| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Mario Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Nuss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Valdes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arlie Jones (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Walter Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Houser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Sears (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Volz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Howard Houser inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Lincoln | Mark Volz is hacked by Arlie Jones - foul #3 on Arlie Jones, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mark Morrison (C) Arlie Jones | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 19:38 | Lincoln | Brian Green buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Chidester | 42-44 |
| 19:17 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-44 |
| 19:16 | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 19:14 | Lincoln | Mark Volz pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:52 | Lincoln | Walter Chidester comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 18:51 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Mark Morrison | 42-44 |
| 18:49 | Swarthmore | Brian Green steps in front of the Gary Nuss pass in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:28 | Lincoln | Walter Chidester comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 18:27 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 18:24 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Donald Knowles (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), Kevin Gardner (C) Jay Bennett, Gary Nuss, Lawrence Valdes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Victor Gibson (SG), Daniel Mara (SF), Cecil Pereda (PF), Donald Wolf (C) Brian Green, Howard Houser, Manuel Sears, Mark Volz | |
| 18:05 | Lincoln | Mario Moore picks off the pass by Victor Gibson | 42-46 |
| 18:01 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore jams it | 44-46 |
| 17:51 | Lincoln | Victor Gibson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 17:50 | Lincoln | Daniel Mara tips it in | 44-48 |
| 17:31 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore is fouled on the floor by Donald Wolf - foul #1 on Donald Wolf, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell (PG), Lawrence Valdes (PF) Mario Moore, Mark Morrison | |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Tyksinski (SG) Walter Chidester | |
| 17:09 | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 17:08 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 16:47 | Swarthmore | Lawrence Valdes is open and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Knowles | 46-48 |
| 16:31 | Lincoln | Daniel Mara hits a runner in the paint set up by John Tyksinski | 46-50 |
| 16:15 | Swarthmore | Donald Wolf swats the layup by Walter Johnson | 46-50 |
| 16:14 | Lincoln | Daniel Mara pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 16:07 | Lincoln | John Tyksinski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Gibson | 46-52 |
| 15:54 | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell hits the finger roll | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Benjamin Rowell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Knowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Valdes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Victor Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Tyksinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Mara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Pereda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Lincoln | Donald Wolf can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 15:35 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 15:30 | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Johnson | 50-52 |
| 15:08 | Lincoln | Donald Wolf misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 15:06 | Swarthmore | Lawrence Valdes gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 15:02 | Swarthmore | Donald Knowles is alone and drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Valdes | 52-52 |
| 14:53 | Lincoln | Daniel Mara misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 14:51 | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 14:38 | Swarthmore | Donald Knowles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 14:36 | Swarthmore | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Gardner | 52-52 |
| 14:19 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Walter Johnson and he's hacked by Donald Wolf - foul #2 on Donald Wolf, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mario Moore (PG), Jay Bennett (SG), Gary Nuss (SF), Arlie Jones (C) Benjamin Rowell, Donald Knowles, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Valdes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Donny Steves (PG), Brian Green (SG), Howard Houser (SF), Manuel Sears (PF), Mark Volz (C) Victor Gibson, John Tyksinski, Daniel Mara, Cecil Pereda, Donald Wolf | |
| 14:19 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 14:01 | Lincoln | Donny Steves can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 13:59 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 13:44 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 13:43 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 13:21 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mark Morrison (PF) Kevin Gardner | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 13:03 | Lincoln | Donny Steves buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Howard Houser | 55-55 |
| 13:00 | Swarthmore | Howard Houser takes the ball from Arlie Jones in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 12:50 | Lincoln | Gary Nuss takes the ball from Brian Green | 55-55 |
