| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tony Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Yazid Ako (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Carl Nickens (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gerald Brookover (fresh) SF - Roy Probst (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roy Probst | 33-21 |
| 19:35 | Lincoln | Franklin Newman scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Yazid Ako | 35-21 |
| 19:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 19:13 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:49 | Lincoln | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 18:48 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 18:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover connects on the floater from the left side | 35-23 |
| 18:12 | Lincoln | Franklin Newman connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-23 |
| 18:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee is hacked by Tony Smith - foul #2 on Tony Smith, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| 17:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Yazid Ako - foul #1 on Yazid Ako, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| 17:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 17:38 | Lincoln | Gerald Brookover steals it from Yazid Ako | 37-25 |
| 17:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee drills a shot from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:17 | Lincoln | Raymond Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roy Probst | 37-30 |
| 16:42 | Lincoln | Billy Gill is called for the reach on Yazid Ako - foul #1 on Billy Gill, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Price (PG), Robert Nolette (SG), John Robbins (SF), Robert Dykema (PF), Charles Bragg (C) Raymond Davis, Charles Herman, Franklin Newman, Tony Smith, Yazid Ako | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre (PG), Julius Bemis (SG), Guillermo Rangel (SF), Ron Cullison (PF), John Hansen (C) Carl Nickens, Gerald Brookover, Roy Probst, Lee Lee, Billy Gill | |
| 16:32 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bragg | 39-30 |
| 16:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Robert Dykema is called for the reach on Shaun Alejandre - foul #2 on Robert Dykema, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 15:48 | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 15:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Nolette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dykema (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Shaun Alejandre (fresh) SG - Julius Bemis (fresh) SF - Guillermo Rangel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ron Cullison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Nolette - foul #2 on Robert Nolette, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Franklin Newman (SF) John Robbins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst (SF), Lee Lee (PF) Julius Bemis, Guillermo Rangel | |
| 15:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:33 | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:17 | Lincoln | Ron Cullison takes the ball from Robert Nolette | 39-32 |
| 15:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison misses the easy layup | 39-32 |
| 15:12 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:54 | Lincoln | Mark Price misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shaun Alejandre - foul #1 on Shaun Alejandre, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Yazid Ako (C) Charles Bragg | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens (PG), Gerald Brookover (SG), Billy Gill (C) Shaun Alejandre, Ron Cullison, John Hansen | |
| 14:54 | Lincoln | Mark Price makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:54 | Lincoln | Mark Price makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:36 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Davis (PG), Charles Herman (SG), Tony Smith (PF) Mark Price, Robert Nolette, Robert Dykema | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 14:15 | Lincoln | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 41-32 |
| 14:13 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:53 | Lincoln | Charles Herman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-32 |
| 13:52 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:38 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako makes the shot from the left block set up by Raymond Davis | 43-32 |
| 13:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Billy Gill | 43-35 |
| 13:25 | Lincoln | Raymond Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Nolette (SF) Franklin Newman | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison (SF), John Hansen (PF) Roy Probst, Lee Lee | |
| 13:02 | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerald Brookover | 43-38 |
| 12:37 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:20 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 12:18 | Lincoln | Tony Smith grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 12:13 | Lincoln | Raymond Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-38 |
| 12:12 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette tips it home | 48-38 |
| 11:56 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover is fouled on the floor by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Price (PG), Franklin Newman (SF), Robert Dykema (PF), Charles Bragg (C) Raymond Davis, Charles Herman, Tony Smith, Yazid Ako | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre (PG), Roy Probst (SF), Lee Lee (PF) Carl Nickens, Gerald Brookover, Billy Gill | |
| 11:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-38 |
| 11:38 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Nolette (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Dykema (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Shaun Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ron Cullison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roy Probst (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| 11:06 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette connects on the floater from the left block set up by Mark Price | 50-38 |
| 10:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Hansen misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Bragg - foul #2 on Charles Bragg, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Walter Steele (SG) Robert Nolette | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 10:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:46 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:26 | Lincoln | Charles Bragg connects on the turnaround from the right block | 52-39 |
| 10:16 | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| 10:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst tips it home | 52-41 |
| 09:56 | Lincoln | Franklin Newman is hacked by Roy Probst - foul #3 on Roy Probst, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Davis (PG), Yazid Ako (C) Mark Price, Charles Bragg | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens (PG), Gerald Brookover (SG), Billy Gill (C) Shaun Alejandre, Ron Cullison, John Hansen | |
| 09:46 | Lincoln | Walter Steele buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 09:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill is fouled on the floor by Yazid Ako - foul #2 on Yazid Ako, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Herman (SG), Tony Smith (PF) Walter Steele, Robert Dykema | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel (SF) Roy Probst | |
