| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Galvin (fresh) SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fresh) PF - Anthony McLaughlan (fresh) C - Brian Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Leonard Moss (fresh) SG - Louis Smith (fresh) SF - Steven James (fresh) PF - John Harvey (fresh) C - John McCreary (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Swarthmore | John McCreary 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 | Leonard Moss scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Harvey | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Lincoln | The jump hook by Brian Bishop is blocked by John Harvey | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Swarthmore | John McCreary connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Moss | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Swarthmore | John Harvey snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Harvey | 0-6 |
| 18:04 | Lincoln | John McCreary denies the turnaround by Tommy Lang | 0-6 |
| 18:02 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to John Harvey | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith is whistled for traveling | 0-6 |
| 17:34 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang is hacked by Leonard Moss - foul #1 on Leonard Moss, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Claude Coen (SF), Thomas Batts (PF), Donald Sanders (C) Leonard Moss, Steven James, John Harvey, John McCreary | |
| 17:24 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jacob Galvin | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Anthony McLaughlan - foul #1 on Anthony McLaughlan, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Sanson (SG) Louis Smith | |
| 17:10 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:10 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:57 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers is whistled for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (SG), Joseph Arndt (SF), Randy Mercer (C) Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Brian Bishop | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 16:55 | Swarthmore | Joseph Arndt is called for the reach on Kenneth Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Arndt, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | Swarthmore | Joseph Arndt is called for the reach on James Sanson - foul #2 on Joseph Arndt, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Martone (SF), Miles Fincher (C) Joseph Arndt, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | John Harvey (PF) James Sanson | |
| 16:18 | Swarthmore | Randy Mercer picks off the pass by John Harvey | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Lincoln | John Martone clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:03 | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin tips it in | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Albert Fitzgibbon - foul #1 on Albert Fitzgibbon, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tommy Lang (SF), Brian Bishop (C) Jacob Galvin, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss (PG), Steven James (SF), John McCreary (C) Kenneth Lewis, Donald Sanders, Thomas Batts | |
| 15:53 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen misses the 3rd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Swarthmore | The offensive rebound goes to John Harvey | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Albert Fitzgibbon (fresh) SG - John Martone (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fresh) PF - Randy Mercer (fresh) C - Brian Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Leonard Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Coen (fairly fresh) SF - Steven James (fresh) PF - John Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. C - John McCreary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Swarthmore | Steven James misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:43 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 15:28 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop is called for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Rogers (SG), Anthony McLaughlan (PF) John Martone, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Louis Smith (SG), Paul Goss (PF) Claude Coen, John Harvey | |
| 15:26 | Swarthmore | Brian Bishop picks off the pass by Leonard Moss in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 15:19 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers is fouled on the floor by John McCreary - foul #1 on John McCreary, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to John McCreary | 4-8 |
| 15:00 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Rogers - foul #1 on Paul Rogers, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin (PG), John Martone (SF), Miles Fincher (C) Albert Fitzgibbon, Tommy Lang, Brian Bishop | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Donald Sanders (PF) Paul Goss | |
| 14:44 | Swarthmore | Steven James comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:42 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Miles Fincher | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin travels with the ball | 4-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Thomas Batts (PF) Leonard Moss, Donald Sanders | |
| 14:15 | Swarthmore | John McCreary is hacked by Miles Fincher - foul #1 on Miles Fincher, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Lozada (SF), Randy Mercer (C) Paul Rogers, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Paul Goss (SF), John Harvey (PF) Steven James, John McCreary | |
| 14:06 | Swarthmore | Paul Goss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:05 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:48 | Swarthmore | John Harvey knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Louis Smith | 4-10 |
| 13:29 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan dunks the ball and the foul's on John Harvey - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), Virgil Lassiter (SG), Tommy Lang (SF), Brian Bishop (C) Jacob Galvin, John Martone, Steven Lozada, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Sanson (SG), Donald Sanders (C) Louis Smith, Thomas Batts | |
| 13:29 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:18 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Tommy Lang | 7-10 |
| 13:08 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang makes the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:58 | Swarthmore | Paul Goss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:57 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:47 | Lincoln | Donald Sanders picks off the pass by Virgil Lassiter | 10-10 |
| 12:43 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Miles Fincher (PF) Albert Fitzgibbon, Virgil Lassiter, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss (PG), Claude Coen (SG), Steven James (SF), John McCreary (C) Kenneth Lewis, James Sanson, Paul Goss, John Harvey | |
| 12:26 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John McCreary - foul #2 on John McCreary, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | John Harvey (PF) John McCreary | |
| 12:26 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:26 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:26 | Swarthmore | John Harvey grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:10 | Swarthmore | Steven James is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:03 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:01 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Claude Coen | 11-13 |
| 11:46 | Swarthmore | Steven James connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Moss | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miles Fincher (fresh) C - Brian Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Leonard Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Coen (fresh) SF - Steven James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Sanders (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jacob Galvin | 14-15 |
| 11:26 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Rogers - foul #2 on Paul Rogers, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), John Martone (SG), Steven Lozada (SF), Anthony McLaughlan (PF), Randy Mercer (C) Jacob Galvin, Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Miles Fincher, Brian Bishop | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Louis Smith (SG), Paul Goss (PF), Thomas Batts (C) Leonard Moss, Steven James, John Harvey, Donald Sanders | |
| 11:26 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:26 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Anthony McLaughlan | 14-15 |
| 11:09 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Martone | 16-15 |
