| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Justin Edwards (fresh) SG - James Perry (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ohlson (fresh) PF - Ronald Fickes (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Edward Weir (fresh) SG - Peter Couey (fresh) SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fresh) C - Devin Rand (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Devin Rand wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Knox | Edward Weir misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson is hacked by Thomas Cash - foul #1 on Thomas Cash, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Edwards | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Knox | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Knox | The rebound goes to Devin Rand | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Knox | Devin Rand scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Edward Weir | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes misses the jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Knox | Edward Weir misses short on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Knox | Devin Rand hits a runner in the paint set up by Edward Weir | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Devin Rand - foul #1 on Devin Rand, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (SF) Thomas Cash | |
| 16:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Knox | Devin Rand is whistled for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | David Larkins (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Richard Brown, Devin Rand | |
| 16:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Ohlson, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Scott Draper (SF) Edward Weir, Peter Couey | |
| 15:52 | Knox | Scott Draper is hacked by James Perry - foul #1 on James Perry, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Justin Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Perry (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ohlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Fickes (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Gettenberg (fresh) SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Scott Draper (fresh) PF - David Larkins (fresh) C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by David Larkins - foul #1 on David Larkins, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeff Roberts (PG), James Simmons (SF), George Powell (PF), Thomas Zerring (C) Justin Edwards, Kenneth Ohlson, Ronald Fickes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Thomas Cash (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Devin Rand (C) Duane Thomas, Scott Draper, David Larkins, Kendall Leblanc | |
| 14:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry makes the 3rd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:40 | Knox | Devin Rand misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:38 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Gettenberg | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Knox | Edward Weir is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zerring - foul #1 on Thomas Zerring, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Whitt (SG) James Perry | |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG) Thomas Gettenberg | |
| 14:00 | Knox | Thomas Cash knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Peter Couey | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeff Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:41 | Knox | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:34 | Knox | Thomas Cash connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Brown | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Weir is called for the reach on Thomas Zerring - foul #1 on Edward Weir, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards (PG), Kenneth Ohlson (SF), Ronald Fickes (PF), John Johnson (C) Jeff Roberts, James Simmons, George Powell, Thomas Zerring | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 13:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Brown steals it from Kenneth Ohlson | 10-11 |
| 12:31 | Knox | John Johnson steals the ball from Devin Rand | 10-11 |
| 12:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry (SG) Richard Whitt | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Duane Thomas (SF) Edward Weir, Thomas Cash | |
| 11:52 | Knox | Peter Couey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 11:50 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Justin Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Ohlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Fickes (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Gettenberg (fresh) SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Thomas (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) C - Devin Rand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Knox | Richard Brown is called for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Powell (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | David Larkins (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Richard Brown, Devin Rand | |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-11 |
| 11:13 | Knox | David Larkins pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:08 | Knox | Duane Thomas misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 11:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Powell grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by David Larkins - foul #2 on David Larkins, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Thomas Cash (SF), Scott Draper (C) Peter Couey, Duane Thomas, David Larkins | |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:35 | Knox | Edward Weir hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Powell snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Justin Edwards | 14-11 |
| 10:21 | Knox | Thomas Cash banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kenneth Ohlson - foul #2 on Kenneth Ohlson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Simmons (SF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Ohlson, Ronald Fickes | |
| Subs | Knox | Devin Rand (C) Scott Draper | |
| 10:21 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Simmons misses short on a jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 09:49 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 09:43 | Knox | James Simmons is called for the reach on Kendall Leblanc - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeff Roberts (PG) Justin Edwards | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Brown (PF) Kendall Leblanc | |
| 09:30 | Knox | Devin Rand lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Gettenberg | 14-16 |
