| Lineup | Knox | PG - Chad Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McClenon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Reith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Behan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jan Call (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hendrickson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leigh Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Bryant Slate tips it in | 41-44 |
| 19:25 | Knox | James Hendrickson steals it from Michael Behan | 41-44 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 19:19 | Knox | Christopher McClenon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 19:14 | Knox | Christopher McClenon makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Behan | 43-44 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| 18:41 | Knox | Michael Behan hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on James Gregory - foul #3 on James Gregory, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Herndon (PF) James Gregory | |
| 18:41 | Knox | Michael Behan misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Bryant Slate pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Leigh Gilbert | 45-44 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Frank Herndon and he's hacked by Gregory Reith - foul #3 on Gregory Reith, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Cyril Shrader (SF) Gregory Reith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:09 | Knox | Michael Behan lays it in | 47-47 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher McClenon - foul #3 on Christopher McClenon, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Knox | Stuart Lunt (SF) Christopher McClenon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher McIntyre (C) Bryant Slate | |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 17:33 | Knox | Leigh Gilbert takes the ball from Stuart Lunt | 47-48 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert throws it down | 47-50 |
| 17:25 | Knox | Cyril Shrader misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher McIntyre | 47-50 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Frank Herndon clanks a runner near the basket | 47-50 |
| 17:15 | Knox | Jan Call grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 17:10 | Knox | Chad Tucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 17:03 | Knox | Stuart Lunt gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:57 | Knox | Stuart Lunt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stuart Lunt - foul #2 on Stuart Lunt, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch (PG), Clifford Anderson (PF), Troy Murphy (C) Chad Tucker, Michael Behan, Jan Call | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Winkler (PG), Sidney Christopher (SG), Bryant Slate (C) James Hendrickson, Matthew Patterson, Christopher McIntyre | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 16:27 | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leigh Gilbert | 47-55 |
| 16:01 | Knox | Stuart Lunt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-55 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Bryant Slate gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vincent Gorsuch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cyril Shrader (fairly fresh) SF - Stuart Lunt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Winkler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leigh Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Herndon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher travels with the ball | 47-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher McClenon (SG), Gregory Reith (SF) Cyril Shrader, Stuart Lunt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof (PG), James Gregory (PF) Leigh Gilbert, Frank Herndon | |
| 15:34 | Knox | Christopher McClenon clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 15:33 | Knox | Gregory Reith grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 15:20 | Knox | Clifford Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher McClenon | 50-55 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Troy Murphy - foul #1 on Troy Murphy, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Chad Tucker (PG) Vincent Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hendrickson (PG), Matthew Patterson (SG), Christopher McIntyre (C) Charles Vanderhoof, Stephen Winkler, Bryant Slate | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 15:00 | Knox | Clifford Anderson gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 14:49 | Knox | Clifford Anderson lays it up and in set up by Chad Tucker and he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #4 on James Gregory, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Jan Call (C) Troy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Winston Dodson (C) James Gregory | |
| 14:49 | Knox | Clifford Anderson makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Christopher McIntyre misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 14:33 | Knox | Clifford Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 14:27 | Knox | Sidney Christopher takes the ball from Gregory Reith | 53-55 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Christopher McIntyre gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Hendrickson | 53-58 |
| 14:07 | Knox | Jan Call makes the floater from the right wing set up by Gregory Reith | 55-58 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson is hacked by Christopher McClenon - foul #4 on Christopher McClenon, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Cyril Shrader (SG), Stuart Lunt (SF), Michael Behan (PF) Christopher McClenon, Gregory Reith, Clifford Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Winkler (SF), Frank Herndon (PF) Sidney Christopher, Winston Dodson | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 13:28 | Knox | Michael Behan grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 13:24 | Knox | Cyril Shrader comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Christopher McIntyre grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson is fouled on the floor by Michael Behan - foul #2 on Michael Behan, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Troy Murphy (C) Jan Call | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Hendrickson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 13:07 | Knox | Michael Behan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 13:03 | Knox | Cyril Shrader makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chad Tucker | 58-58 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hendrickson | 58-60 |
