| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Rudolph Green (fresh) SG - Francis Woolery (fresh) SF - Milton Radabaugh (fresh) PF - Walter Mullinix (fresh) C - James Glessner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Gary Nixon (fresh) SG - Richard Fields (fresh) SF - Kenneth Boyce (fresh) PF - Matthew Warden (fresh) C - Bruce Andrews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Wartburg | Richard Fields comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Simpson | James Glessner snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Simpson | Gary Nixon takes the ball from Milton Radabaugh | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Wartburg | Richard Fields misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Simpson | The rebound goes to James Glessner | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Green | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Rudolph Green | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Wartburg | Richard Fields comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Milton Radabaugh | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Simpson | Francis Woolery is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fields - foul #1 on Richard Fields, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Michael Atkins (SG), Rafael Dillon (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Edmund Clutter (C) Richard Fields, Kenneth Boyce, Matthew Warden, Bruce Andrews | |
| 17:42 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix scores on a jump hook in the paint | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Mullinix | 6-2 |
| 17:21 | Simpson | Rudolph Green pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | Simpson | Robert Robinson steals it from Milton Radabaugh | 6-2 |
| 17:01 | Wartburg | Edmund Clutter dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Nixon | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Simpson | James Glessner grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Simpson | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Francis Woolery - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Simpson | Daniel Yow (SG), Dustin Prince (SF), Brian Horrocks (PF), Shannon Young (C) Rudolph Green, Francis Woolery, Walter Mullinix, James Glessner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Leonard Dominquez (SF), Bruce Andrews (C) Gary Nixon, Edmund Clutter | |
| 16:34 | Simpson | Dustin Prince's pass is intercepted by Leonard Dominquez | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Wartburg | The pull-up jumper by Leonard Dominquez is blocked by Brian Horrocks | 6-4 |
| 16:15 | Simpson | Dustin Prince pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh is hacked by Michael Atkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Atkins, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Simpson | Paul Dunn (PG) Milton Radabaugh | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Fasching (PG), Richard Fields (SG), Kenneth Boyce (SF) Michael Atkins, Rafael Dillon, Robert Robinson | |
| 15:56 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Yow | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Paul Dunn (fresh) SG - Daniel Yow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Prince (fresh) PF - Brian Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shannon Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Christopher Fasching (fresh) SG - Richard Fields (fresh) SF - Kenneth Boyce (fresh) PF - Leonard Dominquez (fresh) C - Bruce Andrews (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Wartburg | Richard Fields buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | Simpson | Shannon Young can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:25 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews tips it in | 8-8 |
| 15:08 | Simpson | Dustin Prince misses long on a shot from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 14:47 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews makes the shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 14:23 | Simpson | Shannon Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:05 | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:04 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Shannon Young | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Simpson | Dustin Prince connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Yow | 12-10 |
| 13:31 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews's floater is knocked away by Brian Horrocks | 12-10 |
| 13:29 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Dustin Prince | 12-10 |
| 13:27 | Simpson | Paul Dunn travels in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | Rudolph Green (PG), Francis Woolery (SG), Milton Radabaugh (SF), Walter Mullinix (PF), James Glessner (C) Paul Dunn, Daniel Yow, Dustin Prince, Brian Horrocks, Shannon Young | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Gary Nixon (PG), Michael Atkins (SG), Rafael Dillon (SF), Matthew Warden (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Christopher Fasching, Richard Fields, Kenneth Boyce, Leonard Dominquez, Bruce Andrews | |
| 13:14 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson's layup is rejected by James Glessner | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:10 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Atkins - foul #2 on Michael Atkins, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Fields (SG) Michael Atkins | |
| 13:02 | Simpson | Gary Nixon steps in front of the James Glessner pass | 12-10 |
| 12:46 | Wartburg | Rafael Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 12:45 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:32 | Wartburg | Rafael Dillon is hacked by Francis Woolery - foul #1 on Francis Woolery, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| 12:13 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson banks in the layup and the foul's on Milton Radabaugh - foul #1 on Milton Radabaugh, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Edmund Clutter (C) Matthew Warden | |
