| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Barry Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pawlak (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerome Pfaff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Scanlon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Claude Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harvey Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Bigham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Barry Lynch | 32-35 |
| 19:32 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Claude Tanner and he's hacked by John Scanlon - foul #2 on John Scanlon, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:32 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:17 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 19:15 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williamson | 32-38 |
| 18:59 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker misses the easy layup | 32-38 |
| 18:57 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:33 | Lincoln | Frank King hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Pfaff | 35-38 |
| 18:30 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner's pass is intercepted by Michael Pawlak in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:11 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Roy Bigham | 35-38 |
| 17:47 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson misses the shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 17:45 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:27 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Claude Tanner | 35-40 |
| 17:11 | Lincoln | John Scanlon's floater is tipped away by Fred Carroll | 35-40 |
| 17:09 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:53 | Swarthmore | Jerome Pfaff steals the ball from Fred Carroll | 35-40 |
| 16:29 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Pfaff | 38-40 |
| 16:10 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Claude Tanner | 38-43 |
| 15:49 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 15:48 | Lincoln | John Scanlon tips it home | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Barry Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Pawlak (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Pfaff (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank King (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Scanlon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Claude Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harvey Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Bigham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:32 | Lincoln | Frank King grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 15:17 | Lincoln | John Scanlon hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Pawlak and the foul's on Claude Tanner - foul #1 on Claude Tanner, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins (PG), Dalton McCabe (SG), Richard Gilson (SF), Martin Dennis (PF) Barry Lynch, Michael Pawlak, Jerome Pfaff, Frank King | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto (PG), Ray Byrd (SG), Samuel Erving (SF), Charles Robertson (PF) Claude Tanner, Jonathan Williamson, Harvey Parker, Fred Carroll | |
| 15:17 | Lincoln | John Scanlon makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:59 | Swarthmore | John Scanlon is called for the reach on Fredrick Goto - foul #3 on John Scanlon, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson (C) John Scanlon | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 14:41 | Swarthmore | Ray Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:40 | Swarthmore | Charles Robertson misses the tip | 43-43 |
| 14:39 | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:22 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:21 | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:19 | Swarthmore | Richard Gilson steals it from Fredrick Goto in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:05 | Lincoln | Richard Gilson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Samuel Erving - foul #2 on Samuel Erving, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll (PF) Roy Bigham | |
| 14:05 | Lincoln | Richard Gilson makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:53 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Martin Dennis - foul #1 on Martin Dennis, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stephen Scott (SG) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 13:53 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:53 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:53 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:39 | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving lays it up and in on a great pass from Fredrick Goto | 46-46 |
| 13:12 | Lincoln | Stephen Scott is hacked by Fred Carroll - foul #1 on Fred Carroll, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Barry Lynch (PG), Jerome Pfaff (SF), Frank King (PF) Dalton McCabe, Richard Gilson, Martin Dennis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Bobby Talbert (PG), Jonathan Williamson (SG), Harvey Parker (SF) Fredrick Goto, Ray Byrd, Samuel Erving | |
| 12:57 | Lincoln | Frank King is fouled on the floor by Bobby Talbert - foul #1 on Bobby Talbert, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Martin Dennis (C) Jerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 12:41 | Lincoln | Stephen Scott drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank King | 49-46 |
| 12:38 | Swarthmore | Bobby Talbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins (PG) Barry Lynch | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham (C) Fred Carroll | |
| 12:21 | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins loses the dribble to Roy Bigham | 49-46 |
| 12:02 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Pfaff - foul #1 on Jerome Pfaff, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak (SG), Jerald Nelson (C) Stephen Scott, Martin Dennis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving (PF) Charles Robertson | |
| 12:02 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:02 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:49 | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Barry Lynch (PG) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll (PF) Harvey Parker | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Barry Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Pawlak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Pfaff (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank King (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerald Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Bobby Talbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Erving (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Bigham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:23 | Lincoln | Frank King snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:07 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Lynch and he's hacked by Jonathan Williamson - foul #2 on Jonathan Williamson, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe (PG), Richard Gilson (SF), John Scanlon (C) Barry Lynch, Jerome Pfaff, Jerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Warren Kelly (PG), Fredrick Goto (SG) Bobby Talbert, Jonathan Williamson | |
