| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Graf (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Anwar (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Andrews inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Joshua West's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Smith | 40-39 |
| 19:40 | Knox | Calvin Graf gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 19:35 | Knox | Joshua West blocks the jumper by Michael Holmes | 40-39 |
| 19:33 | Knox | Calvin Graf gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 19:15 | Knox | David Anwar misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-39 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willard O'Neal | 40-39 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Joshua West misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 18:57 | Knox | Michael Holmes snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Knox | Calvin Graf is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Herman Moyer is called for the reach on Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Herman Moyer, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | George Mazzella is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Knox | Chester York (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Michael Andrews clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal tips it home | 40-41 |
| 17:22 | Knox | Herman Moyer is hacked by Willard O'Neal - foul #1 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 17:13 | Knox | David Anwar banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman Moyer and he's hacked by George Mazzella - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| 17:13 | Knox | David Anwar makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Joshua West clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Anwar - foul #2 on David Anwar, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Jacobson (SF) Calvin Graf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF), Laurence Taylor (C) Michael Andrews, Willard O'Neal | |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | Knox | David Anwar lays it in | 45-42 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock hits a floater from the left side set up by Jeffrey McCann | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Knox | Laurence Taylor swats the layup by Chester York | 45-44 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Anwar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Chester York (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Laurence Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roosevelt Smith | 45-47 |
| 15:10 | Knox | Michael Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 15:09 | Knox | Chester York grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:56 | Knox | Scott Jacobson is hacked by Laurence Taylor - foul #1 on Laurence Taylor, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Knox | August Buttars (PG), Calvin Graf (SF), Gordon Holley (PF), Michael Smith (C) Herman Moyer, Michael Holmes, David Anwar, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Walter Glover (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) Kevin Hancock, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Joshua West, Laurence Taylor | |
| 14:50 | Knox | Calvin Graf drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | George Mazzella's pass is intercepted by Calvin Graf | 48-47 |
| 14:02 | Knox | Gordon Holley connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by August Buttars and he's hacked by Willard O'Neal - foul #2 on Willard O'Neal, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Holmes (SG) Scott Jacobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:02 | Knox | Gordon Holley makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Gordon Holley swats the layup by Willard O'Neal | 51-47 |
| 13:36 | Knox | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:24 | Knox | Gordon Holley connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 53-47 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Michael Andrews loses the dribble to August Buttars | 53-47 |
| 12:32 | Knox | Calvin Graf connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #3 on Michael Andrews, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Knox | Herman Moyer (PG), David Anwar (PF) August Buttars, Gordon Holley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG), Joshua West (PF) Walter Glover, Thomas Choudhury | |
| 12:32 | Knox | Calvin Graf makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 11:48 | Knox | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Graf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Anwar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Knox | Herman Moyer's pass is intercepted by George Mazzella in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:18 | Knox | Calvin Graf snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 11:12 | Knox | Calvin Graf misses the lay-in | 56-47 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Michael Andrews can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Mazzella | 56-49 |
| 09:59 | Knox | Calvin Graf misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | George Mazzella pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Joshua West can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 09:27 | Knox | David Anwar gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:21 | Knox | David Anwar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Moyer | 58-49 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Knox | August Buttars (PG), Scott Jacobson (SG), Gordon Holley (SF), Chester York (C) Herman Moyer, Michael Holmes, Calvin Graf, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Walter Glover (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Laurence Taylor (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Willard O'Neal | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses the shot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 08:42 | Knox | Scott Jacobson grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 08:37 | Knox | Scott Jacobson misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Glover - foul #1 on Walter Glover, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury (PF) Joshua West | |
| 08:37 | Knox | Scott Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:37 | Knox | Scott Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gordon Holley - foul #2 on Gordon Holley, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Sullivan (PF) David Anwar | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:03 | Knox | Scott Jacobson lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Holley | 62-51 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor hits a floater in the lane | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - August Buttars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Jacobson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gordon Holley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) C - Chester York (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Glover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 2 blk. C - Laurence Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Knox | Gordon Holley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Jacobson and he's hacked by Jeffrey McCann - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG) Walter Glover | |
| 07:46 | Knox | Gordon Holley makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 07:32 | Knox | Gordon Holley snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 07:26 | Knox | Gordon Holley can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 65-53 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-56 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Charles Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 06:49 | Knox | Charles Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:36 | Knox | Thomas Choudhury denies the turnaround by Gordon Holley | 65-56 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Choudhury | 65-58 |
| 05:55 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Herman Moyer (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Calvin Graf (SF), David Anwar (PF), Michael Smith (C) August Buttars, Scott Jacobson, Gordon Holley, Charles Sullivan, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Joshua West (PF), Willard O'Neal (C) Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann, Thomas Choudhury, Laurence Taylor | |
| 05:39 | Knox | Michael Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Joshua West buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by George Mazzella and the foul's on David Anwar - foul #3 on David Anwar, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:03 | Knox | Calvin Graf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 05:01 | Knox | David Anwar tips it home | 67-61 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #5 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Chester York (C) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | Knox | Chester York drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Herman Moyer | 69-63 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Joshua West can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-63 |
| 03:55 | Knox | Calvin Graf grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 03:53 | Knox | Roosevelt Smith is called for the reach on Calvin Graf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Knox | August Buttars (PG), Charles Sullivan (C) Herman Moyer, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:53 | Knox | Calvin Graf misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Holmes - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Chester York (C) Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:43 | Knox | David Anwar grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - August Buttars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Graf (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Anwar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chester York (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joshua West (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard O'Neal (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Knox | David Anwar is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Mazzella, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Sullivan (C) Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:42 | Knox | David Anwar makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:42 | Knox | David Anwar misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-63 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal tips it back up and in | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:05 | Knox | David Anwar drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Graf | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Michael Holmes steals the ball from Joshua West | 73-65 |
| 02:46 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Knox | Herman Moyer (PG), Chester York (C) August Buttars, Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Knox | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Calvin Graf in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Mazzella, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Knox | August Buttars (PG), Charles Sullivan (C) Herman Moyer, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| 02:43 | Knox | Calvin Graf makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:43 | Knox | Calvin Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-65 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Willard O'Neal tips it back up and in | 75-67 |
| 02:28 | Knox | Kevin Hancock is called for the reach on Charles Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| 02:28 | Knox | Charles Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:28 | Knox | Charles Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Michael Andrews pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| 02:04 | Knox | Calvin Graf is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Hancock - foul #3 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| 02:04 | Knox | Calvin Graf misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:04 | Knox | Calvin Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Holmes - foul #3 on Michael Holmes, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Jacobson (SG), Gordon Holley (SF), Chester York (C) Michael Holmes, Calvin Graf, David Anwar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Laurence Taylor (C) Michael Andrews, Joshua West, Willard O'Neal | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:39 | Knox | The rebound goes to Chester York | 77-67 |
| 01:37 | Knox | Chester York is fouled in the backcourt by Roosevelt Smith - foul #3 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #14 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Knox | Troy Long (SF) Gordon Holley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| 01:37 | Knox | Chester York misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:37 | Knox | Chester York makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by Laurence Taylor is blocked by Troy Long | 78-67 |
| 01:15 | Knox | The rebound goes to Chester York | 78-67 |
| 01:12 | Knox | Chester York is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Glover - foul #2 on Walter Glover, team foul #15 | 78-67 |
| 01:12 | Knox | Chester York makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:12 | Knox | Chester York misses the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Laurence Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 01:02 | Knox | Troy Long pulls down the rebound | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Knox | Laurence Taylor swats the short shot by Troy Long | 79-67 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the board | 79-67 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-67 |
| 00:47 | Knox | The rebound goes to Chester York | 79-67 |
| 00:42 | Knox | Laurence Taylor blocks the short jumper by Troy Long | 79-67 |
| 00:41 | Knox | Scott Jacobson grabs the offensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Charles Sullivan connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 81-67 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Walter Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-67 |
| 00:10 | Knox | Chester York grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Knox | August Buttars runs out the clock | 81-67 |