| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Richard Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Story (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Lint (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Curtis Story inbounds the ball | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Knox | Mathew Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Davis | 48-36 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek loses the dribble to Mike Terry | 48-36 |
| 19:08 | Knox | Mike Terry makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Carl Girardi hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Vanek | 50-39 |
| 18:15 | Knox | Mathew Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand's floater is tipped away by Mike Terry | 50-39 |
| 18:08 | Knox | Mike Terry pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 17:50 | Knox | Mathew Johnson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jon Kraus grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 17:21 | Knox | Mike Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 17:16 | Knox | Daniel Vanek steps in front of the Mike Terry pass | 50-39 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek throws it down | 52-39 |
| 17:03 | Knox | Mathew Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Lint | 52-41 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jon Kraus | 55-41 |
| 16:50 | Knox | Curtis Story is hacked by Clayton Forehand - foul #1 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Daniel Vanek, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Larson (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Jason Scherr (C) Richard Davis, Curtis Story, Mike Terry | |
| 16:38 | Knox | Richard Larson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Samuel Lint is called for the reach on Peter McDonald - foul #1 on Samuel Lint, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 16:13 | Knox | Timothy Smith grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 16:08 | Knox | Steve Lemons takes the ball from Timothy Smith | 55-41 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Samuel Lint denies the turnaround by Steve Lemons | 55-41 |
| 15:52 | Knox | The rebound goes to Timothy Smith | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Willie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Richard Larson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mathew Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Lint (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Scherr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Knox | Peter McDonald steals it from Samuel Lint | 55-41 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Peter McDonald misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Peter McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Lemons | 57-41 |
| 14:50 | Knox | A charge is called on Jason Scherr - foul #1 on Jason Scherr, team foul #2 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Davis (PG), Curtis Story (SF), Mike Terry (C) Mathew Johnson, Timothy Smith, Samuel Lint | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Mike Terry picks off the pass by Jon Kraus | 57-41 |
| 14:12 | Knox | Richard Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (PG) Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Knox | Timothy Smith (PF) Jason Scherr | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jon Kraus | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:43 | Knox | Timothy Smith is hacked by Jon Kraus - foul #1 on Jon Kraus, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Mathew Johnson (SG) Richard Larson | |
| 13:36 | Knox | Mathew Johnson's pass is intercepted by Clayton Forehand | 60-41 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Dale Goguen lays it up and in set up by Clayton Forehand | 62-41 |
| 13:15 | Knox | Timothy Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Vanek | 62-41 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek is hacked by Richard Davis - foul #3 on Richard Davis, team foul #3 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Peter McDonald (C) Daniel Vanek, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Knox | Samuel Lint (PF), Kevin Pooley (C) Timothy Smith, Mike Terry | |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Peter McDonald | 65-41 |
| 12:33 | Knox | Mathew Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-44 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Baylis | 67-44 |
| 12:09 | Knox | Curtis Story misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is hacked by Kevin Pooley - foul #1 on Kevin Pooley, team foul #4 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (C) Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Larson (SF), Mike Terry (C) Curtis Story, Kevin Pooley | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek clanks a runner from close range | 67-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Peter McDonald tips it back up and in | 69-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Johnson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Larson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Lint (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mike Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Knox | Richard Larson misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #3 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Locklear (PG), Timothy Smith (SF) Richard Davis, Mathew Johnson | |
| 11:29 | Knox | Richard Larson makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 11:29 | Knox | Richard Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 69-45 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek travels with the ball | 69-45 |
| 11:14 | Knox | Ralph Baylis steals the ball from Michael Locklear in the backcourt | 69-45 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis banks in the layup | 71-45 |
| 10:57 | Knox | Michael Locklear hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-45 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter McDonald | 73-45 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Richard Larson clanks a jumper from the right side | 73-45 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the board | 73-45 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Daniel Vanek misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-45 |
| 10:00 | Knox | Mike Terry pulls down the rebound | 73-45 |
| 09:43 | Knox | Richard Larson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Locklear | 73-47 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-47 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Peter McDonald tips it home | 75-47 |
| 09:22 | Knox | Carl Girardi denies the turnaround by Richard Larson | 75-47 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Girardi | 75-47 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Larson - foul #1 on Richard Larson, team foul #5 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF) Ralph Baylis, Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Davis (PG), Mathew Johnson (SG), Curtis Story (SF), Jason Scherr (PF), Kevin Pooley (C) Michael Locklear, Richard Larson, Timothy Smith, Samuel Lint, Mike Terry | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Carl Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 08:57 | Knox | Kevin Pooley grabs the board | 76-47 |
