| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Hageman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randal Marker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Swarts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Clough (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Rearick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Solano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugo Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Michael Solano inbounds the ball | 51-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Knox | Trevor Rearick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hugo Holmes | 51-44 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Steven Chacko - foul #2 on Steven Chacko, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 19:05 | Knox | Robert Clough travels with the ball | 53-44 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Randal Marker is whistled for a carry | 53-44 |
| 18:26 | Knox | Steven Ulibarri takes the ball from Hugo Holmes | 53-44 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | David Hageman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 18:08 | Knox | The rebound goes to Michael Solano | 53-44 |
| 17:46 | Knox | David Hageman steps in front of the Steven Chacko pass | 53-44 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | David Hageman drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Gross | 55-44 |
| 16:52 | Knox | Robert Clough is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gross - foul #1 on Christopher Gross, team foul #1 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Dennis Cox (PF), Jon Simpson (C) Christopher Gross, David Hageman, Randal Marker, Billy Swarts, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Knox | Travis Keil (PG), Robert Haskell (SG), Charles Washington (PF), Dwayne Wertz (C) Robert Clough, Trevor Rearick, Hugo Holmes, Steven Chacko | |
| 16:33 | Knox | Travis Keil makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Washington | 55-47 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Jon Simpson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 16:18 | Knox | Michael Solano grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 16:12 | Knox | Charles Washington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Lawrence Conner (SF) Michael Solano | |
| 15:46 | Knox | Lawrence Conner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Washington | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) PF - Dennis Cox (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jon Simpson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Travis Keil (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Haskell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Conner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Wertz (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Charles Washington takes the ball from Edward Dunn | 55-50 |
| 15:23 | Knox | Robert Haskell connects on the floater from close range set up by Charles Washington | 55-52 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell is fouled on the floor by Charles Washington - foul #3 on Charles Washington, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), David Hageman (SG), Randal Marker (SF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Clough (PG), Trevor Rearick (SG), Michael Solano (SF), Hugo Holmes (PF) Travis Keil, Robert Haskell, Lawrence Conner, Charles Washington | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 14:29 | Knox | Michael Solano misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Randal Marker - foul #3 on Randal Marker, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Murray Phung (PF) Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Knox | Steven Chacko (C) Dwayne Wertz | |
| 14:29 | Knox | Michael Solano misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 14:29 | Knox | Michael Solano misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Randal Marker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Ulibarri | 57-52 |
| 13:42 | Knox | Trevor Rearick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Ulibarri | 57-52 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | David Hageman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Ulibarri | 59-52 |
| 13:18 | Knox | Murray Phung takes the ball from Michael Solano | 59-52 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Steven Chacko swats the layup by Murray Phung | 59-52 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 12:38 | Knox | Steven Chacko misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Murray Phung snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Christopher Gross is denied on a layup by Steven Chacko | 61-52 |
| 12:31 | Knox | Hugo Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 12:17 | Knox | Robert Clough hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Murray Phung - foul #1 on Murray Phung, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Billy Swarts (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Christopher Gross, David Hageman, Randal Marker, Murray Phung, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Haskell (SF), Charles Washington (PF), Dwayne Wertz (C) Michael Solano, Hugo Holmes, Steven Chacko | |
| 12:17 | Knox | Robert Clough misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:17 | Knox | Robert Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Edward Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 12:00 | Knox | The rebound goes to Charles Washington | 61-53 |
| 11:54 | Knox | Charles Washington is hacked by Kenneth Leonard - foul #1 on Kenneth Leonard, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Travis Keil (PG), Lawrence Conner (SF) Robert Clough, Trevor Rearick | |
| 11:42 | Knox | Lawrence Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Billy Swarts pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) PF - Billy Swarts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Travis Keil (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Haskell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Conner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Wertz (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Dennis Cox hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| 11:22 | Knox | Charles Washington connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Travis Keil | 63-56 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 63-56 |
| 11:06 | Knox | Travis Keil pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 10:44 | Knox | Robert Haskell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Billy Swarts | 63-56 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Billy Swarts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 10:22 | Knox | Travis Keil snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 10:17 | Knox | Travis Keil is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Leonard - foul #2 on Kenneth Leonard, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), David Hageman (SG), Randal Marker (SF), Jon Simpson (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Billy Swarts | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Clough (PG), Trevor Rearick (SG), Michael Solano (SF), Hugo Holmes (PF) Travis Keil, Robert Haskell, Lawrence Conner, Charles Washington | |
| 10:01 | Knox | Michael Solano scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Clough | 63-58 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | David Hageman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 09:55 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 09:50 | Knox | Michael Solano makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Wertz | 63-60 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Randal Marker drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Gross | 65-60 |
| 09:13 | Knox | Michael Solano double dribbles | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri (C) Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Knox | Steven Chacko (C) Dwayne Wertz | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | David Hageman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Ulibarri | 68-60 |
| 08:37 | Knox | Trevor Rearick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses the shot from the right side | 68-60 |
