| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Alvares inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Edwin Roberson - foul #2 on Edwin Roberson, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:45 | Knox | Johnny Butler pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:33 | Knox | Robert Pelfrey steals the ball from Edwin Roberson | 36-38 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | John King clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 19:24 | Knox | Johnny Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:19 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Roberson | 36-41 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | John Alvares hits a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Edwin Roberson - foul #3 on Edwin Roberson, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Langford (PF) Edwin Roberson | |
| 18:58 | Illinois | John Alvares makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:30 | Knox | Johnny Butler scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Emmanuel Washington | 39-43 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-43 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 18:07 | Knox | The pull-up jumper by Ray Langford is blocked by John Alvares | 41-43 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | John King drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Alvares | 43-43 |
| 17:56 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 17:54 | Knox | Johnny Butler tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Emmanuel Washington is called for the reach on John King - foul #2 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (SF) John Alvares | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (PG), Grant Blakeney (SG), John White (SF), Jonathan Patterson (C) Emmanuel Washington, Dave Conway, Shannon Riemer, Johnny Butler | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams drills a floater from close range on a great pass from John King and he's hacked by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (SG), Oscar Hancock (PF) Robert Pelfrey, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:56 | Knox | Ray Yarger clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John King - foul #3 on John King, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SG) John King | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:56 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:56 | Knox | Ray Yarger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Alex Brady hits a turnaround from the left block set up by James Johnson | 48-46 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Ray Yarger connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Blakeney | 48-48 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dexter Broadwell | 51-48 |
| 15:57 | Knox | Ray Langford blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alex Brady (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Langford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Brady | 53-48 |
| 15:38 | Knox | Ray Langford connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John White | 53-50 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses short on a floater from the left block | 53-50 |
| 15:26 | Knox | Ray Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 15:04 | Knox | Ray Langford buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ray Yarger | 53-52 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 14:52 | Knox | John White snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 14:47 | Knox | Ray Yarger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | James Johnson grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Alex Brady can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 14:39 | Knox | The rebound goes to Ray Langford | 53-52 |
| 14:21 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Patterson | 53-55 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | James Johnson loses the dribble to Jonathan Patterson | 53-55 |
| 13:45 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson is hacked by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #2 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), John Alvares (SF), Jerald Gayton (PF) Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell, Jeffery Williams, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Dave Conway (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Edwin Roberson (PF), Johnny Butler (C) Ray Yarger, Grant Blakeney, John White, Ray Langford, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 13:29 | Knox | Johnny Butler makes the shot from the right side set up by Edwin Roberson and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| 13:29 | Knox | Johnny Butler makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | James Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 13:14 | Knox | Johnny Butler gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 13:09 | Knox | Dave Conway double dribbles | 53-58 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by John King | 55-58 |
| 12:24 | Knox | Dave Conway misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (C) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:24 | Knox | Dave Conway misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:24 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pelfrey | 58-59 |
| 12:01 | Knox | The short jumper by Emmanuel Washington is denied by Alex Brady | 58-59 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Edwin Roberson can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 11:58 | Knox | Johnny Butler snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 11:48 | Knox | Dave Conway misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Alex Brady (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses long on a shot in the lane | 58-59 |
| 11:25 | Knox | Shannon Riemer grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 11:20 | Knox | John King is called for the reach on Emmanuel Washington - foul #4 on John King, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) John King, John Alvares | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SG), Ray Yarger (SF), John White (PF), Glenn Ballard (C) Dave Conway, Shannon Riemer, Edwin Roberson, Johnny Butler | |
| 11:02 | Knox | Alex Brady picks off the pass by Emmanuel Washington | 58-59 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Alex Brady clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-59 |
| 10:52 | Knox | Grant Blakeney snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 10:46 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Yarger | 58-62 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Grant Blakeney - foul #2 on Grant Blakeney, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) Joshua Faulkner, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathan Patterson (PF), Johnny Butler (C) Emmanuel Washington, Glenn Ballard | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 09:59 | Knox | John White's pass is intercepted by Robert Pelfrey | 60-62 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 09:47 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 09:41 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-62 |
| 09:40 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 09:26 | Knox | Johnny Butler blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 09:25 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 09:13 | Knox | Ray Yarger is whistled for a carry | 60-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), John Alvares (SF) Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Knox | Glenn Ballard (PG), Dave Conway (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Edwin Roberson (PF) Ray Yarger, Grant Blakeney, John White, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | John Alvares drills a shot from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 08:51 | Knox | John Alvares picks off the pass by Shannon Riemer | 62-62 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner lays it in on a nice dish by John Alvares | 64-62 |
