| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - David May (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Wayne Warner is blocked by Ronald Smith | 31-33 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | David May's floater is tipped away by Ronald Smith | 31-33 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Frances Heimann drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Norman Powell | 32-36 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski is fouled on the floor by Earl Redding - foul #3 on Earl Redding, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SF) Earl Redding | |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Norman Powell pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SF) Jeffrey Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Wayne Warner can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Ronald Smith drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 32-38 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Edwin Bradley (C) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Curtis Wilcox, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 16:14 | Butler | William Michael misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Vincent Wroten takes the ball from Vlade Maleski | 32-38 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Frances Heimann lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ziegenfuss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) SF - Kevin Alfano (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Marquette | The jump hook by Aaron Beyers is blocked by William Michael | 32-40 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 15:12 | Butler | William Michael can't throw it down but the foul's on Vlade Maleski - foul #1 on Vlade Maleski, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), Joshua Watkins (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), David May (C) Thomas Ziegenfuss, Aaron Beyers, Kevin Alfano, Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF) Vincent Wroten, Frances Heimann, Nathan Heard | |
| 15:12 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:12 | Butler | William Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | David May snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Warner | 34-41 |
| 14:41 | Butler | William Michael hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox | 34-43 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kyle Taylor - foul #4 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Kyle Taylor, William Michael, Christopher Scott | |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Heard | 36-45 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Maleski (PF) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| 13:37 | Butler | Ronald Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF) Curtis Wilcox | |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Earl Redding is called for the reach on Wayne Warner - foul #4 on Earl Redding, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG) Earl Redding | |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Norman Powell snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Frances Heimann clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Ronald Smith tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | David May misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Powell - foul #1 on Norman Powell, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Kevin Alfano (SF) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, Jeffrey Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Nathan Heard | |
| 12:34 | Marquette | David May makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | David May misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Frances Heimann pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ziegenfuss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) SF - Kevin Alfano (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - David May (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Norman Powell is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (SG), Edwin Bradley (C) Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Vincent Wroten, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley tips it in | 40-47 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Frances Heimann is hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #1 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Thomas Ziegenfuss, Kevin Alfano | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:46 | Butler | William Michael misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 40-47 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Christopher Scott swats the layup by Vlade Maleski | 40-47 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Nathan Heard grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Nathan Heard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frances Heimann and he's hacked by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #3 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Frances Heimann, Christopher Scott, William Michael | |
| 09:57 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Warner | 42-49 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Ronald Smith is hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #2 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SG), Kevin Alfano (SF), Vlade Maleski (PF) Joshua Watkins, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox and he's fouled by David May - foul #3 on David May, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG) Nathan Heard | |
| 09:07 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Wilcox | 42-53 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Warner | 44-53 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Norman Powell banks in the layup | 44-55 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Wayne Warner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Vlade Maleski | 47-55 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled on the floor by Kevin Alfano - foul #1 on Kevin Alfano, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Joshua Watkins (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (C) Wayne Warner, Aaron Beyers, Kevin Alfano, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Christopher Scott (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Ronald Smith | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ziegenfuss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vlade Maleski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Christopher Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley travels with the ball | 47-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SG), William Michael (C) Vincent Wroten, Norman Powell | |
| 06:53 | Butler | Kyle Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-57 |
| 06:36 | Butler | William Michael snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Edwin Bradley takes the ball from Christopher Scott | 47-57 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Earl Redding snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Earl Redding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), Kevin Alfano (SF), Vlade Maleski (PF) Thomas Ziegenfuss, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Nathan Heard, William Michael | |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano is fouled on the floor by Kyle Taylor - foul #5 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SF), Norman Powell (C) Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses short on a floater in the lane | 49-57 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 04:48 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wayne Warner | 52-57 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Frances Heimann is hacked by Joshua Watkins - foul #1 on Joshua Watkins, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SG) Joshua Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Earl Redding | |
| 04:42 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski knocks in the shot from the right block | 54-59 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Vlade Maleski - foul #2 on Vlade Maleski, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (C) Kevin Alfano, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) Norman Powell | |
| 04:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers is called for traveling | 54-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (C) Vincent Wroten, Ronald Smith | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vlade Maleski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Wayne Warner picks off the pass by Nathan Heard | 54-59 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Wayne Warner blows the layup | 54-59 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Joshua Watkins (SG) Wayne Warner, Aaron Beyers | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SG) Frances Heimann | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:09 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Nathan Heard gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG) Thomas Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Nathan Heard, Christopher Scott, William Michael | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Curtis Wilcox steals it from Wayne Warner | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Butler | Frances Heimann connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Curtis Wilcox | 54-65 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Wayne Warner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joshua Watkins | 56-65 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the finger roll | 56-67 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Vlade Maleski, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ziegenfuss (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (C) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), William Michael (C) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 01:10 | Butler | Christopher Scott connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Earl Redding and he's hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #3 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses the free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | David May pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Earl Redding comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Thomas Ziegenfuss - foul #1 on Thomas Ziegenfuss, team foul #11 | 58-69 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley travels with the ball | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Earl Redding runs out the clock | 58-71 |