| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Singletary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Standish (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Michael Spencer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bob Church (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jason Scherr (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Edward Davis inbounds the ball | 45-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Knox | Michael Spencer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Dale Goguen buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Singletary | 47-33 |
| 19:22 | Knox | Michael Spencer is fouled on the floor by Alton Saito - foul #2 on Alton Saito, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| 19:09 | Knox | Michael Spencer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bob Church | 47-36 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Christopher Ross hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alton Saito | 50-36 |
| 18:34 | Knox | Michael Spencer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 18:33 | Knox | Bob Church gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 18:15 | Knox | Adam Cook comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Robert Standish snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Alton Saito is blocked by Jason Scherr | 50-36 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Christopher Ross buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tony Singletary | 53-36 |
| 17:39 | Knox | Michael Spencer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-36 |
| 17:38 | Knox | Bob Church tips it but misses | 53-36 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Jason Scherr gets the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 17:19 | Knox | Bob Church misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Dan Anderson (C) Dale Goguen, Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Wells (PG), Jesse Richardson (SG), James Saito (SF), Robert Mast (C) Michael Spencer, Adam Cook, Edward Davis, Jason Scherr | |
| 17:19 | Knox | Bob Church misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 17:19 | Knox | Bob Church makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Paul Wells is called for the reach on George Kelly - foul #1 on Paul Wells, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG) Alton Saito | |
| Subs | Knox | William Dewitt (C) Bob Church | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | George Kelly hits a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Jesse Richardson - foul #1 on Jesse Richardson, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 16:36 | Knox | William Dewitt pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 16:31 | Knox | James Saito scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Richardson | 55-40 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Donald Lambert clanks a floater near the basket | 55-40 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Dan Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Jesse Richardson steals it from George Kelly | 55-40 |
| 16:09 | Knox | James Saito banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesse Richardson | 55-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Dan Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 15:49 | Knox | Robert Mast pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Wells (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Saito (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Mast (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Dewitt (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Knox | Jesse Richardson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Wells and he's hacked by Delmar Vincent - foul #3 on Delmar Vincent, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) Frederick Sibert, George Kelly, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Spencer (PG), Kevin Fowler (PF), Jason Scherr (C) Paul Wells, Robert Mast, William Dewitt | |
| 15:37 | Knox | Jesse Richardson makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Dale Goguen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Alton Saito | 58-45 |
| 15:15 | Knox | James Saito misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dale Goguen - foul #2 on Dale Goguen, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Donald Lambert, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davis (SF) Jesse Richardson | |
| 15:15 | Knox | James Saito makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 15:15 | Knox | James Saito makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Dale Goguen comes up short on the runner from close range | 58-47 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Christopher Ross clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-47 |
| 14:40 | Knox | Michael Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 14:35 | Knox | James Saito misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Dale Goguen snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Dale Goguen scores on a 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 14:14 | Knox | Edward Davis can't connect on a floater in the lane | 61-47 |
| 14:12 | Knox | Edward Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 13:52 | Knox | Jason Scherr misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Standish - foul #2 on Robert Standish, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Donald Lambert (C) Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Knox | Adam Cook (SG), Paul Wells (SF) James Saito, Edward Davis | |
| 13:52 | Knox | Jason Scherr makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 13:52 | Knox | Jason Scherr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Dale Goguen is fouled on the floor by Adam Cook - foul #2 on Adam Cook, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Bob Church (PF) Kevin Fowler | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | George Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Dale Goguen gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | The jump hook by Delmar Vincent is blocked by Jason Scherr | 61-49 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | George Kelly tips it in | 63-49 |
| 12:49 | Knox | Paul Wells is fouled on the floor by Donald Lambert - foul #1 on Donald Lambert, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Christopher Ross (PF) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davis (SF), Robert Mast (C) Michael Spencer, Jason Scherr | |
| 12:32 | Knox | Edward Davis's floater is knocked away by Donald Lambert | 63-49 |
| 12:31 | Knox | Adam Cook snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 12:13 | Knox | Adam Cook misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-49 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Donald Lambert snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Christopher Ross misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | George Kelly grabs the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 11:40 | Knox | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Delmar Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Wells (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Adam Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Church (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Mast (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Knox | Adam Cook clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by George Kelly - foul #1 on George Kelly, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Frederick Sibert, George Kelly, Christopher Ross, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Spencer (PG), James Saito (SF), Kevin Fowler (PF), Jason Scherr (C) Paul Wells, Edward Davis, Bob Church, Robert Mast | |
| 11:33 | Knox | Adam Cook makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 11:33 | Knox | Adam Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Tony Singletary hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 11:07 | Knox | Michael Spencer gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 11:01 | Knox | Adam Cook is called for traveling | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dan Anderson (PF) Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Wells (SF) Adam Cook | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dan Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Tony Singletary | 65-51 |
| 10:20 | Knox | Robert Standish denies the turnaround by Jason Scherr | 65-51 |
| 10:18 | Knox | Jason Scherr can't tip it in | 65-51 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Dan Anderson pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Dale Goguen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 10:10 | Knox | Jason Scherr grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 10:05 | Knox | James Saito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Tony Singletary grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | James Saito steals the ball from Tony Singletary | 65-51 |
