| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wesner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Carvalho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Darling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Timothy Evan inbounds the ball | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | James Morrisey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Middlebrooks | 48-48 |
| 19:13 | Knox | Jack Darling makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Wesner | 50-48 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 18:54 | Knox | Anthony Carvalho gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 18:48 | Knox | Marcus Padgett takes the ball from Todd Roberts | 50-48 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Patrick Simmons | 50-50 |
| 18:05 | Knox | Jack Darling can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Morrisey - foul #3 on James Morrisey, team foul #1 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SG) James Morrisey | |
| 18:05 | Knox | Jack Darling makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 18:05 | Knox | Jack Darling makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Jack Darling snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 17:45 | Knox | Todd Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 17:43 | Knox | Jack Darling can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Timothy Evan grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Timothy Evan is fouled on the floor by Harold Wesner - foul #3 on Harold Wesner, team foul #1 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Knox | James Sill (SG), Kevin Abney (SF), Ty Altamirano (PF), Jeffrey Green (C) Todd Roberts, Harold Wesner, Anthony Carvalho, Jack Darling | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Ellis (PF), Dale Harris (C) Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Green | 52-50 |
| 17:07 | Knox | Ty Altamirano pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 17:03 | Knox | Patrick Townsend comes up short on the shot in the paint | 52-50 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Timothy Evan pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ty Altamirano - foul #1 on Ty Altamirano, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Brown (SG) Patrick Townsend | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 16:48 | Knox | James Sill misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-52 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | John Sumlin grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Sumlin | 52-55 |
| 16:31 | Knox | Ty Altamirano misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 16:29 | Knox | Jeffrey Green gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 16:10 | Knox | Micheal Brown is hacked by George Ellis - foul #3 on George Ellis, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Todd Roberts (SG), Jack Darling (C) Micheal Brown, Kevin Abney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Crockett (C) George Ellis | |
| 16:01 | Knox | Ty Altamirano's layup is rejected by Dale Harris | 52-55 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Timothy Evan grabs the board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Sill (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ty Altamirano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Darling (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Sumlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Evan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dale Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Crockett (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Dale Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG), Harold Wesner (SF), Anthony Carvalho (PF) James Sill, Ty Altamirano, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG), James Morrisey (SG), George Ellis (SF), Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Patrick Simmons, John Sumlin, Timothy Evan, Dale Harris, Stephen Crockett | |
| 15:20 | Knox | Harold Wesner hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Todd Roberts | 54-55 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | George Ellis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Carvalho - foul #3 on Anthony Carvalho, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 14:48 | Knox | Harold Wesner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-57 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Darcy | 54-57 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Darcy | 54-59 |
| 14:11 | Knox | Harold Wesner misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Marcus Padgett - foul #2 on Marcus Padgett, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Knox | James Sill (SG), Ty Altamirano (C) Todd Roberts, Jack Darling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), John Sumlin (SF), Dale Harris (C) Robert Darcy, Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 14:11 | Knox | Harold Wesner makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 14:11 | Knox | Harold Wesner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 14:11 | Knox | Anthony Carvalho pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 13:53 | Knox | James Sill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Abney (SF), Jeffrey Green (C) Harold Wesner, Anthony Carvalho | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Crockett (C) George Ellis | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Kevin Abney is called for the reach on Dale Harris - foul #1 on Kevin Abney, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Brown (SG) Patrick Townsend | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF) John Sumlin | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey Green swats the short shot by Patrick Simmons | 55-59 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | James Morrisey pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Ty Altamirano steals the ball from Dale Harris | 55-59 |
| 12:37 | Knox | Kevin Abney scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sill | 58-59 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Timothy Evan hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Crockett | 58-61 |
| 12:09 | Knox | Ty Altamirano hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dale Harris - foul #1 on Dale Harris, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG), Todd Roberts (SG), Anthony Carvalho (PF), Jack Darling (C) James Sill, Micheal Brown, Kevin Abney, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SG), Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) James Morrisey, Dale Harris, Stephen Crockett | |
