| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fresh) SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) PF - James Gray (fresh) C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | James Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Newell | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Patel | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk hits a shot from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathon McCracken | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Butler | James Gray tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel is whistled for a carry | 7-2 |
| 18:07 | Butler | James Gray can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 18:06 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Alvin Newell loses the dribble to Johnny Patel in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #1 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:25 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake connects on the floater from the left block | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| 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 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Daniel Sands (SF), Jimmy Olmstead (PF) Johnny Patel, Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (fresh) C - Leon Ottinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Sands (fresh) PF - Jimmy Olmstead (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Halvorson - foul #1 on William Halvorson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop (C) Carlos Bettencourt | |
| 15:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:34 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:34 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Butler | William Halvorson connects on the 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 15:02 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Brown | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Wilson Ward hits a fadeaway from close range | 12-8 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Leon Ottinger - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), James Gray (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Terry Nimmo, Alex Avdalovic, Wilson Ward, William Halvorson, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin (SG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF), Carlos Bettencourt (C) James Brown, Daniel Sands, Jimmy Olmstead, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken lays it up and in and he's hacked by Carlos Bettencourt - foul #1 on Carlos Bettencourt, team foul #1 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG) Donald Fielding | |
| 13:57 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel scores on a floater in the paint set up by Larry Marlin and he's hacked by Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:41 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:25 | Butler | James Gray misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Brandon Drake - foul #1 on Brandon Drake, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Brown (SG) Larry Marlin | |
| 13:25 | Butler | James Gray makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:25 | Butler | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Chicago | James Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), Leon Ottinger (C) Alvin Newell, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:50 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:28 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Drake | 19-18 |
| 12:01 | Butler | William Halvorson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 11:59 | Butler | James Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 11:46 | Butler | William Halvorson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 11:44 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) SG - Alan Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Halvorson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Ottinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) C - Carlos Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 11:25 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt tips it in | 19-20 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Brandon Drake steps in front of the James Gray pass | 19-20 |
| 11:00 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake is fouled on the floor by William Halvorson - foul #2 on William Halvorson, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG), Wilson Ward (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Alan Loudermilk, William Halvorson, James Gray | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Daniel Sands (SF), Jimmy Olmstead (PF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) Johnny Patel, Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| 10:44 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding hits a fadeaway from the right side | 19-22 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Wilson Ward | 21-22 |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead blows the dunk but the foul's on Alvin Newell - foul #1 on Alvin Newell, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), James Gray (PF) Terry Nimmo, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin (SG), Carlos Bettencourt (C) James Brown, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Alvin Newell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Wilson Ward snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Larry Marlin takes the ball from Alvin Newell | 21-23 |
| 09:10 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Marlin buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Bettencourt | 21-25 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 08:52 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 08:33 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 08:32 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 08:19 | Butler | James Gray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 08:18 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 08:06 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Marlin | 21-30 |
| 07:49 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Jonathon McCracken is blocked by Donald Fielding | 21-30 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 07:36 | Butler | James Gray is called for traveling | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (PG), Alan Loudermilk (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Alvin Newell, Alex Avdalovic, Wilson Ward, James Gray | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), James Brown (SG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) Donald Fielding, Larry Marlin, Daniel Sands, Jimmy Olmstead, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnny Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Drake (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacey Davis (fresh) C - Bruce Wynkoop (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis is hacked by Leon Ottinger - foul #2 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | James Gray (PF) Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | Bruce Wynkoop misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 07:03 | Butler | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:38 | Butler | James Gray clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stacey Davis - foul #1 on Stacey Davis, team foul #4 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt (C) Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 06:38 | Butler | James Gray makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:38 | Butler | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:27 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-30 |
| 06:26 | Butler | James Gray grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 06:03 | Butler | James Gray hits a jump hook from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 05:45 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel is fouled on the floor by Terry Nimmo - foul #1 on Terry Nimmo, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG) Terry Nimmo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 05:45 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:45 | Butler | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Clayton Goodman can't finish the layup | 25-30 |
| 05:22 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:10 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis is called for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (PF) James Gray | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:58 | Butler | Alvin Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 04:42 | Loyola Chicago | Stacey Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Patel | 25-33 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 04:20 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:07 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Drake | 25-35 |
| 03:56 | Butler | James Brown is called for the reach on Alan Loudermilk - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Nimmo (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), William Halvorson (PF), Leon Ottinger (C) Alan Loudermilk, Clayton Goodman, Wilson Ward, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Fielding (PG), Daniel Sands (SF), Jimmy Olmstead (PF), Bruce Wynkoop (C) Johnny Patel, Brandon Drake, Stacey Davis, Carlos Bettencourt | |
| 03:38 | Butler | Leon Ottinger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Daniel Sands | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nimmo (fresh) SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Donald Fielding (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sands (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Olmstead (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Wynkoop (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Sands makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Fielding | 25-38 |
| 02:45 | Butler | James Brown steals it from Terry Nimmo | 25-38 |
| 02:23 | Loyola Chicago | Jimmy Olmstead scores on a runner from the left block | 25-40 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Terry Nimmo drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-40 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Chicago | Alvin Newell steals the ball from Jimmy Olmstead | 28-40 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Jimmy Olmstead swats the layup by Alvin Newell | 28-40 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:20 | Butler | James Brown is called for the reach on Leon Ottinger - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), James Gray (PF) Alvin Newell, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel (PG), Larry Marlin (SG), Brandon Drake (SF), Stacey Davis (PF), Carlos Bettencourt (C) Donald Fielding, James Brown, Daniel Sands, Jimmy Olmstead, Bruce Wynkoop | |
| 01:08 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Terry Nimmo | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | Loyola Chicago | Carlos Bettencourt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Terry Nimmo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Terry Nimmo double dribbles | 31-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), Wilson Ward (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Terry Nimmo, Thomas Cancel, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Avdalovic - foul #1 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #9 | 31-40 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:29 | Loyola Chicago | Johnny Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alan Loudermilk | 31-41 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Brandon Drake pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |