| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Ottinger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor loses the dribble to Van Laffoon | 22-27 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski drills a shot from the right side | 22-29 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Michael Stephens hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-29 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Thomas Cancel scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 25-31 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | The jump hook by Richard Schroeder is blocked by Leon Ottinger | 25-31 |
| 18:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Van Laffoon | 25-31 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Leon Ottinger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Taylor - foul #1 on Jeffery Taylor, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Roberto Romano blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Roberto Romano grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 17:38 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder is denied on a layup by Bruce Gapinski | 25-33 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Van Laffoon grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Leon Ottinger can't finish the layup | 25-33 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:03 | DePaul | Roberto Romano clanks a jumper from close range | 25-33 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Dennis Smith gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 25-33 |
| 16:39 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor is hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (SG), Landon Austin (SF), Gabriel Alongi (PF), Lesley Catalan (C) Charles Freeze, Jeffery Taylor, Richard Schroeder, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 16:07 | DePaul | Landon Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Casimir Grabski (C) Michael Stephens | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:52 | Butler | Gregory Duncan makes the floater from the baseline set up by Dennis Smith | 25-35 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Landon Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Alongi (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lesley Catalan (fresh) C - Casimir Grabski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Dunn (fresh) SF - Roland Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | DePaul | Leland Sallee is hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG) Dennis Smith | |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi scores on a runner from the left block | 27-35 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Andrew Dunn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Lesley Catalan - foul #3 on Lesley Catalan, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Stephens (PG), Roberto Romano (C) Landon Austin, Casimir Grabski | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Thomas Cancel (SF) Thomas Cartee, Roland Thomas | |
| 14:50 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 14:50 | Butler | Andrew Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jonathon McCracken - foul #3 on Jonathon McCracken, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Freeze (SG), Richard Schroeder (PF) Leland Sallee, Lesley Catalan | |
| Subs | Butler | Van Laffoon (SG) Andrew Dunn | |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Stephens - foul #3 on Michael Stephens, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bruce Gapinski (C) Jonathon McCracken | |
| 14:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Roberto Romano misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Van Laffoon - foul #2 on Van Laffoon, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF) Gregory Duncan | |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Roberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Roberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Leon Ottinger scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-41 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi travels with the ball | 31-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor (SF) Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:02 | Butler | Dennis Smith is hacked by Michael Stephens - foul #4 on Michael Stephens, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG), Lesley Catalan (PF), Casimir Grabski (C) Michael Stephens, Richard Schroeder, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:55 | Butler | Leon Ottinger connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Smith | 31-43 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Van Laffoon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Dennis Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Cancel | 31-45 |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 12:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Cancel | 31-45 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Van Laffoon | 31-47 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lesley Catalan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Casimir Grabski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cancel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leon Ottinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Gapinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Freeze | 33-47 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Thomas Cancel lays it up and in | 33-49 |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Casimir Grabski makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Bruce Gapinski - foul #3 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (SG), Gabriel Alongi (SF), Roberto Romano (C) Charles Freeze, Jeffery Taylor, Lesley Catalan | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Cartee (PG), Andrew Dunn (SG), Roland Thomas (SF), Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Dennis Smith, Van Laffoon, Thomas Cancel, Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Casimir Grabski makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Schroeder (PF) Casimir Grabski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Roberto Romano misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Gregory Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Andrew Dunn is fouled on the floor by Landon Austin - foul #2 on Landon Austin, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ted Carr (SG) Leland Sallee | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:48 | Butler | Thomas Cartee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 09:47 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Jonathon McCracken steps in front of the Landon Austin pass | 36-49 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken clanks a shot near the basket | 36-49 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Roland Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Andrew Dunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Roland Thomas can't tip it in | 36-49 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Gregory Duncan misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Thomas Cartee tips it back up and in | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Andrew Dunn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-51 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 07:47 | DePaul | Landon Austin can't connect on a runner near the basket | 36-51 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Gregory Duncan gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Landon Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Carr (fresh) SF - Gabriel Alongi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Schroeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Cartee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roland Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Roland Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Cartee | 36-54 |
| 07:06 | DePaul | Ted Carr connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-54 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Ted Carr takes the ball from Roland Thomas | 38-54 |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Landon Austin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ted Carr | 40-54 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Stephens (PG), Charles Freeze (SG), Jeffery Taylor (SF), Lesley Catalan (PF), Casimir Grabski (C) Landon Austin, Ted Carr, Gabriel Alongi, Richard Schroeder, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Smith (PG), Van Laffoon (SG), Thomas Cancel (SF), Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Thomas Cartee, Andrew Dunn, Roland Thomas, Gregory Duncan, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan is denied on a layup by Leon Ottinger | 40-54 |
| 06:14 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan tips it back up and in | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Butler | Van Laffoon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Casimir Grabski gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Michael Stephens is hacked by Bruce Gapinski - foul #4 on Bruce Gapinski, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Leon Ottinger - foul #1 on Leon Ottinger, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Leon Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Thomas Cancel is hacked by Jeffery Taylor - foul #2 on Jeffery Taylor, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Leon Ottinger is whistled for traveling | 43-54 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Cancel - foul #2 on Thomas Cancel, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Jeffery Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Van Laffoon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Casimir Grabski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Bruce Gapinski misses badly on a shot in the lane | 45-54 |
| 03:58 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Freeze | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Van Laffoon takes the ball from Charles Freeze | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Thomas Cancel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lesley Catalan - foul #4 on Lesley Catalan, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (SG), Gabriel Alongi (SF), Richard Schroeder (PF), Roberto Romano (C) Charles Freeze, Jeffery Taylor, Lesley Catalan, Casimir Grabski | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Duncan (PF), Jonathon McCracken (C) Leon Ottinger, Bruce Gapinski | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Alongi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Van Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Cancel (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon McCracken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Michael Stephens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi tips it home | 47-56 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Jonathon McCracken's dunk attempt is rejected by Roberto Romano | 47-56 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Freeze (SG), Jeffery Taylor (SF) Leland Sallee, Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Butler | Leon Ottinger (PF), Bruce Gapinski (C) Gregory Duncan, Jonathon McCracken | |
| 02:26 | DePaul | Roberto Romano's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Gapinski | 47-56 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Dennis Smith scores on a jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 02:12 | DePaul | Charles Freeze drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Stephens | 49-58 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Thomas Cancel lays it up and in | 49-60 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Leon Ottinger blocks the short jumper by Jeffery Taylor | 49-60 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder tips it in | 51-60 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Michael Stephens steals it from Bruce Gapinski | 51-60 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Charles Freeze can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Thomas Cancel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Leon Ottinger comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Taylor - foul #3 on Jeffery Taylor, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Leon Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Roberto Romano lays it in on a great pass from Michael Stephens | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Michael Stephens is called for the reach on Thomas Cancel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Stephens, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG) Michael Stephens | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathon McCracken (C) Bruce Gapinski | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Thomas Cancel makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Thomas Cancel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:27 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Ottinger | 53-63 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Dennis Smith runs out the clock | 53-63 |