| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Larson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - David Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Turner (fresh) SF - Shawn Carpenter (fresh) PF - James Hardeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Sweeney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bernard Watkins inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the tip | 34-24 |
| 19:35 | Milwaukee | Samuel Sweeney grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 19:20 | Milwaukee | Samuel Sweeney makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Hardeman and the foul's on Thomas Wagner - foul #1 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | Milwaukee | Samuel Sweeney misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Thomas Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Bernard Watkins is hacked by Shawn Carpenter - foul #3 on Shawn Carpenter, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Frank Sherwood (SF) Shawn Carpenter | |
| 18:46 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 18:45 | Milwaukee | John Turner gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:20 | Milwaukee | Samuel Sweeney lays it in set up by David Phillips | 34-28 |
| 18:00 | Butler | George Larson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo (SG), Kevin Hand (PF), Donald Bailey (C) John Turner, James Hardeman, Samuel Sweeney | |
| 18:00 | Butler | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:00 | Butler | George Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:47 | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Butler | William Potter grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 17:22 | Butler | George Larson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 17:21 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to David Sparling | 36-28 |
| 17:01 | Butler | George Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 16:59 | Butler | William Potter tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 16:54 | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Matuszeski - foul #1 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG), Samuel Foster (PF) George Larson, William Potter | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate (PG), John Turner (SG), James Hardeman (PF) David Phillips, Gregory Leo, Frank Sherwood | |
| 16:43 | Milwaukee | John Turner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Shumate | 38-31 |
| 16:22 | Butler | David Sparling misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Richard Duvall tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 15:59 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman misses the floater from the right side | 40-31 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Samuel Foster grabs the board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Fred Shumate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Hand (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Hardeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Samuel Foster knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Richard Duvall | 42-31 |
| 15:07 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Turner | 42-34 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski hits a 3 from straight away | 45-34 |
| 14:26 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman connects on the open fadeaway from the right block set up by Fred Shumate | 45-36 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Donald Bailey is called for the reach on Samuel Foster - foul #2 on Donald Bailey, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), George Larson (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), William Potter (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Richard Duvall, Douglas Griffin, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Phillips (PG), Gregory Leo (SG), Shawn Carpenter (SF), Albert Flanagan (PF), Samuel Sweeney (C) Fred Shumate, John Turner, Kevin Hand, James Hardeman, Donald Bailey | |
| 13:53 | Butler | David Phillips steals the ball from William Potter | 45-36 |
| 13:48 | Milwaukee | David Phillips lays it up and in | 45-38 |
| 13:21 | Butler | William Potter misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-38 |
| 13:20 | Butler | George Larson gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:52 | Butler | A charge is called on George Larson - foul #2 on George Larson, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 12:27 | Milwaukee | Everett Savory steps in front of the Gregory Leo pass | 45-38 |
| 12:08 | Butler | William Potter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 12:07 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Gregory Leo | 45-38 |
| 11:53 | Milwaukee | David Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Everett Savory - foul #4 on Everett Savory, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), Samuel Foster (PF) Everett Savory, Bernard Watkins, William Potter | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Turner (SG), Frank Sherwood (SF), James Hardeman (PF) Gregory Leo, Shawn Carpenter, Albert Flanagan | |
| 11:53 | Milwaukee | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:53 | Milwaukee | David Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Larson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - David Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hardeman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Sweeney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Richard Duvall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Thomas Wagner drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Larson | 47-39 |
| 10:31 | Milwaukee | John Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF) George Larson, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate (PG), Gregory Leo (SG), Shawn Carpenter (SF), Kevin Hand (PF), Albert Flanagan (C) David Phillips, John Turner, Frank Sherwood, James Hardeman, Samuel Sweeney | |
| 10:19 | Butler | Tim Pointer is fouled on the floor by Albert Flanagan - foul #1 on Albert Flanagan, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | William Potter (PF), David Sparling (C) Samuel Foster, Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 09:57 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 09:56 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Kevin Hand | 47-39 |
| 09:54 | Milwaukee | Bernard Watkins is called for the reach on Shawn Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF) Bernard Watkins | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Donald Bailey (C) Albert Flanagan | |
| 09:41 | Milwaukee | Donald Bailey is hacked by Walter Matuszeski - foul #2 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) David Sparling | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 09:21 | Milwaukee | Douglas Griffin steals it from Gregory Leo | 47-39 |
| 09:02 | Butler | The jumper by Thomas Wagner is denied by Kevin Hand | 47-39 |
| 09:00 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Donald Bailey | 47-39 |
| 08:58 | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Griffin - foul #2 on Douglas Griffin, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), Samuel Foster (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Richard Duvall, William Potter, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Turner (SG), Frank Sherwood (SF), James Hardeman (PF) Gregory Leo, Shawn Carpenter, Donald Bailey | |
| 08:58 | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:58 | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Samuel Foster can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 08:29 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Kevin Hand | 47-41 |
