| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Senecal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Graves (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Fleck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Terry Graves inbounds the ball | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Knox | Walter Fleck buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Pridemore | 49-55 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Bruce Cook blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 19:03 | Knox | Walter Fleck pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 18:40 | Knox | Terry Graves clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Bruce Cook snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield's pass is intercepted by James Senecal | 49-55 |
| 18:15 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore's pass is intercepted by Arthur Zhang | 49-55 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | David Allen snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Pridemore - foul #2 on Thomas Pridemore, team foul #1 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Check (SF), Michael Wensky (C) Bruce Cook, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Knox | Williams Grant (PG), Gregory McCandlish (SF), James Horace (PF) James Senecal, Terry Graves, Walter Fleck | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 17:40 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 17:22 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Christopher Check - foul #1 on Christopher Check, team foul #1 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), David Greer (C) Douglas Fisher, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:22 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | David Greer drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Mattes and the foul's on Wayne Thresher - foul #3 on Wayne Thresher, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (SG) David Allen | |
| Subs | Knox | James Mixson (SF) Wayne Thresher | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | David Greer makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 16:47 | Knox | James Mixson is fouled on the floor by David Greer - foul #2 on David Greer, team foul #2 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Fleck (C) Thomas Pridemore | |
| 16:41 | Knox | Williams Grant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-58 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Christopher Check snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Michael Wensky is hacked by Williams Grant - foul #1 on Williams Grant, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (SG) James Mixson | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Earl Hutchins's pass is intercepted by Walter Fleck | 52-58 |
| 16:09 | Knox | Walter Fleck can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Greer - foul #3 on David Greer, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), David Allen (SG), Bruce Cook (SF), Arthur Zhang (PF) Stephen Mattes, Earl Hutchins, Christopher Check, David Greer | |
| Subs | Knox | Terry Graves (SF) Williams Grant | |
| 16:09 | Knox | Walter Fleck makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 16:09 | Knox | Walter Fleck makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Bruce Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF), Brandon Dillard (C) Arthur Zhang, Michael Wensky | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary McCarte (PG), Terry Shover (PF), Wayne Thresher (C) Gregory McCandlish, Walter Fleck, James Horace | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Gary McCarte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Senecal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Graves (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Shover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Knox | Gary McCarte misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-60 |
| 15:37 | Knox | Wayne Thresher gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 15:32 | Knox | Gary McCarte travels with the ball | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Pridemore (SG) James Senecal | |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Dillard | 55-60 |
| 15:04 | Knox | Terry Graves can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 14:56 | Knox | The rebound goes to Terry Shover | 55-60 |
| 14:52 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Cook - foul #2 on Bruce Cook, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| 14:52 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 14:52 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 14:52 | Knox | Terry Shover grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 14:34 | Knox | Gary McCarte is fouled on the floor by Brandon Dillard - foul #4 on Brandon Dillard, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Zhang (SF), Michael Wensky (C) Bruce Cook, Brandon Dillard | |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Fleck (SF) Terry Graves | |
| 14:18 | Knox | Gary McCarte can't connect on a shot from the left side | 55-61 |
| 14:16 | Knox | Terry Shover tips it home | 55-63 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | David Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 14:01 | Knox | Wayne Thresher gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 13:55 | Knox | Douglas Fisher is called for the reach on Gary McCarte - foul #1 on Douglas Fisher, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (PG), Earl Hutchins (SG), Christopher Check (SF) Douglas Fisher, David Allen, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Knox | James Horace (C) Wayne Thresher | |
| 13:50 | Knox | Michael Wensky steals the ball from James Horace | 55-63 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Christopher Check can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Walter Fleck - foul #1 on Walter Fleck, team foul #4 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (SG) Thomas Pridemore | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Christopher Check misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Christopher Check misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 13:34 | Knox | James Horace snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 13:20 | Knox | Terry Shover hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary McCarte | 55-66 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Mattes and the foul's on Gary McCarte - foul #4 on Gary McCarte, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Bruce Cook (SF) Earl Hutchins, Christopher Check | |