| 09:56 | Knox | Michael Spencer can't finish the layup | 65-51 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Dan Anderson snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Alton Saito can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Robert Standish pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Tony Singletary misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 09:36 | Knox | Kevin Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 09:32 | Knox | Paul Wells travels with the ball | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SG), Christopher Ross (PF) Dale Goguen, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Knox | Adam Cook (SG), Edward Davis (SF), Bob Church (PF) James Saito, Paul Wells, Kevin Fowler | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 09:04 | Knox | Michael Spencer snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 08:59 | Knox | Michael Spencer buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bob Church | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Tony Singletary banks in the layup on a great pass from Alton Saito | 67-53 |
| 08:28 | Knox | Bob Church misses short on a jumper from close range | 67-53 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Christopher Ross gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | George Kelly drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Singletary | 69-53 |
| 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) | |
| 08:09 | Knox | Edward Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 08:07 | Knox | Edward Davis snags the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 07:54 | Knox | Adam Cook is hacked by George Kelly - foul #2 on George Kelly, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), Dale Goguen (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (C) Alton Saito, George Kelly, Tony Singletary, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Wells (PG), Kevin Fowler (PF) Michael Spencer, Jason Scherr | |
| 07:54 | Knox | Adam Cook misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 69-53 |
| 07:33 | Knox | Kevin Fowler grabs the board | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Sibert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Goguen (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Delmar Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Wells (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Adam Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bob Church (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Knox | Bob Church lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Wells | 69-55 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Adam Cook - foul #3 on Adam Cook, team foul #4 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Kelly (SF) Christopher Ross | |
| Subs | Knox | Jesse Richardson (SG), James Saito (SF), Robert Mast (C) Adam Cook, Edward Davis, Bob Church | |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Delmar Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:37 | Knox | Robert Mast is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Mast, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 70-55 |
| 06:18 | Knox | Robert Mast grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 06:03 | Knox | Jesse Richardson makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Wells | 70-57 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Donald Lambert lays it up and in set up by Dale Goguen and he's hacked by Robert Mast - foul #2 on Robert Mast, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Saito (PG), Christopher Ross (PF), Dan Anderson (C) Frederick Sibert, Dale Goguen, Delmar Vincent | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Spencer (PG), Jason Scherr (C) Jesse Richardson, Kevin Fowler | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Donald Lambert makes the free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:22 | Knox | Robert Mast connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Wells and he's hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #1 on Dan Anderson, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Frye (SG) Donald Lambert | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 05:22 | Knox | Robert Mast makes the free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | George Kelly is hacked by Paul Wells - foul #2 on Paul Wells, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Robert Standish (C) Chris Frye, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davis (SF) Paul Wells | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:09 | Knox | Jason Scherr grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 05:05 | Knox | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by George Kelly - foul #3 on George Kelly, team foul #10 | 74-60 |
| 05:05 | Knox | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 05:05 | Knox | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | The jump hook by Tony Singletary is blocked by Jason Scherr | 74-62 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Robert Standish grabs the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Spencer steals it from Alton Saito | 74-62 |
| 04:06 | Knox | Robert Mast can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 04:05 | Knox | James Saito tips it in | 74-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | George Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 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) | |
| 03:42 | Knox | George Kelly steals the ball from James Saito | 77-64 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Christopher Ross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alton Saito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Kelly (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tony Singletary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Standish (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Michael Spencer (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saito (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Mast (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Scherr (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Knox | George Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Spencer in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Kelly, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dale Goguen (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Dan Anderson (C) George Kelly, Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Knox | Adam Cook (SG), Paul Wells (SF), Kevin Fowler (PF) James Saito, Edward Davis, Robert Mast | |
| 03:21 | Knox | Michael Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 03:21 | Knox | Michael Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Dale Goguen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 02:58 | Knox | Michael Spencer grabs the board | 80-66 |
| 02:51 | Knox | Delmar Vincent steps in front of the Michael Spencer pass | 80-66 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Singletary (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Robert Standish (C) Donald Lambert, Delmar Vincent, Dan Anderson | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davis (SF) Paul Wells | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Dale Goguen's pass is intercepted by Jason Scherr | 80-66 |
| 02:27 | Knox | Michael Spencer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 80-66 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Dale Goguen pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Tony Singletary makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Alton Saito | 82-66 |
| 02:02 | Knox | Michael Spencer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 82-66 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Tony Singletary grabs the board | 82-66 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Alton Saito knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Singletary | 84-66 |
| 01:53 | Knox | Adam Cook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-66 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Saito | 84-66 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Alton Saito scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-66 |
| 01:38 | Knox | Adam Cook makes the jump hook near the basket | 87-68 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Jason Scherr steals the ball from Alton Saito | 87-68 |
| 01:11 | Knox | Edward Davis double dribbles | 87-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Sibert (PG), George Kelly (SG), Donald Lambert (SF), Delmar Vincent (PF), Dan Anderson (C) Alton Saito, Dale Goguen, Tony Singletary, Christopher Ross, Robert Standish | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Wells (PG), Jesse Richardson (SG), James Saito (SF), Bob Church (PF), Robert Mast (C) Michael Spencer, Adam Cook, Edward Davis, Kevin Fowler, Jason Scherr | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | George Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-68 |
| 00:47 | Knox | The rebound goes to Paul Wells | 87-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:42 | Knox | Paul Wells knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Richardson | 87-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 89-70 |
| 00:16 | Knox | Paul Wells drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Sibert runs out the clock | 89-73 |