| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Thomas Cancel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Clifford Wood comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 19:33 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 19:11 | Butler | James Gray misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-58 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Scott McDermott gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | James Gray picks off the pass by Scott McDermott | 43-58 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 18:46 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Alan Loudermilk - foul #3 on Alan Loudermilk, team foul #1 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Alan Loudermilk, Thomas Cancel, James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (SG), Harry Stewart (SF), Justin Nau (PF) Benjamin Carlyle, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval | |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Scott McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 18:22 | Butler | William Halvorson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-59 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Wilson Ward snags the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Wilson Ward drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Stewart | 46-62 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Leon Ottinger can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 17:19 | Butler | William Halvorson tips it in | 48-62 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Justin Nau lays it up and in set up by Clifford Wood and he's fouled by William Halvorson - foul #1 on William Halvorson, team foul #2 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), James Gray (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Terry Nimmo, Alex Avdalovic, Wilson Ward, William Halvorson, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Lee Beegle, Harry Stewart, Scott McDermott | |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the free throw | 48-65 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Alvin Newell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santos Sandoval (PF) Justin Nau | |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Alvin Newell steals it from Benjamin Carlyle | 48-65 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Harold Finnie lays it in set up by Alvin Newell | 50-65 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jonathon McCracken - foul #1 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #3 | 50-65 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Thomas Cancel buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Santos Sandoval - foul #2 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #1 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG) Alvin Newell, Harold Finnie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG) William Red, Benjamin Carlyle | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the free throw | 52-67 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Gregory Botts gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Wood | 52-69 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Thomas Cancel's pass is intercepted by Clifford Wood | 52-69 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Richard Groom misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jonathon McCracken - foul #2 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #4 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alex Avdalovic, Thomas Cancel, James Gray, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Harry Stewart (SF) Clifford Wood, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts | |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Richard Groom makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Richard Groom makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:35 | Butler | Leon Ottinger lays it in on a nice dish by Alan Loudermilk | 54-71 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | Lee Beegle drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Stewart | 54-73 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Terry Nimmo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-73 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Leon Ottinger tips it but misses | 54-73 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Richard Groom grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Richard Groom is fouled on the floor by Leon Ottinger - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Wilson Ward (SF), James Gray (PF) Alan Loudermilk, Clayton Goodman, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott McDermott (C) Richard Groom | |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle's layup is rejected by William Halvorson | 54-73 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Terry Nimmo pulls down the rebound | 54-73 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Lee Beegle steals it from Wilson Ward | 54-73 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | Scott McDermott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Terry Nimmo, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Justin Nau (PF) Lee Beegle, Benjamin Carlyle, Harry Stewart, Santos Sandoval | |
| 12:55 | Butler | James Gray knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | William Red drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 57-75 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-75 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | William Red is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Newell - foul #2 on Alvin Newell, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF) Alvin Newell, Wilson Ward | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) William Red | |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Justin Nau clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Harold Finnie's pass is intercepted by Scott McDermott in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon is hacked by Harold Finnie - foul #1 on Harold Finnie, team foul #7 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), Leon Ottinger (PF) Harold Finnie, James Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Santos Sandoval (PF) Justin Nau | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Jeffrey Gordon is called for the reach on Alan Loudermilk - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #2 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scott McDermott - foul #3 on Scott McDermott, team foul #3 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Scott McDermott | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval is denied on a layup by Leon Ottinger | 59-77 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| Subs | Butler | Clayton Goodman (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Gregory Botts is fouled on the floor by Clayton Goodman - foul #3 on Clayton Goodman, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), James Gray (PF) Alex Avdalovic, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF) Santos Sandoval | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 11:13 | Butler | James Gray is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-79 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Richard Groom steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-79 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (SG), William Halvorson (C) Alan Loudermilk, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Lee Beegle (SG), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) William Red, Benjamin Carlyle, Gregory Botts, Richard Groom | |
| 10:50 | Butler | James Gray buries a fadeaway from the left side | 64-79 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Harry Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-79 |
| 10:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Gray | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:14 | Butler | Justin Nau takes the ball from Clayton Goodman | 64-79 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Harry Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Butler | Clayton Goodman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-82 |
| 09:44 | Butler | James Gray misses the tip | 64-82 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Clifford Wood gets the rebound | 64-82 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Scott McDermott, team foul #4 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Wilson Ward (C) Alvin Newell, Terry Nimmo, Clayton Goodman, James Gray, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Lee Beegle, Harry Stewart, Justin Nau, Scott McDermott | |
| 09:30 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk is called for traveling | 64-82 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | William Red scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Carlyle | 64-84 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger blows the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Carlyle - foul #2 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #5 | 64-84 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG) Alan Loudermilk | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-84 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Harold Finnie takes the ball from Gregory Botts | 66-84 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic is hacked by William Red in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Red, team foul #6 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) William Red | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken can't finish the layup | 66-84 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Richard Groom snags the defensive board | 66-84 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Wilson Ward - foul #1 on Wilson Ward, team foul #9 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (PF) Wilson Ward | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF) Gregory Botts | |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 66-85 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Thomas Cancel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-86 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 66-86 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 66-86 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Thomas Cancel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-86 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Clifford Wood knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Benjamin Carlyle | 66-89 |
