| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Magnuson (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) SF - Wallace Valero (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Richard Slack knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | John Magnuson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jacob Adams | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled on the floor by Wallace Valero - foul #1 on Wallace Valero, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Dewei Zheng knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Smith and he's hacked by Wallace Valero - foul #2 on Wallace Valero, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (SF) Wallace Valero | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:49 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | DePaul | Dannie Warden misses the lay-in | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | John Magnuson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | John Magnuson makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | John Magnuson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Larry Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 1-5 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Dannie Warden travels with the ball | 1-5 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-8 |
| 16:59 | DePaul | Harland Hunter clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Slack - foul #1 on Richard Slack, team foul #2 | 1-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (C) Jacob Adams | |
| 16:59 | DePaul | Harland Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:59 | DePaul | Harland Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Larry Smith loses the dribble to Jamie Singleton | 3-8 |
| 16:21 | DePaul | John Magnuson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:20 | DePaul | Harland Hunter grabs the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | John Magnuson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-8 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Magnuson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Corona (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) C - Henry Ragin (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Robert Corona snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:34 | DePaul | The short jumper by Robert Corona is denied by Henry Ragin | 6-8 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton tips it home | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Larry Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Dannie Warden gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | DePaul | Harland Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Larry Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dewei Zheng | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | John Magnuson is called for traveling | 8-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG), Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Gary McNab (SF), David Rogers (C) John Magnuson, Harland Hunter, Robert Corona, Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| 14:01 | Butler | Jacob Adams knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bill Lowery | 8-13 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Gary McNab loses the dribble to Jacob Adams | 8-13 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Kim Randolph drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Bradley Childs | 8-16 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | David Rogers scores on a floater from the right block | 10-16 |
| 13:10 | Butler | David Ricks is called for the reach on Kim Randolph - foul #1 on David Ricks, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG), Harland Hunter (SG) David Ricks, Dannie Warden | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:53 | Butler | Bradley Childs clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gary McNab - foul #1 on Gary McNab, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:35 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough is hacked by Bradley Childs - foul #1 on Bradley Childs, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (SF) Joshua Yardbrough | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Henry Ragin (PF) Kim Randolph, Samuel Sandell | |
| 12:19 | DePaul | David Rogers drills a shot from the left side | 12-18 |
| 12:01 | Butler | David Rogers is called for the reach on Richard Slack - foul #1 on David Rogers, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamie Singleton (C) David Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Bill Lowery, Bradley Childs, Jacob Adams | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is fouled on the floor by Harland Hunter - foul #1 on Harland Hunter, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SF) Gary McNab | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Magnuson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) PF - Robert Corona (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Butler | Joshua Yardbrough picks off the pass by Dewei Zheng | 12-18 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Harland Hunter knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Singleton and he's fouled by Richard Slack - foul #2 on Richard Slack, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG) John Magnuson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (SG), Joseph Payne (PF) Richard Slack, Henry Ragin | |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Harland Hunter makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | David Ricks grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:26 | DePaul | Harland Hunter connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Joseph Payne buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Smith | 18-21 |
| 09:47 | DePaul | David Ricks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 09:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Dewei Zheng | 18-21 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Bill Lowery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Larry Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Samuel Sandell tips it back up and in | 18-23 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Dewei Zheng picks off the pass by Jamie Singleton | 18-23 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Samuel Sandell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Harland Hunter snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | David Ricks misses the easy layup | 18-23 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Joshua Yardbrough steals it from Larry Smith | 20-23 |
| 08:14 | DePaul | Robert Corona hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 08:00 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Harland Hunter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Joseph Payne pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Corona - foul #1 on Robert Corona, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG), Tony Keltner (SG), Gary McNab (SF), Dannie Warden (PF), David Rogers (C) David Ricks, Harland Hunter, Joshua Yardbrough, Robert Corona, Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Dewei Zheng, Samuel Sandell | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Magnuson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Keltner (fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) C - David Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | DePaul | Bradley Childs steals the ball from Gary McNab | 20-25 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Joseph Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Dannie Warden | 20-25 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Dannie Warden grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 07:00 | DePaul | David Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bradley Childs is hacked by Tony Keltner - foul #1 on Tony Keltner, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (SG) Tony Keltner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | David Rogers snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Gary McNab buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Dannie Warden and he's hacked by Bradley Childs - foul #2 on Bradley Childs, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Gary McNab makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:10 | Butler | William Hall comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 23-25 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Butler | William Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary McNab - foul #2 on Gary McNab, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (SF) Gary McNab | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:52 | Butler | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:52 | Butler | William Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:25 | DePaul | John Magnuson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 05:23 | Butler | William Hall pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Jacob Adams clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 23-27 |
| 05:13 | DePaul | Robert Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | David Rogers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Rogers, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SG), Samuel Tidwell (C) David Ricks, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Larry Smith, William Hall, Jacob Adams | |
| 04:47 | Butler | Bill Lowery is fouled on the floor by Robert Corona - foul #2 on Robert Corona, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harland Hunter (SG), Joshua Yardbrough (SF) John Magnuson, Robert Corona | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Joseph Payne (PF) Kim Randolph, Henry Ragin | |
| 04:47 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Tony Keltner travels in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Harland Hunter - foul #2 on Harland Hunter, team foul #12 | 23-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG), Jamie Singleton (C) Harland Hunter, Samuel Tidwell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:30 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton banks in the layup | 25-31 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Dewei Zheng buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Lowery | 25-34 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Tony Keltner is called for traveling | 25-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG), Harland Hunter (SG), Wallace Valero (SF), Gary McNab (PF) John Magnuson, Tony Keltner, Joshua Yardbrough, Dannie Warden | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Joseph Payne, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Ricks (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wallace Valero (fresh) PF - Gary McNab (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Jacob Adams blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jamie Singleton - foul #1 on Jamie Singleton, team foul #13 | 25-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (C) Jamie Singleton | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Samuel Sandell | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:18 | DePaul | David Rogers snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Gary McNab knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harland Hunter | 28-34 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Bill Lowery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG) David Ricks | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| 02:12 | DePaul | David Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Dewei Zheng, Jacob Adams | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary McNab - foul #3 on Gary McNab, team foul #14 | 28-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dannie Warden (PF), Jamie Singleton (C) Gary McNab, David Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Henry Ragin | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Richard Slack takes the ball from Dannie Warden | 28-35 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Joseph Payne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Slack | 28-37 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #6 | 28-37 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Kim Randolph buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-39 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 00:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 30-39 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Richard Slack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Bradley Childs gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Wallace Valero misses the driving attempt near the basket | 30-39 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Bradley Childs pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-39 |