| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett inbounds the ball | 14-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Bennett | 14-34 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ohanko Ali | 17-34 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Andrew Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Leonardo Gallo | 17-34 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the board | 17-34 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | John Sherrill swats the short shot by Leonardo Gallo | 17-34 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't tip it in | 17-34 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Carlos Duchesne blocks the jumper by Andrew Bennett | 17-34 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett tips it back up and in | 17-36 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonardo Gallo | 20-36 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Horace Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Andrew Bennett | 20-39 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne clanks a floater from the right side | 20-39 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Kevin Arno tips it home | 22-39 |
| 16:57 | Butler | John Sherrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Scott Goodman (C) Gary Sweeting, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 16:55 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali loses the dribble to Andrew Bennett in the backcourt | 22-39 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 22-41 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Scott Goodman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-41 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Kevin Arno tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-41 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Philip Johnson gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Bennett - foul #3 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Sweeting (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Frank Swan (C) Philip Johnson, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 16:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ohanko Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) PF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Swan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett is fouled on the floor by Santiago Cordoba - foul #3 on Santiago Cordoba, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne (C) Ohanko Ali | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), John Sherrill (C) Bruce Whited, Brandon Coppola | |
| 15:19 | Butler | Stephen Jasper knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Bennett | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:01 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne hits the finger roll | 26-43 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Stewart | 26-45 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Frank Swan misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Bennett - foul #4 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Scott Goodman, Gary Sweeting, Santiago Cordoba | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Andrew Bennett | |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Frank Swan makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Frank Swan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne grabs the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #1 on John Sherrill, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (PG) Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Horace Stewart | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:39 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-47 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses the easy layup | 27-47 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo lays it up and in set up by Kevin Arno | 29-47 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leonardo Gallo | 29-47 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Frank Swan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Jason Lucas gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Leonardo Gallo denies the turnaround by Bruce Whited | 29-47 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Santiago Cordoba (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Swan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-47 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Frank Swan tips it in | 31-47 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses the easy layup | 31-47 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-47 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jason Lucas | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:05 | Marquette | The short jumper by Kevin Arno is denied by Kenneth Bennett | 33-49 |
| 10:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Whited | 33-49 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Frank Swan grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Kevin Arno scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Philip Johnson | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Arno | 40-52 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Santiago Cordoba (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Kevin Arno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Swan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-52 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Brandon Coppola snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-52 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Bruce Whited gets the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Coppola | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-55 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Kevin Arno snags the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Bruce Whited steals it from Philip Johnson | 40-55 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Scott Goodman (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Santiago Cordoba, Philip Johnson, Leonardo Gallo, Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF), John Sherrill (C) Kenneth Bennett, Bruce Whited, Brandon Coppola | |
| 05:37 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-58 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting double dribbles | 40-58 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-58 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the offensive board | 40-58 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Goodman - foul #1 on Scott Goodman, team foul #2 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Frank Swan (PF), David Simmons (C) Ohanko Ali, Gary Sweeting, Kevin Arno, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 04:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba loses the dribble to Andrew Bennett | 40-59 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Brandon Coppola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #3 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Sherrill (C) Horace Stewart | |
| 03:58 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Philip Johnson gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-59 |
| 03:36 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Scott Goodman (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Swan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:32 | Butler | A charge is called on Bruce Whited - foul #3 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Philip Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Goodman | 42-59 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Andrew Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) John Sherrill | |
| 02:33 | Marquette | David Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Andrew Bennett can't throw it down | 42-59 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Scott Goodman | 42-59 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Bennett - foul #3 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Scott Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Scott Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Jason Lucas pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Jason Lucas is fouled on the floor by Santiago Cordoba - foul #4 on Santiago Cordoba, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses the runner from the right block | 43-59 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | David Simmons clanks a jump hook from the left block | 43-59 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Andrew Bennett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Brandon Coppola drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Bennett and he's fouled by Santiago Cordoba - foul #5 on Santiago Cordoba, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SF) Santiago Cordoba | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Brandon Coppola misses the free throw | 43-63 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | David Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-63 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Bruce Whited gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Andrew Bennett runs out the clock | 43-63 |