| 09:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:03 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:55 | Knox | Devin Rand clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jeff Roberts - foul #1 on Jeff Roberts, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes (PF) George Powell | |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG), Duane Thomas (SF) Thomas Gettenberg, Thomas Cash | |
| 08:55 | Knox | Devin Rand misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:55 | Knox | Devin Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes lays it up and in on a great pass from James Simmons | 16-17 |
| 08:15 | Knox | John Johnson steals the ball from Edward Weir | 16-17 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Duane Thomas - foul #1 on Duane Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards (PG), Richard Whitt (SG) Jeff Roberts, James Perry | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Draper (SF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Edward Weir, Devin Rand | |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:51 | Knox | Duane Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 07:49 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc misses the tip | 18-17 |
| 07:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Justin Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Whitt (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Ronald Fickes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Draper (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fresh) C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Whitt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | George Powell (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Thomas Cash (SF) Duane Thomas, Scott Draper | |
| 07:12 | Knox | Thomas Cash clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 07:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Justin Edwards | 20-17 |
| 06:48 | Knox | Peter Couey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 06:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Powell snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Whitt misses the shot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 06:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to James Simmons | 20-17 |
| 05:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 05:43 | Knox | Thomas Cash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Perry (SG), Thomas Zerring (PF), Branden Staniszewski (C) James Simmons, Ronald Fickes, George Powell | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Scott Draper (SF), Devin Rand (C) Thomas Gettenberg, Peter Couey, Thomas Cash, Richard Brown | |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Devin Rand is called for the reach on Justin Edwards - foul #2 on Devin Rand, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson (C) Branden Staniszewski | |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Price (SG), Richard Brown (PF) Kendall Leblanc, Devin Rand | |
| 05:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:20 | Knox | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Duane Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Zerring - foul #2 on Thomas Zerring, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Branden Staniszewski (PF) Thomas Zerring | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 05:00 | Knox | Duane Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Duane Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Scott Draper gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 04:33 | Knox | Scott Draper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 04:31 | Knox | Edward Weir snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 04:13 | Knox | Justin Edwards is called for the reach on Edward Weir - foul #1 on Justin Edwards, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeff Roberts (PG), Kevin Quinn (SF), Ronald Fickes (PF) Justin Edwards, Richard Whitt, Branden Staniszewski | |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG), Thomas Cash (SF) Charles Price, Duane Thomas | |
| 04:13 | Knox | Edward Weir makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:13 | Knox | Edward Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeff Roberts drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Perry | 25-20 |
| 03:28 | Knox | Scott Draper drills a runner from close range | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jeff Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Quinn (fresh) PF - Ronald Fickes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Edward Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Draper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Scott Draper - foul #1 on Scott Draper, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Kenneth Ohlson (SF) Kevin Quinn | |
| Subs | Knox | David Larkins (PF), Devin Rand (C) Richard Brown, Scott Draper | |
| 03:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:10 | Knox | David Larkins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:56 | Knox | Edward Weir buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Couey | 26-24 |
| 02:42 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Roberts | 28-24 |
| 02:27 | Knox | Edward Weir scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Devin Rand | 28-27 |
| 02:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards (PG), George Powell (C) Jeff Roberts, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Duane Thomas (SF) Edward Weir, Thomas Cash | |
| 01:59 | Knox | Duane Thomas is hacked by Kenneth Ohlson - foul #3 on Kenneth Ohlson, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | James Simmons (SF) Kenneth Ohlson | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Draper (SF) Peter Couey | |
| 01:59 | Knox | Duane Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:59 | Knox | Duane Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 01:36 | Knox | The rebound goes to David Larkins | 28-29 |
| 01:15 | Knox | Devin Rand misses the 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 01:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | James Simmons pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Devin Rand swats the dunk try by Ronald Fickes | 28-29 |
| 00:59 | Knox | David Larkins snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 00:52 | Knox | Ronald Fickes picks off the pass by David Larkins | 28-29 |
| 00:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Simmons | 31-29 |
| 00:21 | Knox | George Powell takes the ball from David Larkins | 31-29 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 31-29 |
| 00:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | Justin Edwards can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Ronald Fickes tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Devin Rand pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |