| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Ton inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Dave Brennan is called for the reach on Bryan Dedmon - foul #1 on Dave Brennan, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Richard Duvall's floater is knocked away by Darryl Hamblen | 33-37 |
| 19:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 33-37 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dave Brennan | 33-39 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Darryl Hamblen - foul #2 on Darryl Hamblen, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Joseph Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Dave Brennan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Greenwald - foul #2 on James Greenwald, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Thomas Nowosielski is called for the reach on James Greenwald - foul #2 on Thomas Nowosielski, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Thomas Robinson clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Nowosielski - foul #3 on Thomas Nowosielski, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| 18:07 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Dave Brennan knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Don Benton | 37-42 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Thomas Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Dave Brennan grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:05 | DePaul | Thomas Robinson swats the short shot by Dave Brennan | 37-42 |
| 17:03 | Butler | James Greenwald gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon buries a fadeaway near the basket | 39-42 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Vincent Mangels - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (SG), John Marotta (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:10 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Pablo Baez | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Wagner (fresh) C - David Sparling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | DePaul | Vincente Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Dave Brennan takes the ball from Pablo Baez | 42-42 |
| 14:52 | DePaul | Don Benton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dave Brennan | 42-44 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Darryl Hamblen steals it from David Sparling | 42-44 |
| 14:07 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Vincent Mangels is called for the reach on John Marotta - foul #2 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Bryan Dedmon, John Marotta, Thomas Wagner, David Sparling | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF) Don Benton | |
| 13:41 | Butler | James Greenwald knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Joseph Ton pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Thomas Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 12:45 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Salvador Reyes (C) Vincent Mangels | |
| 12:25 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Hamblen - foul #3 on Darryl Hamblen, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Elam (SF) Dave Brennan | |
| 12:25 | Butler | Pablo Baez makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Pablo Baez misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Vincente Costa pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 12:03 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Nowosielski | 45-44 |
| 11:34 | DePaul | James Elam drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Darryl Hamblen | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Pablo Baez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Elam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Butler | James Elam steals it from Pablo Baez | 45-46 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Nowosielski | 45-49 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Joseph Ton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 10:35 | Butler | James Greenwald pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Vincente Costa swats the shot by Pablo Baez | 45-49 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 10:00 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski is hacked by Pablo Baez - foul #1 on Pablo Baez, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Pablo Baez, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), James James (SG), Don Benton (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF), Vincent Mangels (C) Thomas Nowosielski, Darryl Hamblen, James Elam, Vincente Costa, Salvador Reyes | |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Don Benton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Gerardo Garcia takes the ball from Samuel Foster | 45-49 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Samuel Foster steals it from James James | 45-49 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Vincent Mangels swats the layup by Samuel Foster | 45-49 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Samuel Foster can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | Don Benton pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:34 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels hits a shot from the right side set up by Dave Brennan and he's fouled by David Sparling - foul #3 on David Sparling, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ton (SF), James Greenwald (PF) Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen (SG), Thomas Nowosielski (SF), Vincente Costa (PF) James James, Don Benton, Gerardo Garcia | |
| 08:34 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 45-52 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels scores on a shot in the paint set up by Vincente Costa and he's hacked by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Thomas Robinson (C) John Marotta, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:41 | Butler | James Greenwald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Thomas Robinson hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Vincente Costa slams it home on a nice dish by Vincent Mangels and he's fouled by James Greenwald - foul #3 on James Greenwald, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Ton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Greenwald (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Butler | Thomas Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Nowosielski - foul #4 on Thomas Nowosielski, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:35 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Nowosielski | 49-60 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Darryl Hamblen | 49-60 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Richard Duvall is called for the reach on Thomas Nowosielski - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Thomas Nowosielski steps in front of the Thomas Wagner pass | 49-62 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels is fouled on the floor by David Sparling - foul #4 on David Sparling, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Pablo Baez (PG), John Marotta (SG), Samuel Foster (SF) Bryan Dedmon, Richard Duvall, Joseph Ton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Vincente Costa snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Don Benton hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darryl Hamblen | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Butler | David Sparling misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-65 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | Dave Brennan grabs the board | 49-65 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dave Brennan and he's fouled by Samuel Foster - foul #1 on Samuel Foster, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Dedmon (PG), James Greenwald (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner, David Sparling | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Vincente Costa, Vincent Mangels | |
| 04:53 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the free throw | 49-68 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 04:29 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Dave Brennan | 49-68 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 03:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Dedmon | 49-68 |
| 03:38 | Butler | John Marotta hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Thomas Robinson snags the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Bryan Dedmon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia grabs the board | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Dedmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pablo Baez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Marotta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Greenwald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (tiring) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gerardo Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Butler | Thomas Robinson buries a shot from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 02:17 | DePaul | Don Benton misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-68 |
| 02:15 | Butler | James Greenwald grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 02:09 | Butler | John Marotta makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Dedmon | 53-68 |
| 01:46 | DePaul | Dave Brennan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Don Benton | 53-71 |
| 01:36 | Butler | James Greenwald is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Greenwald, team foul #10 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Foster (SF), Thomas Wagner (PF), David Sparling (C) Bryan Dedmon, James Greenwald, Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG) Darryl Hamblen | |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dave Brennan | 53-73 |
| 01:09 | Butler | David Sparling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the tip | 53-73 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 00:48 | Butler | James James steals the ball from Samuel Foster | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the easy layup | 53-73 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia tips it but misses | 53-73 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Don Benton tips it in | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Butler | Salvador Reyes swats the shot by Thomas Wagner | 53-75 |
| 00:17 | Butler | David Sparling can't tip it in | 53-75 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes pulls down the rebound | 53-75 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Dave Brennan runs out the clock | 53-75 |