| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Butcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Showman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Shehan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Mead (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Balog inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Luke Lyons scores on a shot from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Terry Mead knocks in the floater from close range set up by Alex Shehan | 34-40 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Richard Balog hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James McCade | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | Marquette | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on Dennis Carter - foul #1 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Richard Balog, Luke Lyons, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:37 | Marquette | Dennis Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Shehan | 37-43 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Paul Stephens travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Terry Mead buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Showman | 37-45 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Terry Mead grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | James Showman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-45 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Kyle Cole gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Todd Metzger snags the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Metzger | 40-45 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Todd Metzger blocks the short jumper by Terry Mead | 40-45 |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Adam Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Alex Shehan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Showman | 40-47 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Kyle Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Alex Shehan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Adam Stephens tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Alex Shehan steals it from Andrew Dykstra | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Dykstra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Metzger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Showman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Shehan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Mead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Marquette | James Showman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dennis Carter | 43-52 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Dennis Carter - foul #1 on Dennis Carter, team foul #1 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Luke Lyons (PF), William Butcher (C) Paul Stephens, Andrew Dykstra, Kyle Cole, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Johnson (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Sergei Kaczmarski (SF), William Considine (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) James Showman, Alex Shehan, Dennis Carter, Terry Mead, Adam Stephens | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Eddie Henry comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Norberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Norberto Yazzie, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Balog (SF) Norberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Eddie Henry misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Eddie Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 15:08 | Butler | William Butcher gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Charles Kirwin banks in the layup set up by James McCade | 48-52 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Kirwin - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Richard Balog misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 14:31 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler misses the turnaround from the left block | 48-54 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler tips it in | 48-56 |
| 14:07 | Butler | James McCade misses long on a shot from the right block | 48-56 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Christopher Buehler | 48-56 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | William Considine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Shehan (SG) Eddie Henry | |
| 13:39 | Butler | Richard Balog can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | William Considine snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | The short jumper by Alex Shehan is denied by Luke Lyons | 48-56 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Luke Lyons grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Richard Balog snags the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 12:44 | Butler | William Considine picks off the pass by Charles Kirwin | 48-56 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Alex Shehan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Buehler | 48-59 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Charles Kirwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Metzger (C) William Butcher | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Showman (PG), Dennis Carter (SF), Terry Mead (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Gregory Johnson, Sergei Kaczmarski, William Considine, Christopher Buehler | |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Terry Mead is hacked by Todd Metzger - foul #3 on Todd Metzger, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Butler | William Butcher (C) Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Dennis Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 11:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Balog | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Butcher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Showman (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Shehan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Mead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Charles Kirwin misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | James Showman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 11:17 | Marquette | James Showman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Luke Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Charles Kirwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James McCade | 51-59 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | The jump hook by Terry Mead is blocked by William Butcher | 51-59 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Dennis Carter tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Charles Kirwin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Adam Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Alex Shehan scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Terry Mead and he's fouled by James McCade - foul #2 on James McCade, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Luke Lyons, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (SF), Christopher Buehler (C) Dennis Carter, Adam Stephens | |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Alex Shehan makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Kyle Cole is hacked by Terry Mead - foul #2 on Terry Mead, team foul #2 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Luke Lyons (PF) Andrew Dykstra, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eddie Henry (SG), William Considine (PF) Alex Shehan, Terry Mead | |
| 09:43 | Butler | Richard Balog hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 09:41 | Butler | James McCade grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Paul Stephens misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 09:24 | Butler | James McCade grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | William Considine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF) Paul Stephens, James McCade, Richard Balog, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Johnson (PG) James Showman | |
| 08:33 | Butler | Todd Metzger is called for 3 seconds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Luke Lyons (PF), William Butcher (C) Andrew Dykstra, Norberto Yazzie, Kyle Cole, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Mead (PF), Adam Stephens (C) William Considine, Christopher Buehler | |
| 08:10 | Marquette | William Butcher steals it from Terry Mead | 54-64 |
| 07:50 | Butler | James McCade drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Luke Lyons | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Butcher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) SF - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Terry Mead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Adam Stephens knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on William Butcher - foul #3 on William Butcher, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) James McCade, Richard Balog, Luke Lyons, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Showman (PG), Alex Shehan (SG) Gregory Johnson, Eddie Henry | |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Adam Stephens makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alex Shehan | 56-67 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Adam Stephens is hacked by Charles Kirwin - foul #3 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Luke Lyons (PF) Charles Kirwin, Andrew Dykstra, Norberto Yazzie, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Carter (SF) Sergei Kaczmarski | |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Adam Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Luke Lyons pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Luke Lyons can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Mead - foul #3 on Terry Mead, team foul #3 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), William Butcher (C) Paul Stephens, James McCade, Todd Metzger | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Considine (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Terry Mead, Adam Stephens | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | James Showman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Considine | 58-70 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Richard Balog grabs the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-70 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Alex Shehan is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Buehler | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:06 | Butler | Richard Balog can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Showman | 58-73 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Alex Shehan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 58-73 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Richard Balog gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Luke Lyons knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Dennis Carter is fouled on the floor by Luke Lyons - foul #1 on Luke Lyons, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), James McCade (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, Andrew Dykstra, Richard Balog, Luke Lyons, William Butcher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Johnson (PG), Terry Mead (PF), Adam Stephens (C) James Showman, William Considine, Christopher Buehler | |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Dennis Carter makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Dennis Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Todd Metzger | 60-74 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Kyle Cole misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Adam Stephens - foul #1 on Adam Stephens, team foul #4 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eddie Henry (SG), Sergei Kaczmarski (SF) Alex Shehan, Dennis Carter | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Eddie Henry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gregory Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) SF - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Terry Mead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Todd Metzger is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Todd Metzger, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Richard Balog (SF) Paul Stephens, Norberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Richard Balog | 62-74 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Kyle Cole snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Sergei Kaczmarski takes the ball from Richard Balog | 62-74 |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF), Luke Lyons (PF) Richard Balog, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Showman (PG), Alex Shehan (SG) Gregory Johnson, Eddie Henry | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Terry Mead lays it up and in on a great pass from James Showman | 62-76 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Todd Metzger can't tip it in | 62-76 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski grabs the board | 62-76 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | Alex Shehan knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Showman | 62-79 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Luke Lyons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Kirwin | 64-79 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Charles Kirwin steps in front of the Terry Mead pass | 64-79 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Charles Kirwin slams it home | 66-79 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Alex Shehan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-79 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Luke Lyons pulls down the rebound | 66-79 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Charles Kirwin is called for traveling | 66-79 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Kyle Cole (PF) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Johnson (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Dennis Carter (SF), William Considine (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) James Showman, Alex Shehan, Sergei Kaczmarski, Terry Mead, Adam Stephens | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-79 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler tips it but misses | 66-79 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Dennis Carter misses the tip | 66-79 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Paul Stephens pulls down the rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-79 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | William Considine grabs the defensive rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Gregory Johnson runs out the clock | 66-79 |