| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Cathcart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Roane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Butler | George Slattery is called for the reach on Craig Salcedo in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Slattery, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (C) Donald Gray | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 19:47 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 19:45 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Gordon Casey, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:36 | Butler | Jeremy Copas loses the dribble to Keith Cathcart in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by George Slattery | 34-39 |
| 19:11 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 34-41 |
| 19:03 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Roane | 36-41 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Jeremy Copas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Slattery | 38-41 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Gray | 38-44 |
| 18:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Keith Cathcart | 40-44 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Cathcart - foul #1 on Keith Cathcart, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Gary Beaton (SG), Kelly Rake (SF), Wallace Thomas (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) George Slattery, Keith Cathcart, Jeff Roane, Dale Robinson, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Donald Gray | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kelly Rake - foul #1 on Kelly Rake, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Kelly Rake drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Alphin | 43-46 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Richard Blevins can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-46 |
| 17:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Alphin | 45-46 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Gordon Casey comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-46 |
| 16:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 16:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Kelly Rake buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Alphin | 48-46 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Richard Blevins is hacked by Gary Brakebill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Brakebill, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Keith Cathcart (SG), Corey Canada (SF), Dale Robinson (PF), Michael Berry (C) Richard Alphin, Gary Beaton, Kelly Rake, Wallace Thomas, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| 16:16 | Butler | Donald Gray buries a jumper near the basket set up by Gordon Casey and the foul's on Michael Berry - foul #1 on Michael Berry, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 16:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Jarvis | 48-49 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Cathcart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Corey Canada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 15:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Casey - foul #3 on Gordon Casey, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane (PG), Eric Bruhn (SF) George Slattery, Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (C) Donald Gray | |
| 15:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Corey Canada - foul #2 on Corey Canada, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Dale Robinson (PF) Keith Cathcart, Corey Canada | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Gray denies the turnaround by George Slattery | 49-54 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dale Robinson - foul #1 on Dale Robinson, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (C) Donald Gray | |
| 14:40 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Jarvis - foul #3 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Gary Beaton (SG) George Slattery, Jeff Roane | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Donald Gray (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 14:05 | Butler | David Jarvis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't tip it in | 49-56 |
| 14:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to David Jarvis | 49-56 |
| 13:47 | Butler | David Jarvis drills a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Dale Robinson - foul #2 on Dale Robinson, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG), Kelly Rake (SF), Corey Canada (PF), Wallace Thomas (C) Gary Beaton, Eric Bruhn, Dale Robinson, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Donald Gray | |
| 13:47 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the free throw | 49-58 |
| 13:47 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Corey Canada | 49-58 |
| 13:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 13:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas can't finish the layup | 49-58 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 13:03 | Butler | David Jarvis is denied on a dunk by Wallace Thomas | 49-58 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 12:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Alphin - foul #3 on Richard Alphin, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Gary Beaton (SG), Jeff Roane (SF), Dale Robinson (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Richard Alphin, Keith Cathcart, Kelly Rake, Corey Canada, Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Donald Gray (C) Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 12:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Robinson | 52-59 |
| 12:04 | Butler | George Slattery steps in front of the Hans Swiatkowski pass in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 12:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane lays it in set up by George Slattery | 54-59 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Melvin Forbes knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 54-61 |
| 11:37 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery's layup is rejected by Donald Gray | 54-61 |
| 11:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Beaton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Roane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dale Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. C - Gary Brakebill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (tired) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane makes the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn (SF), Michael Berry (C) Gary Beaton, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane misses the free throw | 56-61 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Donald Gray blows the wide open layup | 56-61 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Gordon Casey tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 10:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG), Wallace Thomas (PF) Jeff Roane, Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 10:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeremy Copas steps in front of the Eric Bruhn pass | 56-63 |
| 10:31 | Butler | David Jarvis knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 10:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Keith Cathcart | 59-65 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Michael Berry is called for the reach on Gordon Casey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Berry, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton (SG), Corey Canada (PF) Keith Cathcart, Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG) Jeremy Copas | |
| 10:07 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by George Slattery | 61-67 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski loses the dribble to Michael Berry in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the dunk | 61-67 |
| 09:13 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Forbes | 61-67 |
| 09:04 | Butler | George Slattery picks off the pass by David Jarvis | 61-67 |
| 09:01 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery hits the finger roll | 63-67 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 08:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada can't throw it down but the foul's on Hans Swiatkowski - foul #4 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Keith Cathcart (SG), Jeff Roane (SF), Kelly Rake (C) George Slattery, Gary Beaton, Eric Bruhn, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane grabs the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 08:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Kelly Rake is blocked by Filip Kranjcar | 64-67 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar can't tip it in | 64-67 |
| 07:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Cathcart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Roane (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Corey Canada (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelly Rake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-67 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Richard Alphin steals it from Donald Gray | 64-67 |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin misses the easy layup | 64-67 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Jeremy Copas grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Donald Gray banks in the layup set up by Gonzalo Castillo | 64-69 |
| 06:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada is fouled on the floor by Filip Kranjcar - foul #3 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Wallace Thomas (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Richard Alphin, Jeff Roane, Kelly Rake | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| 06:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 06:41 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 06:24 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the jumper from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 06:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Wallace Thomas | 64-69 |
