| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Street (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Anthony Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Stradford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Neil Woolley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Seagraves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Mark Stradford inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Knox | Neil Woolley makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Daniel and the foul's on John Street - foul #3 on John Street, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lowe (PF) John Street | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 19:41 | Knox | Neil Woolley misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Rick Seagraves is called for the reach on Reed Fuston - foul #2 on Rick Seagraves, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 19:03 | Knox | Rick Seagraves grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:58 | Knox | Rick Seagraves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | James Lowe comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 39-44 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Frederick | 42-44 |
| 18:11 | Knox | Rick Seagraves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 18:01 | Knox | Rick Seagraves pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:55 | Knox | Reed Fuston steps in front of the Jamel Ragland pass | 42-44 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 44-44 |
| 17:46 | Knox | Anthony Daniel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Stradford | 44-47 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Reed Fuston scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Woodson | 47-47 |
| 17:36 | Knox | Anthony Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-47 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | William Frederick snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jamel Ragland takes the ball from James Lowe | 47-47 |
| 16:58 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 16:56 | Knox | Mark Stradford gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:31 | Knox | Neil Woolley drills a floater in the lane set up by Jamel Ragland | 47-49 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | James Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | James Blake gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | William Frederick clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-49 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | William Frederick can't tip it in | 47-49 |
| 16:01 | Knox | The rebound goes to Rick Seagraves | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Anthony Daniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamel Ragland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Stradford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neil Woolley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Seagraves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Frederick - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SG), David Orth (SF), John Street (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Arthur Woodson, Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Lowe, James Blake | |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (PG), Christopher Bennett (SG), Donn McAlexander (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Anthony Daniel, Jamel Ragland, Neil Woolley, Rick Seagraves | |
| 15:57 | Knox | Mark Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 15:57 | Knox | Mark Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander buries a floater from the left side set up by David Page | 49-51 |
| 15:18 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-51 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Thomas Phung grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | David Page drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by David Orth | 51-51 |
| 15:03 | Knox | Christopher Bennett is hacked by Jimmy Alexander - foul #2 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Harold Turner (SF) Mark Stradford | |
| 14:47 | Knox | Donn McAlexander knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 51-53 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | David Page loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| 14:11 | Knox | Thomas Phung steals it from Donn McAlexander | 51-53 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | David Orth scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander | 53-53 |
| 13:38 | Knox | Harold Turner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 13:36 | Knox | Christopher Bennett tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | John Street lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander | 55-55 |
| 13:01 | Knox | Christopher Bennett knocks in the shot from the left side | 55-57 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Douglas Carr swats the short shot by Jimmy Alexander | 55-57 |
| 12:35 | Knox | Douglas Carr grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 12:30 | Knox | Christopher Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by John Street - foul #4 on John Street, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (PF), James Blake (C) David Page, Jimmy Alexander, David Orth, John Street, Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Daniel (PG), Jamel Ragland (SG), Neil Woolley (PF), Rick Seagraves (C) John Strothers, Harold Turner, Donn McAlexander, Douglas Carr | |
| 12:30 | Knox | Christopher Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:30 | Knox | Christopher Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:30 | Knox | Christopher Bennett makes the 3rd free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | James Lowe can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | James Blake tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 11:48 | Knox | Jamel Ragland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 11:46 | Knox | Neil Woolley gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Lowe (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Anthony Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamel Ragland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Seagraves (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Knox | Anthony Daniel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Reed Fuston knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Woodson | 60-59 |
| 11:09 | Knox | Anthony Daniel knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jamel Ragland | 60-61 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | James Lowe hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Frederick | 62-61 |
| 10:34 | Knox | Neil Woolley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frederick | 62-61 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Jamel Ragland is called for the reach on Arthur Woodson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamel Ragland, team foul #2 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (PF) James Lowe | |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Stradford (SF), Donn McAlexander (PF), Harold Turner (C) Christopher Bennett, Neil Woolley, Rick Seagraves | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Reed Fuston knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Frederick | 65-61 |
| 09:53 | Knox | Anthony Daniel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-61 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Turner - foul #1 on Harold Turner, team foul #3 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SG), David Orth (SF), Thomas Phung (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Blake | |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (PG), Howard Ogren (SG) Anthony Daniel, Jamel Ragland | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:19 | Knox | Howard Ogren misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Thomas Phung grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | John Strothers is called for the reach on Arthur Woodson - foul #2 on John Strothers, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Arthur Woodson | |
| Subs | Knox | Neil Woolley (PF), Rick Seagraves (C) Donn McAlexander, Harold Turner | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Reed Fuston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | David Page tips it in | 69-61 |
| 08:24 | Knox | Rick Seagraves scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-64 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Thomas Phung misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-64 |
| 08:14 | Knox | Neil Woolley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 08:08 | Knox | Neil Woolley can't finish the layup | 69-64 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Thomas Phung snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | David Page knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 71-64 |
