| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Battiste (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | William Battiste inbounds the ball | 38-45 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Knox | Ray Yarger drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Carl Vaugh | 41-45 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | John King loses the dribble to John White | 41-45 |
| 19:22 | Knox | John White is denied on a layup by Oscar Hancock | 41-45 |
| 19:20 | Knox | William Battiste tips it in | 43-45 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jason Hughes misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 18:32 | Knox | John White gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 18:25 | Knox | John King steps in front of the Carl Vaugh pass | 43-45 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | John King comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 17:54 | Knox | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:45 | Knox | Ray Yarger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Hughes | 43-45 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | James Parker buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dexter Broadwell | 43-48 |
| 17:21 | Knox | Manuel Payne's pass is intercepted by James Parker | 43-48 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | John King hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Parker and he's fouled by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Jerry Sumlin (SG), Grant Blakeney (SF), Shannon Riemer (PF), Edward Davenport (C) Carl Vaugh, Ray Yarger, William Battiste, John White, Manuel Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | John King misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 17:05 | Knox | Edward Davenport snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 16:47 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin is hacked by Kerry Shannon - foul #2 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG) John King | |
| 16:38 | Knox | Shannon Riemer misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-50 |
| 16:37 | Knox | Stephen Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Stover - foul #1 on Michael Stover, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:20 | Knox | Grant Blakeney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Grubb | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Sumlin (fresh) SF - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kerry Shannon (fresh) PF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Stover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Knox | Kerry Shannon swats the layup by Grant Blakeney | 45-53 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Michael Stover buries a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Grubb | 45-55 |
| 14:49 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kerry Shannon - foul #3 on Kerry Shannon, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), William Battiste (SF), John White (PF), Manuel Payne (C) Stephen Coleman, Grant Blakeney, Shannon Riemer, Edward Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Bryan Jewell, Kerry Shannon, Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| 14:49 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 14:49 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 14:49 | Knox | John White gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 14:36 | Knox | John White is fouled on the floor by Jason Hughes - foul #1 on Jason Hughes, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG) Jerry Sumlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:21 | Knox | William Battiste misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dexter Broadwell - foul #2 on Dexter Broadwell, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| 14:21 | Knox | William Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 14:21 | Knox | William Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the floater from the free throw line set up by John King | 48-57 |
| 13:39 | Knox | Ray Yarger hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | John King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Vaugh - foul #3 on Carl Vaugh, team foul #2 | 51-57 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | John King makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Parker and he's fouled by Manuel Payne - foul #2 on Manuel Payne, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 12:52 | Knox | Oscar Hancock blocks the short jumper by William Battiste | 51-61 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Parker | 51-61 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | James Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davenport (C) Manuel Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:32 | Knox | Ray Yarger lays it in set up by William Battiste | 53-61 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell misses the fadeaway in the lane | 53-61 |
| 12:07 | Knox | Ray Yarger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 12:02 | Knox | Ray Yarger scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Davenport | 55-61 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | John King buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Parker | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 16 pts. SF - William Battiste (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Knox | John White is fouled on the floor by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Jerry Sumlin (SG), Grant Blakeney (SF), Shannon Riemer (PF) Carl Vaugh, Ray Yarger, William Battiste, John White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 11:12 | Knox | Grant Blakeney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Cyr | 55-63 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Stephen Coleman picks off the pass by Bryan Jewell | 55-63 |
| 11:03 | Knox | Stephen Coleman hits the finger roll | 57-63 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Michael Stover buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Jewell | 57-65 |
| 10:34 | Knox | Grant Blakeney knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Stephen Coleman | 59-65 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Coleman - foul #2 on Stephen Coleman, team foul #4 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), Ray Yarger (SG), William Battiste (SF), John White (PF), Manuel Payne (C) Stephen Coleman, Jerry Sumlin, Grant Blakeney, Shannon Riemer, Edward Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG) Howard Cyr | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell is fouled on the floor by John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (PF) Bryan Jewell | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John King | 59-68 |
| 09:23 | Knox | Carl Vaugh is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Jason Hughes (PF), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Kerry Shannon, Howard Cyr, Michael Stover | |
| 09:23 | Knox | Carl Vaugh misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 09:23 | Knox | Manuel Payne gets the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 09:04 | Knox | Carl Vaugh clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| 09:04 | Knox | Carl Vaugh misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 09:04 | Knox | Carl Vaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jason Hughes snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | John King misses the floater from the free throw line | 59-68 |
| 08:47 | Knox | John White snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 08:43 | Knox | Dexter Broadwell steps in front of the Carl Vaugh pass | 59-68 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | James Parker misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 59-68 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Hancock | 59-68 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | John King can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 08:01 | Knox | Manuel Payne snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Carl Vaugh can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Knox | Grant Blakeney (SF) William Battiste | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Michael Stover (PF) John King, Jason Hughes | |
| 07:57 | Knox | Carl Vaugh makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Carl Vaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Parker | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ray Yarger (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Grant Blakeney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - John White (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Manuel Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Grubb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Broadwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Stover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Knox | John White loses the dribble to Michael Grubb | 61-71 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | James Parker banks in the layup set up by Michael Grubb | 61-73 |
