| Lineup | Knox | PG - Jesse Webster (fresh) SG - Albert Jordan (fresh) SF - Frank Coldiron (fresh) PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Albert Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fresh) PF - David Henry (fresh) C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Albert Nichols 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) | |
| 19:35 | Knox | Frank Coldiron is fouled on the floor by Timmy Moline - foul #1 on Timmy Moline, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Knox | The jump hook by Charles Dunn is blocked by David Henry | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Knox | Albert Nichols hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | David Henry grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Timmy Moline knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Watts | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Knox | Frank Coldiron hits a 3 from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dean Watts | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Frank Coldiron misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lowell Cohen | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Knox | Frank Coldiron grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Knox | Albert Jordan comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | David Henry pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth is hacked by Albert Jordan - foul #1 on Albert Jordan, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Timmy Moline misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | David Henry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Albert Nichols grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Knox | Albert Jordan lays it up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth's layup is rejected by Albert Nichols | 7-5 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Dean Watts hits the finger roll | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Knox | Albert Nichols knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Coldiron | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Jesse Webster (fresh) SG - Albert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Coldiron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Albert Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timmy Moline (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Henry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Dean Watts makes the shot in the paint set up by David Henry | 9-9 |
| 15:41 | Knox | Frank Coldiron misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:40 | Knox | Albert Nichols tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | David Henry snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | David Henry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:34 | Knox | Albert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Jesse Webster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Tyson Hackworth - foul #1 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Knox | Raymond Hutchison (PF), William Wanamaker (C) Charles Dunn, Albert Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:29 | Knox | Jesse Webster makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Jesse Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Jesse Webster makes the 3rd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Dean Watts is called for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | Knox | Simon Patton (SG) Albert Jordan | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Drake (C) Lowell Cohen | |
| 14:55 | Knox | Frank Coldiron is hacked by John Drake - foul #1 on John Drake, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffrey Anderson (PG), William Lawerence (SF) Jesse Webster, Frank Coldiron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), James Woody (C) Timmy Moline, Tyson Hackworth, Dean Watts | |
| 14:43 | Knox | Simon Patton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | John Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Hutchison - foul #1 on Raymond Hutchison, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:18 | Knox | Jeffrey Anderson's dunk attempt is rejected by John Drake | 12-11 |
| 14:17 | Knox | William Lawerence tips it but misses | 12-11 |
| 14:16 | Knox | William Lawerence snags the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:58 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Henry - foul #1 on David Henry, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Knox | Jesse Webster (PG), Albert Jordan (SG), Frank Coldiron (SF), Albert Nichols (C) Jeffrey Anderson, Simon Patton, William Lawerence, William Wanamaker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (C) James Woody | |
| 13:58 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:58 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | David Henry blows the layup | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Knox | Albert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:23 | Knox | Jesse Webster connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Hutchison | 17-11 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | David Henry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 13:01 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison banks in the layup | 19-14 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Dunn (PF) Raymond Hutchison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), Dean Watts (SF) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, David Henry | |
| 12:27 | Knox | Albert Jordan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Timmy Moline - foul #2 on Timmy Moline, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (PG), James Woody (C) Timmy Moline, Lowell Cohen | |
| 12:27 | Knox | Albert Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:27 | Knox | Albert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | David Dietz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Watts | 20-17 |
| 11:54 | Knox | Frank Coldiron is whistled for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | Knox | Simon Patton (PG), William Lawerence (SF) Jesse Webster, Frank Coldiron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (PG), James Markowski (C) David Dietz, John Drake | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | James Woody misses the driving attempt in the lane | 20-17 |
| 11:38 | Knox | Charles Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Simon Patton (fresh) SG - Albert Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Lawerence (fresh) PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Albert Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyson Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Woody (fresh) C - James Markowski (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Knox | Scott Fontaine steals it from Albert Jordan | 20-17 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 20-19 |
| 10:55 | Knox | Simon Patton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Tyson Hackworth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 10:48 | Knox | Charles Dunn gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 10:44 | Knox | William Lawerence loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Knox | Jesse Webster (PG), Frank Coldiron (SF), Raymond Hutchison (C) Albert Jordan, William Lawerence, Albert Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Henry (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) James Woody, James Markowski | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | David Henry scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 10:08 | Knox | Jesse Webster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tyson Hackworth - foul #2 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Knox | William Wanamaker (C) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (PG), Hubert Decker (SG), John Drake (SF) Scott Fontaine, Tyson Hackworth, Dean Watts | |
| 10:08 | Knox | Jesse Webster makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:08 | Knox | Jesse Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen knocks in the jumper from the right block | 21-24 |
