| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) C - James Woody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric McCullen (fresh) SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) SF - Gregory McCandlish (fresh) PF - Terry Shover (fresh) C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Terry Shover wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore is hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 19:42 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Woody hits a floater in the lane set up by Douglas Fisher | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Knox | Terry Shover misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Knox | Eric McCullen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Knox | Terry Shover snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Knox | Terry Shover lays it in | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Knox | Wayne Thresher can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | James Woody gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Knox | Eric McCullen pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Knox | Wayne Thresher misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Terry Shover grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Knox | Douglas Fisher picks off the pass by Gregory McCandlish | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher lays it in | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gregory McCandlish | 6-7 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | James Woody misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 16:52 | Knox | Terry Shover grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:47 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Herman Drozd (SG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, Stephen Mattes, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG), Terry Graves (SG), Walter Fleck (SF), William Wanamaker (PF), James Horace (C) Eric McCullen, Thomas Pridemore, Gregory McCandlish, Terry Shover, Wayne Thresher | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is hacked by James Horace - foul #1 on James Horace, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:17 | Knox | William Wanamaker pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Knox | Earl Hutchins is called for the reach on Terry Graves - foul #1 on Earl Hutchins, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | Knox | Walter Fleck is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG) Herman Drozd | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) SF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) PF - James Markowski (fresh) C - Lowell Cohen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Senecal (fresh) SG - Terry Graves (fresh) SF - Walter Fleck (fresh) PF - William Wanamaker (fresh) C - James Horace (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang is denied on a layup by Walter Fleck | 6-7 |
| 15:39 | Knox | Walter Fleck snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:32 | Knox | James Horace can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Fleck | 6-7 |
| 15:26 | Knox | James Senecal connects on the turnaround from the right block | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins is fouled on the floor by Terry Graves - foul #1 on Terry Graves, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Pridemore (SG), Terry Shover (PF), Wayne Thresher (C) Terry Graves, William Wanamaker, James Horace | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Terry Shover picks off the pass by Douglas Fisher | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Knox | Walter Fleck is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) James Markowski | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric McCullen (PG), Gregory McCandlish (SF) James Senecal, Walter Fleck | |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephen Mattes | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | Knox | Wayne Thresher misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Woody - foul #1 on James Woody, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG) Stephen Mattes | |
| Subs | Knox | William Wanamaker (PF) Terry Shover | |
| 13:50 | Knox | Wayne Thresher makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Knox | Wayne Thresher misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher double dribbles | 9-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Terry Graves (SG), James Horace (C) Thomas Pridemore, Wayne Thresher | |
| 13:00 | Knox | Joseph Stubblefield swats the short shot by Terry Graves | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | James Young connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Earl Hutchins | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | Knox | James Young steals it from William Wanamaker | 12-10 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Terry Graves steals the ball from Earl Hutchins | 12-10 |
| 11:55 | Knox | Douglas Fisher picks off the pass by James Horace | 12-10 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher banks in the layup | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Woody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric McCullen (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Graves (fresh) SF - Gregory McCandlish (fairly fresh) PF - William Wanamaker (fresh) C - James Horace (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Knox | Eric McCullen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Fisher - foul #1 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Douglas Fisher, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Pridemore (SG), Walter Fleck (SF), Terry Shover (PF), Wayne Thresher (C) Terry Graves, Gregory McCandlish, William Wanamaker, James Horace | |
| 11:36 | Knox | Eric McCullen makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:36 | Knox | Eric McCullen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Mattes | 16-12 |
| 10:53 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen tips it home | 18-12 |
| 10:24 | Knox | Earl Hutchins picks off the pass by Thomas Pridemore | 18-12 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Hutchins | 20-12 |
| 10:19 | Knox | Stephen Mattes is called for the reach on Eric McCullen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG) Earl Hutchins | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG) Eric McCullen | |
| 10:09 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 10:07 | Knox | Wayne Thresher tips it home | 20-14 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Zhang | 22-14 |
| 09:38 | Knox | Walter Fleck misses the shot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 09:37 | Knox | Walter Fleck gets the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:18 | Knox | James Senecal makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 22-17 |
| 08:58 | Knox | The rebound goes to Wayne Thresher | 22-17 |
| 08:55 | Knox | James Senecal is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Arthur Zhang, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Knox | Terry Graves (SG), Gregory McCandlish (SF), William Wanamaker (PF), James Horace (C) Thomas Pridemore, Walter Fleck, Terry Shover, Wayne Thresher | |