| 07:07 | Knox | Grant Blakeney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-73 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Michael Stover gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John White - foul #4 on John White, team foul #6 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Jerry Sumlin (SG), Shannon Riemer (PF), Edward Davenport (C) Carl Vaugh, Ray Yarger, John White, Manuel Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Jewell (SG), Kerry Shannon (C) James Parker, Oscar Hancock | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 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) | |
| 06:40 | Knox | Stephen Coleman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-75 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 06:33 | Knox | The rebound goes to Stephen Coleman | 61-75 |
| 06:28 | Knox | Stephen Coleman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Davenport | 64-75 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Michael Stover clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-75 |
| 06:03 | Knox | Edward Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 05:59 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Shannon Riemer | 66-75 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Dexter Broadwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-75 |
| 05:53 | Knox | Stephen Coleman snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 05:49 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin loses the ball out of bounds | 66-75 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG), William Battiste (SF), John White (PF) Stephen Coleman, Jerry Sumlin, Shannon Riemer | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Jason Hughes (PF) Dexter Broadwell, Michael Stover | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Kerry Shannon comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 66-75 |
| 05:31 | Knox | Ray Yarger pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 05:27 | Knox | Grant Blakeney scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Edward Davenport | 68-75 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kerry Shannon | 68-78 |
| 05:02 | Knox | Grant Blakeney buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ray Yarger and he's hacked by Bryan Jewell - foul #1 on Bryan Jewell, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Knox | Manuel Payne (C) Edward Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Parker (SG), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Kerry Shannon | |
| 05:02 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses the free throw | 70-78 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | James Parker gets the rebound | 70-78 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John King | 70-80 |
| 04:21 | Knox | John White clanks a jumper from the left wing | 70-80 |
| 04:20 | Knox | William Battiste misses the tip | 70-80 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | John King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-82 |
| 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) | |
| 04:09 | Knox | A charge is called on Grant Blakeney - foul #1 on Grant Blakeney, team foul #7 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Knox | Carl Vaugh (PG), Stephen Coleman (SG), Shannon Riemer (PF) Grant Blakeney, Ray Yarger, John White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cyr (SF) Bryan Jewell | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Parker can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 70-82 |
| 03:51 | Knox | Stephen Coleman gets the rebound | 70-82 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Carl Vaugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-82 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jason Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 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) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | John King makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Cyr | 70-85 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Carl Vaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Battiste (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Riemer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John King (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Cyr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Oscar Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Knox | William Battiste is hacked by Howard Cyr - foul #2 on Howard Cyr, team foul #11 | 70-85 |
| Subs | Knox | Edward Davenport (C) Manuel Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kerry Shannon (SF) Howard Cyr | |
| 03:35 | Knox | William Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 71-85 |
| 03:35 | Knox | William Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John King misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-85 |
| 03:23 | Knox | Edward Davenport grabs the board | 72-85 |
| 03:18 | Knox | Stephen Coleman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Carl Vaugh | 74-85 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Carl Vaugh steals it from Oscar Hancock | 74-85 |
| 02:56 | Knox | Kerry Shannon denies the turnaround by Shannon Riemer | 74-85 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Oscar Hancock pulls down the rebound | 74-85 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | James Parker misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Coleman - foul #3 on Stephen Coleman, team foul #8 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Knox | Ray Yarger (SG), John White (PF) Stephen Coleman, William Battiste | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Dexter Broadwell (SF), Michael Stover (PF) John King, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-87 |
| 02:45 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-87 |
| Subs | Knox | William Battiste (SF), Manuel Payne (C) Shannon Riemer, Edward Davenport | |
| Subs | Illinois | John King (PG), Oscar Hancock (C) Michael Grubb, Kerry Shannon | |
| 02:25 | Knox | William Battiste misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-87 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Michael Stover grabs the board | 74-87 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Carl Vaugh is called for the reach on John King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Vaugh, team foul #9 | 74-87 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Hughes (PF) Michael Stover | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | John King misses the 1st free throw | 74-87 |
| 02:20 | Knox | John White snags the defensive board | 74-87 |
| 02:14 | Knox | Jason Hughes steps in front of the John White pass | 74-87 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Parker is whistled for traveling | 74-87 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Coleman (PG), Jerry Sumlin (SG), Grant Blakeney (SF), Shannon Riemer (PF), Edward Davenport (C) Carl Vaugh, Ray Yarger, William Battiste, John White, Manuel Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Grubb (PG), Bryan Jewell (SG), Kerry Shannon (SF), Howard Cyr (PF), Michael Stover (C) John King, James Parker, Dexter Broadwell, Jason Hughes, Oscar Hancock | |
| 01:57 | Knox | Grant Blakeney misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-87 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Howard Cyr pulls down the rebound | 74-87 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Michael Grubb connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Stover | 74-89 |
| 01:43 | Knox | Stephen Coleman's pass is intercepted by Michael Stover | 74-89 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 74-89 |
| 01:37 | Knox | Edward Davenport snags the defensive board | 74-89 |
| 01:33 | Knox | Stephen Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-89 |
| 01:31 | Knox | Grant Blakeney pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-89 |
| 01:20 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-89 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Stover | 74-89 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Michael Grubb is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Coleman - foul #4 on Stephen Coleman, team foul #10 | 74-89 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Michael Grubb makes the 1st free throw | 74-90 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Michael Grubb misses the 2nd free throw | 74-90 |
| 01:17 | Knox | Shannon Riemer grabs the defensive rebound | 74-90 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 74-90 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Michael Grubb gets the rebound | 74-90 |
| 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) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Bryan Jewell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kerry Shannon | 74-92 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Knox | Jerry Sumlin loses the ball out of bounds | 74-92 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Howard Cyr blows the layup | 74-92 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Howard Cyr hits the follow up shot | 74-94 |
| 00:16 | Knox | Shannon Riemer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Coleman | 76-94 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Grubb runs out the clock | 76-94 |