| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensminger - foul #3 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 19:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edgar Gibbs | 26-34 |
| 19:28 | Butler | David Jarvis knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Fowler | 26-36 |
| 19:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito is hacked by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler | |
| 18:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 29-36 |
| 18:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer's floater is tipped away by David Jarvis | 29-36 |
| 18:36 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Michael Berry is called for the reach on David Jarvis - foul #3 on Michael Berry, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (PG), Melvin Henkle (SF), Eric Bruhn (PF), Wallace Thomas (C) George Slattery, Gabriel Esposito, Edgar Gibbs, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Hans Swiatkowski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean | |
| 18:02 | Butler | Brett Shepherd drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Fowler | 29-39 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Melvin Henkle | 31-39 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 17:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle clanks a jump hook from the right block | 31-39 |
| 17:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 31-39 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Donald Gray knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Brett Shepherd and he's hacked by Wallace Thomas - foul #2 on Wallace Thomas, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Ardian Wojciechowski (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) William Smith, Charles Bremer, Eric Bruhn, Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 17:01 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-42 |
| 16:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Gray steals it from Melvin Henkle | 31-42 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Andre Harper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean | |
| 15:49 | Illinois-Chicago | David Jarvis is called for the reach on George Slattery - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (SG), Eric Bruhn (PF), Michael Berry (C) George Slattery, Edgar Gibbs, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ardian Wojciechowski (fresh) SG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) SF - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski lays it up and in | 33-42 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Ardian Wojciechowski takes the ball from Douglas Ensminger | 33-42 |
| 15:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Brett Shepherd hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dino Mazierski | 33-45 |
| 14:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Virgil Loudermilk | 36-45 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Donald Gray is open but misses the lay-in | 36-45 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't tip it in | 36-45 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it in | 36-47 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Brett Shepherd steps in front of the Gabriel Esposito pass | 36-47 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the wide open shot from the left wing set up by Douglas Ensminger | 36-49 |
| 13:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), William Smith (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Wallace Thomas (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Virgil Loudermilk, Gabriel Esposito, Eric Bruhn, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 13:06 | Butler | Donald Gray clanks a runner from the baseline | 36-49 |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 13:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Gray steals it from Charles Bremer | 36-49 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Andre Harper | 36-51 |
| 12:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses badly on a shot in the paint | 36-51 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Andre Harper pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:16 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the shot near the basket | 36-51 |
| 12:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bremer | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Donald Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Melvin Henkle (SF), Michael Berry (C) George Slattery, William Smith, Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, Donald Gray | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Henkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry's floater is tipped away by Douglas Ensminger | 39-51 |
| 11:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 39-51 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk's pass is intercepted by Douglas Ensminger | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Dino Mazierski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer drills a floater from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is hacked by Michael Berry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Berry, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Eric Bruhn (PF) Virgil Loudermilk, Edgar Gibbs, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 10:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Bruhn - foul #1 on Eric Bruhn, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito connects on the shot from the right wing set up by George Slattery and the foul's on Donald Gray - foul #3 on Donald Gray, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (SG) Charles Bremer | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 09:37 | Butler | James Fowler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brett Shepherd | 43-61 |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Ensminger steps in front of the Melvin Henkle pass | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Slattery - foul #2 on George Slattery, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (SG), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Wallace Thomas (C) George Slattery, Eric Bruhn, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Andre Harper (SG) Hans Swiatkowski, James Fowler | |
| 09:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Dino Mazierski is called for the reach on Ardian Wojciechowski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| 08:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is hacked by Edgar Gibbs - foul #3 on Edgar Gibbs, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Melvin Henkle (C) Ardian Wojciechowski, Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Donald Gray (C) James Fowler, Larry Dean, Richard Blevins | |
| 07:52 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-63 |
| 07:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 07:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Henkle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andre Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:13 | Butler | Edgar Gibbs denies the turnaround by Donald Gray | 49-63 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Donald Gray gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), William Smith (SF), Eric Bruhn (PF), Michael Berry (C) George Slattery, Virgil Loudermilk, Gabriel Esposito, Edgar Gibbs, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Larry Dean (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, Donald Gray | |
| 06:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry double dribbles | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas (PF) Ardian Wojciechowski | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Douglas Ensminger | |
| 06:28 | Butler | David Jarvis knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Larry Dean | 49-65 |
| 06:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry is fouled on the floor by Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Larry Dean, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 06:06 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bremer | 52-65 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Eric Bruhn - foul #2 on Eric Bruhn, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) William Smith, Eric Bruhn, Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:43 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Dino Mazierski | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is hacked by Ardian Wojciechowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ardian Wojciechowski, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Fowler - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Larry Dean, Donald Gray | |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is hacked by Ardian Wojciechowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ardian Wojciechowski, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (SG) Charles Bremer | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 04:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs banks in the layup | 56-70 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Donald Gray is hacked by Edgar Gibbs - foul #4 on Edgar Gibbs, team foul #10 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), William Smith (SF), Eric Bruhn (PF) Ardian Wojciechowski, Gabriel Esposito, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF), David Jarvis (PF) James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 04:25 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Bruhn | 59-72 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Berry - foul #5 on Michael Berry, team foul #11 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Melvin Henkle (C) Virgil Loudermilk, William Smith, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Dino Mazierski, Andre Harper, Larry Dean, David Jarvis | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn knocks in the shot in the lane set up by George Slattery | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gabriel Esposito (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Henkle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Ensminger (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (tired) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Donald Gray connects on the runner from the right block | 61-76 |
| 02:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-76 |
| 02:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer hits the follow up shot | 63-76 |
| 02:37 | Butler | James Fowler is hacked by Gabriel Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #12 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski (PG), William Smith (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Wallace Thomas (C) George Slattery, Gabriel Esposito, Eric Bruhn, Melvin Henkle | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 02:37 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 02:37 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Brett Shepherd - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (SG), Melvin Henkle (C) Charles Bremer, Edgar Gibbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Andre Harper (SG), Larry Dean (SF) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd | |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Andre Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-77 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:39 | Butler | David Jarvis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-77 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Ardian Wojciechowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn (PF) Virgil Loudermilk | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Andre Harper comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Melvin Henkle - foul #1 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #13 | 64-77 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-79 |
| 00:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Andre Harper | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | David Jarvis is hacked by Melvin Henkle - foul #2 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #14 | 64-79 |
| 00:30 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:30 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Wallace Thomas | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas travels with the ball | 64-80 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski runs out the clock | 64-80 |