| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Battiste (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | William Battiste inbounds the ball | 48-47 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Knox | Ray Yarger hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Battiste | 48-49 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jason Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John King | 51-49 |
| 19:25 | Knox | Ray Yarger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | John King misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Payne - foul #1 on Manuel Payne, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 18:39 | Knox | Carl Vaugh misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | James Parker snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| 18:12 | Knox | Manuel Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Hancock | 53-49 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Jason Hughes pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 53-49 |
| 18:04 | Knox | William Battiste gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 17:38 | Knox | Manuel Payne drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Carl Vaugh | 53-51 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | James Parker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John King | 55-51 |
| 16:59 | Knox | Ray Yarger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (PG), Philip Chandler (SG), Howard Cyr (SF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (PG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Thomas Chen (PF), Michael Chapman (C) Carl Vaugh, William Battiste, Edward Davenport, Manuel Payne | |
| 16:59 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 16:59 | Knox | Ray Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Michael Stover hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Jewell | 58-53 |
| 16:30 | Knox | Ray Yarger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Chapman - foul #1 on Michael Chapman, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Hancock (C) Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (SG) Ray Yarger | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Michael Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 16:22 | Knox | The rebound goes to Michael Chapman | 59-53 |
| 16:16 | Knox | Stephen Coleman's pass is intercepted by Oscar Hancock | 59-53 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) PF - Michael Stover (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Knox | Grant Blakeney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) Bryan Jewell, Philip Chandler, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), William Battiste (SF) Stephen Coleman, Shannon Riemer | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Parker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Grant Blakeney - foul #2 on Grant Blakeney, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (C) Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davenport (PF) Michael Chapman | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 15:21 | Knox | Carl Vaugh double dribbles | 63-53 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 15:03 | Knox | The rebound goes to Edward Davenport | 63-53 |
| 15:00 | Knox | Michael Grubb takes the ball from Carl Vaugh in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Michael Stover can't finish the layup | 63-53 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Michael Stover tips it in | 65-53 |
| 14:36 | Knox | William Battiste is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #2 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (PF) Michael Stover | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG), Manuel Payne (C) Grant Blakeney, Thomas Chen | |
| 14:20 | Knox | Ray Yarger scores on a 3 from straight away set up by William Battiste | 65-56 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-56 |
| 14:14 | Knox | Manuel Payne pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 14:09 | Knox | Ray Yarger clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 13:52 | Knox | Edward Davenport snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 13:47 | Knox | Carl Vaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| 13:46 | Knox | Ray Yarger tips it in | 65-58 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Michael Grubb clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 13:30 | Knox | Manuel Payne pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 13:24 | Knox | William Battiste can't connect on a floater from the right side | 65-58 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses the easy layup | 65-58 |
| 13:16 | Knox | Edward Davenport snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 13:11 | Knox | Edward Davenport is hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #1 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #3 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (PG), Philip Chandler (SG), Howard Cyr (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Kerry Shannon, John King | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (PG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Thomas Chen (PF) Carl Vaugh, William Battiste, Edward Davenport | |
| 12:55 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Jewell - foul #3 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Chapman (C) Manuel Payne | |
| 12:55 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 12:55 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Hughes | 65-59 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock connects on the shot from the baseline | 67-59 |
| 12:13 | Knox | Ray Yarger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (SG) Ray Yarger | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Philip Chandler misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Howard Cyr can't tip it in | 67-59 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Howard Cyr hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Knox | Stephen Coleman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-59 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Philip Chandler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Shannon Riemer - foul #1 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #4 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF) Bryan Jewell, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), William Battiste (SF), Manuel Payne (C) Stephen Coleman, Thomas Chen, Michael Chapman | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Philip Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Philip Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 11:28 | Knox | Shannon Riemer snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 11:19 | Knox | Carl Vaugh connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Blakeney | 70-62 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Michael Grubb banks in the layup and he's hacked by Shannon Riemer - foul #2 on Shannon Riemer, team foul #5 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Michael Stover (PF), Kerry Shannon (C) Philip Chandler, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG), Edward Davenport (PF) Grant Blakeney, Shannon Riemer | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Michael Grubb makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| 10:38 | Knox | Michael Stover steals it from Ray Yarger | 73-62 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | James Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon can't tip it in | 73-62 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dexter Broadwell | 73-62 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Grubb | 76-62 |
