| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Larry Bonner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Gaitan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hungate (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Hoye (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Robert Carter inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Ellis | 38-25 |
| 19:25 | St. Cloud St. | Larry Ellis steps in front of the Thomas Hungate pass | 38-25 |
| 19:17 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-25 |
| 19:16 | St. Cloud St. | Darryl Hoye pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:11 | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-25 |
| 19:10 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 18:48 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Blevins - foul #2 on Samuel Blevins, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:30 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Bonner | 40-25 |
| 18:23 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 18:21 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:15 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-25 |
| 18:14 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Darryl Hoye | 40-25 |
| 18:08 | St. Cloud St. | Samuel Blevins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:07 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:55 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| 17:55 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 17:55 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 17:32 | St. Cloud St. | Darryl Hoye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 17:30 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Larry Bonner | 42-25 |
| 17:21 | Lincoln | Thomas Hungate picks off the pass by Robert Carter | 42-25 |
| 17:07 | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas is fouled on the floor by Robert Carter - foul #1 on Robert Carter, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi (PG), Danny Colgan (SF), Robert Haywood (PF), Ben Moore (C) Larry Bonner, Robert Carter, George Goodman, Sam Gaitan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris (PG), Paul Hoffman (SG), Ronald Shaffer (SF), Marcus Norman (PF), Eugene Yoakum (C) Charles Smith, Samuel Blevins, Stephen Thomas, Thomas Hungate, Darryl Hoye | |
| 16:51 | St. Cloud St. | Danny Colgan steals it from Richard Harris | 42-25 |
| 16:27 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Ricciardi | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:06 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris is whistled for traveling | 45-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mike Souder (SG), George Goodman (PF), Sam Gaitan (C) Larry Ellis, Robert Haywood, Ben Moore | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas (SF) Marcus Norman | |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Paul Hoffman - foul #1 on Paul Hoffman, team foul #3 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Carter (SF) Danny Colgan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Rodney Ricciardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Souder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Gaitan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hoffman (fresh) SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Yoakum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. Cloud St. | The jumper by Paul Hoffman is denied by George Goodman | 47-25 |
| 15:42 | Lincoln | Robert Carter snags the defensive board | 47-25 |
| 15:24 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Carter | 49-25 |
| 15:06 | St. Cloud St. | Mike Souder picks off the pass by Stephen Thomas | 49-25 |
| 15:03 | Lincoln | Mike Souder lays it up and in | 51-25 |
| 14:47 | St. Cloud St. | Paul Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Harris | 51-28 |
| 14:37 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Shaffer - foul #2 on Ronald Shaffer, team foul #4 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Larry Ellis (SG), Ben Moore (C) Mike Souder, Sam Gaitan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Smith (PG), Samuel Blevins (SG), Marcus Norman (SF), Thomas Hungate (PF), Darryl Hoye (C) Richard Harris, Paul Hoffman, Stephen Thomas, Ronald Shaffer, Eugene Yoakum | |
| 14:37 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi makes the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 14:37 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 14:28 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Hungate hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Marcus Norman and he's hacked by Ben Moore - foul #1 on Ben Moore, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Larry Bonner (PG), Danny Colgan (SF) Rodney Ricciardi, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 14:28 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Hungate makes the free throw | 53-31 |
| 14:06 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-31 |
| 14:04 | Lincoln | George Goodman tips it home | 55-31 |
| 13:47 | St. Cloud St. | Samuel Blevins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Marcus Norman | 55-33 |
| 13:29 | Lincoln | Charles Smith takes the ball from George Goodman | 55-33 |
| 13:21 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Samuel Blevins | 55-36 |
| 13:09 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Bonner | 58-36 |
| 12:52 | St. Cloud St. | George Goodman is called for the reach on Thomas Hungate - foul #1 on George Goodman, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Carter (SF), Sam Gaitan (C) Danny Colgan, George Goodman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas (SF), Ronald Shaffer (C) Marcus Norman, Darryl Hoye | |
| 12:44 | St. Cloud St. | Charles Smith connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Shaffer | 58-38 |
| 12:22 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis is hacked by Thomas Hungate - foul #1 on Thomas Hungate, team foul #5 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Haywood (PF) Ben Moore | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris (PG), Paul Hoffman (SG) Charles Smith, Samuel Blevins | |
| 12:02 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 61-38 |
| 11:51 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul Hoffman | 61-40 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Larry Bonner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Ellis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Haywood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam Gaitan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hungate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan is hacked by Thomas Hungate - foul #2 on Thomas Hungate, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi (PG) Larry Bonner | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Darryl Hoye (C) Thomas Hungate | |
| 11:20 | Lincoln | Paul Hoffman steps in front of the Sam Gaitan pass | 61-40 |
| 11:17 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Hoffman | 61-42 |
| 11:11 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 11:10 | Lincoln | Robert Haywood gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 10:48 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-42 |
| 10:46 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Haywood | 61-42 |
| 10:35 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 10:34 | Lincoln | Robert Haywood grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 10:19 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 10:18 | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:57 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan hits the finger roll set up by Rodney Ricciardi | 63-42 |
