| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Coleman Hassan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Melendy (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Coleman Hassan inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Knox | Coleman Hassan lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Walker | 33-41 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Brian Walker - foul #2 on Brian Walker, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Charles McGarity lays it up and in set up by Michael Williams | 35-41 |
| 18:52 | Knox | Ernest Burns is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ernest Burns, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses the tip | 35-41 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Charles Owens tips it home | 37-41 |
| 18:07 | Knox | Thomas Melendy connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brian Walker | 37-43 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 17:55 | Knox | Thomas Melendy grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Charles Owens swats the layup by Ernest Burns | 37-43 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Charles Owens grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Charles McGarity's floater is tipped away by Thomas Melendy | 37-43 |
| 17:28 | Knox | Earl Gully snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:23 | Knox | Michael Williams steps in front of the Earl Gully pass | 37-43 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 17:03 | Knox | Thomas Melendy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:58 | Knox | Coleman Hassan knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Walker | 37-45 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Michael Williams hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 40-45 |
| 16:29 | Knox | Coleman Hassan is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Coleman Hassan, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Stewart Callender (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Knox | Kyle Zantow (PG), Cory Hepworth (SG), Richard Mullinix (SF), Victor Jones (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Ernest Burns, Brian Walker, Coleman Hassan, Earl Gully, Thomas Melendy | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| 15:45 | Knox | Victor Jones is fouled on the floor by Clayton Clary - foul #3 on Clayton Clary, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG) Kyle Zantow | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stewart Callender (fresh) C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Hepworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Mullinix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Knox | Ken Tittle is fouled on the floor by Clayton Clary - foul #4 on Clayton Clary, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Charles Owens (PF) Clayton Clary, Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:10 | Knox | Richard Mullinix hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Zumbrennen - foul #1 on Robert Zumbrennen, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG), Earl Gully (PF), Thomas Melendy (C) Cory Hepworth, Victor Jones, Avery Murphy | |
| 15:10 | Knox | Richard Mullinix misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:10 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Owens | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Brian Walker connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ken Tittle | 44-49 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Zumbrennen and he's fouled by Ken Tittle - foul #4 on Ken Tittle, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Michael Temple (C) John Patton, Robert Zumbrennen, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (PG) Ken Tittle | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:03 | Knox | Ernest Burns knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Earl Gully | 47-51 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch can't finish the layup | 47-51 |
| 13:47 | Knox | Brian Walker pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:40 | Knox | Ernest Burns connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Michael Temple - foul #1 on Michael Temple, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Knox | Coleman Hassan (SF) Richard Mullinix | |
| 13:40 | Knox | Ernest Burns makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | James Knippenberg's floater is tipped away by Earl Gully | 47-54 |
| 13:18 | Knox | Coleman Hassan grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 13:14 | Knox | Ernest Burns drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Walker | 47-57 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Knippenberg scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles McGarity | 50-57 |
| 12:45 | Knox | Ernest Burns clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 12:43 | Knox | Thomas Melendy tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | James Knippenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Michael Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McGarity | 50-57 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Knippenberg | 52-57 |
| 12:13 | Knox | Earl Gully misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 52-57 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | James Knippenberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 12:03 | Knox | Brian Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:40 | Knox | Michael Williams steps in front of the Brian Walker pass | 52-57 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | James Knippenberg blows the layup | 52-57 |
| 11:35 | Knox | Thomas Melendy snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Temple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Walker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Coleman Hassan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Gully (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Melendy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Knox | Brian Walker is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Knox | Kyle Zantow (PG), Cory Hepworth (SG), Richard Mullinix (SF), Victor Jones (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Ernest Burns, Brian Walker, Coleman Hassan, Earl Gully, Thomas Melendy | |
| 11:15 | Knox | John Patton steals the ball from Richard Mullinix | 52-57 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | James Knippenberg clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 10:59 | Knox | Richard Mullinix gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:53 | Knox | Cory Hepworth is called for a charge - foul #1 on Cory Hepworth, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (PF) James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Shawn Randell is fouled on the floor by Avery Murphy - foul #2 on Avery Murphy, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 10:18 | Knox | Victor Jones snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 10:13 | Knox | Ronald Lynch blocks the short jumper by Richard Mullinix | 52-57 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Stewart Callender gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | John Patton is fouled on the floor by Kyle Zantow - foul #1 on Kyle Zantow, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | John Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:48 | Knox | Kyle Zantow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Charles Owens (PF) John Patton, Robert Zumbrennen, Stewart Callender, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Knox | Earl Gully (PF), Thomas Melendy (C) Kyle Zantow, Avery Murphy | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams is hacked by Cory Hepworth - foul #2 on Cory Hepworth, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Temple (C) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (PG) Cory Hepworth | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:29 | Knox | Earl Gully gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:08 | Knox | Richard Mullinix knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Burns | 54-59 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Michael Williams is denied by Earl Gully | 54-59 |
| 08:52 | Knox | Richard Mullinix snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 08:33 | Knox | Thomas Melendy slams it home on a great pass from Ernest Burns | 54-61 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Michael Williams makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Temple | 57-61 |
| 08:05 | Knox | Richard Mullinix scores on a runner from the left block set up by Earl Gully | 57-63 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a runner in the lane | 57-63 |
| 07:59 | Knox | The rebound goes to Victor Jones | 57-63 |
| 07:43 | Knox | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Richard Mullinix - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Knox | Ken Tittle (PG), Brian Walker (SG), Coleman Hassan (SF), Avery Murphy (PF), Robert Willer (C) Ernest Burns, Richard Mullinix, Victor Jones, Earl Gully, Thomas Melendy | |
| 07:22 | Knox | Ken Tittle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Shawn Randell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ken Tittle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Walker (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Coleman Hassan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Avery Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Willer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch can't finish the layup | 57-63 |
