| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Binkley inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 29-27 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Paul Hyde snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Blane - foul #3 on Rick Blane, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (SG) Rick Blane | |
| 19:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:12 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Patrick Sobieski | 30-27 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Terry Desjardins | 30-29 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Terry Desjardins picks off the pass by Adam Thompson | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Thompson - foul #2 on Adam Thompson, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SG), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, John Brown | |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Adam Binkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG) Sean Gough | |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 30-31 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Adam Binkley gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Adam Thompson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough (SF) Patrick Sobieski | |
| 17:04 | Butler | Adam Thompson buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Herbert Patrick - foul #3 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF) Herbert Patrick | |
| 17:04 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:04 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by David Simmers in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Simmers, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, David Simmers | |
| 16:22 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the turnaround from the left block | 36-31 |
| 16:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Gough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Rick Blane (SG), Daniel Holliday (PF) Terry Desjardins, Herman Vincent, Patrick Sobieski | |
| 15:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Larocca | 38-31 |
| 15:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Clarence Henderson - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers (C) John Brown | |
| 15:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane clanks a shot from the left side | 38-31 |
| 14:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart lays it up and in | 40-33 |
| 14:29 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 14:28 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to David Simmers | 40-33 |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is whistled for a carry | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Thompson, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herman Vincent (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF), John Brown (C) Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, Daniel Holliday, David Simmers | |
| 14:07 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Desjardins - foul #1 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rick Blane - foul #4 on Rick Blane, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (SG) Rick Blane | |
| 13:54 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent is hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| 13:15 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Adam Binkley snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Adam Binkley lays it in on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 44-33 |
| 12:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Herman Vincent - foul #3 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Sean Gough (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Herman Vincent, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 12:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Stewart takes the ball from Daniel Holliday | 44-33 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Adam Binkley | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Patrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Gough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Simmers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Holliday - foul #4 on Daniel Holliday, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Patrick Sobieski (PF), John Brown (C) Herbert Patrick, Daniel Holliday, David Simmers | |
| 11:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Stewart is called for the reach on Clarence Henderson - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF) Sean Gough | |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent is hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Clarence Henderson picks off the pass by Horace Stewart | 48-35 |
| 09:50 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 09:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), David Simmers (C) Donovan McCartha, Clarence Henderson, John Brown | |
| 09:04 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 48-35 |
| 09:02 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Terry Desjardins takes the ball from Jonathan Larocca | 48-37 |
| 08:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Desjardins | 48-39 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Herman Vincent is called for the reach on Jonathan Larocca - foul #3 on Herman Vincent, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, Herman Vincent, Patrick Sobieski, David Simmers | |
| 07:47 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 07:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 07:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 07:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Binkley (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Herbert Patrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 06:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Sean Gough | 48-41 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Sean Gough is called for the reach on Stephen Jasper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Gough, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), David Simmers (C) Herbert Patrick, John Brown | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Holliday | 50-43 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Horace Stewart is denied on a layup by Daniel Holliday | 50-43 |
| 05:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 04:45 | Butler | David Simmers steals it from Adam Binkley | 50-43 |
| 04:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Stephen Jasper, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Herman Vincent (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF), John Brown (C) Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, Daniel Holliday, David Simmers | |
| 04:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins lays it up and in on a great pass from Rick Blane | 50-45 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-45 |
| 04:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 04:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Larocca is called for the reach on Terry Desjardins - foul #4 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| 04:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 50-46 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Patrick Sobieski denies the turnaround by Horace Stewart | 50-46 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Patrick Sobieski | 50-46 |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Larocca (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Adam Binkley (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Blane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herman Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Paul Hyde can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Paul Hyde hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 02:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski can't connect on a shot near the basket | 52-46 |
| 02:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Sean Gough (SF) Terry Desjardins, Herman Vincent | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 52-48 |
| 02:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is fouled on the floor by Horace Stewart - foul #4 on Horace Stewart, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Clarence Henderson | |
| 02:00 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 52-48 |
| 02:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Patrick Sobieski takes the ball from Horace Stewart in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins tips it home | 52-51 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 01:19 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 52-51 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled on the floor by Horace Stewart - foul #5 on Horace Stewart, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Jason Lucas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Larocca - foul #5 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #11 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Augustus Znidarsic (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Paul Hyde can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 52-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the board | 52-54 |