| 12:29 | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 55-55 |
| 12:28 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 12:19 | Lincoln | Brian Green comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 12:17 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 11:56 | Lincoln | Donny Steves is hacked by Arlie Jones - foul #4 on Arlie Jones, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell (PG), Norman Germain (SG), Phillip Domkowski (SF), Lawrence Valdes (PF) Mario Moore, Jay Bennett, Gary Nuss, Arlie Jones | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Walter Chidester (SG), Christian McKeag (SF) Brian Green, Howard Houser | |
| 11:38 | Lincoln | Walter Chidester is fouled on the floor by Norman Germain - foul #1 on Norman Germain, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Tyksinski (SG) Donny Steves | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Benjamin Rowell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Germain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Domkowski (fresh) PF - Lawrence Valdes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Walter Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tyksinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christian McKeag (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Sears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Volz (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Lincoln | Walter Chidester misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 11:23 | Lincoln | Christian McKeag tips it in | 55-57 |
| 11:21 | Swarthmore | Mark Volz is called for the reach on Phillip Domkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Volz, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| 11:06 | Swarthmore | Phillip Domkowski connects on the jumper in the lane | 57-57 |
| 10:45 | Lincoln | Lawrence Valdes takes the ball from Mark Volz | 57-57 |
| 10:28 | Swarthmore | Lawrence Valdes misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 10:26 | Lincoln | Christian McKeag pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:24 | Lincoln | Norman Germain picks off the pass by Walter Chidester in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 10:12 | Swarthmore | Lawrence Valdes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 09:55 | Lincoln | John Tyksinski is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Tyksinski, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mario Moore (PG), Jay Bennett (SG), Gary Nuss (SF) Benjamin Rowell, Norman Germain, Phillip Domkowski | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Donny Steves (PG), Brian Green (SG), Howard Houser (SF), Cecil Pereda (PF), Donald Wolf (C) Walter Chidester, John Tyksinski, Christian McKeag, Manuel Sears, Mark Volz | |
| 09:39 | Swarthmore | Howard Houser picks off the pass by Lawrence Valdes | 60-57 |
| 09:26 | Lincoln | Howard Houser misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Bennett - foul #1 on Jay Bennett, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson (PF), Kevin Gardner (C) Lawrence Valdes, Mark Morrison | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 09:26 | Lincoln | Howard Houser makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 09:26 | Lincoln | Howard Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:22 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Wolf - foul #3 on Donald Wolf, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| 09:13 | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 09:11 | Lincoln | Cecil Pereda grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 08:49 | Lincoln | Kevin Gardner knocks away the 3 by Brian Green | 60-59 |
| 08:48 | Lincoln | Cecil Pereda misses the tip | 60-59 |
| 08:47 | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 08:26 | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss hits a jumper from close range | 62-59 |
| 08:22 | Lincoln | Brian Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-59 |
| 08:21 | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 08:12 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore is fouled on the floor by Brian Green - foul #1 on Brian Green, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell (PG), Donald Knowles (SG), Lawrence Valdes (PF) Mario Moore, Jay Bennett, Walter Johnson | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Walter Chidester (SG), Victor Gibson (SF), Manuel Sears (PF), Daniel Mara (C) Brian Green, Howard Houser, Cecil Pereda, Donald Wolf | |
| 07:55 | Swarthmore | Victor Gibson is called for the reach on Donald Knowles - foul #3 on Victor Gibson, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Phillip Domkowski (SF), Arlie Jones (C) Gary Nuss, Kevin Gardner | |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Tyksinski (SG) Donny Steves | |
| 07:55 | Swarthmore | Donald Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:55 | Swarthmore | Donald Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:55 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:38 | Lincoln | Daniel Mara is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Mara, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Benjamin Rowell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Domkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Valdes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Arlie Jones (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Walter Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tyksinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Sears (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Mara (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Swarthmore | Phillip Domkowski's pass is intercepted by Walter Chidester | 63-59 |
