| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Troy Long inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Knox | Troy Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 19:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 19:13 | Knox | The rebound goes to John Swoboda | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Knox | George Gold steps in front of the Robert Woodfin pass | 40-34 |
| 18:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bryant Berke blocks the short jumper by Richard Pantano | 40-34 |
| 18:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Alford | 40-34 |
| 18:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson drills a shot in the lane set up by Lawrence Smock | 42-34 |
| 17:35 | Knox | John Swoboda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bryant Berke - foul #3 on Bryant Berke, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Smith (C) Bryant Berke | |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:07 | Knox | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-34 |
| 17:05 | Knox | Robert Woodfin gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:53 | Knox | Micheal Richburg drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Long | 43-37 |
| 16:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (SG), William McManamon (SF), Jeremy Petrin (C) Richard Pantano, Dale Alford, George Gold | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Thomas Chesson (SG), Jerry David (SF), Chester York (C) Robert Woodfin, Micheal Richburg, Troy Long, John Swoboda | |
| 16:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:24 | Knox | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 16:18 | Knox | Jeremy Petrin denies the turnaround by Marshall Cato | 45-37 |
| 16:17 | Knox | Thomas Chesson snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 15:58 | Knox | Thomas Chesson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Marshall Cato | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William McManamon (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Petrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry David (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester York (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Whittle | 48-39 |
| 15:14 | Knox | Jerry David misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 15:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Smock | 48-39 |
| 14:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 14:29 | Knox | William McManamon steps in front of the Marshall Cato pass | 50-39 |
| 14:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 13:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 13:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jerry David is called for the reach on John Whittle - foul #1 on Jerry David, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), Dale Alford (SF), George Gold (PF), Charles Michaud (C) John Whittle, William McManamon, Paul Johnson, Jeremy Petrin | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Marshall Cato, Thomas Chesson, Jerry David, Michael Smith, Chester York | |
| 13:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by Richard Pantano is blocked by Troy Long | 50-39 |
| 13:16 | Knox | The rebound goes to Troy Long | 50-39 |
| 13:12 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 13:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 12:40 | Illinois Wesleyan | Charles Michaud hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| 12:13 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:11 | Knox | Bryant Berke tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford can't throw it down but he's hacked by Troy Long - foul #1 on Troy Long, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (SG), Jeremy Petrin (C) Lawrence Smock, Charles Michaud | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Petrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Knox | Troy Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dale Alford - foul #1 on Dale Alford, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| 11:30 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:30 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Richard Pantano | 56-43 |
| 10:59 | Knox | Micheal Richburg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 10:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Whittle, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), Paul Johnson (C) Richard Pantano, Jeremy Petrin | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda | |
| 10:32 | Knox | Troy Long misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Dale Alford - foul #2 on Dale Alford, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| 10:32 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:32 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Smith swats the dunk try by George Gold | 56-45 |
| 10:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dale Alford grabs the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 09:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 09:39 | Knox | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 56-45 |
| 09:26 | Knox | Troy Long is denied on a layup by Paul Johnson | 56-45 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Woodfin - foul #2 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano (SG), William McManamon (SF), Jeremy Petrin (C) John Whittle, Dale Alford, George Gold | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG), John Swoboda (PF) Robert Woodfin, Troy Long, Bryant Berke | |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock makes the 3rd free throw | 58-45 |
| 08:34 | Knox | John Swoboda misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 08:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-45 |
| 08:06 | Knox | Micheal Richburg grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 08:00 | Knox | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough (SG) Lawrence Smock | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Micheal Richburg - foul #1 on Micheal Richburg, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Troy Long (SF) Marshall Cato, Thomas Chesson | |
| 07:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:38 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:38 | Knox | John Swoboda snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Richard Pantano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Yarborough (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William McManamon (fresh) PF - Jeremy Petrin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Knox | Michael Smith scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by John Swoboda | 59-47 |
| 07:02 | Illinois Wesleyan | William McManamon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 07:01 | Knox | The rebound goes to Micheal Richburg | 59-47 |
| 06:55 | Knox | Paul Johnson swats the layup by Micheal Richburg | 59-47 |
| 06:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Swoboda denies the turnaround by Richard Pantano | 59-47 |
| 06:32 | Knox | Troy Long grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:26 | Knox | The jump hook by Troy Long is blocked by Jeremy Petrin | 59-47 |
| 06:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Pantano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-47 |
| 06:00 | Knox | Troy Long gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:53 | Knox | Micheal Richburg drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Woodfin | 59-49 |
| 05:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG), Dale Alford (SF), George Gold (PF) William Yarborough, William McManamon, Jeremy Petrin | |
| Subs | Knox | Bryant Berke (C) Michael Smith | |
| 05:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson misses the shot from the left side | 59-49 |
| 05:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to George Gold | 59-49 |
| 05:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Troy Long takes the ball from George Gold | 59-49 |
| 04:53 | Knox | Bryant Berke is called for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | John Whittle (SG) Richard Pantano | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG) Micheal Richburg | |
| 04:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock loses the ball out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Smith (PF) John Swoboda | |
| 04:10 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 04:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Whittle | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Knox | Troy Long hits a shot from the right block | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Lawrence Smock (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Whittle | 65-51 |
| 02:58 | Knox | Paul Johnson swats the shot by Troy Long | 65-51 |
| 02:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | George Gold gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 02:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson grabs the offensive board | 65-51 |
| 02:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Johnson | 68-51 |
| 01:35 | Knox | Thomas Chesson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 68-53 |
| 01:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Paul Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 01:04 | Knox | John Whittle is called for the reach on Robert Woodfin - foul #4 on John Whittle, team foul #4 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Yarborough (SG), William McManamon (SF), Jeremy Petrin (PF), Charles Michaud (C) Lawrence Smock, Dale Alford, George Gold, Paul Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Jerry David (SF), Chester York (C) Robert Woodfin, Troy Long, Bryant Berke | |
| 00:59 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-53 |
| 00:58 | Knox | Michael Smith grabs the offensive board | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Knox | Michael Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Whittle - foul #5 on John Whittle, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock (PG) John Whittle | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:55 | Knox | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:55 | Knox | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock is whistled for traveling | 70-55 |
| 00:28 | Knox | Marshall Cato can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Smock - foul #1 on Lawrence Smock, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| 00:28 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:28 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jeremy Petrin snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Lawrence Smock runs out the clock | 70-55 |