| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - August Buttars (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:40 | Knox | The rebound goes to Charles Sullivan | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Michael Smith hits the finger roll set up by August Buttars and he's fouled by Mark Bateman - foul #2 on Mark Bateman, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Michael Smith misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Joshua West pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann buries a 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | Knox | Michael Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Moyer | 34-32 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is fouled on the floor by Troy Long - foul #2 on Troy Long, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Troy Long swats the layup by Jeffrey McCann | 34-32 |
| 17:58 | Knox | Herman Moyer pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Knox | Herman Moyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by August Buttars | 34-35 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:33 | Knox | Charles Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:27 | Knox | Herman Moyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Mark Bateman gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 37-35 |
| 16:39 | Knox | Herman Moyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Herman Moyer, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (PG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Kevin Hancock, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Bryant Berke (C) Herman Moyer, Michael Smith | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the turnaround in the lane | 37-35 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Troy Long - foul #3 on Troy Long, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Pablo Lopez (C) Roosevelt Smith, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Holmes (SF) Troy Long | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:57 | Knox | Charles Sullivan drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by August Buttars | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Corey Conaway (fresh) SG - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - August Buttars (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the shot from the left side set up by Corey Conaway | 42-37 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Robert Woodfin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | Knox | Bryant Berke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:40 | Knox | Michael Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Corey Conaway, Jeffrey McCann, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Knox | Herman Moyer (PG), Troy Long (SF), Michael Smith (C) Robert Woodfin, August Buttars, Charles Sullivan | |
| 14:40 | Knox | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:40 | Knox | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Joshua West comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Bryant Berke - foul #2 on Bryant Berke, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:57 | Knox | Bryant Berke lays it in set up by Troy Long | 44-41 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | George Mazzella scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua West | 47-41 |
| 13:18 | Knox | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Michael Andrews pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | George Mazzella's fadeaway is rejected by Bryant Berke | 47-41 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Michael Smith steps in front of the Roosevelt Smith pass | 47-41 |
| 12:15 | Knox | Herman Moyer makes the floater from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Bateman | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryant Berke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Knox | Bryant Berke is hacked by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Knox | August Buttars (SG), John Swoboda (SF), Charles Sullivan (PF) Michael Holmes, Troy Long, Bryant Berke | |
| 11:34 | Knox | August Buttars misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| 11:34 | Knox | August Buttars misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:34 | Knox | August Buttars makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Chester York (C) Herman Moyer, Michael Smith | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a shot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 10:51 | Knox | The rebound goes to Chester York | 50-44 |
| 10:43 | Knox | August Buttars misses long on a runner near the basket | 50-44 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Chester York grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 10:30 | Knox | John Swoboda misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Hancock - foul #2 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 10:30 | Knox | John Swoboda makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:30 | Knox | John Swoboda makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Hancock | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Knox | Robert Woodfin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:34 | Knox | John Swoboda snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:28 | Knox | Chester York's floater is tipped away by Pablo Lopez | 52-46 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Woodfin - foul #2 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Knox | Herman Moyer (PG), Troy Long (SF), Michael Smith (C) Robert Woodfin, John Swoboda, Chester York | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:30 | Knox | Troy Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Mark Bateman banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 56-46 |
| 07:47 | Knox | Troy Long hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Herman Moyer | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - August Buttars (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Joshua West lays it in | 58-48 |
| 07:19 | Knox | Charles Sullivan is whistled for a carry | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Michael Andrews (SF) Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Holmes (SG), Bryant Berke (PF) August Buttars, Charles Sullivan | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Joshua West misses badly on a shot from close range | 58-48 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:46 | Knox | Michael Holmes hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Herman Moyer | 58-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Mark Bateman tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Bateman | 58-50 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the jumper near the basket set up by Kevin Hancock and the foul's on Bryant Berke - foul #3 on Bryant Berke, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SG), Thomas Choudhury (PF) Kevin Hancock, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Knox | August Buttars (SG), Charles Sullivan (PF) Michael Holmes, Bryant Berke | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:49 | Knox | Troy Long misses the floater from the right side | 61-50 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | George Mazzella grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | George Mazzella misses the turnaround near the basket | 61-50 |
| 05:43 | Knox | Troy Long gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:39 | Knox | Herman Moyer is fouled on the floor by George Mazzella - foul #4 on George Mazzella, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Bryant Berke (C) Herman Moyer, Michael Smith | |
| 05:16 | Knox | Bryant Berke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith and he's hacked by Troy Long - foul #4 on Troy Long, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Mark Bateman (PF) George Mazzella, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Holmes (SF) Troy Long | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:37 | Knox | August Buttars misses long on a shot in the lane | 64-50 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Charles Sullivan swats the short shot by Jeffrey McCann | 64-50 |
| 04:21 | Knox | Charles Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:17 | Knox | Thomas Choudhury is called for the reach on August Buttars - foul #1 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Herman Moyer (PG), Michael Smith (C) Robert Woodfin, Bryant Berke | |
| 04:17 | Knox | August Buttars misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Mark Bateman is fouled on the floor by Herman Moyer - foul #4 on Herman Moyer, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Andrews (SF) Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Mark Bateman misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:00 | Knox | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:45 | Knox | Mark Bateman picks off the pass by Michael Smith | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Herman Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - August Buttars (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 66-50 |
| 03:10 | Knox | George Mazzella steals the ball from Michael Holmes | 66-50 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | George Mazzella lays it up and in | 68-50 |
| 03:03 | Knox | Michael Holmes connects on the runner from close range set up by August Buttars and he's hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #3 on Michael Andrews, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), John Swoboda (SF), Bryant Berke (PF), Chester York (C) Herman Moyer, August Buttars, Charles Sullivan, Michael Smith | |
| 03:03 | Knox | Michael Holmes makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 02:39 | Knox | Chester York pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:33 | Knox | Michael Holmes is whistled for traveling | 68-53 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Hancock | 71-53 |
| 01:48 | Knox | Bryant Berke jams it on a great pass from Chester York | 71-55 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Choudhury and the foul's on Bryant Berke - foul #4 on Bryant Berke, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:06 | Knox | The jump hook by Michael Holmes is blocked by Thomas Choudhury | 74-55 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 74-55 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Knox | John Swoboda knocks in the jumper from the left side | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is denied on a layup by John Swoboda | 76-57 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Corey Conaway tips it home | 78-57 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Michael Holmes misses the halfcourt shot | 78-57 |