Simpson led by as much as 24 with 8:22 remaining, but a 21-4 Cornell run cut the Storm lead to 77-70 with 4:01 to play. 20 seconds later, Chris Handke missed the front end of a 1-n-1 which resulted in a Storm rebound and a Jason Parkinson jumper. Brett Cermak made a steal on the Cornell in-bounds pass and called time out before falling out of bounds. Parkinson made a bucket the next time down for the Storm and was fouled, making the score 82-70.
Matt Lewis was fouled. He made 1-of-2 free throws, but got the offensive rebound of his miss, cutting the Storm lead to 82-73. Ryan Hittenmiller was fouled on the ensuing Simpson possession and made both of his free throw attempts for a 84-73 Storm lead. Simpson got a stop on the defensive end. A set offensive play resulted in David Ferezy going to the free throw line where he made both free throws for a 86-73 Storm advantage. Griffin LaDew made a three for the Rams to again create a 10-point Simpson advantage with 1:38 remaining. Simpson turned the ball over after a Cornell timeout but the Rams could not take advantage and fouled Cermak who rebounded the Rams' miss. He could only make one free throw attempt. Michael Tierney’s layup created a nine-point layup, but Jason Soppe's layup increased the Storm advantage to 11. Simpson got another stop, rebounded the ball, and with Cermak’s three with three seconds remaining, Simpson won by 14.
A total of six players scored in double figures for the Storm, led by Hittenmiller who recorded his fourth double-double of the year with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Parkinson had 16 points and six assists. Cermak tied his career high with 13 points. He also four steals and three assists. Soppe came off the bench for the first time since his freshman season to score 13. Ferezy and Tim Dunlavy each scored 11 for the Storm.
LaDew led the Rams with 17. Lewis had 15 while Ray Byrns scored 12. Tierney came off the bench for 10.
At Mount Vernon, Iowa (Small Multi-Sport) SIMPSON COLLEGE 92, CORNELL COLLEGE 78 SIMPSON COLLEGE (14-8, 7-6 IIAC) HITTENMILLER, Ryan 5-15 9-10 19; PARKINSON, Jason 5-12 5-5 16; SOPPE, Jason 6-10 1-2 13; CERMAK, Brett 5-9 2-3 13; FEREZY, David 3-6 5-6 11; DUNLAVY, Tim 4-4 3-6 11; DAU, Andrew 1-4 2-3 4; TRAVIS, Jeff 1-3 1-2 3; TUBAUGH, Brennen 1-6 0-1 2; HAWKINS, Lyndon 0-0 0-0 0; JORGENSON, Peter 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 31-70 28-39 92. CORNELL COLLEGE (7-13, 3-8 IIAC) LaDEW, Griffin 5-12 3-3 17; LEWIS, Matt 6-11 2-3 15; BYRNS, Ray 4-8 2-2 12; TIERNEY, Michael 3-7 3-4 10; CODY, Tyler 3-9 0-0 9; WOHRLEY, James 2-4 0-1 4; HANDKE, Chris 1-4 2-5 4; NORTON, Adam 1-2 1-2 3; BITTER, Jeff 1-5 0-0 2; RATTRAY, Andre 0-2 2-2 2; BECKER, Forrest 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 15-22 78. Simpson College............... 47 45 - 92 Cornell College............... 29 49 - 78 3-point goals-Simpson College 2-10 (CERMAK, Brett 1-1; PARKINSON, Jason 1-5; TUBAUGH, Brennen 0-1; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 0-3), Cornell College 11-25 (LaDEW, Griffin 4-8; CODY, Tyler 3-7; BYRNS, Ray 2-4; LEWIS, Matt 1-2; TIERNEY, Michael 1-2; BITTER, Jeff 0-1; HANDKE, Chris 0-1). Fouled out—Simpson College-None, Cornell College-None. Rebounds-Simpson College 44 (HITTENMILLER, Ryan 10), Cornell College 44 (LaDEW, Griffin 6; BITTER, Jeff 6). Assists-Simpson College 21 (PARKINSON, Jason 6), Cornell College 13(LaDEW, Griffin 3; CODY, Tyler 3). Total fouls-Simpson College 17, Cornell College 27. A-300