| 06:57 | Knox | Ken Tittle pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 06:53 | Knox | Brian Walker makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ken Tittle | 57-66 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen is hacked by Brian Walker - foul #3 on Brian Walker, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Knox | Earl Gully (PF), Thomas Melendy (C) Avery Murphy, Robert Willer | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Earl Gully misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Randell - foul #2 on Shawn Randell, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), Michael Temple (C) Robert Zumbrennen, Clayton Clary | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:19 | Knox | Earl Gully misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Earl Gully misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:19 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Coleman Hassan | 59-66 |
| 06:08 | Knox | Thomas Melendy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch is fouled on the floor by Ken Tittle - foul #5 on Ken Tittle, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (PG) Ken Tittle | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:31 | Knox | Coleman Hassan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Gully | 61-69 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Charles McGarity throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Owens (PF) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Mullinix (SF) Coleman Hassan | |
| 04:54 | Knox | Thomas Melendy can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Knox | Cory Hepworth (SG), Victor Jones (PF) Brian Walker, Earl Gully | |
| 04:54 | Knox | Thomas Melendy misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:54 | Knox | Thomas Melendy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Clayton Clary scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 64-70 |
| 04:16 | Knox | Thomas Melendy's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Owens | 64-70 |
| 04:14 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Hepworth | 64-70 |
| 03:54 | Knox | Ernest Burns is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ernest Burns, team foul #11 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Stewart Callender (SF), Michael Temple (C) Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Knox | Brian Walker (SG), Earl Gully (PF), Avery Murphy (C) Cory Hepworth, Victor Jones, Thomas Melendy | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Charles Owens clanks a floater from the right block | 64-70 |
| 03:41 | Knox | The rebound goes to Earl Gully | 64-70 |
| 03:33 | Knox | Ernest Burns can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-70 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Charles McGarity connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stewart Callender | 66-70 |
| 03:13 | Knox | Brian Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Burns | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Ernest Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Walker (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Mullinix (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Earl Gully (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Avery Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Michael Temple comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Avery Murphy - foul #3 on Avery Murphy, team foul #12 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (PF) Stewart Callender, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Knox | Kyle Zantow (PG), Coleman Hassan (SF) Ernest Burns, Richard Mullinix | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Michael Temple makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Michael Temple misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:57 | Knox | Earl Gully snags the defensive board | 67-73 |
| 02:57 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| 02:37 | Knox | Earl Gully can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-73 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Charles Owens (PF) Clayton Clary, Ronald Lynch, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Knox | Ernest Burns (PG), Thomas Melendy (C) Kyle Zantow, Avery Murphy | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 02:13 | Knox | Earl Gully grabs the defensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 02:09 | Knox | Ernest Burns connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Melendy | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Michael Temple's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Melendy | 67-75 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Charles Owens tips it home | 69-75 |
| 01:41 | Knox | Ernest Burns knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Brian Walker | 69-77 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Knippenberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 01:33 | Knox | The rebound goes to Earl Gully | 69-77 |
| 01:29 | Knox | Coleman Hassan blows the layup but he's hacked by James Knippenberg - foul #1 on James Knippenberg, team foul #9 | 69-77 |
| 01:29 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:29 | Knox | Coleman Hassan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | The short jumper by Charles Owens is denied by Coleman Hassan | 69-78 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Charles Owens tips it but misses | 69-78 |
| 01:15 | Knox | Thomas Melendy grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:09 | Knox | Brian Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 69-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | James Knippenberg connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles McGarity and he's hacked by Coleman Hassan - foul #4 on Coleman Hassan, team foul #13 | 71-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:58 | Knox | Charles McGarity picks off the pass by Ernest Burns in the backcourt | 72-78 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Charles McGarity hits the finger roll | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Knox | Thomas Melendy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 74-78 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Michael Temple gets the rebound | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Thomas Melendy blocks the short jumper by Michael Williams | 74-78 |
| 00:43 | Knox | Coleman Hassan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Knox | Charles McGarity is called for the reach on Coleman Hassan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles McGarity, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| 00:40 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:40 | Knox | Coleman Hassan misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | James Knippenberg snags the defensive board | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 00:32 | Knox | The rebound goes to Coleman Hassan | 74-79 |
| 00:31 | Knox | Coleman Hassan is hacked by Charles McGarity in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles McGarity, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG) Charles McGarity | |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Jones (PF), Richard Mullinix (C) Earl Gully, Thomas Melendy | |
| 00:31 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:31 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Clayton Clary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Earl Gully (PF) Victor Jones | |
| 00:23 | Knox | Coleman Hassan is hacked by Clayton Clary in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clayton Clary, team foul #12 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG) Clayton Clary | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:23 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:23 | Knox | Coleman Hassan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Michael Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Patton | 77-83 |
| 00:19 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Victor Jones (PF) Earl Gully | |
| 00:17 | Knox | John Patton is called for the reach on Coleman Hassan in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Patton, team foul #13 | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Coleman Hassan misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Coleman Hassan misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Mullinix | 77-83 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Richard Mullinix is hacked by Michael Temple - foul #2 on Michael Temple, team foul #14 | 77-83 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:14 | Knox | Richard Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Temple is fouled on the floor by Coleman Hassan - foul #5 on Coleman Hassan, team foul #14 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Earl Gully (PF), Thomas Melendy (C) Coleman Hassan, Victor Jones | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Temple makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Michael Temple misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Knippenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Ernest Burns steps in front of the James Knippenberg pass | 78-85 |
| 00:03 | Knox | Brian Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Burns | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Knippenberg hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-87 |