| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Tripp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Grant (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Harper (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alexander Murphy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Louis Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gary Grant inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 19:34 | Knox | Louis Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 19:29 | Knox | Eric Fairchild comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 19:27 | Knox | Alexander Murphy tips it home | 30-43 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Grant | 32-43 |
| 18:46 | Knox | William Tripp steals the ball from Alexander Murphy | 32-43 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Gary Grant buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Kirschner | 35-43 |
| 18:20 | Knox | Louis Smith's floater is tipped away by Michael Robidoux | 35-43 |
| 18:18 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Murphy | 35-43 |
| 18:02 | Knox | John Cloud is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Cloud, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Overton (PF) Alexander Murphy | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Christopher Fried blows the layup but he's hacked by Eric Fairchild - foul #3 on Eric Fairchild, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Noel Brown (PG), Ernest Knight (C) Eric Fairchild, Louis Smith | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:26 | Knox | The short jumper by Gary Harper is denied by Michael Robidoux | 37-43 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 17:17 | Knox | Kevin Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:12 | Knox | John Cloud misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | Knox | Kevin Overton snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:58 | Knox | Kevin Overton hits the finger roll | 37-45 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Cloud - foul #3 on John Cloud, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Knox | Kenneth Chase (SG), Michael Gatti (C) John Cloud, Gary Harper | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:34 | Knox | Kevin Overton misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Fried - foul #2 on Christopher Fried, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (PG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Brent McClallen (PF) Gary Kirschner, Gary Grant, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Knox | Alexander Murphy (PF) Michael Gatti | |
| 16:34 | Knox | Kevin Overton makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:34 | Knox | Kevin Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Brent McClallen buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Durbin | 41-47 |
| 16:09 | Knox | Noel Brown scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-49 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Kevin Watson drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Kevin Overton - foul #1 on Kevin Overton, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG), John Cloud (SG), Louis Smith (C) Noel Brown, Kenneth Chase, Kevin Overton | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Kevin Watson misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:52 | Knox | Ernest Knight grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tripp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) PF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Knox | Ernest Knight misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Brent McClallen - foul #2 on Brent McClallen, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:43 | Knox | Ernest Knight makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:43 | Knox | Ernest Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | William Tripp is hacked by Ernest Knight - foul #2 on Ernest Knight, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (PG), Gary Grant (SG) Anthony Durbin, William Tripp | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Hill (SF) Ernest Knight | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Gary Grant is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Grant, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Harper (SF), Michael Gatti (PF) Anthony Hill, Alexander Murphy | |
| 14:56 | Knox | Gary Harper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Gary Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Smith - foul #1 on Louis Smith, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Kevin Overton (PF) Michael Gatti | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:32 | Knox | Gary Grant takes the ball from Louis Smith | 44-51 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Gary Grant lays it in | 46-51 |
| 14:23 | Knox | Gary Harper misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 14:22 | Knox | Kevin Overton misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 14:20 | Knox | Gary Harper gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 13:56 | Knox | John Cloud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (SG), Kevin Watson (C) Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Knox | Noel Brown (SG), Ernest Knight (C) John Cloud, Louis Smith | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 13:44 | Knox | Ernest Knight grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 13:40 | Knox | Noel Brown is fouled on the floor by William Tripp - foul #1 on William Tripp, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Alexander Murphy (PF) Gary Harper | |
| 13:32 | Knox | Alexander Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (PG), Christopher Fried (PF) Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Gary Grant knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Fried | 49-51 |
| 13:05 | Knox | Ernest Knight comes up short on the runner from the left block | 49-51 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Gary Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Durbin | 49-51 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Gary Grant clanks a jumper in the paint | 49-51 |
| 12:19 | Knox | Kevin Overton gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:14 | Knox | Ernest Knight misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Grant - foul #3 on Gary Grant, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (PG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Brent McClallen (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Anthony Durbin, Gary Grant, Christopher Fried, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Knox | John Cloud (SG), Gary Harper (SF), Louis Smith (C) Eric Fairchild, Alexander Murphy, Kevin Overton | |
| 12:14 | Knox | Ernest Knight makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:14 | Knox | Ernest Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | William Tripp connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Thomas | 52-52 |
| 11:46 | Knox | Louis Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Kirschner | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Tripp (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Noel Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Harper (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 11:39 | Knox | Gary Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:35 | Knox | Noel Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Gatti (PF) Ernest Knight | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Hill (PG) Noel Brown | |
| 10:57 | Knox | John Cloud clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | William Tripp pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Brent McClallen buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Robidoux | 54-52 |
| 10:36 | Knox | Michael Gatti drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Brent McClallen hits a runner from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 10:02 | Knox | Gary Harper loses the dribble to William Tripp | 56-54 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux is hacked by Anthony Hill - foul #1 on Anthony Hill, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (PG), Gary Grant (SF), Christopher Fried (PF) Gary Kirschner, Herbert Thomas, Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG), Ernest Knight (SF), Alexander Murphy (PF), Kevin Overton (C) Anthony Hill, Gary Harper, Michael Gatti, Louis Smith | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:39 | Knox | Kevin Overton grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 09:16 | Knox | Eric Fairchild makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Knox | Noel Brown (SG) John Cloud | |
| 08:49 | Knox | Alexander Murphy makes the floater from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Gary Grant drills a 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 08:09 | Knox | Ernest Knight can't finish the layup | 59-59 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (PG), Brent McClallen (SF) Anthony Durbin, William Tripp | |
| Subs | Knox | John Cloud (SG), Anthony Hill (SF), Michael Gatti (C) Noel Brown, Ernest Knight, Alexander Murphy | |
| 07:28 | Knox | Eric Fairchild hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-59 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Kevin Watson grabs the board | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Grant (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gatti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Gary Grant loses the dribble to Michael Gatti | 59-59 |
| 07:01 | Knox | Anthony Hill is hacked by Christopher Fried - foul #3 on Christopher Fried, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Robidoux (C) Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Knox | Noel Brown (PG), Gary Harper (SF), Louis Smith (C) Eric Fairchild, Anthony Hill, Kevin Overton | |
| 06:52 | Knox | Louis Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 06:44 | Knox | The rebound goes to Louis Smith | 59-59 |
| 06:37 | Knox | Gary Grant is called for the reach on Noel Brown - foul #4 on Gary Grant, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF) Gary Grant, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:37 | Knox | Noel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:37 | Knox | Noel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Harper - foul #3 on Gary Harper, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Alexander Murphy (PF) Michael Gatti | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:12 | Knox | John Cloud drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Brent McClallen is fouled on the floor by Gary Harper - foul #4 on Gary Harper, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:46 | Knox | Louis Smith is whistled for traveling | 63-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (SG), Gary Grant (SF), Christopher Fried (PF) Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG) John Cloud | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | William Tripp can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-63 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | William Tripp makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Kirschner | 66-63 |
| 04:56 | Knox | Eric Fairchild misses short on a floater from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 66-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Gary Grant buries a jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 04:41 | Knox | Gary Harper misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | William Tripp loses the dribble to Alexander Murphy | 68-63 |
| 04:21 | Knox | William Tripp steps in front of the Noel Brown pass | 68-63 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:00 | Knox | Gary Harper pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:50 | Knox | Louis Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-63 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Gary Grant snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Gary Grant is fouled on the floor by Gary Harper - foul #5 on Gary Harper, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (PG), Brent McClallen (PF), Kevin Watson (C) Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Hill (PG), John Cloud (SG), Ernest Knight (SF), Kevin Overton (PF), Michael Gatti (C) Eric Fairchild, Noel Brown, Gary Harper, Alexander Murphy, Louis Smith | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:15 | Knox | John Cloud misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Tripp - foul #2 on William Tripp, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Thomas (SF) Gary Grant | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 03:15 | Knox | John Cloud makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:15 | Knox | John Cloud misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Kevin Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tripp (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 13 pts. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Anthony Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cloud (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Gatti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Kevin Watson lays it in on a great pass from Herbert Thomas | 71-64 |
| 02:50 | Knox | John Cloud is hacked by William Tripp - foul #3 on William Tripp, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Fried (PF) Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:50 | Knox | John Cloud misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | William Tripp misses short on a shot from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Kevin Watson tips it home | 73-64 |
| 02:22 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (PG), Gary Grant (SF), Michael Robidoux (C) Anthony Durbin, Brent McClallen, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Fairchild (PG), Alexander Murphy (PF), Louis Smith (C) Anthony Hill, Kevin Overton, Michael Gatti | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Knox | Louis Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Fried - foul #4 on Christopher Fried, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| 02:03 | Knox | Louis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:03 | Knox | Louis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | William Tripp knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Grant | 76-64 |
| 01:25 | Knox | Louis Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Fairchild | 76-67 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | William Tripp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 01:08 | Knox | Louis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 01:03 | Knox | John Cloud can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-67 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Ernest Knight hits the follow up shot | 76-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux is fouled on the floor by Ernest Knight - foul #3 on Ernest Knight, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (PF) Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:56 | Knox | Louis Smith snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Knox | Eric Fairchild misses short on a 3 from straight away | 77-69 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux is fouled in the backcourt by John Cloud - foul #4 on John Cloud, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:40 | Knox | Ernest Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner grabs the defensive rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | William Tripp hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gary Grant | 81-69 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Brent McClallen takes the ball from Alexander Murphy | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner runs out the clock | 81-69 |