| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | James Fowler is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #3 on James Fowler, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) James Fowler | |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Brett Shepherd - foul #1 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the lay-in | 26-38 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Wayne Foster picks off the pass by Douglas Ensminger | 26-38 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andrei Palczewski | 28-38 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Virgil Polson (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Dino Mazierski drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Gray | 28-41 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Virgil Polson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Donald Gray lays it in | 30-43 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | James Aguon lays it up and in set up by Wayne Foster | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the dunk attempt | 32-43 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrei Palczewski | 32-43 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Wayne Foster comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Ensminger - foul #2 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Gonzalo Castillo, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Jarvis | 32-43 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Banks | 32-43 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Richard Blevins is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-43 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Edward Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | David Jarvis is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 13:34 | Butler | James Fowler snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Boris Zellous is called for the reach on Dino Mazierski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Zellous, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Denis Banks knocks away the 3 by Dino Mazierski | 32-43 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger tips it home | 32-45 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | James Fowler picks off the pass by Denis Banks | 32-45 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Donald Gray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Denis Banks - foul #3 on Denis Banks, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Virgil Polson (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, Denis Banks, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Dino Mazierski, Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 12:27 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:27 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:07 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 12:06 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 32-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Wayne Foster pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by James Fowler - foul #4 on James Fowler, team foul #7 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, James Fowler, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Forbes | 33-45 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Scott Dollard is called for the reach on Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:35 | Butler | Brett Shepherd's pass is intercepted by Andrei Palczewski | 33-45 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski lays it up and in | 35-45 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Brett Shepherd knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Ensminger and he's hacked by Andrei Palczewski - foul #2 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) Wayne Foster, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 10:12 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Brett Shepherd swats the short shot by Edward Fox | 35-48 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't tip it in | 35-48 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brett Shepherd - foul #2 on Brett Shepherd, team foul #8 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Melvin Forbes, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-48 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo can't tip it in | 37-48 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Robert Fisher lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #9 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG), Virgil Polson (PF) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Gonzalo Castillo, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 39-48 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the jump hook from the left block | 39-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 39-48 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Virgil Polson tips it in | 41-48 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Robert Fisher steps in front of the Douglas Ensminger pass | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Aguon | 43-48 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | James Aguon gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Virgil Polson connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Wayne Foster and he's hacked by Melvin Forbes - foul #1 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), James Fowler (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, Melvin Forbes, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 45-48 |
| 06:08 | Butler | James Fowler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 05:57 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Wayne Foster steps in front of the James Fowler pass | 45-48 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Wayne Foster jams it | 47-48 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Boris Zellous steals it from Richard Blevins | 47-48 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 04:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Castillo | 47-48 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 04:34 | Butler | Donald Gray connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Ensminger | 47-50 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 49-50 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Foster - foul #2 on Wayne Foster, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Brett Shepherd | |
| 03:51 | Butler | Dino Mazierski misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Dino Mazierski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 03:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 49-51 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Donald Gray double dribbles | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 02:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 49-51 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Donald Gray drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Fowler | 49-53 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Dino Mazierski, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Donald Gray double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd, David Jarvis | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Donald Gray | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wayne Foster | 52-53 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Dino Mazierski is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 01:31 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses short on a jumper in the paint | 52-53 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 01:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Mazierski | 52-53 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Wayne Foster picks off the pass by Douglas Ensminger | 52-53 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't throw it down | 52-53 |
| 01:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brett Shepherd | 52-53 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Dino Mazierski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Brett Shepherd steals it from Robert Fisher | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger banks in the layup set up by James Fowler | 52-55 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Robert Fisher knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrei Palczewski | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Donald Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Foster - foul #3 on Wayne Foster, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |