| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Joey Welch drills a jumper in the paint | 37-31 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Joey Welch snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Joey Welch - foul #1 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cesar Rizzo - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF) Dino Mazierski | |
| 18:53 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 40-32 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Brett Shepherd, James Fowler | |
| 18:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses the runner in the lane | 40-33 |
| 17:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 40-33 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Joey Welch is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (SG), Rodney Penaflor (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Douglas Ensminger, Andre Harper, Larry Dean | |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gerard Bower | 42-33 |
| 16:55 | Butler | James Fowler misses the shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 16:53 | Butler | James Fowler snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:42 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:12 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 15:54 | Butler | Larry Dean comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Nenad Smolski | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG) Michael Swinney | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Joey Welch | |
| 15:27 | Butler | James Fowler comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Sainz - foul #1 on Kenneth Sainz, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| 15:27 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:27 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor's pass is intercepted by Douglas Ensminger | 42-34 |
| 15:02 | Butler | James Fowler knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Pantoja | 42-37 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Otto Konopka, Rodney Penaflor, Nenad Smolski, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gerard Bower | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Harper | 44-40 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Trinh (SF) Kenneth Sainz | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 13:15 | Purdue | Thomas Turner snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:54 | Purdue | Thomas Turner scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Barnes | 46-40 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Thomas Turner picks off the pass by Michael Pantoja | 46-40 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 48-40 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh grabs the board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Trinh (fresh) PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Thomas Trinh, Thomas Turner, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Gray - foul #4 on Donald Gray, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Donald Gray | |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Andre Harper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:52 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski lays it in on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 52-40 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Joey Welch snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Rodney Penaflor is called for the reach on Joey Welch - foul #3 on Rodney Penaflor, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 09:33 | Butler | Joey Welch knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz loses the dribble to Douglas Ensminger | 52-45 |
| 08:48 | Butler | James Fowler makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 54-47 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Brett Shepherd scores on a floater from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | Joey Welch steps in front of the Nenad Smolski pass | 54-49 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SF), Thomas Turner (PF) Kenneth Sainz, Rodney Penaflor, Nenad Smolski | |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF), Donald Gray (C) Douglas Ensminger, Joey Welch | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Otto Konopka (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 3rd free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Donald Gray is called for traveling | 56-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo lays it up and in | 58-49 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Fowler | 58-52 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Michael Pantoja picks off the pass by Gerard Bower in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Michael Pantoja lays it in | 58-54 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gerard Bower | 60-54 |
| 05:57 | Butler | James Fowler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses badly on a shot from the right block | 60-54 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Thomas Turner tips it in | 62-54 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Donald Gray is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Donald Gray, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Nenad Smolski (PF), Rodney Penaflor (C) Otto Konopka, Thomas Turner, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 05:02 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Andre Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Michael Pantoja connects on the floater from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski connects on the floater from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (PG), David Bragg (C) Gerard Bower, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 03:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Pantoja | 64-59 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Rodney Penaflor makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Swinney | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Swinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Sainz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Penaflor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Pantoja (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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 (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Nenad Smolski - foul #2 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Otto Konopka (PG), Thomas Trinh (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Kenneth Sainz, Rodney Penaflor, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Thomas Trinh pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Otto Konopka | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Joey Welch tips it home | 68-62 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Kenneth Sainz (SG), Joshua Barnes (SF) Otto Konopka, Michael Swinney, Thomas Trinh | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 70-62 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gabriel Gallo | 70-64 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Gallo - foul #2 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski banks in the layup and he's hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #3 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski makes the free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:48 | Butler | James Fowler is hacked by Nenad Smolski - foul #3 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 01:48 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:48 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski misses short on a runner in the lane | 73-66 |
| 01:17 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower is hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #4 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Gerard Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Brett Shepherd connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski is whistled for traveling | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | James Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 00:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joshua Barnes | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is hacked by Michael Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Swinney (SG), David Bragg (C) Kenneth Sainz, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Michael Pantoja | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz (SG), Cesar Rizzo (C) Michael Swinney, David Bragg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:13 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz is hacked by Dino Mazierski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Bragg (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Kenneth Sainz misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Joey Welch gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) David Bragg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joey Welch | 76-69 |