| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary Bryce (fresh) SG - Joel McDonald (fresh) SF - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) PF - Maurice Baxter (fresh) C - Robert Cowan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Gary Bryce picks off the pass by Jeff Bracken | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Knox | Gary Bryce lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Erik Campbell buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 2-2 |
| 19:32 | Knox | Joel McDonald misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Glen Chapple | 4-2 |
| 19:10 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses short on a floater from the left block | 4-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Stanley Bain snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Knox | Joel McDonald can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cowan | 4-4 |
| 18:37 | Knox | Robert Cowan gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | Knox | Gary Bryce can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Hawkins - foul #1 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | Knox | Gary Bryce misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | Knox | Gary Bryce makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap misses the jump hook from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Stanley Bain snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Bryce - foul #1 on Gary Bryce, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (SG), Clint Conkling (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Dana Rogers (C) Glen Chapple, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), David Young (SG), Kevin Kiel (SF), Oscar Burris (PF), Charles Delmonte (C) Gary Bryce, Joel McDonald, Thomas Dunlap, Maurice Baxter, Robert Cowan | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Knox | David Young misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Knox | David Young grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Knox | Dwayne Hayes swats the layup by Oscar Burris | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Dana Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Wells | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | Knox | Kevin Kiel hits a shot from the free throw line set up by David Young | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Kevin Kiel is called for the reach on Clint Conkling - foul #1 on Kevin Kiel, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Homer Scott (SF) Lawrence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Knox | Joel McDonald (SG), Thomas Dunlap (SF) David Young, Kevin Kiel | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 16:11 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | Knox | Dana Rogers denies the turnaround by Charles Delmonte | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Clint Conkling grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Charles Wells loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Glen Chapple (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Homer Scott, Dwayne Hayes, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG), Maurice Baxter (PF), Robert Cowan (C) David Truett, Oscar Burris, Charles Delmonte | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clint Conkling (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary Bryce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel McDonald (fresh) SF - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Baxter (fresh) C - Robert Cowan (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Clint Conkling is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:16 | Knox | Maurice Baxter's fadeaway is rejected by Erik Campbell | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | James Hillman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | James Hillman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:47 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap is fouled on the floor by Stanley Bain - foul #1 on Stanley Bain, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (PG), Dana Rogers (C) James Hillman, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), David Young (SG), Kevin Kiel (SF), Oscar Burris (C) Gary Bryce, Joel McDonald, Thomas Dunlap, Robert Cowan | |
| 14:37 | Knox | David Truett misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Charles Wells - foul #1 on Charles Wells, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Homer Scott (SF) Stanley Bain | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 14:37 | Knox | David Truett makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | Knox | David Truett makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Erik Campbell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Knox | David Young knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Homer Scott - foul #1 on Homer Scott, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Glen Chapple, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Delmonte (C) Maurice Baxter | |
| 13:59 | Knox | David Young makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Homer Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | Knox | Kevin Kiel misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Wells - foul #2 on Charles Wells, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Homer Scott, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG), Thomas Dunlap (SF), Robert Cowan (C) David Truett, Oscar Burris, Charles Delmonte | |
| 13:18 | Knox | Kevin Kiel misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | Knox | Kevin Kiel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Bracken | 16-13 |
| 12:54 | Knox | Clint Conkling takes the ball from Thomas Dunlap | 16-13 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-13 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it back up and in | 18-13 |
| 12:15 | Knox | Robert Cowan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 18-13 |
| 12:13 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cowan | 18-13 |
| 12:07 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Clint Conkling knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Bain | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clint Conkling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary Bryce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Kiel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cowan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Knox | Kevin Kiel can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Clint Conkling - foul #1 on Clint Conkling, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Chapple (SG), Dana Rogers (SF), Erik Campbell (PF) Clint Conkling, Stanley Bain, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Knox | Joel McDonald (SG), Maurice Baxter (PF), Oscar Burris (C) Gary Bryce, David Young, Robert Cowan | |
| 11:49 | Knox | Kevin Kiel misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:49 | Knox | Kevin Kiel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:49 | Knox | Kevin Kiel makes the 3rd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Dana Rogers can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 11:26 | Knox | Joel McDonald snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 11:20 | Knox | Maurice Baxter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Erik Campbell - foul #1 on Erik Campbell, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Homer Scott (SF) Lawrence Hawkins, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG) Kevin Kiel | |
| 11:20 | Knox | Maurice Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:20 | Knox | Maurice Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Glen Chapple misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 20-16 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Erik Campbell tips it in | 22-16 |
| 10:56 | Knox | Joel McDonald misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 10:55 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap misses the tip | 22-16 |
| 10:53 | Knox | Maurice Baxter tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hillman | 22-16 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Glen Chapple misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 10:45 | Knox | Maurice Baxter grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 10:41 | Knox | David Truett banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Dunlap | 22-18 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Erik Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 22-18 |
| 10:17 | Knox | Oscar Burris grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 10:02 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap's pass is intercepted by Erik Campbell | 22-18 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Glen Chapple knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Erik Campbell | 24-18 |
