| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 19:47 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Rodney Bell - foul #1 on Rodney Bell, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Oleg Swatloski | 42-31 |
| 18:50 | Butler | The jumper by Gordon Scaife is denied by Rodney Bell | 42-31 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Armando Robles misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Duncan - foul #1 on William Duncan, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #3 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 43-33 |
| 17:50 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Lewter | 43-36 |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Rodney Bell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Oleg Swatloski | 45-36 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Christopher Lewter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Tarter | 45-39 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | William Duncan comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Allen - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), Joshua Bolin (PF) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (SG), James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) Larry Tarter, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | William Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:55 | Purdue | William Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Russell Clark grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 16:34 | Butler | James Eberly drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin makes the jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the jump hook in the paint | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) SF - Brice Stolinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Bolin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Armando Robles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Tim Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Parrish | 51-43 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Derek Henderson drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Armando Robles | 51-45 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 53-45 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Armando Robles is whistled for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Daniel Conlin (PF) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, Brice Stolinski, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Derek Henderson, Armando Robles, James Eberly | |
| 14:31 | Purdue | Todd Allen swats the short shot by Oleg Swatloski | 53-45 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Christopher Lewter drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Allen | 53-47 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Larry Tarter pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Larry Tarter loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (C) Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Butler | James Eberly (SF) Russell Clark | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Rodney Bell buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Theodore Burleson | 55-47 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is called for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF) Todd Allen | |
| 13:00 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 12:40 | Butler | James Eberly loses the dribble to Daniel Conlin | 58-47 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Thompson | 60-47 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #3 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF), Joshua Bolin (PF), William Duncan (C) Jason Thompson, Daniel Conlin, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Russell Clark (PF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Thomas Hennigan, Christopher Lewter, James Eberly | |
| 11:52 | Butler | James Pantoja clanks a shot from the left side | 60-47 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Joseph Gantz tips it but misses | 60-47 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Armando Robles grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Bolin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Russell Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 11:29 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Joseph Gantz steals it from Rodney Bell | 60-47 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Joseph Gantz hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 10:42 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), Theodore Burleson (PF) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), James Eberly (PF) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Todd Allen | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Theodore Burleson swats the layup by Larry Tarter | 60-50 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | William Duncan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski tips it in | 62-50 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Gordon Scaife scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Armando Robles | 62-53 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Tim Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 65-53 |
| 09:17 | Butler | James Eberly clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 65-53 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Brice Stolinski and he's fouled by Russell Clark - foul #1 on Russell Clark, team foul #3 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Daniel Conlin (PF) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin grabs the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski clanks a shot from the right side | 67-53 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Christopher Lewter loses the ball out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Joshua Bolin (C) Brice Stolinski, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF) Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-53 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin tips it home | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | Butler | Christopher Lewter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 08:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Rodney Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) PF - Daniel Conlin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Bolin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brice Stolinski (SF), William Duncan (C) Jason Thompson, Joshua Bolin | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Armando Robles (SF), James Eberly (C) Larry Tarter, Thomas Hennigan, Todd Allen | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | William Duncan is fouled on the floor by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) Christopher Lewter | |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 06:35 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Armando Robles buries a shot from the left side | 69-55 |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Joseph Gantz picks off the pass by Brice Stolinski | 69-55 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't finish the layup | 69-55 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | William Duncan clanks a floater in the lane | 69-55 |
| 05:46 | Butler | James Eberly snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Russell Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 05:31 | Butler | James Eberly tips it in | 69-57 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Tim Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 05:11 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:53 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-57 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Daniel Conlin gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Joshua Bolin (PF) Tim Johnson, Robert Parrish, Daniel Conlin | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Gordon Scaife drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Armando Robles is hacked by Brice Stolinski - foul #3 on Brice Stolinski, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (C) William Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Todd Allen is whistled for a carry | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brice Stolinski (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Bolin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Burleson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-60 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Larry Tarter grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Oleg Swatloski steps in front of the Joseph Gantz pass | 69-60 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski lays it up and in | 71-60 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Conlin (PF), William Duncan (C) Joshua Bolin, Theodore Burleson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) Joseph Gantz | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski is hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #4 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #5 | 71-60 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Brice Stolinski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 71-60 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses the tip | 71-60 |
| 02:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Allen | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Butler | Larry Tarter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Daniel Conlin | 71-60 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski is whistled for traveling | 71-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Joshua Bolin (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Brice Stolinski, Daniel Conlin, William Duncan | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Armando Robles, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 01:08 | Butler | James Pantoja misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Jason Thompson gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Parrish | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Butler | James Eberly misses the jumper from the right side | 73-60 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Joshua Bolin snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Robert Parrish double dribbles | 73-60 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Joseph Gantz knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodney Fern | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Tim Johnson runs out the clock | 73-62 |