| 11:07 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:07 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:44 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank King - foul #3 on Frank King, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Barry Lynch (PG), Martin Dennis (PF) Michael Pawlak, Frank King | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner (PG), Ray Byrd (SF), Charles Robertson (C) Warren Kelly, Samuel Erving, Roy Bigham | |
| 10:44 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:44 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch is called for 10 seconds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins (PG) Barry Lynch | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 10:19 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:17 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 10:04 | Lincoln | John Scanlon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 10:02 | Swarthmore | Ray Byrd gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:58 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:56 | Swarthmore | Ray Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:43 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | Lincoln | Richard Gilson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:28 | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Barry Lynch (PG), Stephen Scott (SG), Jerome Pfaff (SF), Frank King (PF), Jerald Nelson (C) Lawrence Collins, Dalton McCabe, Richard Gilson, Martin Dennis, John Scanlon | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Bobby Talbert (PG), Jonathan Williamson (SG), Harvey Parker (SF), Samuel Erving (PF), Roy Bigham (C) Claude Tanner, Fredrick Goto, Ray Byrd, Fred Carroll, Charles Robertson | |
| 09:09 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Frank King - foul #4 on Frank King, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Martin Dennis (PF) Frank King | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 09:09 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:09 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:09 | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:49 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Erving - foul #3 on Samuel Erving, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 08:44 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff connects on the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Bobby Talbert - foul #2 on Bobby Talbert, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 08:44 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:42 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerald Nelson - foul #2 on Jerald Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 08:42 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:24 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 54-55 |
| 08:22 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williamson | 54-55 |
| 08:20 | Swarthmore | Bobby Talbert is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Lynch - foul #2 on Barry Lynch, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Warren Kelly (PG), Charles Robertson (PF) Jonathan Williamson, Harvey Parker | |
| 08:20 | Swarthmore | Bobby Talbert misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:20 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 07:51 | Lincoln | Stephen Scott drills a floater from the left side | 56-55 |
| 07:35 | Swarthmore | Charles Robertson is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 56-55 |
| 07:33 | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Barry Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Pfaff (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Dennis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jerald Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Warren Kelly (fresh) SG - Bobby Talbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Erving (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Robertson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Roy Bigham (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Swarthmore | Charles Robertson blows the layup but he's fouled by Martin Dennis - foul #2 on Martin Dennis, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins (PG), Michael Pawlak (SG), Richard Gilson (SF), Frank King (PF), John Scanlon (C) Barry Lynch, Stephen Scott, Jerome Pfaff, Martin Dennis, Jerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner (PG), Fredrick Goto (SG), Harvey Parker (SF), Ray Byrd (C) Warren Kelly, Bobby Talbert, Samuel Erving, Roy Bigham | |
| 07:17 | Swarthmore | Charles Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:17 | Swarthmore | Charles Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:02 | Lincoln | Frank King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Pawlak | 59-57 |
| 06:43 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker's floater is tipped away by Frank King | 59-57 |
| 06:41 | Lincoln | John Scanlon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:25 | Lincoln | John Scanlon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 59-57 |
| 06:23 | Lincoln | Frank King grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:13 | Lincoln | Frank King buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Pawlak and he's hacked by Charles Robertson - foul #2 on Charles Robertson, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe (PG) Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll (PF) Ray Byrd | |
| 06:13 | Lincoln | Frank King makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:06 | Swarthmore | Dalton McCabe picks off the pass by Claude Tanner | 62-57 |
| 06:02 | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe hits the finger roll | 64-57 |
| 05:43 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner scores on a shot from the left side | 64-59 |
| 05:36 | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Tanner - foul #2 on Claude Tanner, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Barry Lynch (PG), Jerald Nelson (C) Michael Pawlak, John Scanlon | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Jonathan Williamson (SG), Samuel Erving (SF), Roy Bigham (C) Fredrick Goto, Harvey Parker, Charles Robertson | |
| 05:36 | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:36 | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:27 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner is hacked by Frank King - foul #5 on Frank King, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff (SF), Martin Dennis (PF) Richard Gilson, Frank King | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 05:27 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:27 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:07 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff lays it up and in | 68-61 |
| 04:55 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claude Tanner | 68-63 |
| 04:40 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis is hacked by Fred Carroll - foul #2 on Fred Carroll, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins (PG), Stephen Scott (SG) Barry Lynch, Dalton McCabe | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Warren Kelly (PG), Ray Byrd (SG) Claude Tanner, Jonathan Williamson | |
| 04:40 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:40 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:40 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:17 | Swarthmore | Lawrence Collins is called for the reach on Warren Kelly - foul #2 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak (SG), Richard Gilson (SF) Stephen Scott, Jerome Pfaff | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker (SF) Samuel Erving | |
