| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Troy Long inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Knox | Troy Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:43 | Knox | John Swoboda grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 19:24 | Knox | Robert Woodfin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 19:23 | Knox | Micheal Richburg tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Swoboda denies the turnaround by Corey Conaway | 37-40 |
| 19:15 | Knox | Troy Long snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 19:09 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 19:07 | Knox | Robert Woodfin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | Knox | Troy Long can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-40 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 18:37 | Knox | John Swoboda grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:31 | Knox | Troy Long is fouled on the floor by Pablo Lopez - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:21 | Knox | Troy Long is denied on a dunk by Pablo Lopez | 37-40 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Carl Hickox snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Bill Boatner clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 18:13 | Knox | John Swoboda snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:07 | Knox | Robert Woodfin is fouled on the floor by Leo Walker - foul #1 on Leo Walker, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 17:47 | Knox | John Swoboda loses the dribble to Corey Conaway | 37-40 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Corey Conaway knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 40-40 |
| 17:15 | Knox | Bryant Berke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Leo Walker - foul #2 on Leo Walker, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda | |
| 17:15 | Knox | Bryant Berke makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:15 | Knox | Bryant Berke misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | John Scholz snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Walter Glover is hacked by Robert Woodfin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG) Robert Woodfin | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Walter Glover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | John Scholz tips it in | 42-41 |
| 16:39 | Knox | Troy Long makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marshall Cato | 42-43 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Walter Glover buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 16:21 | Knox | Troy Long drills a jumper in the lane set up by Marshall Cato and he's hacked by Gene Knox - foul #2 on Gene Knox, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | John Swoboda (PF) Bryant Berke | |
| 16:21 | Knox | Troy Long misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Gene Knox grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Michael Smith denies the turnaround by Walter Glover | 45-45 |
| 16:02 | Knox | Troy Long pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scholz (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Gene Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Long (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:58 | Knox | Thomas Chesson lays it in on a great pass from Marshall Cato | 45-47 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Gene Knox steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Jerry David (SF), Chester York (C) Marshall Cato, Troy Long, John Swoboda | |
| 15:25 | Knox | Robert Woodfin is called for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Woodfin, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG), Micheal Richburg (SG) Robert Woodfin, Jerry David | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Chester York steps in front of the Pablo Lopez pass | 45-47 |
| 14:57 | Knox | Marshall Cato scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Corey Conaway hits a jumper from the left side set up by Leo Walker | 47-49 |
| 14:18 | Knox | Marshall Cato connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester York | 47-52 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Leo Walker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Carl Hickox pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 47-52 |
| 13:36 | Knox | Marshall Cato grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 13:32 | Knox | Leo Walker is called for the reach on Marshall Cato - foul #3 on Leo Walker, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Mitchell (PG), Jerry David (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Marshall Cato, Micheal Richburg, Thomas Chesson, Michael Smith, Chester York | |
| 13:21 | Knox | John Swoboda connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Mitchell | 47-55 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | John Scholz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Baker | 49-55 |
| 13:01 | Knox | Richard Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Randall Turner - foul #2 on Randall Turner, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 13:01 | Knox | Richard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 13:01 | Knox | Richard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Troy Long steals the ball from Charles Baker | 49-57 |
| 12:37 | Knox | Troy Long banks in the layup | 49-59 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | John Scholz's pass is intercepted by Jerry David | 49-59 |
| 12:07 | Knox | Richard Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG) Randall Turner | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG) Richard Mitchell | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Bill Boatner travels with the ball | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Richburg (SG) Jerry David | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Knox | Micheal Richburg can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Bill Boatner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Leo Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Conaway | 52-59 |
| 10:47 | Knox | Bryant Berke is hacked by Carl Hickox - foul #3 on Carl Hickox, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Mitchell (PG), Michael Smith (PF) Marshall Cato, John Swoboda | |
| 10:47 | Knox | Bryant Berke makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:47 | Knox | Bryant Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Bill Boatner hits the finger roll | 54-61 |
| 10:10 | Knox | Troy Long double dribbles | 54-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Jerry David (SF), Chester York (C) Micheal Richburg, Troy Long, Bryant Berke | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Gene Knox loses the dribble to Jerry David | 54-61 |
| 09:35 | Knox | Thomas Chesson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-61 |
| 09:33 | Knox | Richard Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 09:19 | Knox | Thomas Chesson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG) Richard Mitchell | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Charles Baker scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Glover | 56-61 |
| 08:32 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Glover - foul #2 on Walter Glover, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Richburg (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Thomas Chesson, Jerry David, Michael Smith, Chester York | |
| 08:32 | Knox | Marshall Cato makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:32 | Knox | Marshall Cato misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Carl Hickox gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Bill Boatner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Pablo Lopez | 58-62 |
