| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jarod Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Avery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 9 pts. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | DePaul | Jarod Betancourt is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bennett - foul #2 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 19:10 | DePaul | Michael Avery is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-25 |
| 19:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Andrew Bennett | 23-25 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Stephen Jasper clanks a jumper in the lane | 23-25 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Christopher Vail gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Christopher Vail is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Christopher Vail, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jarod Betancourt - foul #3 on Jarod Betancourt, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Penner (PG) Jarod Betancourt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:52 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:37 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson misses the 3 from straight away | 23-27 |
| 17:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bennett | 23-27 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Stephen Jasper is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joel Luther (PF), Kevin Hughes (C) Daniel Kittleson, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Michael Avery shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Michael Avery makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Michael Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Michael Avery makes the 3rd free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-27 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Daniel Penner (fresh) SG - Michael Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joel Luther (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes connects on the jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 15:02 | DePaul | Daniel Penner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Thomas Flynn (SG), Damon Earls (SF), Daniel Kittleson (PF), Christopher Vail (C) Daniel Penner, Michael Avery, Ralph Thomas, Joel Luther, Kevin Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| 14:42 | Butler | Stephen Jasper comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Kittleson - foul #1 on Daniel Kittleson, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 14:24 | DePaul | Damon Earls can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| 14:24 | DePaul | Damon Earls makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:24 | DePaul | Damon Earls misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Stephen Jasper lays it up and in on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 28-33 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Christopher Vail tips it home | 30-33 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Bennett and he's fouled by Daniel Kittleson - foul #2 on Daniel Kittleson, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Avery (SG), Ralph Thomas (SF) Thomas Flynn, Damon Earls | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 13:26 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | Jarod Betancourt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Jarod Betancourt can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-39 |
| 12:14 | DePaul | Michael Avery tips it but misses | 30-39 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Stephen Jasper's layup is rejected by Ralph Thomas | 30-39 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jarod Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Vail (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Michael Avery shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Flynn (PG), Joel Luther (PF), Kevin Hughes (C) Jarod Betancourt, Daniel Kittleson, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Michael Avery misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Michael Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Jason Lucas is hacked by Kevin Hughes - foul #1 on Kevin Hughes, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Damon Earls (SG) Michael Avery | |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 10:47 | Butler | John Sherrill misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kevin Hughes | 31-39 |
| 10:30 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Thomas Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:21 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 31-39 |
| 10:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 31-39 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses badly on a shot from the left block | 31-41 |
| 09:37 | Butler | William Kincer grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 09:19 | Butler | John Sherrill's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Luther | 31-41 |
| 09:17 | Butler | John Sherrill tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 09:00 | DePaul | Joel Luther buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Thomas and the foul's on Bret Perino - foul #2 on Bret Perino, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jarod Betancourt (PG), Michael Avery (SG), Daniel Kittleson (PF), Christopher Vail (C) Thomas Flynn, Damon Earls, Ralph Thomas, Kevin Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Jason Lucas, William Kincer, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| 09:00 | DePaul | Joel Luther makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Christopher Vail grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 08:04 | DePaul | Horace Stewart steals the ball from Michael Avery | 34-43 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Horace Stewart lays it in | 34-45 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Joel Luther travels with the ball | 34-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Thomas (SF) Joel Luther | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Ralph Thomas - foul #3 on Ralph Thomas, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jarod Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Kittleson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jarod Betancourt - foul #4 on Jarod Betancourt, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Michael Avery's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Stephen Jasper | 34-47 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Christopher Vail clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Daniel Kittleson tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Stephen Jasper scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Bennett | 36-51 |
| 05:27 | DePaul | Michael Avery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-51 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 05:21 | DePaul | Bruce Whited swats the short shot by Jarod Betancourt | 36-51 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Daniel Kittleson is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Daniel Kittleson, team foul #8 | 36-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Penner (PG), Thomas Flynn (SG), Damon Earls (SF), Joel Luther (PF), Kevin Hughes (C) Jarod Betancourt, Michael Avery, Ralph Thomas, Daniel Kittleson, Christopher Vail | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Joel Luther lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Penner | 38-53 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the easy layup | 38-53 |
| 04:12 | Butler | John Sherrill tips it in | 38-55 |
| 03:54 | DePaul | Bret Perino denies the turnaround by Joel Luther | 38-55 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Thomas Flynn snags the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Thomas Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Grant Benson (SF) Horace Stewart, Kenneth Bennett | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Daniel Penner is called for the reach on Jason Lucas - foul #1 on Daniel Penner, team foul #9 | 38-55 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 03:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kevin Hughes | 38-55 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Daniel Penner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Damon Earls (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joel Luther (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jason Lucas (fresh) SG - William Kincer (fresh) SF - Grant Benson (fresh) PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Daniel Penner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Joel Luther snags the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Joel Luther can't finish the layup | 38-55 |
| 02:54 | Butler | John Sherrill gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the easy layup | 38-55 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joel Luther | 38-55 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Thomas Flynn makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 02:21 | Butler | The jump hook by William Kincer is blocked by Joel Luther | 41-55 |
| 02:19 | DePaul | Daniel Penner grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Thomas Flynn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 02:05 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 01:44 | Butler | John Sherrill misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 41-55 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Bret Perino hits the follow up shot | 41-57 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Damon Earls is whistled for traveling | 41-57 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Grant Benson's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Luther | 41-57 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kevin Hughes | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Damon Earls hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Hughes | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | William Kincer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 43-59 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Thomas Flynn misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Kevin Hughes grabs the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Damon Earls clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 00:11 | Butler | John Sherrill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas runs out the clock | 43-59 |