| Lineup | Knox | PG - Howard Hatmaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kent Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Kintzel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Quast (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Friedlander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Chandler inbounds the ball | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Steven Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 48-32 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Timothy Ginn is whistled for traveling | 48-32 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | John Quast knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 18:35 | Knox | Howard Hatmaker is fouled on the floor by John Quast - foul #3 on John Quast, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG) John Quast | |
| 18:24 | Knox | Alan Kintzel blows the layup | 48-35 |
| 18:23 | Knox | Kent Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:05 | Knox | Timothy Ginn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kent Tucker | 50-35 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Ronald Brown travels with the ball | 50-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Brent Holman (SG), Zachary Hazley (PF), Melvin Cook (C) Walter Woods, Alan Kintzel, Timothy Ginn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (SG) Steven Smith | |
| 17:28 | Knox | Kent Tucker drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Hatmaker | 52-35 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Brent Holman steps in front of the John Duvall pass | 52-35 |
| 16:58 | Knox | Kent Tucker blows the dunk | 52-35 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Friedlander | 52-35 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Steve Collins (PG), Alan Kintzel (PF) Howard Hatmaker, Kent Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG), Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) William Chandler, David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| 16:23 | Knox | Zachary Hazley misses the lay-in | 52-35 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Albert Kiss snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Steven Smith hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Duvall | 52-38 |
| 15:53 | Knox | Alan Kintzel drills a jumper from close range | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Steve Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Zachary Hazley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Kintzel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Brannum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Kiss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | John Duvall lays it in | 54-40 |
| 15:39 | Knox | Steven Smith is called for the reach on Brent Holman - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Woods (SG), Kent Tucker (SF), Arturo Silva (C) Brent Holman, Zachary Hazley, Melvin Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (PG) John Duvall | |
| 15:12 | Knox | Arturo Silva is fouled on the floor by Arthur Brannum - foul #2 on Arthur Brannum, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Hatmaker (PG), Brent Holman (PF) Steve Collins, Alan Kintzel | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF) Arthur Brannum | |
| 15:02 | Knox | John Quast steps in front of the Arturo Silva pass | 54-40 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | William Chandler lays it in on a great pass from John Quast | 54-42 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Kent Tucker clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Quast - foul #4 on John Quast, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Knox | Zachary Hazley (PF) Brent Holman | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), David Friedlander (PF), Ronald Brown (C) John Quast, Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| 14:39 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Ronald Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 14:00 | Knox | Kent Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-45 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | John Duvall is hacked by Walter Woods - foul #1 on Walter Woods, team foul #1 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Brent Holman (SF), Alan Kintzel (PF) Kent Tucker, Zachary Hazley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (SG) Steven Smith | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Ronald Brown's pass is intercepted by Arturo Silva | 56-45 |
| 13:43 | Knox | Howard Hatmaker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | David Friedlander snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | William Chandler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brent Holman - foul #1 on Brent Holman, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Steve Collins (PG) Howard Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | William Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | William Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:38 | Knox | Alan Kintzel pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:23 | Knox | Arturo Silva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Steele (SF), Timothy Ginn (C) Walter Woods, Arturo Silva | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG) William Chandler | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Brannum | 56-47 |
| 12:53 | Knox | Ronald Brown swats the short shot by Steve Collins | 56-47 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Steven Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-47 |
| 12:45 | Knox | Steve Collins pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:30 | Knox | Brent Holman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Hatmaker (PG), Kent Tucker (SF) Steve Collins, Joseph Steele | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Horne (SF), Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) John Duvall, David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| 12:30 | Knox | Brent Holman makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Christopher Segal makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Brannum | 59-49 |
| 12:02 | Knox | Steven Smith is called for the reach on Brent Holman - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Woods (SG), Zachary Hazley (PF), Arturo Silva (C) Brent Holman, Alan Kintzel, Timothy Ginn | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG), William Chandler (SF) Steven Smith, Phillip Horne | |
