| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary Bryce (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joel McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Maurice Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Cowan (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap can't throw it down but he's hacked by Glen Chapple - foul #1 on Glen Chapple, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 19:41 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:41 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Maurice Baxter is called for the reach on Glen Chapple - foul #3 on Maurice Baxter, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Knox | Oscar Burris (PF) Maurice Baxter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is hacked by Robert Cowan - foul #2 on Robert Cowan, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | The jump hook by Stanley Bain is blocked by Robert Cowan | 38-41 |
| 18:55 | Knox | Robert Cowan grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:51 | Knox | Joel McDonald misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:50 | Knox | Oscar Burris can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Glen Chapple snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Glen Chapple is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| 18:21 | Knox | Robert Cowan banks in the layup | 40-41 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Stanley Bain drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Erik Campbell and he's fouled by Thomas Dunlap - foul #2 on Thomas Dunlap, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:39 | Knox | Gary Bryce misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Bain - foul #1 on Stanley Bain, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Delmonte (C) Robert Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SF) Stanley Bain | |
| 17:39 | Knox | Gary Bryce misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:39 | Knox | Gary Bryce makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Clint Conkling is hacked by Thomas Dunlap - foul #3 on Thomas Dunlap, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), David Young (SF) Gary Bryce, Thomas Dunlap | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (PG), Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Glen Chapple, Jeff Bracken | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Clint Conkling is fouled on the floor by David Truett - foul #1 on David Truett, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Kiel (SF) Joel McDonald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Homer Scott (SF) Erik Campbell | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Dana Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 16:59 | Knox | David Truett grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 16:45 | Knox | Kevin Kiel misses the jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 16:43 | Knox | David Truett grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:27 | Knox | Charles Delmonte connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Kevin Kiel and he's fouled by Dwayne Hayes - foul #1 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Cowan (C) Oscar Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Glen Chapple (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Clint Conkling, Homer Scott, Dana Rogers | |
| 16:27 | Knox | Charles Delmonte misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins | 43-47 |
| 15:57 | Knox | Kevin Kiel misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 15:56 | Knox | Kevin Kiel tips it home | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - David Truett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Delmonte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Stanley Bain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 45-49 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Glen Chapple is called for the reach on Kevin Kiel - foul #2 on Glen Chapple, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG), Joel McDonald (SG), Thomas Dunlap (SF), Maurice Baxter (PF) David Truett, David Young, Kevin Kiel, Charles Delmonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Campbell (PF) Dwayne Hayes | |
| 15:24 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Bryce - foul #3 on Gary Bryce, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:19 | Knox | The rebound goes to Robert Cowan | 45-50 |
| 15:15 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap loses the ball out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Stanley Bain clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Maurice Baxter - foul #4 on Maurice Baxter, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Knox | David Young (PF), Oscar Burris (C) Maurice Baxter, Robert Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (PG), Dana Rogers (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Jeff Bracken | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:55 | Knox | The rebound goes to David Young | 45-50 |
| 14:53 | Knox | Gary Bryce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SF) Stanley Bain | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Clint Conkling is hacked by Gary Bryce - foul #4 on Gary Bryce, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG) Gary Bryce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Homer Scott (SF) Glen Chapple | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Clint Conkling makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Clint Conkling misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:38 | Knox | The rebound goes to Oscar Burris | 45-51 |
| 14:16 | Knox | David Truett makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel McDonald | 47-51 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Erik Campbell loses the dribble to Thomas Dunlap | 47-51 |
| 13:42 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap banks in the layup set up by Joel McDonald | 49-51 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 13:33 | Knox | David Young snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:27 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Homer Scott - foul #1 on Homer Scott, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Delmonte (PF), Robert Cowan (C) David Young, Oscar Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Glen Chapple (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Clint Conkling, Homer Scott, Dana Rogers | |
| 13:27 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Bain | 52-54 |
| 12:40 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeff Bracken - foul #3 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Kiel (SF) Thomas Dunlap | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (PF) Erik Campbell | |
| 12:40 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:40 | Knox | Robert Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Glen Chapple misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Chapple | 53-54 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Charles Delmonte misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dwayne Hayes - foul #2 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Knox | David Young (SG), Robert Freeman (SF), Oscar Burris (PF) David Truett, Joel McDonald, Robert Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:00 | Knox | Charles Delmonte makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Charles Delmonte makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Kevin Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) PF - Oscar Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Delmonte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the runner in the paint | 55-56 |
| 11:35 | Knox | Robert Freeman gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:30 | Knox | Glen Chapple steals the ball from David Young | 55-56 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Robert Freeman is fouled on the floor by Stanley Bain - foul #2 on Stanley Bain, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), Robert Cowan (C) Kevin Kiel, Charles Delmonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (PG), Clint Conkling (SG), Dana Rogers (SF), Erik Campbell (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Glen Chapple, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| 10:42 | Knox | Robert Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Clint Conkling | 55-61 |
| 10:02 | Knox | Oscar Burris connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Charles Wells can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 09:42 | Knox | Oscar Burris grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 09:37 | Knox | Robert Cowan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Joel McDonald (SG), Thomas Dunlap (SF) David Young, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Homer Scott (SF) Dwayne Hayes | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Clint Conkling misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Dana Rogers hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 08:52 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Wells - foul #3 on Charles Wells, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Kiel (PG) David Truett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Glen Chapple (SG), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Homer Scott, Dana Rogers | |
| 08:52 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:52 | Knox | Robert Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Clint Conkling scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins | 59-65 |
| 08:36 | Knox | The short jumper by Kevin Kiel is denied by Jeff Bracken | 59-65 |
