| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Marquette | John Garner clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Landes - foul #2 on John Landes, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, John Landes | |
| 19:33 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Masio Abdallah travels with the ball | 39-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Andre Harper (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Dino Mazierski, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, Andre Harper, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 18:37 | Butler | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Larry Dean - foul #3 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Andre Harper (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, Joey Welch | |
| 18:27 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | James Dickson is fouled on the floor by John Landes - foul #3 on John Landes, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Andre Harper, John Landes | |
| 17:43 | Marquette | John Garner clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-32 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Larry Dean grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Dean | 39-35 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | John Garner clanks a shot in the lane | 39-35 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Joey Welch pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:54 | Butler | James Sledge takes the ball from Larry Dean | 39-35 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the easy layup | 39-35 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | James Dickson tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 16:34 | Butler | James Dickson is called for the reach on Michael Pantoja - foul #2 on James Dickson, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Andre Harper (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 16:23 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Dino Mazierski hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) Joey Welch | |
| 15:52 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Harper (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 9 pts. C - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Andre Harper steals the ball from Joseph Campbell | 41-37 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 41-39 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by James Sledge | 43-39 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dino Mazierski | 43-41 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Amado Russo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Boris Bronikowski | 45-41 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Amado Russo takes the ball from Gabriel Gallo | 45-41 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | James Sledge drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Boris Bronikowski and he's hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Joey Welch (PF), John Landes (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Douglas Ensminger, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 13:58 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:43 | Butler | John Landes buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG) James Sledge | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| 13:43 | Butler | John Landes makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by John Landes - foul #4 on John Landes, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Brett Shepherd - foul #4 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Larry Dean, Brett Shepherd | |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Masio Abdallah evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Pantoja | 51-47 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | James Dickson connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 53-47 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 53-49 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Garner | 56-49 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Willie Stearns steals the ball from James Fowler | 56-49 |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Michael Pantoja can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the tip | 58-49 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Willie Stearns snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Douglas Ensminger is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Andre Harper (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Larry Dean steals the ball from Willie Stearns | 58-49 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Robert Bernhardt steps in front of the Andre Harper pass | 58-49 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Larry Dean is called for the reach on Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Larry Dean, Andre Harper, Joey Welch | |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger blows the layup | 58-49 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Sledge | 60-49 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Masio Abdallah out of the doubleteam | 60-51 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt loses the dribble to Masio Abdallah | 60-51 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Michael Pantoja slams it home on a great pass from Masio Abdallah | 60-53 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Michael Pantoja is called for the reach on Boris Bronikowski - foul #2 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Robert Bernhardt, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Andre Harper (SF), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-53 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | John Garner hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 63-55 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Larry Dean travels with the ball | 63-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Andre Harper | |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:48 | Butler | James Fowler misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-55 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Garner and he's fouled by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) James Sledge | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) James Fowler, Masio Abdallah, Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Landes | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Larry Dean - foul #4 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Dominick Joseph, Joseph Campbell, John Garner | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 06:57 | Butler | Willie Stearns is called for the reach on Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| 06:49 | Butler | John Landes clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt blows the layup | 65-55 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Michael Pantoja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Clinton Venezia (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses long on a jump hook from close range | 65-55 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 05:48 | Butler | John Landes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 65-55 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Amado Russo clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), John Garner (C) Robert Bernhardt, Clinton Venezia | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Dino Mazierski, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:09 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 05:07 | Butler | John Landes grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:44 | Butler | John Landes's layup is rejected by John Garner | 67-55 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 67-55 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | John Garner lays it in | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Butler | James Fowler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | James Sledge snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | James Sledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 03:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Fowler | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Garner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Ensminger (tiring) 17 pts. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a runner in the paint | 69-55 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Joey Welch (PF) Michael Pantoja, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | John Garner knocks in the floater from the baseline | 71-55 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled on the floor by James Dickson - foul #3 on James Dickson, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Dino Mazierski, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 02:35 | Butler | Andre Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | James Sledge scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Campbell | 73-55 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Andre Harper misses the lay-in | 73-55 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Campbell | 73-55 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia hits the finger roll | 75-55 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Campbell - foul #1 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #7 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Andre Harper | |
| 01:41 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Amado Russo snags the defensive board | 75-55 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #11 | 77-55 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia makes the free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Joey Welch misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Amado Russo - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #8 | 78-55 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Joey Welch makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Joey Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | James Sledge hits the finger roll set up by Amado Russo | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski runs out the clock | 80-59 |