| Lineup | Knox | PG - Stephen Burk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Montano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Whitely (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Miller inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Robert Williams is called for traveling | 33-27 |
| Subs | Knox | John Winters (SG), Woodrow Bell (PF) Marvin Lockhart, James Montano | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:30 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely loses the dribble to Robert Williams | 33-27 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Williams's layup is rejected by Woodrow Bell | 33-27 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Holcomb | 33-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Ronny Neace is fouled on the floor by John Winters - foul #1 on John Winters, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Knox | Marvin Lockhart (SG), Andrew Jones (C) John Winters, Woodrow Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Miller | 33-29 |
| 18:16 | Knox | Marvin Lockhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Robert Miller buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Williams | 33-32 |
| 17:49 | Knox | Marvin Lockhart makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 35-32 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Williams and he's fouled by Lloyd Whitely - foul #3 on Lloyd Whitely, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Knox | John Winters (SG), Steven Vonstein (SF), James Montano (PF), Jerry Galdamez (C) Marvin Lockhart, Robert Morgan, Lloyd Whitely, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (SG) Ronny Neace | |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:06 | Knox | James Montano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Terry Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Knox | John Maslowsky (PG), Marvin Lockhart (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), Andrew Jones (C) Stephen Burk, John Winters, Steven Vonstein, Jerry Galdamez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (SG), Todd Magness (SF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Robert Miller, Billy Holcomb | |
| 16:35 | Knox | James Montano is fouled on the floor by Todd Magness - foul #3 on Todd Magness, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Burk (PG), John Winters (SG), Jerry Galdamez (C) John Maslowsky, Marvin Lockhart, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard West (SF) Todd Magness | |
| 16:14 | Knox | James Montano is fouled on the floor by Howard West - foul #1 on Howard West, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Knox | Marvin Lockhart (SG) John Winters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG), William Osborn (PF) Kenton Cole, Terry Miles | |
| 16:00 | Knox | James Montano buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Burk | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Stephen Burk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marvin Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Montano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Galdamez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Solari (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard West (fresh) PF - William Osborn (fresh) C - Frank Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Daniel Solari scores on a floater from the left side | 38-37 |
| 15:19 | Knox | Howard West takes the ball from Stephen Burk | 38-37 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Howard West hits a 3 from the right wing set up by William Osborn | 38-40 |
| 14:36 | Knox | Daniel Solari is called for the reach on Stephen Burk - foul #1 on Daniel Solari, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Knox | John Maslowsky (PG), John Winters (SG), Steven Vonstein (SF), Lloyd Whitely (C) Stephen Burk, Marvin Lockhart, Robert Morgan, Jerry Galdamez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Kenton Cole (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Terry Miles (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Daniel Solari, Ronny Neace, Howard West, William Osborn, Frank Burton | |
| 14:19 | Knox | James Montano hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Maslowsky | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Robert Miller scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:43 | Knox | Terry Miles takes the ball from Lloyd Whitely | 41-43 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-43 |
| 13:22 | Knox | James Montano pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:06 | Knox | James Montano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Maslowsky - foul #2 on John Maslowsky, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Burk (PG), Marvin Lockhart (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), Andrew Jones (C) John Maslowsky, John Winters, Steven Vonstein, James Montano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronny Neace (SG) Kenton Cole | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:47 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:19 | Knox | Marvin Lockhart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Terry Miles can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 12:06 | Knox | Andrew Jones gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:44 | Knox | Robert Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Stephen Burk (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marvin Lockhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Whitely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Holcomb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Ronny Neace lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Knox | James Montano (PF) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Todd Magness (SF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Robert Miller, Billy Holcomb | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:06 | Knox | Robert Morgan knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Montano | 49-47 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Ronny Neace makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Solari | 49-49 |
| 10:37 | Knox | James Montano drills a 3 from straight away set up by Marvin Lockhart | 52-49 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Lloyd Whitely steals the ball from Terry Miles | 52-49 |
| 09:56 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 09:55 | Knox | James Montano pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:36 | Knox | James Montano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Frank Burton grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Terry Miles can't connect on a shot from the left block | 52-49 |
| 09:27 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:01 | Knox | James Montano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stephen Burk | 55-49 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Daniel Solari connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronny Neace | 55-52 |
| 08:34 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely is hacked by Todd Magness - foul #4 on Todd Magness, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Knox | John Maslowsky (PG), John Winters (SG), Steven Vonstein (SF), Woodrow Bell (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Stephen Burk, Marvin Lockhart, Robert Morgan, James Montano, Lloyd Whitely | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Kenton Cole (SG), Robert Miller (SF), William Osborn (PF), Billy Holcomb (C) Daniel Solari, Ronny Neace, Todd Magness, Terry Miles, Frank Burton | |