| 08:51 | Knox | Jon Kraus is called for the reach on Richard Davis - foul #2 on Jon Kraus, team foul #4 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 08:36 | Knox | Jon Kraus steals the ball from Richard Davis | 76-47 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Jon Kraus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-47 |
| 08:05 | Knox | Dale Goguen steals the ball from Kevin Pooley | 76-47 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Jon Kraus hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Scherr - foul #2 on Jason Scherr, team foul #6 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Samuel Lint (PF) Kevin Pooley | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Jon Kraus makes the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Jon Kraus makes the 2nd free throw | 78-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Richard Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Johnson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Story (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Lint (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Scherr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Knox | Mathew Johnson misses the floater from the right wing | 78-47 |
| 07:35 | Knox | Curtis Story gets the offensive rebound | 78-47 |
| 07:23 | Knox | Jason Scherr buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Steve Lemons - foul #1 on Steve Lemons, team foul #5 | 78-49 |
| 07:23 | Knox | Jason Scherr makes the free throw | 78-50 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Harry Willie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 78-50 |
| 07:07 | Knox | Jason Scherr pulls down the rebound | 78-50 |
| 07:03 | Knox | Samuel Lint is whistled for a carry | 78-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG) Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Lint - foul #2 on Samuel Lint, team foul #7 | 78-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 1st free throw | 78-50 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 2nd free throw | 79-50 |
| 06:38 | Knox | Richard Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-50 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand loses the ball out of bounds | 79-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Ralph Baylis, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Locklear (PG), Richard Larson (SG), Arthur O'Neal (SF), Timothy Smith (PF), Kevin Pooley (C) Richard Davis, Mathew Johnson, Curtis Story, Samuel Lint, Jason Scherr | |
| 05:56 | Knox | Richard Larson lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Locklear and he's fouled by Daniel Vanek - foul #2 on Daniel Vanek, team foul #6 | 79-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG) Harry Willie | |
| Subs | Knox | Mike Terry (C) Arthur O'Neal | |
| 05:56 | Knox | Richard Larson makes the free throw | 79-53 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Locklear - foul #1 on Michael Locklear, team foul #8 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Steve Lemons | |
| Subs | Knox | Mathew Johnson (SG), Samuel Lint (PF) Michael Locklear, Kevin Pooley | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 1st free throw | 79-53 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-53 |
| 05:26 | Knox | Timothy Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Larson | 80-55 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 83-55 |
| 05:17 | Knox | Richard Larson blows the layup | 83-55 |
| 05:16 | Knox | Richard Larson tips it back up and in | 83-57 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-57 |
| 04:58 | Knox | Richard Larson snags the defensive board | 83-57 |
| 04:36 | Knox | Timothy Smith buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mathew Johnson | 83-60 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Mathew Johnson steals the ball from Carl Girardi | 83-60 |
| 04:12 | Knox | Richard Larson lays it in on a nice dish by Mathew Johnson | 83-62 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF) Daniel Vanek, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Davis (PG), Curtis Story (SF) Richard Larson, Timothy Smith | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Knox | Samuel Lint hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Davis and he's hacked by Carl Girardi - foul #1 on Carl Girardi, team foul #7 | 86-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (PG), Daniel Vanek (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (PF), Peter McDonald (C) Ralph Baylis, Dale Goguen, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Locklear (PG), Richard Larson (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Jason Scherr (C) Richard Davis, Mathew Johnson, Curtis Story, Mike Terry | |
| 03:48 | Knox | Samuel Lint makes the free throw | 86-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Harry Willie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Harry Willie, team foul #8 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Pooley (C) Samuel Lint | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harry Willie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Vanek (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Michael Locklear (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Larson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Scherr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Pooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Knox | Richard Larson connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Locklear | 86-67 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Peter McDonald banks in the layup | 88-67 |
| 02:51 | Knox | Richard Larson misses the easy layup | 88-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 88-67 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Smith - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #9 | 88-67 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 89-67 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 90-67 |
| 02:25 | Knox | Daniel Vanek steps in front of the Timothy Smith pass | 90-67 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Steve Lemons dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Vanek | 92-67 |
| 01:56 | Knox | Kevin Pooley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 92-67 |
| 01:54 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Scherr | 92-67 |
| 01:39 | Knox | Richard Larson buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Harry Willie - foul #3 on Harry Willie, team foul #9 | 92-69 |
| 01:39 | Knox | Richard Larson misses the free throw | 92-69 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Peter McDonald | 92-69 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Christopher Ross can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 92-69 |
| 01:16 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jason Scherr | 92-69 |
| 01:05 | Knox | Peter McDonald swats the layup by Richard Larson | 92-69 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Peter McDonald gets the rebound | 92-69 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Christopher Ross buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Willie | 95-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Knox | Kevin Pooley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 95-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Christopher Ross scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 97-72 |
| 00:25 | Knox | Kevin Pooley's fadeaway is rejected by Peter McDonald | 97-72 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Steve Lemons grabs the board | 97-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Harry Willie runs out the clock | 97-72 |