| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Carwile (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shannon Hufford (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Dancy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | George King inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | Roger Jones misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 41-24 |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford snags the defensive board | 41-24 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | The short jumper by Nicholas Cooper is denied by George King | 41-24 |
| 19:25 | Butler | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 19:04 | Butler | George King misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-24 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon Hufford | 44-24 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Fred Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-24 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Fred Walker is called for the reach on Kevin Armstrong - foul #1 on Fred Walker, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 17:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:32 | Butler | Fred Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 17:30 | Butler | George King misses the tip | 44-24 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Roger Jones tips it in | 44-26 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Carwile | 46-26 |
| 17:07 | Butler | James Klein misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Cooper - foul #2 on Nicholas Cooper, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (SG), Kevin Barnes (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) Fred Walker, Roger Jones, Christopher Downey | |
| 17:07 | Butler | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 17:07 | Butler | James Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Daniel Dancy | 46-26 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shannon Hufford | 49-26 |
| 16:34 | Butler | James Klein knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-28 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 52-28 |
| 16:11 | Butler | George King is hacked by Daniel Dancy - foul #3 on Daniel Dancy, team foul #2 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Miller (C) Daniel Dancy | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cohen (SG), Rodney Carpenter (SF) James Klein, George King | |
| 16:02 | Butler | Nicholas Cooper is called for the reach on Kevin Barnes - foul #3 on Nicholas Cooper, team foul #3 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ivan Zavesky (SF) Nicholas Cooper | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Downey (C) Rodney Carpenter | |
| 15:47 | Butler | Paul Eldridge misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-28 |
| 15:46 | Butler | James Cohen snags the offensive board | 52-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Carwile (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Shannon Hufford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Zavesky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hans Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hawkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cohen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Eldridge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Butler | Shannon Hufford is called for the reach on Paul Eldridge - foul #2 on Shannon Hufford, team foul #4 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper (SF), Daniel Dancy (C) Ivan Zavesky, Hans Miller | |
| Subs | Butler | George King (SF) Paul Eldridge | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Christopher Downey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-28 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper misses short on a floater from close range | 52-28 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong tips it in | 54-28 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Christopher Downey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-28 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford grabs the board | 54-28 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Kevin Barnes blocks the short jumper by Kevin Armstrong | 54-28 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy hits the follow up shot | 56-28 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Nicholas Cooper steps in front of the George King pass | 56-28 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Cooper | 58-28 |
| 13:58 | Butler | William Hawkin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-28 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy gets the rebound | 58-28 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong and the foul's on Christopher Downey - foul #3 on Christopher Downey, team foul #2 | 60-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Klein (PG), Fred Walker (SG), Roger Jones (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) William Hawkin, James Cohen, Kevin Barnes, Christopher Downey | |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy makes the free throw | 61-28 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Roger Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Armstrong - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #5 | 61-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ray Worrall (PF) Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Carpenter (SF) George King | |
| 13:21 | Butler | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-29 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-30 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-30 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy misses the tip | 61-30 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Paul Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 61-30 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter is hacked by Nicholas Cooper - foul #4 on Nicholas Cooper, team foul #6 | 61-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Barney Green (PG), Ivan Zavesky (SF) Douglas Carwile, Nicholas Cooper | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:40 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-30 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Roger Jones hits the follow up shot | 61-32 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Barney Green clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-32 |
| 12:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rodney Carpenter | 61-32 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Daniel Dancy picks off the pass by James Klein | 61-32 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Ray Worrall is fouled on the floor by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #3 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong (PF) Ray Worrall | |
| Subs | Butler | George King (SF), Christopher Downey (C) Rodney Carpenter, Paul Eldridge | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by George King - foul #1 on George King, team foul #4 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Carwile (PG) Barney Green | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 62-32 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 63-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Carwile (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Shannon Hufford (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Zavesky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Dancy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George King (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Roger Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Jones | 63-35 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Shannon Hufford | 65-35 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Roger Jones drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Klein | 65-38 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | George King steals the ball from Ivan Zavesky | 65-38 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Christopher Downey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-38 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile pulls down the rebound | 65-38 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-38 |
| 10:13 | Butler | George King grabs the board | 65-38 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Fred Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Klein | 65-41 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 65-41 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Fred Walker snags the defensive board | 65-41 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Shannon Hufford is called for the reach on Fred Walker - foul #3 on Shannon Hufford, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Barney Green (PG), Douglas Barto (SF), Ray Worrall (PF), Hans Miller (C) Douglas Carwile, Ivan Zavesky, Kevin Armstrong, Daniel Dancy | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (PG), Kevin Barnes (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) James Klein, Roger Jones, Christopher Downey | |
