| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mathew Royall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Byerly (fresh) 1 pts. C - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Abel Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Max Diller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elbert McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie O'Hara (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Allan Anderson inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Lincoln | Elbert McCoy blocks the short jumper by Wilbur Bailey | 32-28 |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | William Byerly grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:21 | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:06 | Central St. | Abel Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:04 | Lincoln | William Byerly grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Lincoln | Mathew Royall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:46 | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey tips it home | 34-28 |
| 18:28 | Central St. | James Jones scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Abel Morgan | 34-30 |
| 18:10 | Lincoln | William Byerly misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 18:09 | Central St. | The rebound goes to Willie O'Hara | 34-30 |
| 18:03 | Central St. | Wilbur Bailey is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Wilbur Bailey, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marion Black (PG), Chang Chiang (SG), William Chester (PF), David Cole (C) Mathew Royall, Wilbur Bailey, William Byerly, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central St. | Brian Jernigan (SF), Ralph Ison (PF), Mwla Ako (C) Max Diller, Elbert McCoy, Willie O'Hara | |
| 17:56 | Central St. | Ralph Ison clanks a shot from close range | 34-30 |
| 17:55 | Lincoln | David Cole grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:52 | Lincoln | James Jones is called for the reach on Allan Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Deese (SG) James Jones | |
| 17:38 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:28 | Central St. | Michael Deese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 17:27 | Lincoln | David Cole snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:59 | Lincoln | Mwla Ako picks off the pass by David Cole | 37-30 |
| 16:43 | Central St. | Ralph Ison makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 16:37 | Lincoln | Brian Jernigan steals the ball from William Chester | 37-32 |
| 16:22 | Central St. | Michael Deese misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 16:21 | Lincoln | William Chester grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | William Chester knocks in the shot from the right block | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Marion Black (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chang Chiang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Allan Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Chester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Abel Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Deese (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Brian Jernigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Ison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mwla Ako (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Central St. | Ralph Ison can't throw it down | 39-32 |
| 15:36 | Central St. | Mwla Ako can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 15:34 | Lincoln | Allan Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:12 | Lincoln | Allan Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:11 | Lincoln | William Chester tips it home | 41-32 |
| 14:57 | Central St. | Abel Morgan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Abel Morgan, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mathew Royall (PG), Wilbur Bailey (SG), William Linder (SF), William Byerly (PF), Armando Rodriguez (C) Marion Black, Chang Chiang, Allan Anderson, William Chester, David Cole | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ricky Bryden (PG), Kevin Ellison (SG), Max Diller (SF), Elbert McCoy (PF), Willie O'Hara (C) Abel Morgan, Michael Deese, Brian Jernigan, Ralph Ison, Mwla Ako | |
| 14:33 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mathew Royall | 43-32 |
| 14:13 | Central St. | Max Diller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 14:11 | Central St. | Elbert McCoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:55 | Central St. | Armando Rodriguez is called for the reach on Max Diller - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 13:37 | Central St. | Willie O'Hara is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central St. | James Jones (PG), Michael Deese (SG) Ricky Bryden, Kevin Ellison | |
| 13:22 | Lincoln | William Byerly buries a driving attempt from the left block | 45-32 |
| 13:00 | Central St. | James Jones is called for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Chang Chiang (SG), Allan Anderson (SF), Matthew Kulas (PF) Wilbur Bailey, William Linder, William Byerly | |
| Subs | Central St. | Jason Hinton (SF) Max Diller | |
| 12:37 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez hits the finger roll | 47-32 |
| 12:23 | Central St. | James Jones buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Deese | 47-34 |
| 12:03 | Lincoln | Mathew Royall is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marion Black (PG), William Linder (SF), David Cole (C) Mathew Royall, Allan Anderson, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ricky Bryden (PG), Kevin Ellison (SG) James Jones, Michael Deese | |
