| Lineup | Knox | PG - Peter Kiser (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - James Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fresh) PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Thomas Harper can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-30 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Fraga | 44-30 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 19:16 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:57 | Knox | Peter Kiser connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Poole | 46-30 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon travels in the backcourt | 46-30 |
| Subs | Knox | Darryl Gammon (PG), Burt Gannaway (C) Peter Kiser, James Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (C) Melvin Hickmon, Thomas Harper | |
| 18:36 | Knox | Darryl Gammon loses the dribble to Dustin Fraga | 46-30 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga lays it up and in | 46-32 |
| 18:17 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Michael Wilson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:09 | Knox | John Poole grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 18:05 | Knox | Dustin Fraga picks off the pass by Darryl Gammon | 46-32 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga hits the finger roll | 46-34 |
| 17:43 | Knox | The jump hook by Alfredo Gallo is blocked by Mario Cotta | 46-34 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey John grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Poole steals the ball from Dustin Fraga in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 17:32 | Knox | Jeffrey John takes the ball from Darryl Gammon | 46-34 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey John lays it up and in | 46-36 |
| 17:06 | Knox | Joseph Jones misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mario Cotta - foul #2 on Mario Cotta, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Kiser (PG), Johnnie Schonberg (SF), Jared Pinedo (PF), James Fields (C) Darryl Gammon, John Poole, Alfredo Gallo, Burt Gannaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Michael Wilson, Vincent Rykaczewski, Mario Cotta | |
| 17:06 | Knox | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:06 | Knox | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | David Stokes drills a driving attempt from the left block | 48-38 |
| 16:22 | Knox | James Fields lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Kiser and he's fouled by David Stokes - foul #1 on David Stokes, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Knox | John Poole (SF) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Thomas Harper | |
| 16:22 | Knox | James Fields misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Tracy Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Tracy Morris can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 50-38 |
| 16:05 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jared Pinedo | 50-38 |
| 15:57 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Fields | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Peter Kiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Pinedo (fairly fresh) SF - John Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnnie Schonberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Fields (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald McVaigh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fairly fresh) PF - David Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tracy Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Tracy Morris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Knox | David Mason (PG), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Frank Black (C) Peter Kiser, Jared Pinedo, James Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Brandon Dejesus, David Stokes | |
| 15:35 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Mason and the foul's on Tracy Morris - foul #3 on Tracy Morris, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG) Gerald McVaigh | |
| 15:35 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Tracy Morris grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Tracy Morris's pass is intercepted by David Mason in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 15:30 | Knox | David Mason can't throw it down | 54-38 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski gets the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Knox | Darryl Gammon (SG) Johnnie Schonberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Tracy Morris | |
| 15:03 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo loses the dribble to Jeffrey John | 54-38 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Mario Cotta scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Dustin Fraga | 54-40 |
| 14:37 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Gammon | 56-40 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Kiser (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), James Fields (C) David Mason, Darryl Gammon, Frank Black | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Thomas Harper | |
| 14:17 | Knox | John Poole misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 14:16 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Kiser | 56-40 |
| 13:58 | Knox | John Poole comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-40 |
| 13:56 | Knox | John Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 13:47 | Knox | Joseph Jones misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 56-40 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Mario Cotta hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-40 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Mario Cotta grabs the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Mario Cotta hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 13:07 | Knox | Peter Kiser clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-43 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 12:58 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:53 | Knox | John Poole drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 58-43 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Knox | David Mason (PG), Darryl Gammon (SG), Jared Pinedo (SF), Johnnie Schonberg (PF), Burt Gannaway (C) Peter Kiser, Joseph Jones, John Poole, Alfredo Gallo, James Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF), David Stokes (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Gerald McVaigh, Michael Wilson, Vincent Rykaczewski, Mario Cotta | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 12:18 | Knox | David Mason is whistled for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG) Brandon Dejesus | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Fraga, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Jared Pinedo misses badly on a runner from close range | 58-45 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Hickmon | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - David Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Gammon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnnie Schonberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Pinedo (fresh) C - Burt Gannaway (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Melvin Hickmon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Harper (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey John misses the lay-in | 58-45 |
