| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Gordon Fluharty (fresh) SG - Herschel Dulac (fresh) SF - Peter Avendano (fresh) PF - Jermaine Hewitt (fresh) C - James Nolen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Willie Devanski (fresh) SG - John Matos (fresh) SF - Paul King (fresh) PF - Donald Christensen (fresh) C - Gary Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano loses the dribble to Paul King | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano is hacked by Paul King - foul #1 on Paul King, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Nolen | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herschel Dulac - foul #1 on Herschel Dulac, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Lincoln | James Nolen can't connect on a floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Lincoln | James Nolen pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty is hacked by Willie Devanski - foul #1 on Willie Devanski, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Swarthmore | Herschel Dulac picks off the pass by Willie Devanski in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herschel Dulac | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Swarthmore | Gordon Fluharty is called for the reach on Willie Devanski - foul #1 on Gordon Fluharty, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel (PG), David Sharkey (SG), Jason Keeling (C) Willie Devanski, John Matos, Gary Moore | |
| 16:52 | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Shane Pimentel | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Lincoln | James Nolen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gordon Fluharty and he's hacked by Donald Christensen - foul #1 on Donald Christensen, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Polo (PG), Chris Schaub (SG), John Randle (PF), Kenneth Lecompte (C) Gordon Fluharty, Herschel Dulac, Jermaine Hewitt, James Nolen | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski (PG), John Matos (SG), Wilfred Pulliam (SF) Shane Pimentel, Paul King, Donald Christensen | |
| 16:04 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Swarthmore | Wilfred Pulliam grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Polo (fresh) SG - Chris Schaub (fresh) SF - Peter Avendano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Randle (fresh) C - Kenneth Lecompte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Willie Devanski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Matos (fresh) SF - Wilfred Pulliam (fresh) PF - David Sharkey (fresh) C - Jason Keeling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lecompte swats the short shot by David Sharkey | 7-4 |
| 15:25 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:17 | Lincoln | John Randle snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:05 | Lincoln | John Randle makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Mark Polo | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Sharkey | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-6 |
| 14:29 | Swarthmore | David Sharkey snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:24 | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty (PG), Herschel Dulac (SG) Mark Polo, Peter Avendano | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel (PG), David Gaskins (SG), Paul King (SF), Donald Christensen (PF), Gary Moore (C) Willie Devanski, John Matos, Wilfred Pulliam, David Sharkey, Jason Keeling | |
| 14:16 | Lincoln | John Randle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 14:14 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore is hacked by John Randle in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Randle, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt (PF), James Nolen (C) John Randle, Kenneth Lecompte | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 13:59 | Swarthmore | James Nolen swats the short shot by Gary Moore | 11-6 |
| 13:57 | Swarthmore | Paul King grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:49 | Swarthmore | David Gaskins misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 13:47 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:28 | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 13:26 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-6 |
| 13:10 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 12:58 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 12:56 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:52 | Swarthmore | Jermaine Hewitt steps in front of the David Gaskins pass | 11-6 |
| 12:37 | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | Swarthmore | Paul King gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:34 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Polo (PG), Frank Fajardo (SG), Kenneth Lecompte (SF), John Randle (PF), Bill Keith (C) Gordon Fluharty, Herschel Dulac, Chris Schaub, Jermaine Hewitt, James Nolen | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski (PG), John Matos (SG), David Sharkey (PF) Shane Pimentel, David Gaskins, Donald Christensen | |
| 12:20 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte blows the layup | 11-6 |
| 12:18 | Swarthmore | John Matos pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:03 | Swarthmore | Paul King clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Lecompte - foul #1 on Kenneth Lecompte, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling (C) Gary Moore | |
| 12:03 | Swarthmore | Paul King makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:03 | Swarthmore | Paul King misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:03 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to John Randle | 11-7 |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | Mark Polo can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Devanski - foul #2 on Willie Devanski, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Ryan Dupre (PG), Donald Christensen (PF) Willie Devanski, Paul King | |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | Mark Polo makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:42 | Lincoln | Mark Polo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Polo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Fajardo (fresh) SF - Kenneth Lecompte (fresh) PF - John Randle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Keith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Ryan Dupre (fresh) SG - John Matos (fresh) SF - David Sharkey (fresh) PF - Donald Christensen (fresh) C - Jason Keeling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Swarthmore | John Matos is hacked by Frank Fajardo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Fajardo, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac (SG) Frank Fajardo | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 11:23 | Swarthmore | Bill Keith blocks the short jumper by Jason Keeling | 13-7 |
| 11:22 | Lincoln | Bill Keith pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 11:08 | Lincoln | David Sharkey picks off the pass by Kenneth Lecompte | 13-7 |
| 10:50 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Sharkey | 13-9 |
| 10:37 | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 10:21 | Swarthmore | Ryan Dupre misses short on a shot in the paint | 15-9 |
| 10:19 | Lincoln | John Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:02 | Lincoln | Mark Polo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 15-9 |
| 10:00 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:49 | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-9 |
| 09:48 | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:27 | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Herschel Dulac - foul #2 on Herschel Dulac, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty (PG), Chris Schaub (SG), Peter Avendano (SF), Jermaine Hewitt (PF), James Nolen (C) Mark Polo, Herschel Dulac, Kenneth Lecompte, John Randle, Bill Keith | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel (PG), David Gaskins (SG), Paul King (SF), Gary Moore (C) Ryan Dupre, John Matos, David Sharkey, Donald Christensen | |
| 09:27 | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:27 | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:27 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:08 | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 09:07 | Lincoln | James Nolen grabs the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 08:53 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano is hacked by Paul King - foul #2 on Paul King, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Wilfred Pulliam (SF), Donald Christensen (PF) Paul King, Jason Keeling | |
