| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blackwelder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Beverly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cochran (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hug (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Heck (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Nicholas Hug inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Knox | John Conley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Hug | 37-28 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Pinson is blocked by Nicholas Hug | 37-28 |
| 19:43 | Knox | Michael Heck grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:37 | Knox | Nicholas Hug is fouled on the floor by Robert Blackwelder - foul #1 on Robert Blackwelder, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:31 | Knox | Michael Heck drills a turnaround in the lane | 37-30 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Pinson is blocked by Dustin Hall | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Luther Beverly can't tip it in | 37-30 |
| 19:14 | Knox | Dustin Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | Knox | John Cochran is whistled for traveling | 37-30 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Michael Pinson connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Michael Heck - foul #1 on Michael Heck, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Michael Pinson makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:36 | Knox | Robert Collins picks off the pass by John Cochran | 40-30 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Pinson misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Conley - foul #3 on John Conley, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Dirks (SG) John Conley | |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Pinson misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Michael Pinson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:24 | Knox | Michael Heck grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:10 | Knox | Dustin Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:09 | Knox | Nicholas Hug gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:01 | Knox | Robert Collins is called for the reach on Michael Heck - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Godwin (PF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:37 | Knox | Nicholas Hug hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Blackwelder - foul #2 on Robert Blackwelder, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (PG), Eugene Campion (SG), Daniel Oliver (SF), Edgar Stines (C) Michael Pinson, David Watson, Robert Blackwelder, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Knox | Ronnie Kitt (PF) Michael Heck | |
| 17:37 | Knox | Nicholas Hug makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Nicholas Hug makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Nicholas Hug - foul #1 on Nicholas Hug, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Casady (SG), Edward Saavedra (PF) John Cochran, Nicholas Hug | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:04 | Knox | John Dirks is hacked by Don Dumas - foul #2 on Don Dumas, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 16:45 | Knox | Eugene Campion takes the ball from Robert Casady | 43-32 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Eugene Campion is hacked by Ronnie Kitt - foul #1 on Ronnie Kitt, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), David Watson (SG), Robert Blackwelder (SF), Robert Collins (PF), Luther Beverly (C) Don Dumas, Eugene Campion, Daniel Oliver, Gary Godwin, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Heck (PF) Dustin Hall | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Michael Pinson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 43-32 |
| 16:09 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:04 | Knox | John Dirks buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Heck | 43-34 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Michael Pinson travels with the ball | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Conley (PG), Mathew Hattaway (SG), Robert Jones (C) John Dirks, Robert Casady, Edward Saavedra | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blackwelder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Beverly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Hattaway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Kitt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Heck (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Knox | Mathew Hattaway drills a jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Luther Beverly misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #4 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Nicholas Hug (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Luther Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:04 | Knox | John Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (SG), Don Dumas (SF), Gary Godwin (PF) David Watson, Robert Blackwelder, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Saavedra (PF), Dustin Hall (C) Michael Heck, Ronnie Kitt | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Eugene Campion comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Saavedra - foul #2 on Edward Saavedra, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Oliver (SF), Edgar Stines (C) Michael Pinson, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Eugene Campion makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Eugene Campion makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:26 | Knox | Mathew Hattaway can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 14:25 | Knox | Edward Saavedra grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 14:11 | Knox | Edward Saavedra is hacked by Daniel Oliver - foul #1 on Daniel Oliver, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Dirks (SF) Nicholas Hug | |
| 14:01 | Knox | Edward Saavedra hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Oliver - foul #2 on Daniel Oliver, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Watson (SG) Daniel Oliver | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 14:01 | Knox | Edward Saavedra misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:01 | Knox | Edward Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Edgar Stines's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Hall | 47-37 |
| 13:45 | Knox | Dustin Hall gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:27 | Knox | Edward Saavedra buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Conley | 47-39 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Edgar Stines hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Mathew Hattaway - foul #4 on Mathew Hattaway, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), Robert Blackwelder (SF), Robert Collins (PF) Eugene Campion, Don Dumas, Gary Godwin | |
| Subs | Knox | John Cochran (PG), Nicholas Hug (SF), Michael Heck (PF), Ronnie Kitt (C) John Conley, Mathew Hattaway, Edward Saavedra, Dustin Hall | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Edgar Stines makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:48 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:46 | Knox | John Dirks hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Edgar Stines drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 12:11 | Knox | John Dirks clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | John Cochran steals the ball from Michael Pinson | 53-41 |
| 11:44 | Knox | John Dirks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Watson - foul #2 on David Watson, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (SG), Luther Beverly (C) David Watson, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Knox | Dustin Hall (C) Nicholas Hug | |
| 11:44 | Knox | John Dirks misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:44 | Knox | John Dirks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Dumas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Blackwelder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Dirks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Cochran (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Kitt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Heck (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Robert Collins misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 11:24 | Knox | John Dirks snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 11:10 | Knox | John Cochran is hacked by Luther Beverly - foul #2 on Luther Beverly, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Godwin (PF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Knox | John Conley (PG) John Dirks | |
| 11:10 | Knox | John Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:10 | Knox | John Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Don Dumas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 10:49 | Knox | Dustin Hall pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:44 | Knox | Gary Godwin steps in front of the John Cochran pass | 53-43 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Michael Heck denies the turnaround by Luther Beverly | 53-43 |
| 10:31 | Knox | The rebound goes to Dustin Hall | 53-43 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Michael Heck comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-43 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Michael Heck gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:06 | Knox | Michael Heck can't throw it down | 53-43 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Don Dumas loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Campion (PG), David Watson (SG) Michael Pinson, Robert Blackwelder | |
