| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bakowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Willy Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Lund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Lumpkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bennett Hessler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Waters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:32 | Knox | Billy Waters hits a shot from the right side | 38-37 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | John Bakowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 19:06 | Knox | Bennett Hessler grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 19:01 | Knox | Richard Battin steals the ball from Roger Lund | 38-37 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Richard Battin hits the finger roll | 40-37 |
| 18:38 | Knox | Bennett Hessler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher McConkey - foul #3 on Christopher McConkey, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heuser (SF) Christopher McConkey | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 18:38 | Knox | Bennett Hessler makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:38 | Knox | Bennett Hessler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | David Heuser misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-39 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Efren Elliott tips it home | 42-39 |
| 18:19 | Knox | Willy Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | John Bakowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 17:55 | Knox | Bennett Hessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | David Heuser misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-39 |
| 17:42 | Knox | Roger Lund grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 17:38 | Knox | Roger Lund misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Efren Elliott - foul #2 on Efren Elliott, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Mejorado (PF) Efren Elliott | |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Rider (PF) Bennett Hessler | |
| 17:38 | Knox | Roger Lund makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:38 | Knox | Roger Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | John Bakowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Battin | 48-41 |
| 17:10 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Lund | 48-43 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | John Bakowski is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Bakowski, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), James Cox (SF) Richard Battin, John Bakowski | |
| Subs | Knox | Ronald McClendon (PG), Roger Wheatley (SG), William Lam (SF), John Carlsen (C) Willy Hughes, Roger Lund, Jerome Lumpkin, Billy Waters | |
| 16:32 | Knox | Joseph Rider comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | James Cox snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Mejorado can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Rider - foul #1 on Joseph Rider, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Efren Elliott (PF) Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Knox | Bennett Hessler (PF) Ronald McClendon | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:58 | Knox | Roger Wheatley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | James Mejorado grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Heuser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mejorado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Roger Wheatley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Lam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Carlsen (fresh) PF - Bennett Hessler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Rider (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Illinois | James Cox misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 15:51 | Knox | Joseph Rider grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 15:32 | Knox | Bennett Hessler is fouled on the floor by Efren Elliott - foul #3 on Efren Elliott, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF) Thomas Bussard, David Heuser, James Cox | |
| Subs | Knox | Willy Hughes (PG), Roger Lund (SG), Bobby Rose (SF), Jerome Lumpkin (C) Roger Wheatley, William Lam, John Carlsen, Joseph Rider | |
| 15:10 | Knox | Bobby Rose comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | John Bakowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Richard Battin can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 15:00 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jerome Lumpkin | 50-43 |
| 14:54 | Knox | Bennett Hessler lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Lund | 50-45 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Battin | 52-45 |
| 14:23 | Knox | Bennett Hessler hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Willy Hughes | 52-47 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Roger Lund steps in front of the Efren Elliott pass | 52-47 |
| 13:59 | Knox | Willy Hughes lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Lund | 52-49 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Bobby Rose is called for the reach on Christopher McConkey - foul #4 on Bobby Rose, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (SG), David Heuser (PF), Jay Wilcox (C) John Bakowski, Efren Elliott, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Knox | Roger Wheatley (PG), William Lam (SG), John Carlsen (SF), Joseph Rider (PF), Billy Waters (C) Willy Hughes, Roger Lund, Bobby Rose, Bennett Hessler, Jerome Lumpkin | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Richard Battin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jay Wilcox | 55-49 |
| 12:59 | Knox | William Lam buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Wheatley and the foul's on Thomas Bussard - foul #2 on Thomas Bussard, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Boatwright (PF) Richard Battin | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:59 | Knox | William Lam makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 12:33 | Knox | Roger Wheatley's pass is intercepted by David Heuser | 55-52 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | David Heuser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 12:16 | Knox | Billy Waters gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:11 | Knox | Roger Wheatley is whistled for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cox (SF) Christopher McConkey | |
| Subs | Knox | Willy Hughes (PG), Roger Lund (SG), Jerome Lumpkin (SF) Roger Wheatley, William Lam, John Carlsen | |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Waters - foul #2 on Billy Waters, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG) Alton Boatwright | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:01 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:44 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG) Thomas Bussard | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bakowski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Heuser (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Willy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerome Lumpkin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Rider (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | John Bakowski banks in the layup and the foul's on Roger Lund - foul #1 on Roger Lund, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Efren Elliott (PF) James Cox | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | John Bakowski makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:10 | Knox | Jay Wilcox swats the layup by Joseph Rider | 59-52 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Efren Elliott pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | John Bakowski is hacked by Willy Hughes - foul #2 on Willy Hughes, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher McConkey (SF) David Heuser | |
| Subs | Knox | William Lam (SF), Bennett Hessler (PF) Joseph Rider, Billy Waters | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 10:35 | Knox | Bennett Hessler grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 10:28 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin is fouled on the floor by Jay Wilcox - foul #1 on Jay Wilcox, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (SG) John Bakowski | |
| Subs | Knox | Roger Wheatley (PG), John Carlsen (C) Willy Hughes, Jerome Lumpkin | |
