| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Derrick Allen (fresh) SG - Oscar Fowler (fresh) SF - Hubert Stafford (fresh) PF - Lewis Williams (fresh) C - Keith Largo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Howard Maciel (fresh) SG - Dennis Jenkins (fresh) SF - Walter Way (fresh) PF - Willie Bryan (fresh) C - Melvin Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Simpson | Lewis Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Simpson | Derrick Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Melvin Jones | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Jenkins - foul #1 on Dennis Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Simpson | Lewis Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Fowler | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Wartburg | Dennis Jenkins connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Maciel | 3-5 |
| 18:28 | Simpson | Melvin Jones is called for the reach on Derrick Allen - foul #1 on Melvin Jones, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | Wartburg | Melvin Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Jenkins | 5-8 |
| 17:57 | Simpson | Derrick Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Jenkins - foul #2 on Dennis Jenkins, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell (SG) Dennis Jenkins | |
| 17:39 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Derrick Allen | 7-8 |
| 17:14 | Wartburg | Derrick Allen is called for the reach on Howard Maciel - foul #1 on Derrick Allen, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Simpson | Douglas Bates (PG), Michael Schwerin (SG), Thomas Portillo (SF), Joseph Barbee (PF), Erwin Turner (C) Derrick Allen, Oscar Fowler, Hubert Stafford, Lewis Williams, Keith Largo | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller (SG), Wyatt Applin (SF), Victor Ong (PF) Howard Maciel, Walter Way, Willie Bryan | |
| 17:02 | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 7-8 |
| 17:00 | Wartburg | Victor Ong tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Simpson | Joseph Barbee gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:52 | Simpson | Erwin Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | Wartburg | Wyatt Applin gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Barbee - foul #1 on Joseph Barbee, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Toby Miyashiro (C) Melvin Jones | |
| 16:46 | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | Simpson | Erwin Turner snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:33 | Simpson | Douglas Bates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Wyatt Applin | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Simpson | Joseph Barbee pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:04 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin's pass is intercepted by Wyatt Applin in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Wartburg | Victor Ong misses the shot from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Wartburg | Wyatt Applin grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Douglas Bates (fresh) SG - Michael Schwerin (fresh) SF - Thomas Portillo (fresh) PF - Joseph Barbee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erwin Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Marvin Bicknell (fairly fresh) SG - Russell Hackenmiller (fresh) SF - Wyatt Applin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Victor Ong (fresh) C - Toby Miyashiro (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Wartburg | Toby Miyashiro scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wyatt Applin | 7-10 |
| 15:06 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Russell Hackenmiller - foul #1 on Russell Hackenmiller, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | Derrick Allen (PG), Oscar Fowler (SG), Lewis Williams (PF), Keith Largo (C) Douglas Bates, Thomas Portillo, Joseph Barbee, Erwin Turner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Howard Maciel (PG), Eddy Yong (SG), Walter Way (SF), Willie Bryan (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Marvin Bicknell, Russell Hackenmiller, Wyatt Applin, Victor Ong, Toby Miyashiro | |
| 15:06 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Wartburg | Howard Maciel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 14:54 | Simpson | Lewis Williams snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | Simpson | Howard Maciel picks off the pass by Oscar Fowler in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:14 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Oscar Fowler | 8-10 |
| 14:01 | Simpson | Lewis Williams drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Allen | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | Wartburg | Walter Way throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | Douglas Bates (SG), Hubert Stafford (SF), Erwin Turner (C) Oscar Fowler, Michael Schwerin, Keith Largo | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 13:40 | Simpson | Melvin Jones steps in front of the Derrick Allen pass in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Walter Way is fouled on the floor by Hubert Stafford - foul #1 on Hubert Stafford, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Graves (PG), Russell Hackenmiller (SG), Wyatt Applin (SF), Victor Ong (PF), Toby Miyashiro (C) Howard Maciel, Eddy Yong, Walter Way, Willie Bryan, Melvin Jones | |
| 13:20 | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller makes the jump hook near the basket | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford is fouled on the floor by Wyatt Applin - foul #1 on Wyatt Applin, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Simpson | Thomas Portillo (SG), Joseph Barbee (PF) Derrick Allen, Lewis Williams | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell (PG) Steven Graves | |
| 12:45 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford connects on the runner from close range | 12-12 |
| 12:28 | Wartburg | Toby Miyashiro comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | Wartburg | Toby Miyashiro grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Barbee - foul #2 on Joseph Barbee, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Simpson | Oscar Fowler (SG), Lowell Curry (PF), Keith Largo (C) Douglas Bates, Joseph Barbee, Erwin Turner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Howard Maciel (PG), Walter Way (SF), Willie Bryan (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Marvin Bicknell, Wyatt Applin, Victor Ong, Toby Miyashiro | |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Simpson | Walter Way denies the turnaround by Hubert Stafford | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | Wartburg | Melvin Jones gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Thomas Portillo (fresh) SG - Oscar Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lowell Curry (fresh) C - Keith Largo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Howard Maciel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Hackenmiller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Way (fresh) PF - Willie Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Wartburg | Melvin Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:17 | Simpson | Thomas Portillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 11:16 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Largo | 12-17 |
| 11:04 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:48 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan hits a turnaround from the baseline | 15-19 |
| 10:29 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:28 | Simpson | Thomas Portillo tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 10:09 | Wartburg | Howard Maciel makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 09:47 | Simpson | Lowell Curry knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 09:34 | Wartburg | Russell Hackenmiller connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 09:18 | Simpson | Thomas Portillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 09:17 | Simpson | Lowell Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:59 | Simpson | Keith Largo is open but misses the lay-in | 19-23 |