| 12:13 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Simpson | Francis Woolery's pass is intercepted by Gary Nixon in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Wartburg | Gary Nixon lays it in | 12-15 |
| 11:59 | Simpson | Robert Robinson denies the turnaround by Milton Radabaugh | 12-15 |
| 11:58 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Rudolph Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Francis Woolery (fresh) SF - Milton Radabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Mullinix (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Glessner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Gary Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Fields (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Rafael Dillon (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmund Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Wartburg | Milton Radabaugh denies the turnaround by Richard Fields | 12-15 |
| 11:36 | Simpson | Rudolph Green snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 11:22 | Simpson | Francis Woolery scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Milton Radabaugh | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Wartburg | Francis Woolery is called for the reach on Richard Fields - foul #2 on Francis Woolery, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Simpson | Daniel Yow (SG) Francis Woolery | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce (SF), Matthew Warden (PF), Bruce Andrews (C) Rafael Dillon, Robert Robinson, Edmund Clutter | |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Rudolph Green - foul #1 on Rudolph Green, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Simpson | Paul Wyble (SF), Brian Horrocks (C) Milton Radabaugh, James Glessner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:35 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix is fouled on the floor by Richard Fields - foul #2 on Richard Fields, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Simpson | Paul Dunn (PG), Shannon Young (C) Rudolph Green, Walter Mullinix | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Rafael Dillon (SG) Richard Fields | |
| 10:21 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Yow and he's fouled by Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| 10:21 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:02 | Wartburg | Shannon Young is called for the reach on Bruce Andrews - foul #1 on Shannon Young, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh (PG), Dustin Prince (SF) Paul Dunn, Paul Wyble | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Christopher Fasching (SG) Rafael Dillon | |
| 09:34 | Wartburg | Christopher Fasching clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 09:32 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:16 | Simpson | Daniel Yow is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 09:15 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:09 | Wartburg | Gary Nixon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 09:08 | Simpson | Shannon Young grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 09:03 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Nixon - foul #2 on Gary Nixon, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Simpson | Paul Dunn (PG), Walter Mullinix (PF), James Glessner (C) Dustin Prince, Brian Horrocks, Shannon Young | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Rafael Dillon (PG), Leonard Dominquez (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Edmund Clutter (C) Gary Nixon, Kenneth Boyce, Matthew Warden, Bruce Andrews | |
| 09:03 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:03 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:44 | Wartburg | Edmund Clutter hits a jump hook from close range | 20-18 |
| 08:41 | Simpson | Rafael Dillon picks off the pass by Daniel Yow in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 08:27 | Wartburg | James Glessner picks off the pass by Robert Robinson | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | Wartburg | Edmund Clutter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:47 | Wartburg | Christopher Fasching's floater is knocked away by Walter Mullinix | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Wartburg | Leonard Dominquez gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Yow (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Milton Radabaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Mullinix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - James Glessner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Rafael Dillon (tiring) SG - Christopher Fasching (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Dominquez (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmund Clutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-20 |
| 07:15 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix loses the dribble to Christopher Fasching | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Wartburg | Christopher Fasching loses the dribble to Milton Radabaugh | 20-20 |
| 06:49 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh banks in the layup | 22-20 |
| 06:34 | Wartburg | Leonard Dominquez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:33 | Simpson | Walter Mullinix grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:09 | Simpson | James Glessner connects on the runner from the left block | 24-20 |
| 05:58 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Glessner - foul #1 on James Glessner, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Simpson | Rudolph Green (PG), Dustin Prince (SF), Brian Horrocks (PF), Shannon Young (C) Paul Dunn, Daniel Yow, Walter Mullinix, James Glessner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce (SF), Matthew Warden (PF) Leonard Dominquez, Edmund Clutter | |
| 05:58 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:58 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:32 | Simpson | Kenneth Boyce is called for the reach on Brian Horrocks - foul #1 on Kenneth Boyce, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews (C) Robert Robinson | |
