| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Robert Wilds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nobles (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Carter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tony Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Nobles - foul #1 on James Nobles, team foul #1 | 29-50 |
| 19:47 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 19:47 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #1 | 29-52 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 19:24 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Jerry Carter | 31-52 |
| 19:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Campbell | 34-52 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Gordon Scaife comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 34-52 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Todd Allen can't tip it in | 34-52 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Tony Allen | 37-52 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 18:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 17:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Robert Wilds | 39-52 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Todd Allen is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Tarter | 39-54 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Wilds misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 17:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Wilds gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 17:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Wilds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 17:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles grabs the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Allen denies the turnaround by Jerry Carter | 39-54 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Todd Allen pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Robert Wilds picks off the pass by Larry Tarter | 39-54 |
| 16:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Wilds lays it in | 41-54 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Robert Wilds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wilds, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber (PG), Horace Venable (SF), William Dukes (PF), Cleveland Henderson (C) Robert Wilds, Kenneth Campbell, Jerry Carter, Tony Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| 16:00 | Butler | James Pantoja misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 15:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber grabs the board | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Cary Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nobles (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Horace Venable (fresh) PF - William Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cleveland Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 15:42 | Butler | James Pantoja snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 15:39 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is hacked by Cary Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cary Weber, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Robbins (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG) Cary Weber, James Nobles | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Charles Buckler buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Fern | 41-57 |
| 15:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 15:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Hennigan | 41-57 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Dukes - foul #3 on William Dukes, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell (SF), Jerry Carter (PF), Tony Allen (C) Horace Venable, William Dukes, Cleveland Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Charles Buckler | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 14:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Robbins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-59 |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen gets the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 13:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber (PG) Jack Robbins | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (PF) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Rodney Fern | |
| 13:46 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado scores on a shot from the right block | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Derek Henderson - foul #1 on Derek Henderson, team foul #2 | 41-61 |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:34 | Butler | Larry Tarter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Buckler (C) Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| 13:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-61 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Richard Marsh pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Derek Henderson is alone and drills a shot from close range set up by Charles Buckler | 42-63 |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Carter | 44-63 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Derek Henderson misses the dunk attempt | 44-63 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Richard Marsh hits the follow up shot | 44-65 |
| 12:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Boris Klemanski | 47-65 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Boris Klemanski steals the ball from Charles Buckler in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Charles Buckler gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Cary Weber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Klemanski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Campbell (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Allen (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Buckler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Larry Tarter hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Richard Marsh | 47-67 |
| 11:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses the floater from the right wing | 47-67 |
| 11:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen grabs the offensive board | 47-67 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeff Davis - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #3 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Wilds (PG), Jack Robbins (SG), William Dukes (PF), Horace Venable (C) Cary Weber, Boris Klemanski, Jerry Carter, Tony Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Larry Tarter, Derek Henderson, Jeff Davis, Richard Marsh, Charles Buckler | |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Joseph Gantz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cleveland Henderson (C) Kenneth Campbell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Cleveland Henderson's pass is intercepted by Gordon Scaife | 48-67 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gordon Scaife | 48-70 |
| 10:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Robbins makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wilds | 51-70 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is fouled on the floor by Jack Robbins - foul #4 on Jack Robbins, team foul #5 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski (SG) Jack Robbins | |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| 09:52 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-70 |
| 09:51 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to William Dukes | 51-70 |
| 09:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-70 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is called for 3 seconds | 54-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen (C) Cleveland Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Jeff Davis (SF) Joseph Gantz, Thomas Hennigan | |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Davis - foul #3 on Jeff Davis, team foul #4 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Guadalupe Alvarado (C) Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 09:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:57 | Butler | Robert Wilds is called for the reach on Jeff Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Wilds, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell (SF) Horace Venable | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:47 | Butler | Rodney Fern hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 55-70 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 08:25 | Butler | James Pantoja is hacked by Tony Allen - foul #2 on Tony Allen, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles (SF), Jerry Carter (PF) Kenneth Campbell, William Dukes | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Derek Henderson (SF), Charles Buckler (PF) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern | |
| 08:25 | Butler | James Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 08:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 08:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen can't connect on a jumper from close range | 55-70 |
| 08:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 08:02 | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 55-70 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado grabs the board | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:36 | Butler | Robert Wilds steals the ball from James Pantoja | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Robert Wilds (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Boris Klemanski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Nobles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Allen (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Buckler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Alvarado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Allen | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Butler | Guadalupe Alvarado's pass is intercepted by Tony Allen | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter's pass is intercepted by James Pantoja | 58-70 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Charles Buckler knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Gantz | 58-72 |
| 06:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber (PG), Jack Robbins (SG), Kenneth Campbell (SF), Horace Venable (PF), Cleveland Henderson (C) Robert Wilds, Boris Klemanski, James Nobles, Jerry Carter, Tony Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Joseph Gantz, Derek Henderson, Charles Buckler, Guadalupe Alvarado | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Robbins buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cary Weber | 60-72 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-72 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the offensive board | 60-72 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Gordon Scaife scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Todd Allen | 60-75 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes (C) Kenneth Campbell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is hacked by Jack Robbins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jack Robbins, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski (SG) Jack Robbins | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 60-77 |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 04:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Horace Venable | 62-77 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Jeff Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Klemanski - foul #4 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #9 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Wilds (PG), Kenneth Campbell (SF), Jerry Carter (PF) Cary Weber, Horace Venable, Cleveland Henderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Richard Marsh (PF) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| 04:20 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 04:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter gets the rebound | 62-78 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 62-78 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Richard Marsh pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| 04:00 | Butler | James Pantoja is hacked by Boris Klemanski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #10 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles (SG) Boris Klemanski | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Jeff Davis, Rodney Fern | |
| 04:00 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 04:00 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Campbell | 64-80 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Joseph Gantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen (C) William Dukes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Marsh is called for the reach on Jerry Carter - foul #2 on Richard Marsh, team foul #5 | 64-80 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Robert Wilds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Nobles (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Campbell (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Carter (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Allen (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wilds | 67-80 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Richard Marsh clanks a driving attempt from close range | 67-80 |
| 02:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell gets the rebound | 67-80 |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Tony Allen | 69-80 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber (PG), Horace Venable (PF), Cleveland Henderson (C) Robert Wilds, Jerry Carter, Tony Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Charles Buckler | |
| 02:26 | Butler | Jeff Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Campbell - foul #1 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #11 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF) Richard Marsh | |
| 02:26 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 02:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Cleveland Henderson pulls down the rebound | 69-81 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell is fouled on the floor by Todd Allen - foul #2 on Todd Allen, team foul #6 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes (C) Kenneth Campbell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:05 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes misses long on a shot from the right block | 69-81 |
| 02:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 01:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-81 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the board | 69-81 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the jump hook near the basket | 69-81 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the tip | 69-81 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 01:10 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes's pass is intercepted by Larry Tarter | 69-81 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Larry Tarter banks in the layup | 69-83 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles is fouled on the floor by Todd Allen - foul #3 on Todd Allen, team foul #7 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles misses the 1st free throw | 69-83 |
| 00:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rodney Fern | 69-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Butler | James Pantoja travels in the backcourt | 69-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Cary Weber is called for traveling | 69-83 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-83 |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Nobles gets the rebound | 69-83 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hennigan - foul #1 on Thomas Hennigan, team foul #8 | 69-83 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph Gantz runs out the clock | 71-83 |