| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Burns (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Victor Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Knippenberg inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | James Knippenberg can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 19:45 | Knox | Avery Murphy grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 19:41 | Knox | Ken Tittle hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:29 | Knox | The rebound goes to Victor Jones | 36-33 |
| 19:22 | Knox | Victor Jones loses the dribble to James Knippenberg | 36-33 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is called for traveling | 36-33 |
| 18:42 | Knox | Ernest Burns buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 18:20 | Knox | Victor Jones snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:14 | Knox | Ken Tittle is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #2 on Charles McGarity, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 17:59 | Knox | Ernest Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Yoder | 39-33 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Shawn Randell lays it in set up by Charles McGarity | 39-35 |
| 17:32 | Knox | Ernest Burns is hacked by Clayton Clary - foul #1 on Clayton Clary, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Willer (C) Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Stephen Pruett (PF), Robert Chapman (C) Clayton Clary, Carl Yoder, Shawn Randell | |
| 17:20 | Knox | Victor Jones lays it up and in set up by Ken Tittle and the foul's on Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Mullinix (SG) Ernest Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF) James Knippenberg | |
| 17:20 | Knox | Victor Jones makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Stewart Callender hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 17:02 | Knox | Stewart Callender steals the ball from Ken Tittle | 42-38 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | John Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Chapman | 42-38 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Knox | Cory Hepworth (SG), James Hardiman (SF), Perry Stephens (PF) Ken Tittle, Victor Jones, Earl Gully | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Clayton Clary (SG), James Knippenberg (SF) Charles McGarity, John Porter, Stewart Callender | |
| 16:07 | Knox | Perry Stephens makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Mullinix | 44-38 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Knippenberg | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Richard Mullinix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Hepworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hardiman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Perry Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Willer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Knox | Cory Hepworth misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Robert Willer snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 15:10 | Knox | Clayton Clary steps in front of the Richard Mullinix pass | 44-40 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits the finger roll | 44-42 |
| 14:47 | Knox | Perry Stephens's pass is intercepted by Robert Chapman | 44-42 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Robert Chapman snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | John Patton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Knippenberg | 44-45 |
| 14:05 | Knox | Perry Stephens buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Richard Mullinix and he's hacked by Stephen Pruett - foul #2 on Stephen Pruett, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Ernest Burns (SG), Earl Gully (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Richard Mullinix, Cory Hepworth, James Hardiman, Robert Willer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Stewart Callender (SF), Carl Yoder (PF), Shawn Randell (C) John Patton, Clayton Clary, James Knippenberg, Stephen Pruett, Robert Chapman | |
| 14:05 | Knox | Perry Stephens makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Carl Yoder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Jones (SF) Perry Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:28 | Knox | Ernest Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Victor Jones - foul #3 on Victor Jones, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Shawn Randell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:51 | Knox | Earl Gully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor Jones - foul #4 on Victor Jones, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Mullinix (SF) Victor Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Stewart Callender | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | Knox | Earl Gully pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:25 | Knox | Ernest Burns is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| 12:17 | Knox | Richard Mullinix buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Burns | 49-47 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Carl Yoder drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Randell | 49-49 |
| 11:43 | Knox | Ernest Burns is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #4 on Charles McGarity, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Knox | James Hardiman (C) Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Stephen Pruett (PF), Robert Chapman (C) Charles McGarity, Carl Yoder, Shawn Randell | |
| 11:43 | Knox | Ernest Burns misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mullinix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hardiman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 11:27 | Knox | James Hardiman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:23 | Knox | Richard Mullinix misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #4 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Cory Hepworth (SG) Ernest Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SG) Robert Zumbrennen | |
| 11:23 | Knox | Richard Mullinix misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:23 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | James Knippenberg loses the dribble to Ken Tittle | 50-49 |
| 10:52 | Knox | Cory Hepworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-49 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 50-49 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Clayton Clary buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Patton | 50-52 |
| 10:27 | Knox | Richard Mullinix connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ken Tittle | 52-52 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Earl Gully swats the layup by James Knippenberg | 52-52 |
| 10:04 | Knox | James Hardiman grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:59 | Knox | Ken Tittle is hacked by James Knippenberg - foul #2 on James Knippenberg, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (SG), Robert Willer (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Cory Hepworth, Richard Mullinix, Earl Gully | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF), Carl Yoder (PF), Shawn Randell (C) James Knippenberg, Stephen Pruett, Robert Chapman | |
| 09:59 | Knox | Ken Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Carl Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Clayton Clary is hacked by Avery Murphy - foul #2 on Avery Murphy, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Knox | Cory Hepworth (PG) Ken Tittle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | John Patton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Clayton Clary pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | John Patton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clayton Clary | 52-55 |