| 08:45 | Illinois | James Woody comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:43 | Knox | William Wanamaker snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 08:36 | Knox | Terry Graves lays it in on a great pass from Gregory McCandlish | 22-19 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 08:20 | Knox | James Senecal grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:08 | Knox | Terry Graves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Mattes - foul #2 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Herman Drozd (SG) Douglas Fisher, Stephen Mattes | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 08:08 | Knox | Terry Graves makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:08 | Knox | Terry Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | James Woody is fouled on the floor by James Horace - foul #2 on James Horace, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Evan Bonetti (PG), Thomas Pridemore (SG), Terry Shover (PF), Wayne Thresher (C) James Senecal, Terry Graves, William Wanamaker, James Horace | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Drozd (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Evan Bonetti (fresh) SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory McCandlish (fresh) PF - Terry Shover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Shover - foul #1 on Terry Shover, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric McCullen (PG) Evan Bonetti | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:09 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 24-21 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Eric McCullen steals the ball from James Young | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Knox | Eric McCullen jams it | 24-23 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins misses short on a jumper from the left block | 24-23 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Drozd | 26-23 |
| 06:15 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Arthur Zhang (SF), James Markowski (PF), Lowell Cohen (C) Earl Hutchins, James Young, Joseph Stubblefield, James Woody | |
| Subs | Knox | William Wanamaker (PF) Terry Shover | |
| 06:15 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:15 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | James Markowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Wanamaker - foul #1 on William Wanamaker, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG) Herman Drozd | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG), Terry Graves (SG), Walter Fleck (SF) Eric McCullen, Thomas Pridemore, Gregory McCandlish | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | James Markowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | James Markowski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Knox | William Wanamaker pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:36 | Knox | A charge is called on Wayne Thresher - foul #1 on Wayne Thresher, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Terry Shover (PF) Wayne Thresher | |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Douglas Fisher | 29-24 |
| 04:58 | Knox | Walter Fleck misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 04:57 | Knox | Terry Graves tips it in | 29-26 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry Shover - foul #2 on Terry Shover, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Drozd (SG), James Young (SF), James Woody (C) Earl Hutchins, Arthur Zhang, James Markowski | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric McCullen (PG), Thomas Pridemore (SG), Wayne Thresher (C) James Senecal, Terry Graves, Terry Shover | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:18 | Knox | William Wanamaker makes the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Herman Drozd - foul #1 on Herman Drozd, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 04:18 | Knox | William Wanamaker makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Herman Drozd | 33-29 |
| 03:46 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Drozd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric McCullen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Fleck (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Wanamaker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Eric McCullen takes the ball from Douglas Fisher | 33-29 |
| 03:22 | Knox | Eric McCullen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Herman Drozd connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Young | 36-29 |
| 02:53 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | James Woody pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | James Young double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), David Allen (SG), James Markowski (C) Douglas Fisher, Herman Drozd, James Woody | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG), Terry Graves (SG), Gregory McCandlish (SF), Terry Shover (PF), James Horace (C) Eric McCullen, Thomas Pridemore, Walter Fleck, William Wanamaker, Wayne Thresher | |
| 02:31 | Knox | James Young is called for the reach on Gregory McCandlish - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Cohen (C) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:31 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:31 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | James Markowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Mattes | 39-29 |
| 02:06 | Knox | James Horace misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Lowell Cohen - foul #1 on Lowell Cohen, team foul #11 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF) James Young | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:06 | Knox | James Horace makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 02:06 | Knox | James Horace makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang misses the floater from the left side | 39-31 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Lowell Cohen snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Zhang | 42-31 |
| 01:22 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish is fouled on the floor by Stephen Mattes - foul #3 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #12 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), James Woody (C) Stephen Mattes, James Markowski, Lowell Cohen | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric McCullen (PG), Thomas Pridemore (SG) James Senecal, Terry Graves | |
| 01:22 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:22 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 01:04 | Knox | The rebound goes to Terry Shover | 42-32 |
| 00:51 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Allen - foul #3 on David Allen, team foul #13 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG), James Young (SF) David Allen, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Knox | Wayne Thresher (C) James Horace | |
| 00:51 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:51 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Shover - foul #3 on Terry Shover, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | William Wanamaker (PF) Terry Shover | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 00:21 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric McCullen | 44-35 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield travels with the ball | 44-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Markowski (PF) Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG), Walter Fleck (SF) Eric McCullen, Gregory McCandlish | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses long on a halfcourt shot | 44-35 |