| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) SG - Dave Conway (fresh) SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) PF - John White (fresh) C - Johnny Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) SF - John Alvares (fresh) PF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Alvares | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Knox | John White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | John Alvares grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Emmanuel Washington steals the ball from John King | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Alvares scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Hancock and the foul's on Johnny Butler - foul #1 on Johnny Butler, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | John Alvares misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:11 | Knox | The rebound goes to John White | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Knox | Robert Pelfrey takes the ball from Dave Conway | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is hacked by Dave Conway - foul #1 on Dave Conway, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Alvares | 2-6 |
| 18:15 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Johnny Butler | 5-6 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | John King is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:56 | Knox | Johnny Butler lays it up and in | 7-6 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | The short jumper by John Alvares is denied by Johnny Butler | 7-6 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Shannon | 7-6 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock is fouled on the floor by Johnny Butler - foul #2 on Johnny Butler, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG), Grant Blakeney (SF), Ray Langford (C) Dave Conway, Shannon Riemer, Johnny Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (PF), Jason Hughes (C) John King, Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Alex Brady can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Ray Langford snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Knox | Dexter Broadwell is called for the reach on Ray Yarger - foul #1 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Knox | William Battiste (SF), Jonathan Patterson (C) Emmanuel Washington, John White | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:41 | Knox | William Battiste misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:39 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Knox | Grant Blakeney drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Ray Yarger | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Alex Brady | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | Knox | Grant Blakeney hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Yarger | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Battiste (fresh) PF - Ray Langford (fresh) C - Jonathan Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) PF - Michael Stover (fresh) C - Jason Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Michael Stover hits the finger roll set up by Alex Brady and the foul's on Ray Langford - foul #1 on Ray Langford, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Dave Conway (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), John White (PF) Ray Yarger, Grant Blakeney, William Battiste, Jonathan Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG) Joshua Faulkner, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:34 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ray Langford | 14-11 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Brady | 14-14 |
| 15:11 | Knox | Shannon Riemer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 15:03 | Knox | Dave Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 14:57 | Knox | The short jumper by Shannon Riemer is denied by Jason Hughes | 14-14 |
| 14:56 | Knox | Ray Langford tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Alex Brady comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 14:35 | Knox | Ray Langford snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 14:29 | Knox | Ray Langford connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Michael Stover tips it in | 18-16 |
| 13:56 | Knox | Shannon Riemer clanks a shot from the left side | 18-16 |
| 13:55 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Langford | 18-16 |
| 13:47 | Knox | John White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Hughes - foul #1 on Jason Hughes, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (PG), Grant Blakeney (SG), William Battiste (SF), Jonathan Patterson (C) Emmanuel Washington, Dave Conway, Shannon Riemer, Ray Langford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SG), John Alvares (SF), Kerry Shannon (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Robert Pelfrey, Alex Brady, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| 13:47 | Knox | John White makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 13:47 | Knox | John White misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 13:21 | Knox | Oscar Hancock denies the turnaround by William Battiste | 19-19 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 19-19 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | John Alvares drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell | 19-22 |
| 13:10 | Knox | Kerry Shannon blocks the jumper by Ray Yarger | 19-22 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | John Alvares drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Joshua Faulkner | 19-24 |
| 12:59 | Knox | William Battiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Knox | Glenn Ballard (C) John White | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | John Alvares hits a 3 from straight away set up by Joshua Faulkner | 19-27 |
| 12:25 | Knox | Ray Yarger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Faulkner - foul #1 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG) William Battiste | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG) Joshua Faulkner, Kerry Shannon | |
| 12:25 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 12:25 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | John King is called for a charge - foul #2 on John King, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Dave Conway (SG), Ray Langford (PF) Grant Blakeney, Glenn Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG) John King | |
| 11:48 | Knox | Dexter Broadwell is called for the reach on Ray Langford - foul #2 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Shannon Riemer (SF), Glenn Ballard (C) Ray Yarger, Jonathan Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Kerry Shannon (PF) John Alvares, Dexter Broadwell | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) PF - Ray Langford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Ballard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alex Brady (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Alex Brady hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Pelfrey | 21-30 |
| 10:58 | Knox | Dave Conway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey is fouled on the floor by Glenn Ballard - foul #1 on Glenn Ballard, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (PG), Grant Blakeney (SG), John White (PF) Emmanuel Washington, Dave Conway, Glenn Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG) Joshua Faulkner | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 10:29 | Knox | John White grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Grant Blakeney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Knox | William Battiste (SF) Shannon Riemer | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF), Jason Hughes (C) Robert Pelfrey, Oscar Hancock | |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the turnaround from the baseline | 21-30 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits the follow up shot | 21-32 |