| Subs | Knox | Williams Grant (PG), Terry Graves (SF), Gregory McCandlish (C) Gary McCarte, Walter Fleck, Terry Shover | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| 12:53 | Knox | James Senecal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bruce Cook | 58-66 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Bruce Cook loses the dribble to Gregory McCandlish | 58-66 |
| 12:21 | Knox | James Senecal buries a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), David Greer (C) Stephen Mattes, Arthur Zhang, Michael Wensky | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Pridemore (SG), Wayne Thresher (C) Williams Grant, Gregory McCandlish | |
| 12:21 | Knox | James Senecal makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Bruce Cook drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Fisher and the foul's on Terry Graves - foul #1 on Terry Graves, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the free throw | 61-69 |
| 11:40 | Knox | Wayne Thresher knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Pridemore | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas Fisher (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Senecal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Graves (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Horace (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Allen | 64-71 |
| 11:08 | Knox | James Senecal can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-71 |
| 11:07 | Knox | Wayne Thresher tips it in | 64-73 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | David Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 10:47 | Knox | Wayne Thresher gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stubblefield - foul #1 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Christopher Check (SF), Arthur Zhang (PF), Michael Wensky (C) David Allen, Bruce Cook, Joseph Stubblefield, David Greer | |
| Subs | Knox | Williams Grant (PG), Walter Fleck (SF), Terry Shover (PF) James Senecal, Terry Graves, James Horace | |
| 10:42 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang loses the dribble to Williams Grant | 64-74 |
| 10:22 | Knox | Williams Grant lays it in | 64-76 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Michael Wensky hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Williams Grant - foul #2 on Williams Grant, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory McCandlish (SF) Wayne Thresher | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Michael Wensky makes the free throw | 67-76 |
| 09:46 | Knox | Walter Fleck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 09:45 | Knox | Terry Shover gets the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 09:21 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 09:19 | Knox | Terry Shover grabs the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 09:07 | Knox | Gregory McCandlish is whistled for traveling | 67-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF), David Greer (C) Douglas Fisher, Michael Wensky, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG), Wayne Thresher (C) Williams Grant, Thomas Pridemore | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes lays it in on a great pass from David Allen | 69-76 |
| 08:29 | Knox | Stephen Mattes steps in front of the Terry Shover pass | 69-76 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Allen | 72-76 |
| 07:47 | Knox | James Senecal is fouled on the floor by Stephen Mattes - foul #3 on Stephen Mattes, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Earl Hutchins (PG), Bruce Cook (SF), Brandon Dillard (C) Stephen Mattes, Christopher Check, David Greer | |
| Subs | Knox | Thomas Pridemore (SG), Terry Graves (SF), James Horace (PF) Gregory McCandlish, Walter Fleck, Terry Shover | |
| 07:47 | Knox | James Senecal makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 07:47 | Knox | James Senecal makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Bruce Cook connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Earl Hutchins | 74-78 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Earl Hutchins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Senecal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Graves (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Horace (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 74-80 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Earl Hutchins and he's hacked by James Senecal - foul #2 on James Senecal, team foul #8 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Arthur Zhang (PF) Earl Hutchins, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary McCarte (PG) James Senecal | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard makes the free throw | 77-80 |
| 06:45 | Knox | Terry Graves's pass is intercepted by David Allen | 77-80 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | David Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-80 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard hits the follow up shot | 79-80 |
| 06:12 | Knox | Terry Graves slams it home on a nice dish by Gary McCarte | 79-82 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is fouled on the floor by James Horace - foul #2 on James Horace, team foul #9 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) David Allen, Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Knox | Gregory McCandlish (SG), Terry Shover (PF), Walter Fleck (C) Thomas Pridemore, James Horace, Wayne Thresher | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 05:27 | Knox | Terry Graves scores on a runner from the right block | 81-84 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | The jump hook by Joseph Stubblefield is blocked by Terry Shover | 81-84 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Bruce Cook tips it home | 83-84 |
| 05:08 | Knox | Gary McCarte's pass is intercepted by Brandon Dillard | 83-84 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Stephen Mattes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-84 |
| 04:43 | Knox | Terry Graves pulls down the rebound | 83-84 |
