| Lineup | Knox | PG - Anthony Daniel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Karl Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Koch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donn McAlexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 13 pts. C - James Blake (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Mark Stradford inbounds the ball | 30-56 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Knox | Craig Koch knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Daniel | 33-56 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | William Frederick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Close | 33-59 |
| 19:25 | Knox | Anthony Daniel misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Blake pulls down the rebound | 33-59 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Andy Close misses the lay-in | 33-59 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | James Blake gets the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette loses the ball out of bounds | 33-59 |
| 18:53 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 33-59 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-59 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | James Blake snags the offensive board | 33-59 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | James Blake can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-59 |
| 18:32 | Knox | Craig Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 18:27 | Knox | Anthony Daniel is whistled for traveling | 33-59 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Reed Fuston clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-59 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | James Blake snags the offensive board | 33-59 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Andy Close drills a floater from the left wing set up by William Frederick | 33-61 |
| 17:48 | Knox | Donn McAlexander loses the dribble to Andy Close | 33-61 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Terry Binette loses the dribble to Donn McAlexander | 33-61 |
| 17:35 | Knox | Donn McAlexander clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #1 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (SG), Neil Woolley (SF) Karl Wiley, Mark Stradford | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Lowe (PF), John Street (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| 17:35 | Knox | Donn McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 17:35 | Knox | Donn McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | James Lowe drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander | 35-63 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Anthony Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-63 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | John Street pulls down the rebound | 35-63 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is hacked by Neil Woolley - foul #2 on Neil Woolley, team foul #1 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Jamel Ragland (SG), Douglas Carr (C) Anthony Daniel, Donn McAlexander | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander can't finish the layup | 35-63 |
| 16:49 | Knox | Douglas Carr snags the defensive board | 35-63 |
| 16:35 | Knox | Jamel Ragland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-63 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | David Page snags the defensive board | 35-63 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | John Street scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Page | 35-66 |
| 16:12 | Knox | David Page steals the ball from Neil Woolley | 35-66 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | John Street is fouled on the floor by Douglas Carr - foul #2 on Douglas Carr, team foul #2 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Karl Wiley (SG), Mark Stradford (SF), Donn McAlexander (PF), Rick Seagraves (C) Jamel Ragland, Neil Woolley, Craig Koch, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Blake (C) David Page, Robert Bonneau, Jimmy Alexander, James Lowe, John Street | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Strothers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donn McAlexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Seagraves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Andy Close scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Frederick | 35-68 |
| 15:25 | Knox | James Blake is called for the reach on Mark Stradford - foul #2 on James Blake, team foul #2 | 35-68 |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Daniel (PG) John Strothers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:15 | Knox | William Frederick takes the ball from Rick Seagraves | 35-68 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Mark Stradford is called for the reach on Terry Binette - foul #1 on Mark Stradford, team foul #3 | 35-68 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (C) James Blake | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Andy Close makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Lowe | 35-71 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Mark Stradford is fouled on the floor by William Frederick - foul #3 on William Frederick, team foul #3 | 35-71 |
| 14:21 | Knox | Mark Stradford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-71 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 35-71 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Andy Close's pass is intercepted by Donn McAlexander | 35-71 |
| 13:55 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-71 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 35-71 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | William Frederick knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Andy Close | 35-74 |
| 13:30 | Knox | Mark Stradford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Reed Fuston - foul #1 on Reed Fuston, team foul #4 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (PG), Jamel Ragland (SG), Craig Koch (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Anthony Daniel, Karl Wiley, Donn McAlexander, Rick Seagraves | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| 13:30 | Knox | Mark Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 36-74 |
