| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) SG - Robert Colbert (fresh) SF - James Hardiman (fresh) PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) C - Kurt Craig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) SG - David White (fresh) SF - David Norden (fresh) PF - Christopher Barrett (fresh) C - Noel White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Noel White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | David Norden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Norden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Knox | Paul Houston misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | David Norden grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Kurt Craig - foul #1 on Kurt Craig, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Knox | Robert Colbert grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Knox | Paul Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig clanks a turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Knox | Robert Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Knox | Edgar Ludwig picks off the pass by Robert Colbert | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig hits the finger roll | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Knox | Jason Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig is hacked by Paul Houston - foul #1 on Paul Houston, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Edgar Ludwig | 0-6 |
| 17:42 | Knox | James Hardiman hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Houston | 3-6 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig can't connect on a shot in the paint | 3-6 |
| 17:22 | Knox | Kurt Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Knox | Robert Colbert buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | David Norden drills a 3 from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:49 | Knox | Kurt Craig drills a fadeaway from the right block | 7-9 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | David Norden connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 7-11 |
| 16:29 | Knox | Paul Houston can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Noel White pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | David Norden misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | David Norden grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David White | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Colbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Norden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Noel White (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Knox | Jason Edwards is fouled on the floor by Edgar Ludwig - foul #1 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (PG), Robert Tamura (SG), Perry Stephens (SF), Elvin Vidal (PF), James James (C) Paul Houston, Robert Colbert, James Hardiman, Jason Edwards, Kurt Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Daniel Forte (SF), John Schmitt (PF), Robert Upchurch (C) Edgar Ludwig, David White, David Norden, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 15:28 | Knox | Elvin Vidal is denied on a layup by Robert Upchurch | 7-13 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | John Schmitt pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Schmitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| 14:54 | Knox | Elvin Vidal misses the dunk | 7-13 |
| 14:52 | Knox | Robert Tamura tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Stuart Strine travels with the ball | 9-13 |
| Subs | Knox | James Hardiman (SF) James James | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:12 | Knox | Perry Stephens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 14:10 | Knox | Paul Aaron misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | John Schmitt comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Perry Stephens - foul #1 on Perry Stephens, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Colbert (SG) Robert Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | John Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | John Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:31 | Knox | Robert Colbert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 13:29 | Knox | Robert Colbert can't tip it in | 9-15 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | John Schmitt snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Matthew Yates misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elvin Vidal - foul #1 on Elvin Vidal, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Houston (PG), Jason Edwards (PF), Kurt Craig (C) Paul Aaron, Perry Stephens, Elvin Vidal | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Jack Roughton (SF) Stuart Strine, John Schmitt | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Matthew Yates makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Matthew Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:12 | Knox | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:53 | Knox | Robert Colbert can't finish the layup | 9-16 |
| 12:51 | Knox | Kurt Craig can't tip it in | 9-16 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Forte | 9-16 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Jack Roughton clanks a floater in the paint | 9-16 |
| 12:26 | Knox | The rebound goes to James Hardiman | 9-16 |
| 12:14 | Knox | Robert Colbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Jack Roughton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | David White misses the easy layup | 9-16 |
| 11:55 | Knox | Kurt Craig pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:50 | Knox | Robert Upchurch steals it from Paul Houston | 9-16 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | David White hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Roughton | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hardiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Yates (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Roughton (fresh) PF - Daniel Forte (fairly fresh) C - Robert Upchurch (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Knox | Kurt Craig banks in the layup | 11-18 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jack Roughton loses the dribble to Kurt Craig | 11-18 |
| 10:50 | Knox | Robert Colbert comes up short on the shot in the paint | 11-18 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | David White pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | David White makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Yates | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Knox | Jason Edwards is hacked by Daniel Forte - foul #1 on Daniel Forte, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (PG), Robert Tamura (SG), Perry Stephens (SF), Elvin Vidal (PF), James James (C) Paul Houston, Robert Colbert, James Hardiman, Jason Edwards, Kurt Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), David Norden (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, David White, Jack Roughton, Daniel Forte, Robert Upchurch | |
| 10:22 | Knox | Perry Stephens is hacked by David Norden - foul #2 on David Norden, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Schmitt (SF) David Norden | |
| 10:05 | Knox | Perry Stephens is denied on a layup by John Schmitt | 11-20 |
| 10:04 | Knox | Perry Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:47 | Knox | The jump hook by Paul Aaron is blocked by Christopher Barrett | 11-20 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Noel White drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edgar Ludwig | 11-22 |
| 09:31 | Knox | Paul Aaron misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Schmitt pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | James James is called for the reach on Edgar Ludwig - foul #1 on James James, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Colbert (SG) Robert Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Jack Roughton (SF) Stuart Strine, John Schmitt | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig hits a turnaround from close range set up by David White | 11-24 |
