| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Light (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | John Landes drills a shot from the right block set up by Michael Pantoja | 28-33 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | Ralph Werth loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:58 | Butler | Masio Abdallah slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 30-33 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | Harold Light can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Phillip Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:08 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Masio Abdallah scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joey Welch | 32-33 |
| 17:40 | DePaul | Gabriel Gallo denies the turnaround by Ralph Werth | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | DePaul | Ralph Werth hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Michael Pantoja clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Harry Jones - foul #2 on Harry Jones, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| 17:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Carl Ryan comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-35 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:37 | Butler | John Landes is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Landes, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG), John Fehr (SF) Phillip Jones, Harry Jones | |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Harold Perry connects on the runner from the left block | 33-37 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Brett Shepherd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) John Lamb, Harold Perry, Carl Ryan | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Fehr (fresh) PF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Light (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | DePaul | The short jumper by John Fehr is denied by Douglas Ensminger | 33-37 |
| 15:44 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Michael Pantoja double dribbles | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harry Jones (SF) John Fehr | |
| 15:15 | DePaul | David Rickert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 15:14 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Werth - foul #1 on Ralph Werth, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Phillip Jones (SG) Kirby Gardner, David Rickert | |
| 14:52 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:52 | Butler | John Landes grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Werth - foul #2 on Ralph Werth, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:38 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:16 | DePaul | Phillip Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Ralph Werth gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | Harold Light knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Lamb | 35-40 |
| 13:38 | Butler | John Landes can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Harry Jones - foul #3 on Harry Jones, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Fehr (SF), Harold Perry (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Harry Jones, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| 13:38 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:38 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Phillip Jones can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 12:49 | DePaul | Carl Ryan pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | John Fehr double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), David Rickert (SG), Harry Jones (SF) John Lamb, Phillip Jones, John Fehr | |
| 12:09 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 12:08 | DePaul | David Rickert gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Pantoja - foul #2 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) Harold Perry, Carl Ryan | |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:45 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Light (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | John Landes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it in | 39-42 |
| 11:06 | DePaul | David Rickert clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Harry Jones snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Ralph Werth lays it up and in | 39-44 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger lays it in set up by Masio Abdallah | 41-44 |
| 10:14 | DePaul | Ralph Werth makes the shot from the right block set up by Kirby Gardner | 41-46 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Michael Pantoja drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Masio Abdallah | 43-46 |
| 09:50 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 09:48 | Butler | John Landes snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 09:34 | Butler | John Landes is fouled on the floor by David Rickert - foul #3 on David Rickert, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), John Fehr (SF), Harold Perry (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Kirby Gardner, David Rickert, Harry Jones, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| 09:20 | Butler | Phillip Jones picks off the pass by Gabriel Gallo | 43-46 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | Carl Ryan makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Lamb | 43-48 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Gallo | 46-48 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Brett Shepherd steals it from John Fehr | 46-48 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Dino Mazierski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brett Shepherd | 48-48 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:04 | DePaul | John Fehr misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's floater is knocked away by Harold Perry | 48-48 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | John Fehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Fehr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:52 | DePaul | John Lamb misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:32 | DePaul | John Fehr lays it up and in and the foul's on Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG), Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) Phillip Jones, Harold Perry, Carl Ryan | |
| 06:32 | DePaul | John Fehr misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:32 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the fadeaway from close range | 50-50 |
| 05:35 | DePaul | Michael Pantoja steps in front of the John Lamb pass | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Masio Abdallah scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 53-50 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | John Landes steps in front of the John Lamb pass | 53-50 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Fowler | 56-50 |
| 04:29 | DePaul | Ralph Werth is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ralph Werth, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Harry Jones (SF) John Lamb, David Rickert, John Fehr | |
| 04:15 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the shot from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 04:14 | DePaul | Ralph Werth gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Phillip Jones - foul #2 on Phillip Jones, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Phillip Jones scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kirby Gardner | 58-54 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Ralph Werth (PF), Harold Light (C) Kirby Gardner, Harold Perry, Carl Ryan | |
| 02:36 | DePaul | John Lamb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 02:34 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Michael Pantoja comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Harold Light snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 01:56 | DePaul | Phillip Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 01:34 | Butler | John Landes buries a fadeaway in the lane | 60-54 |
| 01:10 | DePaul | Ralph Werth misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 01:08 | Butler | James Fowler grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Phillip Jones gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Ralph Werth connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Light | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | John Lamb is called for the reach on Masio Abdallah in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lamb, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:37 | Butler | John Landes gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:36 | Butler | John Landes is fouled on the floor by John Lamb - foul #2 on John Lamb, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 00:36 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | John Lamb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Phillip Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | John Lamb clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Light | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Harry Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Michael Pantoja snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is fouled in the backcourt by John Lamb - foul #3 on John Lamb, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Ralph Werth pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | John Lamb hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by John Lamb - foul #4 on John Lamb, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG) Andre Harper | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Harry Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |