| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Phillip Colin (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Ozment (fresh) SF - Todd Alpert (fresh) PF - Herbert Amador (fresh) C - Donald Reding (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon 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) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Richard Klemm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Knox | Donald Reding lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Michael Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Flowers | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Knox | Todd Alpert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Michael Davis knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Flowers | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Knox | Donald Reding comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kelly Gil - foul #1 on Kelly Gil, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Knox | Donald Reding makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | Knox | Donald Reding makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Michael Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Knox | Todd Alpert hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Colin | 4-7 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Herbert Amador gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:30 | Knox | Herbert Amador comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | Knox | Todd Alpert grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | Knox | Phillip Colin buries a shot near the basket set up by Todd Alpert and he's fouled by Jeremy Flowers - foul #1 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Davis (C) Donald Reding | |
| 17:17 | Knox | Phillip Colin makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Gilliard | 6-10 |
| 16:50 | Knox | Herbert Amador misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Michael Stone gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Michael Stone hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Bookman | 8-10 |
| 16:33 | Knox | Todd Alpert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Michael Stone snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 8-10 |
| 16:26 | Knox | Todd Alpert gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Herbert Amador loses the dribble to Cody Hood | 8-10 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Christopher Gilliard | 10-10 |
| 15:47 | Knox | Thomas Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Stone - foul #1 on Michael Stone, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Christopher Gilliard, Jeff Bookman, Steven Merchant, Michael Stone, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathon Allen (PG), Nathaniel Boudreaux (SG), Michael Enger (SF), Donald Reding (C) Phillip Colin, Jeffrey Ozment, Todd Alpert, Herbert Amador | |
| 15:47 | Knox | Thomas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:47 | Knox | Thomas Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Jonathon Allen (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Boudreaux (fresh) SF - Michael Enger (fresh) PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) C - Donald Reding (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Jonathon Allen picks off the pass by Kelly Gil | 10-10 |
| 15:33 | Knox | Jonathon Allen can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 10-10 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Richard Klemm buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Flowers | 13-10 |
| 15:02 | Knox | Jonathon Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 15:00 | Knox | Thomas Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:47 | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Richard Klemm snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Richard Klemm can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 13-10 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers tips it home | 15-10 |
| 14:32 | Knox | Jonathon Allen knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Boudreaux | 15-12 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Richard Klemm loses the dribble to Jonathon Allen | 15-12 |
| 14:22 | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux throws it down on a nice dish by Jonathon Allen | 15-14 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 15-14 |
| 14:04 | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:58 | Knox | Jonathon Allen is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (PF), Cody Hood (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Knox | Phillip Colin (PG), Todd Alpert (SF), Herbert Amador (PF) Nathaniel Boudreaux, Michael Enger, Thomas Davis | |
| 13:50 | Knox | Phillip Colin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 13:48 | Knox | Herbert Amador can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 13:47 | Knox | Phillip Colin pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:31 | Knox | Phillip Colin hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Alpert | 15-16 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Steven Merchant hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Gilliard | 17-16 |
| 13:05 | Knox | Jonathon Allen double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffrey Ozment (SG) Jonathon Allen | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Steven Merchant knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Jeff Bookman | 19-16 |
| 12:32 | Knox | Phillip Colin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Amador | 19-18 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Phillip Colin is called for the reach on Jeff Bookman - foul #1 on Phillip Colin, team foul #1 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Richard Klemm (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Delmer Hammon (C) Christopher Gilliard, Steven Merchant, Michael Stone, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Brock (PG), James Glenn (SF), Michael Enger (PF), Nathaniel Boudreaux (C) Phillip Colin, Todd Alpert, Herbert Amador, Donald Reding | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ozment - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ozment, team foul #2 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (SG) Jeff Bookman | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Davis (C) Robert Brock | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 12:02 | Knox | Michael Enger grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 11:52 | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon clanks a shot from the right block | 20-18 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Finn (fresh) SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Nathaniel Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ozment (fresh) SF - James Glenn (fresh) PF - Michael Enger (fresh) C - Thomas Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Gary Finn buries a fadeaway from the right side | 22-18 |
| 11:23 | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Glenn | 22-20 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Richard Klemm misses the shot from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon misses the tip | 22-20 |
| 11:05 | Knox | Michael Enger grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 11:00 | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Enger | 22-23 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon tips it home | 24-23 |
| 10:37 | Knox | Jeffrey Ozment scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Boudreaux | 24-26 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Jeffrey Ozment - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ozment, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Michael Stone (C) Jeremy Flowers, Gary Finn, Richard Klemm, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Knox | Phillip Colin (PG), Jonathon Allen (SG), Todd Alpert (SF), Herbert Amador (PF), Donald Reding (C) Nathaniel Boudreaux, Jeffrey Ozment, James Glenn, Michael Enger, Thomas Davis | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 26-26 |
| 10:05 | Knox | Todd Alpert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Steven Merchant grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Michael Stone hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 09:32 | Knox | Phillip Colin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 09:30 | Knox | Donald Reding tips it in | 28-28 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Steven Merchant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 09:17 | Knox | Donald Reding pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 09:12 | Knox | Phillip Colin makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathon Allen and he's fouled by Michael Stone - foul #2 on Michael Stone, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Patterson (SF), Cody Hood (C) Michael Davis, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 09:12 | Knox | Phillip Colin makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Steven Merchant scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 08:44 | Knox | Phillip Colin clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Cody Hood - foul #1 on Cody Hood, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Richard Klemm (SF) Christopher Gilliard, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Enger (PF), Thomas Davis (C) Herbert Amador, Donald Reding | |
