| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Charles Baker inbounds the ball | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Leo Walker banks in the layup | 40-49 |
| 19:43 | Knox | Robert Woodfin is called for traveling | 40-49 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Corey Conaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| 19:12 | Knox | Micheal Richburg is hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #3 on Corey Conaway, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG) Corey Conaway | |
| 19:00 | Knox | Bryant Berke connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Troy Long | 42-49 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Bill Boatner can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Micheal Richburg - foul #2 on Micheal Richburg, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:41 | Knox | The pull-up jumper by Bryant Berke is blocked by Leo Walker | 42-51 |
| 18:40 | Knox | Troy Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 18:23 | Knox | Troy Long clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 18:22 | Knox | Bryant Berke tips it home | 44-51 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Robert Woodfin is called for the reach on Bill Boatner - foul #2 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Bill Boatner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 17:47 | Knox | Bryant Berke grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 17:42 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 17:41 | Knox | Troy Long hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Charles Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Troy Long - foul #2 on Troy Long, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Chester York (C) Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda, Bryant Berke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 17:03 | Knox | Robert Woodfin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Thomas Chesson misses the tip | 46-52 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Charles Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. John Scholz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 46-52 |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Jerry David (SF) Robert Woodfin, Troy Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Jerry David blocks the jumper by Bill Boatner | 46-52 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Carl Hickox tips it in | 46-54 |
| 16:26 | Knox | Thomas Chesson is whistled for traveling | 46-54 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Chester York steals the ball from Willie Beasley | 46-54 |
| 15:47 | Knox | Jerry David misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 46-54 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry David (fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester York (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) PF - Leo Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Hickox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Willie Beasley is whistled for traveling | 46-54 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Marshall Cato, Thomas Chesson, Jerry David, Michael Smith, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF) Bill Boatner, Willie Beasley, Leo Walker | |
| 15:28 | Knox | John Swoboda misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 15:26 | Knox | Bryant Berke tips it home | 48-54 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | John Swoboda blocks the short jumper by Pablo Lopez | 48-54 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Pablo Lopez | 48-54 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Gene Knox hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Walter Glover and the foul's on John Swoboda - foul #2 on John Swoboda, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leo Walker (PF) Carl Hickox | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Gene Knox misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 15:01 | Knox | The rebound goes to John Swoboda | 48-56 |
| 14:47 | Knox | Bryant Berke drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Woodfin | 50-56 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Walter Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Charles Baker (C) Walter Glover, Gene Knox | |
| 14:17 | Knox | John Swoboda hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Troy Long | 52-56 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez connects on the jumper from the right side | 52-58 |
| 13:49 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses short on a jumper from the right block | 52-58 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Charles Baker grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 13:39 | Knox | Bryant Berke gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 13:35 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 13:34 | Knox | Bryant Berke snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 13:15 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Baker - foul #2 on Charles Baker, team foul #2 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Thomas Chesson (SG), Jerry David (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Robert Woodfin, Micheal Richburg, Troy Long, John Swoboda | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Carl Hickox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Leo Walker | |
| 13:15 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 13:15 | Knox | Bryant Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Marshall Cato - foul #1 on Marshall Cato, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Chester York (C) Bryant Berke | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 12:47 | Knox | Marshall Cato is hacked by Walter Glover - foul #4 on Walter Glover, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Gene Knox (PF) Walter Glover, Charles Baker | |
| 12:42 | Knox | Pablo Lopez steals it from Michael Smith | 53-60 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 12:31 | Knox | Thomas Chesson gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 12:26 | Knox | Jerry David is called for traveling | 53-60 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 53-60 |
| 12:01 | Knox | Jerry David can't connect on a shot in the lane | 53-60 |
| 11:59 | Knox | Thomas Chesson grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 11:47 | Knox | Jerry David can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Pablo Lopez - foul #4 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Troy Long (SF), Bryant Berke (C) Marshall Cato, Thomas Chesson, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Leo Walker (PF) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Pablo Lopez | |
| 11:47 | Knox | Jerry David makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 11:47 | Knox | Jerry David misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Leo Walker pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry David (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gene Knox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Hickox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Corey Conaway can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry David - foul #1 on Jerry David, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG) Jerry David | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (SF) Gene Knox | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:57 | Knox | Michael Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Corey Conaway loses the dribble to Troy Long | 57-62 |
| 10:45 | Knox | Bryant Berke drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Woodfin | 59-62 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Bryant Berke snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Troy Long scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Chesson | 61-62 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Charles Baker clanks a shot in the paint | 61-62 |
