| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Andujar (fresh) SG - Richard Bagwell (fresh) SF - Hans Blanton (fresh) PF - Frank Cadena (fresh) C - Brent Weeks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Rickey Goodman (fresh) SG - Jonathan Heikkinen (fresh) SF - James Collier (fresh) PF - Joe Parker (fresh) C - Alfred Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Joe Parker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Knox | Rickey Goodman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Hans Blanton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Hans Blanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Joe Parker can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Weeks | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Rickey Goodman is called for the reach on Henry Andujar - foul #1 on Rickey Goodman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Henry Andujar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Cadena | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen is fouled on the floor by Richard Bagwell - foul #1 on Richard Bagwell, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Knox | James Collier misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Henry Andujar pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Hans Blanton is hacked by Jonathan Heikkinen - foul #1 on Jonathan Heikkinen, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Jonathan Heikkinen takes the ball from Henry Andujar | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen lays it in | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Henry Andujar drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Cadena | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Knox | Rickey Goodman comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brent Weeks - foul #1 on Brent Weeks, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Knox | Rickey Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Knox | Rickey Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Henry Andujar makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:37 | Knox | Joe Parker knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Collier | 7-6 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Hans Blanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Carlson (SG), Luka Walentoski (SF), Kosta Kaliszewski (C) Richard Bagwell, Hans Blanton, Brent Weeks | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:53 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rickey Goodman and the foul's on Kosta Kaliszewski - foul #1 on Kosta Kaliszewski, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Tristan Foster (PF) Henry Andujar, Frank Cadena | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:53 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Luka Walentoski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Carlson | 10-9 |
| 16:22 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 16:21 | Knox | Rickey Goodman can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 16:19 | Knox | Alfred Weber tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 16:01 | Knox | The rebound goes to James Collier | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Jon Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luka Walentoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tristan Foster (fresh) C - Kosta Kaliszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Rickey Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Heikkinen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Collier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joe Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Knox | Joe Parker buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Collier and he's fouled by Tristan Foster - foul #1 on Tristan Foster, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG), Richard Bagwell (SG), Hans Blanton (SF), Frank Cadena (PF), Brent Weeks (C) Raymond Myers, Jon Carlson, Luka Walentoski, Tristan Foster, Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:45 | Knox | Joe Parker misses the free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Frank Cadena grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Brent Weeks misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Weber - foul #1 on Alfred Weber, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeremiah Porto (SF) James Collier | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Brent Weeks misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Brent Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:05 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen hits a floater from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Henry Andujar drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Cadena | 14-15 |
| 14:43 | Knox | Brent Weeks swats the shot by Joe Parker | 14-15 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Weeks | 14-15 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Andujar | 17-15 |
| 14:29 | Knox | Alfred Weber misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Brent Weeks - foul #2 on Brent Weeks, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski (C) Brent Weeks | |
| Subs | Knox | David Easton (C) Joe Parker | |
| 14:29 | Knox | Alfred Weber makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 14:29 | Knox | Alfred Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Henry Andujar lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Bagwell | 19-17 |
| 13:41 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen's pass is intercepted by Frank Cadena | 19-17 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Henry Andujar misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 12:54 | Knox | David Easton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Heikkinen | 21-19 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Henry Andujar connects on the jumper from close range set up by Richard Bagwell and the foul's on Alfred Weber - foul #2 on Alfred Weber, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Carlson (SG), Luka Walentoski (SF), Tristan Foster (PF) Richard Bagwell, Hans Blanton, Frank Cadena | |
| Subs | Knox | James Collier (SG), Joe Parker (PF) Rickey Goodman, Alfred Weber | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Henry Andujar makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 12:25 | Knox | Jeremiah Porto misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Henry Andujar grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Jon Carlson is hacked by James Collier - foul #1 on James Collier, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG) Henry Andujar | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski can't connect on a floater near the basket | 24-19 |
| 12:08 | Knox | David Easton gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 11:54 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen is hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Cadena (PF) Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Jon Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luka Walentoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Cadena (fresh) C - Tristan Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Jonathan Heikkinen (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Collier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Porto (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Easton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Knox | David Easton misses the dunk | 24-19 |
| 11:41 | Knox | Jeremiah Porto grabs the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 11:21 | Knox | Jon Carlson steals it from Joe Parker | 24-19 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Tristan Foster double dribbles | 24-19 |
| 10:57 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-19 |
| 10:56 | Knox | David Easton grabs the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 10:49 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen connects on the floater from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Raymond Myers loses the dribble to James Collier | 24-21 |
| 10:39 | Knox | David Easton is whistled for a carry | 24-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hans Blanton (SF) Luka Walentoski | |
| Subs | Knox | Rickey Goodman (PG), Paul Fordham (PF) Jeremiah Porto, Joe Parker | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Jonathan Heikkinen steps in front of the Frank Cadena pass | 24-21 |
| 10:01 | Knox | Tristan Foster steals it from James Collier | 24-21 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Tristan Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 24-21 |
| 09:47 | Knox | Paul Fordham gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 09:43 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-21 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Hans Blanton snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Tristan Foster can't finish the layup | 24-21 |
| 09:34 | Knox | David Easton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 09:28 | Knox | David Easton hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Fordham and he's hacked by Tristan Foster - foul #2 on Tristan Foster, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG), Richard Bagwell (SG), Kosta Kaliszewski (PF), Luka Walentoski (C) Raymond Myers, Jon Carlson, Frank Cadena, Tristan Foster | |
| Subs | Knox | Phillip Thomas (SG), Jeremiah Porto (SF), Joe Parker (PF) Jonathan Heikkinen, James Collier, Paul Fordham | |
| 09:28 | Knox | David Easton makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Phillip Thomas - foul #1 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell misses the 3rd free throw | 26-24 |
