Wartburg was led by 6-7 forward Nate Schmidt who scored 22 points and had three blocks. Jason Steege was 8-9 from the free throw line on his way to scoring 17 points. Rance Cartmill had 13 while Nick Gullickson registered 10.
Simpson was led by Jason Soppe who recorded his fifth double-double of the season (in nine games played) with 14 points and 13 rebounds. The 6-5 Dyersville native added four blocks. Scott Ellens scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out four assists.
WARTBURG COLLEGE 77, SIMPSON COLLEGE 68 WARTBURG COLLEGE (8-3, 2-0 IIAC) SCHMIDT, Nate 9-16 3-4 22; STEEGE, Jason 3-6 8-9 17; CARTMILL, Rance 4-8 2-4 13; GULLICKSON, Nick 3-4 4-4 10; ATCHISON, Jordan 1-6 1-2 4; PETERSON, Cassidy 2-3 0-0 4; JOHNSON, Alan 1-3 1-1 3; SANCHEZ, Adam 1-1 0-0 2; FORMANEK, Joel 0-2 2-2 2; NELSON, Lee 0-1 0-0 0; BERGMAN, Scott 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 21-26 77. SIMPSON COLLEGE (4-7, 0-2 IIAC) SOPPE, Jason 4-10 6-8 14; ELLENS, Scott 5-8 1-4 12; PARKINSON, Jason 3-9 3-5 9; MARTIN, Mike 3-9 1-1 8; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 3-7 0-2 8; THORSON, Adam 3-6 0-0 6; KELLER, Mitch 3-5 0-0 6; CERMAK, Brett 1-1 0-0 3; ALLEN, Brad 1-1 0-0 2; TUBAUGH, Brennen 0-0 0-0 0; KASPERBAUER, T.J. 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 11-20 68. Wartburg College.............. 40 37 - 77 Simpson College............... 31 37 - 68 3-point goals-Wartburg College 8-15 (STEEGE, Jason 3-4; CARTMILL, Rance 3-4; SCHMIDT, Nate 1-1; ATCHISON, Jordan 1-3; FORMANEK, Joel 0-1; NELSON, Lee 0-1; BERGMAN, Scott 0-1), Simpson College 5-17 (HITTENMILLER, Ryan 2-3; CERMAK, Brett 1-1; MARTIN, Mike 1-5; ELLENS, Scott 1-2; KASPERBAUER, T.J. 0-2; THORSON, Adam 0-2; PARKINSON, Jason 0-2). Fouled out--Wartburg College-JOHNSON, Alan, Simpson College-None. Rebounds-Wartburg College 36 (GULLICKSON, Nick 8), Simpson College 32 (SOPPE, Jason 13). Assists-Wartburg College 14 (GULLICKSON, Nick 4), Simpson College 17 (MARTIN, Mike 5). Total fouls-Wartburg College 20, Simpson College 21. A-100