| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rascoe (fresh) PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Dicken inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Hung Tang clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on George Rascoe - foul #3 on George Rascoe, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Wallace (SF) George Rascoe | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Leland Dupre lays it up and in | 43-42 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Bradley Friedman steals it from Bernard Dicken | 43-42 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Clay Moore drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Julio Martin | 45-45 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by Bradley Friedman - foul #2 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Julio Martin is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Pittman - foul #1 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG) Julio Martin | |
| 17:29 | Butler | Clay Moore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Hung Tang | 47-47 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Russell Robbins lays it in and the foul's on Terry Hatchett - foul #3 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Robert Bentley (SG), Michael Libby (SF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Leland Dupre, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Hung Tang | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Corey Casson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Dale Cancel is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyons - foul #2 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Passmore (C) Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF) Miladen Jankowski, Russell Robbins | |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Robert Bentley is denied on a layup by Edward Womack | 47-50 |
| 15:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bentley (fresh) SF - Michael Libby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Casson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Passmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Rene Rizzo blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Bentley - foul #1 on Robert Bentley, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Dale Cancel, Robert Bentley, Michael Libby, Corey Casson, Luis Passmore | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Benjamin Pittman - foul #2 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-53 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Rene Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 47-53 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Leland Dupre loses the ball out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Eugene Wallace (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 13:31 | Butler | Ronnie Krone dunks the ball | 47-55 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace is whistled for a carry | 47-55 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Corey Casson pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Goran Kamienski | 47-58 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | George Rascoe is hacked by Goran Kamienski - foul #4 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Leland Dupre, George Rascoe, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack | |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dicken - foul #3 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace lays it up and in | 49-58 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Terry Hatchett takes the ball from Clay Moore | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | The jump hook by Bradley Friedman is blocked by Russell Robbins | 49-58 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman tips it home | 51-58 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Dale Cancel snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Cancel | 54-58 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Bernard Dicken scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Hung Tang | 54-60 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Julio Martin - foul #2 on Julio Martin, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Spencer (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Dale Cancel, Eugene Wallace, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Julio Martin, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Ronnie Krone grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Benjamin Pittman swats the layup by Edward Womack | 55-60 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Corey Casson gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Thomas Spencer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Rascoe | 57-60 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Rene Rizzo knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Thomas Lyons | 57-62 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | George Rascoe loses the dribble to Rene Rizzo | 57-62 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Thomas Lyons connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronnie Krone | 57-64 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Corey Casson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Eugene Wallace (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Thomas Spencer, Benjamin Pittman, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Miladen Jankowski, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Goran Kamienski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clay Moore | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rascoe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman is hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #4 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Libby (SF) George Rascoe | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Terry Hatchett | 60-67 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Libby - foul #3 on Michael Libby, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (SG), Corey Casson (PF) Leland Dupre, Michael Libby | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Corey Casson | 60-67 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 06:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clay Moore | 60-67 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Terry Hatchett picks off the pass by Hung Tang | 60-67 |
| 05:45 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Russell Robbins is hacked by Corey Casson - foul #1 on Corey Casson, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (SG), George Rascoe (SF) Dale Cancel, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 05:27 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett is called for traveling | 62-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG) Terry Hatchett | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 05:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Julio Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Edward Womack misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Ronnie Krone can't tip it in | 62-67 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Edward Womack tips it back up and in | 62-69 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Julio Martin steps in front of the Dale Cancel pass | 62-69 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Julio Martin hits the finger roll | 62-71 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Dale Cancel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Corey Casson gets the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace clanks a floater from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Butler | Thomas Lyons connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Julio Martin | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dale Cancel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Rascoe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Casson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Corey Casson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Corey Casson, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Robert Bentley (SG), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Dale Cancel, Leland Dupre, Eugene Wallace, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Russell Robbins drills a floater from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Russell Robbins, team foul #6 | 62-75 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 63-77 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Robert Bentley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-77 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Clay Moore grabs the board | 63-77 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by George Rascoe - foul #4 on George Rascoe, team foul #10 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cancel (PG), Michael Libby (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, George Rascoe, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| 01:47 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-79 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace snags the offensive board | 63-79 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Dale Cancel clanks a shot from the left wing | 63-79 |
| 01:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 63-79 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Michael Libby picks off the pass by Ronnie Krone | 63-79 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Corey Casson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Womack - foul #2 on Edward Womack, team foul #7 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Corey Casson makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Corey Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the defensive board | 64-79 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Thomas Lyons connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Ronnie Krone and the foul's on Dale Cancel - foul #2 on Dale Cancel, team foul #11 | 64-81 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the free throw | 64-82 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Dale Cancel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-82 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Wallace | 64-82 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-82 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Michael Libby tips it home | 66-82 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 66-82 |