| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Battiste (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | William Battiste inbounds the ball | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Knox | Grant Blakeney buries a jumper near the basket | 51-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | John White steals the ball from James Parker | 51-34 |
| 19:10 | Knox | William Battiste connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John White | 51-36 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | James Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell double dribbles | 51-36 |
| 18:05 | Knox | Carl Vaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 18:04 | Knox | John White gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 17:51 | Knox | Manuel Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (SG), Michael Stover (PF), Kerry Shannon (C) James Parker, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davenport (C) Manuel Payne | |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (PF) Dexter Broadwell | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Jerry Sumlin (SG) Carl Vaugh, Grant Blakeney | |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 17:29 | Knox | The rebound goes to John White | 51-36 |
| 17:06 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin comes up short on the shot from close range | 51-36 |
| 17:04 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Davenport | 51-36 |
| 16:59 | Knox | Michael Grubb picks off the pass by Stephen Coleman | 51-36 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | John King travels with the ball | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Knox | Shannon Riemer (PF) John White | |
| 16:38 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin clanks a runner from close range | 51-36 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 51-36 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Davenport - foul #2 on Edward Davenport, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Jason Hughes (PF) Bryan Jewell, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (PG), Manuel Payne (C) Jerry Sumlin, William Battiste | |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 16:18 | Knox | Grant Blakeney drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Michael Grubb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 16:06 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-39 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) PF - Edward Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | James Parker is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (C) Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), Ray Yarger (SG), John White (PF) Stephen Coleman, Shannon Riemer, Edward Davenport | |
| 15:27 | Knox | Grant Blakeney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Michael Grubb | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Carl Vaugh is called for the reach on John King - foul #3 on Carl Vaugh, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG) James Parker | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Jason Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 14:58 | Knox | The rebound goes to Carl Vaugh | 54-39 |
| 14:53 | Knox | Carl Vaugh clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Jewell - foul #3 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (PF) Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | Knox | William Battiste (SF), Edward Davenport (C) Grant Blakeney, Manuel Payne | |
| 14:53 | Knox | Carl Vaugh makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:53 | Knox | Carl Vaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Howard Cyr drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dexter Broadwell | 57-41 |
| 14:20 | Knox | William Battiste hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Vaugh | 57-43 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Howard Cyr can't finish the layup | 57-43 |
| 13:55 | Knox | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:49 | Knox | Ray Yarger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Oscar Hancock (C) Bryan Jewell, Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Knox | Shannon Riemer (PF) John White | |
| 13:49 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 13:49 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kerry Shannon | 60-45 |
| 13:14 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Battiste and he's hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Jason Hughes (PF) John King, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Grant Blakeney (SF), Manuel Payne (C) Carl Vaugh, William Battiste, Edward Davenport | |
| 13:14 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | James Parker is hacked by Ray Yarger - foul #4 on Ray Yarger, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jerry Sumlin (SG) Ray Yarger | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 12:37 | Knox | Kerry Shannon is called for the reach on Grant Blakeney - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell (SF) Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | Knox | John White (PF) Jerry Sumlin | |
| 12:23 | Knox | John White misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 63-48 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | James Parker drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Hancock | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:12 | Knox | Shannon Riemer is whistled for traveling | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG) James Parker | |
| Subs | Knox | William Battiste (SF) Shannon Riemer | |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-48 |
| 11:57 | Knox | Grant Blakeney grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Battiste (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Knox | William Battiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Bryan Jewell | |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG) Stephen Coleman | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Hughes | 69-48 |
| 11:21 | Knox | Manuel Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davenport (C) Manuel Payne | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | John White steals the ball from Michael Stover | 69-48 |
| 11:01 | Knox | William Battiste misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses long on a jumper near the basket | 69-48 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon gets the offensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Michael Stover lays it in on a nice dish by John King | 71-48 |
| 10:15 | Knox | Carl Vaugh drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Battiste | 71-51 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | John White steals it from John King | 71-51 |
| 09:36 | Knox | William Battiste misses the lay-in | 71-51 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Howard Cyr snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-51 |
| 09:19 | Knox | John White snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| 09:14 | Knox | William Battiste scores on a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Stover - foul #2 on Michael Stover, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG), James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) John King, Michael Grubb, Kerry Shannon, Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Jerry Sumlin (SG), Shannon Riemer (PF), Manuel Payne (C) Carl Vaugh, Grant Blakeney, John White, Edward Davenport | |
| 09:14 | Knox | William Battiste makes the free throw | 71-54 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Shannon Riemer steals the ball from James Parker | 71-54 |
| 08:59 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin's pass is intercepted by Oscar Hancock | 71-54 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Walter Whaley | 73-54 |
| 08:47 | Knox | The jump hook by Shannon Riemer is blocked by Oscar Hancock | 73-54 |
| 08:45 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Payne | 73-54 |
| 08:38 | Knox | Manuel Payne is fouled on the floor by Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Oscar Hancock, team foul #7 | 73-54 |
| 08:38 | Knox | Manuel Payne makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 08:38 | Knox | Manuel Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 73-56 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock tips it in | 75-56 |
