| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Saunders (fresh) SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) PF - John Hendricks (fresh) C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Wagner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Thomas Wagner lays it up and in set up by Everett Savory | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Richard Duvall is called for the reach on Wesley Kendrick - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Thomas Wagner denies the turnaround by Fernando Quinones | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Hazzard | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Charles Saunders lays it up and in set up by Robin Hazzard and he's hacked by Everett Savory - foul #1 on Everett Savory, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robin Hazzard - foul #1 on Robin Hazzard, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Charles Saunders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Thomas Wagner pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | John Hendricks gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Samuel Foster steps in front of the Charles Saunders pass | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Butler | John Hendricks swats the short shot by Samuel Foster | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Thomas Wagner tips it in | 3-6 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Wesley Kendrick | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Savory | 5-9 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Charles Saunders connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robin Hazzard | 7-9 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Richard Duvall connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Everett Savory | 7-11 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Samuel Foster - foul #1 on Samuel Foster, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Everett Savory, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Richard Duvall is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (PF) John Hendricks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses the dunk attempt | 9-11 |
| 15:57 | Butler | George Larson gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Larson (fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Marotta (fresh) PF - David Sparling (fresh) C - Tim Pointer (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Butler | John Marotta misses long on a jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (SG), Eric Gorney (C) Wesley Kendrick, Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnathan Gardner (C) Richard Duvall | |
| 15:15 | Butler | John Marotta is fouled on the floor by Eric Gorney - foul #1 on Eric Gorney, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Robin Hazzard | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Samuel Foster (PF) Tim Pointer, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 14:59 | Butler | George Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:57 | Butler | David Sparling snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Everett Savory is fouled on the floor by Eric Gorney - foul #2 on Eric Gorney, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Fernando Quinones (C) Eric Gorney | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Thomas Wagner (C) John Marotta, David Sparling | |
| 14:22 | Butler | Everett Savory's floater is knocked away by William Williams | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | William Williams snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | John Hendricks blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Foster - foul #2 on Samuel Foster, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SG), Robin Hazzard (SF) Frank Everitt, William Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (PF) George Larson, Samuel Foster | |
| 14:00 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski's pass is intercepted by John Hendricks | 11-11 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | John Hendricks can't throw it down but he's fouled by Walter Matuszeski - foul #1 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), David Sparling (PF) Everett Savory, Tim Pointer | |
| 13:30 | Marquette | John Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:14 | Butler | John Hendricks denies the turnaround by Richard Duvall | 12-11 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses short on a floater from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Butler | John Marotta is hacked by Charles Saunders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Saunders, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), Tim Pointer (C) Walter Matuszeski, Thomas Wagner | |
| 12:48 | Butler | George Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (PF) John Hendricks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | William Williams tips it in | 14-11 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Tim Pointer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fernando Quinones - foul #1 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Thomas Wagner (C) George Larson, John Marotta | |
| 12:03 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard blows the dunk but the foul's on Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF) Richard Duvall, David Sparling | |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Matuszeski | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fernando Quinones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Larson (fresh) SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Pointer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (SG), John Hendricks (PF) Robin Hazzard, William Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Charles Saunders is fouled on the floor by Everett Savory - foul #2 on Everett Savory, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (SF) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG) Everett Savory | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Tim Pointer snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:09 | Butler | George Larson knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Stanton Williams and he's fouled by Fernando Quinones - foul #2 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (PF) Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:09 | Butler | George Larson makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Tim Pointer steps in front of the Frank Everitt pass | 16-17 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses short on a floater from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:20 | Butler | George Larson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | John Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Frank Everitt can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-17 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 16-17 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Charles Saunders is hacked by Stanton Williams - foul #1 on Stanton Williams, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SF) Robin Hazzard | |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Walter Matuszeski, Tim Pointer, Thomas Wagner | |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Stanton Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:48 | Butler | John Marotta is hacked by Charles Saunders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Saunders, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (SF) Charles Saunders | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:48 | Butler | John Marotta misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | John Hendricks buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Frank Everitt | 19-17 |