| 11:38 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 11:21 | Knox | Melvin Hickmon takes the ball from Johnnie Schonberg | 58-45 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Burt Gannaway is called for the reach on Dustin Fraga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Burt Gannaway, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Kiser (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), John Poole (SF), Frank Black (C) David Mason, Darryl Gammon, Jared Pinedo, Burt Gannaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Morris (C) Thomas Harper | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Peter Kiser steps in front of the David Stokes pass | 58-45 |
| 11:01 | Knox | Peter Kiser lays it up and in | 60-45 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey John clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 10:56 | Knox | The rebound goes to Frank Black | 60-45 |
| 10:51 | Knox | Joseph Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 10:50 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg gets the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 10:35 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey John - foul #2 on Jeffrey John, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Alfredo Gallo (PF) John Poole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski (PF) David Stokes | |
| 10:35 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:35 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey John clanks a shot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #3 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Knox | David Mason (PG), Darryl Gammon (SG), John Poole (SF), James Fields (C) Peter Kiser, Joseph Jones, Johnnie Schonberg, Frank Black | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Michael Wilson (SF), Thomas Harper (C) Dustin Fraga, Melvin Hickmon, Tracy Morris | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:05 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 09:58 | Knox | Alfredo Gallo is hacked by Gerald McVaigh - foul #2 on Gerald McVaigh, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| 09:49 | Knox | James Fields misses the dunk attempt | 61-46 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Michael Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 61-46 |
| 09:16 | Knox | John Poole pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 09:12 | Knox | John Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Jared Pinedo (SG), Burt Gannaway (C) Darryl Gammon, James Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SG), David Stokes (PF) Jeffrey John, Vincent Rykaczewski | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | David Stokes misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-46 |
| 08:53 | Knox | John Poole pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:46 | Knox | John Poole hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Pinedo | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | David Mason steps in front of the Michael Wilson pass in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 08:34 | Knox | Gerald McVaigh is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #3 on Gerald McVaigh, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Jones (SG), Johnnie Schonberg (SF), James Fields (C) Jared Pinedo, John Poole, Burt Gannaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Melvin Hickmon (SF) Gerald McVaigh, Michael Wilson | |
| 08:34 | Knox | David Mason misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | David Stokes snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Thomas Harper drills a jumper from the right block set up by Brandon Dejesus and he's fouled by James Fields - foul #1 on James Fields, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Kiser (PG) David Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey John (SG), Mario Cotta (PF) Brandon Dejesus, David Stokes | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Thomas Harper makes the free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:11 | Knox | Joseph Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Thomas Harper pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey John knocks in the floater from the right side | 63-51 |
| 07:45 | Knox | Peter Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Darryl Gammon (PG), John Poole (SF), Frank Black (C) Peter Kiser, Alfredo Gallo, James Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (SG), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Tracy Morris (C) Jeffrey John, Mario Cotta, Thomas Harper | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Darryl Gammon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Poole (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Johnnie Schonberg (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Black (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Gerald McVaigh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Hickmon (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Vincent Rykaczewski (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Tracy Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Tracy Morris drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Dustin Fraga | 63-53 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Black | 65-53 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Gammon - foul #3 on Darryl Gammon, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Knox | Jared Pinedo (SG), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Joseph Jones, Johnnie Schonberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus (SG), Michael Wilson (SF) Gerald McVaigh, Melvin Hickmon | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski travels with the ball | 65-53 |
| Subs | Knox | David Mason (PG), Burt Gannaway (C) Darryl Gammon, Frank Black | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF), Mario Cotta (C) Vincent Rykaczewski, Tracy Morris | |
