| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Eggleston (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Coria (fresh) PF - Ivory Pope (fresh) C - Eric Bard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Eric Bard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Chicago State | Eric Bard misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Chicago State | Eric Bard makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Chicago State | Eric Bard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Nathan Heard loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Ivory Pope | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Chicago State | John Hall's pass is intercepted by Vincent Wroten | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Ronald Smith can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Eric Bard | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Ivory Pope - foul #1 on Ivory Pope, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Eric Bard swats the shot by Nathan Heard | 0-4 |
| 17:07 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:52 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ivory Pope, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (SG), Jason Duggan (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF), Tony Forward (C) John Hall, Joseph Coria, Ivory Pope, Eric Bard | |
| 16:35 | Butler | Nathan Heard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-4 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Nathan Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Vincent Wroten tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 16:11 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 15:53 | Chicago State | Tony Forward buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Eggleston and he's fouled by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (SG) Richard Eggleston | |
| 15:53 | Chicago State | Tony Forward misses the free throw | 0-6 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the board | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Gamblin (fresh) SG - Ernest White (fresh) SF - Jason Duggan (fresh) PF - Tony Forward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Phillip Johnson - foul #1 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Coria (SF) Jason Duggan | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:13 | Chicago State | William Gamblin is hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Hall (SG), Eric Bard (C) Ernest White, Tony Forward | |
| 14:57 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch banks in the layup set up by Richard Courtois | 4-6 |
| 14:20 | Chicago State | John Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Gamblin | 4-9 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Bernard Blose knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Earl Redding | 6-9 |
| 13:44 | Chicago State | William Gamblin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Earl Redding snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:28 | Butler | William Gamblin steps in front of the Richard Courtois pass | 6-9 |
| 13:24 | Chicago State | William Gamblin hits the finger roll | 6-11 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Richard Courtois clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 12:51 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 8-11 |
| 12:25 | Butler | William Michael knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 10-11 |
| 12:14 | Chicago State | John Hall misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bernard Blose - foul #1 on Bernard Blose, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston (PG), Jason Duggan (SF), Tony Forward (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) William Gamblin, Joseph Coria, Phillip Johnson, Eric Bard | |
| 12:14 | Chicago State | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | Chicago State | John Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:58 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Tony Forward | 10-12 |
| 11:37 | Chicago State | 3 seconds is called on Jeremy Brown | 10-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (SG) John Hall | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Eggleston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest White (fresh) SF - Jason Duggan (fresh) PF - Tony Forward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Tony Forward - foul #1 on Tony Forward, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Nathan Heard hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston clanks a runner in the lane | 12-12 |
| 10:40 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Brown | 12-12 |
| 10:23 | Chicago State | Ernest White buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Forward | 12-15 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Duggan - foul #1 on Jason Duggan, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (SG), Eric Bard (C) Ernest White, Jeremy Brown | |
| 10:02 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:46 | Chicago State | Eric Bard is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Coria (SF) Jason Duggan | |
| 09:29 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Eric Bard is blocked by Christopher Scott | 14-15 |
| 09:27 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Eggleston | 14-15 |
| 09:07 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 09:06 | Chicago State | Tony Forward tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Scott | 16-17 |
| 08:25 | Chicago State | Vincent Wroten is called for the reach on Richard Eggleston - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Hall (SG), Jason Duggan (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF) William Gamblin, Joseph Coria, Tony Forward | |
| 08:25 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:25 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Richard Courtois throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) William Michael | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (PG), Phillip Johnson (PF) Richard Eggleston, Eric Bard | |
| 07:48 | Chicago State | Shawn Kirch steals it from Jason Duggan | 16-19 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Earl Redding buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard Blose (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Ernest White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Duggan (fresh) PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) C - Jeremy Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Richard Courtois | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (PG), Joseph Coria (SF), Tony Forward (C) Ernest White, Jason Duggan, Jeremy Brown | |
| 06:49 | Butler | Earl Redding travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF) Bernard Blose, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston (PG), Eric Bard (C) John Hall, Phillip Johnson | |
| 06:28 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 06:27 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bard | 19-19 |
| 06:12 | Chicago State | William Michael steps in front of the William Gamblin pass | 19-19 |
| 05:52 | Butler | William Michael lays it up and in set up by Shawn Kirch | 21-19 |
| 05:42 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Eric Bard takes the ball from William Michael | 21-19 |
| 05:12 | Chicago State | Eric Bard is called for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Earl Redding, Nathan Heard, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Hall (SG), Jason Duggan (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) William Gamblin, Joseph Coria, Tony Forward, Eric Bard | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| 04:30 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 04:28 | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Richard Courtois hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 04:11 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Scarborough | 21-21 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Christopher Scott comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Richard Courtois, Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (PG), Ivory Pope (PF), Tony Forward (C) Richard Eggleston, Jason Duggan, Jeremy Brown | |
| 04:00 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:35 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Phillip Johnson - foul #2 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (C) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (SG), Joseph Coria (SF) John Hall, Phillip Johnson | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:21 | Chicago State | Tony Forward snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Gamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Coria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivory Pope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Forward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Chicago State | Tony Forward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Vincent Wroten travels with the ball | 24-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston (PG), Eric Bard (C) Ernest White, Tony Forward | |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on William Gamblin - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Kirch (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | William Gamblin makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | William Gamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox double dribbles | 24-23 |
| 02:23 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope banks in the layup on a great pass from William Gamblin | 24-25 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 02:02 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Joseph Coria | 24-25 |
| 01:58 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Hall (SG) William Gamblin | |
| 01:42 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 26-25 |
| 01:27 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, William Michael | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jason Duggan (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF), Tony Forward (C) Joseph Coria, Ivory Pope, Eric Bard | |
| 01:27 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:27 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Christopher Scott hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Earl Redding | 28-27 |
| 00:54 | Chicago State | Shawn Kirch picks off the pass by Tony Forward | 28-27 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses the floater from the right block | 28-27 |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | John Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Phillip Johnson takes the ball from Richard Courtois | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Christopher Scott snags the defensive board | 28-27 |