| 09:15 | Butler | George Larson misses long on a shot from the left side | 19-17 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | John Hendricks buries a driving attempt in the paint | 21-17 |
| 08:42 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner's layup is rejected by John Hendricks | 21-17 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | John Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | John Hendricks connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Wesley Kendrick | 23-17 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Marotta | 23-20 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | John Hendricks lays it in on a great pass from Frank Everitt | 25-20 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Stanton Williams misses the shot from the left side | 25-20 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | William Williams gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robin Hazzard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hendricks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanton Williams (fairly fresh) PF - David Sparling (fresh) C - Johnathan Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Marquette | A charge is called on John Hendricks - foul #1 on John Hendricks, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Don Lopresti (PG) Frank Everitt | |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Tim Pointer (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Stanton Williams, David Sparling, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 07:17 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robin Hazzard - foul #2 on Robin Hazzard, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chris Platt (SG) Robin Hazzard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:17 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | John Hendricks blows the dunk | 25-21 |
| 06:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Wagner | 25-21 |
| 06:43 | Butler | George Larson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on George Larson, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG) Don Lopresti | |
| Subs | Butler | David Sparling (PF) Tim Pointer | |
| 06:22 | Marquette | John Hendricks hits a floater from the left block and the foul's on David Sparling - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnathan Gardner (C) Thomas Wagner | |
| 06:22 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:04 | Butler | George Larson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-21 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Walter Matuszeski steals the ball from John Hendricks | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | Butler | George Larson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Marotta and he's hacked by Frank Everitt - foul #1 on Frank Everitt, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), Tim Pointer (SF), William Potter (PF) John Marotta, Walter Matuszeski, David Sparling | |
| 05:27 | Butler | George Larson makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | John Hendricks clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 28-24 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Tim Pointer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Tim Pointer scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Larson | 28-26 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Frank Everitt's floater is tipped away by Johnathan Gardner | 28-26 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stanton Williams is hacked by Wesley Kendrick - foul #1 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (PG), Robin Hazzard (SF), Fernando Quinones (PF), Eric Gorney (C) Frank Everitt, Chris Platt, William Williams, John Hendricks | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) George Larson, Tim Pointer, William Potter, Johnathan Gardner | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stanton Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Stanton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones is fouled on the floor by Samuel Foster - foul #3 on Samuel Foster, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Don Lopresti (PG) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), David Sparling (PF) Stanton Williams, Samuel Foster | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:40 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Don Lopresti (fresh) SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Sparling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Everett Savory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-27 |
| 03:26 | Marquette | Eric Gorney tips it in | 30-27 |
| 03:18 | Butler | David Sparling connects on the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Don Lopresti - foul #1 on Don Lopresti, team foul #13 | 30-29 |
| 03:18 | Butler | David Sparling makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Don Lopresti and he's fouled by Walter Matuszeski - foul #2 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #13 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chris Platt (SG) Don Lopresti | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF) Walter Matuszeski | |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Richard Duvall makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Wagner | 35-33 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | David Sparling is called for the reach on Robin Hazzard - foul #2 on David Sparling, team foul #14 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (SG) Chris Platt | |
| Subs | Butler | William Potter (PF) David Sparling | |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Frank Everitt is called for the reach on Tim Pointer - foul #2 on Frank Everitt, team foul #14 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Eric Gorney | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnathan Gardner (C) Thomas Wagner | |
| 01:41 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Hazzard | 40-34 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner loses the dribble to Robin Hazzard | 40-34 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Tim Pointer steps in front of the Robin Hazzard pass | 40-34 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Everett Savory hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tim Pointer | 40-36 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Johnathan Gardner denies the turnaround by Fernando Quinones | 40-36 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Richard Duvall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the left block | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Frank Everitt comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-38 |