| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jerry Hitchcock (fresh) SG - Eric Gustafson (fresh) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - Terry Lizotte (fresh) C - Robert Driver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Krause (fresh) SG - Teodoro Colon (fresh) SF - Eugene Raines (fresh) PF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Maximo Rossi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Robert Krause misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Butler | Eugene Raines tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Michael Williams hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Driver and he's hacked by Maximo Rossi - foul #1 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Gabriel Russo hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Raines | 3-4 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Teodoro Colon grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Teodoro Colon travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 5-4 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Eugene Raines loses the dribble to Terry Lizotte | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Eugene Raines picks off the pass by Terry Lizotte | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Robert Krause misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Robert Driver grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Williams | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock is fouled on the floor by Robert Krause - foul #1 on Robert Krause, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Wilson (PG), Mark Francis (SG), Harry Moro (PF), Larry Watson (C) Jerry Hitchcock, Eric Gustafson, Terry Lizotte, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Robert Krause, Teodoro Colon, Eugene Raines, Gabriel Russo, Maximo Rossi | |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Edward Wilson is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock (PG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:04 | Butler | Alexei Zech misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Mark Francis | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Kenneth Adair picks off the pass by Jerry Hitchcock | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Gerald Branch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Adair | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | Edward Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Alexei Zech gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Harry Moro blocks the short jumper by Barry Wetherby | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Larry Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Wilson | 8-6 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Alexei Zech can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Kenneth Adair tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Barry Wetherby grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jerry Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Francis (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Moro (fairly fresh) C - Larry Watson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Adair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexei Zech (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) C - Barry Wetherby (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Barry Wetherby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Moro - foul #1 on Harry Moro, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Williams (SF), Terry Lizotte (PF) Jerry Hitchcock, Larry Watson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Teodoro Colon (SG), Eugene Raines (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF) Gerald Branch, Kenneth Adair, Alexei Zech, Jason Edwards | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Barry Wetherby makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Barry Wetherby makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Edward Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Krause - foul #2 on Robert Krause, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gustafson (SG), Robert Driver (C) Terry Lizotte, Harry Moro | |
| Subs | Butler | Dario Drewski (PG), Maximo Rossi (C) Robert Krause, Barry Wetherby | |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Edward Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Edward Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Maximo Rossi grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Dario Drewski is hacked by Robert Driver - foul #1 on Robert Driver, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG) Dario Drewski | |
| 14:55 | Butler | Eugene Raines misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Eugene Raines takes the ball from Michael Williams | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Teodoro Colon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Robert Driver snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Michael Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Maximo Rossi | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Eugene Raines grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Gabriel Russo is fouled on the floor by Mark Francis - foul #1 on Mark Francis, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock (PG), Terry Lizotte (PF), Harry Moro (C) Edward Wilson, Eric Gustafson, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Butler | Dario Drewski (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Jason Edwards (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Teodoro Colon, Gabriel Russo, Maximo Rossi | |
| 13:48 | Butler | Eugene Raines clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Kenneth Adair tips it home | 8-10 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Lizotte | 8-10 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Harry Moro misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Harry Moro gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock is fouled on the floor by Dario Drewski - foul #1 on Dario Drewski, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Wilson (PG), Eric Gustafson (SG), Robert Driver (C) Jerry Hitchcock, Michael Williams, Harry Moro | |
| Subs | Butler | Teodoro Colon (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Kenneth Adair, Eugene Raines, Jason Edwards, Barry Wetherby | |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Eric Gustafson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 12:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Maximo Rossi | 8-10 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Teodoro Colon hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alexei Zech | 8-13 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Mark Francis is denied on a layup by Maximo Rossi | 8-13 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Gabriel Russo grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Alexei Zech's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Harry Moro (PF), Larry Watson (C) Edward Wilson, Eric Gustafson, Terry Lizotte, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Eugene Raines (SF), Barry Wetherby (C) Dario Drewski, Alexei Zech, Maximo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jerry Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Francis (tiring) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Moro (fresh) C - Larry Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Teodoro Colon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Raines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Wetherby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Eugene Raines steps in front of the Harry Moro pass | 8-13 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Gerald Branch slams it home set up by Eugene Raines | 8-15 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Larry Watson can't finish the layup | 8-15 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Barry Wetherby grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 10:58 | Butler | The jump hook by Gabriel Russo is blocked by Larry Watson | 8-15 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Mark Francis | 8-15 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Mark Francis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Teodoro Colon snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Eugene Raines is fouled on the floor by Harry Moro - foul #2 on Harry Moro, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Wilson (PG), Eric Gustafson (SG), Terry Lizotte (PF), Robert Driver (C) Jerry Hitchcock, Mark Francis, Harry Moro, Larry Watson | |
| Subs | Butler | Dario Drewski (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Jason Edwards (PF), Maximo Rossi (C) Gerald Branch, Teodoro Colon, Gabriel Russo, Barry Wetherby | |