| 12:34 | Knox | Stuart Lunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | James Hendrickson grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hendrickson | 58-63 |
| 12:24 | Knox | Stephen Winkler is called for the reach on Chad Tucker - foul #3 on Stephen Winkler, team foul #3 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch (PG), Gregory Reith (SF) Chad Tucker, Stuart Lunt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof (PG), Leigh Gilbert (SF), Bryant Slate (C) James Hendrickson, Matthew Patterson, Christopher McIntyre | |
| 12:06 | Knox | Cyril Shrader clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Bryant Slate grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vincent Gorsuch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cyril Shrader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Reith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Behan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Troy Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Vanderhoof (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Winkler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leigh Gilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Herndon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Frank Herndon misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 58-63 |
| 11:34 | Knox | Michael Behan gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 11:29 | Knox | Cyril Shrader misses the easy layup | 58-63 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Vanderhoof | 58-63 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Vanderhoof | 58-66 |
| 11:17 | Knox | Cyril Shrader scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Reith | 61-66 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Vincent Gorsuch steals it from Frank Herndon | 61-66 |
| 10:55 | Knox | Cyril Shrader lays it up and in set up by Vincent Gorsuch | 63-66 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Vincent Gorsuch steals it from Bryant Slate | 63-66 |
| 10:32 | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Troy Murphy snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Gregory Reith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-66 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Michael Behan tips it in | 65-66 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Frank Herndon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Leigh Gilbert | 65-66 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof can't connect on a floater from the left side | 65-66 |
| 09:44 | Knox | Michael Behan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 09:38 | Knox | Michael Behan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 09:36 | Knox | Troy Murphy misses the tip | 65-66 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Frank Herndon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 65-66 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Frank Herndon tips it back up and in | 65-68 |
| 09:11 | Knox | Troy Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Reith | 67-68 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Frank Herndon misses short on a turnaround from close range | 67-68 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Bryant Slate tips it home | 67-70 |
| 08:41 | Knox | Troy Murphy steps out of bounds on the baseline | 67-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Chad Tucker (PG), Stuart Lunt (SG), Richard Ward (SF), Clifford Anderson (PF), Jan Call (C) Vincent Gorsuch, Cyril Shrader, Gregory Reith, Michael Behan, Troy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hendrickson (PG), Matthew Patterson (SG), Sidney Christopher (SF), Christopher McIntyre (PF), Winston Dodson (C) Charles Vanderhoof, Stephen Winkler, Leigh Gilbert, Frank Herndon, Bryant Slate | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Winston Dodson is fouled on the floor by Jan Call - foul #1 on Jan Call, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Winston Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Winston Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 08:22 | Knox | Clifford Anderson snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 08:08 | Knox | Winston Dodson picks off the pass by Clifford Anderson | 67-71 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | James Hendrickson gets the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Hendrickson | 67-73 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Chad Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Lunt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Ward (fresh) PF - Clifford Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Call (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hendrickson (fresh) 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Patterson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Winston Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher McIntyre (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Knox | Chad Tucker scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-73 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-73 |
| 07:07 | Knox | Stuart Lunt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 07:03 | Knox | Richard Ward misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Christopher McIntyre snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-73 |
| 06:53 | Knox | Richard Ward snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 06:49 | Knox | Matthew Patterson takes the ball from Chad Tucker in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 06:37 | Knox | The rebound goes to Jan Call | 69-73 |
| 06:31 | Knox | Richard Ward can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-73 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Hendrickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-73 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Winston Dodson tips it back up and in | 69-75 |
| 06:09 | Knox | Stuart Lunt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Stuart Lunt, team foul #8 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch (PG), Christopher McClenon (SG), Gregory Reith (SF), Troy Murphy (PF) Chad Tucker, Stuart Lunt, Richard Ward, Clifford Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof (PG), Ralph Galvin (SG), Leigh Gilbert (SF), James Gregory (PF), Bryant Slate (C) James Hendrickson, Matthew Patterson, Sidney Christopher, Winston Dodson, Christopher McIntyre | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Bryant Slate misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-75 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Bryant Slate grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | James Gregory hits the finger roll | 69-77 |
