JACKSONVILLE, Illinois- With the game tied 37-37 going into halftime, the Fire were looking to be in a position to make a run in the second half and come out of Illinois College with a victory. However, a 32-10 run in a nine minute span in the mid-second half left the game out of reach for the Fire as they fell 86-70 to the Blueboys. Knox (3-13) falls to 1-8 in the Midwest Conference.
 
The night did not go without another solid scoring effort by Deryk Ruple as he put up 18 points and dished out three assists to try to will his team to victory. Jonathan Damota also had yet another solid performance with 15 points and three assists; and both Blake Godbold and DJ Lewis added seven points. The Fire were evenly matched with IC for the majority of this game, however the Fire's inability to get on the offensive glass as well as their counterpart is what ultimately left them on the losing end.
 
The Fire will come back home for their next two games. The first of which is on January 20 when they take on St. Norbert College in Memorial Gymnasium.