| 12:09 | Knox | Ty Altamirano makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 12:09 | Knox | Ty Altamirano misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Timothy Evan is hacked by Ty Altamirano - foul #2 on Ty Altamirano, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Harold Wesner (SF) Ty Altamirano | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Ellis (SF) Timothy Evan | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Wesner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Carvalho (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Darling (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Sumlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Patrick Townsend is called for the reach on Patrick Simmons - foul #3 on Patrick Townsend, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | George Ellis snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by George Ellis | 59-63 |
| 11:03 | Knox | Patrick Townsend drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Darling | 61-63 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | John Sumlin comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 10:57 | Knox | Jack Darling gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 10:52 | Knox | Patrick Simmons steals it from Patrick Townsend | 61-63 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks's layup is rejected by Jack Darling | 61-63 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons tips it but misses | 61-63 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons hits the follow up shot | 61-65 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Todd Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Middlebrooks | 61-65 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | John Sumlin connects on the 3 from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 09:56 | Knox | Patrick Townsend clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Sumlin - foul #3 on John Sumlin, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Knox | James Sill (SG), Ty Altamirano (PF), Jeffrey Green (C) Todd Roberts, Anthony Carvalho, Jack Darling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG), James Morrisey (SG), Timothy Evan (SF), Dale Harris (C) Patrick Simmons, John Sumlin, Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 09:56 | Knox | Patrick Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 09:56 | Knox | Patrick Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | George Ellis gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Ty Altamirano steps in front of the James Morrisey pass | 62-68 |
| 09:21 | Knox | Harold Wesner makes the runner from the left block set up by James Sill | 64-68 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | James Sill is called for the reach on James Morrisey - foul #2 on James Sill, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Brown (SG), Kevin Abney (SF) Patrick Townsend, Harold Wesner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Crockett (C) George Ellis | |
| 09:14 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 08:56 | Knox | Ty Altamirano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Evan | 64-70 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | James Morrisey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Evan | 64-73 |
| 08:29 | Knox | Micheal Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 64-73 |
| Subs | Knox | Todd Roberts (SG), Anthony Carvalho (PF), Jack Darling (C) Micheal Brown, Kevin Abney, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Robert Darcy, Dale Harris, Stephen Crockett | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett hits a shot in the lane set up by Patrick Simmons | 64-75 |
| 08:05 | Knox | Todd Roberts misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 08:04 | Knox | Anthony Carvalho tips it back up and in | 66-75 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett is fouled on the floor by Anthony Carvalho - foul #4 on Anthony Carvalho, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG), Harold Wesner (SF) James Sill, Ty Altamirano | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 07:44 | Knox | Jack Darling gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Patrick Townsend (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Wesner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Carvalho (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Darling (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Evan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marcus Padgett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Knox | Harold Wesner makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Roberts | 68-75 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Carvalho - foul #5 on Anthony Carvalho, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffrey Green (PF) Anthony Carvalho | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (SF) Timothy Evan | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 07:00 | Knox | Jack Darling misses short on a shot from the right block | 68-76 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | James Morrisey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Simmons | 68-79 |
| 06:41 | Knox | Patrick Townsend hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Roberts and he's fouled by Patrick Simmons - foul #2 on Patrick Simmons, team foul #6 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Knox | James Sill (SG), Ty Altamirano (PF) Todd Roberts, Jack Darling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (SG), George Ellis (PF), Dale Harris (C) James Morrisey, Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 06:41 | Knox | Patrick Townsend makes the free throw | 71-79 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | George Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-79 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Evan (SF) Robert Darcy | |
| 06:11 | Knox | Ty Altamirano buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Wesner | 74-79 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Ty Altamirano is called for the reach on Timothy Evan - foul #3 on Ty Altamirano, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Abney (SF) Harold Wesner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Timothy Evan makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Timothy Evan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 05:39 | Knox | Kevin Abney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 05:37 | Knox | Jeffrey Green tips it but misses | 74-81 |
