| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fresh) SG - Ralph Northern (fresh) SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) PF - Earl Marsh (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Northern and he's fouled by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Tinsley - foul #1 on Andrew Tinsley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Ralph Northern takes the ball from Adam Thompson | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Tinsley | 4-3 |
| 16:35 | Butler | A charge is called on Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SF), Dewey Clark (C) Andrew Tinsley, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Dewey Clark | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) PF - Earl Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewey Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the fadeaway from the right side | 7-3 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Adam Thompson scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 7-5 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Adam Binkley is called for the reach on Ralph Northern - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF) Rodger King | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 14:24 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Dewey Clark is called for the reach on Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Dewey Clark, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SG), Donald Smith (C) Ralph Northern, Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:41 | Butler | Brandon Coppola loses the dribble to Rodger King | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Rodger King lays it up and in | 9-5 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Earl Marsh is called for the reach on Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Earl Marsh, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (PF) Earl Marsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 13:07 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses long on a jumper from the right side | 9-5 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 12:49 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith clanks a jump hook from close range | 9-5 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 9-7 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Larocca denies the turnaround by Donald Smith | 9-7 |
| 12:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 9-7 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Paul Hyde comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 11:53 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 9-7 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Rodger King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) PF - Adam Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (PG), Ralph Northern (SG), Earl Marsh (PF) Clarence Marcial, Rodger King, Andrew Tinsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is whistled for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steve Swanson (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh loses the dribble to Stephen Jasper | 12-7 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 09:53 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Hubbard | 15-7 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Horace Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Rodger King (SF), Donald Smith (C) Leon Hubbard, Steve Swanson, Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 09:05 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Marcial | 17-7 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is hacked by Ralph Northern - foul #1 on Ralph Northern, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:28 | Butler | Adam Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-7 |
| 08:26 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh scores on a jump hook near the basket | 19-7 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Adam Binkley lays it up and in on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 19-9 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) C - Earl Marsh (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tired) SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Marsh | 22-9 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Adam Thompson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 22-9 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Horace Stewart drills a jumper from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh loses the dribble to Brandon Coppola | 22-11 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the turnaround from the right block | 22-11 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Rodger King grabs the board | 22-11 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Earl Marsh | 25-11 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (PF), Donald Smith (C) Ralph Northern, Earl Marsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 05:14 | Butler | Dewey Clark is called for the reach on Jonathan Larocca - foul #2 on Dewey Clark, team foul #5 | 25-11 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-11 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits the follow up shot | 25-13 |
| 04:41 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Larocca steps in front of the Donald Smith pass | 25-13 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca lays it up and in | 25-15 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Smith | 25-15 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Rodger King - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (PG), Steve Swanson (PF) Clarence Marcial, Andrew Tinsley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Adam Thompson blocks the short jumper by Donald Smith | 25-15 |
| 03:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 25-15 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 03:24 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the board | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodger King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewey Clark (fresh) PF - Steve Swanson (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tired) 4 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) C - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Rodger King - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG), Earl Marsh (PF) Rodger King, Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Adam Thompson | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern loses the dribble to Horace Stewart | 25-15 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart lays it in | 25-17 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Larocca - foul #3 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Andrew Tinsley (SF) Leon Hubbard, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 02:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 26-17 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a floater from the free throw line | 26-19 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ralph Northern | 28-19 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Brandon Coppola is fouled on the floor by Earl Marsh - foul #2 on Earl Marsh, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SF) Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 01:15 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Clarence Marcial - foul #1 on Clarence Marcial, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Smith (C) Earl Marsh | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 01:15 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Rodger King is fouled on the floor by Adam Binkley - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (PF) Ralph Northern | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Brandon Coppola | |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Rodger King makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Rodger King makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-22 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Rodger King snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Larocca - foul #4 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Earl Marsh (PF) Andrew Tinsley, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses the halfcourt shot | 32-24 |