| Lineup | Knox | PG - Thomas Gettenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin Rand (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Thomas Cash inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thomas Gettenberg, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (PG) Thomas Gettenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ted Neill | 45-34 |
| 18:47 | Knox | Peter Couey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Ted Neill gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Ted Neill comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 18:40 | Knox | Peter Couey pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:32 | Knox | Duane Thomas hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Cash | 47-34 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers hits a shot in the lane | 47-36 |
| 18:05 | Knox | The jumper by Peter Couey is denied by Daniel Pollard | 47-36 |
| 18:04 | Knox | Devin Rand gets the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:53 | Knox | Richard Brown loses the dribble to Ted Neill | 47-36 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Ralph Koch misses the easy layup | 47-36 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 17:31 | Knox | Peter Couey pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:26 | Knox | Richard Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Price (SG), Scott Draper (SF), David Larkins (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Peter Couey, Thomas Cash, Richard Brown, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Jonathan Howard (SF), Carl Luce (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Willy Pickerel, Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Daniel Pollard | |
| 16:52 | Knox | Charles Price makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Duane Thomas | 52-36 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Michael Long buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ted Neill | 52-39 |
| 16:17 | Knox | Charles Price misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 16:16 | Knox | Kendall Leblanc gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 16:00 | Knox | Carl Luce steals it from Scott Draper | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Duane Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Draper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Larkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kendall Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Luce (fresh) C - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Ted Neill is hacked by Duane Thomas - foul #2 on Duane Thomas, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Richard Brown (PF), Devin Rand (C) Duane Thomas, Charles Price, David Larkins, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Carl Luce scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Koch | 52-41 |
| 15:07 | Knox | Peter Couey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-41 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Peter Couey steps in front of the Michael Long pass | 52-41 |
| 14:45 | Knox | Scott Draper misses badly on a floater near the basket | 52-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Luce | 52-41 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Peter Couey steals it from Randy Chagoya | 52-41 |
| 14:35 | Knox | Peter Couey dunks the ball | 54-41 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Michael Long misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 14:20 | Knox | Devin Rand gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 13:58 | Knox | Jeremiah Meyers takes the ball from Scott Draper | 54-41 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Draper - foul #2 on Scott Draper, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Cash (SF), David Larkins (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Scott Draper, Richard Brown, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 13:25 | Knox | Thomas Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 13:19 | Knox | Edward Weir hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Kendall Leblanc | 57-41 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard lays it up and in on a great pass from Ted Neill and he's fouled by Thomas Cash - foul #2 on Thomas Cash, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (SG) Peter Couey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:56 | Knox | David Larkins misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 57-44 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Ralph Koch pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Thomas Gettenberg is called for the reach on Willy Pickerel - foul #4 on Thomas Gettenberg, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (PG), Charles Price (SG), Devin Rand (C) Edward Weir, Thomas Gettenberg, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (PF) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest McIlrath | 57-46 |
| 11:52 | Knox | Ted Neill picks off the pass by Charles Price | 57-46 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel blows the layup | 57-46 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 11:47 | Knox | Duane Thomas gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Duane Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Price (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Larkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Devin Rand (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ted Neill (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Pickerel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest McIlrath (fresh) C - Daniel Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Knox | Duane Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 57-46 |
| 11:40 | Knox | Devin Rand tips it back up and in | 59-46 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ted Neill | 59-48 |
| 11:07 | Knox | Ernest McIlrath steals it from Thomas Cash | 59-48 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | The jump hook by Ernest McIlrath is blocked by David Larkins | 59-48 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-48 |
| 10:29 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Thomas Cash misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 10:17 | Knox | David Larkins pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:13 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the runner from close range | 61-48 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Larkins - foul #1 on David Larkins, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Scott Draper (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Kendall Leblanc (C) Duane Thomas, Charles Price, Thomas Cash, David Larkins, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF), Carl Luce (C) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath, Daniel Pollard | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:39 | Knox | Edward Weir misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 61-49 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Richard Brown is called for the reach on Ralph Koch - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG) Willy Pickerel | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:10 | Knox | Peter Couey is hacked by Carl Luce - foul #2 on Carl Luce, team foul #2 | 61-51 |
| 08:59 | Knox | Jeremiah Meyers takes the ball from Kendall Leblanc | 61-51 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ralph Koch | 61-54 |
| 08:25 | Knox | Scott Draper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Carl Luce pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Michael Long | 61-56 |
