| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Day (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elias Dyson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones is whistled for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), Willie Schroeder (C) Nicholas Powell, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 19:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | Simpson | Ben Lovely is hacked by Eddie Carmona - foul #2 on Eddie Carmona, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG) Eddie Carmona | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 18:41 | Simpson | Ben Lovely makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Dwayne Breece and the foul's on John Dufour - foul #1 on John Dufour, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Leon Soo (C) Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 18:41 | Simpson | Ben Lovely misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day blows the layup | 30-30 |
| 18:26 | Simpson | Elias Dyson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:01 | Simpson | Elias Dyson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Day | 30-30 |
| 17:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson is hacked by Ben Lovely - foul #2 on Ben Lovely, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), Willie Schroeder (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Nicholas Powell, Christopher Day, Leon Soo | |
| Subs | Simpson | Wallace Ford (PF) Elias Dyson | |
| 17:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ben Lovely is called for the reach on Eddie Carmona - foul #3 on Ben Lovely, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Simpson | Shane Wise (SG) Ben Lovely | |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin's layup is rejected by Wallace Ford | 30-30 |
| 17:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG), Jason Norman (SF), Christopher Day (PF) Eddie Carmona, John Dufour, Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Bradley Collins (SF) Dwayne Breece, Jeffrey Jones | |
| 16:49 | Simpson | Wallace Ford misses the dunk attempt | 30-30 |
| 16:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Justin Frank - foul #3 on Justin Frank, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), John Dufour (SF) Nicholas Powell, Jason Norman | |
| Subs | Simpson | Elias Dyson (PF), Michael Palmer (C) Wallace Ford, Justin Frank | |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:31 | Simpson | Michael Palmer grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:11 | Simpson | Joseph Austin blocks the short jumper by Michael Palmer | 30-30 |
| 16:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour's pass is intercepted by Elias Dyson | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eddie Carmona (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Day (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Steven Kratz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Collins (fresh) PF - Elias Dyson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Palmer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Simpson | Shane Wise hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:40 | Simpson | Elias Dyson snags the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 15:11 | Simpson | Shane Wise misses the floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 15:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour is alone and drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Eddie Carmona | 32-30 |
| 14:38 | Simpson | Shane Wise misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 14:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 14:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Anderson | 32-30 |
| 14:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 14:13 | Simpson | Michael Palmer grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 13:54 | Simpson | Shane Wise misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 13:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 32-30 |
| 13:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 32-30 |
| 13:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Chad Anderson and he's fouled by Bradley Collins - foul #2 on Bradley Collins, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG), Jason Norman (SF), Willie Schroeder (C) Eddie Carmona, John Dufour, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Ben Lovely (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Wallace Ford (PF), Justin Frank (C) Steven Kratz, Shane Wise, Bradley Collins, Elias Dyson, Michael Palmer | |
| 13:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:32 | Simpson | Justin Frank pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:07 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Wallace Ford | 34-32 |
| 12:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Powell | 36-32 |
| 12:25 | Simpson | Ben Lovely can't finish the layup | 36-32 |
| 12:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Day | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Norman (fresh) PF - Christopher Day (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Lovely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Ford (fresh) C - Justin Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Simpson | Justin Frank buries a floater from the left block set up by Wallace Ford | 39-34 |
| 11:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 10:49 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Lovely | 41-37 |
| 10:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Jones is called for the reach on Christopher Day - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Joseph Austin (C) Jason Norman, Christopher Day, Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Shane Wise (SG), Bradley Collins (SF), Elias Dyson (PF) Dwayne Breece, Ben Lovely, Jeffrey Jones, Wallace Ford | |
| 10:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by John Dufour is blocked by Justin Frank | 41-37 |
| 10:36 | Simpson | Elias Dyson grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 10:30 | Simpson | Shane Wise connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Collins | 41-39 |
| 10:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin blows the layup | 41-39 |
| 10:18 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Bradley Collins | 41-39 |
| 09:57 | Simpson | Elias Dyson is hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder (PF) Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 09:36 | Simpson | Elias Dyson is fouled on the floor by Chad Anderson - foul #3 on Chad Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day (PF) Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Steven Kratz, Bradley Collins | |
| 09:20 | Simpson | Justin Frank is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Justin Frank, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman (SF) John Dufour | |
| Subs | Simpson | Ben Lovely (SG), Michael Palmer (C) Shane Wise, Justin Frank | |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell hits a floater from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 08:38 | Simpson | Jason Norman is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jason Norman, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF), Willie Schroeder (PF) Jason Norman, Christopher Day | |
| Subs | Simpson | Wallace Ford (PF) Elias Dyson | |
| 08:22 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Nicholas Powell | 43-39 |
