| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Craig Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whitlock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Jewett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Hollingsworth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fryar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Dent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Knox | William Page inbounds the ball | 37-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:52 | Knox | Marlon Dent makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Fryar | 37-46 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | James Coleman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Craig Deaton and he's hacked by William Page - foul #2 on William Page, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | James Coleman makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 19:23 | Knox | Joseph Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Whitlock - foul #2 on William Whitlock, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 19:23 | Knox | Joseph Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 19:23 | Knox | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | James Coleman misses the shot from the right side | 40-47 |
| 18:57 | Knox | Kurt Blair gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 18:51 | Knox | William Page comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 18:51 | Knox | William Page makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:51 | Knox | William Page makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Larry Jewett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Fryar - foul #3 on Christopher Fryar, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | David Sesco (SG) Christopher Fryar | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Larry Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Larry Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 18:04 | Knox | William Page drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael King (SF), Daniel Seidman (C) James Coleman, Brandon Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Knox | James Smith (PF) Kurt Blair | |
| 17:29 | Knox | Marlon Dent can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Seidman - foul #2 on Daniel Seidman, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG), Mark Rocco (SF), Robert McDonald (C) Craig Deaton, William Whitlock, Larry Jewett | |
| Subs | Knox | Daniel Turner (SG) Joseph Taylor | |
| 17:29 | Knox | Marlon Dent makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 17:29 | Knox | Marlon Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Robert McDonald can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marlon Dent - foul #2 on Marlon Dent, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Andre Caldwell (PG), Albert Smith (C) William Page, Marlon Dent | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Robert McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Robert McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 17:11 | Knox | James Smith grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 16:48 | Knox | Daniel Turner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-53 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert McDonald | 43-53 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Andre Caldwell picks off the pass by Mark Rocco | 43-53 |
| 16:23 | Knox | Daniel Turner hits the finger roll set up by Andre Caldwell | 43-55 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Turner - foul #2 on Daniel Turner, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Deaton (PG), William Whitlock (SG), James Coleman (SF), Brandon Hollingsworth (C) Stanley Johnson, Michael King, Mark Rocco, Robert McDonald | |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Taylor (PG), William Page (SF), Kurt Blair (PF), Marlon Dent (C) Andre Caldwell, Daniel Turner, James Smith, Albert Smith | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 15:46 | Knox | David Sesco is hacked by James Coleman - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Jewett (PF) Daniel Seidman | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Fryar (SG) David Sesco | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Craig Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whitlock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Jewett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Hollingsworth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fryar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Page (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Dent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Knox | William Page misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-55 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | James Coleman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 15:25 | Knox | Joseph Taylor grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 15:20 | Knox | Marlon Dent is fouled on the floor by William Whitlock - foul #3 on William Whitlock, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| 14:57 | Knox | Kurt Blair slams it home | 45-57 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | William Whitlock misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 14:51 | Knox | Christopher Fryar gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 14:42 | Knox | Kurt Blair comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Larry Jewett snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Marlon Dent swats the shot by William Whitlock | 45-57 |
| 14:35 | Knox | The rebound goes to Joseph Taylor | 45-57 |
| 14:29 | Knox | James Coleman is called for the reach on Kurt Blair - foul #4 on James Coleman, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael King (SF) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Knox | James Smith (C) Marlon Dent | |
| 14:21 | Knox | Joseph Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 45-57 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Michael King buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Whitlock | 48-57 |
| 13:57 | Knox | Kurt Blair misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Michael King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 13:49 | Knox | James Smith snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 13:44 | Knox | William Page knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 48-59 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Larry Jewett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG), Mark Rocco (SF), Daniel Seidman (PF) Craig Deaton, William Whitlock, Larry Jewett | |
| Subs | Knox | Andre Caldwell (PG), David Sesco (SG), Daniel Turner (SF), Marlon Dent (C) Joseph Taylor, Christopher Fryar, William Page, Kurt Blair | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 13:09 | Knox | Daniel Turner snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 12:53 | Knox | Stanley Johnson is called for the reach on David Sesco - foul #1 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert McDonald (C) Brandon Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 12:53 | Knox | David Sesco makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 12:53 | Knox | David Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Michael King misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-61 |