| 07:55 | Knox | John Strothers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 07:53 | Knox | Mark Stradford pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 07:47 | Knox | Neil Woolley misses badly on a floater from the right block | 71-64 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | David Page grabs the board | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Page (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Orth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Phung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Strothers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Ogren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Stradford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Neil Woolley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Seagraves (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | John Strothers is called for the reach on David Page - foul #3 on John Strothers, team foul #5 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frederick (SF), John Street (PF), James Blake (C) Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Daniel (PG), Jamel Ragland (SG), Harold Turner (SF), Donn McAlexander (PF), Douglas Carr (C) John Strothers, Howard Ogren, Mark Stradford, Neil Woolley, Rick Seagraves | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | James Blake blows the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Carr - foul #2 on Douglas Carr, team foul #6 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG) David Orth | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 07:25 | Knox | Donn McAlexander grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 07:10 | Knox | Harold Turner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-66 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | David Page buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Woodson | 74-66 |
| 06:35 | Knox | Arthur Woodson steals the ball from Douglas Carr | 74-66 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Donn McAlexander is called for the reach on David Page - foul #2 on Donn McAlexander, team foul #7 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Arthur Woodson | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | David Page makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 06:17 | Knox | Donn McAlexander misses long on a floater from close range | 76-66 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | David Page loses the dribble to Jamel Ragland | 76-66 |
| 05:52 | Knox | Donn McAlexander buries a jumpshot from the left side | 76-68 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | James Blake knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Reed Fuston | 78-68 |
| 05:14 | Knox | Jamel Ragland makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donn McAlexander | 78-70 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | James Blake misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | David Page tips it home | 80-70 |
| 04:53 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Woodson (PG), James Lowe (C) David Page, James Blake | |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Stradford (SF), Neil Woolley (PF), Rick Seagraves (C) Harold Turner, Donn McAlexander, Douglas Carr | |
| 04:46 | Knox | Mark Stradford is hacked by William Frederick - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #5 | 80-70 |
| 04:37 | Knox | Jamel Ragland's pass is intercepted by John Street | 80-70 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jamel Ragland - foul #4 on Jamel Ragland, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 04:03 | Knox | Rick Seagraves is whistled for traveling | 81-70 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Arthur Woodson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-70 |
| 03:50 | Knox | Rick Seagraves grabs the board | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Knox | Anthony Daniel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-70 |
| 03:44 | Knox | Rick Seagraves grabs the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arthur Woodson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. PF - John Street (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Anthony Daniel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamel Ragland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mark Stradford (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Neil Woolley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Seagraves (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Knox | James Lowe denies the turnaround by Jamel Ragland | 81-70 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | John Street snags the defensive board | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Lowe comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Rick Seagraves - foul #3 on Rick Seagraves, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (C) William Frederick, John Street | |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (PG), Christopher Bennett (SG) Anthony Daniel, Jamel Ragland | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | James Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 03:18 | Knox | Rick Seagraves pulls down the rebound | 82-70 |
| 03:06 | Knox | Rick Seagraves misses the jumper from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Reed Fuston snags the defensive board | 82-70 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Reed Fuston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), Thomas Phung (PF) Reed Fuston, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:55 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), John Street (PF) Jimmy Alexander, David Page, Thomas Phung | |
| Subs | Knox | Anthony Daniel (PG), Jamel Ragland (SG) John Strothers, Christopher Bennett | |
| 02:38 | Knox | Rick Seagraves comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Blake - foul #2 on James Blake, team foul #6 | 82-70 |
| 02:38 | Knox | Rick Seagraves makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 02:38 | Knox | Rick Seagraves makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Reed Fuston buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Woodson | 84-72 |
| 02:13 | Knox | Rick Seagraves makes the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on James Blake - foul #3 on James Blake, team foul #7 | 84-74 |
| 02:13 | Knox | Rick Seagraves makes the free throw | 84-75 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | William Frederick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-75 |
| 01:45 | Knox | Mark Stradford is fouled on the floor by James Blake - foul #4 on James Blake, team foul #8 | 84-75 |
| 01:45 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | John Street grabs the defensive rebound | 84-75 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | James Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 84-75 |
| 01:28 | Knox | Mark Stradford gets the rebound | 84-75 |
| 01:14 | Knox | Mark Stradford buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Neil Woolley | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-77 |
| 01:07 | Knox | The rebound goes to Anthony Daniel | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Knox | James Blake swats the short shot by Rick Seagraves | 84-77 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | John Street gets the rebound | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Anthony Daniel is called for the reach on John Street in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Daniel, team foul #10 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Orth (PG), Jimmy Alexander (SF) Arthur Woodson, William Frederick | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | John Street misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | John Street misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:57 | Knox | Rick Seagraves grabs the board | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Knox | Mark Stradford misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 84-77 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 84-77 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-77 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is hacked by Jamel Ragland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jamel Ragland, team foul #11 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Strothers (SG) Jamel Ragland | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Knox | James Blake takes the ball from John Strothers | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Blake is hacked by Anthony Daniel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Daniel, team foul #12 | 86-77 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:33 | Knox | James Blake denies the turnaround by Neil Woolley | 88-77 |
| 00:32 | Knox | Mark Stradford grabs the offensive rebound | 88-77 |
| 00:30 | Knox | Rick Seagraves is whistled for a carry | 88-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey (PG), James Lowe (PF), Thomas Phung (C) Reed Fuston, John Street, James Blake | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Bennett (SG), Harold Turner (SF), Donn McAlexander (PF), Douglas Carr (C) Anthony Daniel, Mark Stradford, Neil Woolley, Rick Seagraves | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard McCaffrey runs out the clock | 88-77 |