| 13:30 | Knox | Mark Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-74 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | James Blake comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-74 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | John Street tips it but misses | 37-74 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | John Street grabs the offensive board | 37-74 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | James Blake clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamel Ragland - foul #3 on Jamel Ragland, team foul #4 | 37-74 |
| Subs | Knox | Neil Woolley (SF) Mark Stradford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 1st free throw | 37-74 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 37-74 |
| 13:06 | Knox | Craig Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 37-74 |
| 12:54 | Knox | Jamel Ragland is hacked by Robert Bonneau - foul #2 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #5 | 37-74 |
| 12:47 | Knox | Douglas Carr can't finish the layup | 37-74 |
| 12:45 | Knox | Neil Woolley tips it home | 39-74 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | John Strothers steals it from David Page | 39-74 |
| 12:12 | Knox | David Page takes the ball from John Strothers | 39-74 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Craig Koch takes the ball from Jimmy Alexander | 39-74 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Strothers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Ragland (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Woolley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Koch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Street (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Knox | Craig Koch misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Street - foul #2 on John Street, team foul #6 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Daniel (PG), Karl Wiley (SG), Mark Stradford (SF), Rick Seagraves (C) John Strothers, Jamel Ragland, Neil Woolley, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) David Page, Robert Bonneau, John Street, James Blake | |
| 11:40 | Knox | Craig Koch makes the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 11:40 | Knox | Craig Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-74 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is called for traveling | 41-74 |
| Subs | Knox | Donn McAlexander (PF) Craig Koch | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF) Jimmy Alexander | |
| 11:06 | Knox | Donn McAlexander misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-74 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the defensive board | 41-74 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Reed Fuston drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Frederick | 41-76 |
| 10:36 | Knox | Donn McAlexander scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-76 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-76 |
| 10:15 | Knox | The rebound goes to Rick Seagraves | 43-76 |
| 10:07 | Knox | Rick Seagraves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-76 |
| 10:06 | Knox | Karl Wiley misses the tip | 43-76 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | William Frederick gets the rebound | 43-76 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Reed Fuston connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Frederick | 43-79 |
| 09:47 | Knox | Rick Seagraves travels with the ball | 43-79 |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (SG), Neil Woolley (SF), Craig Koch (PF) Karl Wiley, Mark Stradford, Donn McAlexander | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 43-81 |
| 09:02 | Knox | Anthony Daniel connects on the floater from the left wing | 45-81 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Anthony Daniel is called for the reach on Reed Fuston - foul #3 on Anthony Daniel, team foul #5 | 45-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Karl Wiley (SG), Donn McAlexander (C) Anthony Daniel, Rick Seagraves | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG) Andy Close, Reed Fuston | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is called for a backcourt violation | 45-81 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) James Blake | |
| 08:14 | Knox | Jimmy Alexander is called for the reach on Neil Woolley - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #7 | 45-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Jamel Ragland (SG), Douglas Carr (C) Karl Wiley, Craig Koch | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (PF) Terry Binette | |
| 08:14 | Knox | Neil Woolley misses the 1st free throw | 45-81 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 45-81 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | John Street throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-81 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Strothers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Ragland (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Woolley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donn McAlexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Street (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Knox | Jamel Ragland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-81 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | John Street grabs the board | 45-81 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | David Page misses the easy layup | 45-81 |
| 07:32 | Knox | The rebound goes to Donn McAlexander | 45-81 |
| 07:28 | Knox | Donn McAlexander is called for traveling | 45-81 |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Bennett (SG), Howard Ogren (SF) John Strothers, Neil Woolley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) John Street | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | David Page lays it in on a nice dish by David Orth and the foul's on Jamel Ragland - foul #4 on Jamel Ragland, team foul #6 | 45-83 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | David Page makes the free throw | 45-84 |
| 06:49 | Knox | Jamel Ragland connects on the 3 from the right wing | 48-84 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | David Page lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Orth | 48-86 |
| 06:31 | Knox | Donn McAlexander can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-86 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Page | 48-86 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Douglas Carr picks off the pass by Robert Bonneau | 48-86 |