| 08:06 | Knox | Marshall Cato can't connect on a floater near the basket | 58-62 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Bill Boatner grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Leo Walker clanks a floater from the right block | 58-62 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Leo Walker grabs the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-62 |
| 07:38 | Knox | Troy Long snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Hickox (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Marshall Cato (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Richburg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Swoboda (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Knox | Bryant Berke hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marshall Cato and he's fouled by Bill Boatner - foul #3 on Bill Boatner, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG) Marshall Cato | |
| 07:30 | Knox | Bryant Berke makes the free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Conaway | 61-65 |
| 07:13 | Knox | Robert Woodfin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Richburg | 61-68 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:57 | Knox | Bryant Berke grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Micheal Richburg clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Leo Walker is fouled on the floor by John Swoboda - foul #3 on John Swoboda, team foul #3 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Chester York (C) Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda, Bryant Berke | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Chester York is called for the reach on Walter Glover - foul #4 on Chester York, team foul #4 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Knox (C) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | The jumper by Charles Baker is denied by Michael Smith | 61-68 |
| 05:58 | Knox | The rebound goes to Thomas Chesson | 61-68 |
| 05:52 | Knox | Thomas Chesson clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Turner - foul #3 on Randall Turner, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jerry David (SF) Troy Long | |
| 05:52 | Knox | Thomas Chesson misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:52 | Knox | Thomas Chesson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Charles Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry David - foul #1 on Jerry David, team foul #5 | 61-69 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:18 | Knox | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Leo Walker is whistled for traveling | 63-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Charles Baker | |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Richburg (SG), Troy Long (SF), John Swoboda (PF), Bryant Berke (C) Thomas Chesson, Jerry David, Michael Smith, Chester York | |
| 04:42 | Knox | Troy Long is fouled on the floor by Leo Walker - foul #4 on Leo Walker, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| 04:42 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:42 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Micheal Richburg - foul #3 on Micheal Richburg, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Marshall Cato (PG) Robert Woodfin | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Corey Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Micheal Richburg grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 04:18 | Knox | Bryant Berke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Leo Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 04:01 | Knox | Bryant Berke snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 03:45 | Knox | Marshall Cato drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Richburg | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Corey Conaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG), Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Corey Conaway, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Woodfin (PG), Thomas Chesson (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Marshall Cato, Micheal Richburg, John Swoboda | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Scholz (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Woodfin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Chesson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Long (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryant Berke (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:01 | Knox | Bryant Berke knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Chesson | 64-76 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Walter Glover, Randall Turner, Charles Baker, John Scholz | |
| Subs | Knox | Micheal Richburg (SG), John Swoboda (PF) Thomas Chesson, Michael Smith | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Micheal Richburg steals the ball from Bill Boatner | 64-76 |
| 02:23 | Knox | Bryant Berke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-76 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Leo Walker snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Bill Boatner connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Pablo Lopez | 66-76 |
| 02:05 | Knox | Troy Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-76 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Leo Walker pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Conaway | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Knox | Bryant Berke's pass is intercepted by Bill Boatner | 69-76 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez lays it in set up by Bill Boatner | 71-76 |
| 01:18 | Knox | Bryant Berke scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Richburg | 71-78 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Corey Conaway misses the shot from the left side | 71-78 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | The jump hook by Corey Conaway is blocked by John Swoboda | 71-78 |
| 00:47 | Knox | Robert Woodfin pulls down the rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Knox | Robert Woodfin is hacked by Bill Boatner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Boatner, team foul #12 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Smith (C) Bryant Berke | |
| 00:44 | Knox | Robert Woodfin makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:44 | Knox | Robert Woodfin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-80 |
| 00:36 | Knox | John Swoboda grabs the defensive rebound | 71-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Knox | Bill Boatner is called for the reach on John Swoboda in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bill Boatner, team foul #13 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Glover (PG) Bill Boatner | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:35 | Knox | John Swoboda misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:35 | Knox | John Swoboda makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Glover | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Knox | Robert Woodfin is hacked by Walter Glover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Glover, team foul #14 | 74-81 |
| 00:28 | Knox | Robert Woodfin misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:28 | Knox | Robert Woodfin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez travels with the ball | 74-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Knox | Troy Long is hacked by Walter Glover in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Glover, team foul #15 | 74-82 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Troy Long makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Leo Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), Charles Baker (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| Subs | Knox | Richard Mitchell (PG), Thomas Chesson (SG), Jerry David (SF), Chester York (C) Robert Woodfin, Micheal Richburg, Troy Long, John Swoboda | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Richard Mitchell runs out the clock | 74-84 |