| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - John Craft (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Marquette | William Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 19:36 | Butler | William Potter snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Everett Savory drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Griffin | 26-34 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Jean Johnson steals it from Donald Fitzpatrick in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Everett Savory clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 28-34 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Bernard Watkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Fitzpatrick | 28-34 |
| 17:53 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 28-34 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | John Craft hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Everett Savory misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 30-34 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin throws it down set up by William Williams and the foul's on Bernard Watkins - foul #2 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, John Craft | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), George Larson (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Tim Pointer (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Everett Savory, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, William Potter, Jean Johnson | |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Michael Rommel steals the ball from Tim Pointer | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Michael Rommel is denied on a layup by Tim Faulkner | 33-34 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 16:33 | Butler | George Larson lays it in on a nice dish by William Burnett | 35-36 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | George Larson picks off the pass by Arthur Garmon in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Paul Sellberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:10 | Marquette | George Larson is called for the reach on Douglas Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Larson, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Michael Rommel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Bernard Watkins (SF), William Potter (PF), Matthew Schwuchow (C) William Burnett, Tim Faulkner, Tim Pointer, Paul Sellberg | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) PF - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Larson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | William Potter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-36 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Joshua Hereford pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:28 | Butler | George Larson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Arthur Garmon | 35-36 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:46 | Butler | George Larson is hacked by Arthur Garmon - foul #1 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), John Craft (PF) Douglas Howard, Arthur Garmon, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Tim Pointer (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, George Larson, Bernard Watkins, William Potter, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 14:20 | Butler | John Craft steals it from Tim Faulkner | 35-36 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Roy Gay scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Hidalgo | 37-36 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Hidalgo - foul #4 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF), William Williams (PF) Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG), Matthew Schwuchow (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Douglas Griffin, Tim Faulkner, Paul Sellberg | |
| 13:37 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is called for 10 seconds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (SG), William Potter (PF) Joshua Hereford, Tim Pointer | |
| 13:03 | Butler | George Larson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:02 | Butler | William Potter tips it in | 37-40 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | John Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 12:20 | Butler | George Larson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernesto Morales - foul #2 on Ernesto Morales, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Bernard Watkins (SF) Everett Savory, William Potter | |
| 12:20 | Butler | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:20 | Butler | George Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Bernard Watkins gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:44 | Butler | George Larson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Craft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Larson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Antonio Pippin | 40-45 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses long on an open jump hook in the paint | 40-45 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon hits a 3 from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 10:27 | Butler | William Burnett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | William Burnett steps in front of the Douglas Howard pass in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the dunk | 43-47 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the tip | 43-47 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 43-47 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | John Craft grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon loses the ball out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Douglas Howard, Arthur Garmon, Antonio Pippin, John Craft | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), William Potter (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, George Larson, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 09:10 | Butler | William Potter blows the layup over the doubleteam | 43-47 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Everett Savory grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:47 | Butler | William Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ernesto Morales, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Everett Savory connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tim Faulkner | 43-50 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Tim Faulkner steals the ball from Roy Gay in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Douglas Griffin lays it up and in on a great pass from Tim Faulkner | 43-52 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Gay | 45-52 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Douglas Griffin double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Tim Pointer (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Douglas Griffin, Tim Faulkner, William Potter, Paul Sellberg | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Gay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Pointer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block but he's fouled by Tim Pointer - foul #2 on Tim Pointer, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), John Craft (PF) Ernesto Morales, William Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Everett Savory | |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Jean Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Tim Pointer is called for the reach on John Craft - foul #3 on Tim Pointer, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), George Larson (SG) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin | |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-52 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales blows the layup but he's fouled by George Larson - foul #2 on George Larson, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Douglas Howard | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF), William Potter (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Bernard Watkins, Tim Pointer, Jean Johnson | |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Paul Sellberg knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Potter and he's fouled by Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (PF) John Craft | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Matthew Schwuchow (SF) William Burnett, Tim Faulkner | |
| 05:36 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 05:06 | Butler | William Potter splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Schwuchow | 49-56 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 49-56 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Paul Sellberg pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 04:14 | Butler | William Potter can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Pippin - foul #1 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, George Larson, Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| 04:14 | Butler | William Potter misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:14 | Butler | William Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Douglas Griffin picks off the pass by Stephen Hidalgo | 49-57 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Douglas Griffin banks in the layup | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-59 |
| 03:40 | Butler | William Potter pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Butler | William Potter throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Everett Savory | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fairly fresh) PF - William Potter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jean Johnson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Roy Gay scores on a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Tim Faulkner - foul #2 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Tim Pointer (PF), Matthew Schwuchow (C) Douglas Griffin, Tim Faulkner, William Potter, Jean Johnson | |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 02:24 | Butler | George Larson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses short on a shot from close range | 51-61 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow is hacked by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #5 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Craft (PF) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG), William Potter (PF), Jean Johnson (C) George Larson, Bernard Watkins, Tim Pointer | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Gay | 54-62 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Everett Savory makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Potter out of the doubleteam | 54-65 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is hacked by Douglas Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Griffin, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF) Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:56 | Butler | William Potter makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Everett Savory | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Marquette | John Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Douglas Griffin lays it in and the foul's on Douglas Howard - foul #1 on Douglas Howard, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Douglas Howard hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | John Craft grabs the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | John Craft is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Craft, team foul #9 | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Everett Savory runs out the clock | 56-70 |