| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Christopher Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Jason Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Nall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Jimerson (fresh) PF - Christopher Wiggins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central | Kurt Jimerson inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Central | Justin Wright can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 19:35 | Lincoln | Steven Dean pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:14 | Lincoln | Richard Foster knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Armstrong and the foul's on Jason Bishop - foul #1 on Jason Bishop, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Todd Nelson (SG), Paul Moss (SF), Roger Turner (C) Christopher Porter, Steven Dean, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Central | John Neville (PG), Donald Brookins (SF), Eric Phillips (PF) Jason Bishop, Kurt Jimerson, Christopher Wiggins | |
| 19:14 | Lincoln | Richard Foster makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:54 | Central | Justin Wright misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 18:53 | Lincoln | Richard Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:45 | Lincoln | Paul Moss loses the dribble to David Nall | 46-39 |
| 18:42 | Central | David Nall lays it up and in | 46-41 |
| 18:30 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Turner | 49-41 |
| 18:17 | Central | John Neville misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 18:15 | Lincoln | Paul Moss snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 18:01 | Lincoln | Donald Brookins steps in front of the Paul Moss pass | 49-41 |
| 17:47 | Central | Donald Brookins banks in the layup set up by John Neville | 49-43 |
| 17:31 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 17:30 | Lincoln | Richard Foster can't tip it in | 49-43 |
| 17:28 | Lincoln | Paul Moss pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 17:12 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong loses the ball out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Christopher Porter (PG), Steven Dean (SF), David Emmett (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Todd Nelson, Paul Moss, Richard Foster, Roger Turner | |
| Subs | Central | Jason Bishop (PG), Douglas Haar (SG), Kurt Jimerson (SF), Christopher Wiggins (PF), Joey Jackson (C) John Neville, David Nall, Donald Brookins, Eric Phillips, Justin Wright | |
| 17:10 | Central | Kurt Jimerson is hacked by Steven Dean in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Dean, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Moss (SF) Steven Dean | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 16:56 | Central | Kurt Jimerson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Porter - foul #3 on Christopher Porter, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Todd Nelson (SG) Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 16:56 | Central | Kurt Jimerson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:56 | Central | Kurt Jimerson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:36 | Lincoln | David Emmett misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Kurt Jimerson - foul #2 on Kurt Jimerson, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | Thomas Witham (SG), Justin Wright (C) Jason Bishop, Joey Jackson | |
| 16:36 | Lincoln | David Emmett makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 16:36 | Lincoln | David Emmett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:21 | Central | Douglas Haar misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 16:19 | Central | Thomas Witham hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 16:05 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams clanks a floater from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 16:03 | Central | Christopher Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:48 | Central | Christopher Wiggins misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Emmett - foul #2 on David Emmett, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd (PG), Adam Batten (SG), Steven Dean (SF), Richard Foster (PF) Willie Armstrong, Todd Nelson, Paul Moss, David Emmett | |
| Subs | Central | Donald David (PG), David Nall (SG) Douglas Haar, Thomas Witham | |
| 15:48 | Central | Christopher Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 15:48 | Central | Christopher Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jeremy Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adam Batten (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Donald David (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Nall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kurt Jimerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wiggins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Lincoln | Richard Foster travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | Joey Jackson (C) Justin Wright | |
| 15:25 | Central | David Nall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 15:16 | Lincoln | Adam Batten is hacked by Donald David - foul #4 on Donald David, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | Jason Bishop (PG) Donald David | |
| 15:02 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Batten | 53-49 |
| 14:50 | Central | Kurt Jimerson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Bishop | 53-52 |
| 14:32 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd is hacked by Jason Bishop - foul #2 on Jason Bishop, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Christopher Porter (PG), Roger Turner (C) Jeremy Lloyd, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Central | John Neville (SG), Donald Brookins (SF), Justin Wright (C) David Nall, Kurt Jimerson, Joey Jackson | |
| 14:23 | Lincoln | Richard Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 14:21 | Central | Justin Wright gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 14:08 | Central | Justin Wright is hacked by Adam Batten - foul #4 on Adam Batten, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd (PG), David Emmett (PF) Adam Batten, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 14:03 | Central | Christopher Porter takes the ball from Jason Bishop | 53-52 |
| 14:00 | Lincoln | Christopher Porter lays it in | 55-52 |
| 13:40 | Central | Donald Brookins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 13:38 | Central | Justin Wright misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 13:37 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 55-52 |
| 13:27 | Central | The short jumper by Jason Bishop is denied by David Emmett | 55-52 |
| 13:26 | Central | Donald Brookins snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 13:14 | Central | Christopher Wiggins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 13:12 | Central | Donald Brookins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:59 | Central | Christopher Porter takes the ball from John Neville | 55-52 |
| 12:55 | Lincoln | Steven Dean lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Porter | 57-52 |
| 12:38 | Central | Justin Wright comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 57-52 |
| 12:36 | Lincoln | Roger Turner pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 12:24 | Lincoln | David Emmett can't finish the layup | 57-52 |
| 12:23 | Central | The rebound goes to John Neville | 57-52 |
| 12:23 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Foster (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) David Emmett, Roger Turner | |
| Subs | Central | Douglas Haar (PG), Thomas Witham (SG), Kurt Jimerson (SF), Eric Phillips (PF), Joey Jackson (C) Jason Bishop, John Neville, Donald Brookins, Christopher Wiggins, Justin Wright | |