| 07:04 | Lincoln | John Tyksinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 07:03 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:58 | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Walter Chidester - foul #2 on Walter Chidester, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mario Moore (PG), Gary Nuss (SF), Kevin Gardner (PF) Donald Knowles, Phillip Domkowski, Lawrence Valdes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Christian McKeag (SF) Victor Gibson | |
| 06:58 | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:45 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Chidester | 66-61 |
| 06:43 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore is hacked by Manuel Sears in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Sears, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson (SF) Gary Nuss | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Donny Steves (PG), Mark Volz (C) John Tyksinski, Daniel Mara | |
| 06:43 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:43 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Mark Volz misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-61 |
| 06:28 | Lincoln | Donny Steves pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 06:18 | Lincoln | Mark Volz misses the dunk | 67-61 |
| 06:16 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:59 | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Mario Moore | 69-61 |
| 05:42 | Lincoln | Walter Johnson steps in front of the Donny Steves pass | 69-61 |
| 05:22 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner misses the jumper from the baseline | 69-61 |
| 05:20 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:14 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones loses the dribble to Christian McKeag | 69-61 |
| 05:04 | Lincoln | Donny Steves makes the fadeaway near the basket | 69-63 |
| 04:39 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner banks in the wide open layup | 71-63 |
| 04:36 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett (SG), Gary Nuss (SF), Mark Morrison (PF) Mario Moore, Walter Johnson, Arlie Jones | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Victor Gibson (PG), Brian Green (SG), Howard Houser (SF), Donald Wolf (PF), Daniel Mara (C) Donny Steves, Walter Chidester, Christian McKeag, Manuel Sears, Mark Volz | |
| 04:18 | Lincoln | Donald Wolf scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Gibson | 71-65 |
| 03:54 | Swarthmore | Benjamin Rowell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-65 |
| 03:52 | Lincoln | Donald Wolf grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 03:31 | Lincoln | Victor Gibson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 03:30 | Lincoln | Brian Green misses the tip | 71-65 |
| 03:28 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Benjamin Rowell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jay Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Nuss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Morrison (fresh) 6 reb. C - Kevin Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Victor Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mara (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Swarthmore | Kevin Gardner can't finish the layup | 71-65 |
| 03:15 | Lincoln | Howard Houser gets the rebound | 71-65 |
| 02:55 | Lincoln | Howard Houser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 02:54 | Lincoln | Brian Green tips it back up and in | 71-67 |
| 02:54 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mario Moore (PG), Lawrence Valdes (PF), Arlie Jones (C) Benjamin Rowell, Mark Morrison, Kevin Gardner | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Donny Steves (PG) Victor Gibson | |
| 02:31 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:29 | Lincoln | Daniel Mara pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Brian Green misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jay Bennett - foul #2 on Jay Bennett, team foul #5 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Walter Johnson (SF), Mark Morrison (C) Gary Nuss, Arlie Jones | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Victor Gibson (SF), Cecil Pereda (PF) Howard Houser, Daniel Mara | |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Brian Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Brian Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:06 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss (SF), Arlie Jones (C) Walter Johnson, Mark Morrison | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Howard Houser (SF) Victor Gibson | |
| 01:48 | Swarthmore | Gary Nuss buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 01:33 | Lincoln | Brian Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donny Steves | 74-72 |
| 01:21 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Green - foul #2 on Brian Green, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Manuel Sears (PF), Mark Volz (C) Cecil Pereda, Donald Wolf | |
| 01:21 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:21 | Swarthmore | Arlie Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:21 | Lincoln | Mark Volz snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 01:10 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears clanks a shot from the baseline | 75-72 |
| 01:08 | Lincoln | Brian Green gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:56 | Lincoln | Manuel Sears comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 75-72 |
| 00:55 | Lincoln | Mark Volz tips it in | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Sears - foul #3 on Manuel Sears, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Swarthmore | Jay Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Howard Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:18 | Lincoln | Mark Volz makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Donny Steves | 76-76 |
| 00:03 | Swarthmore | Mario Moore connects on the shot from the left side | 78-76 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Brian Green clanks a halfcourt shot | 78-76 |