| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fresh) SG - Victor Haldeman (fresh) SF - Thomas Isbell (fresh) PF - David Dalton (fresh) C - William Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Lawrence Buchanan (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlson (fresh) SF - Robert Simon (fresh) PF - Shane Espada (fresh) C - Mark Murphy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Harrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Elmer Carlson - foul #1 on Elmer Carlson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Knox | Mark Murphy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | David Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Brian Nichols is hacked by Lawrence Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Buchanan, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dalton | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Knox | Brian Nichols steals it from Lawrence Buchanan in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Brian Nichols buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Victor Haldeman | 6-0 |
| 18:36 | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | William Harrison snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | The short jumper by William Harrison is denied by Shane Espada | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:07 | Knox | Robert Simon gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | Knox | Robert Simon slams it home | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Brian Nichols knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 8-2 |
| 17:38 | Knox | Mark Murphy banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Buchanan and he's fouled by William Harrison - foul #1 on William Harrison, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus (SF), Larry Smith (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Thomas Isbell, David Dalton, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 17:38 | Knox | Mark Murphy makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Brian Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 17:21 | Knox | Shane Espada gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:17 | Knox | Elmer Carlson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Shane Espada | 8-7 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edison Gilmer | 8-7 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 16:58 | Knox | Elmer Carlson grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | Knox | Robert Simon misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Knox | Shane Espada snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | Knox | Mark Murphy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Nichols - foul #1 on Brian Nichols, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (PG), Jeffrey Tate (SG) Brian Nichols, Victor Haldeman | |
| Subs | Knox | John McNish (PG), Eric Sumlin (SG), Michael Regalado (SF), Manuel Durr (PF) Lawrence Buchanan, Elmer Carlson, Robert Simon, Shane Espada | |
| 16:44 | Knox | Mark Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:44 | Knox | Mark Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Larry Smith snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Eric Sumlin - foul #1 on Eric Sumlin, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Dalton (PF), William Harrison (C) Larry Smith, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Knox | Paul McCartha (C) Mark Murphy | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus misses the free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:28 | Knox | Manuel Durr pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 16:14 | Knox | Bruce Gossman is called for the reach on Michael Regalado - foul #1 on Bruce Gossman, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Isbell (SF) Lloyd Augustus | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 15:59 | Knox | Michael Regalado misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:58 | Knox | John McNish tips it in | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Gossman (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Tate (fresh) SF - Thomas Isbell (fresh) PF - David Dalton (fresh) C - William Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John McNish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Sumlin (fresh) SF - Michael Regalado (fresh) PF - Manuel Durr (fresh) C - Paul McCartha (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Tate buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Isbell | 12-10 |
| 15:16 | Knox | Jeffrey Tate is called for the reach on Eric Sumlin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tate, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nichols (PG), Lloyd Augustus (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Jeffrey Tate, David Dalton, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan (PG), Elmer Carlson (SG), Shane Espada (PF) John McNish, Michael Regalado, Paul McCartha | |
| 15:00 | Knox | Bruce Gossman takes the ball from Eric Sumlin | 12-10 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Elmer Carlson picks off the pass by Brian Nichols in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 14:42 | Knox | Shane Espada lays it in set up by Lawrence Buchanan | 12-12 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 12-12 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Augustus | 12-12 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Nichols | 14-12 |
| 14:03 | Knox | Elmer Carlson misses the lay-in | 14-12 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lloyd Augustus | 14-12 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Haldeman (SG), David Dalton (PF), William Harrison (C) Bruce Gossman, Thomas Isbell, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Regalado (SG), Robert Simon (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Elmer Carlson, Eric Sumlin, Manuel Durr | |
| 13:33 | Knox | Robert Simon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Dalton - foul #1 on David Dalton, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Harvey (SF) Lloyd Augustus | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 13:33 | Knox | Robert Simon misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:33 | Knox | Robert Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | William Harrison snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 13:19 | Knox | The rebound goes to Mark Murphy | 14-12 |