| 12:06 | Central | Douglas Haar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joey Jackson and he's fouled by Christopher Porter - foul #4 on Christopher Porter, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong (SG) Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 12:06 | Central | Douglas Haar misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:06 | Lincoln | Richard Foster snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 11:54 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd is hacked by Eric Phillips - foul #2 on Eric Phillips, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Moss (SF) Steven Dean | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 11:31 | Lincoln | Richard Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 11:30 | Central | Thomas Witham grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jeremy Lloyd (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Armstrong (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Moss (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Foster (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Douglas Haar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Witham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kurt Jimerson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Eric Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Joey Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Central | Kurt Jimerson's pass is intercepted by Willie Armstrong in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 11:27 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Dean (SF) Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Central | David Nall (SG), Justin Wright (C) Thomas Witham, Joey Jackson | |
| 11:15 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong is fouled on the floor by David Nall - foul #2 on David Nall, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | John Neville (PG) Douglas Haar | |
| 11:05 | Lincoln | Paul Moss comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 11:03 | Central | John Neville snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:59 | Central | John Neville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Todd Nelson (SF) Steven Dean | |
| Subs | Central | Donald Brookins (PF) Eric Phillips | |
| 10:47 | Lincoln | Richard Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-54 |
| 10:46 | Central | John Neville snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:24 | Central | John Neville comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 10:22 | Lincoln | Richard Foster gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:00 | Lincoln | Paul Moss comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Wright - foul #2 on Justin Wright, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Dean (SF), Jimmie Williams (C) Jeremy Lloyd, Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Central | Douglas Haar (PG), Thomas Witham (SG), Christopher Wiggins (PF), Joey Jackson (C) John Neville, David Nall, Donald Brookins, Justin Wright | |
| 10:00 | Lincoln | Paul Moss misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:00 | Lincoln | Paul Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:53 | Central | Todd Nelson is called for the reach on Douglas Haar - foul #2 on Todd Nelson, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Emmett (PF) Paul Moss | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 09:34 | Central | Thomas Witham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 09:32 | Central | Thomas Witham gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:18 | Central | Kurt Jimerson's floater is tipped away by Jimmie Williams | 58-54 |
| 09:16 | Central | Thomas Witham tips it in | 58-56 |
| 09:00 | Lincoln | David Emmett's floater is tipped away by Christopher Wiggins | 58-56 |
| 08:59 | Lincoln | David Emmett gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:38 | Lincoln | David Emmett makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 08:13 | Central | Douglas Haar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 08:12 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:50 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Witham - foul #2 on Thomas Witham, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Adam Batten (SG), Paul Moss (SF), Richard Foster (PF), Roger Turner (C) Todd Nelson, Steven Dean, David Emmett, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Central | Donald David (PG), David Nall (SG), John Neville (SF), Eric Phillips (PF), Justin Wright (C) Douglas Haar, Thomas Witham, Kurt Jimerson, Christopher Wiggins, Joey Jackson | |
| 07:50 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:50 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:46 | Central | Donald David is hacked by Adam Batten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Batten, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd (PG), Christopher Porter (SG) Willie Armstrong, Adam Batten | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 07:46 | Central | Donald David makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:46 | Central | Donald David makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:26 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Donald David - foul #5 on Donald David, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | Jason Bishop (PG), Donald Brookins (SF) Donald David, John Neville | |
| 07:26 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:26 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jeremy Lloyd (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Paul Moss (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Foster (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Turner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Brookins (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Justin Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Central | Eric Phillips misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Foster - foul #3 on Richard Foster, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 07:08 | Central | Eric Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:08 | Central | Eric Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:08 | Lincoln | Richard Foster gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 07:05 | Lincoln | David Nall steps in front of the Jeremy Lloyd pass in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| 06:53 | Central | Jason Bishop connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Phillips | 65-61 |
| 06:51 | Lincoln | Paul Moss is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Brookins - foul #2 on Donald Brookins, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | John Neville (SF) Eric Phillips | |
| 06:51 | Lincoln | Paul Moss makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:51 | Lincoln | Paul Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:47 | Central | Jeremy Lloyd steals the ball from Justin Wright in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 06:32 | Lincoln | David Nall is called for the reach on Christopher Porter - foul #3 on David Nall, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Dean (SF) Paul Moss | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 06:32 | Lincoln | Christopher Porter makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:32 | Lincoln | Christopher Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:12 | Central | Justin Wright is fouled on the floor by Roger Turner - foul #3 on Roger Turner, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | Eric Phillips (PF) Donald Brookins | |
| 06:12 | Central | Justin Wright misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:12 | Central | John Neville grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:57 | Central | Roger Turner takes the ball from John Neville | 69-61 |
| 05:54 | Lincoln | Roger Turner travels in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Moss (PF) Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 05:43 | Central | David Nall comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 69-61 |
