| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - David Fuqua (fresh) SG - Eugene Kelly (fresh) SF - Bryan Fryer (fresh) PF - Thomas Dunham (fresh) C - Clifford Wentworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Dennis Darnell (fresh) SG - Richard Mannino (fresh) SF - Fred Woody (fresh) PF - Patrick Wright (fresh) C - Walter Blackburn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer 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) | |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Fred Woody - foul #1 on Fred Woody, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Swarthmore | David Fuqua steals the ball from Richard Mannino | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth misses badly on a floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Lincoln | David Fuqua gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Patrick Wright - foul #1 on Patrick Wright, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Swarthmore | Richard Mannino is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Kelly - foul #1 on Eugene Kelly, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Swarthmore | Walter Blackburn is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Lincoln | David Fuqua misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Wright | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Mannino - foul #1 on Richard Mannino, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Danny McAlpin (PG), Eddie Campbell (SG), Steven George (PF), Harry Jackson (C) David Fuqua, Eugene Kelly, Thomas Dunham, Clifford Wentworth | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 17:23 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Philip Choate (C) Bryan Fryer | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 17:14 | Lincoln | Philip Choate clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Walter Blackburn - foul #1 on Walter Blackburn, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Lincoln | Philip Choate makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Lincoln | Philip Choate makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Swarthmore | Walter Blackburn hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:33 | Lincoln | Harry Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Swarthmore | Walter Blackburn grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Danny McAlpin (fresh) SG - Steven George (fresh) SF - Eddie Campbell (fresh) PF - Philip Choate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Dennis Darnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Mannino (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Woody (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Wright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright misses the wide open turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Steven George - foul #1 on Steven George, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Fuqua (PG), Eugene Kelly (SG), Bryan Fryer (SF), Clifford Wentworth (C) Danny McAlpin, Eddie Campbell, Philip Choate, Harry Jackson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jerry Maiorano (PG), Harold Poulsen (SG), Derek Fraizer (SF), Mark Holloway (C) Dennis Darnell, Richard Mannino, Fred Woody, Walter Blackburn | |
| 15:37 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Lincoln | Jerry Maiorano steals it from Steven George | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Swarthmore | Jerry Maiorano lays it in | 7-9 |
| 15:01 | Lincoln | Steven George connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Kelly | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham (PF) Steven George | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | John Garrett (PF) Patrick Wright | |
| 14:39 | Lincoln | Derek Fraizer is called for the reach on Bryan Fryer - foul #1 on Derek Fraizer, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Kelly and he's hacked by Derek Fraizer - foul #2 on Derek Fraizer, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Harry Jackson (C) Clifford Wentworth | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Noel Madden (PG) Derek Fraizer | |
| 14:24 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:24 | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:06 | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen blows the wide open layup | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | Lincoln | Harry Jackson grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:39 | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Swarthmore | John Garrett grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:21 | Swarthmore | Mark Holloway misses long on a runner from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | Lincoln | David Fuqua misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 12:56 | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:37 | Swarthmore | John Garrett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:35 | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Lincoln | Harry Jackson knocks in the jumper in the lane | 13-9 |
| 11:54 | Swarthmore | Jerry Maiorano makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Holloway | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - David Fuqua (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Fryer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Dunham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harry Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Noel Madden (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Maiorano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Garrett (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Holloway (fairly fresh) C - Harold Poulsen (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham is fouled on the floor by Mark Holloway - foul #1 on Mark Holloway, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Danny McAlpin (PG), Steven George (SG), Eddie Campbell (SF), Clifford Wentworth (C) David Fuqua, Eugene Kelly, Bryan Fryer, Harry Jackson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell (PG), Richard Mannino (SG), Fred Woody (SF), Patrick Wright (PF), Walter Blackburn (C) Noel Madden, Jerry Maiorano, John Garrett, Mark Holloway, Harold Poulsen | |
| 11:43 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:43 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:18 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Wright | 13-12 |
| 11:16 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:50 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Woody | 13-14 |
| 10:32 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 10:31 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:26 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Blackburn | 13-17 |
| 10:03 | Lincoln | Patrick Wright is called for the reach on Eddie Campbell - foul #2 on Patrick Wright, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Nicholas Todd (PG), Bryan Fryer (SF), Philip Choate (C) Danny McAlpin, Thomas Dunham, Clifford Wentworth | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Mark Holloway (PF) Patrick Wright | |
| 10:03 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:03 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:03 | Swarthmore | Walter Blackburn snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 09:45 | Swarthmore | Richard Mannino scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-19 |
| 09:37 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 09:35 | Lincoln | Steven George snags the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:16 | Lincoln | Nicholas Todd makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eddie Campbell | 17-19 |
| 09:06 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody is called for 10 seconds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly (SG) Eddie Campbell | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Noel Madden (PG), Jerry Maiorano (SG), John Garrett (PF), Harold Poulsen (C) Dennis Darnell, Richard Mannino, Mark Holloway, Walter Blackburn | |
| 08:48 | Lincoln | Philip Choate misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen loses the dribble to Philip Choate | 17-19 |
| 08:09 | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 17-19 |
| 08:08 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 07:48 | Swarthmore | Jerry Maiorano can't finish the layup | 19-19 |
