| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Cowles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Robitaille (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Enloe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dougan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Red (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Knox | Walter Howlett blocks the short jumper by Donald Robitaille | 37-33 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dougan | 37-33 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lucas Burns and the foul's on Gerald Ramsey - foul #2 on Gerald Ramsey, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Roper (PG), Ralph Strait (SG), Robert Wiesneski (PF) James Cowles, Gregory Smith, Donald Robitaille | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:19 | Knox | Ralph Strait banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Lucas Burns double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG), Gregory Smith (SG) Vernon Roper, Ralph Strait | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:48 | Knox | Jeffrey Enloe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Smith | 41-36 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | David Lewis drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dave Red | 41-38 |
| 18:18 | Knox | David Lewis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Enloe - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Knox | Greg Cochran (SF), Donald Robitaille (PF) Gerald Ramsey, Robert Wiesneski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:08 | Knox | Donald Robitaille drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Dave Red throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Knox | Ralph Strait (SG), Gerald Ramsey (SF) James Cowles, Greg Cochran | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:33 | Knox | Lucas Burns steals it from Jeffrey Enloe | 43-38 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Lucas Burns clanks a jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 17:12 | Knox | Ralph Strait grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:59 | Knox | Dave Red steals it from Donald Robitaille | 43-38 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Walter Howlett is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter Howlett, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG), Greg Cochran (SF), Robert Wiesneski (PF) Gregory Smith, Gerald Ramsey, Donald Robitaille | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), James Smith (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Kenton Cajigas (C) David Lewis, Jeffrey Dougan, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| 16:20 | Knox | James Cowles loses the dribble to James Smith | 43-38 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Greg Cochran steals the ball from Willy Jackson | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Cowles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Strait (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Wiesneski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Enloe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenton Cajigas (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Knox | James Cowles knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Robert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | James Cowles picks off the pass by Kenton Cajigas | 45-38 |
| 14:57 | Knox | Jeffrey Enloe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Roper (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Gerald Ramsey (SF), Donald Robitaille (PF) James Cowles, Ralph Strait, Greg Cochran, Robert Wiesneski | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, James Smith, Kenton Cajigas | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 14:40 | Knox | The rebound goes to Gregory Smith | 45-38 |
| 14:19 | Knox | Gregory Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dougan | 45-38 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dougan | 45-40 |
| 13:53 | Knox | Donald Robitaille comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG) Vernon Roper | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 13:53 | Knox | Donald Robitaille makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:53 | Knox | Donald Robitaille makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Lucas Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | Knox | Donald Robitaille grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 13:13 | Knox | Donald Robitaille misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Dave Red tips it home | 47-42 |
| 12:44 | Knox | Gregory Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Roper (PG) James Cowles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (SG), James Smith (SF), Kenton Cajigas (C) Jeffrey Dougan, Walter Howlett, Dave Red | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Vernon Roper is called for the reach on Kenton Cajigas - foul #1 on Vernon Roper, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG) Vernon Roper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Lucas Burns is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Roper (PG), Greg Cochran (SF) James Cowles, Gerald Ramsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) James Smith | |
| 11:54 | Knox | Donald Robitaille misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Lucas Burns gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vernon Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Robitaille (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Enloe (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenton Cajigas (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Burns | 47-42 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Lucas Burns hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 11:01 | Knox | Jeffrey Enloe is hacked by Kenton Cajigas - foul #2 on Kenton Cajigas, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG), Gerald Ramsey (SF), Robert Wiesneski (PF) Vernon Roper, Greg Cochran, Donald Robitaille | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) David Lewis, Robert Davis, Lucas Burns | |
| 10:49 | Knox | Harvey Englert is called for the reach on Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Harvey Englert, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 10:36 | Knox | James Cowles's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Red | 47-44 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Walter Howlett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Englert | 47-47 |
| 10:14 | Knox | Gregory Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Enloe | 50-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Dave Red misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Kenton Cajigas hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 09:52 | Knox | Walter Howlett steals the ball from James Cowles | 50-49 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Harvey Englert loses the dribble to Jeffrey Enloe | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | Knox | Gregory Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Dougan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dougan, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Robitaille (PF) Robert Wiesneski | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Lucas Burns (PF) Harvey Englert, Kenton Cajigas | |
