| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Erik Moline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Christopher Johnson inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga loses the dribble to Henry Durham | 40-27 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Erik Moline buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Parker | 42-27 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Joseph Palmer misses the tip | 42-27 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Erik Moline gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Archie Garney blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Richard Schantz gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-27 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Shannon Huston loses the ball out of bounds | 44-27 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Richard Schantz's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Durham | 44-27 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Archie Garney snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Shannon Huston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-27 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-30 |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Erik Moline comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Shannon Huston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 44-30 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Richard Schantz is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Schantz, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), David Mason (SF) Erik Moline, Shannon Huston, Archie Garney | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (PG), John Gearhart (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF), Walter Ewing (C) Benjamin Kuhlman, Andrew Huizenga, Richard Schantz, Joseph Palmer | |
| 16:35 | Marquette | A charge is called on Franjo Zais - foul #3 on Franjo Zais, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG) Franjo Zais | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:20 | Butler | Christopher Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-30 |
| 16:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Parker | 44-30 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | John Gearhart is called for the reach on Henry Durham - foul #1 on John Gearhart, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| 15:56 | Marquette | James Parker misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | James Parker tips it home | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Huston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Durham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCade (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | John Gearhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman grabs the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnathon Tillson - foul #1 on Johnathon Tillson, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (SG), Archie Garney (SF) Shannon Huston, David Mason | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Cook (C) Benjamin Kuhlman | |
| 15:21 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Henry Durham lays it in on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson | 48-31 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Walter Ewing is called for traveling | 48-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (PG) Johnathon Tillson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Archie Garney banks in the layup on a great pass from James Parker | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:01 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the easy layup | 50-31 |
| 13:59 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 50-31 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Richard Schantz dunks the ball and the foul's on Franjo Zais - foul #4 on Franjo Zais, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (SG) Franjo Zais | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Michael McCade, Walter Ewing | |
| 13:52 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | James Parker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-34 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Joseph Palmer comes up short on the runner from the right block | 52-34 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Joseph Palmer tips it in | 52-36 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Henry Durham's pass is intercepted by Andrew Huizenga | 52-36 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga hits the finger roll | 52-38 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Erik Moline can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG), David Mason (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Archie Garney, James Parker, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Michael McCade (SF), Walter Ewing (C) John Gearhart, Christopher Johnson, Joseph Palmer | |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 12:03 | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman is denied on a layup by Boris Korzyniowski | 54-38 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Erik Moline | 54-38 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathon Tillson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Mason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Benjamin Kuhlman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael McCade (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga is hacked by Shannon Huston - foul #1 on Shannon Huston, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) Johnathon Tillson | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Halverson (PF), Adam Cook (C) Andrew Huizenga, Richard Schantz | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Ewing | 54-40 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | David Mason knocks in the floater from the left side | 56-40 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Shannon Huston is called for the reach on Michael McCade - foul #2 on Shannon Huston, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SG), Christopher Johnson (SF) Michael McCade, Walter Ewing | |
| 10:32 | Butler | John Gearhart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Erik Moline | 56-40 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Shannon Huston lays it in set up by Erik Moline | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Butler | John Gearhart loses the dribble to Archie Garney | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Shannon Huston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 09:39 | Butler | John Gearhart makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Benjamin Kuhlman | 61-43 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Archie Garney is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Erik Moline, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG), Walter Ewing (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Benjamin Kuhlman, John Gearhart, Christopher Johnson, Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski slams it home on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson | 63-43 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Joseph Palmer's pass is intercepted by Shannon Huston | 63-43 |
| 08:23 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski is hacked by Walter Ewing - foul #2 on Walter Ewing, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SF), Henry Durham (C) Archie Garney, James Parker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Richard Schantz - foul #4 on Richard Schantz, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (SG) Shannon Huston | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Johnson (SF) Walter Ewing | |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses the free throw | 65-43 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Richard Schantz comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-43 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Boris Korzyniowski | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Durham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael McCade (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Franjo Zais misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 07:09 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Durham | 65-43 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Henry Durham can't throw it down | 65-43 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Henry Durham is called for the reach on Andrew Huizenga - foul #4 on Henry Durham, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (PG), Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF) Johnathon Tillson, David Mason, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG), Walter Ewing (SG), Adam Cook (C) Michael McCade, Andrew Huizenga, Joseph Palmer | |
| 06:23 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-43 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | James Parker snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Erik Moline is hacked by Richard Schantz - foul #5 on Richard Schantz, team foul #8 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Gearhart (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Christopher Johnson, Richard Schantz | |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Adam Cook gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson is hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (SF) Benjamin Kuhlman | |
| 05:54 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Kenneth Halverson is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #1 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Benjamin Kuhlman (PG) Michael McCade | |
| 05:36 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Walter Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG) Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (SF) Benjamin Kuhlman | |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-45 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Michael McCade grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Adam Cook clanks a floater from the free throw line | 68-45 |
| 04:51 | Butler | John Gearhart hits the follow up shot | 68-47 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Franjo Zais knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnathon Tillson | 71-47 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-47 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Michael McCade gets the offensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Adam Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Archie Garney | 71-47 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Michael McCade steals it from Henry Durham | 71-47 |
| 03:48 | Butler | John Gearhart lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael McCade | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Franjo Zais drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Parker and the foul's on Kenneth Halverson - foul #2 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #10 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (PG), David Mason (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Archie Garney, James Parker, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Franjo Zais makes the free throw | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Erik Moline (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zais (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Gearhart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael McCade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Ewing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Adam Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Walter Ewing can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Franjo Zais - foul #5 on Franjo Zais, team foul #8 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (SG) Franjo Zais | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | David Mason can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-49 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 74-49 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Michael McCade connects on the shot in the lane set up by Kenneth Halverson | 74-51 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Matt Hobby connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Boris Korzyniowski and the foul's on Kenneth Halverson - foul #3 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #11 | 76-51 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Matt Hobby misses the free throw | 76-51 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | David Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-51 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Erik Moline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF) Matt Hobby, David Mason | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:01 | Butler | Michael McCade travels with the ball | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Marquette | James Parker double dribbles | 76-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Durham (C) Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:18 | Butler | Walter Ewing scores on a floater from the left wing | 76-53 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Shannon Huston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Butler | John Gearhart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 79-53 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Michael McCade misses the tip | 79-53 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | James Parker's floater is tipped away by Adam Cook | 79-53 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Moline | 79-53 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Erik Moline runs out the clock | 79-53 |