| 10:14 | Knox | John Carlsen makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Roger Wheatley | 59-54 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 09:43 | Knox | William Lam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Efren Elliott | 61-54 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey scores on a jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 09:19 | Knox | Bennett Hessler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher McConkey | 63-54 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Richard Battin is whistled for a carry | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), James Cox (SF), David Heuser (PF), James Mejorado (C) Richard Battin, Christopher McConkey, Efren Elliott, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Knox | Willy Hughes (PG), Jerome Lumpkin (SF), Joseph Rider (PF), Billy Waters (C) Roger Lund, William Lam, Bennett Hessler, John Carlsen | |
| 08:35 | Knox | Joseph Rider knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roger Wheatley | 63-57 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Bakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 08:07 | Knox | Billy Waters gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 63-57 |
| 08:00 | Knox | Joseph Rider tips it home | 63-59 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | David Heuser misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 63-59 |
| 07:42 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Bakowski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Heuser (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Mejorado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Willy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Wheatley (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Jerome Lumpkin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Rider (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Waters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Knox | Roger Wheatley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Willy Hughes | 63-62 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | James Mejorado is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lumpkin - foul #2 on Jerome Lumpkin, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Christopher McConkey (SF), Jay Wilcox (C) Thomas Bussard, James Cox, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Knox | William Lam (SG), Bobby Rose (SF) Roger Wheatley, Joseph Rider | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Richard Battin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 07:11 | Knox | Bobby Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Billy Waters - foul #3 on Billy Waters, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Roger Lund (SG), Bennett Hessler (PF) Willy Hughes, Jerome Lumpkin | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:37 | Knox | Bobby Rose misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:35 | Knox | Bennett Hessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Bobby Rose drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Lam | 65-64 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Billy Waters denies the turnaround by John Bakowski | 65-64 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | David Heuser hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 05:51 | Knox | Bobby Rose misses the lay-in | 67-64 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Richard Battin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher McConkey | 70-64 |
| 05:20 | Knox | Bobby Rose buries a fadeaway from the right side | 70-66 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | David Heuser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), Rex Cade (SG), James Cox (SF), Efren Elliott (PF), James Mejorado (C) Richard Battin, John Bakowski, Christopher McConkey, David Heuser, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Knox | Willy Hughes (PG), Jerome Lumpkin (PF), Joseph Rider (C) William Lam, Bennett Hessler, Billy Waters | |
| 04:41 | Knox | Bobby Rose blows the layup | 70-66 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Efren Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Efren Elliott makes the jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Bussard | 72-66 |
| 03:56 | Knox | Willy Hughes connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Rex Cade misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | James Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Cox and the foul's on Joseph Rider - foul #2 on Joseph Rider, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Christopher McConkey (SF), Jay Wilcox (C) Rex Cade, James Cox, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Knox | Roger Wheatley (SG), Bennett Hessler (PF) Roger Lund, Bobby Rose | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:40 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Willy Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Wheatley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerome Lumpkin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bennett Hessler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Rider (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Knox | Willy Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey lays it up and in | 76-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | Knox | Roger Wheatley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willy Hughes | 76-71 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey blows the layup | 76-71 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox gets the offensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Rider - foul #3 on Joseph Rider, team foul #9 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), David Heuser (PF) Richard Battin, Efren Elliott | |
| Subs | Knox | Billy Waters (C) Joseph Rider | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:46 | Knox | Bennett Hessler grabs the defensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 02:46 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| 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) | |
| 02:24 | Knox | Bennett Hessler connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Roger Wheatley | 77-74 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Efren Elliott (PF) Thomas Bussard, David Heuser | |
| Subs | Knox | Roger Lund (SG), Bobby Rose (SF) Roger Wheatley, Jerome Lumpkin | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | John Bakowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 01:59 | Knox | The rebound goes to Bennett Hessler | 77-74 |
| 01:38 | Knox | Billy Waters can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 77-74 |
| 01:36 | Knox | Bennett Hessler tips it in | 77-76 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Richard Battin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-76 |
| 01:30 | Knox | The rebound goes to Bobby Rose | 77-76 |
| 01:23 | Knox | Richard Battin steps in front of the Bobby Rose pass | 77-76 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | John Bakowski dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Battin | 79-76 |
| 01:14 | Knox | Roger Lund hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 79-76 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | John Bakowski's layup is rejected by Billy Waters | 79-76 |
| 01:06 | Knox | Billy Waters snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| 01:00 | Knox | Billy Waters misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-76 |
| 00:59 | Knox | Billy Waters tips it home | 79-78 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Efren Elliott travels with the ball | 79-78 |
| 00:11 | Knox | Willy Hughes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jay Wilcox - foul #2 on Jay Wilcox, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| 00:11 | Knox | Willy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:11 | Knox | Willy Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Efren Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey banks in the layup and he's hacked by Bobby Rose - foul #5 on Bobby Rose, team foul #10 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin (SF) Bobby Rose | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey makes the free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:04 | Knox | Knox calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Jerome Lumpkin comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 82-79 |