| 08:44 | Knox | Phillip Colin makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 08:44 | Knox | Phillip Colin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Richard Klemm is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bookman (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Kelly Gil, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux (SF) Todd Alpert | |
| 07:57 | Knox | Phillip Colin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Klemm - foul #1 on Richard Klemm, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cody Hood (PF) Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Knox | James Glenn (SF) Jonathon Allen | |
| 07:57 | Knox | Phillip Colin makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Phillip Colin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Cody Hood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Enger - foul #1 on Michael Enger, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Brock (PG), Herbert Amador (PF) Phillip Colin, Michael Enger | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Cody Hood makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Cody Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeremy Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Klemm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody Hood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Brock (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Boudreaux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Glenn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herbert Amador (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Knox | Herbert Amador steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Jeremy Flowers, Richard Klemm, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Reding (C) Thomas Davis | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Delmer Hammon | 33-35 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman is hacked by Nathaniel Boudreaux - foul #1 on Nathaniel Boudreaux, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Steven Merchant (SF), Cody Hood (C) Jeff Bookman, Daniel Patterson, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Knox | Todd Alpert (SF) Robert Brock | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Michael Davis blows the dunk but he's fouled by Donald Reding - foul #1 on Donald Reding, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathon Allen (PG), Michael Enger (PF) Nathaniel Boudreaux, Herbert Amador | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Michael Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 06:36 | Knox | Michael Enger pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 06:16 | Knox | Cody Hood is called for the reach on Todd Alpert - foul #2 on Cody Hood, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG), Richard Klemm (SF) Christopher Gilliard, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Knox | Phillip Colin (PG), Thomas Davis (C) James Glenn, Donald Reding | |
| 06:16 | Knox | Todd Alpert makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 06:16 | Knox | Todd Alpert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jonathon Allen is called for the reach on Richard Klemm - foul #1 on Jonathon Allen, team foul #7 | 33-37 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Richard Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 05:36 | Knox | Todd Alpert misses the lay-in | 35-37 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Kelly Gil pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Kelly Gil's pass is intercepted by Todd Alpert | 35-37 |
| 05:16 | Knox | Michael Enger loses the dribble to Steven Merchant | 35-37 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 04:48 | Knox | Jeremy Flowers picks off the pass by Phillip Colin | 38-37 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers misses the dunk attempt | 38-37 |
| 04:43 | Knox | Michael Enger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 04:38 | Knox | Phillip Colin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Steven Merchant grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Todd Alpert picks off the pass by Kelly Gil | 38-37 |
| 04:18 | Knox | Jonathon Allen comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #9 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Daniel Patterson (SF), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Knox | Nathaniel Boudreaux (SG), James Glenn (SF), Herbert Amador (PF), Donald Reding (C) Phillip Colin, Todd Alpert, Michael Enger, Thomas Davis | |
| 04:18 | Knox | Jonathon Allen misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 04:18 | Knox | Jonathon Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Delmer Hammon's pass is intercepted by Herbert Amador | 38-37 |
| 03:52 | Knox | James Glenn misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Delmer Hammon | 38-37 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Jeff Bookman double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stone (PF) Steven Merchant | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffrey Ozment (SG) Jonathon Allen | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gilliard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Bookman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Patterson (fresh) PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Delmer Hammon (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Nathaniel Boudreaux (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Ozment (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Glenn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herbert Amador (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Knox | Donald Reding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Christopher Gilliard | 40-37 |
| 02:49 | Knox | Herbert Amador misses the driving attempt from the left block | 40-37 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stone | 40-37 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Glenn - foul #1 on James Glenn, team foul #8 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers (PG) Christopher Gilliard | |
| Subs | Knox | Phillip Colin (PG), Todd Alpert (SF), Thomas Davis (C) James Glenn, Herbert Amador, Donald Reding | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Daniel Patterson makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 02:11 | Knox | Todd Alpert is fouled on the floor by Delmer Hammon - foul #1 on Delmer Hammon, team foul #10 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Finn (SG), Richard Klemm (SF), Cody Hood (C) Jeff Bookman, Daniel Patterson, Delmer Hammon | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Enger (PF) Nathaniel Boudreaux | |
| 02:11 | Knox | Todd Alpert makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 02:11 | Knox | Todd Alpert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Michael Stone misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-39 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Cody Hood hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 01:40 | Knox | Jeffrey Ozment drills a runner from close range set up by Todd Alpert | 45-41 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Flowers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Flowers, team foul #11 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Michael Davis (PF) Gary Finn, Cody Hood | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 01:18 | Knox | Todd Alpert misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kelly Gil - foul #2 on Kelly Gil, team foul #12 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Merchant (C) Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathon Allen (SG) Jeffrey Ozment | |
| 01:18 | Knox | Todd Alpert makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 01:18 | Knox | Todd Alpert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Michael Davis can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 45-43 |
| 00:51 | Knox | Michael Enger snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 00:44 | Knox | Todd Alpert misses the easy layup | 45-43 |
| 00:42 | Knox | Phillip Colin grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 00:22 | Knox | Thomas Davis makes the fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Davis is hacked by Phillip Colin - foul #2 on Phillip Colin, team foul #9 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gilliard (PG), Jeff Bookman (SG), Delmer Hammon (C) Jeremy Flowers, Kelly Gil, Richard Klemm | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffrey Ozment (SG), Nathaniel Boudreaux (SF), Herbert Amador (PF), Donald Reding (C) Phillip Colin, Todd Alpert, Michael Enger, Thomas Davis | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Jonathon Allen misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-45 |