| 05:26 | Knox | Gregory Reith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | James Gregory is whistled for traveling | 71-77 |
| Subs | Knox | Chad Tucker (PG), Michael Behan (PF) Vincent Gorsuch, Jan Call | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hendrickson (PG), Matthew Patterson (SG), Stephen Winkler (SF), Frank Herndon (C) Charles Vanderhoof, Ralph Galvin, Leigh Gilbert, Bryant Slate | |
| 04:57 | Knox | Troy Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Herndon - foul #1 on Frank Herndon, team foul #4 | 71-77 |
| 04:57 | Knox | Troy Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 04:57 | Knox | Troy Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Frank Herndon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gregory | 73-80 |
| 04:17 | Knox | Troy Murphy clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 73-80 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Frank Herndon gets the rebound | 73-80 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 04:08 | Knox | Troy Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 04:01 | Knox | Chad Tucker is hacked by James Gregory - foul #5 on James Gregory, team foul #5 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Cyril Shrader (SF), Clifford Anderson (PF), Richard Ward (C) Gregory Reith, Michael Behan, Troy Murphy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert (SF), Christopher McIntyre (C) Stephen Winkler, James Gregory | |
| 03:45 | Knox | Richard Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Hendrickson - foul #1 on James Hendrickson, team foul #6 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch (PG), Stuart Lunt (SF) Chad Tucker, Christopher McClenon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Winkler (PG), Sidney Christopher (SG), Bryant Slate (C) James Hendrickson, Matthew Patterson, Frank Herndon | |
| 03:45 | Knox | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 03:45 | Knox | Richard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vincent Gorsuch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cyril Shrader (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stuart Lunt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Winkler (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leigh Gilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher McIntyre (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryant Slate (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert misses the easy layup | 75-80 |
| 03:23 | Knox | Stuart Lunt grabs the defensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 03:18 | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Sidney Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Stephen Winkler is whistled for traveling | 75-80 |
| 02:50 | Knox | Stuart Lunt scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 77-80 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Knox | Chad Tucker (PG), Christopher McClenon (SG), Michael Behan (PF), Jan Call (C) Vincent Gorsuch, Stuart Lunt, Clifford Anderson, Richard Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hendrickson (PG), Matthew Patterson (SG), Frank Herndon (PF) Stephen Winkler, Sidney Christopher, Christopher McIntyre | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Patterson | 77-83 |
| 02:20 | Knox | Cyril Shrader hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-83 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Frank Herndon pulls down the rebound | 77-83 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 77-83 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Bryant Slate grabs the offensive board | 77-83 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 77-83 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson tips it home | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Knox | Cyril Shrader misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-85 |
| 01:48 | Knox | Jan Call grabs the offensive rebound | 77-85 |
| 01:43 | Knox | Jan Call's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-85 |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory Reith (SF) Cyril Shrader | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Matthew Patterson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-88 |
| 01:12 | Knox | Frank Herndon is called for the reach on Michael Behan - foul #2 on Frank Herndon, team foul #7 | 77-88 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch (PG), Cyril Shrader (SG), Stuart Lunt (SF), Clifford Anderson (C) Chad Tucker, Christopher McClenon, Gregory Reith, Jan Call | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof (PG), Stephen Winkler (SG), Sidney Christopher (SF), Christopher McIntyre (C) James Hendrickson, Matthew Patterson, Leigh Gilbert, Bryant Slate | |
| 01:12 | Knox | Michael Behan makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 01:12 | Knox | Michael Behan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-88 |
| Subs | Knox | Chad Tucker (PG), Christopher McClenon (SG), Gregory Reith (SF), Jan Call (C) Vincent Gorsuch, Cyril Shrader, Stuart Lunt, Clifford Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hendrickson (PG), Matthew Patterson (SG), Leigh Gilbert (SF), Bryant Slate (C) Charles Vanderhoof, Stephen Winkler, Sidney Christopher, Christopher McIntyre | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Patterson | 79-90 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Knox | Frank Herndon swats the short shot by Jan Call | 79-90 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 79-90 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Leigh Gilbert is called for traveling | 79-90 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch (PG), Cyril Shrader (SG), Stuart Lunt (SF), Clifford Anderson (PF), Troy Murphy (C) Chad Tucker, Christopher McClenon, Gregory Reith, Michael Behan, Jan Call | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Vanderhoof (PG), Stephen Winkler (SG), Sidney Christopher (SF), Christopher McIntyre (C) James Hendrickson, Matthew Patterson, Leigh Gilbert, Bryant Slate | |
| 00:36 | Knox | Cyril Shrader hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-90 |
| 00:35 | Knox | Troy Murphy grabs the offensive board | 79-90 |
| 00:32 | Knox | Vincent Gorsuch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-90 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Frank Herndon knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Vanderhoof | 79-92 |
| 00:03 | Knox | Stuart Lunt misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 79-92 |
| 00:01 | Knox | Stuart Lunt gets the offensive rebound | 79-92 |
| 00:00 | Knox | The clock runs out | 79-92 |