Lincoln led 10-8 at the quarter and 19-17 at the half, before falling behind 33-30 at the end of three.
Scoring for Lincoln were Everett Martin 10, Ethan Wajer 9, Patrick Mullin 8, Matt Poole 4, and Ben McLain 2.
Scoring for the Panthers were Nate Theriault 16, Isaac Webb 12, J.D. Gurski 11, Tyler Roy 5, Nick Lee 3, and Dwayne Hardy 2.
Lincoln’s record is 2-6.