| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Best (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Mays (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Johnny Lima (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Bower (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Best | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Johnny Lima hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Mays - foul #2 on Ronald Mays, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Johnny Lima makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:21 | Knox | Johnny Lima makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | James Best clanks a jump hook from the right block | 38-37 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Johnny Lima steps in front of the Ronald Mays pass | 38-37 |
| 18:45 | Knox | Frank Smith blows the layup | 38-37 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Ronald Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton is hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-37 |
| 18:06 | Knox | Albert Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Albert Bower lays it in set up by Frank Smith and he's fouled by James Best - foul #2 on James Best, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Albert Bower makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | James Best can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 38-40 |
| 17:39 | Knox | Frank Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:27 | Knox | Johnny Lima misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Justin Farmer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pagan - foul #2 on Justin Farmer, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Oscar Spearman (PG), Kevin Robson (PF) Johnny Lima, Albert Bower | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG), Johnny Golden (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF), Jerald Gayton (C) James Summers, Jeffrey Pagan, James Best, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Knox | James Palos (SF), Edwin Roberson (C) Justin Farmer, Randy Wilkins | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:42 | Knox | Oscar Spearman is fouled on the floor by Bryan Walsh - foul #3 on Bryan Walsh, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Auman (PG), Allen Peoples (SG) Bryan Walsh, Darryl Tipton | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:25 | Knox | James Palos is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Allen Peoples's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Robson | 40-40 |
| 16:00 | Knox | Edwin Roberson grabs the board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Auman (fresh) SG - Allen Peoples (fresh) SF - Johnny Golden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Oscar Spearman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Palos (fresh) PF - Kevin Robson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Knox | Kevin Robson misses the easy layup | 40-40 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffery Williams | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Allen Peoples buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Auman | 43-40 |
| 15:27 | Knox | Allen Peoples takes the ball from Edwin Roberson | 43-40 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Allen Peoples hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Golden | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | Knox | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Allen Peoples snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Johnny Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Darryl Tipton (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), James Best (PF), Ronald Mays (C) Kevin Auman, Allen Peoples, Johnny Golden, Jeffery Williams, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Knox | Johnny Lima (PG), Justin Farmer (SF), Albert Bower (PF), Randy Wilkins (C) Oscar Spearman, Frank Smith, Kevin Robson, Edwin Roberson | |
| 14:29 | Knox | Randy Wilkins travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | George Petrucci (SG) James Palos | |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Summers | 48-40 |
| 13:47 | Knox | Albert Bower is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Albert Bower, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Oscar Spearman (SG) George Petrucci | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Best misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:31 | Knox | Randy Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:27 | Knox | Justin Farmer makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Randy Wilkins | 48-42 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Best misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Wilkins - foul #2 on Randy Wilkins, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Frank Smith (SG) Oscar Spearman | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Best makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Best makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:49 | Knox | Justin Farmer clanks a jumper near the basket | 50-42 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darryl Tipton | 52-42 |
| 12:26 | Knox | Albert Bower buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Johnny Lima | 52-44 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | James Best drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Pagan | 55-44 |
| 11:49 | Knox | Jeffrey Pagan picks off the pass by Randy Wilkins | 55-44 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan lays it up and in | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Tipton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Best (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Mays (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Johnny Lima (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Bower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Wilkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Knox | Frank Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Bower | 57-47 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | James Best can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 11:06 | Knox | Randy Wilkins grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 11:02 | Knox | Frank Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Randy Wilkins takes the ball from Jeffrey Pagan | 57-47 |
| 10:40 | Knox | Randy Wilkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 10:38 | Knox | Albert Bower gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 10:21 | Knox | Johnny Lima connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Smith | 57-50 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Best | 59-50 |
| 09:41 | Knox | Albert Bower misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 09:39 | Knox | Frank Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:29 | Knox | Frank Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnny Lima | 59-53 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan is fouled on the floor by Justin Farmer - foul #3 on Justin Farmer, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (PG), Allen Peoples (SG), Johnny Golden (SF), Jeffery Williams (PF), Jerald Gayton (C) James Summers, Darryl Tipton, Jeffrey Pagan, James Best, Ronald Mays | |
