| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 5 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Nathan Heard inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Tony Rosso is called for the reach on Vincent Wroten - foul #3 on Tony Rosso, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG) Tony Rosso | |
| 18:50 | Butler | Edmond Cordero denies the turnaround by William Michael | 30-30 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Shawn Kirch steals the ball from Edwin Bradley | 30-30 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | William Michael steals it from Lyle Jensen | 30-30 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Nathan Heard buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Wilcox | 33-30 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edmond Cordero | 33-33 |
| 17:20 | Butler | William Michael is hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #2 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF), Earl Redding (C) William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (C) Kevin Alfano, Edmond Cordero | |
| 17:08 | Butler | David May takes the ball from Nathan Heard | 33-33 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Lyle Jensen | 33-35 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (SF), Michael Morais (C) Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| 16:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Larry Caraballo | 34-35 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Michael Morais misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Eddy Cowan comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 34-35 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) PF - David May (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Morais (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Marquette | Michael Morais can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Earl Redding pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Vincent Wroten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo, Michael Morais | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | David May misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Earl Redding buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eddy Cowan | 37-35 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | William Michael is called for the reach on David May - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF) Earl Redding, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Bradley (PF) David May | |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Vincent Wroten takes the ball from Jeffrey Watkins | 37-35 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Steven Flannery scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 13:48 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 13:27 | Butler | William Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Nathan Heard (SF), Bernard Blose (C) Steven Flannery, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (SF), David May (C) Jeffrey Watkins, Edmond Cordero | |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 40-37 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Nathan Heard loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Eddy Cowan (C) Curtis Wilcox, William Michael | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano | |
| 12:36 | Marquette | David May misses long on a floater in the lane | 40-39 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Eddy Cowan pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled in the backcourt by Lyle Jensen - foul #2 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Nathan Heard double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edmond Cordero (C) Larry Caraballo, David May | |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Earl Redding misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lyle Jensen - foul #3 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF) Richard Courtois, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), David May (PF) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Edwin Bradley | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | David May misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 11:10 | Butler | William Michael snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:54 | Butler | William Michael banks in the layup | 44-42 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Earl Redding, Nathan Heard, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled on the floor by David May - foul #1 on David May, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Bradley (PF) Edmond Cordero | |
| 10:09 | Butler | William Michael banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Flannery - foul #1 on Steven Flannery, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Larry Caraballo (C) Tony Rosso, David May | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Steven Flannery gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Steven Flannery clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Vincent Wroten, William Michael, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Kevin Alfano, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| 08:06 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | David May clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Earl Redding gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David May (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | David May grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo misses short on a floater from the right block | 48-49 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Nathan Heard gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Earl Redding grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:04 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Tony Rosso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Steven Flannery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (SF) Larry Caraballo | |
| 06:50 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Richard Courtois pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Aaron Beyers picks off the pass by Bernard Blose | 48-49 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Eddy Cowan (PF) Richard Courtois, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Bradley (PF) David May | |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Tony Rosso makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Tony Rosso makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Nathan Heard connects on the floater in the paint set up by Earl Redding and he's hacked by Lyle Jensen - foul #4 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Lyle Jensen | |
| 06:10 | Butler | Nathan Heard makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Tony Rosso travels in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:55 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Kirch | 54-51 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), David May (C) Tony Rosso, Aaron Beyers, Edmond Cordero | |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 05:29 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Lyle Jensen | 54-53 |
| 04:45 | Butler | William Michael hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-53 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | David May gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses short on a floater from the right block | 54-53 |
| 04:26 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano tips it in | 54-55 |
| 04:03 | Butler | William Michael loses the dribble to Edwin Bradley | 54-55 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | David May misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Eddy Cowan - foul #1 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Earl Redding (SF), Bernard Blose (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Curtis Wilcox, Nathan Heard, William Michael, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Larry Caraballo (SF), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Kevin Alfano, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | David May misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | David May makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David May (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Richard Courtois snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Shawn Kirch slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Courtois and he's fouled by Larry Caraballo - foul #1 on Larry Caraballo, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF) Vincent Wroten | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeremy Dillon (PF) David May | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Tony Rosso comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Bernard Blose grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), William Michael (PF) Earl Redding, Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo, Jeremy Dillon | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Tony Rosso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Shawn Kirch gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Watkins | 57-56 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano buries a jumpshot from the left side | 57-58 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #3 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Tony Rosso hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 58-58 |
| 00:55 | Butler | William Michael pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Jeffrey Watkins is called for the reach on Shawn Kirch - foul #4 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Rosso | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses long on a fullcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Curtis Wilcox picks off the pass by Kevin Alfano | 60-60 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox banks in the layup | 62-60 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero double dribbles | 62-60 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano travels with the ball | 62-60 |
| 03:23 | Butler | William Michael's fadeaway is rejected by Edmond Cordero | 62-60 |
| 03:22 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Edwin Bradley | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Vincent Wroten gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't throw it down but he's fouled by Tony Rosso - foul #4 on Tony Rosso, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF), Earl Redding (C) William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), David May (C) Tony Rosso, Edmond Cordero | |
| 02:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Eddy Cowan, Earl Redding | |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG) Lyle Jensen | |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Vincent Wroten takes the ball from David May | 64-60 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 66-60 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | David May makes the jump hook from the left block | 66-62 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | David May gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Shawn Kirch denies the turnaround by Kevin Alfano | 66-62 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Shawn Kirch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 01:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Curtis Wilcox | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - David May (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edmond Cordero (C) David May | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:42 | Butler | William Michael snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | William Michael is hacked by Tony Rosso in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tony Rosso, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG) Tony Rosso | |
| 00:39 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:39 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edmond Cordero | 68-65 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by Lyle Jensen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #14 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, William Michael | |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter McGriff (PG) Lyle Jensen | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Walter McGriff is called for the reach on Bernard Blose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter McGriff, team foul #16 | 70-65 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Bernard Blose misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Bernard Blose misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Alfano | 70-68 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Bernard Blose, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is hacked by Kevin Alfano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Alfano, team foul #17 | 70-68 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Walter McGriff gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano loses the dribble to William Michael | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Walter McGriff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter McGriff, team foul #18 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Blose (PF) William Michael | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-68 |