| 10:09 | Knox | Bryant Berke snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 10:04 | Knox | Bill Boatner picks off the pass by Robert Woodfin | 61-62 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the easy layup | 61-62 |
| 09:50 | Knox | The rebound goes to Bryant Berke | 61-62 |
| 09:44 | Knox | Troy Long misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Charles Baker snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is fouled on the floor by Bryant Berke - foul #3 on Bryant Berke, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Richburg (SG), John Swoboda (PF), Chester York (C) Thomas Chesson, Michael Smith, Bryant Berke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Gene Knox (SF) Bill Boatner, Charles Baker | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 09:22 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Gene Knox is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Jerry David (SF) Robert Woodfin, Troy Long | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG) Corey Conaway | |
| 08:54 | Knox | John Swoboda knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry David and he's hacked by Leo Walker - foul #1 on Leo Walker, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| 08:54 | Knox | John Swoboda makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | John Swoboda steals the ball from Leo Walker | 64-64 |
| 08:27 | Knox | John Swoboda is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Swoboda, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Charles Baker (SF) Willie Beasley, Carl Hickox | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Bill Boatner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Turner | 64-67 |
| 07:42 | Knox | John Swoboda misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Randall Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerry David (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chester York (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leo Walker (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Knox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Randall Turner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Charles Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Jerry David picks off the pass by Bill Boatner | 64-67 |
| 06:55 | Knox | John Swoboda can't finish the layup | 64-67 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Charles Baker pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the lay-in | 64-67 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Gene Knox tips it in | 64-69 |
| 06:35 | Knox | John Swoboda connects on the shot in the paint | 66-69 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Leo Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Boatner and he's fouled by John Swoboda - foul #4 on John Swoboda, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Thomas Chesson (SG), Troy Long (SF), Michael Smith (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Marshall Cato, Micheal Richburg, Jerry David, John Swoboda, Chester York | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Carl Hickox (C) Bill Boatner, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, Gene Knox | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the free throw | 66-71 |
| 06:16 | Knox | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 05:51 | Knox | Robert Woodfin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryant Berke | 69-71 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Walter Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (PF) Leo Walker | |
| 05:19 | Knox | Thomas Chesson is hacked by Corey Conaway - foul #4 on Corey Conaway, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| 05:03 | Knox | Troy Long can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the fadeaway from the left side | 69-73 |
| 04:20 | Knox | Pablo Lopez steps in front of the Robert Woodfin pass | 69-73 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Carl Hickox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Corey Conaway | 69-75 |
| 03:52 | Knox | Thomas Chesson makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Woodfin | 71-75 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses short on a runner from the right block | 71-75 |
| 03:34 | Knox | Thomas Chesson gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Glover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Corey Conaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Hickox (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Knox | Robert Woodfin makes the 3 from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Troy Long denies the turnaround by Corey Conaway | 74-75 |
| 03:04 | Knox | The rebound goes to Thomas Chesson | 74-75 |
| 03:02 | Knox | Walter Glover takes the ball from Robert Woodfin in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Walter Glover banks in the layup | 74-77 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Richburg (SG), John Swoboda (PF) Thomas Chesson, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Leo Walker (PF), Gene Knox (C) Walter Glover, Charles Baker, Carl Hickox | |
| 02:46 | Knox | John Swoboda clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 74-77 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Leo Walker can't tip it in | 74-77 |
| 02:34 | Knox | Troy Long grabs the defensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:28 | Knox | Bryant Berke connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Woodfin | 76-77 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Gene Knox's pass is intercepted by Troy Long | 76-77 |
| 01:53 | Knox | Robert Woodfin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Long and he's hacked by Leo Walker - foul #2 on Leo Walker, team foul #7 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hickox (C) Gene Knox | |
| 01:53 | Knox | Robert Woodfin makes the free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-77 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Carl Hickox snags the offensive board | 79-77 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is fouled on the floor by Bryant Berke - foul #4 on Bryant Berke, team foul #10 | 79-77 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:30 | Knox | The rebound goes to Bryant Berke | 79-77 |
| 01:18 | Knox | Robert Woodfin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-77 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Carl Hickox comes up short on the floater in the paint | 79-77 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the offensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Corey Conaway connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Boatner | 79-80 |
| 00:49 | Knox | Robert Woodfin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez's fadeaway is rejected by Bryant Berke | 79-80 |
| 00:41 | Knox | John Swoboda pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| 00:36 | Knox | Troy Long connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Micheal Richburg | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by John Swoboda - foul #5 on John Swoboda, team foul #11 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Smith (PF) John Swoboda | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the free throw | 81-82 |
| 00:19 | Knox | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 81-82 |
| 00:15 | Knox | Troy Long makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bryant Berke | 83-82 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-84 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Troy Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Leo Walker is hacked by Micheal Richburg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Richburg, team foul #12 | 83-84 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:04 | Knox | Knox calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Micheal Richburg misses the halfcourt shot | 83-86 |