| 06:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Canada is whistled for traveling | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn (SF) Corey Canada | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 05:48 | Butler | Gary Brakebill denies the turnaround by Donald Gray | 64-69 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the offensive board | 64-69 |
| 05:39 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by David Jarvis is blocked by Wallace Thomas | 64-69 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Gordon Casey - foul #4 on Gordon Casey, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane (PG), Gary Beaton (SG), Dale Robinson (PF) George Slattery, Keith Cathcart, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Donald Gray | |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:27 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-71 |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gary Beaton and the foul's on Gordon Casey - foul #5 on Gordon Casey, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry (C) Wallace Thomas | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Donald Gray (C) Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn makes the free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:41 | Butler | David Jarvis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 04:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo loses the dribble to Michael Berry in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 04:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry misses the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Gray - foul #1 on Donald Gray, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Keith Cathcart (SG) Jeff Roane, Gary Beaton | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 04:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Craig Salcedo is hacked by Richard Alphin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Alphin, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 70-71 |
| 03:51 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Donald Gray hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 70-71 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin misses long on a shot from the right block | 70-71 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Cathcart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Bruhn (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tired) 20 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (very tired) 13 pts. 15 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn throws it down | 72-71 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Craig Salcedo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 72-73 |
| 02:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Keith Cathcart and he's hacked by David Jarvis - foul #4 on David Jarvis, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane (SG), Kelly Rake (SF), Wallace Thomas (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Keith Cathcart, Eric Bruhn, Dale Robinson, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Donald Gray | |
| 02:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Jeremy Copas scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Gary Brakebill - foul #3 on Gary Brakebill, team foul #12 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Gary Beaton (SG) Richard Alphin, Jeff Roane | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Richard Blevins | |
| 02:13 | Butler | Jeremy Copas makes the free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Kelly Rake misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 75-76 |
| 01:54 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to George Slattery | 75-76 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas drills a turnaround from the baseline | 77-76 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Donald Gray hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 77-78 |
| 00:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Gonzalo Castillo steals it from Kelly Rake | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 77-78 |
| 00:34 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG), Eric Bruhn (SF), Dale Robinson (PF), Michael Berry (C) Gary Beaton, Kelly Rake, Wallace Thomas, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn's pass is intercepted by Filip Kranjcar | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Cathcart - foul #2 on Keith Cathcart, team foul #13 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Slattery | 79-80 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Keith Cathcart is called for the reach on Gonzalo Castillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Cathcart, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Keith Cathcart | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the halfcourt shot | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Cathcart (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric Bruhn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jarvis (tired) 13 pts. 15 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Gray (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Craig Salcedo is called for the reach on Keith Cathcart - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #12 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Craig Salcedo, Donald Gray | |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 82-82 |
| 04:25 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 82-84 |
| 04:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-84 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane (SF), Wallace Thomas (PF) Eric Bruhn, Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:05 | Butler | Jeff Roane steps in front of the Hans Swiatkowski pass in the backcourt | 82-84 |
| 03:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Wallace Thomas lays it in set up by Keith Cathcart | 84-84 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Richard Blevins drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 84-86 |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart is fouled on the floor by David Jarvis - foul #5 on David Jarvis, team foul #13 | 84-86 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Kelly Rake (C) George Slattery, Michael Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart misses the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 03:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 85-86 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gonzalo Castillo | 85-88 |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-88 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn (SF), Dale Robinson (PF), Michael Berry (C) Richard Alphin, Wallace Thomas, Kelly Rake | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Roane | 87-88 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Cathcart - foul #4 on Keith Cathcart, team foul #15 | 87-88 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton (SG) Keith Cathcart | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 87-88 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 87-89 |
| 02:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 87-89 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is fouled on the floor by Jeff Roane - foul #2 on Jeff Roane, team foul #16 | 87-89 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery (PG), Keith Cathcart (SG) Jeff Roane, Gary Beaton | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Melvin Forbes | |
| 01:50 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 87-90 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 87-91 |
| 01:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Slattery | 90-91 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Dale Robinson swats the short shot by Gonzalo Castillo | 90-91 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo hits the follow up shot | 90-93 |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 90-93 |
| 00:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 90-93 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Slattery (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Cathcart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Eric Bruhn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Michael Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tired) 22 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Salcedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Donald Gray is fouled on the floor by Michael Berry - foul #3 on Michael Berry, team foul #17 | 90-93 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson grabs the board | 90-93 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Bruhn can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 90-93 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | George Slattery grabs the offensive board | 90-93 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Craig Salcedo steps in front of the Keith Cathcart pass | 90-93 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Keith Cathcart is called for the reach on Craig Salcedo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Cathcart, team foul #18 | 90-93 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane (SG) Keith Cathcart | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 90-94 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Craig Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 90-95 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago 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) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-95 |
| 00:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Castillo | 90-95 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is hacked by George Slattery in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Slattery, team foul #19 | 90-95 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Jeff Roane | 90-96 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane buries a 3 from the left corner | 93-96 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jeremy Copas runs out the clock | 93-96 |