| 08:18 | Knox | John Winters buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Bell | 58-52 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Robert Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Knox | Lloyd Whitely (PF) Woodrow Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:56 | Knox | John Winters is fouled on the floor by Kenton Cole - foul #1 on Kenton Cole, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Burk (PG) John Maslowsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:32 | Knox | Stephen Burk connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Jones | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Stephen Burk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Winters (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Vonstein (fresh) PF - Lloyd Whitely (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kenton Cole (fresh) SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Osborn (fresh) C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Billy Holcomb comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 61-52 |
| 07:13 | Knox | Andrew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:44 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely blows the layup | 61-52 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Robert Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenton Cole | 61-54 |
| 06:10 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Burk and he's hacked by William Osborn - foul #1 on William Osborn, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Knox | John Maslowsky (PG), Marvin Lockhart (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), James Montano (PF) Stephen Burk, John Winters, Steven Vonstein, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (SG), Terry Miles (PF), Todd Magness (C) Kenton Cole, William Osborn, Billy Holcomb | |
| 06:10 | Knox | Lloyd Whitely misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Todd Magness can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-54 |
| 05:47 | Knox | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:25 | Knox | Robert Morgan is called for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Burk (PG), Andrew Jones (C) John Maslowsky, Lloyd Whitely | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Cole (SG), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Robert Miller | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Daniel Solari is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 05:07 | Knox | Robert Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Kenton Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 04:59 | Knox | James Montano gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:40 | Knox | James Montano drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Burk | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Terry Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 04:32 | Knox | Robert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:03 | Knox | Marvin Lockhart connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Montano | 69-54 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-54 |
| Subs | Knox | John Maslowsky (PG), Lloyd Whitely (C) Stephen Burk, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (PG), Ronny Neace (SG), Robert Miller (SF), Billy Holcomb (C) Daniel Solari, Kenton Cole, Todd Magness, Frank Burton | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Terry Miles hits a shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Knox | Robert Morgan is fouled on the floor by Terry Miles - foul #3 on Terry Miles, team foul #7 | 69-56 |
| 03:33 | Knox | Robert Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Terry Miles grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John Maslowsky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Lockhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Montano (fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. C - Lloyd Whitely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronny Neace (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Miles (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Billy Holcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Ronny Neace is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronny Neace, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Knox | Stephen Burk (PG) John Maslowsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:49 | Knox | Robert Morgan jams it on a great pass from James Montano and he's fouled by Billy Holcomb - foul #3 on Billy Holcomb, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Knox | John Maslowsky (PG), John Winters (SG), Woodrow Bell (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Stephen Burk, Marvin Lockhart, James Montano, Lloyd Whitely | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Solari (PG), Kenton Cole (SG), Howard West (SF), Todd Magness (PF), Frank Burton (C) Robert Williams, Ronny Neace, Robert Miller, Terry Miles, Billy Holcomb | |
| 02:49 | Knox | Robert Morgan misses the free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:49 | Knox | Woodrow Bell grabs the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 02:27 | Knox | John Winters comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 02:25 | Knox | Andrew Jones tips it home | 73-56 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Howard West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Knox | Steven Vonstein (SF) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:03 | Knox | Howard West takes the ball from John Winters | 73-56 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Frank Burton tips it in | 73-58 |
| 01:21 | Knox | John Winters misses the shot from just outside the lane | 73-58 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Todd Magness pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Daniel Solari is fouled on the floor by John Maslowsky - foul #3 on John Maslowsky, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Maslowsky is called for the reach on Daniel Solari - foul #4 on John Maslowsky, team foul #6 | 73-58 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Frank Burton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-58 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Daniel Solari misses the tip | 73-58 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenton Cole | 73-58 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Howard West comes up short on the shot in the paint | 73-58 |
| 00:44 | Knox | Woodrow Bell grabs the board | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Knox | John Winters misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Solari - foul #2 on Daniel Solari, team foul #10 | 73-58 |
| 00:22 | Knox | John Winters makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:22 | Knox | John Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Todd Magness misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Howard West pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Howard West misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 75-58 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Woodrow Bell grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Knox | John Maslowsky runs out the clock | 75-58 |