| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Coleman Hassan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) C - Thomas Melendy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Coleman Hassan inbounds the ball | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Knox | Earl Gully makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Tittle | 46-52 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Coleman Hassan | 46-52 |
| 19:06 | Knox | Ken Tittle knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Coleman Hassan | 48-52 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Charles Owens drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Temple | 48-54 |
| 18:47 | Knox | Coleman Hassan is fouled on the floor by Charles McGarity - foul #1 on Charles McGarity, team foul #1 | 48-54 |
| 18:33 | Knox | Ken Tittle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Temple - foul #2 on Michael Temple, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| 18:33 | Knox | Ken Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 18:33 | Knox | Ken Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | James Knippenberg knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Temple and he's fouled by Coleman Hassan - foul #2 on Coleman Hassan, team foul #1 | 50-56 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 18:10 | Knox | Brian Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Melendy | 53-57 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Thomas Melendy blocks the short jumper by Charles Owens | 53-57 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Michael Temple snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 17:45 | Knox | Coleman Hassan snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Thomas Melendy clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (PG), Richard Mullinix (SF) Ken Tittle, Coleman Hassan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| 17:37 | Knox | Thomas Melendy makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Thomas Melendy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-57 |
| 17:20 | Knox | Thomas Melendy grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 17:15 | Knox | Richard Mullinix can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 55-57 |
| 17:13 | Knox | Brian Walker gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 16:58 | Knox | Clayton Clary is called for the reach on Richard Mullinix - foul #2 on Clayton Clary, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Cory Hepworth (SG), Victor Jones (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Brian Walker, Earl Gully, Thomas Melendy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (PF) Charles Owens | |
| 16:37 | Knox | Cory Hepworth is fouled on the floor by Stewart Callender - foul #1 on Stewart Callender, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 16:22 | Knox | Cory Hepworth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Avery Murphy tips it home | 57-57 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Richard Mullinix steals it from Shawn Randell | 57-57 |
| 15:58 | Knox | Richard Mullinix banks in the layup | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Hepworth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mullinix (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stewart Callender (fresh) C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Stewart Callender knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Clayton Clary | 59-60 |
| 15:47 | Knox | Richard Mullinix knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Avery Murphy and the foul's on Shawn Randell - foul #2 on Shawn Randell, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG), Coleman Hassan (SF), Earl Gully (PF), Thomas Melendy (C) Ernest Burns, Cory Hepworth, Victor Jones, Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Charles Owens (PF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch, Stewart Callender, Shawn Randell | |
| 15:47 | Knox | Richard Mullinix misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Charles Owens pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Michael Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Owens and he's hacked by Brian Walker - foul #3 on Brian Walker, team foul #2 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG) Richard Mullinix | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 15:25 | Knox | Thomas Melendy makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Gully | 63-63 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is hacked by Ken Tittle - foul #1 on Ken Tittle, team foul #3 | 63-63 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Michael Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 14:49 | Knox | Brian Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Knippenberg can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Melendy - foul #2 on Thomas Melendy, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (SG), Richard Mullinix (SF) Brian Walker, Coleman Hassan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 14:17 | Knox | Thomas Melendy is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #2 on Charles McGarity, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Jones (PF) Earl Gully | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:17 | Knox | Thomas Melendy misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Charles Owens pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Michael Williams is whistled for traveling | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Avery Murphy (C) Thomas Melendy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (C) Michael Temple | |
| 13:46 | Knox | Ken Tittle loses the dribble to James Knippenberg | 63-64 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG), Earl Gully (PF) Ken Tittle, Victor Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stewart Callender (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Charles Owens | |
| 13:04 | Knox | Richard Mullinix's pass is intercepted by Shawn Randell | 63-64 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Richard Mullinix is called for the reach on Ronald Lynch - foul #2 on Richard Mullinix, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Coleman Hassan (SF), Thomas Melendy (C) Ernest Burns, Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Temple (C) Stewart Callender | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Clayton Clary loses the ball out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Kyle Zantow (PG) Richard Mullinix | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Owens (PF) Shawn Randell | |
| 12:09 | Knox | Coleman Hassan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG) Kyle Zantow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF) Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 11:54 | Knox | Brian Walker grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Coleman Hassan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Melendy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Knox | Ken Tittle is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Jones (PF) Earl Gully | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG) Clayton Clary | |
| 11:49 | Knox | Ken Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 11:49 | Knox | Ken Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Charles Owens buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 65-66 |
| 11:24 | Knox | Brian Walker is whistled for a carry | 65-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (SG), Richard Mullinix (SF) Brian Walker, Coleman Hassan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Michael Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 65-69 |
| 11:03 | Knox | Michael Temple steps in front of the Ken Tittle pass | 65-69 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | James Knippenberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Temple | 65-71 |
| 10:33 | Knox | Ken Tittle knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-71 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-71 |
| 10:12 | Knox | Thomas Melendy snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 10:05 | Knox | Ernest Burns misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Charles McGarity - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG), Coleman Hassan (SF), Earl Gully (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Ken Tittle, Richard Mullinix, Victor Jones, Thomas Melendy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Stewart Callender (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| 10:05 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 10:05 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch's pass is intercepted by Avery Murphy | 70-71 |
| 09:40 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-71 |
| 09:39 | Knox | Coleman Hassan grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 09:24 | Knox | Brian Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 09:14 | Knox | Avery Murphy pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 08:54 | Knox | Brian Walker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Coleman Hassan | 73-71 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Clayton Clary drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Lynch | 73-73 |