| 09:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:32 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:14 | Lincoln | Tony Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Billy Gill - foul #2 on Billy Gill, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| 09:14 | Lincoln | Tony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:14 | Lincoln | Tony Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 08:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel misses the dunk but he's fouled by Yazid Ako - foul #3 on Yazid Ako, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Robert Nolette (SF) Franklin Newman | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison (PF) Lee Lee | |
| 08:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:24 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette misses short on a shot from the left side | 56-44 |
| 08:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 08:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 08:02 | Lincoln | Tony Smith grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 07:56 | Lincoln | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 07:55 | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel scores on a jumper from close range set up by Billy Gill and he's fouled by Robert Nolette - foul #3 on Robert Nolette, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Price (PG), Franklin Newman (SF), Robert Dykema (PF), Charles Bragg (C) Raymond Davis, Charles Herman, Tony Smith, Yazid Ako | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre (PG), Lee Lee (PF), John Hansen (C) Carl Nickens, Gerald Brookover, Billy Gill | |
| 07:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Guillermo Rangel makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nolette (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Dykema (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bragg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Shaun Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ron Cullison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Guillermo Rangel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lee Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hansen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Lincoln | Charles Bragg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 07:16 | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:55 | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 06:53 | Lincoln | Robert Dykema gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:32 | Lincoln | Charles Bragg drills a 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 06:13 | St. Mary's (TX) | Ron Cullison misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 06:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Hansen snags the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 06:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Robert Dykema - foul #3 on Robert Dykema, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Davis (PG), Charles Herman (SG), John Robbins (PF), Yazid Ako (C) Mark Price, Robert Nolette, Robert Dykema, Charles Bragg | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens (PG), Gerald Brookover (SG), Roy Probst (SF), Billy Gill (C) Shaun Alejandre, Ron Cullison, Guillermo Rangel, John Hansen | |
| 06:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:45 | Lincoln | Franklin Newman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 05:44 | Lincoln | John Robbins grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:38 | Lincoln | Charles Herman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 05:36 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to Lee Lee | 59-50 |
| 05:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill is fouled on the floor by Charles Herman - foul #1 on Charles Herman, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Tony Smith (PF) Franklin Newman | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 05:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:54 | Lincoln | John Robbins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 04:52 | Lincoln | Tony Smith misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 04:50 | Lincoln | Raymond Davis tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 04:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Charles Herman - foul #2 on Charles Herman, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Mark Price (PG), Robert Nolette (SG) Raymond Davis, Charles Herman | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Shaun Alejandre (PG), Ron Cullison (PF), John Hansen (C) Carl Nickens, Lee Lee, Billy Gill | |
| 04:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:14 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Nolette | 64-54 |
| 03:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Robert Nolette - foul #4 on Robert Nolette, team foul #13 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Franklin Newman (SF) John Robbins | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| 03:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover makes the 3rd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Lincoln | Ron Cullison picks off the pass by Franklin Newman | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Mark Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nolette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Franklin Newman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Yazid Ako (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Shaun Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Brookover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Probst (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ron Cullison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hansen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Alejandre | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Lincoln | Robert Nolette misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 02:51 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Hansen gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:51 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Raymond Davis (PG), Charles Herman (SG) Mark Price, Robert Nolette | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens (PG), Lee Lee (PF), Billy Gill (C) Shaun Alejandre, Ron Cullison, John Hansen | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Nickens | 64-61 |
| 02:05 | Lincoln | Charles Herman can't connect on a shot from the right block | 64-61 |
| 02:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerald Brookover gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | St. Mary's (TX) | Billy Gill scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 01:27 | Lincoln | Raymond Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-64 |
| 01:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to Roy Probst | 64-64 |
| 01:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-64 |
| 01:16 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 00:49 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-64 |
| 00:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Tony Smith - foul #3 on Tony Smith, team foul #14 | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (TX) | Lee Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:21 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako buries a floater from close range | 66-65 |
| 00:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Carl Nickens is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Carl Nickens, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako is hacked by Gerald Brookover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Brookover, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako is fouled on the floor by Carl Nickens - foul #3 on Carl Nickens, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Lincoln | Yazid Ako makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roy Probst misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-65 |