| 12:37 | Knox | Marlon Dent snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 12:31 | Knox | Daniel Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marlon Dent | 50-64 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Michael King knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert McDonald | 53-64 |
| 12:12 | Knox | Marlon Dent misses the jump hook in the paint | 53-64 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Robert McDonald gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Mark Rocco hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Turner - foul #3 on Daniel Turner, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Jewett (PF) Michael King | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Fryar (SG) Andre Caldwell | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Mark Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Mark Rocco makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 11:44 | Knox | Daniel Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | William Page (SF), Mitchell Bannowsky (PF) Daniel Turner, James Smith | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rocco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert McDonald (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Jewett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Seidman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - David Sesco (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fryar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Page (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Bannowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Dent (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Marlon Dent denies the turnaround by Stanley Johnson | 55-64 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Mark Rocco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-64 |
| 11:00 | Knox | David Sesco gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 10:56 | Knox | David Sesco buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Fryar | 55-67 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Mark Rocco clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 10:31 | Knox | Mitchell Bannowsky gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 10:27 | Knox | David Sesco is denied on a layup by Daniel Seidman | 55-67 |
| 10:26 | Knox | Marlon Dent tips it but misses | 55-67 |
| 10:25 | Knox | William Page hits the follow up shot | 55-69 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson is hacked by William Page - foul #3 on William Page, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Whitlock (SG), Michael King (SF), Brandon Hollingsworth (C) Mark Rocco, Robert McDonald, Daniel Seidman | |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Taylor (PG), Daniel Turner (SG), Kurt Blair (PF), James Smith (C) David Sesco, Christopher Fryar, Mitchell Bannowsky, Marlon Dent | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 10:11 | Knox | Kurt Blair gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 09:53 | Knox | Daniel Turner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-71 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Larry Jewett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 58-71 |
| 09:27 | Knox | Kurt Blair misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Jewett - foul #3 on Larry Jewett, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Deaton (PG) Stanley Johnson | |
| Subs | Knox | Mitchell Bannowsky (SF) William Page | |
| 09:27 | Knox | Kurt Blair makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 09:27 | Knox | Kurt Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth misses the lay-in | 58-73 |
| 09:09 | Knox | Kurt Blair snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 09:05 | Knox | Daniel Turner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-73 |
| 09:04 | Knox | James Smith misses the tip | 58-73 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Jewett | 58-73 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The short jumper by Michael King is denied by Kurt Blair | 58-73 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Larry Jewett pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | William Whitlock buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Seidman (PF) Larry Jewett | |
| Subs | Knox | Christopher Fryar (SG), David Sesco (SF), Marlon Dent (C) Daniel Turner, Mitchell Bannowsky, James Smith | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | William Whitlock misses the free throw | 60-73 |
| 08:49 | Knox | The rebound goes to Kurt Blair | 60-73 |
| 08:43 | Knox | David Sesco misses the lay-in | 60-73 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Craig Deaton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert McDonald (C) Brandon Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 08:25 | Knox | David Sesco is hacked by Michael King - foul #2 on Michael King, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| 08:25 | Knox | David Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Robert McDonald snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Craig Deaton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Seidman | 63-73 |
| 08:05 | Knox | Kurt Blair is hacked by Craig Deaton - foul #3 on Craig Deaton, team foul #10 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Rocco (SF) Michael King | |
| Subs | Knox | William Page (SF) David Sesco | |
| 08:05 | Knox | Kurt Blair misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 08:05 | Knox | Kurt Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | William Whitlock connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Deaton | 66-74 |
| 07:39 | Knox | Christopher Fryar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Mark Rocco gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Craig Deaton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Whitlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Rocco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Seidman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McDonald (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fryar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Page (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Blair (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlon Dent (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | William Whitlock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-74 |
| 07:31 | Knox | Marlon Dent pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 07:07 | Knox | Christopher Fryar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Mark Rocco travels with the ball | 66-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG), James Coleman (SF), Brandon Hollingsworth (C) Craig Deaton, William Whitlock, Daniel Seidman | |
| Subs | Knox | David Sesco (PG), Daniel Turner (SG), James Smith (PF), Albert Smith (C) Joseph Taylor, Christopher Fryar, Kurt Blair, Marlon Dent | |
| 06:46 | Knox | David Sesco misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mark Rocco - foul #2 on Mark Rocco, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael King (PG), Larry Jewett (PF) Stanley Johnson, Robert McDonald | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 06:46 | Knox | David Sesco makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 06:46 | Knox | David Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Michael King comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-76 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Larry Jewett snags the offensive board | 66-76 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | James Smith swats the layup by Larry Jewett | 66-76 |