| 08:27 | Knox | Earl Gully misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-73 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Walker - foul #4 on Brian Walker, team foul #6 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Richard Mullinix (SG), Victor Jones (SF), Thomas Melendy (C) Ernest Burns, Brian Walker, Coleman Hassan, Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), James Knippenberg (SF), Charles Owens (PF) Clayton Clary, Stewart Callender, Shawn Randell | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 08:21 | Knox | Richard Mullinix grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 08:08 | Knox | Ronald Lynch picks off the pass by Victor Jones | 73-74 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-74 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Charles Owens hits the follow up shot | 73-76 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mullinix (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Victor Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Melendy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Knox | James Knippenberg steals the ball from Earl Gully | 73-76 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Charles McGarity hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Lynch and he's hacked by Victor Jones - foul #1 on Victor Jones, team foul #7 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG) Earl Gully | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), Michael Temple (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Charles McGarity makes the free throw | 73-79 |
| 07:12 | Knox | Victor Jones hits a floater from the free throw line | 75-79 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | James Knippenberg throws it down set up by Charles Owens | 75-81 |
| 06:37 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ken Tittle | 77-81 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Charles McGarity, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Coleman Hassan (SF), Earl Gully (PF) Ken Tittle, Victor Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity, James Knippenberg | |
| 06:08 | Knox | The short jumper by Richard Mullinix is denied by Charles Owens | 77-81 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Charles Owens grabs the board | 77-81 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-81 |
| 05:58 | Knox | Brian Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 77-81 |
| 05:52 | Knox | Michael Williams picks off the pass by Thomas Melendy | 77-81 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Michael Williams loses the dribble to Earl Gully | 77-81 |
| 05:32 | Knox | Richard Mullinix comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Clayton Clary - foul #3 on Clayton Clary, team foul #11 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (SG), Avery Murphy (C) Brian Walker, Thomas Melendy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (PF), Robert Zumbrennen (C) Stewart Callender, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| 05:32 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 05:32 | Knox | Richard Mullinix misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Shawn Randell grabs the board | 78-81 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Clayton Clary comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 78-81 |
| 05:19 | Knox | Earl Gully pulls down the rebound | 78-81 |
| 05:14 | Knox | Coleman Hassan clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Lynch - foul #1 on Ronald Lynch, team foul #12 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Cory Hepworth (SG) Richard Mullinix | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG) Michael Williams | |
| 05:14 | Knox | Coleman Hassan misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 05:14 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch is hacked by Coleman Hassan - foul #3 on Coleman Hassan, team foul #8 | 79-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Victor Jones (SF) Cory Hepworth, Coleman Hassan | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Clayton Clary | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 04:54 | Knox | The rebound goes to Avery Murphy | 79-82 |
| 04:49 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-82 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Shawn Randell grabs the board | 79-82 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-82 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | James Knippenberg tips it home | 79-84 |
| 04:11 | Knox | Avery Murphy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Avery Murphy, team foul #9 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG), Thomas Melendy (C) Earl Gully, Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), Charles Owens (PF), Michael Temple (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch, Shawn Randell | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Temple | 79-86 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ernest Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Melendy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Knox | Brian Walker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Burns and he's hacked by James Knippenberg - foul #1 on James Knippenberg, team foul #13 | 82-86 |
| Subs | Knox | Kyle Zantow (PG), Richard Mullinix (SF) Ken Tittle, Ernest Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity, James Knippenberg | |
| 03:28 | Knox | Brian Walker makes the free throw | 83-86 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Williams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-89 |
| 02:51 | Knox | Brian Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-89 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 83-89 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-89 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Coleman Hassan (SF), Earl Gully (PF) Kyle Zantow, Richard Mullinix, Victor Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), James Knippenberg (SF) Clayton Clary, Stewart Callender | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Brian Walker - foul #5 on Brian Walker, team foul #10 | 83-89 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (SG) Brian Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Temple | 83-90 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Charles Owens scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Knippenberg | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Knox | Earl Gully misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-92 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | James Knippenberg gets the rebound | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Earl Gully - foul #3 on Earl Gully, team foul #11 | 83-92 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 83-93 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| 01:30 | Knox | Thomas Melendy lays it in on a great pass from Ken Tittle | 85-94 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Coleman Hassan is called for the reach on Michael Temple - foul #4 on Coleman Hassan, team foul #12 | 85-94 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Michael Temple misses the 1st free throw | 85-94 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Michael Temple misses the 2nd free throw | 85-94 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Charles Owens gets the offensive rebound | 85-94 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ken Tittle - foul #2 on Ken Tittle, team foul #13 | 85-94 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Charles McGarity makes the 1st free throw | 85-95 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Charles McGarity makes the 2nd free throw | 85-96 |
| 00:54 | Knox | Coleman Hassan buries a jumper from the right block set up by Ken Tittle | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Ken Tittle is called for the reach on Michael Temple in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ken Tittle, team foul #14 | 87-96 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG), Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity, James Knippenberg | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Michael Temple makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Michael Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 87-98 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Knox | Earl Gully drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Burns and the foul's on Michael Temple - foul #3 on Michael Temple, team foul #14 | 89-98 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), James Knippenberg (SF) John Porter, Stewart Callender | |
| 00:45 | Knox | Earl Gully misses the free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 89-98 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Ernest Burns is called for the reach on Charles Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Burns, team foul #15 | 89-98 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG), Stewart Callender (SF) Charles McGarity, James Knippenberg | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the 1st free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 89-99 |
| 00:37 | Knox | Michael Williams steals it from Ken Tittle | 89-99 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Michael Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stewart Callender | 89-101 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Thomas Melendy clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 89-101 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stewart Callender | 89-101 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Porter runs out the clock | 89-101 |