| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Frank Bowker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Jantzen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Lesperance (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jesse Giffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Menzel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | Robert Lesperance inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Knox | Casey Menzel drills a floater from close range | 37-31 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Frank Bowker steals the ball from Oscar Womack | 37-31 |
| 19:39 | Knox | Frank Bowker hits the finger roll | 37-33 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Oscar Womack knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Butler | 39-33 |
| 19:07 | Knox | John Jantzen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Michael Butler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Butler, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:35 | Knox | John Jantzen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Goldberg - foul #2 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 18:35 | Knox | John Jantzen misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:35 | Knox | John Jantzen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Oscar Womack pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Jesse Giffin steps in front of the August Machesky pass | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | Knox | Frank Bowker blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | August Machesky gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Michael Butler hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Holland and he's fouled by Casey Menzel - foul #1 on Casey Menzel, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Brooks (C) Casey Menzel | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Michael Butler makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:25 | Knox | Scott Brooks is hacked by August Machesky - foul #2 on August Machesky, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brunson (SF), Ben Boyd (PF), Christopher Gibson (C) Kevin Holland, August Machesky, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Knox | Kenton Hunt (SG), Frank Zwilling (SF) John Jantzen, Robert Lesperance | |
| 17:17 | Knox | Robert Brunson steps in front of the Frank Zwilling pass | 42-36 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ben Boyd misses the lay-in | 42-36 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Butler | 42-36 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 16:48 | Knox | Frank Bowker pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Knox | Frank Bowker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Knox | John Jantzen (SG), Casey Menzel (C) Frank Bowker, Jesse Giffin | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Christopher Gibson misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-36 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Ben Boyd hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 16:05 | Knox | Frank Zwilling buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenton Hunt | 44-38 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Randy Larry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:41 | Knox | The rebound goes to Scott Brooks | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ben Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Kenton Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jantzen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Zwilling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Casey Menzel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Knox | Scott Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Gibson | 44-38 |
| 15:32 | Knox | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Brooks | 44-38 |
| 15:24 | Knox | Scott Brooks clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Brunson - foul #1 on Robert Brunson, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), August Machesky (PF), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, Robert Brunson, Ben Boyd, Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Knox | Frank Bowker (PG), Gary Bruhn (SG), Robert Lesperance (SF), Jesse Giffin (PF) Kenton Hunt, John Jantzen, Frank Zwilling, Casey Menzel | |
| 15:24 | Knox | Scott Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:24 | Knox | Scott Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Kevin Holland misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:15 | Knox | Scott Brooks snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:53 | Knox | Gary Bruhn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 14:52 | Knox | Scott Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | Knox | Gary Bruhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Taylor (C) Scott Brooks | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Gary Bruhn steps in front of the August Machesky pass | 44-39 |
| 14:19 | Knox | Gary Bruhn banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Goldberg | 46-41 |
| 13:31 | Knox | Frank Bowker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Oscar Womack pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-41 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | August Machesky tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | August Machesky grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Kevin Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG), Robert Brunson (SF), Ben Boyd (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Knox | Kenton Hunt (PG), John Jantzen (SG), Casey Menzel (C) Frank Bowker, Jesse Giffin, Christopher Taylor | |
| 12:39 | Knox | Kenton Hunt misses the jump hook in the paint | 46-41 |
| 12:38 | Knox | Robert Lesperance tips it in | 46-43 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | A charge is called on Robert Brunson - foul #2 on Robert Brunson, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gibson (C) August Machesky | |
| Subs | Knox | Frank Zwilling (SF), Scott Brooks (PF) Robert Lesperance, Gary Bruhn | |
| 12:02 | Knox | Frank Zwilling misses the driving attempt in the paint | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | Knox | Frank Zwilling tips it in | 46-45 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 11:38 | Knox | Kenton Hunt snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Larry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy McKinnon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brunson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ben Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Kenton Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jantzen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Zwilling (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Casey Menzel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Knox | Casey Menzel is hacked by Ben Boyd - foul #2 on Ben Boyd, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Kevin Holland (SF), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, Robert Brunson, Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Knox | Frank Bowker (PG), Gary Bruhn (SF), Jesse Giffin (PF) Kenton Hunt, Frank Zwilling, Scott Brooks | |
| 11:06 | Knox | Kevin Holland is called for the reach on John Jantzen - foul #2 on Kevin Holland, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 11:06 | Knox | John Jantzen makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:06 | Knox | John Jantzen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Ben Boyd tips it in | 48-47 |
| 10:27 | Knox | John Jantzen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | August Machesky (PF) Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Lesperance (SF), Scott Brooks (C) John Jantzen, Casey Menzel | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Gary Bruhn is called for the reach on Kevin Holland - foul #4 on Gary Bruhn, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Kenton Hunt (SG) Gary Bruhn | |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Butler | 50-47 |
| 09:28 | Knox | Kevin Holland is called for the reach on Kenton Hunt - foul #3 on Kevin Holland, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Brunson (C) Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 09:28 | Knox | Kenton Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:28 | Knox | Kenton Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Robert Brunson misses short on a floater from close range | 50-49 |
