| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Colbert (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hardiman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | James Hardiman inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Knox | James Hardiman is called for traveling | 25-34 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Paul Houston picks off the pass by David White | 25-34 |
| 18:39 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Hardiman | 25-37 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Stuart Strine is fouled on the floor by Earl Gully - foul #2 on Earl Gully, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Daniel Forte is denied on a layup by Avery Murphy | 25-37 |
| 18:02 | Knox | Earl Gully grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 17:57 | Knox | Paul Houston drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Avery Murphy | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | David White misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Houston - foul #3 on Paul Houston, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Tamura (PG) Paul Houston | |
| 17:43 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:35 | Knox | Robert Tamura drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Daniel Forte is called for traveling | 27-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (C) Christopher Barrett | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:00 | Knox | Robert Colbert is hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (PG) David White | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Willer (C) Avery Murphy | |
| 16:47 | Knox | Robert Colbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-43 |
| 16:46 | Knox | James Hardiman tips it home | 27-45 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch knocks in the shot from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 16:15 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Tamura | 29-48 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | James Hardiman is called for the reach on Stephen Berry - foul #1 on James Hardiman, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), John Patton (SF), Christopher Barrett (C) Edgar Ludwig, Daniel Forte, Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (SG), Kurt Craig (C) Robert Colbert, James Hardiman | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 29-48 |
| 15:46 | Knox | Robert Tamura gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Patton (fresh) PF - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Tamura (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Aaron (fresh) SF - Robert Willer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Craig (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Knox | Robert Tamura misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett grabs the board | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Stephen Berry makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-48 |
| 15:03 | Knox | Robert Tamura misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch grabs the board | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | A charge is called on John Porter - foul #1 on John Porter, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), Edgar Ludwig (SG), Daniel Forte (SF), Stuart Strine (PF) Stephen Berry, John Porter, John Patton, Robert Upchurch | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Houston (PG), Robert Colbert (SG), James Hardiman (SF), Avery Murphy (C) Robert Tamura, Paul Aaron, Earl Gully, Kurt Craig | |
| 14:17 | Knox | Avery Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Stuart Strine pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | David White clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Willer - foul #1 on Robert Willer, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky (C) Christopher Barrett | |
| Subs | Knox | Perry Stephens (PF) Robert Willer | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:54 | Knox | Avery Murphy snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 13:32 | Knox | Robert Colbert is fouled on the floor by Daniel Forte - foul #1 on Daniel Forte, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (C) Eric Zaritsky | |
| Subs | Knox | Earl Gully (PF) Perry Stephens | |
| 13:14 | Knox | Paul Houston misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Upchurch is denied by Earl Gully | 32-48 |
| 12:53 | Knox | Avery Murphy gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 12:47 | Knox | Robert Colbert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edgar Ludwig - foul #2 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), John Patton (SF), Eric Zaritsky (C) Edgar Ludwig, Daniel Forte, Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:47 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:47 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | David White misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-50 |
| 12:36 | Knox | The rebound goes to James Hardiman | 32-50 |
| 12:30 | Knox | Robert Colbert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Colbert, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Tamura (SG) Robert Colbert | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | James Hardiman is called for the reach on John Patton - foul #2 on James Hardiman, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (C) Eric Zaritsky | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Willer (SF) James Hardiman | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch connects on the shot from the left side | 34-50 |
| 11:39 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Barrett - foul #1 on Christopher Barrett, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (PG), Edgar Ludwig (SG), Daniel Forte (SF), Stuart Strine (PF) David White, John Porter, John Patton, Robert Upchurch | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (SG) Paul Houston | |
| 11:39 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 11:39 | Knox | Avery Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Tamura (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Aaron (fresh) SF - Robert Willer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Stephen Berry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Ludwig | 36-51 |
| 11:08 | Knox | Avery Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Stuart Strine snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Stuart Strine hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Earl Gully - foul #3 on Earl Gully, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Colbert (SG), James Hardiman (SF), Kurt Craig (C) Paul Aaron, Earl Gully, Avery Murphy | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 10:21 | Knox | Robert Tamura misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 10:20 | Knox | Robert Willer tips it in | 39-53 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Stephen Berry is fouled on the floor by Kurt Craig - foul #2 on Kurt Craig, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (C) Christopher Barrett | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Houston (PG) Robert Tamura | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Stephen Berry makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Stephen Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:59 | Knox | Paul Houston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG) Stephen Berry | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Daniel Forte is hacked by Paul Houston - foul #4 on Paul Houston, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG), Eric Zaritsky (C) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Tamura (PG), Earl Gully (PF) Paul Houston, Kurt Craig | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Daniel Forte misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:44 | Knox | The rebound goes to Robert Willer | 41-53 |
