| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vernon Lechner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nickolas Hooker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kim Krupinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Larkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - John Reich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Gibbs - foul #2 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:42 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | John Reich drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 19:24 | Knox | David Larkins's layup is rejected by Carl Luce | 35-41 |
| 19:22 | Knox | David Larkins grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:09 | Knox | Peter Couey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Carl Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Carl Luce makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Reich | 35-43 |
| 18:41 | Knox | Jeremiah Meyers steals the ball from Peter Couey | 35-43 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Larkins steals it from Carl Luce | 35-43 |
| 18:12 | Knox | David Larkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | John Reich makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by David Larkins - foul #3 on David Larkins, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Knox | Andrew Fisher (C) David Larkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:58 | Illinois | John Reich makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:44 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky clanks a shot in the paint | 35-46 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Couey - foul #1 on Peter Couey, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Cosby (PG), Edward Weir (SG), Devin Rand (C) Vernon Lechner, Peter Couey, Kim Krupinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Jonathan Howard (PF) John Reich, Carl Luce | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:20 | Knox | Daniel Gibbs denies the turnaround by Nickolas Hooker | 35-47 |
| 17:18 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Nickolas Hooker | 35-47 |
| 16:55 | Knox | Andrew Fisher buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 16:12 | Knox | Devin Rand gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 16:06 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker banks in the layup | 40-47 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 15:46 | Knox | Devin Rand pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Donald Cosby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nickolas Hooker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Devin Rand (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Knox | Devin Rand's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Meyers | 40-47 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 15:33 | Knox | Andrew Fisher grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 15:29 | Knox | Donald Cosby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 15:27 | Knox | Andrew Fisher grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 15:12 | Knox | Jonathan Howard takes the ball from Edward Weir | 40-47 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs's fadeaway is rejected by Devin Rand | 40-47 |
| 14:46 | Knox | Andrew Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:40 | Knox | Donald Cosby misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-47 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 40-47 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Ted Neill is blocked by Devin Rand | 40-47 |
| 14:24 | Knox | Devin Rand gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:17 | Knox | Raymond Varela takes the ball from Donald Cosby | 40-47 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Raymond Varela lays it in | 40-49 |
| 13:53 | Knox | Andrew Fisher knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #2 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Kim Krupinsky (PF), David Larkins (C) Donald Cosby, Edward Weir, Nickolas Hooker, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (PG), John Reich (SG), Ralph Koch (SF), Christian Graddy (PF), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Raymond Varela, Jeremiah Meyers, Jonathan Howard, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 13:53 | Knox | Andrew Fisher makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Christian Graddy banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 13:25 | Knox | Vernon Lechner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | John Reich misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Christian Graddy tips it home | 46-53 |
| 13:06 | Knox | Vernon Lechner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 13:04 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to David Larkins | 46-53 |
| 12:59 | Knox | Vernon Lechner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Michael Long snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | John Reich loses the dribble to Peter Couey | 46-53 |
| 12:48 | Knox | Vernon Lechner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Couey | 48-53 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | John Reich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Christian Graddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | David Larkins blocks the jumper by Christian Graddy | 48-53 |
| 12:24 | Knox | Peter Couey snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:19 | Knox | Vernon Lechner is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Ingram (SF) Andrew Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Christian Graddy's fadeaway is rejected by David Larkins | 48-53 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | John Reich can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Vernon Lechner - foul #3 on Vernon Lechner, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Knox | Kendall Leblanc (C) David Larkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SF) Ralph Koch | |
| 11:58 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 11:42 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-55 |
| 11:41 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vernon Lechner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Couey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vincent Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kim Krupinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Long (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reich (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Varela (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | John Reich buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 11:23 | Knox | Peter Couey connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kendall Leblanc | 53-58 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | John Reich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Cosby (PG), Edward Weir (SG) Vernon Lechner, Peter Couey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Michael Long, John Reich, Carl Luce | |