| 12:56 | Knox | Michael Regalado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Tate (PG), Larry Smith (PF) Brian Nichols, David Dalton | |
| Subs | Knox | John McNish (PG), Paul McCartha (PF) Lawrence Buchanan, Shane Espada | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Paul McCartha blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Tate | 14-12 |
| 12:39 | Knox | Mark Murphy grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:22 | Knox | Mark Murphy clanks a runner in the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Jerry Harvey snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Larry Smith hits a shot in the paint set up by Jeffrey Tate | 16-12 |
| 11:59 | Knox | Robert Simon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Simon, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (PG), Thomas Isbell (SF), Lloyd Augustus (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Jeffrey Tate, Jerry Harvey, Larry Smith, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Sumlin (PG), Elmer Carlson (SG), Manuel Durr (PF) John McNish, Michael Regalado, Paul McCartha | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Gossman (fresh) SG - Victor Haldeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Isbell (fresh) PF - Lloyd Augustus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edison Gilmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Eric Sumlin (fresh) SG - Elmer Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Simon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Durr (fresh) C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Gossman | 19-12 |
| 11:12 | Knox | Elmer Carlson hits the finger roll set up by Eric Sumlin | 19-14 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 10:57 | Knox | Elmer Carlson snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:53 | Knox | Bruce Gossman takes the ball from Elmer Carlson | 19-14 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman lays it in on a great pass from Bruce Gossman | 21-14 |
| 10:45 | Knox | The short jumper by Eric Sumlin is denied by Lloyd Augustus | 21-14 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Victor Haldeman | 21-14 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Elmer Carlson steals it from Victor Haldeman | 21-14 |
| 10:25 | Knox | Manuel Durr misses the lay-in | 21-14 |
| 10:23 | Knox | Eric Sumlin grabs the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:00 | Knox | Elmer Carlson connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Sumlin and he's hacked by Victor Haldeman - foul #1 on Victor Haldeman, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nichols (PG), Jeffrey Tate (SG), Jerry Harvey (SF), David Dalton (PF), William Harrison (C) Bruce Gossman, Victor Haldeman, Thomas Isbell, Lloyd Augustus, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan (PG), Shane Espada (PF), Paul McCartha (C) Robert Simon, Manuel Durr, Mark Murphy | |
| 10:00 | Knox | Elmer Carlson makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Jerry Harvey misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 09:42 | Knox | The rebound goes to Elmer Carlson | 21-17 |
| 09:36 | Knox | Elmer Carlson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 21-17 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Jerry Harvey gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Brian Nichols can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 09:27 | Knox | Eric Sumlin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:22 | Knox | Elmer Carlson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-17 |
| 09:21 | Knox | Eric Sumlin tips it home | 21-19 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Elmer Carlson is called for the reach on Jerry Harvey - foul #2 on Elmer Carlson, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Regalado (SG), Wilbert Dismuke (SF) Elmer Carlson, Eric Sumlin | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Brian Nichols connects on the 3 from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 08:27 | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan travels with the ball | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (SG), Thomas Isbell (SF) Jeffrey Tate, Jerry Harvey | |
| Subs | Knox | Manuel Durr (C) Paul McCartha | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | William Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Manuel Durr - foul #1 on Manuel Durr, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | William Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:55 | Knox | Shane Espada makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Buchanan | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gossman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Isbell (fresh) PF - David Dalton (fairly fresh) C - William Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Lawrence Buchanan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Regalado (fresh) SF - Wilbert Dismuke (fresh) PF - Shane Espada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Durr (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | William Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Haldeman (SG), Lloyd Augustus (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Bruce Gossman, David Dalton, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Knox | John McNish (PG), Eric Sumlin (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Lawrence Buchanan, Wilbert Dismuke, Shane Espada | |
| 07:20 | Knox | Michael Regalado hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Durr | 26-24 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 07:12 | Knox | Eric Sumlin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:07 | Knox | John McNish comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-24 |
| 07:06 | Knox | Mark Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:55 | Knox | John McNish knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Sumlin | 26-26 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Brian Nichols connects on the floater from the right side set up by Victor Haldeman and he's hacked by John McNish - foul #1 on John McNish, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Smith (PF) Thomas Isbell | |
