| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 4-3 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd's pass is intercepted by Austin Coward | 4-3 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | James Aguon can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 19:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 4-3 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Brett Shepherd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde double dribbles | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Fowler | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | James Aguon is hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | David Jarvis is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Richard Blevins denies the turnaround by Edward Fox | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | Butler | David Jarvis travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey buries a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by David Jarvis - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Larry Dean knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Blevins | 9-8 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 12-8 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Andre Harper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nelson Boyer | 14-8 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Larry Dean hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Andre Harper | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Blevins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Larry Dean steals it from Edward Fox | 14-11 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Andre Harper, Richard Blevins | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the finger roll on a great pass from Austin Coward | 16-13 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Terrance Riccio denies the turnaround by Douglas Ensminger | 16-13 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Dino Mazierski gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the jumper from the left side | 16-13 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | James Fowler steps in front of the Boris Zellous pass | 16-13 |
| 13:29 | Butler | James Fowler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 13:10 | Butler | Donald Gray knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 16-18 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Austin Coward double dribbles | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) James Fowler, Larry Dean, Donald Gray | |
| 12:29 | Butler | Andrew Bailey takes the ball from Douglas Ensminger | 16-18 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #3 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Richard Blevins | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Edward Fox buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 19-18 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Donald Gray comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 19-18 |
| 11:47 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (tiring) 5 pts. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Wayne Foster is called for the reach on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Donald Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 22-18 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the tip | 22-18 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nelson Boyer | 22-18 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-18 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it in | 24-18 |
| 09:51 | Butler | James Fowler hits a shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 09:34 | Butler | James Fowler loses the dribble to Austin Coward | 24-20 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Austin Coward connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 27-20 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 09:12 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 27-20 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the floater near the basket | 29-20 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #2 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Robert Fisher (PF) Austin Coward, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Donald Gray, David Jarvis | |
| 08:15 | Butler | Andre Harper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-20 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Andre Harper | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by James Fowler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Ensminger (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG) James Fowler | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's pass is intercepted by James Aguon | 34-23 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't finish the layup | 34-23 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is hacked by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #9 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 06:54 | Butler | James Fowler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Richard Blevins snags the offensive board | 36-23 |
| 06:26 | Butler | James Fowler is whistled for a carry | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Larry Dean, Richard Blevins | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Edward Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-23 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Donald Gray steals the ball from Nelson Boyer | 36-23 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Virgil Polson swats the layup by Donald Gray | 36-23 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Brett Shepherd is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #4 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #10 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:33 | Butler | James Fowler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | The jumper by Tomas Wilde is denied by Richard Blevins | 37-23 |
| 04:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 37-23 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Larry Dean is fouled on the floor by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #7 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 04:11 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Larry Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde blows the dunk | 37-25 |
| 03:50 | Butler | James Fowler pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Dean and the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #8 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Larry Dean | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Austin Coward | 40-27 |
| 03:07 | Butler | Terrance Riccio denies the turnaround by Donald Gray | 40-27 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF), Richard Blevins (C) David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 02:47 | Butler | James Fowler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Douglas Ensminger denies the turnaround by Tomas Wilde | 40-27 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward tips it in | 42-27 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-27 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Blevins | 42-27 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it home | 44-27 |
| 01:39 | Butler | James Fowler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Blevins | 44-30 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Larry Dean takes the ball from Boris Zellous | 44-30 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 44-30 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Ensminger - foul #3 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #11 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Larry Dean, Douglas Ensminger, Richard Blevins | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Andre Harper connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Gray | 46-32 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-32 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Brett Shepherd loses the dribble to Wayne Foster | 46-32 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't finish the layup | 46-32 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the tip | 46-32 |
| 00:02 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a fullcourt shot | 46-32 |