| 11:02 | Knox | Edward Weir connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Cosby | 55-58 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Raymond Varela hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Lipovsky | 55-60 |
| 10:38 | Knox | Donald Cosby buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Ingram | 58-60 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Robert Lipovsky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 10:17 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 10:10 | Knox | Daniel Gibbs is called for the reach on Kendall Leblanc - foul #3 on Daniel Gibbs, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Knox | Nickolas Hooker (SF), David Larkins (C) Kim Krupinsky, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Randy Chagoya, Robert Lipovsky, Raymond Varela, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 10:00 | Knox | David Larkins blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Ted Neill pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Vincent Ingram is called for the reach on Ted Neill - foul #1 on Vincent Ingram, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Andrew Fisher (PF) Donald Cosby, Edward Weir, Vincent Ingram | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Carl Luce (PF) Michael Long, Jeremiah Meyers | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | John Reich buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ralph Koch | 58-63 |
| 09:20 | Knox | Peter Couey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Ralph Koch pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by John Reich is blocked by David Larkins | 58-63 |
| 08:57 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:51 | Knox | Carl Luce steps in front of the Andrew Fisher pass | 58-63 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | John Reich's floater is tipped away by David Larkins | 58-63 |
| 08:31 | Knox | David Larkins grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Fisher | 60-63 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | John Reich is hacked by David Larkins - foul #4 on David Larkins, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (SG), Devin Rand (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Peter Couey, Andrew Fisher, David Larkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Daniel Gibbs (C) Jonathan Howard, Ralph Koch | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Carl Luce travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Cosby (PG) Vernon Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) John Reich, Carl Luce | |
| 07:39 | Knox | Donald Cosby hits a 3 from the left wing | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Donald Cosby (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nickolas Hooker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Devin Rand (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) SG - Raymond Varela (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Raymond Varela can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Graddy | 63-63 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Varela | 63-65 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Raymond Varela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Andrew Fisher (SF), Kim Krupinsky (PF) Donald Cosby, Edward Weir, Nickolas Hooker, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG) Ted Neill | |
| 06:26 | Knox | Andrew Fisher banks in the layup | 65-65 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Raymond Varela hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Reich | 65-68 |
| 06:02 | Knox | Peter Couey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | John Reich lays it up and in set up by Christian Graddy | 68-70 |
| 05:17 | Knox | Peter Couey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers clanks a turnaround in the lane | 68-70 |
| 05:09 | Knox | Andrew Fisher grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 05:04 | Knox | Vernon Lechner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christian Graddy - foul #4 on Christian Graddy, team foul #4 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (SG), Nickolas Hooker (SF), David Larkins (C) Peter Couey, Andrew Fisher, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ralph Koch (C) Raymond Varela, John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy, Daniel Gibbs | |
| 05:04 | Knox | Vernon Lechner makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:04 | Knox | Vernon Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Ted Neill is called for traveling | 70-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Cosby (PG) Vernon Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:30 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Larkins and he's hacked by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #5 | 72-70 |
| 04:30 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Carl Luce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 04:10 | Knox | Edward Weir pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 04:06 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 72-70 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Carl Luce gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ralph Koch and he's hacked by David Larkins - foul #5 on David Larkins, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Knox | Andrew Fisher (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Kim Krupinsky, David Larkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:42 | Knox | Jonathan Howard takes the ball from Nickolas Hooker | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Donald Cosby (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nickolas Hooker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Koch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ted Neill | 72-75 |
| 03:20 | Knox | Donald Cosby misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Luce - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #6 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG) Edward Weir | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (PG), John Reich (SG), Daniel Gibbs (C) Ted Neill, Michael Long, Ralph Koch | |
| 03:20 | Knox | Donald Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:20 | Knox | Donald Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Cosby - foul #1 on Donald Cosby, team foul #7 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Vincent Ingram (SF) Nickolas Hooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG) Jonathan Howard | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Raymond Varela misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Raymond Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:49 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc makes the jumper from the right side | 76-76 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Nickolas Hooker (SF), Kim Krupinsky (PF) Donald Cosby, Vincent Ingram, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Christian Graddy (PF) Randy Chagoya, Raymond Varela, Carl Luce | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Nickolas Hooker steals it from Jeremiah Meyers | 76-76 |
