| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Buch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Brett Thetford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gidley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jesse Eidson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Knox | Michael Clark misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 19:37 | Knox | Brett Thetford tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Robert Buch misses long on a floater from the right block | 46-35 |
| 19:19 | Knox | Brett Thetford gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 19:15 | Knox | Michael Clark makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Wilde and the foul's on Adolph Melgoza - foul #1 on Adolph Melgoza, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 19:15 | Knox | Michael Clark misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Gidley - foul #1 on Thomas Gidley, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:09 | Knox | Thomas Gidley gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:03 | Knox | Brett Thetford misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adolph Melgoza | 47-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Buch | 50-37 |
| 18:41 | Knox | Thomas Gidley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Buch | 53-37 |
| 18:31 | Knox | Michael Clark's floater is tipped away by Timothy Evan | 53-37 |
| 18:29 | Knox | Thomas Gidley tips it home | 53-39 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The short jumper by Adolph Melgoza is denied by Michael Clark | 53-39 |
| 18:08 | Knox | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 18:01 | Knox | Brett Thetford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-39 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adolph Melgoza | 53-39 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 17:54 | Knox | Michael Clark grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 17:50 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Brett Thetford | 53-41 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 17:21 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jesse Eidson | 53-41 |
| 17:08 | Knox | Nathan Wilde misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Timothy Evan pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Buch | 56-41 |
| 16:29 | Knox | Michael Clark buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-43 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | James Morrisey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza tips it in | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Buch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolph Melgoza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Brett Thetford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Gidley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Eidson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Knox | Brett Thetford is hacked by Richard Wilkes - foul #2 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #2 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (PG), John Sumlin (SG), Mark Speer (SF), George Ellis (PF), Brian Snell (C) Richard Wilkes, James Morrisey, Timothy Evan, Robert Buch, Adolph Melgoza | |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG), Victor Hopper (SG), Glenn Lynde (SF), Anthony McClaney (PF), Paul Rupp (C) Brett Thetford, Nathan Wilde, Michael Clark, Thomas Gidley, Jesse Eidson | |
| 15:32 | Knox | Glenn Lynde misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | George Ellis gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Glenn Lynde steals it from Mark Speer | 58-43 |
| 15:05 | Knox | Glenn Lynde knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Townsend | 58-45 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Brian Snell's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Lynde | 58-45 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Mark Speer gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | George Ellis lays it up and in set up by John Sumlin and the foul's on Anthony McClaney - foul #4 on Anthony McClaney, team foul #2 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Nathan Wilde (SG), Michael Harding (C) Patrick Townsend, Anthony McClaney | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | George Ellis misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 14:23 | Knox | The rebound goes to Paul Rupp | 60-45 |
| 14:10 | Knox | Nathan Wilde misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 14:08 | Knox | Paul Rupp pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 13:58 | Knox | Nathan Wilde clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Speer - foul #1 on Mark Speer, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Brett Thetford (PG) Victor Hopper | |
| 13:58 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 13:58 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Paul Rupp blocks the jumper by Jessie Schlegel | 60-47 |
| 13:36 | Knox | Brett Thetford pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 13:30 | Knox | Michael Harding is fouled on the floor by Brian Snell - foul #1 on Brian Snell, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Joseph Price (SG), Adolph Melgoza (C) Jessie Schlegel, John Sumlin, George Ellis | |
| Subs | Knox | Jesse Eidson (C) Paul Rupp | |
| 13:13 | Knox | Nathan Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), Timothy Evan (SF), Robert Buch (PF) Patrick Simmons, Mark Speer, Brian Snell | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Joseph Price misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 12:54 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jesse Eidson | 60-47 |
| 12:49 | Knox | Brett Thetford hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Wilde | 60-50 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 12:16 | Knox | Nathan Wilde can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Wilkes - foul #3 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG) Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Clark (SF), Thomas Gidley (PF) Glenn Lynde, Jesse Eidson | |
| 12:16 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 12:16 | Knox | Nathan Wilde misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 12:16 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 3rd free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes is whistled for a carry | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (PG) Richard Wilkes | |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG), Victor Hopper (SG) Brett Thetford, Nathan Wilde | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Schlegel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Buch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Hopper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Gidley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Harding (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Knox | Victor Hopper knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Townsend | 62-54 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | James Morrisey is called for traveling | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Speer (SF), Brian Snell (PF), John Sumlin (C) Timothy Evan, Robert Buch, Adolph Melgoza | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Rupp (C) Michael Harding | |
| 11:04 | Knox | Paul Rupp buries a shot in the lane | 62-56 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Brian Snell comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Paul Rupp gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Michael Clark misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Morrisey - foul #3 on James Morrisey, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG) James Morrisey | |
| Subs | Knox | Brett Thetford (PG), Nathan Wilde (SG), Jesse Eidson (C) Patrick Townsend, Victor Hopper, Paul Rupp | |
| 10:24 | Knox | Michael Clark misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | John Sumlin knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 64-57 |
| 10:03 | Knox | John Sumlin picks off the pass by Jesse Eidson | 64-57 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Brett Thetford steps in front of the Richard Wilkes pass in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| 10:00 | Knox | Michael Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brett Thetford | 64-59 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Michael Clark steps in front of the Richard Wilkes pass | 64-59 |
| 09:32 | Knox | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilkes - foul #4 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Joseph Price (SG), Timothy Evan (SF), Robert Buch (PF), Adolph Melgoza (C) Richard Wilkes, Jessie Schlegel, Mark Speer, Brian Snell, John Sumlin | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Rupp (PF) Thomas Gidley | |