| 11:04 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 16-17 |
| 10:52 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Steven James (SF) Claude Coen | |
| 10:43 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 10:42 | Swarthmore | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Goss | 16-17 |
| 10:32 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith can't finish the uncontested layup | 16-17 |
| 10:30 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:09 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Martone | 18-17 |
| 09:58 | Swarthmore | Paul Goss misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 09:56 | Lincoln | Steven Lozada grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Mercer | 20-17 |
| 09:08 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith misses the fadeaway near the basket | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | Swarthmore | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Batts | 20-17 |
| 08:55 | Swarthmore | Steven James knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lewis | 20-20 |
| 08:32 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer misses the easy layup | 20-20 |
| 08:30 | Lincoln | Randy Mercer pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:18 | Lincoln | Thomas Batts steals the ball from Randy Mercer | 20-20 |
| 08:15 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Fitzgibbon - foul #2 on Albert Fitzgibbon, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin (PG), Virgil Lassiter (SG), Tommy Lang (SF), Miles Fincher (PF), Brian Bishop (C) Albert Fitzgibbon, John Martone, Steven Lozada, Anthony McLaughlan, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss (PG), Claude Coen (SF), John Harvey (PF), Donald Sanders (C) Kenneth Lewis, Steven James, Paul Goss, Thomas Batts | |
| 08:15 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:15 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:48 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-22 |
| 07:47 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:42 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop clanks a jump hook near the basket | 20-22 |
| 07:40 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jacob Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Lassiter (fresh) SF - Tommy Lang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miles Fincher (fresh) C - Brian Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Leonard Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Coen (fresh) PF - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Sanders (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Lincoln | Leonard Moss steps in front of the Virgil Lassiter pass | 20-22 |
| 07:11 | Swarthmore | Donald Sanders is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-22 |
| 07:10 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:52 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 06:51 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:40 | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Virgil Lassiter - foul #1 on Virgil Lassiter, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan (PF) Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Sanson (SG), Steven James (SF), Thomas Batts (C) Louis Smith, Claude Coen, Donald Sanders | |
| 06:40 | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:40 | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:21 | Lincoln | Brian Bishop knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jacob Galvin | 22-23 |
| 06:07 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts's pass is intercepted by Jacob Galvin | 22-23 |
| 05:40 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Thomas Batts | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Swarthmore | Steven James is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 05:28 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 05:10 | Lincoln | Virgil Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Swarthmore | Steven James grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 04:52 | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 04:50 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:29 | Swarthmore | Jacob Galvin is called for the reach on Thomas Batts - foul #1 on Jacob Galvin, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Martone (SG), Steven Lozada (SF), Miles Fincher (PF) Virgil Lassiter, Tommy Lang, Anthony McLaughlan | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Louis Smith (SG), Donald Sanders (SF), Paul Goss (PF) Leonard Moss, James Sanson, Steven James, John Harvey | |
| 04:29 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:29 | Swarthmore | Thomas Batts makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:04 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher misses the jumper in the paint | 22-25 |
| 04:03 | Swarthmore | Louis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:47 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jacob Galvin - foul #2 on Jacob Galvin, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Albert Fitzgibbon (PG), Paul Rogers (SG), Joseph Arndt (PF) Jacob Galvin, John Martone, Brian Bishop | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Claude Coen (SG), John McCreary (C) Louis Smith, Thomas Batts | |
| 03:47 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:47 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:34 | Lincoln | John McCreary swats the layup by Steven Lozada | 22-26 |
| 03:32 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Albert Fitzgibbon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Lozada (fresh) PF - Joseph Arndt (fresh) C - Miles Fincher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Coen (fresh) SF - Donald Sanders (fresh) PF - Paul Goss (fresh) C - John McCreary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Lincoln | The short jumper by Paul Rogers is denied by John McCreary | 22-26 |
| 03:19 | Lincoln | Miles Fincher misses the tip | 22-26 |
| 03:18 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 03:15 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis is hacked by Albert Fitzgibbon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Fitzgibbon, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin (PG), Randy Mercer (C) Albert Fitzgibbon, Miles Fincher | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 03:15 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:15 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:02 | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-28 |
| 02:58 | Swarthmore | Randy Mercer is called for the reach on Claude Coen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Mercer, team foul #13 | 25-28 |
| 02:58 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:58 | Swarthmore | Claude Coen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:58 | Lincoln | Joseph Arndt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:32 | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 02:31 | Swarthmore | John McCreary grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tommy Lang (SF), Anthony McLaughlan (PF) Steven Lozada, Randy Mercer | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | James Sanson (SG), Steven James (SF), John Harvey (PF) Claude Coen, Donald Sanders, Paul Goss | |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-29 |
| 02:07 | Swarthmore | John Harvey gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:47 | Swarthmore | Steven James scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lewis | 25-31 |
| 01:34 | Lincoln | Jacob Galvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 01:32 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:19 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang loses the dribble to James Sanson | 25-31 |
| 01:16 | Swarthmore | Steven James banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sanson | 25-33 |
| 00:47 | Lincoln | Paul Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 00:46 | Lincoln | Anthony McLaughlan gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Tommy Lang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 00:19 | Swarthmore | John Harvey gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:01 | Swarthmore | Kenneth Lewis is whistled for a carry | 25-33 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Martone (PG), Virgil Lassiter (SG), Steven Lozada (SF), Randy Mercer (PF), Miles Fincher (C) Jacob Galvin, Paul Rogers, Tommy Lang, Anthony McLaughlan, Joseph Arndt | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Leonard Moss (PG), Louis Smith (SG), Claude Coen (SF), Paul Goss (PF), Donald Sanders (C) Kenneth Lewis, James Sanson, Steven James, John Harvey, John McCreary | |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | John Martone misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-33 |