| 02:27 | Knox | Peter Couey lays it up and in on a great pass from Nickolas Hooker | 78-76 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Ted Neill is fouled on the floor by Nickolas Hooker - foul #2 on Nickolas Hooker, team foul #8 | 78-76 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:16 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 01:59 | Knox | Vernon Lechner drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kim Krupinsky and he's fouled by Ted Neill - foul #3 on Ted Neill, team foul #7 | 80-76 |
| 01:59 | Knox | Vernon Lechner makes the free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Reich | 81-78 |
| 01:04 | Knox | Ted Neill is called for the reach on Nickolas Hooker - foul #4 on Ted Neill, team foul #8 | 81-78 |
| 01:04 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:04 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Christian Graddy snags the defensive board | 82-78 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | John Reich hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky can't finish the layup | 82-80 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 82-80 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ted Neill buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christian Graddy | 82-82 |
| 00:02 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses the 3 from the right corner | 82-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ted Neill | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vernon Lechner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nickolas Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kim Krupinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Reich (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Couey | 84-82 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Ted Neill drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremiah Meyers | 84-84 |
| 04:24 | Knox | Andrew Fisher misses the easy layup | 84-84 |
| 04:23 | Knox | Andrew Fisher tips it back up and in | 86-84 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | John Reich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 86-84 |
| 03:58 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky snags the defensive board | 86-84 |
| 03:53 | Knox | Peter Couey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-84 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 86-84 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Christian Graddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-84 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (SG), Devin Rand (C) Peter Couey, Kim Krupinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:23 | Knox | Andrew Fisher misses the lay-in | 86-84 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 86-84 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Ted Neill | 86-86 |
| 03:12 | Knox | Edward Weir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-86 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs gets the rebound | 86-86 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers can't connect on a shot from close range | 86-86 |
| 03:03 | Knox | Nickolas Hooker grabs the board | 86-86 |
| 02:57 | Knox | Jeremiah Meyers is called for the reach on Devin Rand - foul #1 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #9 | 86-86 |
| Subs | Knox | Donald Cosby (PG) Vernon Lechner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Varela (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF) John Reich, Jeremiah Meyers, Christian Graddy | |
| 02:57 | Knox | Devin Rand makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 02:57 | Knox | Devin Rand misses the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 87-86 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-86 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Nickolas Hooker is called for the reach on Jonathan Howard - foul #3 on Nickolas Hooker, team foul #9 | 87-86 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Kim Krupinsky (PF) Donald Cosby, Edward Weir, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Reich (SG), Christian Graddy (PF) Raymond Varela, Carl Luce | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 87-87 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 02:38 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky pulls down the rebound | 87-87 |
| 02:25 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Lechner | 89-87 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Reich is fouled on the floor by Andrew Fisher - foul #2 on Andrew Fisher, team foul #10 | 89-87 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers (SF) Jonathan Howard | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Reich misses the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 89-88 |
| 02:01 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 89-88 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Daniel Gibbs grabs the board | 89-88 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Vernon Lechner steals it from Christian Graddy | 89-88 |
| 01:19 | Knox | Andrew Fisher makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Jeremiah Meyers - foul #2 on Jeremiah Meyers, team foul #10 | 91-88 |
| 01:19 | Knox | Andrew Fisher makes the free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Fisher - foul #3 on Andrew Fisher, team foul #11 | 92-88 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:55 | Knox | Andrew Fisher grabs the board | 92-88 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Vernon Lechner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Couey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nickolas Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kim Krupinsky (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Fisher (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Reich (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christian Graddy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Knox | Peter Couey can't finish the layup | 92-88 |
| 00:25 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Krupinsky | 92-88 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Knox | Christian Graddy is called for the reach on Kim Krupinsky - foul #5 on Christian Graddy, team foul #11 | 92-88 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Vincent Ingram (SF) Vernon Lechner, Nickolas Hooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Luce (PF) Christian Graddy | |
| 00:23 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the board | 93-88 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Peter Couey steals the ball from John Reich | 93-88 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Vincent Ingram throws it down on a nice dish by Peter Couey | 95-88 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | John Reich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 95-88 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Kim Krupinsky pulls down the rebound | 95-88 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 95-88 |
| Subs | Knox | Vernon Lechner (PG), Donald Cosby (SF) Peter Couey, Kim Krupinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Vernon Lechner runs out the clock | 95-88 |