| 05:42 | Lincoln | Roger Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:24 | Lincoln | Steven Dean comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 05:22 | Central | Jason Bishop snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 05:04 | Central | David Nall is fouled on the floor by Christopher Porter - foul #5 on Christopher Porter, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong (SG), Todd Nelson (SF), David Emmett (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Christopher Porter, Steven Dean, Paul Moss, Roger Turner | |
| Subs | Central | Christopher Wiggins (PF), Donald Brookins (C) Eric Phillips, Justin Wright | |
| 05:04 | Central | David Nall makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:04 | Central | David Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:52 | Lincoln | Todd Nelson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 71-63 |
| 04:36 | Central | David Nall blows the layup but he's fouled by Willie Armstrong - foul #1 on Willie Armstrong, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Richard Foster (PF) David Emmett | |
| Subs | Central | Douglas Haar (PG), Joey Jackson (C) Jason Bishop, John Neville | |
| 04:36 | Central | David Nall makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:36 | Central | David Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:20 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 71-65 |
| 04:19 | Central | Donald Brookins pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 04:13 | Central | David Nall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on David Nall, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| 04:13 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | Justin Wright (C) Joey Jackson | |
| 03:55 | Lincoln | Todd Nelson is open but misses the lay-in | 71-65 |
| 03:53 | Central | The rebound goes to Christopher Wiggins | 71-65 |
| 03:53 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Dean (SF), Paul Moss (C) Todd Nelson, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Central | Jason Bishop (PG), John Neville (SF) Douglas Haar, Donald Brookins | |
| 03:50 | Central | Jason Bishop is hacked by Richard Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Foster, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| 03:50 | Central | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:50 | Central | Jason Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:35 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-67 |
| 03:33 | Central | David Nall grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 03:28 | Central | Jason Bishop misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:26 | Lincoln | Richard Foster grabs the board | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jeremy Lloyd (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Armstrong (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dean (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Foster (tired) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Moss (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Jason Bishop (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nall (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Neville (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wiggins (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Wright (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Lincoln | Jason Bishop is called for the reach on Jeremy Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Bishop, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Emmett (PF), Roger Turner (C) Richard Foster, Paul Moss | |
| Subs | Central | Thomas Witham (SG), Kurt Jimerson (SF), Eric Phillips (PF) Jason Bishop, David Nall, Christopher Wiggins | |
| 03:24 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:24 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:07 | Central | Eric Phillips misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 73-67 |
| 03:05 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 02:46 | Lincoln | Steven Dean is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-67 |
| 02:44 | Central | Thomas Witham gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 02:28 | Central | Justin Wright makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Neville | 73-69 |
| 02:28 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Todd Nelson (SG), Paul Moss (SF), Richard Foster (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Willie Armstrong, Steven Dean, David Emmett, Roger Turner | |
| Subs | Central | Douglas Haar (PG), David Nall (SG), Donald Brookins (SF), Christopher Wiggins (PF), Joey Jackson (C) John Neville, Thomas Witham, Kurt Jimerson, Eric Phillips, Justin Wright | |
| 02:16 | Lincoln | Richard Foster misses badly on a shot from the right side | 73-69 |
| 02:14 | Lincoln | Richard Foster gets the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 02:01 | Lincoln | Jeremy Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 73-69 |
| 01:59 | Central | The rebound goes to David Nall | 73-69 |
| 01:42 | Central | Todd Nelson steals the ball from Christopher Wiggins | 73-69 |
| 01:42 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong (SG), Steven Dean (SF) Todd Nelson, Paul Moss | |
| Subs | Central | Jason Bishop (PG), Kurt Jimerson (SF), Justin Wright (C) Douglas Haar, Donald Brookins, Joey Jackson | |
| 01:40 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| 01:40 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| 01:19 | Central | David Nall banks in the wide open layup set up by Jason Bishop | 73-71 |
| 01:14 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 00:58 | Central | David Nall lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Bishop | 73-73 |
| 00:37 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 00:37 | Central | Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:28 | Central | Kurt Jimerson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kurt Jimerson, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Moss (SF) Steven Dean | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bishop - foul #4 on Jason Bishop, team foul #15 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Lincoln | David Emmett (PF) Richard Foster | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 00:25 | Central | Central calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:25 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Central | Jason Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Steven Dean (SF), Richard Foster (PF) Paul Moss, David Emmett | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong is hacked by David Nall - foul #5 on David Nall, team foul #16 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Central | John Neville (SG) David Nall | |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Lincoln | Willie Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Central | Justin Wright snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Central | Jeremy Lloyd is called for the reach on Jason Bishop - foul #4 on Jeremy Lloyd, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| 00:13 | Central | Jason Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:13 | Central | Jason Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:11 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams is hacked by Jason Bishop in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Bishop, team foul #17 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Paul Moss (SF) Steven Dean | |
| Subs | Central | Douglas Haar (SG) Jason Bishop | |
| 00:11 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:11 | Lincoln | Jimmie Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:11 | Central | Justin Wright grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | Central | Kurt Jimerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 00:02 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Wright | 80-75 |
| 00:00 | Central | The clock runs out | 80-75 |