| 06:04 | Knox | Howard Ogren is called for traveling | 48-86 |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (PG), Neil Woolley (C) Christopher Bennett, Douglas Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), John Street (C) David Page, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-86 |
| 05:38 | Knox | Howard Ogren grabs the board | 48-86 |
| 05:33 | Knox | Jamel Ragland makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Strothers | 51-86 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Jamel Ragland takes the ball from David Orth | 51-86 |
| 05:11 | Knox | Howard Ogren scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Louis Thompson - foul #1 on Louis Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-86 |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Bennett (SG) Jamel Ragland | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) David Orth | |
| 05:11 | Knox | Howard Ogren makes the free throw | 54-86 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau double dribbles | 54-86 |
| 04:44 | Knox | Neil Woolley knocks in the floater from the right block | 56-86 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | James Lowe travels with the ball | 56-86 |
| Subs | Knox | Douglas Carr (PF) Howard Ogren | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (PF) James Lowe | |
| 03:52 | Knox | Neil Woolley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-86 |
| 03:51 | Knox | Christopher Bennett tips it in | 58-86 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Strothers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Woolley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donn McAlexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Louis Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Bonneau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Street (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Christopher Bennett is called for the reach on David Page - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #7 | 58-86 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (SF) Robert Bonneau | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | David Page misses the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Douglas Carr snags the defensive board | 58-86 |
| 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) | |
| 03:42 | Knox | Christopher Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-86 |
| 03:40 | Knox | Douglas Carr grabs the offensive board | 58-86 |
| 03:35 | Knox | Donn McAlexander misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Street - foul #3 on John Street, team foul #9 | 58-86 |
| Subs | Knox | Jamel Ragland (PG) John Strothers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), James Lowe (C) Louis Thompson, John Street | |
| 03:35 | Knox | Donn McAlexander misses the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 03:35 | Knox | Donn McAlexander misses the 2nd free throw | 58-86 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | David Orth snags the defensive board | 58-86 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Carr - foul #3 on Douglas Carr, team foul #8 | 58-86 |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (SG) Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 58-87 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 58-88 |
| 03:11 | Knox | Neil Woolley can't finish the layup | 58-88 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jimmy Alexander | 58-88 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | David Orth makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Lowe | 58-91 |
| 02:58 | Knox | John Strothers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-91 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lowe | 58-91 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | David Orth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-91 |
| 02:49 | Knox | Donn McAlexander snags the defensive board | 58-91 |
| 02:43 | Knox | Neil Woolley can't finish the layup | 58-91 |
| 02:42 | Knox | Donn McAlexander tips it home | 60-91 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-91 |
| 02:36 | Knox | Neil Woolley gets the rebound | 60-91 |
| 02:31 | Knox | John Strothers connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Douglas Carr | 63-91 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is fouled on the floor by Donn McAlexander - foul #3 on Donn McAlexander, team foul #9 | 63-91 |
| Subs | Knox | Howard Ogren (SF) Neil Woolley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Thompson (PG), John Street (C) David Page, James Lowe | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 63-92 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 63-93 |
| 02:05 | Knox | Douglas Carr misses long on a floater from the left wing | 63-93 |
| 02:03 | Knox | Donn McAlexander grabs the offensive rebound | 63-93 |
| 01:44 | Knox | Jamel Ragland is hacked by Robert Bonneau - foul #3 on Robert Bonneau, team foul #10 | 63-93 |
| Subs | Knox | Neil Woolley (SF) Howard Ogren | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), James Lowe (PF) Louis Thompson, David Orth | |
| 01:44 | Knox | Jamel Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 63-93 |
| 01:44 | Knox | Jamel Ragland misses the 2nd free throw | 63-93 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | John Street pulls down the rebound | 63-93 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-93 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | David Page tips it in | 63-95 |
| 01:03 | Knox | Neil Woolley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-95 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Lowe snags the defensive board | 63-95 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Page | 63-97 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Knox | Donn McAlexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 63-97 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 63-97 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Jamel Ragland picks off the pass by Robert Bonneau | 63-97 |
| 00:37 | Knox | James Lowe picks off the pass by Donn McAlexander | 63-97 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | John Street's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Carr | 63-97 |
| 00:08 | Knox | Jamel Ragland grabs the board | 63-97 |
| 00:03 | Knox | Jamel Ragland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-97 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the board | 63-97 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Lowe runs out the clock | 63-97 |