| Subs | Knox | Oscar Spearman (PG), James Palos (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Kevin Robson (PF), Edwin Roberson (C) Johnny Lima, Frank Smith, Justin Farmer, Albert Bower, Randy Wilkins | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Allen Peoples is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Allen Peoples, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| 08:32 | Knox | Edwin Roberson knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Spearman | 59-55 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Johnny Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 07:58 | Knox | Jeffery Williams steals it from James Palos | 59-55 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Allen Peoples is whistled for a carry | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Frank Smith (SG) Matthew Fox | |
| 07:37 | Knox | Oscar Spearman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Bryan Walsh gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Walsh (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Peoples (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Golden (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerald Gayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Oscar Spearman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Palos (fresh) PF - Kevin Robson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Roberson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Jerald Gayton is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| 07:05 | Knox | Bryan Walsh takes the ball from Edwin Roberson | 59-55 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Edwin Roberson denies the turnaround by Jeffery Williams | 59-55 |
| 06:48 | Knox | James Palos grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 06:44 | Knox | Oscar Spearman misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Edwin Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:26 | Knox | Frank Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Allen Peoples grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Allen Peoples scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 05:55 | Knox | James Palos hits a 3 from straight away set up by Oscar Spearman | 61-58 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Summers (PG), Darryl Tipton (SG), Jeffrey Pagan (SF), James Best (PF), Ronald Mays (C) Bryan Walsh, Allen Peoples, Johnny Golden, Jeffery Williams, Jerald Gayton | |
| Subs | Knox | Johnny Lima (PG), Justin Farmer (SF), Albert Bower (PF), Randy Wilkins (C) Oscar Spearman, James Palos, Kevin Robson, Edwin Roberson | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | James Best makes the shot near the basket | 63-58 |
| 05:23 | Knox | Darryl Tipton is called for the reach on Johnny Lima - foul #2 on Darryl Tipton, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| 05:16 | Knox | Johnny Lima connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Smith | 63-61 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Summers | 66-61 |
| 04:36 | Knox | Johnny Lima dunks the ball on a great pass from Frank Smith | 66-63 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton hits a 3 from straight away set up by James Best | 69-63 |
| 03:52 | Knox | James Summers steals the ball from Justin Farmer | 69-63 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | James Summers lays it in | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Knox | Albert Bower lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Smith | 71-65 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Summers | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Tipton (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pagan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Best (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Mays (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Johnny Lima (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Bower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Knox | Frank Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Walsh (SG) Darryl Tipton | |
| Subs | Knox | Oscar Spearman (PG), Kevin Robson (PF), Edwin Roberson (C) Johnny Lima, Albert Bower, Randy Wilkins | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Kevin Robson steps in front of the James Best pass | 73-65 |
| 02:44 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darryl Tipton (SG) Bryan Walsh | |
| Subs | Knox | Johnny Lima (PG), Albert Bower (PF), Randy Wilkins (C) Oscar Spearman, Kevin Robson, Edwin Roberson | |
| 02:35 | Knox | Randy Wilkins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Summers - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #6 | 73-65 |
| 02:35 | Knox | Randy Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:35 | Knox | Randy Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 02:10 | Knox | Frank Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 76-69 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | James Best comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 76-69 |
| 01:42 | Knox | Randy Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:25 | Knox | Justin Farmer is hacked by James Best - foul #3 on James Best, team foul #7 | 76-69 |
| 01:25 | Knox | Justin Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:25 | Knox | Justin Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | James Best gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Darryl Tipton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-70 |
| 01:04 | Knox | Randy Wilkins gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Knox | Frank Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Justin Farmer and the foul's on Darryl Tipton - foul #3 on Darryl Tipton, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| 00:58 | Knox | Frank Smith misses the free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Ronald Mays gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Justin Farmer steals the ball from James Summers | 76-72 |
| 00:51 | Knox | Johnny Lima banks in the layup on a great pass from Justin Farmer | 76-74 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Summers misses the lay-in | 76-74 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Pagan grabs the offensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | James Best makes the jump hook in the paint | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Knox | Frank Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Summers is hacked by Johnny Lima in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Lima, team foul #7 | 78-77 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:08 | Knox | Albert Bower gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:08 | Knox | Knox calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Knox | Ronald Mays swats the layup by Albert Bower | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Knox | Albert Bower pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Knox | The clock runs out | 79-77 |