| 09:50 | St. Cloud St. | Paul Hoffman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Harris | 63-45 |
| 09:36 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 09:35 | Lincoln | Robert Haywood tips it in | 65-45 |
| 09:19 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris is denied on a layup by Sam Gaitan | 65-45 |
| 09:17 | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 09:08 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Hoffman and he's hacked by Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Larry Bonner (PG), Mike Souder (SG), Danny Colgan (SF), George Goodman (PF), Ben Moore (C) Rodney Ricciardi, Larry Ellis, Robert Carter, Robert Haywood, Sam Gaitan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Samuel Blevins (SG), Marcus Norman (SF), Thomas Hungate (PF), Eugene Yoakum (C) Paul Hoffman, Stephen Thomas, Ronald Shaffer, Darryl Hoye | |
| 09:08 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| 08:51 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mike Souder | 68-48 |
| 08:32 | St. Cloud St. | Samuel Blevins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marcus Norman | 68-51 |
| 08:16 | Lincoln | Ben Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 68-51 |
| 08:15 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Hungate snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 08:06 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Hungate's layup is rejected by Ben Moore | 68-51 |
| 08:05 | Lincoln | Mike Souder grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 07:57 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 07:56 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Hungate grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 07:51 | St. Cloud St. | Marcus Norman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hungate | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Larry Bonner (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Souder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Colgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Norman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hungate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Yoakum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Lincoln | Ben Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Danny Colgan | 70-54 |
| 07:10 | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hungate | 70-57 |
| 06:44 | Lincoln | Danny Colgan drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Larry Bonner | 72-57 |
| 06:31 | St. Cloud St. | Marcus Norman misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 72-57 |
| 06:29 | Lincoln | Danny Colgan grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 06:17 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 06:16 | Lincoln | The offensive rebound goes to George Goodman | 72-57 |
| 06:00 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Colgan | 75-57 |
| 06:00 | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Larry Ellis (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Sam Gaitan (C) Mike Souder, Danny Colgan, Ben Moore | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Charles Smith (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Darryl Hoye (C) Richard Harris, Marcus Norman, Eugene Yoakum | |
| 05:48 | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 75-57 |
| 05:24 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 77-57 |
| 05:20 | St. Cloud St. | Thomas Hungate misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-57 |
| 05:19 | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas misses the tip | 77-57 |
| 05:17 | Lincoln | George Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 05:02 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-57 |
| 05:01 | St. Cloud St. | Darryl Hoye snags the defensive board | 77-57 |
| 04:41 | St. Cloud St. | Samuel Blevins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi (PG) Larry Bonner | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Hoffman (SG), Ronald Shaffer (PF) Samuel Blevins, Thomas Hungate | |
| 04:21 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Ricciardi | 80-57 |
| 03:54 | St. Cloud St. | Stephen Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-57 |
| 03:52 | Lincoln | George Goodman gets the rebound | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Rodney Ricciardi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Ellis (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Sam Gaitan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Hoye (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Lincoln | Ronald Shaffer is called for the reach on Larry Ellis - foul #3 on Ronald Shaffer, team foul #7 | 80-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Larry Bonner (PG), Ben Moore (PF) Rodney Ricciardi, George Goodman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Richard Harris (PG), Marcus Norman (PF), Eugene Yoakum (C) Charles Smith, Stephen Thomas, Darryl Hoye | |
| 03:36 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 03:36 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan gets the offensive rebound | 80-57 |
| 03:13 | Lincoln | Larry Ellis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ben Moore | 83-57 |
| 02:58 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Carter takes the ball from Paul Hoffman | 83-57 |
| 02:38 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan drills a floater from the right wing set up by Larry Ellis | 85-57 |
| 02:29 | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Shaffer knocks in the floater from the right wing | 85-59 |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Bonner and the foul's on Eugene Yoakum - foul #2 on Eugene Yoakum, team foul #8 | 87-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Rodney Ricciardi (PG), Mike Souder (SG), Danny Colgan (SF), George Goodman (PF) Larry Bonner, Larry Ellis, Robert Carter, Ben Moore | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | David Ballard (PG), Phillip Tran (SF) Paul Hoffman, Ronald Shaffer | |
| 02:08 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan makes the free throw | 88-59 |
| 01:50 | St. Cloud St. | Marcus Norman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Souder - foul #1 on Mike Souder, team foul #5 | 88-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Larry Bonner (PG), Larry Ellis (SG), Robert Carter (SF) Rodney Ricciardi, Mike Souder, Danny Colgan | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Paul Hoffman (SG), Ronald Shaffer (PF) David Ballard, Phillip Tran | |
| 01:50 | St. Cloud St. | Marcus Norman makes the 1st free throw | 88-60 |
| 01:50 | St. Cloud St. | Marcus Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-61 |
| 01:37 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner is hacked by Richard Harris - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #9 | 88-61 |
| 01:37 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 89-61 |
| 01:37 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 90-61 |
| 01:22 | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Shaffer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 90-61 |
| 01:21 | Lincoln | Robert Carter gets the rebound | 90-61 |
| 01:01 | Lincoln | Eugene Yoakum blocks the short jumper by Sam Gaitan | 90-61 |
| 00:59 | St. Cloud St. | Ronald Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 90-61 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | St. Cloud St. | Marcus Norman is whistled for traveling | 90-61 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Lincoln | Sam Gaitan makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Larry Bonner | 92-61 |
| 00:20 | St. Cloud St. | Eugene Yoakum's pass is intercepted by Larry Ellis | 92-61 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Larry Bonner runs out the clock | 92-61 |