| 08:29 | Knox | The rebound goes to Steven Chacko | 68-60 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Trevor Rearick comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Hageman - foul #1 on David Hageman, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Billy Swarts (PF) Christopher Gross, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 08:24 | Knox | Trevor Rearick makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Trevor Rearick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David Hageman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Trevor Rearick - foul #3 on Trevor Rearick, team foul #3 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Haskell (C) Steven Chacko | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:50 | Knox | Michael Solano knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Billy Swarts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 07:33 | Knox | Michael Solano snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Hageman (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Randal Marker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Swarts (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Ulibarri (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Clough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Rearick (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Solano (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hugo Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Haskell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:26 | Knox | Billy Swarts steals it from Trevor Rearick | 70-64 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Randal Marker banks in the layup set up by David Hageman | 72-64 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Michael Solano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Ulibarri - foul #2 on Steven Ulibarri, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Dennis Cox (PF), Jon Simpson (C) David Hageman, Randal Marker, Billy Swarts, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Knox | Travis Keil (PG), Charles Washington (PF), Dwayne Wertz (C) Robert Clough, Trevor Rearick, Hugo Holmes | |
| 07:05 | Knox | Michael Solano makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Michael Solano misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Edward Dunn snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard knocks in the shot from the left side | 74-65 |
| 06:33 | Knox | Dennis Cox picks off the pass by Robert Haskell | 74-65 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Edward Dunn buries a 3 from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 06:00 | Knox | Michael Solano connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Travis Keil | 77-67 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Dennis Cox is whistled for a carry | 77-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), David Hageman (SG), Randal Marker (SF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Clough (PG), Trevor Rearick (SG), Lawrence Conner (SF), Steven Chacko (C) Travis Keil, Robert Haskell, Michael Solano, Charles Washington | |
| 05:29 | Knox | Robert Clough comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 05:27 | Knox | Trevor Rearick grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 05:22 | Knox | Trevor Rearick makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Steven Chacko steals it from Steven Ulibarri | 77-69 |
| 04:54 | Knox | Lawrence Conner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Trevor Rearick | 77-72 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | The jump hook by Randal Marker is blocked by Steven Chacko | 77-72 |
| 04:46 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 04:40 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz is hacked by David Hageman - foul #2 on David Hageman, team foul #8 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Swarts (PF) Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Solano (SF) Lawrence Conner | |
| 04:40 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 04:40 | Knox | Michael Solano pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 04:24 | Knox | Robert Clough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Billy Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Billy Swarts connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Gross | 79-72 |
| 03:58 | Knox | Trevor Rearick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Randal Marker scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Hageman | 81-75 |
| 03:35 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Hageman - foul #3 on David Hageman, team foul #9 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Jon Simpson (C) Christopher Gross, David Hageman, Randal Marker, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Knox | Travis Keil (PG), Robert Haskell (SG), Hugo Holmes (PF) Robert Clough, Trevor Rearick, Steven Chacko | |
| 03:35 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 03:35 | Knox | Dwayne Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Swarts (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jon Simpson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Travis Keil (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Haskell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Solano (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hugo Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwayne Wertz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Billy Swarts is denied on a dunk by Hugo Holmes | 81-77 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Billy Swarts pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Robert Haskell picks off the pass by Billy Swarts | 81-77 |
| 02:50 | Knox | Billy Swarts steps in front of the Michael Solano pass | 81-77 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), David Hageman (SG), Randal Marker (SF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Clough (PG), Trevor Rearick (SG), Steven Chacko (C) Travis Keil, Robert Haskell, Dwayne Wertz | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Randal Marker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-77 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | David Hageman tips it home | 83-77 |
| 02:19 | Knox | Robert Clough buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Chacko | 83-80 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Randal Marker connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 85-80 |
| 01:32 | Knox | Trevor Rearick is hacked by Billy Swarts - foul #1 on Billy Swarts, team foul #10 | 85-80 |
| 01:32 | Knox | Trevor Rearick misses the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 01:32 | Knox | Trevor Rearick makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | David Hageman hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Gross | 87-81 |
| 00:47 | Knox | Michael Solano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-81 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Billy Swarts | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Billy Swarts is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Clough - foul #2 on Robert Clough, team foul #4 | 87-81 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | David Hageman is hacked by Michael Solano - foul #1 on Michael Solano, team foul #5 | 87-81 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | David Hageman is hacked by Robert Clough - foul #3 on Robert Clough, team foul #6 | 87-81 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri is hacked by Michael Solano - foul #2 on Michael Solano, team foul #7 | 87-81 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Steven Ulibarri misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:39 | Knox | Steven Chacko grabs the board | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Knox | Trevor Rearick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Clough | 88-84 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Trevor Rearick is called for the reach on David Hageman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trevor Rearick, team foul #8 | 88-84 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | David Hageman misses the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:32 | Knox | The rebound goes to Steven Chacko | 88-84 |
| 00:24 | Knox | Robert Clough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-84 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Billy Swarts pulls down the rebound | 88-84 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Billy Swarts is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Clough - foul #4 on Robert Clough, team foul #9 | 88-84 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Billy Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Billy Swarts makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:15 | Knox | Robert Clough makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugo Holmes | 90-87 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Trevor Rearick is called for the reach on David Hageman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Trevor Rearick, team foul #10 | 90-87 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Haskell (SG) Trevor Rearick | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 1st free throw | 91-87 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | David Hageman makes the 2nd free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:08 | Knox | Robert Haskell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 92-87 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Randal Marker gets the rebound | 92-87 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Randal Marker is hacked by Robert Clough in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Clough, team foul #11 | 92-87 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Travis Keil (PG) Robert Clough | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Randal Marker makes the 1st free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Randal Marker makes the 2nd free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Michael Solano misses long on a halfcourt shot | 94-87 |