| 08:50 | Knox | Perry Stephens makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Aaron | 13-24 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Colbert - foul #1 on Robert Colbert, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Houston (PG), James Hardiman (SF), Kurt Craig (C) Paul Aaron, Elvin Vidal, James James | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:23 | Knox | Paul Houston buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-25 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David White can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Perry Stephens - foul #2 on Perry Stephens, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Knox | Jason Edwards (PF) Perry Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (SF), John Schmitt (PF), Robert Upchurch (C) Jack Roughton, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:06 | Knox | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:50 | Knox | Robert Colbert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Hardiman | 18-26 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | John Schmitt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 07:30 | Knox | The rebound goes to Kurt Craig | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Hardiman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Forte (fresh) PF - John Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Knox | James Hardiman misses the dunk but he's fouled by Edgar Ludwig - foul #2 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Tamura (SG) Robert Colbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Stuart Strine (SG) Edgar Ludwig, David White | |
| 07:24 | Knox | James Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:24 | Knox | James Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | John Schmitt slams it home set up by Robert Upchurch | 20-28 |
| 07:08 | Knox | Paul Houston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | John Schmitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Matthew Yates can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Stuart Strine snags the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Robert Tamura picks off the pass by Daniel Forte | 20-28 |
| 06:19 | Knox | James Hardiman blows the layup | 20-28 |
| 06:18 | Knox | Jason Edwards misses the tip | 20-28 |
| 06:16 | Knox | Kurt Craig gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:08 | Knox | John Schmitt steals it from Kurt Craig | 20-28 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Daniel Forte is fouled on the floor by James Hardiman - foul #1 on James Hardiman, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (PG), Robert Colbert (SG), Elvin Vidal (PF), James James (C) Paul Houston, James Hardiman, Jason Edwards, Kurt Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Christopher Barrett (PF), Noel White (C) Stuart Strine, John Schmitt, Robert Upchurch | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:32 | Knox | Robert Colbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF) Matthew Yates, Daniel Forte | |
| 05:32 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:32 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Stuart Strine can't connect on a floater in the paint | 22-30 |
| 05:11 | Knox | Paul Aaron pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:07 | Knox | Robert Colbert scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Aaron and the foul's on Noel White - foul #1 on Noel White, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Knox | James Hardiman (SF) Robert Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:07 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Knox | Jason Edwards (PF) James James | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:32 | Knox | Paul Aaron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Stuart Strine gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:56 | Knox | James Hardiman's pass is intercepted by Jack Roughton | 25-33 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Jack Roughton hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Hardiman - foul #2 on James Hardiman, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Houston (PG), Robert Tamura (SG), Perry Stephens (PF), Kurt Craig (C) Robert Colbert, James Hardiman, Jason Edwards, Elvin Vidal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), David Norden (SF), Daniel Forte (PF), Robert Upchurch (C) David White, Stuart Strine, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Jack Roughton makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Paul Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Aaron (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Perry Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Roughton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Norden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Upchurch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Knox | Perry Stephens can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Norden - foul #3 on David Norden, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Knox | James James (PF) Paul Aaron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy McKearney (SG), John Schmitt (PF) Jack Roughton, David Norden | |
| 03:04 | Knox | Perry Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:04 | Knox | Perry Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Edgar Ludwig and the foul's on Paul Houston - foul #2 on Paul Houston, team foul #11 | 26-38 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Robert Upchurch makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:29 | Knox | Kurt Craig misses the shot from the left side | 26-39 |
| 02:28 | Knox | James James hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 02:11 | Knox | James James loses the ball out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Colbert (SG), James Hardiman (SF) Robert Tamura, James James | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SG) Jeremy McKearney | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kurt Craig - foul #2 on Kurt Craig, team foul #12 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SG), Christopher Barrett (PF) Stuart Strine, John Schmitt | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:57 | Knox | Kurt Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 01:42 | Knox | Perry Stephens is whistled for a carry | 28-41 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Noel White (C) Robert Upchurch | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | David White loses the ball out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Knox | Jason Edwards (PF) Perry Stephens | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:57 | Knox | Kurt Craig connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Houston | 30-41 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | David White misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Barrett | 30-43 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Robert Colbert is hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #9 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Knox | Paul Aaron (PG), Elvin Vidal (C) Paul Houston, Kurt Craig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Stuart Strine (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), John Schmitt (PF), Robert Upchurch (C) Edgar Ludwig, David White, Daniel Forte, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 00:05 | Knox | Robert Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:05 | Knox | Robert Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | John Schmitt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew Yates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-43 |