| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Mark Behm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ned King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Loyola (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Milwaukee | Ned King inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Milwaukee | Ned King hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 32-38 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Andrew Dunn gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Andrew Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Leon Ottinger gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Leon Ottinger comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 18:56 | Milwaukee | Rudolph Barry gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:51 | Milwaukee | Rudolph Barry makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Behm | 32-40 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Loyola - foul #1 on Paul Loyola, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:27 | Milwaukee | Ned King is whistled for traveling | 34-40 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ned King - foul #2 on Ned King, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:15 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:00 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson buries a runner from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Dennis Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 17:26 | Milwaukee | Ned King connects on the runner from the right block set up by Mark Behm | 35-44 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Paul Loyola is called for the reach on Andrew Dunn - foul #2 on Paul Loyola, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (SG), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Andrew Dunn, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Matthew Young (SG), John Barber (PF), Keith Peters (C) Rudolph Barry, Derek Thompson, Paul Loyola | |
| 16:41 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Cartee and he's hacked by John Barber - foul #1 on John Barber, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Harris (SG), Wilson Ward (SF) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Daniel Christopher (SG) Mark Behm | |
| 16:41 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:41 | Milwaukee | John Barber pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:27 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ned King | 37-46 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 16:10 | Milwaukee | John Barber grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 15:53 | Milwaukee | Ned King drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Peters | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Harris (fresh) SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Matthew Young (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ned King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Peters (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Gregory Duncan lays it up and in | 39-49 |
| 15:19 | Milwaukee | Ned King is hacked by Wilson Ward - foul #1 on Wilson Ward, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Dustin Harris, Wilson Ward, Bruce Gapinski, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Mark Behm (PG), Rudolph Barry (SG), Derek Thompson (PF), Paul Loyola (C) Daniel Christopher, Ned King, John Barber, Keith Peters | |
| 15:04 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Harold Finnie grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Dennis Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-49 |
| 14:50 | Milwaukee | Paul Loyola snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:36 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 14:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 39-49 |
| 14:30 | Butler | Harold Finnie misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-49 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Leon Ottinger hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 14:08 | Milwaukee | Rudolph Barry makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derek Thompson | 41-51 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Dennis Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-51 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Thomas Cancel tips it but misses | 41-51 |
| 14:02 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Derek Thompson | 41-51 |
| 13:45 | Milwaukee | Dennis Smith steals it from Mark Behm | 41-51 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Matthew Young takes the ball from Jonathon McCracken | 41-51 |
| 13:08 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Barry and he's hacked by Leon Ottinger - foul #2 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Ned King (SF) Matthew Young | |
| 13:08 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 43-54 |
| 12:37 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rudolph Barry | 43-57 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Wilson Ward hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 12:12 | Milwaukee | Paul Loyola loses the dribble to Wilson Ward | 46-57 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 11:47 | Milwaukee | Ned King grabs the board | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Mark Behm (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rudolph Barry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ned King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Loyola (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 11:23 | Milwaukee | Rudolph Barry misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 11:21 | Milwaukee | Ned King gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:13 | Milwaukee | Rudolph Barry is hacked by Wilson Ward - foul #2 on Wilson Ward, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Wilson Ward, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Matthew Young (PG), Daniel Christopher (SG), John Barber (PF), Keith Peters (C) Mark Behm, Rudolph Barry, Derek Thompson, Paul Loyola | |
| 10:52 | Milwaukee | Keith Peters misses the lay-in | 46-57 |
| 10:50 | Milwaukee | Ned King hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Andrew Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 10:34 | Milwaukee | Daniel Christopher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Leon Ottinger grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Thomas Cancel drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Cartee | 49-59 |
| 10:02 | Milwaukee | Keith Peters makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ned King | 49-62 |
| 09:58 | Butler | A charge is called on Thomas Cancel - foul #3 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| 09:39 | Milwaukee | Ned King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 09:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gregory Duncan | 49-62 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Thomas Cartee buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-62 |
| 09:02 | Milwaukee | Keith Peters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Gregory Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Mark Behm (PG), Rudolph Barry (SG), Derek Thompson (PF), Paul Loyola (C) Daniel Christopher, Ned King, John Barber, Keith Peters | |
| 08:36 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Rudolph Barry | 51-64 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Derek Thompson steals the ball from Bruce Gapinski | 51-64 |
| 08:08 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Behm | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Harold Finnie grabs the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derek Thompson - foul #2 on Derek Thompson, team foul #5 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF) Thomas Cancel | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Ned King (SF) Matthew Young | |
| 07:40 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 07:40 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilson Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Mark Behm (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rudolph Barry (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ned King (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Loyola (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:31 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-67 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Harold Finnie grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski loses the dribble to Derek Thompson | 52-67 |
| 06:52 | Milwaukee | Paul Loyola misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathon McCracken - foul #2 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Clayton Goodman (PF) Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Barber (PF) Derek Thompson | |
| 06:52 | Milwaukee | Paul Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:52 | Milwaukee | Paul Loyola misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Clayton Goodman pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Wilson Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-68 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Matthew Young (SG) Rudolph Barry | |
| 06:19 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 06:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathon McCracken | 52-68 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-68 |
| 06:10 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Paul Loyola | 52-68 |
| 05:43 | Milwaukee | Mark Behm double dribbles | 52-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Dennis Smith, Harold Finnie, Wilson Ward, Clayton Goodman, Jonathon McCracken | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Daniel Christopher (PG), Rudolph Barry (SG), Derek Thompson (PF) Mark Behm, Ned King, Paul Loyola | |
| 05:32 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Thomas Cartee pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-68 |
| 05:17 | Milwaukee | John Barber snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 04:53 | Milwaukee | John Barber can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-68 |
| 04:52 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson tips it home | 52-70 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Leon Ottinger clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Thomas Cartee snags the offensive board | 52-70 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-70 |
| 04:22 | Milwaukee | Daniel Christopher snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 04:01 | Milwaukee | Daniel Christopher is denied on a layup by Leon Ottinger | 52-70 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Andrew Dunn pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-70 |
| 03:53 | Milwaukee | John Barber snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 52-70 |
| 03:25 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young tips it but misses | 52-70 |
| 03:23 | Milwaukee | Derek Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Daniel Christopher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rudolph Barry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Matthew Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derek Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Milwaukee | John Barber travels with the ball | 52-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Wilson Ward (SF), Clayton Goodman (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jerald Henriksen (SG), Keith Peters (PF), Paul Horner (C) Rudolph Barry, Derek Thompson, John Barber | |
| 02:44 | Butler | Matthew Young is called for the reach on Wilson Ward - foul #1 on Matthew Young, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Harris (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 02:38 | Butler | Gregory Duncan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 02:36 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| 02:07 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Keith Peters | 52-73 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Thomas Cartee scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 01:36 | Milwaukee | Clayton Goodman takes the ball from Jerald Henriksen | 55-73 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Dustin Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 01:27 | Milwaukee | Paul Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 01:11 | Milwaukee | Keith Peters misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-73 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Wilson Ward snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Dustin Harris connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Cartee | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young can't throw it down but he's hacked by Wilson Ward - foul #3 on Wilson Ward, team foul #7 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Dustin Harris, Clayton Goodman | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Barber (PF) Paul Horner | |
| 00:33 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:33 | Milwaukee | Matthew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | John Barber swats the layup by Wilson Ward | 58-75 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Gregory Duncan tips it in | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Milwaukee | Daniel Christopher runs out the clock | 60-75 |