| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Stewart steals it from Patrick Sobieski | 30-27 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett jams it on a great pass from Horace Stewart and he's hacked by Sean Gough - foul #1 on Sean Gough, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits a wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Horace Stewart | 30-31 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is hacked by Jason Lucas - foul #2 on Jason Lucas, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Stephen Jasper tips it in | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins loses the ball out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Herman Vincent (SF), Daniel Holliday (C) Terry Desjardins, Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Bennett | 30-36 |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #1 on John Sherrill, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Beveridge (C) Clarence Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Bennett denies the turnaround by Richard Beveridge | 32-36 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Brandon Coppola snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Jason Lucas is fouled on the floor by Patrick Sobieski - foul #2 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), Sean Gough (SF), John Scurry (PF), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, Herman Vincent, Daniel Holliday, Patrick Sobieski, Richard Beveridge | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Brandon Coppola scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Bennett | 32-38 |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 16:07 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to John Brown | 32-38 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown lays it up and in set up by Terry Desjardins | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Scurry (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | John Brown steps in front of the Jason Lucas pass | 34-38 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jason Lucas | 34-38 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Lucas | 34-41 |
| 14:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), Clarence Henderson (SG), Patrick Sobieski (PF), Daniel Holliday (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Sean Gough, John Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Bruce Whited, Brandon Coppola | |
| 14:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Andrew Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Henderson - foul #3 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF) John Scurry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:05 | Butler | Daniel Holliday steals the ball from Stephen Jasper | 37-41 |
| 13:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson hits a floater from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Herman Vincent - foul #1 on Herman Vincent, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Beveridge (C) Patrick Sobieski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois-Chicago | John Sherrill blocks the jumper by Herman Vincent | 39-43 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Richard Beveridge is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Richard Beveridge, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (PG), Sean Gough (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Donovan McCartha, Herman Vincent, Daniel Holliday | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 12:28 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the easy open layup | 39-43 |
| 12:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 12:11 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-43 |
| 12:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Sherrill | 39-43 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Beveridge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Horace Stewart (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 11:29 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Donovan McCartha (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), John Brown (C) David Thompson, Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, Patrick Sobieski, Richard Beveridge | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bruce Whited (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Jason Lucas, Stephen Jasper, John Sherrill | |
| 11:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Bennett - foul #3 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| 11:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Bruce Whited grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 11:05 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Herman Vincent | 40-45 |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Brandon Coppola gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the floater near the basket | 40-47 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the floater from the left side | 40-47 |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent misses the tip | 40-47 |
| 10:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 09:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Andrew Bennett | 40-47 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent connects on the shot from the left side set up by Terry Desjardins and the foul's on Andrew Bennett - foul #4 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (PG), Clarence Henderson (SG), Sean Gough (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Terry Desjardins, Donovan McCartha, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Bruce Whited, Brandon Coppola | |
| 08:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Jason Lucas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Beveridge (C) Herman Vincent | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses badly on a shot in the paint | 43-47 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Stephen Jasper snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Horace Stewart is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by John Sherrill | 43-47 |
| 07:52 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Beveridge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:48 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 07:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Beveridge is hacked by John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), John Scurry (SF) David Thompson, Sean Gough | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG) Horace Stewart | |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Beveridge misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:13 | Butler | John Sherrill snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Bennett | 43-51 |
| 06:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Sean Gough (SF), Daniel Holliday (C) Dennis Wise, Patrick Sobieski, Richard Beveridge | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (SF), Bruce Whited (PF) Kenneth Bennett, Stephen Jasper | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Andrew Bennett's pass is intercepted by Terry Desjardins in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins slams it home | 45-51 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Bruce Whited knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 45-53 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough blows the layup | 45-53 |
| 05:36 | Butler | John Sherrill pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Jason Lucas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), David Thompson (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, Clarence Henderson, Sean Gough, John Scurry | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jason Lucas | |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Brandon Coppola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF) Daniel Holliday | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) John Sherrill | |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 04:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown loses the dribble to Brandon Coppola | 50-53 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Bruce Whited can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 04:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 03:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski's pass is intercepted by Horace Stewart | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donovan McCartha (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Sobieski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Horace Stewart (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bennett (very tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by David Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Clarence Henderson (SG), Sean Gough (SF), John Scurry (PF), Daniel Holliday (C) Donovan McCartha, David Thompson, Herman Vincent, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), John Sherrill (C) Kenneth Bennett, Bruce Whited, Brandon Coppola | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 03:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Scurry | 50-53 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Bennett is called for the reach on Sean Gough - foul #5 on Andrew Bennett, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Beveridge (C) John Scurry | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (SF) Andrew Bennett | |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Henderson - foul #4 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski (PF) Richard Beveridge | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Coppola is called for the reach on Clarence Henderson - foul #3 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Daniel Holliday | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Patrick Sobieski swats the shot by Jason Lucas | 54-55 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Brandon Coppola hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is hacked by Jason Lucas - foul #3 on Jason Lucas, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 01:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Brown | 55-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Jason Lucas can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Sobieski - foul #3 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Bennett is called for the reach on Clarence Henderson - foul #4 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Jason Lucas is hacked by Clarence Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SG) Clarence Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Terry Desjardins is called for the reach on Jason Lucas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jason Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Desjardins | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Terry Desjardins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Bennett (SF) Brandon Coppola | |
| 00:02 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 61-64 |