| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Zelechowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hoyer (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Twilley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Magness (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Watkins inbounds the ball | 32-13 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Nathan Twilley - foul #1 on Nathan Twilley, team foul #1 | 32-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Harold Nightingale (SF) Sean Zelechowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 32-13 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 32-13 |
| 19:40 | Knox | Nathan Twilley pulls down the rebound | 32-13 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Ben Johnson is fouled on the floor by Billy Holcomb - foul #1 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #1 | 32-13 |
| 19:03 | Knox | Ernest Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Stahr - foul #2 on James Stahr, team foul #2 | 32-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (SG), Sean Zelechowski (SF) Ben Johnson, Harold Nightingale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:03 | Knox | Ernest Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-13 |
| 19:03 | Knox | Ernest Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-13 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:34 | Illinois | James Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-13 |
| 18:32 | Knox | Sean Zelechowski gets the rebound | 34-13 |
| 18:04 | Knox | Charles Hoyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Ben Johnson (PG), Harold Nightingale (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Ernest Smith, Sean Zelechowski, Nathan Twilley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Todd Magness comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Nightingale - foul #1 on Harold Nightingale, team foul #2 | 34-13 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Smith (PG) Harry Dixon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Todd Magness makes the 1st free throw | 34-14 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses the 2nd free throw | 34-14 |
| 17:45 | Knox | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 34-14 |
| 17:27 | Knox | Ben Johnson misses the lay-in | 34-14 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb gets the rebound | 34-14 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | James Stahr scores on a 3 from the right wing | 34-17 |
| 16:59 | Knox | Billy Holcomb is called for the reach on Charles Hoyer - foul #2 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #3 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (SG), Sean Zelechowski (SF), Nathan Twilley (C) Ernest Smith, Harold Nightingale, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (C) James Watkins, Billy Holcomb | |
| 16:31 | Knox | Sean Zelechowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Stahr - foul #3 on James Stahr, team foul #4 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Smith (PG), Andrew Jones (C) Harry Dixon, Nathan Twilley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Johnson (PG), Jack Atkinson (SG), Victor Lair (SF) James Stahr, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness | |
| 16:31 | Knox | Sean Zelechowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 16:31 | Knox | Sean Zelechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Victor Lair drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-20 |
| 15:44 | Knox | Sean Zelechowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (SG), Harold Nightingale (SF), Nathan Twilley (C) Ernest Smith, Sean Zelechowski, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Stahr (PG), James Watkins (SF), Billy Holcomb (C) Elvin Johnson, Victor Lair, Terry Miles | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ben Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Dixon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Nightingale (fresh) PF - Charles Hoyer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Twilley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) 1 pts. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | James Stahr scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Watkins | 35-22 |
| 15:02 | Knox | James Watkins is called for the reach on Harold Nightingale - foul #1 on James Watkins, team foul #5 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Smith (PG), Sean Zelechowski (SF) Harry Dixon, Harold Nightingale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG), Todd Magness (PF) Jack Atkinson, Mark McCorkindale | |
| 14:41 | Knox | Charles Hoyer clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Holcomb - foul #3 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #6 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (SG), Andrew Jones (C) Ernest Smith, Nathan Twilley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:41 | Knox | Charles Hoyer makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 14:41 | Knox | Charles Hoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Todd Magness throws it down on a great pass from James Watkins | 37-24 |
| 14:12 | Knox | Charles Hoyer connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-24 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Ben Johnson - foul #1 on Ben Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Smith (PG), Harold Nightingale (SF), Nathan Twilley (C) Ben Johnson, Sean Zelechowski, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (C) James Watkins, Billy Holcomb | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 13:24 | Knox | Charles Hoyer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark McCorkindale | 39-27 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Stahr | 39-29 |
| 12:51 | Knox | Charles Hoyer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Smith | 41-29 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Ronny Neace double dribbles | 41-29 |
| Subs | Knox | Ben Johnson (SG), Sean Zelechowski (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Harry Dixon, Harold Nightingale, Nathan Twilley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Johnson (PG), Jack Atkinson (SG), Victor Lair (SF) James Stahr, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness | |
| 12:16 | Knox | Ben Johnson buries a jump hook near the basket | 43-29 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Terry Miles's floater is tipped away by Charles Hoyer | 43-29 |
| 12:03 | Knox | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 11:34 | Knox | Ben Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 11:33 | Knox | Ben Johnson hits the follow up shot | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Zelechowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Hoyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Johnson (fresh) SG - Jack Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Lair (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Miles (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-29 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 45-29 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Jack Atkinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 11:02 | Knox | Ben Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Ben Johnson is fouled on the floor by Elvin Johnson - foul #1 on Elvin Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (SG), Harold Nightingale (PF), Nathan Twilley (C) Ernest Smith, Charles Hoyer, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Stahr (PG), Ronny Neace (SG), James Watkins (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Elvin Johnson, Jack Atkinson, Victor Lair, Mark McCorkindale, Terry Miles | |
| 10:42 | Knox | Ben Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Ben Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | James Stahr loses the ball out of bounds | 47-29 |