| 11:41 | Lincoln | David Cole clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 11:39 | Central St. | Kevin Ellison grabs the board | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Marion Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chang Chiang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Linder (fresh) PF - Matthew Kulas (fresh) C - David Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Ricky Bryden (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kevin Ellison (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jason Hinton (fresh) PF - Elbert McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie O'Hara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Central St. | David Cole swats the short shot by Ricky Bryden | 47-34 |
| 11:34 | Lincoln | William Linder grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 11:13 | Lincoln | Elbert McCoy picks off the pass by David Cole | 47-34 |
| 10:52 | Central St. | Chang Chiang steals the ball from Jason Hinton | 47-34 |
| 10:49 | Lincoln | Marion Black lays it in set up by Chang Chiang | 49-34 |
| 10:35 | Central St. | Jason Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey (SG), Allan Anderson (SF), William Byerly (PF) Chang Chiang, William Linder, Matthew Kulas | |
| Subs | Central St. | Abel Morgan (PG), Michael Deese (SG), Max Diller (SF), Brian Jernigan (PF), Ralph Ison (C) Ricky Bryden, Kevin Ellison, Jason Hinton, Elbert McCoy, Willie O'Hara | |
| 10:06 | Lincoln | William Byerly misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 49-34 |
| 10:04 | Central St. | Brian Jernigan snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 09:48 | Central St. | Abel Morgan comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-34 |
| 09:47 | Central St. | Brian Jernigan tips it but misses | 49-34 |
| 09:46 | Central St. | Brian Jernigan tips it home | 49-36 |
| 09:41 | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-36 |
| 09:40 | Central St. | Max Diller pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:28 | Central St. | Ralph Ison scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Abel Morgan | 49-39 |
| 09:23 | Lincoln | Max Diller is called for the reach on Marion Black in the backcourt - foul #3 on Max Diller, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mathew Royall (PG), William Chester (C) Marion Black, David Cole | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ricky Bryden (PG), Mwla Ako (C) Abel Morgan, Ralph Ison | |
| 08:54 | Lincoln | Brian Jernigan is called for the reach on Mathew Royall - foul #3 on Brian Jernigan, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Linder (SF), Armando Rodriguez (C) Allan Anderson, William Byerly | |
| Subs | Central St. | Willie O'Hara (C) Brian Jernigan | |
| 08:28 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Willie O'Hara - foul #2 on Willie O'Hara, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Chang Chiang (SG) Wilbur Bailey | |
| Subs | Central St. | Kevin Ellison (PG), Jason Hinton (SF), Elbert McCoy (PF) Michael Deese, Max Diller, Mwla Ako | |
| 08:28 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:28 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:01 | Central St. | Ricky Bryden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 08:00 | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 07:55 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ricky Bryden - foul #4 on Ricky Bryden, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Allan Anderson (SF), Matthew Kulas (PF) William Linder, William Chester | |
| Subs | Central St. | James Jones (SG) Ricky Bryden | |
| 07:55 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:55 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:34 | Central St. | Elbert McCoy lays it in | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mathew Royall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chang Chiang (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Kulas (fresh) C - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Kevin Ellison (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Hinton (fresh) PF - Elbert McCoy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Willie O'Hara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Royall | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:13 | Central St. | Jason Hinton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #5 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey (SG), William Byerly (PF), David Cole (C) Mathew Royall, Matthew Kulas, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central St. | Abel Morgan (PG), Michael Deese (SG), Brian Jernigan (SF), Ralph Ison (PF), Mwla Ako (C) Kevin Ellison, James Jones, Jason Hinton, Elbert McCoy, Willie O'Hara | |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:44 | Central St. | Mwla Ako snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:34 | Central St. | Abel Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 06:32 | Lincoln | David Cole grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Abel Morgan is called for the reach on Chang Chiang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abel Morgan, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Chester (SF) Allan Anderson | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:29 | Central St. | Ralph Ison gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:16 | Central St. | Mwla Ako makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Jernigan | 56-46 |
| 05:53 | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-46 |
| 05:52 | Central St. | Ralph Ison snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:33 | Central St. | Abel Morgan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 05:32 | Lincoln | David Cole grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:28 | Lincoln | The short jumper by Wilbur Bailey is denied by Brian Jernigan | 56-46 |
| 05:26 | Lincoln | William Byerly grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:13 | Lincoln | David Cole is fouled on the floor by Brian Jernigan - foul #4 on Brian Jernigan, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mathew Royall (PG), Marion Black (SG), Allan Anderson (SF), Matthew Kulas (PF) Chang Chiang, Wilbur Bailey, William Chester, William Byerly | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ricky Bryden (SG), Max Diller (SF), Elbert McCoy (PF), Willie O'Hara (C) Michael Deese, Brian Jernigan, Ralph Ison, Mwla Ako | |
