| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) SF - Kevin Wetherington (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) C - Thomas Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Myron Church (fresh) SG - Dennis Walker (fresh) SF - Nickolas Hooker (fresh) PF - Kim Krupinsky (fresh) C - Jeffery Hassen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen 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 fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Knox | Dennis Walker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dennis Walker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Dennis Walker picks off the pass by Kevin Wetherington | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Baysinger | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Reich hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Baysinger | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Knox | Dennis Walker comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Knox | Dennis Walker tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | John Reich knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker lays it up and in on a great pass from Myron Church | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 9-4 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Wetherington - foul #1 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Butcher (PF) Kim Krupinsky | |
| 17:49 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Wetherington | 9-4 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | John Reich's pass is intercepted by Robert Butcher | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Knox | Robert Butcher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | The short jumper by Thomas Stanley is denied by Jeffery Hassen | 9-4 |
| 16:54 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stanley - foul #1 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Grow (PG), Vernon Lechner (SG), Roy Gillespie (SF), Andrew Fisher (C) Myron Church, Dennis Walker, Nickolas Hooker, Jeffery Hassen | |
| 16:41 | Knox | Vernon Lechner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Butcher | 9-4 |
| 16:32 | Knox | Roy Gillespie snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | Knox | Christopher Grow banks in the layup and the foul's on Thomas Stanley - foul #2 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Graddy (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Kevin Wetherington, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Knox | Kim Krupinsky (PF) Andrew Fisher | |
| 16:27 | Knox | Christopher Grow misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:06 | Knox | Vernon Lechner misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Alex Baysinger - foul #1 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Clarence Burgess (PF) Lawrence Williams, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 16:06 | Knox | Vernon Lechner makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Knox | Vernon Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roger Barraza | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Barraza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) PF - Clarence Burgess (fresh) C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vernon Lechner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Grow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Gillespie (fresh) PF - Kim Krupinsky (fresh) C - Robert Butcher (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Knox | Vernon Lechner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | Knox | Dennis Walker (SG), Andrew Fisher (C) Vernon Lechner, Robert Butcher | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs is hacked by Roy Gillespie - foul #1 on Roy Gillespie, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington (SF) Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the tip | 12-8 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | John Reich snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | John Reich makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Anderson | 14-8 |
| 14:30 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Wetherington - foul #2 on Kevin Wetherington, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Alex Baysinger (PF) Timothy Anderson, Kevin Wetherington | |
| Subs | Knox | Myron Church (PG), Nickolas Hooker (SF), Jeffery Hassen (C) Christopher Grow, Roy Gillespie, Andrew Fisher | |
| 14:30 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:30 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:30 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:13 | Knox | Myron Church misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | John Reich pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Nickolas Hooker is called for the reach on John Reich - foul #1 on Nickolas Hooker, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Barraza (SG), Raymond Varela (SF), Clarence Burgess (C) John Reich, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Butcher (PF) Kim Krupinsky | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Raymond Varela | 16-8 |
| 13:07 | Knox | Myron Church buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dennis Walker | 16-11 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Varela | 19-11 |
| 12:25 | Knox | Robert Butcher blows the layup | 19-11 |
| 12:23 | Knox | Robert Butcher snags the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 12:14 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Roger Barraza buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Williams and he's hacked by Nickolas Hooker - foul #2 on Nickolas Hooker, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Christian Graddy (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Lawrence Williams, Raymond Varela, Clarence Burgess | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Grow (SG), Roy Gillespie (SF) Dennis Walker, Nickolas Hooker | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Roger Barraza makes the free throw | 22-11 |
| 11:56 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Gibbs - foul #1 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG) Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (SG) Myron Church | |
| 11:56 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:56 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christian Graddy (fresh) PF - Alex Baysinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Christopher Grow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Lechner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Gillespie (fresh) PF - Robert Butcher (fresh) C - Jeffery Hassen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Roy Gillespie steals it from Timothy Anderson | 22-12 |
| 11:32 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 22-12 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | John Reich snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Alex Baysinger, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Clarence Burgess (PF) Timothy Anderson, Alex Baysinger | |
| Subs | Knox | Andrew Fisher (C) Jeffery Hassen | |
| 11:07 | Knox | Roy Gillespie scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Grow | 22-14 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs can't finish the layup | 22-14 |
| 11:00 | Knox | Roy Gillespie gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 10:55 | Knox | Christopher Grow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 10:53 | Knox | Andrew Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 10:46 | Knox | Robert Butcher is hacked by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF) Daniel Gibbs | |
| Subs | Knox | Myron Church (PG), Dennis Walker (SG), Kim Krupinsky (PF) Christopher Grow, Vernon Lechner, Andrew Fisher | |
| 10:46 | Knox | Robert Butcher makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:46 | Knox | Robert Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-16 |