| 09:55 | Knox | Ray Yarger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-62 |
| 09:53 | Knox | Manuel Payne hits the follow up shot | 76-64 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Edward Davenport steals it from Michael Stover | 76-64 |
| 09:32 | Knox | Edward Davenport misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 76-64 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is whistled for a carry | 76-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Howard Cyr (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, Kerry Shannon | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SF), Thomas Chen (C) William Battiste, Manuel Payne | |
| 09:13 | Knox | Grant Blakeney can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jason Hughes gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Grant Blakeney steals it from Howard Cyr | 76-64 |
| 09:01 | Knox | Grant Blakeney blows the layup | 76-64 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Jason Hughes hits the follow up shot | 78-64 |
| 08:28 | Knox | Carl Vaugh scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 78-66 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Thomas Chen is called for the reach on Oscar Hancock - foul #2 on Thomas Chen, team foul #6 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG) James Parker | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF), Michael Chapman (C) Carl Vaugh, Ray Yarger, Edward Davenport | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock lays it in set up by Howard Cyr | 80-66 |
| 08:06 | Knox | Stephen Coleman scores on a turnaround in the lane | 80-68 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Chapman - foul #2 on Michael Chapman, team foul #7 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Kerry Shannon (SF) Bryan Jewell, Howard Cyr | |
| Subs | Knox | William Battiste (SF), Manuel Payne (C) Shannon Riemer, Michael Chapman | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 82-68 |
| 07:46 | Knox | John King takes the ball from Manuel Payne | 82-68 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Michael Grubb lays it up and in set up by John King | 84-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Battiste (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:26 | Knox | William Battiste is denied on a layup by Jason Hughes | 84-68 |
| 07:25 | Knox | Thomas Chen tips it back up and in | 84-70 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Michael Grubb buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kerry Shannon | 86-70 |
| 06:47 | Knox | Stephen Coleman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 86-70 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jason Hughes pulls down the rebound | 86-70 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | John King buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Hancock | 89-70 |
| 06:36 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 89-70 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock grabs the board | 89-70 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Grubb | 91-70 |
| 06:09 | Knox | Stephen Coleman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-70 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Michael Grubb snags the defensive board | 91-70 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Jason Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 91-70 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | John King grabs the offensive rebound | 91-70 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (C) John King, Kerry Shannon, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), Ray Yarger (SG), Edward Davenport (PF) Grant Blakeney, Stephen Coleman, Thomas Chen | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses long on a 3 from straight away | 91-70 |
| 05:43 | Knox | Ray Yarger pulls down the rebound | 91-70 |
| 05:39 | Knox | William Battiste is whistled for traveling | 91-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (C) Jason Hughes | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Edward Davenport steals the ball from Michael Grubb | 91-70 |
| 05:10 | Knox | Edward Davenport buries a turnaround from the right block set up by William Battiste | 91-72 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | John King hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 91-72 |
| 04:50 | Knox | Edward Davenport snags the defensive board | 91-72 |
| 04:45 | Knox | Carl Vaugh hits the finger roll set up by Ray Yarger | 91-74 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses the easy layup | 91-74 |
| 04:28 | Knox | Manuel Payne grabs the board | 91-74 |
| 04:23 | Knox | John King steals the ball from Ray Yarger | 91-74 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Michael Grubb connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John King and he's fouled by Carl Vaugh - foul #3 on Carl Vaugh, team foul #8 | 93-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover, John King | |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SF), Thomas Chen (C) William Battiste, Manuel Payne | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Michael Grubb makes the free throw | 94-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Knox | Carl Vaugh is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Carl Vaugh, team foul #9 | 94-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (PG), Philip Chandler (SG) Michael Grubb, James Parker | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Chapman (C) Edward Davenport | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Chandler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Vaugh - foul #5 on Carl Vaugh, team foul #10 | 94-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (SG), Shannon Riemer (SF) Carl Vaugh, Ray Yarger | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 94-74 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 95-74 |
| 03:02 | Knox | Grant Blakeney double dribbles in the backcourt | 95-74 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Howard Cyr | 98-74 |
| 02:45 | Knox | Bryan Jewell picks off the pass by Shannon Riemer | 98-74 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Michael Stover comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 98-74 |
| 02:25 | Knox | Michael Chapman grabs the board | 98-74 |
| 02:19 | Knox | Michael Stover swats the layup by Michael Chapman | 98-74 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 98-74 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Stover is denied by Thomas Chen | 98-74 |
| 01:55 | Knox | Grant Blakeney snags the defensive board | 98-74 |
| 01:46 | Knox | Shannon Riemer connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 98-76 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Howard Cyr misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 98-76 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 98-76 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Howard Cyr hits a floater in the lane and the foul's on Stephen Coleman - foul #1 on Stephen Coleman, team foul #11 | 100-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Philip Chandler | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Howard Cyr misses the free throw | 100-76 |
| 01:02 | Knox | Thomas Chen gets the rebound | 100-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:57 | Knox | John King steals it from Thomas Chen | 100-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 100-76 |
| 00:22 | Knox | Stephen Coleman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 100-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John King runs out the clock | 100-79 |