| 05:13 | Lincoln | David Cole misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:13 | Lincoln | David Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:13 | Central St. | Willie O'Hara pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:49 | Central St. | Max Diller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Armando Rodriguez (C) David Cole | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 04:23 | Lincoln | Mathew Royall misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ricky Bryden - foul #5 on Ricky Bryden, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Kevin Ellison (SG) Ricky Bryden | |
| 04:23 | Lincoln | Mathew Royall makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:23 | Lincoln | Mathew Royall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:23 | Central St. | Elbert McCoy grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 04:11 | Central St. | Elbert McCoy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mathew Royall - foul #2 on Mathew Royall, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Linder (SG), William Byerly (PF) Mathew Royall, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Deese (SG), Brian Jernigan (C) Abel Morgan, Willie O'Hara | |
| 04:11 | Central St. | Elbert McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:11 | Central St. | Elbert McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:47 | Lincoln | William Byerly drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Marion Black | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Central St. | Marion Black steals the ball from Kevin Ellison | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Marion Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Linder (fresh) SF - Allan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Byerly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Kulas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Kevin Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Deese (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Max Diller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elbert McCoy (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Jernigan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Lincoln | William Byerly misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Elbert McCoy - foul #1 on Elbert McCoy, team foul #12 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mathew Royall (PG), Wilbur Bailey (SG), William Chester (SF), David Cole (C) Marion Black, William Linder, Allan Anderson, Matthew Kulas | |
| Subs | Central St. | Abel Morgan (PG), Jason Hinton (SF), Ralph Ison (PF), Willie O'Hara (C) Kevin Ellison, Max Diller, Elbert McCoy, Brian Jernigan | |
| 03:08 | Lincoln | William Byerly makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:08 | Lincoln | William Byerly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:53 | Central St. | William Byerly takes the ball from Abel Morgan | 61-48 |
| 02:35 | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey connects on the jumper in the lane set up by William Chester and the foul's on Abel Morgan - foul #4 on Abel Morgan, team foul #13 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Chang Chiang (PG), William Linder (SF) Mathew Royall, William Byerly | |
| Subs | Central St. | Kevin Ellison (SG), Brian Jernigan (C) Michael Deese, Willie O'Hara | |
| 02:35 | Lincoln | Wilbur Bailey makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:14 | Central St. | Abel Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chang Chiang - foul #1 on Chang Chiang, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Marion Black (PG) Wilbur Bailey | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 02:14 | Central St. | Abel Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:14 | Central St. | Abel Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:51 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang can't finish the uncontested layup | 64-50 |
| 01:49 | Central St. | Kevin Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Central St. | Abel Morgan misses the floater from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 01:24 | Lincoln | William Linder pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 01:20 | Lincoln | William Linder loses the dribble to Brian Jernigan in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 01:06 | Central St. | Ralph Ison scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-52 |
| 01:04 | Lincoln | William Chester is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ellison - foul #4 on Kevin Ellison, team foul #14 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Michael Deese (SG), Mwla Ako (C) Abel Morgan, Jason Hinton | |
| 01:04 | Lincoln | William Chester makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:04 | Lincoln | William Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:49 | Central St. | Michael Deese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 00:48 | Central St. | Mwla Ako snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Central St. | Mwla Ako misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Cole - foul #1 on David Cole, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Jason Hinton (SF) Michael Deese | |
| 00:46 | Central St. | Mwla Ako makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:46 | Central St. | Mwla Ako makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Lincoln | Chang Chiang banks in the layup on a great pass from William Linder | 68-54 |
| 00:21 | Central St. | Kevin Ellison knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jason Hinton | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Marion Black runs out the clock | 68-57 |