| 08:28 | Knox | Edwin Roberson misses the easy layup | 64-62 |
| 08:27 | Knox | Johnny Butler gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 08:08 | Knox | Shannon Riemer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Johnny Butler denies the turnaround by Jeffery Williams | 64-62 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is whistled for traveling | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Jerald Gayton (PF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Faulkner, Robert Pelfrey, Jeffery Williams, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Ray Yarger (SF), Ray Langford (C) Glenn Ballard, Shannon Riemer, Johnny Butler | |
| 07:39 | Knox | Jerald Gayton steps in front of the Dave Conway pass | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alvares (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ray Yarger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Langford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | John King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 07:16 | Knox | Ray Langford gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:11 | Knox | Ray Yarger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-62 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 64-62 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | John Alvares drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alex Brady | 66-62 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dave Conway and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #5 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | Shannon Riemer (SF), Jonathan Patterson (C) Dave Conway, Edwin Roberson | |
| 06:42 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Alvares | 69-65 |
| 06:20 | Knox | Ray Yarger buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shannon Riemer | 69-68 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Shannon Riemer is called for the reach on John King - foul #1 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) John Alvares, Alex Brady | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SG), Johnny Butler (C) Ray Yarger, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 05:12 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (SG) Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Knox | Dave Conway (SG), John White (SF), Jonathan Patterson (PF) Emmanuel Washington, Shannon Riemer, Ray Langford | |
| 04:49 | Knox | Grant Blakeney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | John King connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Faulkner | 74-68 |
| 04:39 | Knox | Dave Conway misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses short on a jumper near the basket | 74-68 |
| 04:29 | Knox | Johnny Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 04:23 | Knox | Grant Blakeney is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grant Blakeney, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG), Alex Brady (SF) John King, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (PG), Edwin Roberson (PF) Grant Blakeney, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Alex Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathan Patterson (C) Johnny Butler | |
| 03:57 | Knox | Ray Yarger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Jeffery Williams lays it in on a great pass from Jerald Gayton | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Brady (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Gayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffery Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Conway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Patterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Knox | Dave Conway misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerald Gayton | 76-71 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Patterson - foul #1 on Jonathan Patterson, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Dexter Broadwell (PF) Jerald Gayton, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Ray Langford (C) Dave Conway, Jonathan Patterson | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:08 | Knox | Ray Langford makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Oscar Hancock (PF) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Johnny Butler (C) Ray Yarger, John White, Edwin Roberson | |
| 02:47 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Gayton (PF), Jeffery Williams (C) Oscar Hancock, Alex Brady | |
| Subs | Knox | Dave Conway (SG), Edwin Roberson (PF) Grant Blakeney, Ray Langford | |
| 02:31 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-74 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | John King knocks in the floater from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 02:03 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses the jumper from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 02:01 | Knox | Edwin Roberson hits the follow up shot | 79-76 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 81-76 |
| 01:51 | Knox | Dave Conway misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 01:50 | Knox | Shannon Riemer hits the follow up shot | 81-78 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-78 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton tips it back up and in | 83-78 |
| 01:23 | Knox | Dave Conway clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Pelfrey - foul #1 on Robert Pelfrey, team foul #7 | 83-78 |
| 01:23 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:23 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton is hacked by Shannon Riemer - foul #2 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #9 | 83-80 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Edwin Roberson grabs the board | 84-80 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:56 | Knox | Shannon Riemer scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 84-82 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John King and he's fouled by Johnny Butler - foul #2 on Johnny Butler, team foul #10 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG) John King | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the free throw | 87-82 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:22 | Knox | Dave Conway clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-82 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton gets the rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-82 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Alex Brady is fouled in the backcourt by Emmanuel Washington - foul #3 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #11 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Hancock (C) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Dave Conway drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-85 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Alex Brady is hacked by Emmanuel Washington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #12 | 88-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffery Williams (C) Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Alex Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 90-85 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | John Alvares snags the defensive board | 90-85 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 90-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Hancock (C) Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton is hacked by Emmanuel Washington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #13 | 90-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (PG) Emmanuel Washington | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Dave Conway clanks a fullcourt shot | 92-85 |