| 07:46 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Nicholas Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Fryer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Choate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Noel Madden (fairly fresh) SG - Jerry Maiorano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Woody (fairly fresh) PF - John Garrett (fairly fresh) C - Harold Poulsen (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Lincoln | Noel Madden steals it from Eugene Kelly | 19-19 |
| 07:03 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Fuqua (PG), Eddie Campbell (SG), Danny McAlpin (SF), Harry Jackson (PF), Clifford Wentworth (C) Nicholas Todd, Eugene Kelly, Bryan Fryer, Steven George, Philip Choate | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell (PG), Richard Mannino (SG), Mark Holloway (PF), Walter Blackburn (C) Noel Madden, Jerry Maiorano, John Garrett, Harold Poulsen | |
| 06:40 | Lincoln | David Fuqua buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Harry Jackson | 21-19 |
| 06:38 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell is hacked by Clifford Wentworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Wentworth, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| 06:25 | Swarthmore | Richard Mannino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 06:23 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:06 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth is fouled on the floor by Walter Blackburn - foul #2 on Walter Blackburn, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen (C) Walter Blackburn | |
| 06:06 | Lincoln | Clifford Wentworth misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:06 | Swarthmore | Mark Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:03 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody is hacked by Eddie Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Campbell, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| 05:55 | Swarthmore | Mark Holloway hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 05:53 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:41 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Mannino - foul #2 on Richard Mannino, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Matthew Hanner (SG), Jerry Maiorano (SF) Richard Mannino, Fred Woody | |
| 05:41 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:41 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:41 | Swarthmore | Mark Holloway pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:20 | Swarthmore | Mark Holloway loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly (SG), Steven George (PF) Danny McAlpin, Harry Jackson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | John Garrett (PF) Harold Poulsen | |
| 05:03 | Lincoln | Eddie Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-19 |
| 05:01 | Lincoln | Steven George can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 04:59 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Matthew Hanner | 22-19 |
| 04:33 | Swarthmore | Matthew Hanner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-19 |
| 04:32 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Clifford Wentworth | 22-19 |
| 04:19 | Lincoln | Steven George misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Maiorano - foul #1 on Jerry Maiorano, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Nicholas Todd (PG), Bryan Fryer (SF) David Fuqua, Eddie Campbell | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fred Woody (SF) Jerry Maiorano | |
| 04:19 | Lincoln | Steven George makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:19 | Lincoln | Steven George makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:17 | Swarthmore | Fred Woody is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Woody, team foul #12 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jerry Maiorano (SF) Fred Woody | |
| 04:03 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer drills a floater from the free throw line | 26-19 |
| 03:40 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Todd - foul #1 on Nicholas Todd, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Danny McAlpin (PG), Thomas Dunham (PF), Harry Jackson (C) Nicholas Todd, Eugene Kelly, Clifford Wentworth | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Richard Mannino (SG), Derek Fraizer (SF), Patrick Wright (PF), Walter Blackburn (C) Matthew Hanner, Jerry Maiorano, John Garrett, Mark Holloway | |
| 03:40 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 03:40 | Swarthmore | Dennis Darnell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 03:40 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Danny McAlpin (fresh) SG - Steven George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryan Fryer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dunham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Dennis Darnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Mannino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Fraizer (fresh) PF - Patrick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Danny McAlpin | 28-20 |
| 03:02 | Swarthmore | Danny McAlpin takes the ball from Richard Mannino | 28-20 |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Steven George is hacked by Dennis Darnell - foul #1 on Dennis Darnell, team foul #13 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Nicholas Todd (PG), Eddie Campbell (SF), Philip Choate (C) Danny McAlpin, Bryan Fryer, Thomas Dunham | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Noel Madden (PG) Dennis Darnell | |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Steven George makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:41 | Lincoln | Steven George makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:26 | Swarthmore | Richard Mannino is fouled on the floor by Philip Choate - foul #1 on Philip Choate, team foul #6 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Fuqua (PG), Eugene Kelly (SG) Nicholas Todd, Steven George | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 02:11 | Swarthmore | Derek Fraizer makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Noel Madden | 30-22 |
| 01:54 | Lincoln | Harry Jackson loses the dribble to Derek Fraizer | 30-22 |
| 01:42 | Swarthmore | Noel Madden makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Derek Fraizer | 30-24 |
| 01:37 | Lincoln | Eugene Kelly's pass is intercepted by Patrick Wright | 30-24 |
| 01:17 | Swarthmore | Richard Mannino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Danny McAlpin (PG), Steven George (SG), Bryan Fryer (SF), Thomas Dunham (PF), Clifford Wentworth (C) David Fuqua, Eugene Kelly, Eddie Campbell, Harry Jackson, Philip Choate | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jerry Maiorano (SG), John Garrett (PF), Harold Poulsen (C) Richard Mannino, Patrick Wright, Walter Blackburn | |
| 00:49 | Lincoln | Thomas Dunham buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Steven George | 32-24 |
| 00:35 | Swarthmore | Derek Fraizer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Dunham - foul #1 on Thomas Dunham, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fred Woody (SF) Noel Madden | |
| 00:35 | Swarthmore | Derek Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:35 | Swarthmore | Derek Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:14 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer is fouled on the floor by Fred Woody - foul #3 on Fred Woody, team foul #14 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Fuqua (PG), Eugene Kelly (SG) Danny McAlpin, Thomas Dunham | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright (PF), Walter Blackburn (C) Fred Woody, Derek Fraizer | |
| 00:14 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:14 | Lincoln | Bryan Fryer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:12 | Swarthmore | Harold Poulsen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Poulsen, team foul #15 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Matthew Hanner (PG) John Garrett | |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | David Fuqua clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Swarthmore | Patrick Wright clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-26 |