| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) C - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Binkley inbounds the ball | 17-37 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Hughes - foul #2 on Kevin Hughes, team foul #1 | 17-37 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 17-38 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 17-39 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Horace Stewart steals it from Michael Adams | 17-39 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart lays it up and in | 17-41 |
| 18:55 | DePaul | Michael Adams is fouled on the floor by Adam Thompson - foul #2 on Adam Thompson, team foul #1 | 17-41 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #2 | 17-41 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Paul Hyde buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Adam Binkley | 18-43 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | Adam Thompson takes the ball from Kevin Hughes | 18-43 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-43 |
| 17:42 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes gets the rebound | 18-43 |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Michael Adams comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #3 | 18-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joel Luther (PF), Damon Earls (C) Daniel Kittleson, Kevin Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 19-43 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 19-43 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the jump hook from close range | 19-43 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Damon Earls gets the rebound | 19-43 |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Damon Earls makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-43 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Donald Melia picks off the pass by Adam Binkley | 22-43 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Donald Melia clanks a shot from the free throw line | 22-43 |
| 16:12 | DePaul | Damon Earls tips it but misses | 22-43 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Horace Stewart snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Joel Luther swats the short shot by Adam Binkley | 22-43 |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Joel Luther pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Damon Earls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas is whistled for traveling | 22-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey (PG), Gene Stubbs (SG), Daniel Kittleson (PF), Christopher Vail (C) Donald Melia, Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas, Joel Luther | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Adam Thompson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 22-43 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joaquin Ramey | 22-43 |
| 15:06 | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey loses the dribble to Horace Stewart in the backcourt | 22-43 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the finger roll | 22-45 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 22-45 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca gets the rebound | 22-45 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 22-45 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it in | 22-47 |
| 14:09 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-47 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey tips it home | 24-47 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits a jumper from the right block set up by Horace Stewart and he's fouled by Gene Stubbs - foul #1 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #2 | 24-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Ralph Thomas (SF) Joaquin Ramey, Damon Earls | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the free throw | 24-49 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Christopher Vail | 24-49 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 24-49 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Adam Binkley gets the rebound | 24-49 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled on the floor by Gene Stubbs - foul #2 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #3 | 24-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Kevin Hughes (PF) Gene Stubbs, Daniel Kittleson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:01 | Butler | Adam Binkley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Vail - foul #4 on Christopher Vail, team foul #4 | 24-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joel Luther (C) Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Adam Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-49 |
| 12:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Stewart | 24-49 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Adam Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Joel Luther buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Melia | 27-49 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Ralph Thomas denies the turnaround by Adam Thompson | 27-49 |
| 11:43 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes pulls down the rebound | 27-49 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | DePaul | Adam Thompson steals it from Joel Luther | 27-49 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Joel Luther picks off the pass by Paul Hyde | 27-49 |
| 11:08 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Donald Melia | 29-49 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the turnaround in the paint | 29-49 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it home | 29-51 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Thompson - foul #3 on Adam Thompson, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG), Damon Earls (SF), Daniel Kittleson (PF) Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas, Joel Luther | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Daniel Kittleson picks off the pass by Adam Binkley | 30-51 |
| 09:47 | DePaul | Damon Earls loses the ball out of bounds | 30-51 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the shot from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Damon Earls grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 09:15 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Melia | 32-51 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper connects on the turnaround from the left block | 32-53 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | Jonathan Larocca takes the ball from Gene Stubbs | 32-53 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is fouled on the floor by Daniel Kittleson - foul #3 on Daniel Kittleson, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Ralph Thomas (SF), Joel Luther (C) Donald Melia, Damon Earls, Kevin Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gene Stubbs - foul #3 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Vail (C) Daniel Kittleson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Horace Stewart travels with the ball | 35-54 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Michael Adams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a floater from close range | 37-54 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Paul Hyde tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Joel Luther comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-56 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Damon Earls (SG), Daniel Kittleson (PF) Gene Stubbs, Michael Adams, Joel Luther | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:34 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-56 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Hyde | 37-58 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Melia | 39-58 |
| 04:31 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Larocca is blocked by Christopher Vail | 39-58 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Kittleson - foul #4 on Daniel Kittleson, team foul #7 | 39-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joaquin Ramey (PG), Gene Stubbs (SG), Kevin Hughes (PF), Joel Luther (C) Donald Melia, Ralph Thomas, Daniel Kittleson, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Paul Hyde | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 03:55 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Kevin Hughes picks off the pass by Jonathan Larocca | 39-60 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joaquin Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damon Earls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Thompson (tiring) 19 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tired) 12 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (tired) 5 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Damon Earls misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG) Adam Thompson | |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Damon Earls makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Damon Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Joaquin Ramey - foul #2 on Joaquin Ramey, team foul #8 | 41-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Corey Lumpkin (SF) Damon Earls | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Joel Luther grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Joel Luther lays it in | 43-60 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the easy layup | 43-60 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Joel Luther buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joaquin Ramey | 45-60 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Kevin Hughes steps in front of the Stephen Jasper pass | 45-60 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joaquin Ramey | 48-60 |
| 01:32 | Butler | The jump hook by Jonathan Larocca is blocked by Kevin Hughes | 48-60 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Adam Binkley hits a floater from the free throw line | 48-62 |
| 01:10 | DePaul | Joel Luther is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #4 on Horace Stewart, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Damon Earls (SF) Corey Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:01 | DePaul | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Gene Stubbs - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| 01:01 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the easy layup | 48-62 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Brandon Coppola tips it home | 48-64 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-64 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Brandon Coppola snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart runs out the clock | 48-64 |