| 09:13 | Knox | David Easton snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 09:00 | Knox | David Easton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Kosta Kaliszewski gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kosta Kaliszewski and he's fouled by Phillip Thomas - foul #2 on Phillip Thomas, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Cadena (PF) Hans Blanton | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen (SG) Phillip Thomas | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 08:26 | Knox | Rickey Goodman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Heikkinen | 29-26 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Henry Andujar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 08:20 | Knox | David Easton grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 08:14 | Knox | Kosta Kaliszewski swats the short shot by Joe Parker | 29-26 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kosta Kaliszewski | 29-26 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Henry Andujar's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Parker | 29-26 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Andujar | 29-26 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Luka Walentoski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Luka Walentoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Andujar (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bagwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luka Walentoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Cadena (fairly fresh) C - Kosta Kaliszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Rickey Goodman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Heikkinen (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremiah Porto (tiring) PF - Joe Parker (tiring) 4 pts. C - David Easton (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Henry Andujar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 07:34 | Knox | The rebound goes to David Easton | 29-26 |
| 07:30 | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kosta Kaliszewski | 29-26 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Henry Andujar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Richard Bagwell gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | A charge is called on Richard Bagwell - foul #2 on Richard Bagwell, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Jon Carlson (SG), Hans Blanton (SF) Henry Andujar, Richard Bagwell, Luka Walentoski | |
| Subs | Knox | James Collier (SF), Paul Fordham (PF) Jeremiah Porto, Joe Parker | |
| 06:47 | Knox | David Easton is hacked by Frank Cadena - foul #1 on Frank Cadena, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| 06:47 | Knox | David Easton makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:47 | Knox | David Easton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Raymond Myers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 06:28 | Knox | David Easton gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:24 | Knox | James Collier misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kosta Kaliszewski - foul #2 on Kosta Kaliszewski, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luka Walentoski (C) Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:24 | Knox | James Collier misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:24 | Knox | James Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jon Carlson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Cadena | 31-29 |
| 05:52 | Knox | Rickey Goodman knocks in the floater from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jon Carlson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Heikkinen - foul #2 on Jonathan Heikkinen, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeremiah Porto (SF), James Houde (C) Jonathan Heikkinen, David Easton | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jon Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Jon Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:32 | Knox | James Collier connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Frank Cadena buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jon Carlson | 35-34 |
| 05:06 | Knox | Rickey Goodman clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Frank Cadena gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Hans Blanton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Jon Carlson tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 04:41 | Knox | Rickey Goodman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Luka Walentoski snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jon Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (SG) Jon Carlson | |
| Subs | Knox | Joe Parker (SF) Jeremiah Porto | |
| 04:18 | Knox | James Collier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Henry Andujar grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Henry Andujar can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rickey Goodman - foul #2 on Rickey Goodman, team foul #9 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeremiah Porto (SG), David Easton (C) Rickey Goodman, James Houde | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Henry Andujar makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Henry Andujar misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 04:12 | Knox | David Easton gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 03:48 | Knox | Joe Parker can't throw it down but he's fouled by Luka Walentoski - foul #1 on Luka Walentoski, team foul #11 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bagwell (SG), Tristan Foster (PF), Brent Weeks (C) Henry Andujar, Frank Cadena, Luka Walentoski | |
| Subs | Knox | Jonathan Heikkinen (PG), Phillip Thomas (SG), Alfred Weber (C) Jeremiah Porto, Paul Fordham, David Easton | |
| 03:48 | Knox | Joe Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 03:48 | Knox | Joe Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SG - Richard Bagwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tristan Foster (fresh) C - Brent Weeks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Jonathan Heikkinen (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Thomas (fresh) SF - James Collier (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfred Weber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Hans Blanton clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Collier - foul #2 on James Collier, team foul #10 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Carlson (PG), Kosta Kaliszewski (PF) Raymond Myers, Tristan Foster | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Hans Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Hans Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:29 | Knox | Joe Parker misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Bagwell - foul #3 on Richard Bagwell, team foul #12 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Myers (PG), Tristan Foster (SF) Richard Bagwell, Hans Blanton | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 03:29 | Knox | Joe Parker misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:29 | Knox | Joe Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Brent Weeks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Myers | 41-37 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Alfred Weber misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #13 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | David Easton (C) James Collier | |
| 02:59 | Knox | Alfred Weber makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:59 | Knox | Alfred Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Brent Weeks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 41-39 |
| 02:41 | Knox | Joe Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 02:17 | Knox | Joe Parker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 02:15 | Knox | Phillip Thomas grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 01:55 | Knox | David Easton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 01:54 | Knox | Phillip Thomas grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 01:35 | Knox | David Easton's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Weeks | 41-39 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Brent Weeks grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Raymond Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kosta Kaliszewski | 41-39 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Raymond Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Andujar (PG), Hans Blanton (SF), Frank Cadena (PF) Raymond Myers, Jon Carlson, Kosta Kaliszewski | |
| Subs | Knox | Rickey Goodman (PG), Jeremiah Porto (SF), Paul Fordham (PF) Jonathan Heikkinen, Joe Parker, David Easton | |
| 00:56 | Knox | Jeremiah Porto can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Frank Cadena grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Hans Blanton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Frank Cadena grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Henry Andujar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 00:34 | Knox | The rebound goes to Phillip Thomas | 41-39 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Paul Fordham's pass is intercepted by Henry Andujar | 41-39 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Hans Blanton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 43-39 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Jeremiah Porto comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 43-39 |