| 09:38 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Fred Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Barney Green misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-43 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford tips it home | 67-43 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Fred Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-43 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Douglas Barto snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | The jump hook by Shannon Hufford is blocked by George King | 67-43 |
| 08:50 | Butler | George King snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Fred Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cohen (SG) Fred Walker | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Douglas Barto hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-43 |
| 08:20 | Butler | George King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-43 |
| 08:18 | Butler | William Hawkin grabs the offensive rebound | 70-43 |
| 08:09 | Butler | James Cohen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Ray Worrall gets the rebound | 70-43 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford is called for traveling | 70-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Carwile (PG), Nicholas Cooper (SF), Kevin Armstrong (PF), Daniel Dancy (C) Barney Green, Douglas Barto, Ray Worrall, Hans Miller | |
| Subs | Butler | James Klein (PG), Christopher Downey (C) James Cohen, George King | |
| 07:38 | Butler | James Klein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kevin Armstrong | 70-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Carwile (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Shannon Hufford (tiring) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Dancy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hawkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Eldridge (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Downey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | James Klein picks off the pass by Douglas Carwile | 70-43 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Christopher Downey misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 70-43 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford snags the defensive board | 70-43 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-43 |
| 07:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Downey | 70-43 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Christopher Downey scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from William Hawkin and he's fouled by Douglas Carwile - foul #2 on Douglas Carwile, team foul #8 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cohen (SG), George King (SF), Rodney Carpenter (PF) William Hawkin, Kevin Barnes, Paul Eldridge | |
| 06:51 | Butler | Christopher Downey makes the free throw | 70-46 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper jams it and he's fouled by George King - foul #2 on George King, team foul #5 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Miller (C) Daniel Dancy | |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Jones (PF) Rodney Carpenter | |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper makes the free throw | 73-46 |
| 06:16 | Butler | James Cohen is hacked by Douglas Carwile - foul #3 on Douglas Carwile, team foul #9 | 73-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Barney Green (PG), Ivan Zavesky (SG), Douglas Barto (SF), Ray Worrall (PF) Douglas Carwile, Shannon Hufford, Nicholas Cooper, Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hawkin (SG), Rodney Carpenter (SF), Kevin Barnes (PF), Paul Eldridge (C) James Klein, George King, Roger Jones, Christopher Downey | |
| 06:16 | Butler | James Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Ray Worrall pulls down the rebound | 73-46 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Hans Miller drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ivan Zavesky | 76-46 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Kevin Barnes lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Hawkin | 76-48 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Barney Green knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ivan Zavesky | 79-48 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 79-48 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Hans Miller grabs the board | 79-48 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Barney Green is denied on a layup by Paul Eldridge | 79-48 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Ivan Zavesky grabs the offensive rebound | 79-48 |
| 04:55 | Marquette | Hans Miller misses the jumper in the paint | 79-48 |
| 04:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Eldridge | 79-48 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Paul Eldridge scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Cohen | 79-50 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Barney Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Barnes - foul #1 on Kevin Barnes, team foul #6 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Erving (C) Hans Miller | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Barney Green makes the 1st free throw | 80-50 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Barney Green makes the 2nd free throw | 81-50 |
| 04:01 | Butler | James Cohen's pass is intercepted by Willie Erving | 81-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Barney Green is hacked by Rodney Carpenter - foul #3 on Rodney Carpenter, team foul #7 | 81-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Hunt (PF) Douglas Barto | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Barney Green misses the 1st free throw | 81-50 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Kevin Barnes grabs the board | 81-50 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Paul Eldridge makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Barney Green - foul #2 on Barney Green, team foul #10 | 81-52 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Paul Eldridge makes the free throw | 81-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Barney Green (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zavesky (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ray Worrall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) C - Willie Erving (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hawkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cohen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Eldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Willie Erving travels with the ball | 81-53 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter loses the dribble to Ivan Zavesky | 81-53 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Barney Green's pass is intercepted by Rodney Carpenter | 81-53 |
| 02:40 | Butler | James Cohen blows the layup | 81-53 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Kenneth Hunt gets the rebound | 81-53 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Barney Green misses the 3 from the left corner | 81-53 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Kevin Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Cohen | 81-56 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Kenneth Hunt loses the dribble to James Cohen | 81-56 |
| 01:24 | Butler | James Cohen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-56 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Paul Eldridge grabs the offensive board | 81-56 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Barnes and he's hacked by Ivan Zavesky - foul #1 on Ivan Zavesky, team foul #11 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Barto (SF), Hans Miller (C) Kenneth Hunt, Willie Erving | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:06 | Butler | Rodney Carpenter makes the free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Douglas Barto hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by James Cohen - foul #2 on James Cohen, team foul #8 | 83-59 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Douglas Barto misses the free throw | 83-59 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Hans Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Hans Miller's pass is intercepted by William Hawkin | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kevin Barnes clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Hans Miller - foul #2 on Hans Miller, team foul #12 | 83-59 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kevin Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kevin Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-61 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Barney Green runs out the clock | 83-61 |