| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David May (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Courtois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Michael (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steven Flannery inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Richard Courtois | 43-33 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits a fadeaway from the left side | 45-33 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Steven Flannery hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 45-35 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a runner in the lane | 47-35 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Tony Rosso gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 18:22 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | David May snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | David May misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-35 |
| 17:53 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano tips it home | 49-35 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-35 |
| 17:31 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 49-35 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 17:11 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Steven Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Watkins | 51-37 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Earl Redding misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Earl Redding knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Steven Flannery | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edwin Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David May (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Wroten (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Flannery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 15:45 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Bradley | 51-39 |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Steven Flannery's pass is intercepted by Aaron Beyers | 51-39 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-39 |
| 15:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vincent Wroten | 51-39 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Steven Flannery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Antonio Scarborough (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 14:27 | Butler | William Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony Rosso - foul #3 on Tony Rosso, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG) Eddy Cowan | |
| 14:06 | Butler | Richard Courtois misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Richard Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Tony Rosso is called for traveling | 51-40 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Edmond Cordero swats the layup by William Michael | 51-40 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Watkins | 51-40 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-40 |
| 13:21 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Shawn Kirch is called for the reach on Edmond Cordero - foul #2 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (PF) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF) Mark Baccus, Antonio Scarborough | |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Tony Rosso is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Tony Rosso, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Larry Caraballo (SF) Tony Rosso, Jeffrey Watkins | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:43 | Butler | William Michael misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-40 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Earl Redding is fouled on the floor by Larry Caraballo - foul #1 on Larry Caraballo, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Kevin Alfano, Larry Caraballo, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| 12:01 | Butler | Eddy Cowan scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Earl Redding | 51-42 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, William Michael | |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the board | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Edmond Cordero (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Vincent Wroten can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Daniel Hayes grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SG) Aaron Beyers | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Daniel Hayes | |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Eddy Cowan denies the turnaround by Edmond Cordero | 52-42 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Shawn Kirch is called for the reach on Edmond Cordero - foul #3 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) Antonio Scarborough | |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Shawn Kirch grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Vincent Wroten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter McGriff (PG), Larry Caraballo (SF), David May (PF) Lyle Jensen, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| 10:13 | Marquette | David May hits a 3 from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Kevin Alfano steals the ball from Shawn Kirch | 55-42 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Walter McGriff banks in the layup set up by Kevin Alfano | 57-42 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough loses the dribble to David May | 57-42 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-42 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-42 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Shawn Kirch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Walter McGriff, Kevin Alfano, Larry Caraballo, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Michael Tompson (C) Richard Courtois, Antonio Scarborough, Eddy Cowan, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 08:37 | Marquette | David May connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Beyers and he's fouled by Michael Tompson - foul #1 on Michael Tompson, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | David May misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Michael Tompson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Butler | Vincent Wroten scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Redding | 59-44 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Earl Redding snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Earl Redding makes the jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Hayes | 59-46 |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses short on a shot in the paint | 59-46 |
| 07:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Tompson | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:41 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Watkins | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - David May (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Redding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Daniel Hayes, Michael Tompson | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Vincent Wroten connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Courtois | 59-49 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by William Michael | 59-49 |
| 06:47 | Butler | William Michael pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Edmond Cordero steals it from Vincent Wroten | 59-49 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Tony Rosso and he's hacked by Vincent Wroten - foul #3 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Steven Flannery | |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses the free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:18 | Butler | William Michael snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 06:00 | Butler | William Michael lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 61-51 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley drills a jump hook from close range | 63-51 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Richard Courtois's pass is intercepted by Tony Rosso in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-51 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Shawn Kirch snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Richard Courtois drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley blows the layup | 63-53 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Butler | Earl Redding misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Richard Courtois snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 04:26 | Butler | William Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| 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 (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Caraballo | 68-53 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Earl Redding is hacked by Larry Caraballo - foul #2 on Larry Caraballo, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG) Earl Redding | |
| 03:44 | Butler | Eddy Cowan slams it home | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | David May lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Beyers | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) PF - David May (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Morais (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-57 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | David May misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-57 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Eddy Cowan grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Lyle Jensen, Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo, David May, Michael Morais | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Antonio Scarborough, Mark Baccus, Eddy Cowan, Daniel Hayes | |
| 02:36 | Butler | William Michael can't finish the layup | 70-57 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Shawn Kirch tips it in | 70-59 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley buries a runner in the paint | 72-59 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Shawn Kirch drills a floater from the right wing set up by Steven Flannery | 72-61 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero is hacked by Shawn Kirch - foul #4 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), Larry Caraballo (SF), David May (PF) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Richard Courtois, Vincent Wroten, Steven Flannery, William Michael, Shawn Kirch | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | David May pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Beyers | 75-61 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Earl Redding misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-61 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lyle Jensen | 75-61 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero is denied on a layup by Eddy Cowan | 75-61 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | David May clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 75-61 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen runs out the clock | 75-61 |