| Lineup | Amherst | PG - David Pettit (fresh) SG - Gregory Cardona (fresh) SF - Douglas Moore (fresh) PF - Arthur Seibel (fresh) C - Kevin Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Tony Cieslak (fresh) SG - Tom Watkins (fresh) SF - Allen Fitchett (fresh) PF - Clifton Smith (fresh) C - Jimmie Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Amherst | David Pettit is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Amherst | David Pettit snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Amherst | Jimmie Carter denies the turnaround by David Pettit | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Jimmie Carter | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Lincoln | Allen Fitchett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Amherst | Arthur Seibel is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Seibel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith makes the floater from close range set up by Tom Watkins | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Amherst | Allen Fitchett is called for the reach on David Pettit in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Fitchett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Amherst | Arthur Seibel is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Arthur Seibel, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall (SF), Freddie Cross (PF), Dennis Pace (C) Douglas Moore, Arthur Seibel, Kevin Perkins | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 17:26 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith lays it up and in and he's fouled by Freddie Cross - foul #1 on Freddie Cross, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Amherst | James Stern (SG), Craig Barnes (SF) David Pettit, Gregory Cardona | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle (SG) Tom Watkins | |
| 17:26 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | Amherst | Freddie Cross grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:06 | Amherst | James Stern travels with the ball | 0-4 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque (PG), Charles Campfield (SF), Terry Young (PF), Keith Dickson (C) Tony Cieslak, Allen Fitchett, Clifton Smith, Jimmie Carter | |
| 16:54 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque slams it home on a nice dish by Terry Young | 0-6 |
| 16:52 | Amherst | Carl Carlisle steals the ball from Jeffrey Pearsall in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 16:35 | Lincoln | Charles Campfield clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-6 |
| 16:34 | Amherst | Craig Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:23 | Amherst | Freddie Cross misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:22 | Amherst | Freddie Cross gets the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:05 | Amherst | Keith Dickson is called for the reach on Dennis Pace - foul #1 on Keith Dickson, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Amherst | David Pettit (PG), Gregory Cardona (SG), Douglas Moore (SF), Kevin Perkins (C) Jeffrey Pearsall, James Stern, Craig Barnes, Dennis Pace | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 15:50 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Dickson - foul #2 on Keith Dickson, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tony Cieslak (PG), Tom Watkins (SG), Allen Fitchett (SF), Damon Bailey (C) Kenneth Levesque, Carl Carlisle, Charles Campfield, Keith Dickson | |
| 15:50 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 15:50 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - David Pettit (fresh) SG - Gregory Cardona (fresh) SF - Douglas Moore (fresh) PF - Freddie Cross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Tony Cieslak (fresh) SG - Tom Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Fitchett (fresh) PF - Terry Young (fresh) C - Damon Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Lincoln | Terry Young clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:29 | Lincoln | Tom Watkins can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 15:28 | Lincoln | Allen Fitchett pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:22 | Lincoln | Tom Watkins comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 15:20 | Amherst | Gregory Cardona snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:17 | Amherst | Douglas Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dennis Pace (PF) Freddie Cross | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clifton Smith (PF), Jimmie Carter (C) Terry Young, Damon Bailey | |
| 15:10 | Lincoln | Gregory Cardona steals it from Jimmie Carter | 2-6 |
| 14:55 | Amherst | David Pettit clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 14:54 | Lincoln | Allen Fitchett snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 14:41 | Lincoln | Allen Fitchett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 14:40 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:30 | Lincoln | Gregory Cardona picks off the pass by Allen Fitchett | 2-6 |
| 14:09 | Amherst | Dennis Pace misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 14:07 | Amherst | Douglas Moore grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 13:55 | Amherst | Douglas Moore is fouled on the floor by Allen Fitchett - foul #2 on Allen Fitchett, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall (PG), James Stern (SG), Craig Barnes (SF), Freddie Cross (PF) David Pettit, Gregory Cardona, Douglas Moore, Dennis Pace | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque (PG), Carl Carlisle (SG), Charles Campfield (SF), Damon Bailey (PF) Tony Cieslak, Tom Watkins, Allen Fitchett, Clifton Smith | |
| 13:38 | Amherst | Craig Barnes can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 2-6 |
| 13:37 | Lincoln | Jimmie Carter snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 13:33 | Lincoln | Craig Barnes is called for the reach on Charles Campfield - foul #1 on Craig Barnes, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| 13:19 | Lincoln | Charles Campfield misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 13:18 | Lincoln | Jimmie Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 13:10 | Lincoln | Jimmie Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 13:08 | Lincoln | Damon Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 12:57 | Lincoln | Charles Campfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 12:55 | Amherst | Craig Barnes grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 12:52 | Amherst | James Stern is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Carlisle - foul #1 on Carl Carlisle, team foul #5 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Amherst | David Pettit (PG) Kevin Perkins | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Terry Young (PF) Jimmie Carter | |
