| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Butler | Jacob Adams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Dannie Warden scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Henry Ragin - foul #2 on Henry Ragin, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (PF) Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Dannie Warden makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Lavern Nawrocki is called for the reach on Larry Smith - foul #1 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Lavern Nawrocki is called for the reach on Larry Smith - foul #2 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG) Lavern Nawrocki | |
| 18:48 | Butler | Jacob Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | DePaul | Harland Hunter snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Samuel Sandell gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | DePaul | Dannie Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Dannie Warden tips it in | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Larry Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Harland Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Harland Hunter - foul #1 on Harland Hunter, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (PG), Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Gary McNab (SF), David Rogers (PF), Samuel Tidwell (C) John Johannsen, Harland Hunter, Jeffrey Juan, Dannie Warden, Jamie Singleton | |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | DePaul | Gary McNab drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Tidwell | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Jacob Adams drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Childs | 6-8 |
| 15:53 | DePaul | David Rogers misses long on a shot from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Sandell (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tony Keltner (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) C - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Larry Smith | 8-8 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Tony Keltner gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Gary McNab misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Jacob Adams - foul #1 on Jacob Adams, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), William Hall (SF), Clifford Kanode (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Larry Smith, Bradley Childs, Kevin Burroughs, Samuel Sandell, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Harland Hunter (SG), Dannie Warden (PF), Jamie Singleton (C) Tony Keltner, Joshua Yardbrough, David Rogers, Samuel Tidwell | |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Gary McNab makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Gary McNab makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Gary McNab makes the 3rd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan (SF) Gary McNab | |
| 13:07 | Butler | Clifford Kanode misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dannie Warden - foul #1 on Dannie Warden, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Clifford Kanode makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Clifford Kanode makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:43 | DePaul | Harland Hunter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Juan | 10-13 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Clifford Kanode clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Juan | 10-13 |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Harland Hunter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Dannie Warden tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Clifford Kanode knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bill Lowery | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) SF - William Hall (fresh) PF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Johannsen and he's fouled by William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, William Hall, Clifford Kanode | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (PG), David Rogers (C) John Johannsen, Jamie Singleton | |
| 11:31 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs is fouled on the floor by David Rogers - foul #1 on David Rogers, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (PF) Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (PG), Samuel Tidwell (C) Harland Hunter, Dannie Warden | |
| 11:05 | Butler | Larry Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:55 | DePaul | David Rogers is fouled on the floor by Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gary McNab (SF) Jeffrey Juan | |
| 10:41 | DePaul | Gary McNab's pass is intercepted by Samuel Sandell | 12-17 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Larry Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 10:21 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Samuel Tidwell | 12-17 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Gary McNab makes the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harland Hunter (SG), Jamie Singleton (C) Tony Keltner, Samuel Tidwell | |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Gary McNab makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Larry Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Bradley Childs | 15-20 |
| 09:39 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), Dannie Warden (PF) Joshua Yardbrough, Gary McNab, David Rogers | |
| 09:16 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 17-20 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | John Johannsen's pass is intercepted by Bradley Childs | 17-20 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Samuel Sandell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Spicer (PF), William Hall (C) Samuel Sandell, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:27 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Bradley Childs grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Bradley Childs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Clifford Kanode (PF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Gary McNab (SF), David Rogers (C) Harland Hunter, Jeffrey Juan, Jamie Singleton | |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Gary McNab misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Bradley Childs snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hall (fresh) PF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Rogers (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Butler | Bradley Childs connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Spicer | 19-20 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | John Johannsen scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gary McNab | 19-22 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Gary McNab steals the ball from Clifford Kanode | 19-22 |
| 06:24 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough hits the finger roll set up by Gary McNab | 19-24 |
| 06:06 | Butler | William Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Smith | 21-24 |
| 05:39 | DePaul | Dannie Warden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-24 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Christopher Spicer pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Dannie Warden denies the turnaround by William Hall | 21-24 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:05 | Butler | John Johannsen is called for the reach on William Hall - foul #1 on John Johannsen, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Bradley Childs, William Hall, Clifford Kanode, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (PG), Harland Hunter (SG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), John Foulks (PF), Jamie Singleton (C) John Johannsen, Joshua Yardbrough, Gary McNab, Dannie Warden, David Rogers | |
| 04:45 | Butler | Samuel Sandell can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Foulks - foul #1 on John Foulks, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | John Foulks pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:26 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harland Hunter | 22-27 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Kim Randolph can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Keltner - foul #1 on Tony Keltner, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Samuel Sandell picks off the pass by Harland Hunter | 24-27 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Jacob Adams knocks in the floater in the paint and the foul's on John Foulks - foul #2 on John Foulks, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG) Tony Keltner | |
| 03:39 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Foulks (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | DePaul | The jump hook by John Foulks is blocked by Henry Ragin | 26-27 |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Bill Lowery is called for the reach on Jeffrey Juan - foul #1 on Bill Lowery, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (PF) John Foulks | |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:50 | Butler | David Rogers steals the ball from Henry Ragin | 26-29 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Adams - foul #2 on Jacob Adams, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Bradley Childs (SG) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gary McNab (SF), Dannie Warden (PF) Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers | |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Jacob Adams is fouled on the floor by Jamie Singleton - foul #1 on Jamie Singleton, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (C) Jamie Singleton | |
| 02:10 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Harland Hunter clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-30 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Gary McNab is called for the reach on Kevin Burroughs - foul #1 on Gary McNab, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Jeffrey Juan (SF) Harland Hunter, Gary McNab | |
| 01:31 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF), Christopher Spicer (C) Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Christopher Spicer grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Christopher Spicer is hacked by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #1 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Jamie Singleton (C) Lavern Nawrocki, David Rogers | |
| 01:08 | Butler | Christopher Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Christopher Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Johannsen | 31-33 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 00:33 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Larry Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Bradley Childs | 34-36 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | John Johannsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Larry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-36 |