| 08:32 | Knox | Ernest Burns scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Cory Hepworth | 55-55 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 08:07 | Knox | The rebound goes to Robert Willer | 55-55 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Ernest Burns banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cory Hepworth | 57-55 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Clayton Clary comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 07:48 | Knox | The rebound goes to Cory Hepworth | 57-55 |
| 07:42 | Knox | John Patton takes the ball from Ernest Burns | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Cory Hepworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Burns (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Willer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Avery Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Patton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Clary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Yoder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Randell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Clayton Clary can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Willer - foul #2 on Robert Willer, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Richard Mullinix (SG), Victor Jones (SF), Earl Gully (PF) Cory Hepworth, Ernest Burns, James Hardiman, Robert Willer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), James Knippenberg (SF), Stephen Pruett (PF), Robert Chapman (C) John Patton, Stewart Callender, Carl Yoder, Shawn Randell | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:18 | Knox | Richard Mullinix is fouled on the floor by Clayton Clary - foul #2 on Clayton Clary, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG) Clayton Clary | |
| 07:18 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:18 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is hacked by Ken Tittle - foul #1 on Ken Tittle, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Knippenberg | 59-59 |
| 06:20 | Knox | Avery Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Ken Tittle picks off the pass by Charles McGarity in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 06:17 | Knox | Richard Mullinix can't finish the layup | 59-59 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | James Knippenberg gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Stephen Pruett grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Charles McGarity is called for 3 seconds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (SG) Avery Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:35 | Knox | Ernest Burns misses short on a runner from close range | 59-59 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Pruett | 59-62 |
| 05:10 | Knox | Ernest Burns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Zumbrennen - foul #5 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Willer (C) Ken Tittle | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Shawn Randell (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Robert Chapman | |
| 05:10 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:10 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Willer - foul #3 on Robert Willer, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Yoder (PF) Stephen Pruett | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:58 | Knox | Earl Gully gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:38 | Knox | Richard Mullinix can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 04:37 | Knox | Victor Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:29 | Knox | Ernest Burns buries a runner from the left block | 63-62 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Knippenberg knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Porter | 63-65 |
| 03:52 | Knox | Ernest Burns misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 03:50 | Knox | Robert Willer gets the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:30 | Knox | Ernest Burns misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 03:29 | Knox | Earl Gully tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Richard Mullinix (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Burns (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Earl Gully (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Willer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Yoder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Carl Yoder misses short on a jumper in the lane | 65-65 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Ernest Burns grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Avery Murphy (C) Richard Mullinix, Robert Willer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (SG) John Porter | |
| 02:38 | Knox | Ernest Burns connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ken Tittle | 68-65 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Avery Murphy is called for the reach on Clayton Clary - foul #3 on Avery Murphy, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Knox | James Hardiman (SF) Victor Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF), Stephen Pruett (PF) James Knippenberg, Carl Yoder | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Clayton Clary makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:26 | Knox | Earl Gully snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 02:02 | Knox | Clayton Clary steps in front of the Ernest Burns pass | 68-66 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits the finger roll | 68-68 |
| 01:53 | Knox | Ken Tittle hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Burns | 71-68 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Jones (SF) James Hardiman | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF), Carl Yoder (PF) Stewart Callender, Stephen Pruett | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Charles McGarity's floater is tipped away by Earl Gully | 71-68 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Shawn Randell snags the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Earl Gully steps in front of the Carl Yoder pass | 71-68 |
| 01:06 | Knox | Charles McGarity takes the ball from Victor Jones | 71-68 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the runner near the basket | 71-68 |
| 00:37 | Knox | Victor Jones pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Knox | Victor Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Charles McGarity - foul #5 on Charles McGarity, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG) Charles McGarity | |
| 00:34 | Knox | Victor Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:34 | Knox | Victor Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | John Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Avery Murphy snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Knox | Clayton Clary is called for the reach on Avery Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Clary, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn Randell | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | John Patton is fouled on the floor by Ken Tittle - foul #2 on Ken Tittle, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Clayton Clary is called for the reach on Victor Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Clary, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Victor Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Victor Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Knippenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Patton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clayton Clary | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Knox | Ernest Burns is hacked by John Patton in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Patton, team foul #15 | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:04 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clayton Clary misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-73 |