| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Daniel Mathis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Bradshaw (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John O'Brion (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Keith Taylor inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | DePaul | George Wilson is called for the reach on Daniel Mathis - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Hung Tang (C) George Wilson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 19:28 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Phillip Jamison and the foul's on Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 19:28 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:28 | DePaul | John O'Brion grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | Keith Taylor travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:55 | DePaul | Keith Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Thomas Lyons takes the ball from Randall Bradshaw | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 18:10 | Butler | John Araujo tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Randall Bradshaw - foul #1 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Darryl Brady (SG), Dustin West (SF), Michael Childs (PF), Stuart Haliburton (C) Daniel Mathis, Phillip Jamison, Keith Taylor, Randall Bradshaw, John O'Brion | |
| 17:29 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:43 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Goran Kamienski | 36-31 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Dustin West knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Cannella | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Michael Childs gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:00 | DePaul | Dustin West hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Cannella | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) SG - Darryl Brady (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin West (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) C - Stuart Haliburton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Butler | Stephen Cannella is called for the reach on Herbert Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Cannella, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Herbert Hudson, Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Classen (SG), Keith Taylor (SF), James Page (PF), John O'Brion (C) Darryl Brady, Dustin West, Michael Childs, Stuart Haliburton | |
| 15:44 | Butler | George Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 15:42 | Butler | John Araujo tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 15:25 | DePaul | John Araujo takes the ball from John O'Brion | 38-37 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Russell Robbins lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Araujo | 40-37 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | John O'Brion hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Ronnie Krone - foul #2 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Phillip Jamison (SG) Stephen Cannella, Paul Classen | |
| 15:07 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by Daniel Mathis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Mathis, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:37 | Butler | George Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:35 | DePaul | Keith Taylor snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's pass is intercepted by Phillip Jamison in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 14:23 | DePaul | Keith Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Jamison | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Araujo | 43-41 |
| 13:41 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-41 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Daniel Mathis steps in front of the John Araujo pass in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 13:25 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses long on a runner from the right block | 43-41 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Clay Moore grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:22 | Butler | John Araujo travels in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Herbert Hudson (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Darryl Brady (SG), Dustin West (SF), Randall Bradshaw (PF), Michael Childs (C) Daniel Mathis, Phillip Jamison, Keith Taylor, James Page, John O'Brion | |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Rene Rizzo steps in front of the Dustin West pass | 43-41 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Goran Kamienski | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Dustin West clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 43-41 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Childs - foul #3 on Michael Childs, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG) Stephen Cannella | |
| 12:04 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Michael Childs | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Daniel Mathis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Brady (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin West (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randall Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw knocks in the runner in the lane | 43-43 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 11:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Michael Childs | 43-43 |
| 11:18 | DePaul | Dustin West drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darryl Brady | 43-46 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Darryl Brady pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:30 | DePaul | Darryl Brady misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Darryl Brady | 43-46 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | Dustin West knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Mathis | 43-49 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Hudson | 46-49 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Darryl Brady | 46-51 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is hacked by Randall Bradshaw - foul #2 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Phillip Jamison (SG), Keith Taylor (SF), Stuart Haliburton (PF), John O'Brion (C) Daniel Mathis, Darryl Brady, Dustin West, Randall Bradshaw, Michael Childs | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 08:36 | Butler | John Araujo can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken tips it home | 48-51 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | John O'Brion tips it in | 48-53 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) SG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stuart Haliburton (fresh) 2 reb. C - John O'Brion (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | The jumper by George Wilson is denied by John O'Brion | 48-53 |
| 07:28 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | John O'Brion misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Wilson - foul #4 on George Wilson, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Classen (PG), James Page (PF) Stephen Cannella, Stuart Haliburton | |
| 07:12 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:50 | Butler | George Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on George Wilson, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Edward Womack (C) John Araujo, George Wilson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:41 | DePaul | John O'Brion blows the layup | 48-55 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Clay Moore grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Goran Kamienski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Clay Moore snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | James Page snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | John O'Brion connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Keith Taylor | 48-57 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Clay Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), John Araujo (SG) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Stephen Cannella (SF), Stuart Haliburton (PF) Paul Classen, Keith Taylor, James Page | |
| 05:34 | DePaul | John O'Brion lays it in set up by Daniel Mathis | 48-59 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Herbert Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Hung Tang (C) Bernard Dicken, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dustin West (SF), Randall Bradshaw (PF) Stephen Cannella, John O'Brion | |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Dustin West misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw tips it home | 48-61 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Bradshaw - foul #3 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) John Araujo | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Paul Classen (SG), James Page (C) Daniel Mathis, Phillip Jamison, Stuart Haliburton | |
| 04:23 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Dustin West connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Cannella - foul #2 on Stephen Cannella, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Herbert Hudson, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | DePaul | John O'Brion (C) Randall Bradshaw | |
| 04:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:46 | DePaul | Paul Classen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | DePaul | Keith Taylor (SF) Dustin West | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) SG - Paul Classen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Page (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John O'Brion (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Thomas Lyons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Ronnie Krone tips it in | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:00 | DePaul | John O'Brion hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Herbert Hudson (SF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Mathis (PG), Darryl Brady (SG), Michael Childs (PF) Stephen Cannella, Paul Classen, James Page | |
| 03:00 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:00 | DePaul | John O'Brion makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Rene Rizzo hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Clay Moore | 55-66 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Michael Childs hits a floater from the left side set up by Keith Taylor | 55-68 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Edward Womack connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Clay Moore | 57-68 |
| 01:56 | DePaul | Keith Taylor scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mathis | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:36 | Butler | Edward Womack is whistled for traveling | 57-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (SG), Randall Bradshaw (PF) Darryl Brady, Michael Childs | |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Mathis and he's fouled by Thomas Lyons - foul #3 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Herbert Hudson | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Taylor | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Rene Rizzo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Daniel Mathis loses the dribble to Ronnie Krone | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Ronnie Krone comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-75 |