| 09:20 | Knox | Maurice Baxter misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dana Rogers - foul #1 on Dana Rogers, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Clint Conkling (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) James Hillman, Glen Chapple, Homer Scott, Erik Campbell, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG), David Young (SF), Robert Cowan (C) Joel McDonald, Thomas Dunlap, Oscar Burris | |
| 09:20 | Knox | Maurice Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:20 | Knox | Maurice Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clint Conkling | 27-20 |
| 08:50 | Knox | Lawrence Hawkins steals it from Maurice Baxter | 27-20 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Clint Conkling misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Cowan - foul #1 on Robert Cowan, team foul #3 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Kiel (SF), Charles Delmonte (PF) David Truett, Maurice Baxter | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Clint Conkling makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Clint Conkling makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 08:16 | Knox | Gary Bryce's floater is tipped away by Jeff Bracken | 29-20 |
| 08:15 | Knox | Charles Delmonte misses the tip | 29-20 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Charles Delmonte is called for the reach on Dwayne Hayes - foul #1 on Charles Delmonte, team foul #4 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Chapple (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) Clint Conkling, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Knox | Joel McDonald (SG) Kevin Kiel | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary Bryce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel McDonald (fresh) SF - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Delmonte (fresh) C - Robert Cowan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Erik Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 07:25 | Knox | Gary Bryce is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hawkins - foul #2 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG) Lawrence Hawkins | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 07:25 | Knox | Gary Bryce makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 07:25 | Knox | Gary Bryce makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Cowan - foul #2 on Robert Cowan, team foul #5 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SF) Stanley Bain | |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), Thomas Dunlap (SF), Oscar Burris (PF) Gary Bryce, David Young, Robert Cowan | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:45 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | James Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Thomas Dunlap blocks the jumper by James Hillman | 30-22 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Clint Conkling misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-22 |
| 06:07 | Knox | Charles Delmonte pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:00 | Knox | Clint Conkling picks off the pass by Charles Delmonte | 30-22 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Clint Conkling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-22 |
| 05:34 | Knox | Oscar Burris snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 05:10 | Knox | Joel McDonald connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Clint Conkling connects on the runner from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 04:36 | Knox | Joel McDonald connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Clint Conkling and he's fouled by Joel McDonald - foul #1 on Joel McDonald, team foul #6 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Homer Scott (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) James Hillman, Glen Chapple, Clint Conkling, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG), David Young (SG), Kevin Kiel (SF), Maurice Baxter (PF), Adam McCullom (C) David Truett, Joel McDonald, Thomas Dunlap, Oscar Burris, Charles Delmonte | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the free throw | 34-27 |
| 04:30 | Knox | Maurice Baxter pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 04:12 | Knox | Adam McCullom misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dwayne Hayes - foul #1 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (C) Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 04:12 | Knox | Adam McCullom misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 04:12 | Knox | Adam McCullom makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 03:54 | Knox | Maurice Baxter grabs the board | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Figarsky (fresh) SG - Homer Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) C - Dana Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary Bryce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Kiel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam McCullom (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:48 | Knox | Kevin Kiel is hacked by Stanley Bain - foul #2 on Stanley Bain, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Charles Wells (SG) Robert Figarsky, Homer Scott | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Cowan (C) Adam McCullom | |
| 03:48 | Knox | Kevin Kiel makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:48 | Knox | Kevin Kiel misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Charles Wells hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Kevin Kiel - foul #2 on Kevin Kiel, team foul #7 | 36-29 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Charles Wells makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 03:07 | Knox | Maurice Baxter is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Hayes - foul #2 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #12 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SG) Charles Wells | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 03:07 | Knox | Maurice Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:07 | Knox | Maurice Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Clint Conkling can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 37-31 |
| 02:47 | Knox | Robert Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:43 | Knox | Kevin Kiel clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Clint Conkling grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Maurice Baxter takes the ball from Dwayne Hayes | 37-31 |
| 02:08 | Knox | David Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 02:00 | Knox | Maurice Baxter snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 01:55 | Knox | Gary Bryce travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Chapple (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) Stanley Bain, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), Joel McDonald (SG), Thomas Dunlap (SF), Oscar Burris (PF) Gary Bryce, David Young, Kevin Kiel, Maurice Baxter | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Thomas Dunlap steals it from Dana Rogers | 37-31 |
| 01:38 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap hits the finger roll | 37-33 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Robert Cowan steals the ball from Glen Chapple | 37-33 |
| 00:55 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Clint Conkling clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Dana Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dunlap - foul #1 on Thomas Dunlap, team foul #8 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (PG), Homer Scott (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Clint Conkling, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | Knox | David Young (SG), Maurice Baxter (PF), Charles Delmonte (C) Joel McDonald, Oscar Burris, Robert Cowan | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:15 | Knox | David Truett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Wells - foul #3 on Charles Wells, team foul #13 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Stanley Bain (SF) Charles Wells, Homer Scott | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:15 | Knox | David Truett makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:15 | Knox | David Truett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Stanley Bain blows the layup but the foul's on David Young - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #9 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Homer Scott (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Glen Chapple, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG) David Truett | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 41-35 |