| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) SF - Tom Corey (fresh) PF - Harold Light (fresh) C - John Fehr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) SG - James Fowler (fresh) SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) C - Donald Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | John Fehr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | DePaul | The short jumper by Phillip Jones is denied by Douglas Ensminger | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Harold Light tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Butler | James Fowler buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dino Mazierski | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Harold Light misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Brett Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Butler | James Fowler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Ensminger | 2-6 |
| 18:44 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner is fouled on the floor by Dino Mazierski - foul #1 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | John Fehr travels with the ball | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | Butler | The short jumper by Douglas Ensminger is denied by John Fehr | 2-6 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | John Fehr gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | Douglas Ensminger denies the turnaround by Tom Corey | 2-6 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Harold Light is called for the reach on James Fowler - foul #1 on Harold Light, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Donald Gray clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Fehr - foul #1 on John Fehr, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 17:48 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:34 | DePaul | John Fehr misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 2-8 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Andre Harper scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 2-10 |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Phillip Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Tom Corey | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses short on a floater from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Tom Corey pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Melvin Forbes - foul #1 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Stephen Jones (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Harold Light, John Fehr | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (SF), Richard Blevins (C) Gonzalo Castillo, Donald Gray | |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Tom Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Andre Harper misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Mohr - foul #1 on Robert Mohr, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Werth (SF) Tom Corey | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) Melvin Forbes, Hans Swiatkowski, David Jarvis | |
| 16:29 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Andre Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:20 | DePaul | Ralph Werth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG) Andre Harper | |
| 15:57 | Butler | Brett Shepherd steps out of bounds on the sideline | 5-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Light (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) SG - Ken Snook (fresh) SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) PF - Harold Light (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dino Mazierski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Harold Light misses the turnaround from close range | 5-12 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is hacked by Ralph Werth - foul #1 on Ralph Werth, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), John Fehr (C) Tobias Snyder, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | Butler | Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF) James Fowler, David Jarvis | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo banks in the layup set up by Dino Mazierski and he's hacked by Ken Snook - foul #1 on Ken Snook, team foul #5 | 5-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Dino Mazierski | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the free throw | 5-15 |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Harold Light drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Werth and he's fouled by Douglas Ensminger - foul #1 on Douglas Ensminger, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG) Gonzalo Castillo, James Fowler | |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on John Fehr - foul #2 on John Fehr, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG), Robert Mohr (C) Ken Snook, John Fehr | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, Richard Blevins | |
| 15:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 14:45 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses long on a floater near the basket | 8-17 |
| 14:44 | Butler | James Fowler pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Donald Gray is called for traveling | 8-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Tom Corey (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) Kirby Gardner, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Dino Mazierski, James Fowler, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Gonzalo Castillo steps in front of the Tobias Snyder pass | 8-17 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Andre Harper lays it in set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 8-19 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Phillip Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Brett Shepherd (SF), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Andre Harper, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the wide open runner near the basket | 9-21 |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Dino Mazierski is called for the reach on Tobias Snyder - foul #2 on Dino Mazierski, team foul #5 | 9-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Ralph Werth (SF), Harold Light (PF) Tobias Snyder, Phillip Jones, Tom Corey, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Dino Mazierski, Douglas Ensminger | |
| 12:44 | DePaul | Ken Snook is fouled on the floor by James Fowler - foul #1 on James Fowler, team foul #6 | 9-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Andre Harper - foul #1 on Andre Harper, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (PG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF) Andre Harper, Brett Shepherd | |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Ralph Werth denies the turnaround by Donald Gray | 11-21 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Donald Gray can't tip it in | 11-21 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ralph Werth | 11-21 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Douglas Ensminger steps in front of the Kirby Gardner pass | 11-21 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ken Snook (fresh) SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) PF - Harold Light (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Robert Mohr picks off the pass by Donald Gray | 11-21 |
| 11:15 | DePaul | Ralph Werth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-21 |
| 11:14 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the tip | 11-21 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Donald Gray scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Fowler | 11-23 |