| 09:03 | Knox | Frank Bowker grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 08:58 | Knox | Gerald Goldberg is called for the reach on Frank Bowker - foul #3 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Timothy McKinnon (SG), Ben Boyd (C) Gerald Goldberg, Michael Butler, Kevin Holland | |
| Subs | Knox | John Jantzen (SG), Casey Menzel (C) Kenton Hunt, Scott Brooks | |
| 08:58 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:58 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Randy Larry is fouled on the floor by Jesse Giffin - foul #2 on Jesse Giffin, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Brooks (PF) Jesse Giffin | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Randy Larry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 08:13 | Knox | Robert Lesperance pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Frank Bowker misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Brunson - foul #3 on Robert Brunson, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Timothy McKinnon, August Machesky | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bruhn (SF) Robert Lesperance | |
| 07:57 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:57 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Brooks - foul #1 on Scott Brooks, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Holland (SF) Robert Brunson | |
| Subs | Knox | Kenton Hunt (PG) Frank Bowker | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Oscar Womack misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:45 | Knox | John Jantzen gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:28 | Knox | Gary Bruhn misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ben Boyd - foul #3 on Ben Boyd, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Jesse Giffin (PF) Casey Menzel | |
| 07:28 | Knox | Gary Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:28 | Knox | Gary Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Kenton Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jantzen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jesse Giffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Kevin Holland buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Goldberg | 53-55 |
| 06:53 | Knox | John Jantzen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 06:51 | Knox | Jesse Giffin grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:33 | Knox | Scott Brooks misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 53-55 |
| 06:31 | Knox | John Jantzen can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 06:30 | Knox | Scott Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Kenton Hunt connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Jesse Giffin and the foul's on Kevin Holland - foul #4 on Kevin Holland, team foul #12 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG), Robert Brunson (SF), August Machesky (PF) Gerald Goldberg, Kevin Holland, Ben Boyd | |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Lesperance (SF), Casey Menzel (C) John Jantzen, Scott Brooks | |
| 06:19 | Knox | Kenton Hunt misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | August Machesky snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Jesse Giffin swats the short shot by Randy Larry | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Knox | Robert Lesperance pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:53 | Knox | Jesse Giffin knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Kenton Hunt | 53-59 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Robert Brunson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jesse Giffin - foul #3 on Jesse Giffin, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McKinnon (SG), Christopher Gibson (C) Michael Butler, Oscar Womack | |
| Subs | Knox | Frank Bowker (PG) Jesse Giffin | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Robert Brunson makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Robert Brunson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:21 | Knox | Robert Lesperance comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 05:20 | Knox | Casey Menzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:09 | Knox | Casey Menzel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Robert Brunson pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | August Machesky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg (PG), Kevin Holland (SF) Timothy McKinnon, Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Brooks (PF) Kenton Hunt | |
| 04:47 | Knox | Gary Bruhn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Casey Menzel | 55-61 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Kevin Holland hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Goldberg | 58-61 |
| 04:06 | Knox | Robert Lesperance misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Robert Brunson grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Robert Brunson lays it in | 60-61 |
| 03:47 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Butler (SG), Oscar Womack (C) Randy Larry, Robert Brunson | |
| Subs | Knox | John Jantzen (SG), Jesse Giffin (PF) Gary Bruhn, Scott Brooks | |
| 03:23 | Knox | Robert Lesperance drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Menzel | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Goldberg (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Holland (fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - August Machesky (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Oscar Womack (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Frank Bowker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Jantzen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Lesperance (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Giffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Casey Menzel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Kevin Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | August Machesky tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 02:46 | Knox | Frank Bowker buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Casey Menzel | 62-66 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Gerald Goldberg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Scott Brooks (C) Casey Menzel | |
| 02:27 | Knox | Robert Lesperance's pass is intercepted by Gerald Goldberg | 62-66 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Butler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Goldberg | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | Knox | Scott Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 65-68 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Oscar Womack comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Knox | Frank Bowker gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:30 | Knox | Frank Bowker is fouled on the floor by Oscar Womack - foul #2 on Oscar Womack, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Casey Menzel (C) Scott Brooks | |
| 01:30 | Knox | Frank Bowker misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:30 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | August Machesky misses short on a floater from the baseline | 65-69 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | August Machesky tips it in | 67-69 |
| 01:02 | Knox | Casey Menzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-69 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | August Machesky knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Goldberg | 70-69 |
| 00:36 | Knox | John Jantzen drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Bowker | 70-71 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Oscar Womack hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 70-71 |
| 00:15 | Knox | The rebound goes to Frank Bowker | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Knox | Frank Bowker is hacked by Gerald Goldberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #14 | 70-71 |
| 00:12 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Knox | Frank Bowker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Oscar Womack comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:07 | Knox | Jesse Giffin gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Jesse Giffin is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Goldberg - foul #5 on Gerald Goldberg, team foul #15 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Larry (PG) Gerald Goldberg | |
| Subs | Knox | Gary Bruhn (SF) Robert Lesperance | |
| 00:06 | Knox | Jesse Giffin makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Knox | Jesse Giffin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Oscar Womack hits a 3 from the left corner | 73-75 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Frank Bowker runs out the clock | 73-75 |