| 10:37 | Knox | Robert Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Robert Butcher is fouled on the floor by John Reich - foul #1 on John Reich, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Robert Butcher misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Dennis Walker scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Myron Church | 22-18 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled on the floor by Robert Butcher - foul #1 on Robert Butcher, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (SG) John Reich | |
| Subs | Knox | Jeffery Hassen (C) Robert Butcher | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Christian Graddy is called for traveling | 22-18 |
| 09:17 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen loses the dribble to Christian Graddy | 22-18 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 09:04 | Knox | Roy Gillespie grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 08:59 | Knox | Myron Church hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Roy Gillespie | 22-20 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 25-20 |
| 08:29 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Walker | 25-22 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Hassen - foul #1 on Jeffery Hassen, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Grow (PG), Vernon Lechner (SG), Andrew Fisher (SF), Vincent Ingram (PF) Myron Church, Dennis Walker, Roy Gillespie, Kim Krupinsky | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-22 |
| 08:01 | Knox | Christopher Grow grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:38 | Knox | Vincent Ingram hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vernon Lechner and he's hacked by Clarence Burgess - foul #1 on Clarence Burgess, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Butcher (PF) Jeffery Hassen | |
| 07:38 | Knox | Vincent Ingram makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Varela (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clarence Burgess (fairly fresh) C - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Christopher Grow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Lechner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Fisher (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | John Reich misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Christian Graddy grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Timothy Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 06:50 | Knox | The rebound goes to Christopher Grow | 25-25 |
| 06:45 | Knox | Christopher Grow hits a shot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Butcher - foul #2 on Robert Butcher, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), Roger Barraza (SG) Timothy Anderson, John Reich | |
| Subs | Knox | Myron Church (PG), Dennis Walker (SG), Roy Gillespie (SF), Kim Krupinsky (PF) Christopher Grow, Vernon Lechner, Vincent Ingram, Robert Butcher | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Clarence Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:13 | Knox | Lawrence Williams picks off the pass by Roy Gillespie | 27-27 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 05:43 | Knox | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 27-27 |
| 05:37 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses badly on a shot from the left block | 27-27 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Raymond Varela grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 05:30 | Knox | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 05:26 | Knox | Myron Church hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 05:25 | Knox | Dennis Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:02 | Knox | Dennis Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christian Graddy | 30-27 |
| 04:44 | Knox | Dennis Walker can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Barraza - foul #1 on Roger Barraza, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Ingram (PF), Jeffery Hassen (C) Kim Krupinsky, Andrew Fisher | |
| 04:44 | Knox | Dennis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:44 | Knox | Dennis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Christian Graddy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 04:21 | Knox | Roy Gillespie pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:03 | Knox | Myron Church is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Myron Church, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Grow (PG), Kim Krupinsky (PF) Myron Church, Roy Gillespie | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | John Reich drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Williams | 33-29 |
| 03:36 | Knox | Lawrence Williams steps in front of the Dennis Walker pass | 33-29 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams misses the easy layup | 33-29 |
| 03:32 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Reich (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Raymond Varela (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Clarence Burgess (tiring) 2 pts. C - Christian Graddy (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Christopher Grow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kim Krupinsky (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Hassen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Knox | Christian Graddy steals it from Jeffery Hassen | 33-29 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 35-29 |
| 02:58 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Grow | 35-31 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Grow - foul #1 on Christopher Grow, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington (SF), Alex Baysinger (PF), Thomas Stanley (C) Raymond Varela, Clarence Burgess, Christian Graddy | |
| Subs | Knox | Myron Church (PG), Nickolas Hooker (SF), Robert Butcher (PF) Dennis Walker, Vincent Ingram, Kim Krupinsky | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:39 | Knox | Robert Butcher is whistled for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Anderson (PG), Roger Barraza (SG) Lawrence Williams, John Reich | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Nickolas Hooker - foul #3 on Nickolas Hooker, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Roy Gillespie (SF) Nickolas Hooker | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:00 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen clanks a jumper in the paint | 39-31 |
| 01:59 | Knox | Jeffery Hassen tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Barraza | 41-33 |
| 01:18 | Knox | Thomas Stanley picks off the pass by Robert Butcher | 41-33 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Grow - foul #2 on Christopher Grow, team foul #11 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Williams (PG), John Reich (SG) Timothy Anderson, Roger Barraza | |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Dennis Walker (SG), Andrew Fisher (C) Myron Church, Christopher Grow, Jeffery Hassen | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Alex Baysinger misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:03 | Knox | Roy Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:43 | Knox | Andrew Fisher clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Thomas Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | John Reich makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Williams | 44-33 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Thomas Stanley picks off the pass by Robert Butcher | 44-33 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Kevin Wetherington misses the shot from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 00:02 | Knox | Robert Butcher pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Robert Butcher can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 44-33 |