| 04:17 | Swarthmore | Warren Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:17 | Swarthmore | Warren Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:17 | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 03:48 | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Carroll - foul #3 on Fred Carroll, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Lincoln | John Scanlon (C) Martin Dennis | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto (PG), Bobby Talbert (SG), Charles Robertson (C) Warren Kelly, Ray Byrd, Roy Bigham | |
| 03:48 | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:48 | Lincoln | Jerald Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:48 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:46 | Swarthmore | Michael Pawlak is called for the reach on Fredrick Goto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Pawlak, team foul #13 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stephen Scott (PG), Jerome Pfaff (SF) Lawrence Collins, Jerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 03:46 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:46 | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:32 | Lincoln | Richard Gilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 03:31 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Fred Carroll | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Stephen Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Pawlak (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Pfaff (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Scanlon (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Swarthmore | PG - Fredrick Goto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Talbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Carroll (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Swarthmore | Bobby Talbert connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-68 |
| 03:02 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 68-68 |
| 03:00 | Lincoln | John Scanlon tips it home | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Barry Lynch (PG), Jerald Nelson (PF) Stephen Scott, Richard Gilson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner (PG), Jonathan Williamson (SG), Samuel Erving (C) Fredrick Goto, Bobby Talbert, Fred Carroll | |
| 02:38 | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving is fouled on the floor by Jerome Pfaff - foul #2 on Jerome Pfaff, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Martin Dennis (PF) John Scanlon | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Ray Byrd (C) Harvey Parker | |
| 02:38 | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:38 | Swarthmore | Samuel Erving makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:23 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Pawlak and the foul's on Jonathan Williamson - foul #3 on Jonathan Williamson, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Dalton McCabe (SG), Richard Gilson (SF) Michael Pawlak, Jerome Pfaff | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | | |
| 02:23 | Lincoln | Martin Dennis misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:23 | Swarthmore | Charles Robertson grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 02:23 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| 02:12 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Barry Lynch - foul #3 on Barry Lynch, team foul #15 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak (SG) Dalton McCabe | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker (SF) Ray Byrd | |
| 02:12 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:58 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Williamson - foul #4 on Jonathan Williamson, team foul #13 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff (SF), John Scanlon (C) Richard Gilson, Jerald Nelson | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll (PF), Roy Bigham (C) Charles Robertson, Samuel Erving | |
| 01:58 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:58 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:58 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 01:37 | Swarthmore | John Scanlon blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Williamson | 73-73 |
| 01:35 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker hits the follow up shot | 73-75 |
| 01:20 | Lincoln | Roy Bigham swats the short shot by Jerome Pfaff | 73-75 |
| 01:18 | Swarthmore | Harvey Parker grabs the board | 73-75 |
| 00:54 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Lincoln | Claude Tanner is called for the reach on Jerome Pfaff - foul #3 on Claude Tanner, team foul #14 | 73-78 |
| 00:37 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:37 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner is hacked by Barry Lynch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Lynch, team foul #16 | 75-78 |
| 00:36 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:36 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch is hacked by Harvey Parker - foul #2 on Harvey Parker, team foul #15 | 75-79 |
| 00:30 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:30 | Lincoln | Barry Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:30 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:29 | Swarthmore | Michael Pawlak is called for the reach on Roy Bigham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Pawlak, team foul #17 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto (PG) Claude Tanner | |
| 00:29 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:29 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:25 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Barry Lynch | 79-81 |
| 00:22 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll is hacked by Barry Lynch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Barry Lynch, team foul #18 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins (PG) Barry Lynch | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner (PG) Fredrick Goto | |
| 00:22 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:22 | Swarthmore | Fred Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-83 |
| 00:18 | Lincoln | Jerome Pfaff misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-83 |
| 00:16 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham grabs the defensive rebound | 79-83 |
| 00:13 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham is hacked by Lawrence Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #19 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Fredrick Goto (PG) Claude Tanner | |
| 00:13 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:13 | Swarthmore | Roy Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:10 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-84 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner (PG) Fredrick Goto | |
| 00:06 | Lincoln | John Scanlon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-84 |
| 00:05 | Lincoln | Lawrence Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Michael Pawlak can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 79-84 |
| 00:01 | Swarthmore | The rebound goes to Claude Tanner | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Swarthmore | Swarthmore is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Swarthmore | Claude Tanner runs out the clock | 79-84 |