| 12:39 | Amherst | James Stern loses the dribble to Carl Carlisle | 2-6 |
| 12:35 | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle banks in the layup | 2-8 |
| 12:24 | Amherst | James Stern knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by David Pettit and he's hacked by Charles Campfield - foul #1 on Charles Campfield, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dennis Pace (C) Craig Barnes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clifton Smith (PF) Charles Campfield | |
| 12:24 | Amherst | James Stern makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:16 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith's pass is intercepted by James Stern | 5-8 |
| 12:12 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Stern | 7-8 |
| 11:46 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 7-8 |
| 11:45 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 11:44 | Lincoln | Damon Bailey snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - David Pettit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pearsall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Cross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Pace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Kenneth Levesque (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Carlisle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Young (fresh) PF - Clifton Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Damon Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Lincoln | Freddie Cross denies the turnaround by Carl Carlisle | 7-8 |
| 11:22 | Amherst | Freddie Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:09 | Amherst | James Stern is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 10:47 | Lincoln | Damon Bailey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Levesque | 10-11 |
| 10:30 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Freddie Cross | 13-11 |
| 10:09 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:08 | Amherst | Dennis Pace snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 09:43 | Amherst | Dennis Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Amherst | Christopher Binns (PG), Gregory Cardona (SG), Douglas Moore (SF), Craig Barnes (PF), Kevin Perkins (C) David Pettit, James Stern, Jeffrey Pearsall, Freddie Cross, Dennis Pace | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tony Cieslak (PG), Tom Watkins (SG), Charles Campfield (SF), Jimmie Carter (C) Kenneth Levesque, Carl Carlisle, Terry Young, Damon Bailey | |
| 09:25 | Lincoln | Gregory Cardona steps in front of the Tom Watkins pass | 13-11 |
| 09:22 | Amherst | Gregory Cardona banks in the layup | 15-11 |
| 09:00 | Lincoln | Tony Cieslak drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Watkins | 15-14 |
| 08:44 | Amherst | Christopher Binns is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 08:35 | Lincoln | Charles Campfield scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jimmie Carter | 17-16 |
| 08:19 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 08:17 | Lincoln | Charles Campfield snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:13 | Lincoln | Tom Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 08:11 | Amherst | Craig Barnes gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:07 | Amherst | Gregory Cardona buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Moore | 19-16 |
| 07:51 | Lincoln | Tony Cieslak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 07:49 | Amherst | Douglas Moore gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:47 | Amherst | Christopher Binns is hacked by Charles Campfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Campfield, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Amherst | David Pettit (PG), Kevin Bass (SG) Gregory Cardona, Craig Barnes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque (PG), Robert Lang (SG), Carl Carlisle (SF), Terry Young (PF) Tony Cieslak, Tom Watkins, Charles Campfield, Clifton Smith | |
| 07:47 | Amherst | Christopher Binns misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:47 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Jimmie Carter | 19-16 |
| 07:32 | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Moore - foul #1 on Douglas Moore, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Amherst | Freddie Cross (PF), Dennis Pace (C) Christopher Binns, Kevin Perkins | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 07:32 | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:32 | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - David Pettit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bass (fresh) SF - Douglas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Freddie Cross (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Pace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Kenneth Levesque (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lang (fresh) SF - Carl Carlisle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Young (fairly fresh) C - Jimmie Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Amherst | Carl Carlisle steals the ball from Kevin Bass in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 07:16 | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 07:14 | Amherst | Freddie Cross gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:08 | Amherst | Douglas Moore comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Carlisle - foul #2 on Carl Carlisle, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall (SG) Kevin Bass | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Clifton Smith (PF) Carl Carlisle | |
| 07:08 | Amherst | Douglas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:08 | Amherst | Douglas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:08 | Lincoln | Terry Young pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:02 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Young | 20-20 |