| 09:40 | Knox | Robert Colbert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 09:38 | Knox | Robert Willer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:24 | Knox | Robert Colbert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Upchurch | 41-53 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | John Porter makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Zaritsky | 43-53 |
| 08:56 | Knox | Robert Willer clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Zaritsky - foul #2 on Eric Zaritsky, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (SF) Daniel Forte | |
| Subs | Knox | Avery Murphy (C) James Hardiman | |
| 08:56 | Knox | Robert Willer makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:56 | Knox | Robert Willer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:56 | Knox | Avery Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:42 | Knox | Avery Murphy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Tamura | 43-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | John Porter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Tamura - foul #3 on Robert Tamura, team foul #10 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (PF), Christopher Barrett (C) Robert Upchurch, Eric Zaritsky | |
| Subs | Knox | James Hardiman (SF) Robert Willer | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | John Porter makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | John Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:17 | Knox | Earl Gully gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Robert Colbert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Porter - foul #2 on John Porter, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (SG) John Porter | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 08:02 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:02 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Stuart Strine is hacked by Avery Murphy - foul #2 on Avery Murphy, team foul #11 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Houston (PG) Robert Tamura | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:48 | Knox | Earl Gully grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 07:26 | Knox | Paul Houston comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-59 |
| 07:24 | Knox | Earl Gully tips it home | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Patton (fresh) PF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Colbert (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hardiman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | John Patton drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by James Hardiman - foul #3 on James Hardiman, team foul #12 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (SF) David White | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (SG), Perry Stephens (PF), Kurt Craig (C) Robert Colbert, Earl Gully, Avery Murphy | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | John Patton makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Paul Houston is hacked by John Patton - foul #1 on John Patton, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Berry (PG) John Patton | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Tamura (SG) Paul Aaron | |
| 06:42 | Knox | Paul Houston misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Kurt Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 06:25 | Knox | Perry Stephens is whistled for traveling | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Stuart Strine can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-61 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Stuart Strine pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Berry | 50-61 |
| 05:46 | Knox | Daniel Forte takes the ball from Kurt Craig | 50-61 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Stephen Berry misses long on a runner from the baseline | 50-61 |
| 05:35 | Knox | Kurt Craig grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 05:18 | Knox | Paul Houston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Stephen Berry grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | James Hardiman blocks the short jumper by Stuart Strine | 50-61 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Stephen Berry makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Barrett | 52-61 |
| 04:40 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG) Stephen Berry | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Colbert (SG), Earl Gully (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Robert Tamura, Perry Stephens, Kurt Craig | |
| 04:27 | Knox | James Hardiman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Colbert | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Earl Gully swats the layup by Daniel Forte | 52-64 |
| 04:08 | Knox | James Hardiman snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 04:02 | Knox | Robert Colbert hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 52-64 |
| 04:01 | Knox | Earl Gully tips it in | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Daniel Forte banks in the layup set up by David White | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Knox | James Hardiman is fouled on the floor by Daniel Forte - foul #2 on Daniel Forte, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Upchurch (C) Christopher Barrett | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 03:51 | Knox | James Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:51 | Knox | James Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Paul Houston is called for the reach on David White - foul #5 on Paul Houston, team foul #13 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Tamura (PG) Paul Houston | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:43 | Knox | Earl Gully pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| 03:21 | Knox | Robert Colbert drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stuart Strine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Tamura (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Colbert (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky (C) Stuart Strine | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (SG), Robert Willer (SF), Perry Stephens (PF), Kurt Craig (C) Robert Colbert, James Hardiman, Earl Gully, Avery Murphy | |
| 02:45 | Knox | Kurt Craig misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-71 |
| 02:32 | Knox | Paul Aaron snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 02:26 | Knox | Kurt Craig misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-71 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Daniel Forte snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David White | 56-71 |
| 01:37 | Knox | Robert Willer misses long on a jumper from close range | 56-71 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Upchurch | 56-71 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky makes the shot from close range | 58-71 |
| 01:07 | Knox | Robert Tamura clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Eric Zaritsky snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Kurt Craig blocks the short jumper by David White | 58-71 |
| 00:59 | Knox | Kurt Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Knox | Paul Aaron clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Edgar Ludwig | 60-71 |
| 00:19 | Knox | Kurt Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Paul Aaron grabs the offensive board | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Robert Tamura runs out the clock | 60-71 |