| 08:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | The jump hook by Willie Schroeder is blocked by Wallace Ford | 43-39 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joseph Austin gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dwayne Breece - foul #1 on Dwayne Breece, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day (PF) Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Shane Wise (SG), Bradley Collins (SF), Justin Frank (C) Dwayne Breece, Ben Lovely, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Palmer | |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dufour (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Day (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Steven Kratz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Collins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wallace Ford (fresh) 2 blk. C - Justin Frank (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Simpson | Justin Frank clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Powell - foul #3 on Nicholas Powell, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman (SF) John Dufour | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 07:31 | Simpson | Justin Frank makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:31 | Simpson | Justin Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 44-40 |
| 07:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), John Dufour (SF), Willie Schroeder (C) Nicholas Powell, Jason Norman, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Simpson | Elias Dyson (PF) Wallace Ford | |
| 06:39 | Simpson | Elias Dyson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shane Wise | 44-42 |
| 06:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 06:04 | Simpson | Shane Wise misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chad Anderson - foul #4 on Chad Anderson, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG), Jason Norman (SF), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, John Dufour, Willie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Steven Kratz, Bradley Collins | |
| 06:04 | Simpson | Shane Wise makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:04 | Simpson | Shane Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jones - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Simpson | Ben Lovely (SG) Shane Wise | |
| 05:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:57 | Simpson | Justin Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:35 | Simpson | Elias Dyson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Day - foul #2 on Christopher Day, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Simpson | Michael Palmer (C) Justin Frank | |
| 05:35 | Simpson | Elias Dyson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:35 | Simpson | Elias Dyson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour (SF) Jason Norman | |
| Subs | Simpson | Wallace Ford (PF) Elias Dyson | |
| 04:56 | Simpson | Ben Lovely misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-46 |
| 04:54 | Simpson | Michael Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:33 | Simpson | Christopher Day is called for the reach on Dwayne Breece - foul #3 on Christopher Day, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman (SF) John Dufour | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 04:33 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:33 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wallace Ford is called for the reach on Jason Norman - foul #1 on Wallace Ford, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Schroeder (PF) Christopher Day | |
| Subs | Simpson | Justin Frank (C) Michael Palmer | |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:16 | Simpson | Justin Frank snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 03:53 | Simpson | Justin Frank misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 03:52 | Simpson | Wallace Ford hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 03:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dwayne Breece steps in front of the Willie Schroeder pass | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Chad Anderson (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Norman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Dwayne Breece (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ben Lovely (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Justin Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Norman - foul #2 on Jason Norman, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (SG), John Dufour (SF), Christopher Day (PF), Leon Soo (C) Nicholas Powell, Jason Norman, Willie Schroeder, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Shane Wise (SG), Elias Dyson (PF) Dwayne Breece, Ben Lovely, Wallace Ford | |
| 03:11 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:11 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Christopher Day | 49-50 |
| 02:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Chad Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 02:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour's floater is tipped away by Elias Dyson | 49-50 |
| 02:18 | Simpson | Jeffrey Jones snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:18 | Simpson | Simpson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Nicholas Powell (SG), Joseph Austin (C) Eddie Carmona, Leon Soo | |
| Subs | Simpson | Dwayne Breece (PG), Ben Lovely (SG) Steven Kratz, Shane Wise | |
| 01:55 | Simpson | Elias Dyson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ben Lovely | 49-52 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour misses short on an open floater in the paint but he's hacked by Elias Dyson - foul #2 on Elias Dyson, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Dufour makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:14 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Anderson - foul #5 on Chad Anderson, team foul #11 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona (PG) Chad Anderson | |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| 01:14 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:14 | Simpson | Dwayne Breece makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Jones takes the ball from Christopher Day after a doubleteam | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Simpson | Elias Dyson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dwayne Breece | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 00:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Day gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeffrey Jones steals it from Eddie Carmona | 51-55 |
| 00:15 | Simpson | Ben Lovely misses the easy layup | 51-55 |
| 00:13 | Simpson | Elias Dyson tips it in | 51-57 |
| 00:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Frank takes the ball from Eddie Carmona | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Simpson | Ben Lovely is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Carmona - foul #3 on Eddie Carmona, team foul #12 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Simpson | Steven Kratz (PG), Michael Palmer (C) Dwayne Breece, Justin Frank | |
| 00:06 | Simpson | Ben Lovely makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:06 | Simpson | Ben Lovely makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Eddie Carmona hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-59 |