| Subs | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan (PG), Robert Simon (SF), Shane Espada (PF) John McNish, Michael Regalado, Manuel Durr | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Brian Nichols makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:23 | Knox | Brian Nichols takes the ball from Shane Espada | 29-26 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus is hacked by Robert Simon - foul #2 on Robert Simon, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (PG), Jeffrey Tate (SG), David Dalton (PF), William Harrison (C) Brian Nichols, Victor Haldeman, Larry Smith, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Knox | John McNish (SG), Wilbert Dismuke (SF), Paul McCartha (C) Eric Sumlin, Robert Simon, Mark Murphy | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:54 | Knox | Shane Espada gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:39 | Knox | John McNish misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | David Dalton pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Paul McCartha takes the ball from William Harrison | 29-26 |
| 04:47 | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan misses the 3 from straight away | 29-26 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | William Harrison gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Harrison | 32-26 |
| 04:34 | Knox | Paul McCartha's fadeaway is rejected by William Harrison | 32-26 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | David Dalton gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Buchanan - foul #2 on Lawrence Buchanan, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Isbell (SF), Larry Smith (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Lloyd Augustus, David Dalton, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Sumlin (SG), Manuel Durr (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Lawrence Buchanan, Shane Espada, Paul McCartha | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:08 | Knox | Eric Sumlin knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Wilbert Dismuke | 33-28 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bruce Gossman | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Gossman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Isbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edison Gilmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - John McNish (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Sumlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wilbert Dismuke (fresh) PF - Manuel Durr (fresh) C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Knox | Manuel Durr buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eric Sumlin | 36-30 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Eric Sumlin steals the ball from Jeffrey Tate | 36-30 |
| 03:05 | Knox | Wilbert Dismuke is hacked by Edison Gilmer - foul #1 on Edison Gilmer, team foul #7 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Nichols (PG), Victor Haldeman (SG), David Dalton (PF), William Harrison (C) Bruce Gossman, Jeffrey Tate, Larry Smith, Edison Gilmer | |
| Subs | Knox | Elmer Carlson (SG), Robert Simon (SF) Eric Sumlin, Mark Murphy | |
| 03:05 | Knox | Wilbert Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:05 | Knox | Wilbert Dismuke misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | William Harrison pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Brian Nichols | 38-31 |
| 02:44 | Knox | John McNish buries a jumpshot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Brian Nichols misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 02:39 | Knox | Manuel Durr snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 02:32 | Knox | Robert Simon is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Simon, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Harvey (SF) Thomas Isbell | |
| Subs | Knox | Lawrence Buchanan (PG), Michael Regalado (SF), Shane Espada (PF) John McNish, Robert Simon, Wilbert Dismuke | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jerry Harvey buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Haldeman | 40-33 |
| 01:51 | Knox | Elmer Carlson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Buchanan | 40-35 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman's floater is tipped away by Manuel Durr | 40-35 |
| 01:37 | Knox | Manuel Durr snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 01:33 | Knox | Elmer Carlson is hacked by Brian Nichols - foul #2 on Brian Nichols, team foul #8 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus (SF), Larry Smith (PF), Edison Gilmer (C) Jerry Harvey, David Dalton, William Harrison | |
| Subs | Knox | Eric Sumlin (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Michael Regalado, Manuel Durr | |
| 01:33 | Knox | Elmer Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:33 | Knox | Elmer Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Brian Nichols clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 40-37 |
| 01:13 | Knox | Mark Murphy snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 01:09 | Knox | Shane Espada double dribbles | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Isbell (SF) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Victor Haldeman clanks a floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 00:41 | Knox | Mark Murphy snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 00:37 | Knox | Elmer Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Victor Haldeman - foul #2 on Victor Haldeman, team foul #9 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Gossman (SG) Victor Haldeman | |
| Subs | Knox | Michael Regalado (SF), Paul McCartha (PF) Lawrence Buchanan, Shane Espada | |
| 00:37 | Knox | Elmer Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:37 | Knox | Elmer Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Lloyd Augustus snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Brian Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Edison Gilmer tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Thomas Isbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Gossman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |