| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (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 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Knox | Edward Weir scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Couey | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Knox | Peter Couey buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Weir | 3-6 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ted Neill | 6-6 |
| 18:18 | Knox | Ted Neill steals it from Peter Couey | 6-6 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Ted Neill lays it in | 8-6 |
| 17:57 | Knox | Peter Couey scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Edward Weir | 8-8 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 17:43 | Knox | Devin Rand pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 17:39 | Knox | Edward Weir hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Couey | 8-10 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cash - foul #1 on Thomas Cash, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 17:02 | Knox | The rebound goes to Devin Rand | 8-10 |
| 16:57 | Knox | Edward Weir is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Edward Weir in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Weir, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (SF) Thomas Cash | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Duane Thomas takes the ball from Jonathan Howard | 8-10 |
| 16:27 | Knox | Devin Rand misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ted Neill - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), David Larkins (PF) Edward Weir, Richard Brown | |
| 16:27 | Knox | Devin Rand makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:27 | Knox | Devin Rand misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Duane Thomas gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 16:16 | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard is hacked by David Larkins - foul #1 on David Larkins, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Draper (SF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Peter Couey, Devin Rand | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath connects on the driving attempt from close range | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) SG - Michael Long (fresh) SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Gettenberg (fresh) SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Scott Draper (fresh) PF - David Larkins (fresh) C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Knox | David Larkins hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Gettenberg | 10-13 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-13 |
| 15:02 | Knox | Duane Thomas snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 14:55 | Knox | Scott Draper misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 14:53 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:43 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Michael Long scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ernest McIlrath | 13-13 |
| 14:06 | Knox | Ernest McIlrath blocks the jumper by Thomas Gettenberg | 13-13 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 13-13 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Scott Draper blocks the short jumper by Randy Chagoya | 13-13 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Scott Draper - foul #1 on Scott Draper, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Ralph Koch (PF), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Carl Luce, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Thomas Cash (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Devin Rand (C) Thomas Gettenberg, Duane Thomas, Scott Draper, David Larkins, Kendall Leblanc | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:13 | Knox | Richard Brown hits a floater in the paint set up by Peter Couey | 15-15 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard tips it home | 17-15 |
| 12:34 | Knox | Richard Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 12:33 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brown | 17-15 |
| 12:10 | Knox | Thomas Cash comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:10 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:10 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Ralph Koch comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Edward Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Devin Rand (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses short on a jump hook from close range | 17-17 |
| 11:30 | Knox | The rebound goes to Peter Couey | 17-17 |
| 11:24 | Knox | Peter Couey's pass is intercepted by Willy Pickerel | 17-17 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Ted Neill clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:38 | Knox | Edward Weir snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:32 | Knox | Devin Rand misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Pollard - foul #1 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Willy Pickerel, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Scott Draper (SF), David Larkins (PF) Edward Weir, Peter Couey, Thomas Cash, Richard Brown | |
| 10:32 | Knox | Devin Rand makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | Knox | Devin Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Duane Thomas takes the ball from Michael Long | 17-19 |
| 10:08 | Knox | Duane Thomas can't throw it down | 17-19 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Long | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David Larkins - foul #2 on David Larkins, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Price (SG), Kendall Leblanc (PF) David Larkins, Devin Rand | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:42 | Knox | Ernest McIlrath swats the short shot by Kendall Leblanc | 19-19 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Carl Luce misses the jump hook in the lane | 19-19 |
| 09:22 | Knox | Duane Thomas gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:17 | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Price | 19-21 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers is hacked by Thomas Gettenberg - foul #1 on Thomas Gettenberg, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Osteen (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Randy Chagoya, Jeremiah Meyers, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Richard Brown (PF) Thomas Gettenberg, Charles Price, Scott Draper | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Michael Osteen makes the floater from the right side set up by Michael Long | 21-21 |
| 08:15 | Knox | Peter Couey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Luce - foul #1 on Carl Luce, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Michael Long, Michael Osteen, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Cash (SF), Devin Rand (C) Duane Thomas, Kendall Leblanc | |
| 08:15 | Knox | Peter Couey misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:15 | Knox | Peter Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willy Pickerel | 24-21 |
| 07:46 | Knox | Peter Couey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 07:45 | Knox | Thomas Cash pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Edward Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Devin Rand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Knox | Edward Weir misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Pollard - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Carl Luce (C) Jonathan Howard, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Knox | Kendall Leblanc (PF) Richard Brown | |
| 07:33 | Knox | Edward Weir makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:33 | Knox | Edward Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willy Pickerel | 24-22 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Carl Luce connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Willy Pickerel | 26-22 |
| 07:02 | Knox | Willy Pickerel is called for the reach on Thomas Cash - foul #1 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Ted Neill | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:52 | Knox | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the reach on Thomas Cash - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath (C) Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:52 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:52 | Knox | Thomas Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Weir - foul #2 on Edward Weir, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Richard Brown (PF) Edward Weir, Kendall Leblanc | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:06 | Knox | Randy Chagoya is called for the reach on Thomas Cash - foul #1 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG) Randy Chagoya | |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (SG) Peter Couey | |
| 06:06 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:06 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 05:38 | Knox | Duane Thomas gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:33 | Knox | Ernest McIlrath swats the shot by Duane Thomas | 28-25 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Long | 30-25 |
| 04:54 | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Meyers | 32-25 |
| 04:42 | Knox | Thomas Cash is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Carl Luce | |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG), Kendall Leblanc (PF), Scott Draper (C) Thomas Cash, Richard Brown, Devin Rand | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 04:11 | Knox | Duane Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-25 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 34-25 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-25 |
| 04:04 | Knox | Scott Draper pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 03:57 | Knox | Peter Couey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Gettenberg | 34-27 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Ralph Koch buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ted Neill | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest McIlrath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Gettenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane Thomas (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) C - Scott Draper (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Knox | Duane Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Ralph Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Ted Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Pollard (C) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Richard Brown (PF), David Larkins (C) Thomas Gettenberg, Kendall Leblanc, Scott Draper | |
| 03:06 | Knox | Willy Pickerel is called for the reach on Peter Couey - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Draper (SF) Duane Thomas | |
| 03:06 | Knox | Peter Couey misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya is called for traveling | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Devin Rand (C) David Larkins | |
| 02:48 | Knox | Scott Draper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-27 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randy Chagoya and he's fouled by Scott Draper - foul #2 on Scott Draper, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Price (SG), Thomas Cash (SF) Peter Couey, Scott Draper | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:00 | Knox | Charles Price makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Randy Chagoya - foul #2 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #10 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Carl Luce (PF) Randy Chagoya, Ralph Koch | |
| Subs | Knox | David Larkins (PF) Richard Brown | |
| 02:00 | Knox | Charles Price makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Long | 42-30 |
| 01:30 | Knox | Charles Price hits a jump hook from the left block | 42-32 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Ted Neill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 01:23 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 01:01 | Knox | David Larkins's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Meyers | 42-32 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers banks in the layup | 44-32 |
| 00:39 | Knox | Thomas Cash is whistled for a carry | 44-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers, Daniel Pollard | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Duane Thomas (SF), Richard Brown (PF) Edward Weir, Charles Price, Thomas Cash, Devin Rand | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Luce | 47-32 |
| 00:02 | Knox | Duane Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | Knox | The clock runs out | 47-32 |