| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jason Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Garner (fresh) SF - Jim Cota (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Orduna (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Guerrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Valley St. | PG - Joshua Jolly (fresh) SG - David Petitt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ahlers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Brandl (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Valley St. | Grand Valley St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:53 | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly is hacked by Jim Cota - foul #2 on Jim Cota, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (PG), Joe Bennett (SG), George Moy (SF), Michael Cagle (PF) Joshua Jolly, David Petitt, Christopher Ahlers, Paul Brandl | |
| 19:34 | Grand Valley St. | Jim Cota steals it from George Moy | 28-26 |
| 19:22 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 19:20 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:53 | Grand Valley St. | Michael Cagle misses the easy layup | 28-26 |
| 18:51 | Grand Valley St. | Michael Cagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:25 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy misses the jump hook from the left block | 28-26 |
| 18:23 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Grand Valley St. | Michael Cagle is whistled for a carry | 28-26 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG), Christopher Ahlers (SF) George Moy, Phillip Underwood | |
| 17:48 | Lincoln | Jason Craft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:47 | Lincoln | Jim Cota tips it in | 30-26 |
| 17:18 | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Cagle | 30-28 |
| 17:10 | Lincoln | Darrell Garner scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jim Cota | 32-28 |
| 16:50 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 16:48 | Lincoln | Darrell Garner grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | Lincoln | William Orduna misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 16:32 | Lincoln | William Orduna can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 16:30 | Lincoln | William Orduna grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:21 | Lincoln | Jason Craft misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 16:19 | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:57 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jim Cota - foul #3 on Jim Cota, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jonathan Christiansen (PG), Louis Sirois (SG), Leslie Exum (SF), Joseph Gain (PF), Harold Rice (C) Jason Craft, Darrell Garner, Jim Cota, William Orduna, Eric Guerrier | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | David Petitt (SG), Paul Brandl (PF), Phillip Underwood (C) Joshua Jolly, Michael Cagle, Joe Bennett | |
| 15:57 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:57 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:57 | Lincoln | Joseph Gain grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jonathan Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Sirois (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leslie Exum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Gain (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Valley St. | PG - William Hershberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Petitt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ahlers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Brandl (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Lincoln | Jonathan Christiansen loses the dribble to Phillip Underwood | 32-29 |
| 15:22 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Hershberg | 32-31 |
| 15:04 | Lincoln | Joseph Gain travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG), Charles Carey (SF), Joe Bennett (C) William Hershberg, Christopher Ahlers, Phillip Underwood | |
| 14:37 | Grand Valley St. | Charles Carey scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Bennett and he's fouled by Leslie Exum - foul #1 on Leslie Exum, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Orduna (PF) Harold Rice | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Phillip Underwood (C) Joe Bennett | |
| 14:37 | Grand Valley St. | Charles Carey makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:19 | Lincoln | William Orduna loses the dribble to Joshua Jolly | 32-34 |
| 13:57 | Grand Valley St. | William Orduna swats the short shot by Charles Carey | 32-34 |
| 13:56 | Grand Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Carey | 32-34 |
| 13:43 | Grand Valley St. | Paul Brandl is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Brandl, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jason Craft (PG), Jim Cota (SF), Eric Guerrier (C) Jonathan Christiansen, Leslie Exum, Joseph Gain | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (PG), George Moy (SG), Fred Rust (SF), Michael Cagle (PF), Joe Bennett (C) Joshua Jolly, David Petitt, Charles Carey, Paul Brandl, Phillip Underwood | |
| 13:32 | Lincoln | Jason Craft misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 13:31 | Grand Valley St. | The rebound goes to Michael Cagle | 32-34 |
| 13:24 | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers (SF) Fred Rust | |
| 13:09 | Lincoln | Christopher Ahlers is called for the reach on Jason Craft - foul #2 on Christopher Ahlers, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG) William Hershberg | |
| 12:57 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eric Guerrier, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (SG), Fred Rust (SF), Phillip Underwood (C) George Moy, Christopher Ahlers, Joe Bennett | |
| 12:34 | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly's floater is tipped away by William Orduna | 32-34 |
| 12:33 | Lincoln | William Orduna grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:12 | Lincoln | Jason Craft steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-34 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Darrell Garner (SG), Leslie Exum (SF) Louis Sirois, Jim Cota | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | George Moy (SG), Christopher Ahlers (SF), Paul Brandl (PF), Joe Bennett (C) William Hershberg, Fred Rust, Michael Cagle, Phillip Underwood | |
| 11:45 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers drills a floater near the basket set up by Joshua Jolly | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jason Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leslie Exum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Orduna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. C - Eric Guerrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Valley St. | PG - Joshua Jolly (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Moy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Ahlers (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Paul Brandl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Joe Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Lincoln | Darrell Garner is fouled on the floor by George Moy - foul #1 on George Moy, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Joseph Gain (PF) William Orduna | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (PG), David Petitt (SG), Charles Carey (SF), Michael Cagle (PF) Joshua Jolly, George Moy, Christopher Ahlers, Paul Brandl | |
| 11:13 | Lincoln | Jason Craft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers (SF) Joe Bennett | |
| 10:46 | Grand Valley St. | Charles Carey drills a turnaround near the basket | 32-38 |
| 10:20 | Lincoln | Leslie Exum is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jonathan Christiansen (PG), Louis Sirois (SG), Jim Cota (SF), William Orduna (PF) Jason Craft, Darrell Garner, Leslie Exum, Eric Guerrier | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG), George Moy (SG), Fred Rust (SF), Paul Brandl (PF), Joe Bennett (C) William Hershberg, David Petitt, Christopher Ahlers, Michael Cagle, Charles Carey | |
| 09:58 | Grand Valley St. | Paul Brandl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 09:57 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 09:35 | Grand Valley St. | Joseph Gain is called for the reach on Paul Brandl - foul #3 on Joseph Gain, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | David Petitt (SG), Christopher Ahlers (SF), Michael Cagle (PF), Phillip Underwood (C) George Moy, Fred Rust, Paul Brandl, Joe Bennett | |
| 09:26 | Grand Valley St. | David Petitt is hacked by Jonathan Christiansen - foul #1 on Jonathan Christiansen, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (PG) Joshua Jolly | |
| 09:06 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 09:04 | Lincoln | Joseph Gain pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 08:49 | Lincoln | Jim Cota misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 08:48 | Grand Valley St. | Phillip Underwood snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 08:21 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 08:20 | Lincoln | William Orduna grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 08:05 | Lincoln | Jim Cota makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Jonathan Christiansen and the foul's on Phillip Underwood - foul #1 on Phillip Underwood, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jason Craft (PG), Leslie Exum (PF), Eric Guerrier (C) Jonathan Christiansen, William Orduna, Joseph Gain | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG), George Moy (SG), Charles Carey (SF), Paul Brandl (PF), Joe Bennett (C) William Hershberg, David Petitt, Christopher Ahlers, Michael Cagle, Phillip Underwood | |
| 08:05 | Lincoln | Jim Cota makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 07:41 | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 07:40 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jason Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Sirois (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jim Cota (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leslie Exum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Guerrier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grand Valley St. | PG - Joshua Jolly (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Moy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Carey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Brandl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Joe Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Lincoln | Leslie Exum makes the floater from the left side | 37-38 |
| 07:01 | Grand Valley St. | Eric Guerrier denies the turnaround by George Moy | 37-38 |
| 07:00 | Grand Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Carey | 37-38 |
| 06:46 | Grand Valley St. | Charles Carey loses the dribble to Jason Craft | 37-38 |
| 06:35 | Lincoln | Leslie Exum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Moy - foul #2 on George Moy, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Darrell Garner (SG), William Orduna (PF) Louis Sirois, Jim Cota | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | David Petitt (SG), Christopher Ahlers (SF), Michael Cagle (PF), Phillip Underwood (C) George Moy, Charles Carey, Paul Brandl, Joe Bennett | |