| 07:36 | Knox | Scott Draper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Ralph Koch gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Edward Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Draper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kendall Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Kendall Leblanc is called for the reach on Randy Chagoya - foul #1 on Kendall Leblanc, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Charles Price (SG), Duane Thomas (SF), Devin Rand (C) Edward Weir, Peter Couey, Scott Draper, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Osteen (SF), Jonathan Howard (PF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch, Carl Luce | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:16 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 07:12 | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg misses short on a shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 07:10 | Knox | Richard Brown gets the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:52 | Knox | Richard Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Devin Rand pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:44 | Knox | Charles Price blows the layup but he's fouled by Randy Chagoya - foul #1 on Randy Chagoya, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Cash (SF) Duane Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Robert Lipovsky (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Michael Osteen | |
| 06:44 | Knox | Charles Price misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:44 | Knox | Charles Price makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath is hacked by Charles Price - foul #1 on Charles Price, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), David Larkins (PF) Charles Price, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Ernest McIlrath misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:22 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 06:11 | Knox | Thomas Cash is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pollard - foul #3 on Daniel Pollard, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG) Thomas Gettenberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Pickerel (SG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Robert Lipovsky, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 06:03 | Knox | Thomas Cash scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Couey | 64-57 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Peter Couey is called for the reach on Willy Pickerel - foul #1 on Peter Couey, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:33 | Knox | Devin Rand misses the easy layup | 64-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Edward Weir steals the ball from Ted Neill in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 05:08 | Knox | Devin Rand buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Edward Weir | 66-58 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Cash - foul #3 on Thomas Cash, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Gettenberg (PG), Duane Thomas (SF), Kendall Leblanc (PF), Scott Draper (C) Edward Weir, Thomas Cash, David Larkins, Devin Rand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Long (SG), Carl Luce (C) Willy Pickerel, Daniel Pollard | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:52 | Knox | Scott Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:34 | Knox | Scott Draper hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Gettenberg and he's fouled by Carl Luce - foul #3 on Carl Luce, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Price (SG) Peter Couey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Howard (SF), Ernest McIlrath (C) Jeremiah Meyers, Ralph Koch | |
| 04:34 | Knox | Scott Draper makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Jonathan Howard blows the layup | 69-59 |
| 04:12 | Knox | Scott Draper pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 04:08 | Knox | Charles Price knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kendall Leblanc | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Michael Long hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Neill | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Knox | Duane Thomas is hacked by Jonathan Howard - foul #1 on Jonathan Howard, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Weir (PG), Peter Couey (SG), Richard Brown (PF), Devin Rand (C) Thomas Gettenberg, Charles Price, Scott Draper, Kendall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Chagoya (PG), Jeremiah Meyers (SF), Ralph Koch (PF) Ted Neill, Jonathan Howard, Ernest McIlrath | |
| 03:18 | Knox | Peter Couey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Weir | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Edward Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Couey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Duane Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Rand (fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Chagoya (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Long (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Meyers (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Koch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Randy Chagoya misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers grabs the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Cash (SF) Duane Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ted Neill (PG), Willy Pickerel (SG), Daniel Pollard (C) Randy Chagoya, Michael Long, Carl Luce | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Ralph Koch makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 74-64 |
| 02:35 | Knox | Richard Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #12 | 74-64 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Ted Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:21 | Knox | The rebound goes to Devin Rand | 74-64 |
| 02:17 | Knox | Thomas Cash's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Meyers | 74-64 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Willy Pickerel | 74-66 |
| 01:55 | Knox | Edward Weir can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Daniel Pollard snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Devin Rand blocks the short jumper by Jeremiah Meyers | 74-66 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Koch | 74-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Ralph Koch drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Knox | Devin Rand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Ralph Koch scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Jeremiah Meyers | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Knox | Thomas Cash makes the jumper from the left side | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Ted Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:27 | Knox | Devin Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Knox | Devin Rand is hacked by Ted Neill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Neill, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Devin Rand makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:26 | Knox | Devin Rand misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Jeremiah Meyers gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Edward Weir pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Edward Weir is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Neill - foul #2 on Ted Neill, team foul #8 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (SG) Peter Couey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Knox | Edward Weir makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Edward Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Meyers | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Duane Thomas - foul #3 on Duane Thomas, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Knox | Peter Couey (SG) Duane Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Willy Pickerel makes the 3rd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Edward Weir is hacked by Willy Pickerel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willy Pickerel, team foul #9 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Knox | Duane Thomas (SG) Peter Couey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Knox | Edward Weir makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Edward Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ralph Koch snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Ted Neill makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Edward Weir runs out the clock | 80-75 |