| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Weber inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Seth Montford blocks the jumper by John Weber | 35-37 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Seth Montford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Lee Alvis hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-40 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Jeffrey Wyble picks off the pass by Joseph Palmer | 35-40 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Seth Montford scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Cross | 35-42 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Eric Furlow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Eric Furlow steals the ball from Seth Montford | 35-42 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Mark Williams misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Joe Hayner - foul #1 on Joe Hayner, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:59 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Lee Alvis tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Michael McCade loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wyble | 37-44 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Seth Montford tips it in | 37-46 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Joe Hayner swats the shot by Mark Williams | 37-46 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Joe Hayner grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Lee Alvis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 16:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael McCade | 37-46 |
| 16:01 | Butler | James Cross is called for the reach on Mark Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Joseph King (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Mark Williams, Eric Furlow, John Weber, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF), Joshua Brown (C) Lee Alvis, James Cross, Jeffrey Wyble, Joe Hayner | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Marcus Craig is hacked by John Graf - foul #2 on John Graf, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (PF) Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Ewing (fresh) C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Graf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Montford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | Joshua Brown blocks the short jumper by Marcus Craig | 37-46 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Joshua Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | John Graf comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-46 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Marcus Craig buries a fadeaway from the right block | 39-46 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | John Graf misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-46 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Joseph Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), James Cross (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Derick Baker, Seth Montford | |
| 14:31 | Purdue | James Cross scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Graf | 39-51 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Joshua Brown is called for the reach on Marcus Craig - foul #2 on Joshua Brown, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Michael McCade (C) Joseph King, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) John Graf | |
| 14:02 | Butler | Richard Schantz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Brown | 39-51 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Lee Alvis scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Salvatore Giordano | 39-53 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Joshua Brown gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | James Cross hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-53 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | James Cross clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-53 |
| 12:57 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano tips it back up and in | 39-55 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Richard Schantz drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Turpin | 42-55 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Lee Alvis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 42-55 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Eric Furlow hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael McCade | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marcus Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael McCade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Cross and the foul's on Eric Furlow - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #1 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Joseph King (SG), John Weber (SF), Walter Ewing (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Robert Turpin, Eric Furlow, Marcus Craig, Richard Schantz, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Derick Baker (SG), Seth Montford (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Lee Alvis, James Cross, Salvatore Giordano, Joshua Brown | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble misses the free throw | 44-57 |
| 11:22 | Butler | John Weber gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Walter Ewing clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Hayner | 44-57 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | John Weber is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wyble - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (SF) Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 10:32 | Purdue | John Graf misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 10:32 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 10:21 | Butler | John Graf swats the short shot by Mark Williams | 44-59 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Seth Montford snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 10:12 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Alvis | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:58 | Butler | Joseph Palmer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Lee Alvis gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Lee Alvis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Palmer - foul #1 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Marcus Craig (PF) Joseph King, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Derick Baker | |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Lee Alvis connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Cross and he's fouled by Eric Furlow - foul #3 on Eric Furlow, team foul #5 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Marcus Craig | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Lee Alvis makes the free throw | 44-65 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Seth Montford takes the ball from Richard Schantz | 44-65 |
| 08:54 | Purdue | Seth Montford blows the dunk | 44-65 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Joseph Palmer pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 08:49 | Butler | John Weber is fouled on the floor by John Graf - foul #3 on John Graf, team foul #5 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (C) Mark Williams, John Weber, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) John Graf, Seth Montford | |
| 08:36 | Butler | Michael McCade travels with the ball | 44-65 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Robert Turpin grabs the board | 44-65 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Robert Turpin is fouled on the floor by Joe Hayner - foul #2 on Joe Hayner, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Derick Baker (SG) Lee Alvis, James Cross | |
| 07:47 | Butler | Michael McCade is called for 5 seconds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), John Weber (SF) Robert Turpin, Marcus Craig | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Hamilton | 44-67 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow is fouled on the floor by Derick Baker - foul #1 on Derick Baker, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (PF), Walter Ewing (C) Richard Schantz, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), James Cross (SG), Seth Montford (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Derick Baker, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble banks in the layup set up by James Cross | 46-69 |
| 06:51 | Butler | John Weber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Walter Ewing tips it home | 48-69 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | James Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 06:36 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Marcus Craig knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Williams | 50-69 |
| 05:59 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble misses the easy layup | 50-69 |
| 05:58 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 05:51 | Butler | John Weber banks in the layup set up by Eric Furlow | 52-69 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Seth Montford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Joseph King (SG), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Mark Williams, Eric Furlow, John Weber, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Graf (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF), Joe Hayner (C) Jeffrey Wyble, Seth Montford, Joshua Brown | |
| 05:14 | Butler | Joseph Palmer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Lee Alvis is fouled on the floor by Joseph King - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Derick Baker (SG) Lee Alvis, James Cross | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | John Graf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #7 | 55-69 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:26 | Purdue | John Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Graf - foul #4 on John Graf, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Michael McCade (C) Joseph King, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) John Graf | |
| 04:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Derick Baker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano tips it but misses | 57-71 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Robert Turpin grabs the board | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Craig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Mark Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Michael McCade tips it back up and in | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Richard Schantz | 59-71 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Joe Hayner steals the ball from Robert Turpin | 59-71 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Derick Baker | 59-73 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 02:35 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Craig | 59-73 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Marcus Craig drills a jumper in the lane | 61-73 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Richard Schantz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wyble - foul #3 on Richard Schantz, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Andrew Kitchen (SG), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Robert Turpin, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Howell (SG), Joshua Brown (C) Derick Baker, Joe Hayner | |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:14 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Harry Howell and the foul's on Andrew Kitchen - foul #1 on Andrew Kitchen, team foul #9 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG) Andrew Kitchen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Derick Baker (SG), John Graf (SF) Harry Howell, Jeffrey Wyble | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano misses the free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Marcus Craig grabs the board | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:15 | Butler | Michael McCade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Joshua Brown snags the defensive board | 63-77 |
| 01:00 | Purdue | John Graf connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Brown | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Butler | Robert Turpin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-79 |
| 00:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McCade | 63-79 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-79 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Brown | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | John Graf travels with the ball | 63-79 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Michael McCade connects on the floater from the left side set up by Joseph King | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton runs out the clock | 65-79 |