| 10:00 | Knox | John White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 09:58 | Knox | Ray Langford gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 09:42 | Knox | Grant Blakeney can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 09:41 | Knox | John White misses the tip | 21-32 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Alex Brady drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Grubb | 21-34 |
| 09:16 | Knox | Grant Blakeney hits a shot from the left wing set up by John White | 23-34 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Alex Brady is fouled on the floor by Ray Langford - foul #2 on Ray Langford, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Dave Conway (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Jonathan Patterson (PF), Glenn Ballard (C) Ray Yarger, Grant Blakeney, William Battiste, John White, Ray Langford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Faulkner (PG), Robert Pelfrey (SG), Michael Stover (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Alex Brady, Kerry Shannon, Jason Hughes | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Emmanuel Washington is called for the reach on Robert Pelfrey - foul #1 on Emmanuel Washington, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Dave Conway is hacked by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #7 | 23-36 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Dave Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Shannon Riemer picks off the pass by Robert Pelfrey | 24-36 |
| 07:56 | Knox | Joshua Faulkner is called for the reach on Dave Conway - foul #2 on Joshua Faulkner, team foul #8 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Brady (PG) Joshua Faulkner | |
| 07:56 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 07:56 | Knox | Dave Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Emmanuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dave Conway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Patterson (fresh) C - Glenn Ballard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alex Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pelfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alvares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Stover (fresh) 8 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Knox | Oscar Hancock is called for the reach on Shannon Riemer - foul #1 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #9 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Knox | John White (PF) Glenn Ballard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Jason Hughes (C) John Alvares, Oscar Hancock | |
| 07:11 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 07:11 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jonathan Patterson - foul #1 on Jonathan Patterson, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SF) Shannon Riemer | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Alvares (SF) Alex Brady | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | John White blocks the short jumper by Michael Stover | 27-40 |
| 06:36 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 06:31 | Knox | Ray Yarger hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dave Conway | 30-40 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Jonathan Patterson swats the short shot by John Alvares | 30-40 |
| 06:25 | Knox | Ray Yarger gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 06:21 | Knox | Dave Conway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Jason Hughes gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 05:54 | Knox | John White gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 05:35 | Knox | Michael Grubb steals it from Emmanuel Washington | 30-40 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Michael Stover knocks in the jumper in the lane | 30-42 |
| 05:00 | Knox | John White misses the easy layup | 30-42 |
| 04:58 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to John White | 30-42 |
| 04:48 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Michael Stover gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Jason Hughes loses the dribble to Dave Conway | 30-42 |
| 04:35 | Knox | Ray Yarger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dave Conway | 32-42 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 04:21 | Knox | The rebound goes to John White | 32-42 |
| 04:17 | Knox | Emmanuel Washington scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Yarger | 35-42 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Michael Grubb scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 03:44 | Knox | Dave Conway buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Grubb | 38-47 |
| 03:23 | Knox | Jonathan Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (PG), William Battiste (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Ray Langford (PF), Johnny Butler (C) Emmanuel Washington, Dave Conway, Ray Yarger, John White, Jonathan Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Alex Brady (SG), Joshua Faulkner (SF), Dexter Broadwell (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Robert Pelfrey, John Alvares, Michael Stover, Jason Hughes | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Battiste (fresh) SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ray Langford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) SG - Alex Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | John King buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alex Brady | 38-49 |
| 02:55 | Knox | Dexter Broadwell steals it from William Battiste | 38-49 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | John King double dribbles | 38-49 |
| 02:15 | Knox | Grant Blakeney is fouled on the floor by Alex Brady - foul #1 on Alex Brady, team foul #10 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (PF) Joshua Faulkner | |
| 02:15 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 02:15 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses the jumper from close range | 40-49 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Alex Brady misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 01:34 | Knox | Shannon Riemer snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 01:30 | Knox | Shannon Riemer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | John King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 01:21 | Knox | Johnny Butler gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 01:17 | Knox | Grant Blakeney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 01:16 | Knox | Johnny Butler gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 00:52 | Knox | William Battiste comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | John King is fouled on the floor by Grant Blakeney - foul #1 on Grant Blakeney, team foul #9 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), Ray Yarger (SG), John White (PF), Glenn Ballard (C) Grant Blakeney, William Battiste, Ray Langford, Johnny Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey (SG), Joshua Faulkner (SF) Alex Brady, Dexter Broadwell | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 00:35 | Knox | Glenn Ballard grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 00:30 | Knox | Ray Yarger drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shannon Riemer | 43-49 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Emmanuel Washington (PG), Dave Conway (SG) Carl Vaugh, Shannon Riemer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG) John King | |
| 00:01 | Knox | Ray Yarger loses the dribble to Robert Pelfrey | 43-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Pelfrey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-49 |