| 06:12 | Knox | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 06:06 | Knox | James Smith connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from William Page | 66-78 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Michael King misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-78 |
| 05:46 | Knox | David Sesco pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| 05:42 | Knox | David Sesco makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Smith | 66-80 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Mark Rocco is fouled on the floor by Daniel Turner - foul #4 on Daniel Turner, team foul #9 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Deaton (PG), William Whitlock (SG), Daniel Seidman (C) Michael King, Larry Jewett, Brandon Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Taylor (PG), Christopher Fryar (SG), Marlon Dent (C) Daniel Turner, William Page, Albert Smith | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Mark Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Mark Rocco makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 05:04 | Knox | David Sesco misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-80 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman snags the defensive board | 68-80 |
| 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) | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Coleman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-80 |
| 04:56 | Knox | James Smith grabs the board | 68-80 |
| 04:51 | Knox | Christopher Fryar is called for traveling | 68-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert McDonald (C) Mark Rocco | |
| Subs | Knox | Kurt Blair (PF) James Smith | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | William Whitlock misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 68-80 |
| 04:35 | Knox | Marlon Dent grabs the board | 68-80 |
| 04:30 | Knox | Craig Deaton is called for the reach on David Sesco - foul #4 on Craig Deaton, team foul #12 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Jewett (PF) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 04:30 | Knox | David Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 04:30 | Knox | David Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Craig Deaton hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Whitlock and he's hacked by Joseph Taylor - foul #3 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael King (SF), Brandon Hollingsworth (C) Robert McDonald, Daniel Seidman | |
| Subs | Knox | William Page (SF) David Sesco | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Craig Deaton makes the free throw | 71-81 |
| 03:52 | Knox | Marlon Dent connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Taylor | 71-83 |
| 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) | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Craig Deaton misses short on a floater from the left side | 71-83 |
| 03:46 | Knox | William Page grabs the board | 71-83 |
| 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) | |
| 03:41 | Knox | Joseph Taylor misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-83 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth gets the rebound | 71-83 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Craig Deaton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Whitlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Jewett (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Fryar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Page (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlon Dent (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | William Whitlock is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fryar - foul #4 on Christopher Fryar, team foul #11 | 71-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Knox | Andre Caldwell (PG), Daniel Turner (SG), James Smith (PF) Joseph Taylor, Christopher Fryar, Kurt Blair | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | William Whitlock misses the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | William Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 03:16 | Knox | James Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-85 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Craig Deaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-85 |
| 03:07 | Knox | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 72-85 |
| 03:03 | Knox | Daniel Turner clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Whitlock - foul #4 on William Whitlock, team foul #13 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (PG), Donald Maciejewski (SG), Robert McDonald (SF), Daniel Seidman (PF) Craig Deaton, William Whitlock, Michael King, Larry Jewett | |
| Subs | Knox | David Sesco (PG), Albert Smith (C) Andre Caldwell, Marlon Dent | |
| 03:03 | Knox | Daniel Turner misses the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 03:03 | Knox | Daniel Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Deaton (PG), Michael King (SG), James Coleman (SF), Larry Jewett (PF) Stanley Johnson, Donald Maciejewski, Robert McDonald, Daniel Seidman | |
| Subs | Knox | Joseph Taylor (PG), Christopher Fryar (SG), Kurt Blair (PF), Marlon Dent (C) David Sesco, Daniel Turner, James Smith, Albert Smith | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Brandon Hollingsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Whitlock (SG) Michael King | |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| 02:33 | Knox | Larry Jewett picks off the pass by Kurt Blair | 72-86 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | The short jumper by James Coleman is denied by Marlon Dent | 72-86 |
| 02:11 | Knox | Marlon Dent snags the defensive board | 72-86 |
| 02:05 | Knox | Joseph Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-86 |
| 02:04 | Knox | Kurt Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 72-86 |
| 01:45 | Knox | William Page jams it on a great pass from Marlon Dent | 72-88 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | James Coleman is hacked by William Page - foul #4 on William Page, team foul #12 | 72-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael King (PG), Mark Rocco (SG), Daniel Seidman (PF), Robert McDonald (C) Craig Deaton, William Whitlock, Larry Jewett, Brandon Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Knox | Andre Caldwell (PG), David Sesco (SG), Daniel Turner (SF), James Smith (PF), Albert Smith (C) Joseph Taylor, Christopher Fryar, William Page, Kurt Blair, Marlon Dent | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 73-88 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-88 |
| 01:12 | Knox | David Sesco misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-88 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman snags the defensive board | 74-88 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Daniel Seidman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-88 |
| 00:56 | Knox | David Sesco grabs the board | 74-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Knox | Albert Smith misses the jumper from the right side | 74-88 |
| 00:48 | Knox | David Sesco snags the offensive board | 74-88 |
| 00:23 | Knox | James Smith drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andre Caldwell | 74-90 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Michael King misses the 3 from the right wing | 74-90 |
| 00:17 | Knox | Daniel Turner pulls down the rebound | 74-90 |
| 00:00 | Knox | Andre Caldwell runs out the clock | 74-90 |