| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hans Zan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Jason Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson loses the dribble to Larry Smith | 33-31 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Larry Smith drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Dewei Zheng | 35-31 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Joseph Payne's pass is intercepted by Hans Zan in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 18:33 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Anderson | 35-33 |
| 18:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Jacob Adams is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dewei Zheng | 37-36 |
| 18:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne's floater is knocked away by Dewei Zheng | 37-36 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Larry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Horne - foul #3 on Donald Horne, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Clayton Deming (SG), Steve Dillinger (SF), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Donald Horne, Hans Zan, Carl Anderson, Michael Duncan, Jason Johnson | |
| 17:39 | Butler | Samuel Sandell comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Adrian Cochran - foul #1 on Adrian Cochran, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger makes the 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 17:05 | Butler | The short jumper by Kim Randolph is denied by George Watson | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran buries a floater from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Bill Lowery hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Bradley Childs | 41-41 |
| 16:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming is hacked by Bradley Childs - foul #1 on Bradley Childs, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Hans Zan (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Michael Ford, Clayton Deming, Steve Dillinger, George Watson, Adrian Cochran | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hans Zan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jason Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Joseph Payne is hacked by Jason Johnson - foul #1 on Jason Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Donald Horne steals it from Jacob Adams | 41-44 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Horne | 41-46 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hans Zan - foul #3 on Hans Zan, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (C) Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman (C) Jason Johnson | |
| 14:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 14:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the shot from the left side | 43-48 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Richard Slack tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Joseph Payne tips it home | 45-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), Jason Johnson (C) Donald Horne, Hans Zan, Carl Anderson, Michael Duncan | |
| 13:33 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs is fouled on the floor by Adam Silberman - foul #1 on Adam Silberman, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (PF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan (SG) Adam Silberman | |
| 13:21 | Butler | Clayton Deming takes the ball from Bill Lowery | 45-48 |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger is denied on a layup by Jacob Adams | 45-48 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Samuel Sandell pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Bradley Childs is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Lowery | 48-48 |
| 12:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Lowery takes the ball from Clayton Deming | 48-48 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 12:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming connects on the jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Bill Lowery is hacked by Clayton Deming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Deming, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Clayton Deming, Hans Zan, Henry Hesson, Steve Dillinger, Jason Johnson | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Watson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adrian Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Butler | Adrian Cochran takes the ball from Henry Ragin | 48-50 |
| 11:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford is fouled on the floor by Dewei Zheng - foul #2 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan (PF) Adrian Cochran | |
| 11:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Joseph Payne connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Dewei Zheng and the foul's on Carl Anderson - foul #3 on Carl Anderson, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (SG), Adam Silberman (SF) Michael Ford, Carl Anderson | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:33 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson connects on the shot from the left block | 51-52 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Joseph Payne is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (C) Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran (C) George Watson | |
| 10:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Slack is called for the reach on Clayton Deming - foul #3 on Richard Slack, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan (SG), Steve Dillinger (SF) Clayton Deming, Adam Silberman | |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Bradley Childs (SF) Larry Smith, Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman (PF) Michael Duncan | |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Horne | 51-55 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Bill Lowery is fouled on the floor by Hans Zan - foul #4 on Hans Zan, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG), Henry Ragin (PF) Richard Slack, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Clayton Deming (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), Jason Johnson (C) Donald Horne, Hans Zan, Adam Silberman, Adrian Cochran | |
| 09:17 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Kim Randolph misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs can't tip it in | 53-55 |
| 08:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Kim Randolph buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Childs | 56-55 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Kim Randolph is hacked by Jason Johnson - foul #2 on Jason Johnson, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Bradley Childs, Henry Ragin, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Hans Zan (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), George Watson (C) Michael Ford, Clayton Deming, Carl Anderson, Steve Dillinger, Jason Johnson | |
| 07:49 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hans Zan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Henry Hesson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - George Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Hans Zan | 58-58 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Richard Slack is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zan - foul #5 on Hans Zan, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG) Kim Randolph | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (SG) Hans Zan | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Dewei Zheng travels with the ball | 60-58 |
| 06:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Hesson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 60-58 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 06:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jacob Adams | 60-58 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-58 |
| 06:24 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Adams - foul #2 on Jacob Adams, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG), Joseph Payne (PF) Richard Slack, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson (SF), Adam Silberman (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Henry Hesson, Michael Duncan, George Watson | |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Carl Anderson is called for the reach on Dewei Zheng in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Anderson, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 62-59 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Larry Smith lays it in set up by Kim Randolph and he's fouled by Clayton Deming - foul #3 on Clayton Deming, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Kim Randolph, Dewei Zheng, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Jason Johnson (C) Donald Horne, Clayton Deming, Adrian Cochran | |
| 05:27 | Butler | Larry Smith makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Henry Ragin (PF) Larry Smith, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan (PF) Adam Silberman | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Jason Johnson steals it from Bill Lowery in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 04:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan's floater is tipped away by Henry Ragin | 65-59 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Bradley Childs gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Lowery | 68-59 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (PG), Samuel Sandell (C) Bill Lowery, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Clayton Deming (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Michael Ford, Steve Dillinger, Carl Anderson, Michael Duncan, Jason Johnson | |
| 04:06 | Butler | Clayton Deming is called for the reach on Richard Slack - foul #4 on Clayton Deming, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Bradley Childs, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:06 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran is hacked by Samuel Sandell - foul #3 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG) Richard Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Dewei Zheng picks off the pass by Henry Hesson | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Deming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Hesson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Larry Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dewei Zheng | 73-59 |
| 03:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming double dribbles | 73-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (SG), Kevin Burroughs (C) Kim Randolph, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Adam Silberman (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Donald Horne, Clayton Deming, Henry Hesson, George Watson, Adrian Cochran | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Larry Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| 02:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ford | 73-62 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson (SF) Adam Silberman | |
| 02:16 | Butler | Richard Slack is open and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Jacob Adams | 75-62 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 75-64 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 75-64 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Adams denies the turnaround by Michael Ford | 75-64 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Dewei Zheng gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Jacob Adams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-64 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford travels in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (SG), George Watson (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Carl Anderson, Michael Duncan, Jason Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 75-64 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 75-66 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Henry Ragin, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Carl Anderson (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Michael Ford, Steve Dillinger, George Watson, Adrian Cochran | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is hacked by Donald Horne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Horne, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Adams denies the turnaround by Carl Anderson | 77-66 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson snags the offensive board | 77-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Johnson | 77-68 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Richard Slack is hacked by Donald Horne in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Horne, team foul #15 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger (SG) Donald Horne | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The clock runs out | 78-68 |