| 10:47 | DePaul | Harold Light misses the jumper from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Fowler | 11-25 |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-25 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger gets the rebound | 11-25 |
| 10:04 | Butler | James Fowler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-25 |
| 10:03 | DePaul | Harold Light snags the defensive board | 11-25 |
| 09:43 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the floater from the right wing | 11-25 |
| 09:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Ensminger | 11-25 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Ken Snook - foul #2 on Ken Snook, team foul #7 | 11-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Tom Corey (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) Kirby Gardner, Ken Snook, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Butler | Andre Harper (PG), Brett Shepherd (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) James Fowler, Hans Swiatkowski, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 09:21 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Tom Corey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Corey, team foul #8 | 11-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Fowler (SG) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 08:48 | Butler | Brett Shepherd is fouled on the floor by Tom Corey - foul #2 on Tom Corey, team foul #9 | 11-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harry Jones (SF) Tom Corey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:48 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Brett Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 11-29 |
| 08:34 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder connects on the 3 from straight away | 14-29 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Andre Harper is open and buries a floater from close range | 14-31 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Robert Mohr is called for traveling | 14-31 |
| 07:41 | Butler | James Fowler is fouled on the floor by Tobias Snyder - foul #1 on Tobias Snyder, team foul #10 | 14-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Werth (SF), Harold Light (PF) Harry Jones, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 07:41 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 07:41 | Butler | James Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) PF - Harold Light (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mohr (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Fowler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | DePaul | Ralph Werth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-33 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Harold Light grabs the offensive board | 14-33 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Fowler - foul #2 on James Fowler, team foul #8 | 14-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG) Tobias Snyder | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) James Fowler, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 15-33 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Brett Shepherd clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-33 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the follow up shot | 15-35 |
| 06:32 | DePaul | David Jarvis steals it from Harold Light | 15-35 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Brett Shepherd evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 15-37 |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Richard Blevins is called for the reach on Robert Mohr - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #9 | 15-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harry Jones (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SG), Douglas Ensminger (PF), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the 1st free throw | 15-37 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 15-37 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-37 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Robert Mohr snags the defensive board | 15-37 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Phillip Jones can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 15-37 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 15-37 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Brett Shepherd steps in front of the Phillip Jones pass | 15-37 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a runner from the baseline | 15-37 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger can't tip it in | 15-37 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Phillip Jones gets the rebound | 15-37 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Jones | 17-37 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Brett Shepherd shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-40 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-40 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the board | 17-40 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Douglas Ensminger connects on the shot from close range set up by Andre Harper | 17-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Phillip Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) C - Robert Mohr (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andre Harper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Shepherd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Ensminger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Stephen Jones misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 17-42 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Harry Jones snags the offensive board | 17-42 |
| 02:59 | DePaul | Gonzalo Castillo steps in front of the Robert Mohr pass | 17-42 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Donald Gray jams it set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 17-44 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Harry Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kirby Gardner | 20-44 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Kirby Gardner steps in front of the Brett Shepherd pass | 20-44 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Robert Mohr banks in the layup and the foul's on Andre Harper - foul #2 on Andre Harper, team foul #10 | 22-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Tom Corey (SF), Harold Light (PF) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Harry Jones, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Dino Mazierski (PG), James Fowler (SG), Hans Swiatkowski (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Andre Harper, Gonzalo Castillo, Brett Shepherd, Douglas Ensminger, Donald Gray | |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the free throw | 22-44 |
| 01:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Blevins | 22-44 |
| 01:19 | Butler | James Fowler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-44 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Tom Corey pulls down the rebound | 22-44 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Robert Mohr is denied on a layup by David Jarvis | 22-44 |
| 01:00 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Fowler | 22-44 |
| 00:49 | Butler | James Fowler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-44 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the follow up shot | 22-46 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | James Fowler steps in front of the Ken Snook pass | 22-46 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't finish the layup | 22-46 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it in | 22-48 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-48 |