| 11:47 | Knox | John Duvall steals the ball from Howard Hatmaker | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Howard Hatmaker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walter Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kent Tucker (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Zachary Hazley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Arturo Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Duvall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Brannum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Kiss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | John Duvall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | William Chandler grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Christopher Segal clanks a shot near the basket | 59-49 |
| 11:15 | Knox | Arturo Silva gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:55 | Knox | Christopher Segal steals the ball from Zachary Hazley | 59-49 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | John Duvall blows the layup but he's fouled by Howard Hatmaker - foul #2 on Howard Hatmaker, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Steve Collins (PG) Howard Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Friedlander (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | John Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | John Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:50 | Knox | Arturo Silva grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 10:43 | Knox | Kent Tucker hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 59-50 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 10:14 | Knox | Zachary Hazley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 10:13 | Knox | Arturo Silva snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:59 | Knox | David Friedlander blocks the short jumper by Zachary Hazley | 59-53 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Woods - foul #2 on Walter Woods, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Knox | Brent Holman (SG), Alan Kintzel (PF), Timothy Ginn (C) Walter Woods, Zachary Hazley, Arturo Silva | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Horne (SF) William Chandler | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:40 | Knox | John Duvall steals it from Kent Tucker | 59-55 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Phillip Horne hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 09:19 | Knox | Kent Tucker drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Alan Kintzel | 61-58 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | John Duvall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Hatmaker (PG) Kent Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| 08:35 | Knox | Steve Collins misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Brannum - foul #3 on Arthur Brannum, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF) Phillip Horne | |
| 08:35 | Knox | Steve Collins makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:35 | Knox | Steve Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Alan Kintzel swats the layup by John Duvall | 63-58 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | John Duvall snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Brent Holman snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:58 | Knox | Steve Collins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 07:56 | Knox | Alan Kintzel grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:40 | Knox | Steve Collins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Hatmaker | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Howard Hatmaker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brent Holman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Kintzel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Ginn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Duvall (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Brannum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Kiss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | William Chandler clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Hatmaker - foul #3 on Howard Hatmaker, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Woods (SG), Kent Tucker (SF), Zachary Hazley (PF), Arturo Silva (C) Steve Collins, Brent Holman, Alan Kintzel, Timothy Ginn | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Quast (PG), Steven Smith (SG), David Friedlander (PF), Ronald Brown (C) John Duvall, Arthur Brannum, Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | William Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | William Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:00 | Knox | David Friedlander is called for the reach on Kent Tucker - foul #3 on David Friedlander, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Horne (SF) William Chandler | |
| 07:00 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 07:00 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Ronald Brown drills a driving attempt from the left block | 68-61 |
| 06:23 | Knox | Howard Hatmaker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ronald Brown grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Ronald Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-61 |
| 06:15 | Knox | Kent Tucker pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 06:09 | Knox | Kent Tucker is denied on a layup by Ronald Brown | 68-61 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | David Friedlander grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | John Quast misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | David Friedlander tips it back up and in | 68-63 |
| 05:45 | Knox | Zachary Hazley comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 68-63 |
| 05:43 | Knox | Kent Tucker grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 05:33 | Knox | Phillip Horne steals it from Walter Woods | 68-63 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Phillip Horne hits the finger roll | 68-65 |
| 05:15 | Knox | Arturo Silva misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Steven Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | David Friedlander travels with the ball | 68-65 |
| Subs | Knox | Steve Collins (PG), Brent Holman (SG), Joseph Steele (SF), Alan Kintzel (PF), Timothy Ginn (C) Howard Hatmaker, Walter Woods, Kent Tucker, Zachary Hazley, Arturo Silva | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Chandler (SF), Christopher Segal (PF), Albert Kiss (C) Phillip Horne, David Friedlander, Ronald Brown | |
| 04:48 | Knox | 3 seconds is called on Steve Collins | 68-65 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Steven Smith's floater is knocked away by Alan Kintzel | 68-65 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Alan Kintzel snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 04:23 | Knox | William Chandler steps in front of the Steve Collins pass | 68-65 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Christopher Segal buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Quast | 68-67 |
| 03:53 | Knox | Alan Kintzel misses long on a floater from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:52 | Knox | Timothy Ginn hits the follow up shot | 70-67 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Brent Holman picks off the pass by John Quast | 70-67 |
| 03:43 | Knox | Brent Holman lays it in | 72-67 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Albert Kiss hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 03:26 | Knox | Alan Kintzel pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Steve Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brent Holman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Steele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Kintzel (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Ginn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Quast (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Kiss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Knox | Brent Holman blows the layup | 72-67 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Christopher Segal pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | William Chandler comes up short on the floater in the paint | 72-67 |
| 03:11 | Knox | Timothy Ginn grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:11 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Hatmaker (PG), Walter Woods (SG), Kent Tucker (SF), Arturo Silva (C) Steve Collins, Brent Holman, Joseph Steele, Timothy Ginn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (SG), David Friedlander (PF), Ronald Brown (C) Steven Smith, Christopher Segal, Albert Kiss | |
| 02:49 | Knox | Arturo Silva comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 72-67 |
| 02:48 | Knox | Kent Tucker hits the follow up shot | 74-67 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 02:34 | Knox | Arturo Silva grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 02:29 | Knox | Howard Hatmaker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | John Quast comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Howard Hatmaker - foul #4 on Howard Hatmaker, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | John Quast makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | John Quast makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:59 | Knox | Alan Kintzel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Friedlander - foul #4 on David Friedlander, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Smith (SG) Arthur Brannum | |
| 01:59 | Knox | Alan Kintzel makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:59 | Knox | Alan Kintzel makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | John Quast double dribbles | 76-69 |
| 01:11 | Knox | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Walter Woods - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| 01:11 | Knox | Walter Woods makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:11 | Knox | Walter Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | John Quast hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Knox | John Quast is called for the reach on Kent Tucker in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Quast, team foul #11 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Knox | Steve Collins (PG), Brent Holman (SG), Zachary Hazley (PF) Howard Hatmaker, Walter Woods, Alan Kintzel | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duvall (PG) John Quast | |
| 00:54 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:54 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Steven Smith loses the dribble to Arturo Silva | 80-72 |
| 00:48 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| 00:46 | Knox | Kent Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by John Duvall - foul #3 on John Duvall, team foul #12 | 80-72 |
| 00:46 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:46 | Knox | Kent Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | David Friedlander gets the rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:36 | Knox | John Duvall is called for the reach on Steve Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Duvall, team foul #13 | 81-75 |
| 00:36 | Knox | Steve Collins makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:36 | Knox | Steve Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 83-75 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | William Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-75 |
| 00:24 | Knox | John Duvall is called for the reach on Zachary Hazley in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Duvall, team foul #14 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Brannum (PG) John Duvall | |
| 00:24 | Knox | Zachary Hazley makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:24 | Knox | Zachary Hazley makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Steven Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 85-77 |
| 00:16 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-77 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Kent Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #5 on Steven Smith, team foul #15 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Horne (SG) Steven Smith | |
| 00:13 | Knox | Kent Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Hatmaker (PG), Walter Woods (SG), Alan Kintzel (PF) Steve Collins, Brent Holman, Zachary Hazley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Arthur Brannum makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Horne | 86-80 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Arthur Brannum is called for the reach on Kent Tucker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Brannum, team foul #16 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Steve Collins (PG), Zachary Hazley (PF) Howard Hatmaker, Alan Kintzel | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Knox | Kent Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Kent Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Walter Woods is called for the reach on Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Walter Woods, team foul #7 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Hatmaker (PG), Alan Kintzel (PF) Steve Collins, Zachary Hazley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Kiss (C) Phillip Horne | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |