| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-18 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:54 | Butler | Henry Ragin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 20-21 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Andre Romano is denied on a layup by Henry Ragin | 20-21 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-21 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Dotson | 20-21 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-21 |
| 17:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jacob Adams | 20-21 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Dotson - foul #2 on Michael Dotson, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (PF) Henry Ragin | |
| 17:28 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Spicer (C) Jacob Adams | |
| 16:42 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 20-21 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov hits the finger roll set up by Benjamin Slick | 22-21 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Slick - foul #2 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), William Hall (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, Bradley Childs, Kevin Burroughs, Samuel Sandell, Christopher Spicer | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Butler | William Hall blows the layup | 22-21 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Nenad Denisov | 22-21 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | James Critchfield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Henry Ragin gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Bill Lowery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Kim Randolph is hacked by James Critchfield - foul #2 on James Critchfield, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, William Hall | |
| 14:17 | Butler | Larry Smith loses the dribble to James Critchfield | 22-21 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | James Critchfield lays it up and in | 24-21 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Jacob Adams blows the layup | 24-21 |
| 13:56 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Childs | 24-21 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Jacob Adams lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 24-23 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | James Critchfield knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 26-23 |
| 12:56 | Butler | James Critchfield picks off the pass by Kevin Burroughs | 26-23 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Henry Ragin, Jacob Adams | |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Samuel Sandell snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Abraham Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) SF - Michael Dotson (fresh) PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Larry Smith is called for the reach on Donald Buchanon - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #3 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Joe Lawson (PF) Abraham Brown, Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Buchanon | 30-23 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Larry Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Sandell | 30-26 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Andre Romano scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Dotson | 32-26 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Michael Dotson drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-26 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Bradley Childs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Andre Romano pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick's pass is intercepted by Larry Smith in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Larry Smith misses the easy layup | 35-26 |
| 09:18 | Butler | William Hall snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Bradley Childs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andre Romano - foul #1 on Andre Romano, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Larry Smith, William Hall, Samuel Sandell, Christopher Spicer | |
| 09:13 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Abraham Brown connects on the shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Jacob Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Bradley Childs | 37-29 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Henry Ragin steps in front of the Ernie Cantrell pass | 37-29 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Jacob Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG) Bradley Childs | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas hits a turnaround from the left block | 39-29 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-29 |
| 07:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 39-29 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | James Critchfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Joe Lawson (PF) Abraham Brown, Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Samuel Sandell (PF) Kim Randolph, Henry Ragin | |
| 06:37 | Butler | Jacob Adams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jacob Adams, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | Joe Lawson drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Slick | 41-29 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Larry Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Joe Lawson knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 43-32 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ernie Cantrell - foul #1 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Darrell Christmas (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), William Hall (SF), Henry Ragin (PF) Bill Lowery, Kevin Burroughs, Jacob Adams | |
| 05:04 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Henry Ragin is called for the reach on Darrell Christmas - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Henry Ragin denies the turnaround by Darrell Christmas | 43-33 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon tips it in | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Bradley Childs comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Andre Romano - foul #2 on Andre Romano, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Clifford Kanode (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Larry Smith, Henry Ragin, Samuel Sandell | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Abraham Brown comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Childs - foul #3 on Bradley Childs, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (C) Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG) Bradley Childs | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Abraham Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 03:09 | Butler | William Hall pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Bill Lowery is called for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Andre Romano (C) Abraham Brown, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov clanks a turnaround in the paint | 45-34 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas tips it in | 47-34 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bill Lowery | 47-36 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano banks in the layup set up by Nenad Denisov and he's hacked by Christopher Spicer - foul #2 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #7 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (PF) Clifford Kanode | |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Bill Lowery can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Nenad Denisov - foul #2 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (C) Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 50-37 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| 00:58 | Butler | William Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Spicer - foul #3 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #8 | 50-37 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Samuel Sandell gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Samuel Sandell is hacked by Nenad Denisov - foul #3 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #8 | 50-37 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick runs out the clock | 50-39 |