| 09:11 | Knox | Lucas Burns blocks the short jumper by Gerald Ramsey | 50-49 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Lucas Burns grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Gerald Ramsey blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Dougan | 50-49 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Dave Red hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 08:36 | Knox | James Cowles misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Dougan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Dougan, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Ralph Strait (SG), Greg Cochran (SF) Gregory Smith, Gerald Ramsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG), James Smith (SF), Robert Davis (C) Jeffrey Dougan, Walter Howlett, Dave Red | |
| 08:36 | Knox | James Cowles makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:36 | Knox | James Cowles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Willy Jackson hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Lewis | 52-53 |
| 08:14 | Knox | James Cowles knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Strait | 55-53 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Robert Davis's pass is intercepted by Donald Robitaille | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Knox | Jeffrey Enloe knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by James Cowles | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Cowles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Strait (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Robitaille (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Enloe (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | James Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 57-53 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Lucas Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Davis is blocked by Jeffrey Enloe | 57-53 |
| 07:24 | Knox | The rebound goes to Greg Cochran | 57-53 |
| 07:11 | Knox | Ralph Strait misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Robert Davis grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | James Cowles takes the ball from David Lewis in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Donald Robitaille connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Willy Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 06:18 | Knox | David Lewis takes the ball from Greg Cochran | 59-56 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | David Lewis slams it home | 59-58 |
| 05:58 | Knox | Donald Robitaille comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 59-58 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Roper (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Gerald Ramsey (SF), Robert Wiesneski (PF) James Cowles, Ralph Strait, Greg Cochran, Donald Robitaille | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) Willy Jackson, James Smith, Lucas Burns | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Dave Red blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Wiesneski - foul #2 on Robert Wiesneski, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:38 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Enloe | 59-59 |
| 05:22 | Knox | Jeffrey Enloe's floater is tipped away by Dave Red | 59-59 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Robert Davis drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Walter Howlett | 59-61 |
| 04:49 | Knox | Dave Red swats the short shot by Jeffrey Enloe | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | David Lewis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Howlett | 59-64 |
| 04:24 | Knox | Gregory Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Roper | 62-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 03:58 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:41 | Knox | Gregory Smith is fouled on the floor by Walter Howlett - foul #3 on Walter Howlett, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Ralph Strait (SG), Donald Robitaille (PF) Vernon Roper, Robert Wiesneski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Lucas Burns (PF) David Lewis, Robert Davis | |
| 03:41 | Knox | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:41 | Knox | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Strait (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Robitaille (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Enloe (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dougan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Dave Red (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Walter Howlett buries a runner near the basket set up by Jeffrey Dougan and the foul's on Donald Robitaille - foul #2 on Donald Robitaille, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG) Ralph Strait | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG), Kenton Cajigas (C) Jeffrey Dougan, Dave Red | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:04 | Knox | James Cowles is hacked by Kenton Cajigas - foul #3 on Kenton Cajigas, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Knox | David Hardwick (C) Jeffrey Enloe | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Smith (SF) Walter Howlett | |
| 03:04 | Knox | James Cowles makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:04 | Knox | James Cowles misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Lucas Burns snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Willy Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Kenton Cajigas gets the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Knox | Ralph Strait (SG), Jeffrey Enloe (C) James Cowles, David Hardwick | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Jeffrey Dougan (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, James Smith, Kenton Cajigas | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | David Lewis is fouled on the floor by Gerald Ramsey - foul #3 on Gerald Ramsey, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Knox | James Cowles (PG) Ralph Strait | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Gregory Smith steps in front of the Jeffrey Dougan pass | 65-67 |
| 01:55 | Knox | Gregory Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cowles | 68-67 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | James Cowles is called for the reach on David Lewis - foul #2 on James Cowles, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Lucas Burns's pass is intercepted by Gerald Ramsey | 68-67 |
| 01:14 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey banks in the layup and he's fouled by Walter Howlett - foul #4 on Walter Howlett, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 01:14 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Dave Red clanks a jump hook from the right block | 71-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 00:36 | Knox | Donald Robitaille snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Knox | Donald Robitaille is hacked by David Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:35 | Knox | Donald Robitaille makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:35 | Knox | Donald Robitaille misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lucas Burns | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Donald Robitaille grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Donald Robitaille is fouled in the backcourt by David Lewis - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Donald Robitaille makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Donald Robitaille makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 00:16 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey is hacked by David Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Lewis, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Knox | Ralph Strait (SG) James Cowles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Gerald Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dave Red misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Donald Robitaille pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Gregory Smith runs out the clock | 76-67 |