| Subs | Knox | John Dirks (SG), Nicholas Hug (SF), Edward Saavedra (PF) John Cochran, Ronnie Kitt, Michael Heck | |
| 09:46 | Knox | Nicholas Hug misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-43 |
| 09:45 | Knox | John Conley tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Gary Godwin grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Don Dumas hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Luther Beverly | 56-43 |
| 09:34 | Knox | John Dirks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-43 |
| 09:33 | Knox | John Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:24 | Knox | Edward Saavedra loses the dribble to David Watson | 56-43 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Gary Godwin misses the lay-in | 56-43 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Beverly | 56-43 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Don Dumas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Campion | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:48 | Knox | John Dirks is hacked by Gary Godwin - foul #2 on Gary Godwin, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Oliver (SG), Robert Collins (PF), Edgar Stines (C) David Watson, Don Dumas, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Knox | John Cochran (SG) John Conley | |
| 08:48 | Knox | John Dirks makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 08:48 | Knox | John Dirks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Gary Godwin misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John Cochran - foul #1 on John Cochran, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Casady (SG) John Dirks | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Gary Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Gary Godwin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:33 | Knox | Dustin Hall grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 08:11 | Knox | Nicholas Hug comes up short on the shot from the right side | 60-45 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Edgar Stines pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Robert Collins hits a jumper from close range | 62-45 |
| 07:55 | Knox | John Cochran makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Hug | 62-48 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Edgar Stines grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eugene Campion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Oliver (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Godwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Stines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Casady (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hug (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Saavedra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Eugene Campion drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Oliver | 64-48 |
| 06:54 | Knox | Edgar Stines steals it from Dustin Hall | 64-48 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Robert Collins connects on the turnaround from the right block | 66-48 |
| 06:39 | Knox | Robert Casady can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Oliver - foul #3 on Daniel Oliver, team foul #10 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Pinson (PG), David Watson (SG), Robert Blackwelder (SF), Don Dumas (PF), Luther Beverly (C) Eugene Campion, Daniel Oliver, Gary Godwin, Robert Collins, Edgar Stines | |
| Subs | Knox | Mathew Hattaway (SG), Ronnie Kitt (SF), Michael Heck (PF), Robert Jones (C) John Cochran, Nicholas Hug, Edward Saavedra, Dustin Hall | |
| 06:39 | Knox | Robert Casady misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:39 | Knox | Robert Casady makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Pinson buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Luther Beverly and he's fouled by Robert Casady - foul #2 on Robert Casady, team foul #9 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Conley (PG) Robert Casady | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Pinson makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 05:49 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Heck | 69-52 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Michael Pinson's layup is rejected by Robert Jones | 69-52 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Michael Pinson hits the follow up shot | 71-52 |
| 05:11 | Knox | Robert Jones blows the layup | 71-52 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Luther Beverly pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Don Dumas scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Blackwelder | 73-52 |
| 04:53 | Knox | Michael Heck misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by David Watson - foul #3 on David Watson, team foul #11 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Collins (PF) Don Dumas | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 04:53 | Knox | Michael Heck misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:53 | Knox | Michael Heck makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | David Watson is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Kitt - foul #2 on Ronnie Kitt, team foul #10 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Dirks (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 04:34 | Illinois | David Watson makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | David Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 04:15 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt throws it down | 75-55 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Luther Beverly | 78-55 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Knox | Michael Pinson steals it from Mathew Hattaway | 78-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Robert Blackwelder can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 78-55 |
| 03:21 | Knox | Michael Heck pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Pinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Blackwelder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Conley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Hattaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Dirks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Heck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Kitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Knox | Mathew Hattaway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-55 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Luther Beverly snags the defensive board | 78-55 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Robert Collins travels with the ball | 78-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Dumas (PG), Eugene Campion (SG), Daniel Oliver (SF), Gary Godwin (PF), Edgar Stines (C) Michael Pinson, David Watson, Robert Blackwelder, Robert Collins, Luther Beverly | |
| Subs | Knox | John Cochran (PG), Robert Casady (SG), Edward Saavedra (PF), Robert Jones (C) John Conley, Mathew Hattaway, Michael Heck, Ronnie Kitt | |
| 02:44 | Knox | John Dirks drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Edward Saavedra | 78-57 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Edgar Stines lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Campion | 80-57 |
| 02:10 | Knox | Robert Jones blows the layup | 80-57 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Don Dumas gets the rebound | 80-57 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Don Dumas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-57 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Gary Godwin grabs the offensive board | 80-57 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Gary Godwin is whistled for traveling | 80-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ronnie Kitt (SF) Robert Casady | |
| 01:39 | Knox | John Dirks can't finish the layup | 80-57 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Edgar Stines pulls down the rebound | 80-57 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-57 |
| 01:33 | Knox | Edward Saavedra gets the rebound | 80-57 |
| 01:29 | Knox | John Cochran buries a floater from the left side set up by Robert Jones | 80-59 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-59 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 80-59 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Edgar Stines misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #5 on Robert Jones, team foul #11 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Casady (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Edgar Stines misses the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Edgar Stines misses the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:00 | Knox | The rebound goes to Ronnie Kitt | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Knox | Robert Casady clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Eugene Campion grabs the defensive rebound | 80-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Daniel Oliver misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 80-59 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Edgar Stines grabs the offensive rebound | 80-59 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Gary Godwin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 80-59 |
| 00:13 | Knox | John Dirks pulls down the rebound | 80-59 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Edgar Stines - foul #2 on Edgar Stines, team foul #12 | 80-59 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Ronnie Kitt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Don Dumas runs out the clock | 80-61 |