| 10:06 | Knox | Harry Dixon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 10:04 | Knox | Harold Nightingale hits the follow up shot | 49-29 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | James Stahr misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-29 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb grabs the offensive board | 49-29 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Watkins buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronny Neace | 49-32 |
| 09:24 | Knox | Ben Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Zelechowski | 51-32 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-32 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Morgan (SF), Charles Hoyer (PF) Sean Zelechowski, Harold Nightingale | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:45 | Knox | Harry Dixon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Todd Magness pulls down the rebound | 51-32 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Charles Hoyer is called for the reach on Ronny Neace - foul #3 on Charles Hoyer, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Smith (PG), Sean Zelechowski (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Harry Dixon, Robert Morgan, Nathan Twilley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | James Stahr comes up short on the runner from the right block | 51-32 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Watkins snags the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Ronny Neace is hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (SG), Harold Nightingale (SF), Nathan Twilley (C) Ben Johnson, Sean Zelechowski, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | James Stahr makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Nathan Twilley misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 51-34 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronny Neace | 51-34 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | James Stahr is hacked by Nathan Twilley - foul #2 on Nathan Twilley, team foul #6 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Knox | Ben Johnson (SG), Sean Zelechowski (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Harry Dixon, Harold Nightingale, Nathan Twilley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale (SF), Terry Miles (C) James Watkins, Billy Holcomb | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Todd Magness loses the dribble to Charles Hoyer | 51-34 |
| 07:15 | Knox | Charles Hoyer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 07:14 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Smith | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Zelechowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Hoyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Stahr (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronny Neace (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark McCorkindale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Magness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Miles (fresh) | |
| 06:47 | Knox | Sean Zelechowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-34 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale knocks in the floater from the left block set up by James Stahr | 54-36 |
| 06:05 | Knox | Ernest Smith hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 56-36 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Jones - foul #4 on Andrew Jones, team foul #7 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Knox | Harry Dixon (PG), Adam McDonald (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), Harold Nightingale (PF) Ernest Smith, Ben Johnson, Sean Zelechowski, Charles Hoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Johnson (PG), Jack Atkinson (SG), Victor Lair (SF) James Stahr, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Terry Miles makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:54 | Knox | Robert Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 05:37 | Knox | Adam McDonald scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Morgan | 59-37 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 05:13 | Knox | Adam McDonald grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 04:52 | Knox | Harry Dixon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 04:50 | Knox | Harold Nightingale misses the tip | 59-37 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale grabs the board | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-37 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Victor Lair grabs the offensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Terry Miles is whistled for traveling | 59-37 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Cortina (C) Terry Miles | |
| 04:11 | Knox | Adam McDonald misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-37 |
| 04:09 | Knox | Harold Nightingale tips it in | 61-37 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-37 |
| 04:02 | Knox | The rebound goes to Harry Dixon | 61-37 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Knox | Harry Dixon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-37 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Anthony Cortina snags the defensive board | 61-37 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Victor Lair and he's fouled by Harry Dixon - foul #1 on Harry Dixon, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson misses the free throw | 61-39 |
| 03:43 | Knox | Harold Nightingale gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 03:23 | Knox | Adam McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-39 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson loses the dribble to Harry Dixon | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Harry Dixon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Nightingale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Lair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cortina (fresh) | |
| 02:44 | Knox | Harry Dixon connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Jones | 63-39 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Mark McCorkindale makes the 3 from the right corner | 63-42 |
| 02:19 | Knox | Harry Dixon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-42 |
| 02:18 | Knox | Adam McDonald can't tip it in | 63-42 |
| 02:17 | Knox | Robert Morgan tips it in | 65-42 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Andrew Jones takes the ball from Victor Lair | 65-42 |
| 01:49 | Knox | Harold Nightingale lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam McDonald | 67-42 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-42 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Miles (C) Anthony Cortina | |
| 01:33 | Knox | Adam McDonald loses the dribble to Terry Miles | 67-42 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Victor Lair misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-42 |
| 01:26 | Knox | Harold Nightingale snags the defensive board | 67-42 |
| 01:00 | Knox | Harry Dixon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Harold Nightingale swats the short shot by Mark McCorkindale | 70-42 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Terry Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-42 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Elvin Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Harold Nightingale | 70-42 |
| 00:48 | Knox | Harold Nightingale grabs the defensive rebound | 70-42 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Knox | Harold Nightingale connects on the floater in the lane | 72-42 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Terry Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-42 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Harry Dixon runs out the clock | 72-42 |