| 08:16 | Knox | Stephen Coleman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dexter Broadwell | 77-58 |
| 07:54 | Knox | Stephen Coleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-58 |
| 07:53 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin misses the tip | 77-58 |
| 07:51 | Knox | Manuel Payne tips it but misses | 77-58 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 77-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sumlin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Battiste (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-58 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 77-58 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Shannon Riemer is called for the reach on Jason Hughes - foul #1 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #5 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Walter Whaley | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG), John White (PF) Jerry Sumlin, William Battiste | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jason Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock can't tip it in | 77-58 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the offensive board | 77-58 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Ray Yarger picks off the pass by Oscar Hancock | 77-58 |
| 06:37 | Knox | Stephen Coleman buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-61 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | James Parker buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Dexter Broadwell | 80-61 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Shannon Riemer knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John White | 80-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jason Hughes comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #6 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Michael Stover (C) James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), Grant Blakeney (SF), Edward Davenport (C) Stephen Coleman, Shannon Riemer, Manuel Payne | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jason Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon snags the offensive board | 81-63 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon is fouled on the floor by Edward Davenport - foul #3 on Edward Davenport, team foul #7 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG), Howard Cyr (PF) John King, Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chen (C) John White | |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 05:35 | Knox | Bryan Jewell steals the ball from Carl Vaugh in the backcourt | 83-63 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Howard Cyr knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Grubb and the foul's on Edward Davenport - foul #4 on Edward Davenport, team foul #8 | 85-63 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Howard Cyr makes the free throw | 86-63 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Kerry Shannon is called for the reach on Grant Blakeney - foul #2 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #8 | 86-63 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 1st free throw | 86-64 |
| 05:00 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #9 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Bryan Jewell | |
| Subs | Knox | Jerry Sumlin (SG), John White (PF) Ray Yarger, Thomas Chen | |
| 04:10 | Knox | Carl Vaugh connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 86-67 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Michael Grubb drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Shannon | 88-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Knox | Grant Blakeney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-67 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 88-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Grubb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kerry Shannon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Sumlin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - John White (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Edward Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-67 |
| 03:28 | Knox | Edward Davenport snags the defensive board | 88-67 |
| 03:22 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-67 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the board | 88-67 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | John King misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Sumlin - foul #1 on Jerry Sumlin, team foul #9 | 88-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Chandler (SG), Bryan Jewell (SF) Michael Grubb, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Shannon Riemer (PF), Thomas Chen (C) Carl Vaugh, John White, Edward Davenport | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 88-67 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 89-67 |
| 03:01 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin is fouled on the floor by Philip Chandler - foul #2 on Philip Chandler, team foul #10 | 89-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Whaley (PG) John King | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 03:01 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin misses the 1st free throw | 89-67 |
| 03:01 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin misses the 2nd free throw | 89-67 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Michael Stover gets the rebound | 89-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Grant Blakeney is called for the reach on Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Grant Blakeney, team foul #10 | 89-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 90-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 91-67 |
| 02:36 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #4 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #11 | 91-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Aaron Malchow (PG) Jerry Sumlin | |
| 02:36 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses the 1st free throw | 91-67 |
| 02:36 | Knox | Shannon Riemer makes the 2nd free throw | 91-68 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Walter Whaley scores on a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Stephen Coleman - foul #2 on Stephen Coleman, team foul #11 | 93-68 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Walter Whaley makes the free throw | 94-68 |
| 02:20 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 94-71 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Grant Blakeney steals the ball from Philip Chandler | 94-71 |
| 01:54 | Knox | Aaron Malchow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Grant Blakeney | 94-73 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Walter Whaley misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 94-73 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Walter Whaley gets the offensive rebound | 94-73 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Michael Stover scores on a shot near the basket set up by Walter Whaley | 96-73 |
| 01:27 | Knox | Grant Blakeney buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shannon Riemer | 96-75 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 96-75 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Thomas Chen grabs the board | 96-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Knox | Stephen Coleman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 96-75 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Jewell | 96-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stephen Coleman picks off the pass by Michael Stover | 96-75 |
| 00:39 | Knox | Aaron Malchow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 96-75 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the board | 96-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Walter Whaley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 96-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Howard Cyr (PF) Walter Whaley, Philip Chandler | |
| Subs | Knox | Jerry Sumlin (SG), Edward Davenport (C) Aaron Malchow, Thomas Chen | |
| 00:27 | Knox | Grant Blakeney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 96-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Michael Stover snags the defensive board | 96-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Grubb runs out the clock | 96-75 |