| 07:33 | Butler | William Halvorson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-89 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF), James Gray (PF) Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Clifford Wood, Benjamin Carlyle, Santos Sandoval, Richard Groom | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harry Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. PF - Justin Nau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott McDermott (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Clayton Goodman takes the ball from Jeffrey Gordon | 66-89 |
| 07:08 | Butler | James Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Stewart - foul #3 on Harry Stewart, team foul #7 | 66-89 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), Leon Ottinger (C) Alan Loudermilk, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF) Harry Stewart | |
| 07:08 | Butler | James Gray makes the 1st free throw | 67-89 |
| 07:08 | Butler | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-89 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Leon Ottinger is called for the reach on Gregory Botts - foul #2 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #10 | 68-89 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Jonathon McCracken (C) Alex Avdalovic, James Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 68-90 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 2nd free throw | 68-90 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 68-90 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Clayton Goodman is fouled in the backcourt by Scott McDermott - foul #5 on Scott McDermott, team foul #8 | 68-90 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Groom (C) Scott McDermott | |
| 06:52 | Butler | Clayton Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 69-90 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Clayton Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 70-90 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Leon Ottinger gets the rebound | 70-90 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Gregory Botts takes the ball from Terry Nimmo | 70-90 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Lee Beegle dunks the ball on a great pass from Gregory Botts | 70-92 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Alvin Newell blows the wide open layup | 70-92 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Gregory Botts grabs the defensive rebound | 70-92 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Richard Groom connects on the runner in the paint | 70-94 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Lee Beegle steals the ball from Alvin Newell in the backcourt | 70-94 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Gregory Botts comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 70-94 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Justin Nau hits the follow up shot | 70-96 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Clayton Goodman drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Terry Nimmo | 72-96 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Richard Groom misses badly on a floater in the lane | 72-96 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Leon Ottinger snags the defensive board | 72-96 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Leon Ottinger can't finish the layup | 72-96 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon gets the rebound | 72-96 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon is hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #3 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #11 | 72-96 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Wilson Ward (C) Alvin Newell, Terry Nimmo, Clayton Goodman, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Harry Stewart (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF) Lee Beegle, Gregory Botts, Justin Nau | |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 72-96 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-97 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Wilson Ward is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-97 |
| 04:44 | Butler | William Halvorson tips it back up and in | 74-97 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-97 |
| 04:39 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-97 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a floater from the right block | 74-97 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Thomas Cancel gets the offensive rebound | 74-97 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-97 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Thomas Cancel snags the offensive board | 74-97 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-97 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Thomas Cancel tips it home | 76-97 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Gordon | 76-99 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic is hacked by Harry Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Stewart, team foul #9 | 76-99 |
| Subs | Butler | James Gray (PF) William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Justin Nau (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Richard Groom | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic makes the 1st free throw | 77-99 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic makes the 2nd free throw | 78-99 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Clifford Wood buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Justin Nau | 78-101 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the shot from the right wing set up by James Gray | 80-101 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilson Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Santos Sandoval (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Nau (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Clifford Wood | 80-103 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Thomas Cancel hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 82-103 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | Justin Nau knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifford Wood | 82-105 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk loses the dribble to Santos Sandoval | 82-105 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Clifford Wood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Stewart and he's hacked by Alan Loudermilk - foul #4 on Alan Loudermilk, team foul #12 | 82-107 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (PG), Terry Nimmo (SG), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alex Avdalovic, Alan Loudermilk, Thomas Cancel, James Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (PF) Justin Nau | |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the free throw | 82-108 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Harry Stewart steps in front of the Harold Finnie pass in the backcourt | 82-108 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Harry Stewart is fouled on the floor by Wilson Ward - foul #2 on Wilson Ward, team foul #13 | 82-108 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG) Clifford Wood | |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Harry Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 82-109 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Harry Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 82-110 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Terry Nimmo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-110 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Harry Stewart snags the defensive board | 82-110 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | Gregory Botts lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Red | 82-112 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Benjamin Carlyle steps in front of the Harold Finnie pass in the backcourt | 82-112 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | William Red misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Finnie - foul #2 on Harold Finnie, team foul #14 | 82-112 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Harold Finnie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Groom (C) Harry Stewart | |
| 01:54 | Marquette | William Red misses the 1st free throw | 82-112 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 82-113 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Terry Nimmo is hacked by Santos Sandoval in the backcourt - foul #3 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #10 | 82-113 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) William Red | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Terry Nimmo makes the 1st free throw | 83-113 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Terry Nimmo makes the 2nd free throw | 84-113 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle is whistled for traveling | 84-113 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-113 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval snags the defensive board | 84-113 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Clifford Wood can't finish the layup | 84-113 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Gregory Botts grabs the offensive rebound | 84-113 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle connects on the runner from the right block set up by Clifford Wood | 84-115 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Wilson Ward comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 84-115 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle grabs the defensive rebound | 84-115 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Gregory Botts is hacked by Terry Nimmo - foul #1 on Terry Nimmo, team foul #15 | 84-115 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 84-116 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 84-117 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Terry Nimmo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-117 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the board | 84-117 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Clifford Wood can't throw it down but he's hacked by Wilson Ward - foul #3 on Wilson Ward, team foul #16 | 84-117 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 84-118 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 84-119 |
| 00:27 | Butler | The jumper by Wilson Ward is denied by Richard Groom | 84-119 |
| 00:25 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to William Halvorson | 84-119 |
| 00:22 | Butler | William Halvorson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 86-119 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Clifford Wood runs out the clock | 86-119 |