| 05:32 | Simpson | Brian Horrocks misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:32 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:14 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 24-22 |
| 05:12 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden tips it but misses | 24-22 |
| 05:11 | Simpson | Dustin Prince gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | Simpson | Rudolph Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 04:58 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews clanks a jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 04:57 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Andrews | 24-22 |
| 04:43 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Prince - foul #1 on Dustin Prince, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| 04:43 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:43 | Wartburg | Matthew Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:30 | Simpson | Rudolph Green hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Milton Radabaugh and he's hacked by Rafael Dillon - foul #1 on Rafael Dillon, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | Simpson | Rudolph Green makes the free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:19 | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Andrews | 27-25 |
| 04:04 | Simpson | Rudolph Green scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shannon Young | 30-25 |
| 04:00 | Wartburg | Rafael Dillon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 03:57 | Simpson | Christopher Fasching is called for the reach on Milton Radabaugh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Fasching, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Simpson | Francis Woolery (SG), Walter Mullinix (PF), James Glessner (C) Dustin Prince, Brian Horrocks, Shannon Young | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Gary Nixon (PG), Richard Fields (SG) Rafael Dillon, Christopher Fasching | |
| 03:57 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:57 | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:28 | Wartburg | Rudolph Green steals it from Richard Fields | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Woolery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Radabaugh (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Mullinix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Glessner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Gary Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Fields (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Boyce (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Warden (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Simpson | Francis Woolery is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Fields - foul #3 on Richard Fields, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Simpson | Paul Wyble (SF) Milton Radabaugh | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Michael Atkins (SG) Richard Fields | |
| 03:26 | Simpson | Francis Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:26 | Simpson | Francis Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:05 | Wartburg | Bruce Andrews misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 03:03 | Simpson | Paul Wyble pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 03:00 | Simpson | Francis Woolery is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Robert Robinson (PF) Matthew Warden | |
| 02:44 | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce is whistled for a carry | 34-28 |
| 02:28 | Simpson | Rudolph Green makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 02:21 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson lays it in set up by Michael Atkins | 37-30 |
| 02:01 | Simpson | Rudolph Green is hacked by Kenneth Boyce - foul #2 on Kenneth Boyce, team foul #12 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Simpson | Daniel Yow (SG), Dustin Prince (SF), Brian Horrocks (PF), Shannon Young (C) Francis Woolery, Paul Wyble, Walter Mullinix, James Glessner | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Leonard Dominquez (SF) Kenneth Boyce | |
| 02:01 | Simpson | Rudolph Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:01 | Simpson | Rudolph Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:43 | Wartburg | Michael Atkins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 01:42 | Wartburg | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 01:29 | Wartburg | Michael Atkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 01:12 | Simpson | Shannon Young is called for traveling | 39-33 |
| Subs | Simpson | Paul Dunn (PG) Rudolph Green | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Matthew Warden (PF) Bruce Andrews | |
| 01:00 | Wartburg | Paul Dunn is called for the reach on Michael Atkins - foul #1 on Paul Dunn, team foul #8 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Simpson | Milton Radabaugh (SF) Dustin Prince | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Boyce (SF), Edmund Clutter (C) Leonard Dominquez, Robert Robinson | |
| 01:00 | Wartburg | Michael Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:00 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Brian Horrocks | 39-33 |
| 00:43 | Simpson | Shannon Young loses the dribble to Michael Atkins | 39-33 |
| 00:28 | Wartburg | Paul Dunn steals the ball from Kenneth Boyce | 39-33 |
| 00:25 | Simpson | Paul Dunn lays it up and in | 41-33 |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | Daniel Yow is called for the reach on Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Yow, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Simpson | Rudolph Green (PG), Francis Woolery (SG), Paul Wyble (SF), Walter Mullinix (PF), James Glessner (C) Paul Dunn, Daniel Yow, Milton Radabaugh, Brian Horrocks, Shannon Young | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Leonard Dominquez (SF), Bruce Andrews (C) Kenneth Boyce, Edmund Clutter | |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:03 | Wartburg | Gary Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:03 | Simpson | The rebound goes to James Glessner | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | Simpson | James Glessner hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 41-34 |