| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Alongi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | Thomas Cancel is fouled on the floor by Sean Walters - foul #1 on Sean Walters, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk clanks a shot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Thomas Cancel gets the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 19:30 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Cancel | 23-35 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken is hacked by Edward Nelson - foul #1 on Edward Nelson, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Gabriel Alongi is called for the reach on James Gray - foul #2 on Gabriel Alongi, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| 18:43 | Butler | James Gray scores on a runner from the right block | 23-37 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Charles Freeze can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-37 |
| 18:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gabriel Alongi | 23-37 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | Edward Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 26-37 |
| 17:54 | Butler | James Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Alongi | 26-37 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Sean Walters snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 17:33 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi is fouled on the floor by James Gray - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (SG), David Schlesinger (SF), Roberto Romano (PF) Charles Freeze, Sean Walters, Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:15 | DePaul | David Schlesinger misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Cancel - foul #1 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), William Halvorson (C) Alvin Newell, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 17:15 | DePaul | David Schlesinger misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:15 | DePaul | David Schlesinger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:15 | Butler | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk is whistled for a carry | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe (C) Edward Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alan Loudermilk, Thomas Cancel, James Gray | |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Roberto Romano misses long on a shot from the right block | 26-37 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lorenzo Crowe - foul #1 on Lorenzo Crowe, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Freeze (SG), Sean Walters (SF), Gabriel Alongi (PF) Leland Sallee, David Schlesinger, Lorenzo Crowe | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Harold Finnie, Wilson Ward | |
| 16:12 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:53 | DePaul | Sean Walters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Landon Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Alongi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Halvorson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Freeze - foul #2 on Charles Freeze, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Smith (PG), Edward Nelson (C) Landon Austin, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), James Gray (PF) Alvin Newell, William Halvorson, Leon Ottinger | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:11 | DePaul | Sean Walters knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Freeze | 28-40 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Charles Freeze steals it from Thomas Cancel | 28-40 |
| 14:24 | DePaul | Sean Walters is hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (SG), David Schlesinger (SF), Roberto Romano (PF) Charles Freeze, Sean Walters, Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), William Halvorson (C) Alex Avdalovic, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 14:11 | DePaul | David Schlesinger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alan Loudermilk - foul #2 on Alan Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| 14:11 | DePaul | David Schlesinger makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:11 | DePaul | David Schlesinger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Alvin Newell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Landon Austin buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 13:31 | Butler | William Halvorson banks in the layup on a great pass from Alan Loudermilk and the foul's on Roberto Romano - foul #1 on Roberto Romano, team foul #6 | 33-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (C) James Gray | |
| 13:31 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | David Schlesinger misses the easy layup | 33-43 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Alvin Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:56 | Butler | William Halvorson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Edward Nelson snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Roberto Romano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Landon Austin | 35-43 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | David Schlesinger gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Edward Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-43 |
| 12:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Halvorson | 35-43 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Alvin Newell is hacked by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 35-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Freeze (SG), Sean Walters (SF), Gabriel Alongi (PF), Lorenzo Crowe (C) Donald Smith, David Schlesinger, Roberto Romano, Edward Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), James Gray (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Alan Loudermilk, Thomas Cancel, William Halvorson, Leon Ottinger | |
| 11:51 | Butler | Alvin Newell makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Alvin Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Landon Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Alongi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Crowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | DePaul | Sean Walters makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Freeze | 38-45 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Terry Nimmo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:46 | Butler | James Gray hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Wilson Ward | 40-47 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-47 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Walters - foul #2 on Sean Walters, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG) Landon Austin | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Alvin Newell | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Wilson Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Wilson Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Charles Freeze drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #3 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roberto Romano (C) Lorenzo Crowe | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (SF) Wilson Ward | |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Charles Freeze makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Terry Nimmo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 09:51 | Butler | William Halvorson tips it home | 43-51 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Sean Walters misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Alex Avdalovic - foul #1 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Smith (PG), Edward Nelson (C) Leland Sallee, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF) Alex Avdalovic, William Halvorson | |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Sean Walters makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Sean Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk misses the shot from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the tip | 44-51 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 09:19 | DePaul | Charles Freeze travels with the ball | 44-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (SG), David Schlesinger (SF), Roberto Romano (PF) Charles Freeze, Sean Walters, Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 09:08 | Butler | Terry Nimmo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 09:07 | DePaul | Leland Sallee gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Leland Sallee misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Edward Nelson tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Nelson | 44-51 |
| 08:42 | DePaul | Roberto Romano drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Leland Sallee | 46-51 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 08:19 | DePaul | Edward Nelson gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Edward Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 07:48 | DePaul | David Schlesinger tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 46-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schlesinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roberto Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 7 reb. PF - William Halvorson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Nelson - foul #2 on Edward Nelson, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (PG), Charles Freeze (SG), Sean Walters (SF), Gabriel Alongi (PF), Lorenzo Crowe (C) Donald Smith, Leland Sallee, David Schlesinger, Roberto Romano, Edward Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), James Gray (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Terry Nimmo, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi misses the lay-in | 46-53 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:07 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Loudermilk | 46-56 |
| 06:58 | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe lays it up and in | 48-56 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 06:34 | DePaul | James Gray denies the turnaround by Sean Walters | 48-56 |
| 06:33 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Alvin Newell scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Loudermilk and the foul's on Landon Austin - foul #1 on Landon Austin, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Smith (PG), Edward Nelson (C) Landon Austin, Lorenzo Crowe | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF) Alan Loudermilk, William Halvorson | |
| 06:14 | Butler | Alvin Newell makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Sean Walters blows the layup | 48-59 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-59 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Edward Nelson gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Donald Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 05:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathon McCracken | 48-59 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell is fouled on the floor by Edward Nelson - foul #3 on Edward Nelson, team foul #11 | 48-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (SG), David Schlesinger (SF), Roberto Romano (PF) Charles Freeze, Sean Walters, Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (SG), Leon Ottinger (PF), Wilson Ward (C) Alex Avdalovic, James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:46 | DePaul | Donald Smith loses the dribble to Leon Ottinger | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Butler | Edward Nelson picks off the pass by Leon Ottinger | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Edward Nelson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), William Halvorson (PF) Alvin Newell, Thomas Cancel | |
| 03:53 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | DePaul | Roberto Romano is called for traveling | 48-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe (C) Edward Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Alan Loudermilk | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Landon Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schlesinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roberto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Halvorson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Terry Nimmo | 48-65 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Landon Austin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-65 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | David Schlesinger hits the follow up shot | 50-65 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Terry Nimmo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 02:19 | DePaul | Roberto Romano knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Terry Nimmo knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Halvorson and he's hacked by Roberto Romano - foul #2 on Roberto Romano, team foul #12 | 52-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi (PF) Lorenzo Crowe | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:57 | Butler | Terry Nimmo makes the free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Leland Sallee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Terry Nimmo - foul #4 on Terry Nimmo, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Leland Sallee misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Leland Sallee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:18 | Butler | William Halvorson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Alex Avdalovic | 53-70 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Landon Austin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 01:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 53-70 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 00:44 | DePaul | David Schlesinger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | David Schlesinger scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gabriel Alongi | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Wilson Ward | 55-72 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | David Schlesinger buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Landon Austin | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Terry Nimmo runs out the clock | 58-72 |