| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Nagao (fresh) PF - Patrick Mulhern (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Key (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Beal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wallace Harkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Pratt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt buries a jumper from close range set up by Stephen Beal | 35-37 |
| 19:34 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Pratt | 35-37 |
| 19:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 19:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher drills a 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:55 | Simpson | Robert Nagao drills a shot in the lane | 37-40 |
| 18:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 18:30 | Simpson | David Key snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:16 | Simpson | Thomas Fletcher is called for the reach on Gregory Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Fletcher, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:07 | Simpson | Wallace Harkins is called for the reach on Alan Montgomery - foul #1 on Wallace Harkins, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 17:59 | Simpson | Robert Nagao misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wallace Harkins gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Stephen Beal, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Plum (SG) Stephen Beal | |
| 17:34 | Simpson | Charles Pratt swats the short shot by Robert Nagao | 37-40 |
| 17:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from George Plum | 37-42 |
| 16:54 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 16:53 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 16:35 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:22 | Simpson | Robert Nagao misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Fletcher - foul #3 on Thomas Fletcher, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Grimes (PG), Elmer Stamp (SG), Evan Armstrong (PF), Edward Joyner (C) Gregory Johnson, Alan Montgomery, Patrick Mulhern, David Key | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths (PG), Gregory Foster (SF), Willie Benoit (PF), Gary Weber (C) Thomas Fletcher, James Pham, Wallace Harkins, Charles Pratt | |
| 16:22 | Simpson | Robert Nagao makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:22 | Simpson | Robert Nagao makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Plum is hacked by Elmer Stamp - foul #1 on Elmer Stamp, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Simpson | Seth Gerace (SF) Robert Nagao | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 15:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 15:54 | Simpson | Evan Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - David Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Stamp (fresh) SF - Seth Gerace (fresh) PF - Evan Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Kyle Griffiths (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Plum (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Foster (fresh) PF - Willie Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Weber (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Simpson | Seth Gerace makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Elmer Stamp | 42-42 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Foster banks in the layup set up by Kyle Griffiths and he's hacked by Seth Gerace - foul #2 on Seth Gerace, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Simpson | Alan Montgomery (SG), Nathan Branan (SF) Elmer Stamp, Seth Gerace | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher (PG), Stephen Beal (SG) Kyle Griffiths, George Plum | |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Foster makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:08 | Simpson | Gregory Foster steals the ball from Evan Armstrong | 42-45 |
| 14:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Foster's pass is intercepted by Edward Joyner | 42-45 |
| 14:26 | Simpson | David Grimes clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 14:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Willie Benoit | 42-45 |
| 14:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:10 | Simpson | Edward Joyner snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:48 | Simpson | Alan Montgomery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 13:46 | Simpson | Edward Joyner snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:31 | Simpson | Edward Joyner misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 13:29 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Branan | 42-45 |
| 13:17 | Simpson | Alan Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-45 |
| 13:15 | Simpson | Evan Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:00 | Simpson | Alan Montgomery knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 12:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gregory Foster knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Fletcher | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | Simpson | Evan Armstrong knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Edward Joyner | 47-47 |
| 11:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Weber can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 47-47 |
| 11:44 | Simpson | David Grimes pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - David Grimes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Branan (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Evan Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Joyner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Fletcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Beal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Benoit (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Simpson | David Grimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | Gregory Johnson (PG), Elmer Stamp (SG), Robert Nagao (SF), Patrick Mulhern (PF), David Key (C) David Grimes, Alan Montgomery, Nathan Branan, Evan Armstrong, Edward Joyner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths (PG), James Pham (SF), Wallace Harkins (PF), Charles Pratt (C) Thomas Fletcher, Gregory Foster, Willie Benoit, Gary Weber | |
| 11:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 47-47 |
| 11:07 | Simpson | Robert Nagao grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:48 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern buries a fadeaway near the basket | 49-47 |
| 10:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Key is called for the reach on Wallace Harkins - foul #1 on David Key, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Plum (SG) Stephen Beal | |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Johnson - foul #2 on Gregory Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:56 | Simpson | Elmer Stamp is hacked by George Plum - foul #2 on George Plum, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Simpson | Alan Montgomery (SG), Nathan Branan (SF) Elmer Stamp, Robert Nagao | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 09:33 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 09:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 09:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 08:58 | Simpson | The jump hook by David Key is blocked by Wallace Harkins | 49-50 |
