| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Cancel inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Santos Sandoval - foul #2 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Van Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval tips it but misses | 39-43 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 19:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Cancel | 39-43 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Leon Ottinger scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Cancel | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Van Laffoon takes the ball from Santos Sandoval | 39-45 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 18:06 | Marquette | Justin Nau misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-45 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle tips it but misses | 39-45 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Justin Nau steals it from Wilson Ward | 39-45 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santos Sandoval (PF) John Stephenson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG) Dennis Smith | |
| 17:18 | Butler | Douglas Berry is called for the reach on Andrew Dunn - foul #2 on Douglas Berry, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF) Douglas Berry, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF) Wilson Ward | |
| 17:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Gregory Botts - foul #2 on Gregory Botts, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Brett Cupps (C) Anthony Ogle, Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| 17:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Cancel | 39-46 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Andrew Dunn scores on a jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Gregory Botts is denied on a dunk by Jonathon McCracken | 39-48 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Andrew Dunn snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | William Red snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Cupps (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Red | 41-48 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Thomas Cartee buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by William Red - foul #3 on William Red, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), John Stephenson (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) William Red, Jeffrey Gordon, Santos Sandoval, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF) Andrew Dunn, Thomas Cancel, Gregory Duncan | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Thomas Cartee makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd is hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #2 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Wilson Ward grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski loses the dribble to Thomas Boyd | 41-51 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Gregory Botts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (SF) Anthony Ogle, Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| 14:49 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | John Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Berry | 43-51 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Dennis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Douglas Berry, John Stephenson, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF) Van Laffoon, Wilson Ward | |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon is fouled on the floor by Harold Finnie - foul #1 on Harold Finnie, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Justin Nau drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jeffrey Gordon and he's hacked by Clayton Goodman - foul #1 on Clayton Goodman, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Dennis Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF) Clayton Goodman | |
| 14:16 | Marquette | William Red hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Thomas Cancel clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | William Red misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Thomas Cancel pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Thomas Cancel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brett Cupps (SF) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG) William Red | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Dennis Smith, Leon Ottinger | |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Thomas Cancel snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses the shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Thomas Cancel tips it in | 50-53 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Anthony Ogle, Jeffrey Gordon, Brett Cupps, Santos Sandoval, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Wilson Ward (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Gregory Duncan (C) Thomas Cartee, Harold Finnie, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Gregory Botts blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Gregory Duncan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wilson Ward | 50-55 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | John Stephenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Botts and he's fouled by Leon Ottinger - foul #3 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (C) Douglas Berry, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF) Van Laffoon, Wilson Ward | |
| 12:01 | Marquette | John Stephenson makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Nau (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Justin Nau misses the tip | 53-58 |
| 11:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 53-58 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Red - foul #4 on William Red, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) William Red, Gregory Botts, John Stephenson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cancel (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Clayton Goodman, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| 11:08 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathon McCracken - foul #3 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brett Cupps (SF) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Wilson Ward (C) Dennis Smith, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski lays it in and he's hacked by Santos Sandoval - foul #3 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| 10:40 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Ogle | 57-63 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Santos Sandoval picks off the pass by Thomas Cartee in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Douglas Berry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 10:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bruce Gapinski | 57-63 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses long on a floater from the left block | 57-63 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | The short jumper by Douglas Berry is denied by Thomas Cancel | 57-63 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Boyd | 57-63 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Brett Cupps is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brett Cupps, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Richard Grubbs (C) Douglas Berry, Brett Cupps, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Thomas Cartee, Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Bruce Gapinski, Wilson Ward | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Gregory Duncan double dribbles | 57-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (PF) Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Justin Nau comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 57-63 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Gregory Duncan pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Dennis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Boyd (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jonathon McCracken - foul #4 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Finnie (SG), Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Andrew Dunn, Gregory Duncan, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Anthony Ogle steals it from Bruce Gapinski | 59-63 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Justin Nau scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Jeffrey Gordon and the foul's on Bruce Gapinski - foul #2 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF) Anthony Ogle, Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Clayton Goodman, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Nau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Boyd (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Finnie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Thomas Cancel hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Cartee | 62-66 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Cartee - foul #2 on Thomas Cartee, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stephenson (SF), Richard Grubbs (C) Justin Nau, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG) Thomas Cancel | |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:20 | Marquette | The refs have stopped play. Richard Grubbs is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 64-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Boyd (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Leon Ottinger comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Stephenson - foul #2 on John Stephenson, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Gregory Botts (SF) Jeffrey Gordon, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Gregory Duncan (C) Thomas Cartee, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-68 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Gregory Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the fadeaway in the paint | 64-70 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Ottinger | 64-70 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Leon Ottinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Douglas Berry, John Stephenson, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Wilson Ward (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Andrew Dunn, Harold Finnie, Leon Ottinger, Gregory Duncan | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-70 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Gregory Botts picks off the pass by Jonathon McCracken | 64-70 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Gregory Botts can't finish the layup | 64-70 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Brett Cupps takes the ball from Thomas Cancel in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from William Red and he's fouled by Thomas Cancel - foul #3 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Clayton Goodman (SF), Bruce Gapinski (PF) Thomas Cartee, Thomas Cancel, Wilson Ward | |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Clayton Goodman drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Smith and he's hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (SG), Gregory Duncan (C) Van Laffoon, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 04:47 | Butler | Clayton Goodman makes the free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:26 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Botts | 69-73 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Clayton Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski's floater is knocked away by Richard Grubbs | 69-73 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Botts (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cartee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clayton Goodman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Bruce Gapinski is called for the reach on Anthony Ogle - foul #3 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #12 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF) Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (PG), Harold Finnie (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Wilson Ward (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Thomas Cartee, Clayton Goodman, Bruce Gapinski, Gregory Duncan | |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Andrew Dunn is hacked by Douglas Berry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Berry, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG) Anthony Ogle | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Andrew Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is hacked by Andrew Dunn - foul #3 on Andrew Dunn, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brett Cupps (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Andrew Dunn is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-77 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Jonathon McCracken denies the turnaround by Santos Sandoval | 73-77 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stephenson (PF) Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Gregory Duncan (PF) Andrew Dunn, Harold Finnie, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Wilson Ward misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-77 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Brett Cupps grabs the board | 73-77 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) William Red, Justin Nau, John Stephenson, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Gregory Duncan, Wilson Ward | |
| 02:11 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval lays it in set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 75-77 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-77 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathon McCracken - foul #5 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #14 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG) Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Jonathon McCracken | |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 01:22 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 76-77 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-77 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval snags the defensive board | 76-77 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Santos Sandoval | 78-77 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is hacked by Santos Sandoval - foul #4 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #11 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Boyd (C) Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Red hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Smith - foul #4 on Dennis Smith, team foul #15 | 78-79 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Red misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Thomas Boyd - foul #2 on Thomas Boyd, team foul #12 | 79-81 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses the free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Gregory Botts gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-81 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dennis Smith misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 82-81 |