| 06:42 | Amherst | David Pettit misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 06:40 | Lincoln | Robert Lang pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:22 | Lincoln | Jimmie Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 06:20 | Lincoln | Terry Young snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:08 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Terry Young | 20-22 |
| 05:43 | Amherst | Freddie Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 05:41 | Lincoln | Robert Lang gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:35 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:33 | Amherst | David Pettit grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:29 | Amherst | David Pettit is hacked by Robert Lang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Lang, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | Gregory Cardona (SG), Craig Barnes (PF), Kevin Perkins (C) Jeffrey Pearsall, Freddie Cross, Dennis Pace | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tony Cieslak (PG), Tom Watkins (SG), Damon Bailey (PF) Kenneth Levesque, Robert Lang, Clifton Smith | |
| 05:29 | Amherst | David Pettit misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:29 | Lincoln | Damon Bailey pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:02 | Lincoln | Tony Cieslak comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 05:01 | Lincoln | Jimmie Carter gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:46 | Lincoln | Damon Bailey double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | James Stern (PG), Jeffrey Pearsall (SF) David Pettit, Douglas Moore | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 04:35 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Terry Young - foul #1 on Terry Young, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| 04:35 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:35 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:28 | Lincoln | Jimmie Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 04:27 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Gregory Cardona | 22-22 |
| 04:19 | Amherst | Kevin Perkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Perkins, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | Freddie Cross (PF) Craig Barnes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 04:01 | Lincoln | Tom Watkins loses the dribble to Kevin Perkins | 22-22 |
| 03:41 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Cardona | 24-22 |
| 03:16 | Lincoln | Tom Watkins can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 24-22 |
| 03:14 | Amherst | Freddie Cross pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - James Stern (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cardona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pearsall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Freddie Cross (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Tony Cieslak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Watkins (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Terry Young (tired) 2 reb. PF - Damon Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Carter (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Amherst | Gregory Cardona is hacked by Tom Watkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tom Watkins, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Moore (SF), Arthur Seibel (PF), Dennis Pace (C) Jeffrey Pearsall, Freddie Cross, Kevin Perkins | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque (PG), Carl Carlisle (SG), Allen Fitchett (SF), Clifton Smith (PF), Keith Dickson (C) Tony Cieslak, Tom Watkins, Terry Young, Damon Bailey, Jimmie Carter | |
| 03:12 | Amherst | Gregory Cardona misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:12 | Amherst | Gregory Cardona misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:12 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:45 | Lincoln | Keith Dickson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Pace - foul #1 on Dennis Pace, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | David Pettit (PG), Kevin Bass (SG), Craig Barnes (SF) James Stern, Gregory Cardona, Douglas Moore | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 02:45 | Lincoln | Keith Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:45 | Amherst | Arthur Seibel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:43 | Amherst | Craig Barnes is hacked by Allen Fitchett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Fitchett, team foul #12 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Campfield (SF) Allen Fitchett | |
| 02:43 | Amherst | Craig Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:43 | Amherst | Craig Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque is hacked by Arthur Seibel - foul #3 on Arthur Seibel, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Moore (SF) Arthur Seibel | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:21 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:55 | Amherst | Kevin Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Amherst | Freddie Cross (PF) Craig Barnes | |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| 01:41 | Lincoln | Clifton Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-24 |
| 01:40 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:28 | Lincoln | Kenneth Levesque can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 01:26 | Amherst | David Pettit pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:07 | Amherst | Douglas Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Amherst | James Stern (PG), Jeffrey Pearsall (SF), Kevin Perkins (C) David Pettit, Douglas Moore, Dennis Pace | |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Lang (PG), Tom Watkins (SG), Damon Bailey (PF) Kenneth Levesque, Charles Campfield, Clifton Smith | |
| 00:59 | Lincoln | Robert Lang hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 26-24 |
| 00:58 | Amherst | Kevin Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:52 | Amherst | Jeffrey Pearsall knocks in the shot from the right side set up by James Stern | 28-24 |
| 00:39 | Lincoln | Tom Watkins misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 00:38 | Amherst | James Stern grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 00:16 | Amherst | James Stern can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 00:15 | Amherst | Freddie Cross tips it in | 30-24 |
| 00:01 | Lincoln | Carl Carlisle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 00:00 | Lincoln | Robert Lang gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |