| Lineup | Knox | PG - Michael Pfeifer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hubler (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Ponton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Robert Simon inbounds the ball | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Knox | John Bailey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 19:43 | Knox | Robert Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 19:27 | Knox | Robert Simon hits a jumper in the lane | 46-49 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Tidwell | 46-52 |
| 18:41 | Knox | Robert Simon is hacked by David Dalton - foul #1 on David Dalton, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| 18:25 | Knox | Ronald Lalonde steals it from Robert Simon | 46-52 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde is fouled on the floor by Michael Pfeifer - foul #3 on Michael Pfeifer, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph McGettigan (PG) Michael Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | David Tidwell hits a floater in the paint | 46-54 |
| 17:52 | Knox | John Hubler buries a floater from the right side | 48-54 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-54 |
| 17:33 | Knox | Robert Simon snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 17:28 | Knox | John Hubler loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Regalado (SF), Alexander Barre (PF), Mark Cartwright (C) Robert Simon, David Cale, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Edison Gilmer (SF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Michael Mason, David Tidwell, Emmanuel Ponton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alexander Barre - foul #2 on Alexander Barre, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Knox | Jay Watson (SG) John Hubler | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Harrison (SF) David Dalton | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 16:52 | Knox | Jay Watson misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Herman Brooks - foul #2 on Herman Brooks, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| 16:52 | Knox | Jay Watson misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 16:52 | Knox | Jay Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer misses the easy layup | 49-56 |
| 16:37 | Knox | Jay Watson gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 16:33 | Knox | Michael Regalado makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph McGettigan | 52-56 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-56 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Herman Brooks tips it but misses | 52-56 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph McGettigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Watson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Barre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edison Gilmer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Cartwright | 55-58 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Herman Brooks is hacked by Mark Cartwright - foul #1 on Mark Cartwright, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), John Hubler (SG), Robert Simon (SF), David Cale (PF), John Bailey (C) Joseph McGettigan, Jay Watson, Michael Regalado, Alexander Barre, Mark Cartwright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Larry Vallejos (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF), David Dalton (PF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Michael Stillman, Herman Brooks, William Harrison, Edison Gilmer, Bruce Stubbs | |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | David Dalton snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-58 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton banks in the layup set up by Michael Mason | 55-60 |
| 14:04 | Knox | John Hubler is fouled on the floor by Larry Vallejos - foul #4 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG) Larry Vallejos | |
| 13:50 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Hubler | 58-60 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde dunks the ball | 58-62 |
| 13:01 | Knox | John Hubler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Ponton | 58-62 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | A charge is called on Emmanuel Ponton - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ponton, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Tony Cooney (PG) Michael Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edison Gilmer (SF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Emmanuel Ponton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| 12:39 | Knox | Michael Mason steps in front of the David Cale pass | 58-62 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | David Dalton misses badly on a shot from the right block | 58-62 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | David Tidwell tips it home | 58-64 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Robert Simon knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 60-64 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | David Dalton makes the jump hook from the right block | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Tony Cooney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hubler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Cale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edison Gilmer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Dalton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Knox | Robert Simon's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Stubbs | 60-66 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | David Dalton gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Robert Simon is called for the reach on Edison Gilmer - foul #1 on Robert Simon, team foul #4 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), Michael Regalado (SG), Joseph McGettigan (SF), Alexander Barre (PF), Mark Cartwright (C) Tony Cooney, John Hubler, Robert Simon, David Cale, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Michael Mason, David Tidwell, David Dalton, Bruce Stubbs | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton can't finish the layup | 60-66 |
| 11:02 | Knox | Alexander Barre grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 10:56 | Knox | Michael Regalado is fouled on the floor by Herman Brooks - foul #3 on Herman Brooks, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| 10:41 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Herman Brooks snags the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Pfeifer - foul #4 on Michael Pfeifer, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Jay Watson (SG) Michael Pfeifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Harrison (PF) Edison Gilmer | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 10:02 | Knox | Mark Cartwright's pass is intercepted by Ronald Lalonde | 60-68 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton's pass is intercepted by Alexander Barre | 60-68 |
| 09:37 | Knox | Michael Regalado misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 09:35 | Knox | Mark Cartwright tips it back up and in | 62-68 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Herman Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Lalonde | 62-70 |
| 09:09 | Knox | Jay Watson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | William Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | William Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Tony Cooney (PG), John Hubler (SG), Robert Simon (SF), David Cale (PF), John Bailey (C) Joseph McGettigan, Jay Watson, Michael Regalado, Alexander Barre, Mark Cartwright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), David Tidwell (SG), Edison Gilmer (SF), David Dalton (PF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Michael Stillman, Herman Brooks, Emmanuel Ponton, William Harrison, Ronald Lalonde | |
| 08:49 | Knox | David Cale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Dalton misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Cale - foul #3 on David Cale, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 08:31 | Knox | John Bailey grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 08:27 | Knox | Tony Cooney clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 62-71 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Robert Simon steals the ball from David Tidwell | 62-71 |
| 08:06 | Knox | John Bailey's floater is tipped away by Edison Gilmer | 62-71 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer connects on the shot in the lane set up by Bruce Stubbs | 62-73 |
| 07:27 | Knox | John Hubler's layup is rejected by David Dalton | 62-73 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Stubbs | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Tony Cooney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hubler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Cale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edison Gilmer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | John Bailey is called for the reach on Edison Gilmer - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #7 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), Michael Regalado (SF) Tony Cooney, Robert Simon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SG), Ronald Lalonde (C) David Tidwell, Bruce Stubbs | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:59 | Knox | Larry Vallejos is called for the reach on John Hubler - foul #5 on Larry Vallejos, team foul #6 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF) Larry Vallejos, Edison Gilmer | |
| 06:50 | Knox | David Cale knocks in the shot in the lane | 64-75 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ponton can't connect on a shot in the paint | 64-75 |
| 06:30 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 06:26 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Cale | 67-75 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | David Dalton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde can't tip it in | 67-75 |
| 05:59 | Knox | David Cale gets the rebound | 67-75 |
| 05:55 | Knox | David Cale's fadeaway is rejected by David Dalton | 67-75 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | David Dalton snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Michael Mason is fouled on the floor by Michael Regalado - foul #1 on Michael Regalado, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Simon (SF), Alexander Barre (PF), Mark Cartwright (C) John Hubler, David Cale, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Tidwell (SG), William Harrison (SF), Edison Gilmer (PF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Michael Stillman, Emmanuel Ponton, David Dalton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Michael Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 05:11 | Knox | Michael Regalado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-77 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG) Michael Mason | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Stillman | 67-79 |
| 04:40 | Knox | Alexander Barre drills a driving attempt from the right block | 69-79 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 69-79 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | William Harrison can't tip it in | 69-79 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | David Tidwell misses the tip | 69-79 |
| 04:18 | Knox | Michael Regalado gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| 04:14 | Knox | Michael Regalado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-79 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs snags the defensive board | 69-79 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | William Harrison is hacked by Alexander Barre - foul #3 on Alexander Barre, team foul #9 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph McGettigan (PG), John Hubler (SG) Michael Pfeifer, Michael Regalado | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dalton (PF), Ronald Lalonde (C) Edison Gilmer, Bruce Stubbs | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | William Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 04:05 | Knox | Alexander Barre snags the defensive board | 69-80 |
| 03:52 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-80 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | William Harrison pulls down the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Michael Stillman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Harrison | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Knox | Ronald Lalonde takes the ball from Alexander Barre | 69-83 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph McGettigan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hubler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Barre (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Stillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Tidwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dalton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Lalonde (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Ronald Lalonde hits a shot from the left side | 69-85 |
| 03:06 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-85 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Pfeifer (PG), David Cale (PF), John Bailey (C) Joseph McGettigan, Alexander Barre, Mark Cartwright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mason (PG), Emmanuel Ponton (SF) Michael Stillman, William Harrison | |
| 02:55 | Knox | Michael Pfeifer's floater is knocked away by Ronald Lalonde | 69-85 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | David Dalton snags the defensive board | 69-85 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | David Dalton is hacked by David Cale - foul #4 on David Cale, team foul #10 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph McGettigan (PG), Jay Watson (SG), Michael Regalado (SF), Alexander Barre (PF), Mark Cartwright (C) Michael Pfeifer, John Hubler, Robert Simon, David Cale, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Edison Gilmer (SF), Bruce Stubbs (C) Michael Mason, Emmanuel Ponton, Ronald Lalonde | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | David Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 69-85 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | David Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 02:38 | Knox | Michael Stillman takes the ball from Jay Watson | 69-86 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Michael Stillman lays it up and in | 69-88 |
| 02:21 | Knox | Michael Regalado clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-88 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | David Dalton gets the rebound | 69-88 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | David Tidwell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-88 |
| 02:14 | Knox | Alexander Barre gets the rebound | 69-88 |
| 02:10 | Knox | Jay Watson connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Regalado and he's fouled by David Tidwell - foul #3 on David Tidwell, team foul #7 | 71-88 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Harrison (SF) David Dalton | |
| 02:10 | Knox | Jay Watson misses the free throw | 71-88 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer grabs the board | 71-88 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Jay Watson takes the ball from William Harrison | 71-88 |
| 01:36 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Stillman - foul #3 on Michael Stillman, team foul #8 | 71-88 |
| 01:36 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 01:36 | Knox | Joseph McGettigan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Joseph McGettigan takes the ball from Bruce Stubbs | 73-88 |
| 01:04 | Knox | Alexander Barre's fadeaway is rejected by Edison Gilmer | 73-88 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | William Harrison snags the defensive board | 73-88 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Michael Stillman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-88 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Stubbs | 73-88 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Bruce Stubbs comes up short on the floater from the right side | 73-88 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer hits the follow up shot | 73-90 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Knox | Michael Regalado buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph McGettigan | 76-90 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Stillman runs out the clock | 76-90 |