| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Joe Michie steals it from Nathan Heard | 38-30 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Philip Armstrong steals the ball from Curtis Wilcox | 38-30 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Ronald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Philip Armstrong - foul #2 on Philip Armstrong, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (PG), Steve Robertson (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Michael Vaughn, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 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 | |
| 17:34 | Butler | Shawn Kirch can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Terence Roney - foul #1 on Terence Roney, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson connects on the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Bernard Blose - foul #1 on Bernard Blose, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alec Whisenant - foul #2 on Alec Whisenant, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Robertson | 46-34 |
| 16:44 | Butler | William Michael misses the wide open jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jesse Dillon - foul #3 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG) Jesse Dillon, Alec Whisenant | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose | |
| 16:44 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:44 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steve Robertson and he's hacked by Earl Redding - foul #1 on Earl Redding, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Earl Redding, Shawn Kirch | |
| 16:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:27 | Butler | William Michael pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nathan Heard | 48-39 |
| 16:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by Dale Merchant - foul #1 on Dale Merchant, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Joe Michie, Donnell Larsen, Steve Robertson, Terence Roney | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) William Michael | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Dillon - foul #4 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (PG) Jesse Dillon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donnell Larsen | 51-41 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Nathan Heard is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox | 51-44 |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Redden | 53-44 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by Michael Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Donnell Larsen, Dale Merchant, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Kirch steals the ball from Charles Redden | 53-46 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled on the floor by Michael Vaughn - foul #4 on Michael Vaughn, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson (SG) Michael Vaughn | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Vincent Wroten | |
| 14:01 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses badly on a shot in the paint | 53-46 |
| 13:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Blose | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Earl Redding is called for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Terence Roney (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Alec Whisenant, Charles Redden, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| 13:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Bernard Blose gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled in the backcourt by Donnell Larsen - foul #1 on Donnell Larsen, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) Joe Michie | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Steven Flannery (SF) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose | |
| 13:11 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney is fouled on the floor by William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Earl Redding, Steven Flannery, William Michael | |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG) Donnell Larsen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:34 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough travels in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF) Terence Roney | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-48 |
| 12:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Curtis Wilcox | 53-48 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Philip Armstrong blocks the short jumper by Christopher Scott | 53-48 |
| 11:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Redden (tiring) 5 pts. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Dale Merchant steps in front of the Antonio Scarborough pass in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant tips it in | 55-48 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Ronald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Antonio Scarborough, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 11:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 11:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 55-48 |
| 10:56 | Butler | William Michael is whistled for a carry | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Dale Merchant (SF) Steve Robertson, Alec Whisenant | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 55-50 |
| 10:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Terence Roney | 57-50 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Earl Redding can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 57-50 |
| 10:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dale Merchant | 57-50 |
| 09:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers is hacked by Earl Redding - foul #3 on Earl Redding, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 09:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Nathan Heard - foul #3 on Nathan Heard, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 09:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Nathan Heard is hacked by Dale Merchant - foul #2 on Dale Merchant, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF) Donnell Larsen, Dale Merchant | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| 09:24 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson drills a floater in the paint | 61-52 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Christopher Scott loses the dribble to Joe Michie in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 08:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Scott denies the turnaround by Charles Redden | 61-52 |
| 08:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong tips it back up and in | 63-52 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Joe Michie picks off the pass by Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 08:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Scott denies the turnaround by Charles Redden | 63-52 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Nathan Heard pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Bernard Blose misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Robertson - foul #1 on Steve Robertson, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF), Terence Roney (PF) Alec Whisenant, Charles Redden | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 08:16 | Butler | Bernard Blose makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Bernard Blose makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Kirch swats the dunk try by Steve Robertson | 63-54 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Vincent Wroten gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Robertson - foul #2 on Steve Robertson, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Steve Robertson, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:00 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 08:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Phillip Rogers | 63-55 |
| 07:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Blose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Butler | Bernard Blose hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 66-58 |
| 07:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), William Michael (C) Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose, Shawn Kirch | |
| 06:46 | Butler | William Michael is denied on a layup by Charles Redden | 66-58 |
| 06:44 | Butler | William Michael hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 06:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Earl Redding steps in front of the Michael Vaughn pass | 66-60 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Vincent Wroten blows the layup | 66-60 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 06:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 05:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Earl Redding | 66-60 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Vincent Wroten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (PG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Jesse Dillon, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Ronald Smith | |
| 05:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney tips it back up and in | 68-60 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 68-60 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Earl Redding tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Donnell Larsen | 70-60 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 70-60 |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Scott - foul #3 on Christopher Scott, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Steve Robertson (SF), Charles Redden (PF) Michael Vaughn, Alec Whisenant, Terence Roney | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), Shawn Kirch (PF) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Bernard Blose gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Christopher Scott comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Rogers - foul #1 on Phillip Rogers, team foul #13 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Philip Armstrong (C) Donnell Larsen, Charles Redden, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Bernard Blose, Nathan Heard, Shawn Kirch | |
| 04:16 | Butler | Christopher Scott makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Christopher Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Philip Armstrong | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Philip Armstrong (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG), Charles Redden (PF) Joe Michie, Steve Robertson | |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Kirch (C) Christopher Scott | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon is fouled on the floor by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Bernard Blose (PF) Steven Flannery, Ronald Smith | |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the wide open shot from the right side | 75-61 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong misses the driving attempt in the lane | 75-61 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Nathan Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG), Steve Robertson (PF), Alec Whisenant (C) Michael Vaughn, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Smith (PF), William Michael (C) Bernard Blose, Shawn Kirch | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 02:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 02:25 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 02:15 | Butler | William Michael connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Phillip Rogers (C) Donnell Larsen, Dale Merchant | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) William Michael | |
| 02:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Smith takes the ball from Phillip Rogers | 75-64 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Alec Whisenant is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alec Whisenant, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney (PF) Joe Michie | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 01:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-66 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Blose | 78-68 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson blows the layup | 78-68 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant grabs the offensive board | 78-68 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney misses the easy layup | 78-68 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Earl Redding scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox and he's hacked by Alec Whisenant - foul #4 on Alec Whisenant, team foul #15 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Michael Vaughn (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Jesse Dillon, Steve Robertson, Alec Whisenant, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Bernard Blose, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Redden | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is hacked by Earl Redding in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Redding, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG) Michael Vaughn | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Earl Redding | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Nathan Heard is fouled on the floor by Charles Redden - foul #1 on Charles Redden, team foul #16 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Bernard Blose (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson is hacked by Earl Redding in the backcourt - foul #5 on Earl Redding, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Alec Whisenant, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Earl Redding, Bernard Blose, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Ronald Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 82-73 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Curtis Wilcox is called for the reach on Joe Michie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) Steve Robertson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Jesse Dillon is called for the reach on Vincent Wroten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #17 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (PG), Steve Robertson (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Jesse Dillon, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant is hacked by Richard Courtois in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF) Donnell Larsen, Terence Roney, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Nathan Heard (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 84-75 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-75 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden snags the defensive board | 84-75 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong (C) Alec Whisenant | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie runs out the clock | 84-75 |