| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) SG - Paul Classen (fresh) SF - Dustin West (fresh) PF - Michael Childs (fresh) C - Randall Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Paul Classen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Childs | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Butler | Hung Tang misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it home | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Paul Classen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Phillip Jamison | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Michael Childs clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Michael Childs snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Russell Robbins can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Dustin West grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), John Bonaparte (SG), Darryl Brady (SF), Stuart Haliburton (PF) Phillip Jamison, Paul Classen, Dustin West, Michael Childs | |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Russell Robbins, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Edward Womack clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Darryl Brady pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) SG - John Bonaparte (fresh) SF - Darryl Brady (fresh) PF - Stuart Haliburton (fresh) C - Randall Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Thomas Lyons picks off the pass by Stuart Haliburton | 2-6 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Thomas Lyons banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 14:59 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Dustin West (SF), Robert Bryant (C) Stephen Cannella, John Bonaparte, Darryl Brady, Randall Bradshaw | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Robbins | 6-6 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Goran Kamienski steals the ball from Robert Bryant | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Dustin West comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-6 |
| 13:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hung Tang | 8-6 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Hung Tang hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bernard Dicken | 10-6 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Paul Classen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Hung Tang hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 10-6 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Clay Moore steps in front of the Phillip Jamison pass | 10-6 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Clay Moore is fouled on the floor by Paul Classen - foul #1 on Paul Classen, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), John Bonaparte (SG), Darryl Brady (SF), Michael Childs (PF), James Page (C) Phillip Jamison, Paul Classen, Dustin West, Stuart Haliburton, Robert Bryant | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Darryl Brady steals it from Rene Rizzo | 10-6 |
| 12:08 | DePaul | John Bonaparte misses the easy layup | 10-6 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Julio Martin loses the dribble to Darryl Brady in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 11:40 | DePaul | James Page is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Page, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julio Martin (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) SG - John Bonaparte (fresh) SF - Darryl Brady (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Childs (fresh) C - James Page (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Julio Martin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 11:24 | DePaul | James Page blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 11:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 10-6 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Michael Childs steals the ball from Julio Martin in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | James Page travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (PG), David Young (SG), Dustin West (SF) Stephen Cannella, John Bonaparte, Darryl Brady | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 10:35 | DePaul | Michael Childs gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:31 | DePaul | Dustin West hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Jamison | 10-9 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Julio Martin | 13-9 |
| 10:04 | DePaul | Rene Rizzo takes the ball from Michael Childs | 13-9 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Thomas Lyons can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 09:43 | DePaul | Michael Childs snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Ronnie Krone is called for the reach on Dustin West - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Darryl Brady (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Phillip Jamison, David Young, Dustin West, Michael Childs, James Page | |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Paul Classen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Darryl Brady picks off the pass by Goran Kamienski in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Hung Tang - foul #1 on Hung Tang, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton (PF) Robert Bryant | |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Darryl Brady - foul #1 on Darryl Brady, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw slams it home | 14-16 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (PG), Dustin West (SF), Michael Childs (PF), Robert Bryant (C) Stephen Cannella, Darryl Brady, Stuart Haliburton, Randall Bradshaw | |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-16 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Miladen Jankowski (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Phillip Jamison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Classen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dustin West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Childs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bryant (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Hung Tang can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Russell Robbins tips it in | 16-16 |
| 07:03 | DePaul | Michael Childs is hacked by Miladen Jankowski - foul #1 on Miladen Jankowski, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF) Clay Moore, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Bonaparte (SG), Stuart Haliburton (PF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Paul Classen, Michael Childs, Robert Bryant | |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Lyons - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Julio Martin (SG), Rene Rizzo (PF) Bernard Dicken, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Brady (SF) Dustin West | |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Bonaparte - foul #1 on John Bonaparte, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (C) Miladen Jankowski, Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Robert Bryant (C) Phillip Jamison, Randall Bradshaw | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Rene Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:04 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| 06:04 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:04 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Edward Womack comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 17-18 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Rene Rizzo snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Stuart Haliburton is called for the reach on Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Stuart Haliburton, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Miladen Jankowski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), Jeffrey Roberts (C) Thomas Lyons, Julio Martin, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Dustin West (SF), James Page (PF), Randall Bradshaw (C) Stephen Cannella, John Bonaparte, Darryl Brady, Stuart Haliburton, Robert Bryant | |
| 04:46 | Butler | Paul Classen steals it from Jeffrey Roberts | 17-18 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Paul Classen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Hung Tang (C) Jeffrey Roberts | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Paul Classen misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Paul Classen misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Clay Moore clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | Paul Classen grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Dustin West knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Classen | 17-20 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled on the floor by Randall Bradshaw - foul #1 on Randall Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Clay Moore, Miladen Jankowski, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), David Young (SG), Robert Bryant (C) Phillip Jamison, Paul Classen, Randall Bradshaw | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Krone | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Cannella (fresh) SG - David Young (fresh) SF - Dustin West (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Page (fairly fresh) C - Robert Bryant (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Dustin West misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Goran Kamienski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Julio Martin (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jamison (PG), Paul Classen (SG), Darryl Brady (SF), Michael Childs (PF), Stuart Haliburton (C) Stephen Cannella, David Young, Dustin West, James Page, Robert Bryant | |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Michael Childs misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-20 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Michael Childs tips it in | 20-22 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #11 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Randall Bradshaw (C) Stuart Haliburton | |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Michael Childs hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #12 | 20-24 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Michael Childs makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled on the floor by Paul Classen - foul #2 on Paul Classen, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Bonaparte (SG) Paul Classen | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Phillip Jamison misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Clay Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Cannella (PG), Dustin West (SF), Stuart Haliburton (PF) Phillip Jamison, Darryl Brady, Michael Childs | |
| 00:25 | DePaul | John Bonaparte misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Krone - foul #2 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #13 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Miladen Jankowski (SG), Jeffrey Roberts (PF), Hung Tang (C) Julio Martin, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bryant (C) Randall Bradshaw | |
| 00:25 | DePaul | John Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | John Bonaparte makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Stuart Haliburton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-27 |