| 06:35 | Lincoln | Leslie Exum makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:35 | Lincoln | Leslie Exum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:16 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (PG), Joe Bennett (C) Joshua Jolly, Phillip Underwood | |
| 05:57 | Lincoln | Darrell Garner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 05:56 | Lincoln | William Orduna hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 05:33 | Grand Valley St. | Jason Craft takes the ball from Christopher Ahlers | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Valley St. | Grand Valley St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:18 | Lincoln | Darrell Garner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Darrell Garner, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Louis Sirois (SG) Darrell Garner | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG), George Moy (SG), Fred Rust (SF), Paul Brandl (PF), Phillip Underwood (C) William Hershberg, David Petitt, Christopher Ahlers, Michael Cagle, Joe Bennett | |
| 04:58 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Valley St. | Grand Valley St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:42 | Lincoln | George Moy is called for the reach on Louis Sirois - foul #3 on George Moy, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jonathan Christiansen (PG), Joseph Gain (C) Jason Craft, Eric Guerrier | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers (SF), Michael Cagle (PF) Fred Rust, Paul Brandl | |
| 04:25 | Lincoln | Joseph Gain misses long on a runner in the paint | 41-41 |
| 04:23 | Grand Valley St. | Phillip Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 04:00 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 03:59 | Lincoln | William Orduna snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 03:42 | Lincoln | The short jumper by William Orduna is denied by Michael Cagle | 41-41 |
| 03:41 | Grand Valley St. | Phillip Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Jonathan Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Sirois (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leslie Exum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Orduna (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 5 blk. C - Joseph Gain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grand Valley St. | PG - Joshua Jolly (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Moy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ahlers (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Cagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Underwood (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Jolly | 41-43 |
| 03:01 | Lincoln | Joseph Gain can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 03:00 | Grand Valley St. | Michael Cagle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 02:36 | Grand Valley St. | George Moy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 02:35 | Lincoln | Leslie Exum pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 02:35 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Jason Craft (PG), Jim Cota (SF), Eric Guerrier (C) Jonathan Christiansen, Leslie Exum, Joseph Gain | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | William Hershberg (PG), David Petitt (SG), Charles Carey (SF), Paul Brandl (PF), Joe Bennett (C) Joshua Jolly, George Moy, Christopher Ahlers, Michael Cagle, Phillip Underwood | |
| 02:15 | Lincoln | William Orduna can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 02:14 | Grand Valley St. | The rebound goes to Charles Carey | 41-43 |
| 01:52 | Grand Valley St. | Eric Guerrier denies the turnaround by Paul Brandl | 41-43 |
| 01:51 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Louis Sirois | 41-43 |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Jim Cota misses the lay-in | 41-43 |
| 01:26 | Grand Valley St. | Paul Brandl pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 01:10 | Grand Valley St. | William Orduna picks off the pass by Charles Carey | 41-43 |
| 00:53 | Lincoln | Jason Craft buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Sirois | 43-43 |
| 00:33 | Grand Valley St. | Paul Brandl misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Guerrier - foul #2 on Eric Guerrier, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Grand Valley St. | Joshua Jolly (PG), Christopher Ahlers (SF), Phillip Underwood (C) William Hershberg, Charles Carey, Joe Bennett | |
| 00:33 | Grand Valley St. | Paul Brandl makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 00:33 | Grand Valley St. | Paul Brandl misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 00:33 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 00:19 | Lincoln | Jason Craft lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Sirois | 45-44 |
| 00:10 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 00:09 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Valley St. | Grand Valley St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier is hacked by Joshua Jolly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Jolly, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| 00:07 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:07 | Lincoln | Eric Guerrier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:07 | Grand Valley St. | Grand Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| 00:03 | Grand Valley St. | Christopher Ahlers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 00:01 | Grand Valley St. | Phillip Underwood gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 00:00 | Grand Valley St. | The clock runs out | 47-44 |