| 08:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 08:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kyle Griffiths grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Plum loses the dribble to Nathan Branan | 49-50 |
| 07:54 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by George Plum - foul #3 on George Plum, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Grimes (SG), Robert Nagao (SF), Evan Armstrong (PF), Edward Joyner (C) Alan Montgomery, Nathan Branan, Patrick Mulhern, David Key | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher (PG), Stephen Beal (SG), Gary Weber (SF), Willie Benoit (PF) Kyle Griffiths, James Pham, Wallace Harkins, Charles Pratt | |
| 07:54 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:54 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 07:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 07:43 | Simpson | Edward Joyner snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Gregory Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Nagao (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Evan Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Beal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Weber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Plum (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Nagao | 52-50 |
| 07:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Plum hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 06:57 | Simpson | David Grimes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Johnson | 55-52 |
| 06:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Plum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 06:46 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Evan Armstrong | 55-52 |
| 06:32 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 06:31 | Simpson | Robert Nagao hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 06:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Benoit lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Beal | 57-54 |
| 05:46 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Evan Armstrong | 60-54 |
| 05:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Simpson | Alan Montgomery (SG), Nathan Branan (SF), Patrick Mulhern (PF), David Key (C) Gregory Johnson, Robert Nagao, Evan Armstrong, Edward Joyner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham (SF), Wallace Harkins (PF), Charles Pratt (C) Gary Weber, Willie Benoit, George Plum | |
| 05:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 05:27 | Simpson | Nathan Branan grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 05:10 | Simpson | Nathan Branan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 60-54 |
| 05:08 | Simpson | David Key tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 05:06 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Mulhern | 60-54 |
| 04:56 | Simpson | David Grimes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 04:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Fletcher | 60-56 |
| 03:59 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 03:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Thomas Fletcher and he's fouled by Alan Montgomery - foul #1 on Alan Montgomery, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Simpson | Gregory Johnson (PG) David Grimes | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 03:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal misses the free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | Simpson | David Key pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Branan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Mulhern (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Key (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Beal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Pham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wallace Harkins (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Pratt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Simpson | Nathan Branan's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Harkins | 62-58 |
| 03:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Wallace Harkins | 62-58 |
| 03:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wallace Harkins | 62-60 |
| 02:50 | Simpson | David Key misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 02:48 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern tips it but misses | 62-60 |
| 02:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | Simpson | Evan Armstrong (C) David Key | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Willie Benoit (C) Charles Pratt | |
| 02:26 | Simpson | Evan Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Benoit - foul #1 on Willie Benoit, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Simpson | Robert Nagao (SF), Edward Joyner (C) Nathan Branan, Patrick Mulhern | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Weber (SF) James Pham | |
| 02:26 | Simpson | Evan Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:26 | Simpson | Evan Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Simpson | Nathan Branan (SF), Patrick Mulhern (PF), David Key (C) Robert Nagao, Evan Armstrong, Edward Joyner | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Pham (SF), Charles Pratt (C) Gary Weber, Willie Benoit | |
| 02:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 63-60 |
| 02:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Pratt | 63-60 |
| 01:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt makes the runner in the lane set up by James Pham | 63-62 |
| 01:29 | Simpson | Gregory Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 01:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal misses the lay-in | 63-62 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wallace Harkins snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Stephen Beal misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-62 |
| 00:53 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Simpson | Alan Montgomery knocks in the shot from the right block | 65-62 |
| 00:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Pratt misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern grabs the board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Beal - foul #4 on Stephen Beal, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Simpson | Patrick Mulhern misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to David Key | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Simpson | David Key is hacked by James Pham - foul #1 on James Pham, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Simpson | David Key makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | Simpson | David Key makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 00:03 | Simpson | The rebound goes to Nathan Branan | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Simpson | Nathan Branan is hacked by Thomas Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Fletcher, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Simpson | Nathan Branan makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:02 | Simpson | Nathan Branan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Fletcher misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-62 |