| 05:36 | Knox | James Sill tips it home | 76-81 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Timothy Evan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Todd Roberts (SG), Jack Darling (C) James Sill, Kevin Abney | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Morrisey (SG), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) Patrick Simmons, Dale Harris | |
| 05:13 | Knox | Jeffrey Green is hacked by George Ellis - foul #4 on George Ellis, team foul #7 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Darcy (PG), Marcus Padgett (PF) John Sumlin, George Ellis | |
| 05:13 | Knox | Jeffrey Green misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett grabs the board | 76-81 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Patrick Townsend steals the ball from Timothy Evan | 76-81 |
| 04:46 | Knox | Ty Altamirano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd Roberts | 78-81 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Morrisey is fouled on the floor by Jack Darling - foul #1 on Jack Darling, team foul #11 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Knox | James Sill (PG), Harold Wesner (SF) Patrick Townsend, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), George Ellis (SF) Robert Darcy, Timothy Evan | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 04:11 | Knox | James Sill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 78-83 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett pulls down the rebound | 78-83 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Jack Darling swats the short shot by James Morrisey | 78-83 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Christopher Middlebrooks tips it in | 78-85 |
| 03:45 | Knox | Harold Wesner's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Padgett | 78-85 |
| 03:44 | Knox | Jack Darling gets the offensive rebound | 78-85 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Sill (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Harold Wesner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ty Altamirano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jack Darling (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Patrick Simmons (fresh) 20 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Morrisey (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marcus Padgett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Middlebrooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Knox | James Sill hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Roberts | 80-85 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | George Ellis misses the floater from the baseline | 80-85 |
| 03:06 | Knox | Jack Darling pulls down the rebound | 80-85 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Jack Darling hits a jumper near the basket set up by James Sill | 82-85 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | George Ellis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Todd Roberts - foul #2 on Todd Roberts, team foul #12 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Knox | Patrick Townsend (PG), Kevin Abney (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF) Todd Roberts, Harold Wesner, Ty Altamirano | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Sumlin (PG), Robert Darcy (SG), Timothy Evan (SF), Dale Harris (C) Patrick Simmons, James Morrisey, Marcus Padgett, Christopher Middlebrooks | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | George Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| 02:42 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-87 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick Simmons (PG), James Morrisey (SG) John Sumlin, Robert Darcy | |
| 02:32 | Knox | The jump hook by Jack Darling is blocked by Dale Harris | 82-87 |
| 02:30 | Knox | Jeffrey Green misses the tip | 82-87 |
| 02:29 | Knox | Jeffrey Green gets the offensive rebound | 82-87 |
| 02:11 | Knox | Jack Darling comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dale Harris - foul #2 on Dale Harris, team foul #8 | 82-87 |
| Subs | Knox | Todd Roberts (SG), Harold Wesner (SF), Ty Altamirano (PF) James Sill, Kevin Abney, Jeffrey Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:11 | Knox | Jack Darling makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 02:11 | Knox | Jack Darling makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-87 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marcus Padgett (PF), Christopher Middlebrooks (C) George Ellis, Dale Harris | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Timothy Evan misses the 3 from the right wing | 84-87 |
| 01:42 | Knox | Jack Darling gets the rebound | 84-87 |
| 01:38 | Knox | Patrick Townsend misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 84-87 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Patrick Simmons pulls down the rebound | 84-87 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Ty Altamirano picks off the pass by Marcus Padgett | 84-87 |
| 01:12 | Knox | Todd Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-87 |
| 01:10 | Knox | Ty Altamirano tips it back up and in | 86-87 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Morrisey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-87 |
| 01:03 | Knox | Jack Darling pulls down the rebound | 86-87 |
| 00:55 | Knox | Patrick Simmons picks off the pass by Ty Altamirano | 86-87 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | James Morrisey blows the layup | 86-87 |
| 00:50 | Knox | Jack Darling pulls down the rebound | 86-87 |
| 00:45 | Knox | Todd Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Patrick Townsend picks off the pass by James Morrisey | 86-87 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Todd Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 86-87 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marcus Padgett | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Patrick Townsend is called for the reach on Marcus Padgett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Townsend, team foul #13 | 86-87 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Marcus Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:01 | Knox | Patrick Townsend comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marcus Padgett | 86-89 |