| 04:27 | Knox | Gary McCarte makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Terry Graves | 83-86 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Bruce Cook is fouled on the floor by Gregory McCandlish - foul #1 on Gregory McCandlish, team foul #10 | 83-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Arthur Zhang (PF), Michael Wensky (C) Douglas Fisher, Joseph Stubblefield, Brandon Dillard | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG), Thomas Pridemore (SG), Wayne Thresher (C) Gary McCarte, Terry Graves, Walter Fleck | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Bruce Cook makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Bruce Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 03:58 | Knox | Wayne Thresher grabs the board | 84-86 |
| 03:43 | Knox | Wayne Thresher connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Senecal | 84-88 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Gregory McCandlish takes the ball from Bruce Cook | 84-88 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Mattes (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Bruce Cook (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Zhang (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Wensky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - James Senecal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Pridemore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory McCandlish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Terry Shover (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Thresher (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Check (SF) Bruce Cook | |
| Subs | Knox | James Mixson (SF), James Horace (PF) Gregory McCandlish, Terry Shover | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Fisher (PG), Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Stephen Mattes, Christopher Check | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary McCarte (PG), Walter Fleck (SF), Terry Shover (PF) James Senecal, James Mixson, James Horace | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Allen | 87-88 |
| 02:35 | Knox | David Allen is called for the reach on Thomas Pridemore - foul #3 on David Allen, team foul #10 | 87-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Dillard (C) Michael Wensky | |
| Subs | Knox | Terry Graves (SF) Walter Fleck | |
| 02:35 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore makes the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 02:35 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Zhang | 87-89 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Fisher | 89-89 |
| 02:02 | Knox | Terry Shover misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Stubblefield - foul #2 on Joseph Stubblefield, team foul #11 | 89-89 |
| 02:02 | Knox | Terry Shover misses the 1st free throw | 89-89 |
| 02:02 | Knox | Terry Shover makes the 2nd free throw | 89-90 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Zhang and he's hacked by Terry Shover - foul #4 on Terry Shover, team foul #11 | 91-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Cook (SF) Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the free throw | 92-90 |
| 01:41 | Knox | Wayne Thresher misses the floater from just outside the lane | 92-90 |
| 01:40 | Knox | Wayne Thresher grabs the offensive rebound | 92-90 |
| 01:29 | Knox | Terry Shover comes up short on the shot in the paint | 92-90 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 92-90 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Brandon Dillard drills a jumper in the lane | 94-90 |
| 01:01 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 94-90 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Bruce Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 94-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The jump hook by Joseph Stubblefield is blocked by Terry Shover | 94-90 |
| 00:53 | Knox | The rebound goes to Terry Graves | 94-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore misses short on a shot from the right wing | 94-90 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 94-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield is fouled in the backcourt by Gary McCarte - foul #5 on Gary McCarte, team foul #12 | 94-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | James Senecal (PG) Gary McCarte | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Knox | Joseph Stubblefield denies the turnaround by James Senecal | 96-90 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas Fisher | 96-90 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by James Senecal - foul #3 on James Senecal, team foul #13 | 96-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Arthur Zhang (C) David Allen, Brandon Dillard | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang pulls down the offensive rebound | 97-90 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 97-90 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Terry Shover is called for the reach on Arthur Zhang - foul #5 on Terry Shover, team foul #14 | 97-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Allen (SG), Brandon Dillard (C) Stephen Mattes, Joseph Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Knox | Walter Fleck (PF) Terry Shover | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang makes the 1st free throw | 98-90 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Arthur Zhang makes the 2nd free throw | 99-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 99-90 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Stubblefield (PF) Arthur Zhang | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:22 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 99-90 |
| 00:20 | Knox | Terry Graves pulls down the offensive rebound | 99-90 |
| 00:18 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 99-90 |
| 00:17 | Knox | James Senecal grabs the offensive rebound | 99-90 |
| 00:13 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 99-90 |
| 00:11 | Knox | Terry Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 99-90 |
| 00:11 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 99-90 |
| 00:07 | Knox | Thomas Pridemore scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 99-93 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | James Senecal is called for the reach on Douglas Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Senecal, team foul #15 | 99-93 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Mattes (SG), Arthur Zhang (C) David Allen, Brandon Dillard | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 100-93 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Douglas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 101-93 |
| 00:00 | Knox | James Senecal can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 101-93 |