwalbe, Eric O'Donnel | |
| 01:07 | Lincoln | Carl Jones misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:07 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 00:49 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 00:48 | Amherst | Robert Siewert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:30 | Amherst | George Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 28-21 |
| 00:28 | Lincoln | Glenn Palmer gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:24 | Lincoln | Thomas Slavin banks in the layup | 30-21 |
| 00:21 | Amherst | Mark Fulp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Phelan (PG), Lester Walters (SG), Lon Burkhalter (SF), Gregory Claflin (C) Richard Davis, Joseph Taulbee, Thomas Slavin, Glenn Palmer | |
| Subs | Amherst | Henry Larkin (PG), Thomas Dawson (SF) Mark Fulp, Brett Allen | |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Lon Burkhalter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 00:01 | Amherst | Robert Siewert grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 00:00 | Amherst | Robert Siewert misses the fullcourt shot | 30-21 |