Leading 38-34 at halftime, Lehman senior guard Jonathan Rojas hit a short jumper to give the Lightning a 40-34 advantage. But Lycoming went on a 12-1 run to grab a 46-41 advantage as Jonathan Pribble scored the last nine points for the Warriors during the spurt. The Warriors took their first lead of the second half at 44-41 after Pribble hit a three-pointer at the 14:53 mark. After another Pribble jumper, Lehman junior guard Andre Bagot drilled a three-point goal from the top of the arc to bring the Lightning withinn 46-44 with 11:21 left. Lightning senior forward Marc Domin then evened the game with a jumper at the 10:40 mark. But Pribble answered with another trifecta at the 9:45 mark to give Lycoming a 49-46 advantage. Jeremiah Edison then scored on a putback and Matt Stackhouse followed with a basket inside to give the Warriors a 53-46 edge with 8:20 left. Kyle Lockett hit a thee-point goal with 7:15 remaining to bring the Lightning within 53-49. However, the Warriors pushed the lead to 58-51 with 5:05 left with a 5-2 spurt. Junior Miguel Jorge scored six straight points to bring Lehman within 65-59 with 2:50 left but the Lightning were unable to get any closer. A three-point goal by Lockett with thirty-seven seconds left made the score 72-68. Lehman reserve guard Cyril Belfar missed a three-point attempt that would have cut the lead to just a point with twenty-four seconds left and Lycoming held on for the victory.

Lehman fell behind 7-2 early in the opening half, but the Lightning went on a 9-3 run to grab their first lead of the game on a three-point goal by Lockett. The Lightning then received consecutive three-point goals by Belfor and Lehman was able to establish a 17-10 advantage with 11:25 left. A three-point play by Rojas gave Lehman a 27-17 lead with 7:55 to go. Lycoming cut the deficit to just four points, 30-26, but the Lightning answered with six straight points to push the lead back to ten. The Warriors scored the last six points of the stanza to close within 38-34 at halftime. Belfar finished with 12 points in the opening half to lead Lehman.

Pribble led Lycoming with 32 points (9-for-17 field goals, 6-for-11 three-pointers) and Jorge led Lehman with 16. Domin (nine rebounds) and Belfor each added 12 for the Lightning, who shot thirty-seven percent from the floor.