| 09:32 | Knox | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:32 | Knox | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Timothy Evan pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza clanks a floater from close range | 64-61 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Robert Buch hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 08:47 | Knox | Nathan Wilde misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Price - foul #2 on Joseph Price, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Glenn Lynde (SF) Michael Clark | |
| 08:47 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 08:47 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Timothy Evan double dribbles | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Harding (PF) Paul Rupp | |
| 08:08 | Knox | The short jumper by Nathan Wilde is denied by Robert Buch | 66-63 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adolph Melgoza | 66-63 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza is fouled on the floor by Jesse Eidson - foul #3 on Jesse Eidson, team foul #3 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Wilkes (PG), James Morrisey (SG) Patrick Simmons, Joseph Price | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony McClaney (PF), Thomas Gidley (C) Michael Harding, Jesse Eidson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Wilkes (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Buch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adolph Melgoza (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Brett Thetford (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Wilde (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Lynde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony McClaney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Thomas Gidley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Nathan Wilde - foul #2 on Nathan Wilde, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Hopper (SG) Nathan Wilde | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 07:30 | Knox | Anthony McClaney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 07:29 | Knox | Thomas Gidley tips it back up and in | 68-65 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Robert Buch connects on the floater from the baseline set up by James Morrisey | 70-65 |
| 06:55 | Knox | Victor Hopper misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Robert Buch snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Richard Wilkes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-65 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Robert Buch misses the easy layup | 70-65 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Robert Buch tips it in | 72-65 |
| 06:07 | Knox | Anthony McClaney clanks a turnaround from the right block | 72-65 |
| 06:05 | Knox | Anthony McClaney hits the follow up shot | 72-67 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Brett Thetford is called for the reach on Richard Wilkes - foul #1 on Brett Thetford, team foul #5 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel (SG), Mark Speer (SF), Brian Snell (PF), John Sumlin (C) James Morrisey, Timothy Evan, Robert Buch, Adolph Melgoza | |
| Subs | Knox | Nathan Wilde (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Jesse Eidson (C) Brett Thetford, Glenn Lynde, Thomas Gidley | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Wilkes and the foul's on Anthony McClaney - foul #5 on Anthony McClaney, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Rupp (PF) Anthony McClaney | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel makes the free throw | 75-67 |
| 05:22 | Knox | Victor Hopper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Wilkes - foul #5 on Richard Wilkes, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Ellis (PF) Richard Wilkes | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 05:22 | Knox | Victor Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 05:22 | Knox | Victor Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Brian Snell snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Victor Hopper takes the ball from Brian Snell | 75-68 |
| 05:06 | Knox | Nathan Wilde is fouled on the floor by Mark Speer - foul #2 on Mark Speer, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG) Victor Hopper | |
| 05:06 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:06 | Knox | Nathan Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Michael Clark steals it from Mark Speer | 75-70 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Jesse Eidson is fouled on the floor by John Sumlin - foul #2 on John Sumlin, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Jesse Eidson misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Jesse Eidson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-71 |
| 04:14 | Knox | Patrick Townsend grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 04:10 | Knox | Nathan Wilde misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-71 |
| 04:08 | Knox | Jesse Eidson gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:57 | Knox | Patrick Townsend is hacked by Jessie Schlegel - foul #1 on Jessie Schlegel, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG) George Ellis | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gidley (SF) Michael Clark | |
| 03:57 | Knox | Patrick Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:57 | Knox | Patrick Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Brian Snell pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | John Sumlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Snell | 75-71 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Mark Speer misses the easy layup | 75-71 |
| 03:32 | Knox | Jesse Eidson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jessie Schlegel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Speer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Snell (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Sumlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Wilde (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gidley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Rupp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Eidson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Knox | Nathan Wilde buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Gidley | 75-73 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | James Morrisey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-73 |
| 02:45 | Knox | Jessie Schlegel picks off the pass by Patrick Townsend | 78-73 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF), Robert Buch (PF), Adolph Melgoza (C) Mark Speer, Brian Snell, John Sumlin | |
| Subs | Knox | Brett Thetford (PG), Michael Clark (SF) Patrick Townsend, Paul Rupp | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Jessie Schlegel | 80-73 |
| 02:00 | Knox | Michael Clark is whistled for traveling | 80-73 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel double dribbles | 80-73 |
| 01:36 | Knox | Brett Thetford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Timothy Evan grabs the board | 80-73 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | James Morrisey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | James Morrisey grabs the offensive rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Timothy Evan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:50 | Knox | Nathan Wilde hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Morrisey - foul #4 on James Morrisey, team foul #13 | 83-75 |
| 00:50 | Knox | Nathan Wilde misses the free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza grabs the board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza is hacked by Brett Thetford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett Thetford, team foul #7 | 83-75 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Adolph Melgoza makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Knox | Nathan Wilde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-75 |
| 00:41 | Knox | Brett Thetford gets the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:37 | Knox | Jesse Eidson knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Brett Thetford | 85-77 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel is hacked by Brett Thetford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Thetford, team foul #8 | 85-77 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:36 | Knox | Jesse Eidson pulls down the rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:31 | Knox | Brett Thetford loses the ball out of bounds | 85-77 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Wilde - foul #3 on Nathan Wilde, team foul #9 | 85-77 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Thomas Gidley throws it down | 87-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Timothy Evan is hacked by Nathan Wilde in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Wilde, team foul #10 | 87-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Timothy Evan makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Timothy Evan makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Michael Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-79 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | James Morrisey pulls down the rebound | 89-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jessie Schlegel runs out the clock | 89-79 |