| 08:10 | Milwaukee | Walter Matuszeski is called for the reach on Fred Shumate - foul #3 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF), David Sparling (C) Walter Matuszeski, Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan (C) Kevin Hand | |
| 08:10 | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:10 | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Samuel Foster can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-43 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Bernard Watkins hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - David Sparling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Fred Shumate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hardeman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Flanagan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 07:24 | Milwaukee | Frank Sherwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:09 | Milwaukee | John Turner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 07:07 | Milwaukee | Albert Flanagan misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 07:06 | Milwaukee | The offensive rebound goes to James Hardeman | 49-43 |
| 06:54 | Milwaukee | Frank Sherwood hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Turner | 49-45 |
| 06:35 | Butler | George Larson buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Griffin | 51-45 |
| 06:10 | Milwaukee | Douglas Griffin is called for the reach on John Turner - foul #3 on Douglas Griffin, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), William Potter (PF), Tim Pointer (C) George Larson, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Samuel Foster, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Phillips (PG), Shawn Carpenter (SF), Kevin Hand (PF), Samuel Sweeney (C) Fred Shumate, Frank Sherwood, James Hardeman, Albert Flanagan | |
| 06:10 | Milwaukee | John Turner misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:10 | Butler | William Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Everett Savory comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Carpenter - foul #4 on Shawn Carpenter, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo (SG) John Turner | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Everett Savory misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Everett Savory misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:50 | Milwaukee | Samuel Sweeney gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:35 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 05:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Potter | 51-45 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Tim Pointer hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Duvall | 53-45 |
| 05:02 | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Wagner (C) Walter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 05:02 | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:02 | Milwaukee | Gregory Leo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Thomas Wagner hits the finger roll and the foul's on Kevin Hand - foul #1 on Kevin Hand, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF) Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | James Hardeman (PF) Kevin Hand | |
| 04:33 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:33 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Samuel Sweeney | 55-47 |
| 04:30 | Milwaukee | Everett Savory is called for the reach on David Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Everett Savory, team foul #11 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG) Everett Savory | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 04:30 | Milwaukee | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:30 | Milwaukee | David Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:30 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 04:20 | Milwaukee | David Phillips knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Carpenter | 55-49 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Thomas Wagner lays it up and in | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Milwaukee | George Larson steals the ball from David Phillips in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Bernard Watkins blows the layup | 57-49 |
| 03:27 | Milwaukee | David Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Potter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Leo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - James Hardeman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Sweeney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Milwaukee | David Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), David Sparling (C) Richard Duvall, Bernard Watkins, William Potter, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Turner (SG), Frank Sherwood (SF), Kevin Hand (C) Gregory Leo, Shawn Carpenter, Samuel Sweeney | |
| 03:25 | Milwaukee | David Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:25 | Milwaukee | David Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 57-49 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Samuel Foster banks in the layup set up by Douglas Griffin | 59-49 |
| 02:58 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Thomas Wagner (C) Douglas Griffin, Walter Matuszeski, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter (SF) Frank Sherwood | |
| 02:34 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 02:33 | Milwaukee | Kevin Hand grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 02:16 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Samuel Foster - foul #2 on Samuel Foster, team foul #13 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate (PG), Gregory Leo (SG), Frank Sherwood (SF) David Phillips, John Turner, Shawn Carpenter | |
| 02:16 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:16 | Milwaukee | James Hardeman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Phillips (PG), John Turner (SG), Shawn Carpenter (SF), Samuel Sweeney (C) Fred Shumate, Gregory Leo, Frank Sherwood, Kevin Hand | |
| 01:55 | Butler | David Phillips is called for the reach on George Larson - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Richard Duvall | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 01:55 | Butler | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:55 | Butler | George Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:55 | Milwaukee | Samuel Sweeney gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 01:47 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Watkins - foul #3 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #14 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate (PG), Gregory Leo (SG), Kevin Hand (PF), Donald Bailey (C) David Phillips, John Turner, James Hardeman, Samuel Sweeney | |
| 01:47 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:47 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:22 | Butler | George Larson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Griffin | 62-51 |
| 01:06 | Milwaukee | Fred Shumate buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Leo | 62-53 |
| 00:44 | Butler | George Larson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Bailey - foul #3 on Donald Bailey, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | David Phillips (PG), John Turner (SG), James Hardeman (PF), Samuel Sweeney (C) Fred Shumate, Gregory Leo, Kevin Hand, Donald Bailey | |
| 00:44 | Butler | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Butler | George Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Milwaukee | Shawn Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wagner in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | George Larson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Watkins | 66-53 |
| 00:09 | Milwaukee | David Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 00:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Wagner | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | Butler | George Larson runs out the clock | 66-53 |