| 06:39 | Knox | Jared Pinedo is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 06:39 | Knox | Jared Pinedo misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | David Stokes gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | David Stokes misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #4 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG) Dustin Fraga | |
| 06:26 | Illinois | David Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | David Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:26 | Knox | Burt Gannaway grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 06:22 | Knox | Jared Pinedo misses the jump hook from the baseline | 65-53 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Mario Cotta misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 06:04 | Knox | Burt Gannaway grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:58 | Knox | Mario Cotta swats the layup by Alfredo Gallo | 65-53 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mario Cotta | 65-53 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jared Pinedo - foul #2 on Jared Pinedo, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Knox | Darryl Gammon (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Johnnie Schonberg (PF), James Fields (C) David Mason, Jared Pinedo, Alfredo Gallo, Burt Gannaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF), Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Thomas Harper (C) Michael Wilson, David Stokes, Mario Cotta | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:29 | Knox | Gerald McVaigh steals it from Darryl Gammon | 65-55 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Brandon Dejesus lays it in set up by Gerald McVaigh | 65-57 |
| 05:03 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg buries a runner from the right block set up by Darryl Gammon | 67-57 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Thomas Harper clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 04:46 | Knox | James Fields gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Knox | John Poole misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Thomas Harper gets the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Thomas Harper misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon misses the tip | 67-57 |
| 04:11 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:11 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Kiser (PG), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Burt Gannaway (C) Darryl Gammon, John Poole, James Fields | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dustin Fraga (PG), Jeffrey John (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mario Cotta (PF), Tracy Morris (C) Gerald McVaigh, Brandon Dejesus, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| 03:50 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey John - foul #3 on Jeffrey John, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Jared Pinedo (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:50 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:50 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey John grabs the board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Michael Wilson loses the dribble to Peter Kiser | 68-57 |
| 03:20 | Knox | Peter Kiser lays it up and in | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Peter Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jared Pinedo (fairly fresh) SF - Johnnie Schonberg (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alfredo Gallo (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Burt Gannaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dustin Fraga (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jeffrey John (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Cotta (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tracy Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Jared Pinedo is called for the reach on Jeffrey John in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jared Pinedo, team foul #8 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Knox | John Poole (SF), Frank Black (C) Johnnie Schonberg, Burt Gannaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stokes (PF) Tracy Morris | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey John makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey John makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Jared Pinedo hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Kiser | 72-59 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Michael Wilson banks in the wide open layup set up by Dustin Fraga | 72-61 |
| 02:32 | Knox | Jared Pinedo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Knox | David Mason (PG), Darryl Gammon (SG), James Fields (SF) Peter Kiser, Jared Pinedo, John Poole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski (PF), Thomas Harper (C) David Stokes, Mario Cotta | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #5 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Knox | John Poole (SF), Burt Gannaway (C) Alfredo Gallo, Frank Black | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Hickmon (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:57 | Knox | Vincent Rykaczewski is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #1 on Vincent Rykaczewski, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Jones (SG), Johnnie Schonberg (PF) Darryl Gammon, Burt Gannaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:57 | Knox | David Mason makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:57 | Knox | David Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Vincent Rykaczewski hits a wide open floater from close range | 74-66 |
| 01:15 | Knox | Joseph Jones connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Johnnie Schonberg | 76-66 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Dustin Fraga's pass is intercepted by John Poole in the backcourt | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Melvin Hickmon - foul #3 on Melvin Hickmon, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Kiser (PG) David Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh (PG), Brandon Dejesus (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), David Stokes (PF), Mario Cotta (C) Dustin Fraga, Jeffrey John, Melvin Hickmon, Vincent Rykaczewski, Thomas Harper | |
| 01:03 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:03 | Knox | Johnnie Schonberg makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | James Fields takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Knox | James Fields is whistled for traveling | 78-66 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Gerald McVaigh is whistled for a carry | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Peter Kiser runs out the clock | 78-66 |