| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steven Flannery inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is whistled for traveling | 29-20 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Vincent Wroten pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the shot from the right side | 29-22 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Richard Courtois connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Kirch and he's hacked by Kevin Alfano - foul #2 on Kevin Alfano, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Shawn Kirch steps in front of the Kevin Alfano pass | 31-25 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Vincent Wroten is fouled on the floor by Edwin Bradley - foul #1 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Steven Flannery | |
| 17:12 | Butler | William Michael hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 31-28 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Shawn Kirch picks off the pass by Edmond Cordero | 31-28 |
| 16:32 | Butler | William Michael connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Wroten and he's hacked by Edmond Cordero - foul #1 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Larry Caraballo (SF), David May (PF), Michael Morais (C) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Shawn Kirch | |
| 16:32 | Butler | William Michael misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Morais | 31-30 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Michael Morais grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Michael Morais misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 31-30 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Eddy Cowan pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) PF - David May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morais (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Butler | William Michael misses the runner from the right block | 31-30 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Aaron Beyers | 31-30 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eddy Cowan - foul #2 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Larry Caraballo, Michael Morais | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF) Vincent Wroten, William Michael | |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Earl Redding throws it down set up by Daniel Hayes | 33-32 |
| 14:58 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers is called for a backcourt violation | 33-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:38 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Edmond Cordero - foul #2 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG) Antonio Scarborough | |
| 14:38 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Shawn Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-33 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Eddy Cowan can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Vincent Wroten connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 36-36 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Eddy Cowan snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Vincent Wroten grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-36 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Steven Flannery snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Shawn Kirch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Shawn Kirch lays it up and in set up by Vincent Wroten | 36-38 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 11:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Shawn Kirch | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Butler | Edmond Cordero steps in front of the Shawn Kirch pass | 36-38 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano is hacked by Shawn Kirch - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Larry Caraballo (SF), David May (PF), Michael Morais (C) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan, Shawn Kirch | |
| 10:41 | Marquette | David May buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Larry Caraballo | 38-38 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Mark Baccus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lyle Jensen | 38-38 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Beyers and the foul's on Earl Redding - foul #2 on Earl Redding, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 40-38 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Daniel Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 09:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David May | 40-38 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Aaron Beyers | 43-38 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Daniel Hayes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Michael Morais misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | David May tips it home | 45-41 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the easy layup | 45-41 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Lyle Jensen takes the ball from Antonio Scarborough | 45-41 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers lays it in set up by Lyle Jensen | 47-41 |
| 08:21 | Butler | William Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo, Michael Morais | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Eddy Cowan (C) Mark Baccus, Earl Redding, Daniel Hayes | |
| 08:06 | Marquette | David May misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eddy Cowan - foul #3 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edmond Cordero (C) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, William Michael | |
| 08:06 | Marquette | David May misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | David May makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Eddy Cowan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | David May grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David May (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Bradley (PF) David May | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Edmond Cordero is called for the reach on Vincent Wroten - foul #3 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF), William Michael (PF) Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan | |
| 06:49 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 06:47 | Butler | William Michael gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:32 | Butler | William Michael blows the layup | 48-41 |
| 06:31 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Redding | 48-41 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Courtois | 48-44 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Bradley and he's fouled by Shawn Kirch - foul #3 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG) Tony Rosso | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan knocks in the shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lyle Jensen | 54-46 |
| 05:17 | Butler | William Michael hits the finger roll | 54-48 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (C) Lyle Jensen, Kevin Alfano, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Steven Flannery (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, William Michael | |
| 04:51 | Butler | Steven Flannery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 54-51 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Bradley | 54-51 |
| 03:48 | Marquette | David May misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | David May drills a jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David May (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Shawn Kirch hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Flannery | 56-54 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Tony Rosso's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Kirch | 56-54 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SG), Edmond Cordero (C) Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), William Michael (PF) Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan | |
| 03:01 | Butler | William Michael makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Courtois | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Vincent Wroten pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Tony Rosso comes up short on the floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano is hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Steven Flannery's fadeaway is rejected by Edmond Cordero | 58-56 |
| 01:46 | Butler | William Michael can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley is called for traveling | 58-56 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Richard Courtois scores on a 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 01:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Shawn Kirch pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Tony Rosso is called for the reach on Shawn Kirch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Rosso, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Alfano | 60-59 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Butler | The short jumper by Richard Courtois is denied by Edwin Bradley | 60-59 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley runs out the clock | 60-59 |