| 09:45 | Butler | Eugene Raines misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Robert Driver grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Terry Lizotte misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock (PG) Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Teodoro Colon (SG), Gabriel Russo (SF) Kenneth Adair, Eugene Raines | |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Terry Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Terry Lizotte makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Teodoro Colon clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Lizotte - foul #1 on Terry Lizotte, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Wilson (PG), Mark Francis (SF) Jerry Hitchcock, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Eugene Raines (SF) Dario Drewski, Gabriel Russo | |
| 09:03 | Butler | Teodoro Colon makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Teodoro Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Mark Francis loses the dribble to Teodoro Colon | 10-17 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Teodoro Colon dunks the ball | 10-19 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Eric Gustafson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Wilson | 12-19 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Jason Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-19 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Robert Driver grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Jason Edwards takes the ball from Robert Driver | 12-19 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Maximo Rossi is hacked by Robert Driver - foul #2 on Robert Driver, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Larry Watson (C) Eric Gustafson, Mark Francis, Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Butler | Dario Drewski (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Gabriel Russo (PF), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Teodoro Colon, Eugene Raines, Jason Edwards, Maximo Rossi | |
| 07:49 | Butler | Alexei Zech misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 07:48 | Marquette | Larry Watson snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Edward Wilson is whistled for traveling | 12-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gustafson (SG), Mark Francis (PF) Edward Wilson, Terry Lizotte | |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Raines (SF), Jason Edwards (C) Alexei Zech, Barry Wetherby | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jerry Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Francis (tired) 2 reb. C - Larry Watson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dario Drewski (fresh) SG - Kenneth Adair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Raines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gabriel Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Edwards (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Gabriel Russo scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth Adair | 12-21 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Jason Edwards is called for the reach on Eric Gustafson - foul #2 on Jason Edwards, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Wilson (SG), Terry Lizotte (PF) Eric Gustafson, Mark Francis | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Teodoro Colon (SG), Maximo Rossi (C) Dario Drewski, Kenneth Adair, Jason Edwards | |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Edward Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Wilson, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gustafson (SG), Mark Francis (PF) Edward Wilson, Terry Lizotte | |
| Subs | Butler | Dario Drewski (PG), Kenneth Adair (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Barry Wetherby (C) Gerald Branch, Teodoro Colon, Eugene Raines, Maximo Rossi | |
| 06:43 | Butler | Barry Wetherby's pass is intercepted by Larry Watson | 12-21 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Gabriel Russo snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Barry Wetherby hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 12-23 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Larry Watson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-23 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Mark Francis hits the follow up shot | 14-23 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Eric Gustafson steps in front of the Kenneth Adair pass | 14-23 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Michael Williams lays it in | 16-23 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Gabriel Russo misses the runner near the basket | 16-23 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Barry Wetherby tips it home | 16-25 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-25 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Barry Wetherby snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Kenneth Adair hits the finger roll | 16-27 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Gustafson | 19-27 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Kenneth Adair's pass is intercepted by Larry Watson | 19-27 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock makes the 3 from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Gabriel Russo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Francis - foul #2 on Mark Francis, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Wilson (SG), Harry Moro (SF), Terry Lizotte (PF), Robert Driver (C) Eric Gustafson, Michael Williams, Mark Francis, Larry Watson | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Krause (PG), Teodoro Colon (SG), Eugene Raines (SF), Maximo Rossi (C) Dario Drewski, Kenneth Adair, Alexei Zech, Barry Wetherby | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Gabriel Russo misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Gabriel Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jerry Hitchcock (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Moro (fresh) PF - Terry Lizotte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Driver (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Krause (fresh) SG - Teodoro Colon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Raines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gabriel Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Harry Moro connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Driver | 24-28 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Teodoro Colon's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Lizotte | 24-28 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Robert Driver snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Gabriel Russo pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Teodoro Colon's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Francis (SG) Jerry Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Edwards (PF) Gabriel Russo | |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses long on a jumper from the left side | 24-28 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Jason Edwards snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Edward Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Krause - foul #2 on Edward Wilson, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gustafson (SG), Michael Williams (SF) Mark Francis, Harry Moro | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:40 | Butler | Robert Krause makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Robert Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:40 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Edwards | 24-29 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Eugene Raines makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Teodoro Colon | 24-31 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Michael Williams scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Wilson and he's fouled by Eugene Raines - foul #1 on Eugene Raines, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Hitchcock (PG) Eric Gustafson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Robert Driver is called for the reach on Teodoro Colon - foul #3 on Robert Driver, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Moro (C) Robert Driver | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Teodoro Colon misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Teodoro Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Edward Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Terry Lizotte hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Teodoro Colon makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Raines | 29-34 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Michael Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Wilson | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Jason Edwards jams it | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Edward Wilson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-36 |