| 09:39 | Knox | Jesse Webster misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 09:37 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison hits the follow up shot | 23-24 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | John Drake misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen snags the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | David Dietz drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on William Wanamaker - foul #1 on William Wanamaker, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Knox | Albert Jordan (SG), Charles Dunn (PF), Albert Nichols (C) Simon Patton, Raymond Hutchison, William Wanamaker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (SG), Dean Watts (SF) Hubert Decker, Lowell Cohen | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | David Dietz makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:43 | Knox | Albert Jordan connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Nichols | 25-27 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | David Henry misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Simon Patton (PG), William Lawerence (SF) Jesse Webster, Frank Coldiron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Decker (SG) David Dietz | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | David Henry misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | David Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Albert Jordan's floater is knocked away by Hubert Decker | 25-28 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | John Drake gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | David Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 07:36 | Knox | Scott Fontaine steals the ball from Charles Dunn | 25-28 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Dean Watts banks in the layup set up by Scott Fontaine | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Simon Patton (fresh) SG - Albert Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Lawerence (fresh) PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Drake (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Knox | John Drake is called for the reach on Albert Nichols - foul #2 on John Drake, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Knox | Jesse Webster (PG), Frank Coldiron (SF), Raymond Hutchison (PF) Simon Patton, William Lawerence, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (PG), James Young (SF), James Woody (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Scott Fontaine, Dean Watts, David Henry, John Drake | |
| 07:11 | Knox | Albert Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 07:11 | Knox | Albert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jesse Webster steals it from David Dietz in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 06:57 | Knox | Jesse Webster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Coldiron | 30-30 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | James Woody comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen tips it home | 30-32 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Albert Nichols makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Frank Coldiron | 32-32 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen is hacked by Albert Nichols - foul #1 on Albert Nichols, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Knox | Simon Patton (SG), Charles Dunn (PF) Albert Jordan, Albert Nichols | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Fontaine (SG), David Henry (PF) Hubert Decker, James Woody | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 05:40 | Knox | Frank Coldiron snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 05:36 | Knox | Jesse Webster double dribbles | 32-32 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dean Watts (SF) James Young | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | David Henry blows the layup | 32-32 |
| 05:18 | Knox | Charles Dunn gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:58 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Raymond Hutchison, team foul #6 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Knox | William Wanamaker (C) Raymond Hutchison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Decker (SG), James Woody (C) David Dietz, Lowell Cohen | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Dean Watts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | James Woody can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 04:21 | Knox | William Wanamaker snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 03:57 | Knox | Frank Coldiron's fadeaway is rejected by James Woody | 32-32 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Dean Watts gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Hubert Decker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Charles Dunn pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:33 | Knox | Jesse Webster's pass is intercepted by Scott Fontaine | 32-32 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Scott Fontaine lays it in | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Jesse Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Simon Patton (fresh) SF - Frank Coldiron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Wanamaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Fontaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hubert Decker (fresh) SF - Dean Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woody (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Knox | Simon Patton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Webster | 35-34 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Dean Watts can't finish the layup | 35-34 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | David Henry tips it in | 35-36 |
| 03:05 | Knox | Simon Patton's pass is intercepted by Hubert Decker | 35-36 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Dean Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 02:43 | Knox | Simon Patton gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 02:36 | Knox | Simon Patton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Hubert Decker gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Dean Watts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | David Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Dean Watts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Coldiron - foul #1 on Frank Coldiron, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffrey Anderson (PG), Albert Jordan (SG), William Lawerence (SF), Raymond Hutchison (PF), Albert Nichols (C) Jesse Webster, Simon Patton, Frank Coldiron, Charles Dunn, William Wanamaker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timmy Moline (PG), Tyson Hackworth (SG), John Drake (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Scott Fontaine, Hubert Decker, David Henry, James Woody | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Dean Watts misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Dean Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:52 | Knox | Albert Jordan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyson Hackworth - foul #3 on Tyson Hackworth, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dietz (SG), James Markowski (PF) Tyson Hackworth, Dean Watts | |
| 01:52 | Knox | Albert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:52 | Knox | Albert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Timmy Moline loses the dribble to Albert Jordan | 37-37 |
| 01:30 | Knox | Jeffrey Anderson lays it up and in set up by Albert Jordan | 39-37 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | David Dietz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Drake | 39-40 |
| 01:18 | Knox | Jeffrey Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Nichols | 41-40 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | David Dietz can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 01:02 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 00:54 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison is hacked by James Markowski - foul #1 on James Markowski, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Knox | Simon Patton (PG) Jeffrey Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Henry (PF) James Markowski | |
| 00:54 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:54 | Knox | Raymond Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | John Drake comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Simon Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 00:21 | Knox | Simon Patton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 00:19 | Knox | William Lawerence gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Timmy Moline takes the ball from Raymond Hutchison | 43-40 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | John Drake banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timmy Moline | 43-42 |
| 00:00 | Knox | William Lawerence can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-42 |