| 08:57 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:34 | Wartburg | Melvin Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 08:32 | Simpson | Thomas Portillo grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 08:14 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 08:12 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:52 | Wartburg | Walter Way misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 07:50 | Wartburg | Walter Way pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Thomas Portillo (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Fowler (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Stafford (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lowell Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Largo (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Howard Maciel (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Hackenmiller (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Walter Way (tiring) PF - Willie Bryan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Jones (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Wartburg | Walter Way hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 07:40 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Thomas Portillo | 19-23 |
| 07:36 | Simpson | Willie Bryan is called for the reach on Lowell Curry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Bryan, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Simpson | Derrick Allen (PG), Douglas Bates (SG), Michael Schwerin (SF), Lewis Williams (PF), Erwin Turner (C) Thomas Portillo, Oscar Fowler, Hubert Stafford, Lowell Curry, Keith Largo | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell (PG), Eddy Yong (SG), Wyatt Applin (SF), Victor Ong (PF), Toby Miyashiro (C) Howard Maciel, Russell Hackenmiller, Walter Way, Willie Bryan, Melvin Jones | |
| 07:19 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin blows the layup but he's fouled by Victor Ong - foul #1 on Victor Ong, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| 07:19 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:19 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:02 | Wartburg | Douglas Bates picks off the pass by Eddy Yong | 21-23 |
| 06:59 | Simpson | Derrick Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Bates | 23-23 |
| 06:45 | Wartburg | Douglas Bates steals the ball from Eddy Yong | 23-23 |
| 06:41 | Simpson | Erwin Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 06:18 | Wartburg | Eddy Yong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |
| 06:16 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:58 | Simpson | Lewis Williams misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Ong - foul #2 on Victor Ong, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Graves (PG), Walter Way (SF), Melvin Jones (C) Eddy Yong, Victor Ong, Toby Miyashiro | |
| 05:58 | Simpson | Lewis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:58 | Simpson | Lewis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:42 | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 05:40 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 25-23 |
| 05:32 | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| Subs | Simpson | Joshua Allen (PF), Keith Largo (C) Lewis Williams, Erwin Turner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 05:10 | Simpson | Michael Schwerin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Derrick Allen | 27-23 |
| 04:52 | Wartburg | Derrick Allen is called for the reach on Steven Graves - foul #2 on Derrick Allen, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Simpson | Oscar Fowler (SG), Hubert Stafford (SF) Derrick Allen, Michael Schwerin | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Eddy Yong (SG), Willie Bryan (PF) Marvin Bicknell, Wyatt Applin | |
| 04:38 | Wartburg | Walter Way buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Graves | 27-26 |
| 04:34 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford is hacked by Eddy Yong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddy Yong, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Simpson | Lewis Williams (PF) Joshua Allen | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Toby Miyashiro (C) Melvin Jones | |
| 04:34 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:34 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:12 | Wartburg | Steven Graves knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Walter Way | 29-29 |
| 04:00 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lewis Williams and he's hacked by Eddy Yong - foul #2 on Eddy Yong, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Simpson | Derrick Allen (PG), Lowell Curry (SF), Joseph Barbee (C) Douglas Bates, Hubert Stafford, Keith Largo | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Howard Maciel (PG), Dennis Jenkins (SG), Victor Ong (PF) Steven Graves, Walter Way, Willie Bryan | |
| 04:00 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:42 | Wartburg | Eddy Yong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 03:41 | Simpson | Joseph Barbee gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Derrick Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Fowler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Curry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Barbee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Howard Maciel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddy Yong (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Ong (fresh) C - Toby Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Simpson | Lowell Curry can't finish the uncontested layup | 32-29 |
| 03:23 | Wartburg | Eddy Yong gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 02:56 | Wartburg | Dennis Jenkins loses the dribble to Derrick Allen | 32-29 |
| 02:38 | Simpson | Howard Maciel steals it from Oscar Fowler | 32-29 |
| 02:35 | Wartburg | Howard Maciel lays it in | 32-31 |
| 02:21 | Simpson | Joseph Barbee misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 02:20 | Simpson | Derrick Allen gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:03 | Simpson | Oscar Fowler can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 32-31 |
| 02:02 | Wartburg | Dennis Jenkins snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 01:57 | Wartburg | Howard Maciel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derrick Allen - foul #3 on Derrick Allen, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Simpson | Michael Schwerin (PG), Douglas Bates (SG), Hubert Stafford (SF), Joshua Allen (PF), Erwin Turner (C) Derrick Allen, Oscar Fowler, Lowell Curry, Lewis Williams, Joseph Barbee | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Marvin Bicknell (SG), Wyatt Applin (SF), Willie Bryan (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Dennis Jenkins, Eddy Yong, Victor Ong, Toby Miyashiro | |
| 01:57 | Wartburg | Howard Maciel misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:57 | Wartburg | Howard Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:39 | Simpson | Douglas Bates is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Schwerin | 35-32 |
| 01:21 | Wartburg | Wyatt Applin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 01:20 | Simpson | Erwin Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:56 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Wyatt Applin - foul #2 on Wyatt Applin, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Simpson | Thomas Portillo (SG) Douglas Bates | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Graves (PG), Walter Way (SF) Howard Maciel, Wyatt Applin | |
| 00:56 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:56 | Simpson | Hubert Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:56 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:47 | Wartburg | Melvin Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:45 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Hubert Stafford | 36-32 |
| 00:17 | Simpson | Erwin Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:16 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | Willie Bryan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Melvin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | The clock runs out | 36-32 |