| 08:35 | Knox | Robert Cowan tips it but misses | 59-65 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Erik Campbell pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 08:26 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:21 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Bracken | 59-65 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Clint Conkling pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Glen Chapple is hacked by Oscar Burris - foul #2 on Oscar Burris, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Knox | David Young (PF), Charles Delmonte (C) Oscar Burris, Robert Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Clint Conkling | |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Glen Chapple makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Glen Chapple makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Joel McDonald misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Bain - foul #3 on Stanley Bain, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dana Rogers (PF) Erik Campbell | |
| 08:02 | Knox | Joel McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Joel McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | David Young steps in front of the Glen Chapple pass | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Kevin Kiel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Delmonte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Knox | Charles Delmonte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bryce (PG), Maurice Baxter (PF) Kevin Kiel, David Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses the tip | 61-67 |
| 07:35 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 07:31 | Knox | Charles Delmonte makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Joel McDonald | 63-67 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken can't tip it in | 63-67 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Dana Rogers tips it in | 63-69 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Stanley Bain lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 63-71 |
| 06:15 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-71 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Gary Bryce - foul #5 on Gary Bryce, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), David Young (SG), Kevin Kiel (SF), Robert Cowan (C) Gary Bryce, Joel McDonald, Thomas Dunlap, Charles Delmonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Glen Chapple, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 05:45 | Knox | David Young lays it in set up by Kevin Kiel and he's fouled by Dana Rogers - foul #2 on Dana Rogers, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (PG) Lawrence Hawkins | |
| 05:45 | Knox | David Young misses the free throw | 67-73 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Charles Wells misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 05:31 | Knox | The rebound goes to Robert Cowan | 67-73 |
| 05:27 | Knox | David Truett makes the runner from the right block set up by David Young | 69-73 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Clint Conkling clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Kevin Kiel grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 04:53 | Knox | David Truett scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Kiel | 71-73 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Dana Rogers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Campbell | 71-76 |
| 04:31 | Knox | Maurice Baxter is hacked by Erik Campbell - foul #3 on Erik Campbell, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Knox | Joel McDonald (SG), Thomas Dunlap (SF), Oscar Burris (C) David Young, Kevin Kiel, Robert Cowan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Chapple (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Jeff Bracken (C) Clint Conkling, Dana Rogers, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 04:31 | Knox | Maurice Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:31 | Knox | Maurice Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Charles Wells clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joel McDonald - foul #2 on Joel McDonald, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Delmonte (C) Maurice Baxter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Charles Wells makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Charles Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 04:03 | Knox | Joel McDonald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Erik Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Charles Wells hits the follow up shot | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - David Truett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dunlap (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Burris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Delmonte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glen Chapple (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Truett | 75-80 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Oscar Burris - foul #3 on Oscar Burris, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Kiel (PG), Robert Cowan (C) David Truett, Charles Delmonte | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Dwayne Hayes (PF) Charles Wells, Erik Campbell | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Knox | Kevin Kiel hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Dunlap and the foul's on Jeff Bracken - foul #4 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #13 | 77-82 |
| 03:13 | Knox | Kevin Kiel makes the free throw | 78-82 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-82 |
| 02:46 | Knox | Oscar Burris gets the rebound | 78-82 |
| 02:46 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | Knox | David Truett (PG), Maurice Baxter (PF) Kevin Kiel, Oscar Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Campbell (PF) Dwayne Hayes | |
| 02:30 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap lays it in on a nice dish by David Truett | 80-82 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Joel McDonald - foul #3 on Joel McDonald, team foul #13 | 80-82 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:58 | Knox | Glen Chapple takes the ball from Thomas Dunlap | 80-83 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Stanley Bain hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 80-86 |
| 01:29 | Knox | Robert Cowan is hacked by Jeff Bracken - foul #5 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #14 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (C) Jeff Bracken | |
| 01:29 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 01:29 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 80-86 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Stanley Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-86 |
| 00:58 | Knox | Robert Cowan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-86 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Stanley Bain pulls down the rebound | 80-86 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David Truett is called for the reach on Stanley Bain in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Truett, team foul #14 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Dana Rogers (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Glen Chapple, Erik Campbell | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Knox | David Truett is fouled on the floor by James Hillman - foul #1 on James Hillman, team foul #15 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Glen Chapple (SG), Erik Campbell (PF) James Hillman, Charles Wells, Dana Rogers | |
| 00:48 | Knox | David Truett misses the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:48 | Knox | David Truett makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stanley Bain is fouled in the backcourt by David Truett - foul #3 on David Truett, team foul #15 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Dana Rogers (PF) Lawrence Hawkins, Glen Chapple, Erik Campbell | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 1st free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:46 | Knox | Robert Cowan grabs the board | 81-89 |
| 00:40 | Knox | James Hillman steps in front of the Robert Cowan pass | 81-89 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Joel McDonald is called for the reach on Charles Wells in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel McDonald, team foul #16 | 81-89 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Charles Wells misses the 1st free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Charles Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:31 | Knox | Joel McDonald knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Dunlap | 84-90 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | David Truett is called for the reach on Dwayne Hayes in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Truett, team foul #17 | 84-90 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 84-92 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Robert Cowan is whistled for a carry | 84-92 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Joel McDonald is called for the reach on Dana Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joel McDonald, team foul #18 | 84-92 |
| Subs | Knox | David Young (SG) Joel McDonald | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Maurice Baxter clanks a jump hook from the left block | 84-94 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Thomas Dunlap snags the offensive board | 84-94 |
| 00:09 | Knox | David Truett clanks a jumper in the paint | 84-94 |
| 00:07 | Knox | David Truett gets the offensive rebound | 84-94 |
| 00:03 | Knox | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Dunlap is blocked by Dana Rogers | 84-94 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 84-94 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes runs out the clock | 84-94 |