| 08:34 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub is fouled on the floor by David Gaskins - foul #1 on David Gaskins, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| 08:14 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt banks in the layup | 17-10 |
| 08:12 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 07:55 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| 07:34 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Avendano - foul #1 on Peter Avendano, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Fajardo (PG), Darrell Sinclair (SF) Gordon Fluharty, Peter Avendano | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Ryan Dupre (PG), John Matos (SG), David Sharkey (SF) Shane Pimentel, David Gaskins, Gary Moore | |
| 07:34 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 07:34 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Frank Fajardo (fresh) SG - Chris Schaub (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Darrell Sinclair (fresh) PF - Jermaine Hewitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nolen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Ryan Dupre (fresh) SG - John Matos (fresh) SF - David Sharkey (fresh) PF - Donald Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilfred Pulliam (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Chris Schaub | 19-11 |
| 07:14 | Swarthmore | David Sharkey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Matos | 19-14 |
| 07:06 | Lincoln | James Nolen's layup is rejected by Wilfred Pulliam | 19-14 |
| 07:04 | Swarthmore | David Sharkey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:49 | Swarthmore | David Sharkey connects on the floater from the left block set up by John Matos and he's fouled by Jermaine Hewitt - foul #1 on Jermaine Hewitt, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty (PG), John Randle (C) Chris Schaub, James Nolen | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling (C) Wilfred Pulliam | |
| 06:49 | Swarthmore | David Sharkey makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Frank Fajardo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:28 | Swarthmore | David Sharkey pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:18 | Swarthmore | Jason Keeling lays it in set up by David Sharkey | 19-19 |
| 06:01 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:00 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 05:37 | Swarthmore | Donald Christensen makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Sharkey | 19-21 |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Sharkey - foul #1 on David Sharkey, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Polo (PG), Chris Schaub (SG), Peter Avendano (SF), Bill Keith (C) Gordon Fluharty, Frank Fajardo, Darrell Sinclair, John Randle | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel (PG), David Gaskins (SF), Gary Moore (C) Ryan Dupre, David Sharkey, Donald Christensen | |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:14 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel is hacked by Jermaine Hewitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jermaine Hewitt, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Randle (PF) Jermaine Hewitt | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 05:14 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:14 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:55 | Lincoln | Peter Avendano blows the layup | 21-23 |
| 04:54 | Swarthmore | John Matos grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:40 | Swarthmore | John Randle is called for the reach on Gary Moore - foul #2 on John Randle, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte (PF) John Randle | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Wilfred Pulliam (SF), Donald Christensen (PF) John Matos, Jason Keeling | |
| 04:40 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:40 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:23 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Peter Avendano and he's hacked by Donald Christensen - foul #2 on Donald Christensen, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty (PG), James Nolen (C) Mark Polo, Bill Keith | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Sharkey (PF) Donald Christensen | |
| 04:23 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:08 | Swarthmore | David Gaskins can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 04:07 | Lincoln | Kenneth Lecompte snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 03:47 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 03:46 | Lincoln | James Nolen grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 03:32 | Lincoln | Wilfred Pulliam blocks the jumper by Gordon Fluharty | 24-25 |
| 03:30 | Swarthmore | Wilfred Pulliam snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Gordon Fluharty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Schaub (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Peter Avendano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lecompte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nolen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Shane Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Gaskins (fairly fresh) SF - Wilfred Pulliam (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Sharkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac (SG), Jermaine Hewitt (PF), Bill Keith (C) Peter Avendano, Kenneth Lecompte, James Nolen | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Willie Devanski (PG), John Matos (SG), Paul King (SF), Donald Christensen (PF), Jason Keeling (C) Shane Pimentel, David Gaskins, Wilfred Pulliam, David Sharkey, Gary Moore | |
| 03:09 | Lincoln | Herschel Dulac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Fajardo (PG), Darrell Sinclair (SF) Gordon Fluharty, Chris Schaub | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 03:01 | Swarthmore | John Matos blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Herschel Dulac - foul #3 on Herschel Dulac, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Polo (PG) Herschel Dulac | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 03:01 | Swarthmore | John Matos makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:01 | Swarthmore | John Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:39 | Lincoln | Bill Keith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 02:37 | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt grabs the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Darrell Sinclair is fouled on the floor by Paul King - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Randle (PF) Jermaine Hewitt | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Sharkey (SF), Gary Moore (C) Paul King, Jason Keeling | |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Darrell Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Darrell Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:00 | Swarthmore | John Matos hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 01:59 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 01:41 | Lincoln | Darrell Sinclair clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Sharkey - foul #2 on David Sharkey, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Chris Schaub (SG), Peter Avendano (SF), James Nolen (C) Mark Polo, Frank Fajardo, Bill Keith | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel (SG) John Matos | |
| 01:41 | Lincoln | Darrell Sinclair misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:41 | Lincoln | Darrell Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:23 | Swarthmore | Gary Moore hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 27-31 |
| 01:11 | Lincoln | James Nolen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chris Schaub | 29-31 |
| 00:54 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel is fouled on the floor by James Nolen - foul #1 on James Nolen, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Gordon Fluharty (PG), Kenneth Lecompte (PF) Darrell Sinclair, John Randle | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | David Gaskins (SG), Wilfred Pulliam (SF), Jason Keeling (C) Willie Devanski, Donald Christensen, Gary Moore | |
| 00:54 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:54 | Swarthmore | Shane Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:25 | Lincoln | Chris Schaub is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jermaine Hewitt (PF) Peter Avendano | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | John Matos (SG) Shane Pimentel | |
| 00:05 | Swarthmore | Wilfred Pulliam hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Gaskins | 29-35 |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | The short jumper by Jermaine Hewitt is denied by Jason Keeling | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Lecompte | 29-35 |