| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Glover (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Mark Shea hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | Shane Rode tips it home | 29-39 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Kevin Lambert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Brent Bailey grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | James Mansell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 29-39 |
| 17:57 | Butler | James Glover snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-39 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Twitty | 29-39 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | James Mansell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 29-39 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:24 | Purdue | Jeff Davis is called for the reach on James Mansell - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joaquin Conner (PF) Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:14 | Purdue | John Hanger lays it in on a great pass from James Mansell | 31-39 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Mark Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), William Catoe (SF), Charles Cambell (C) James Mansell, John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SF) Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 16:41 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 31-39 |
| 16:40 | Butler | James Glover grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Charles Cambell gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Ken Fox misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ken Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Catoe (fresh) PF - Joaquin Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cambell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Glover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Charles Cambell misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 15:33 | Purdue | William Catoe hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Kevin Lambert drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Shea | 33-41 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty double dribbles | 33-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), John Hanger (SF), Shane Rode (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Ken Fox, Anthony Twitty, William Catoe, Joaquin Conner, Charles Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Williamson (C) Warren Musselwhite | |
| 14:36 | Butler | Jeff Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | John Hanger makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Mansell | 36-41 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Mark Shea scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | John Hanger drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Shane Rode | 38-44 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Kevin Lambert is hacked by John Hanger - foul #2 on John Hanger, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG) Patrick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SG), Richard Hasbrouck (PF) Kevin Lambert, James Glover | |
| 13:02 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Musselwhite | 38-46 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Shane Rode connects on the jumper in the paint | 40-46 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Brent Bailey takes the ball from Warren Williamson | 40-46 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Shane Rode hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff Davis - foul #3 on Jeff Davis, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Kevin Lambert (SG) Mark Shea, Warren Musselwhite | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Shane Rode makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Brent Bailey snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Shane Rode (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) SG - Kevin Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 stl. C - Warren Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Purdue | John Hanger loses the dribble to Jeff Davis | 42-46 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Brent Bailey is called for the reach on Jeff Davis - foul #1 on Brent Bailey, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), William Catoe (SF), Joaquin Conner (PF), Charles Cambell (C) James Mansell, Anthony Twitty, John Hanger, Shane Rode, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | James Glover (PF) Warren Williamson | |
| 11:05 | Butler | James Glover loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG), Warren Musselwhite (SF) Gary Farmer, Jeff Davis | |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner misses long on a shot from the right block | 42-46 |
| 10:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Shea | 42-46 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Kevin Lambert clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joaquin Conner - foul #1 on Joaquin Conner, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Kevin Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Cambell | 42-47 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Ken Fox hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Kevin Lambert - foul #1 on Kevin Lambert, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG) Patrick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF), Warren Williamson (C) Kevin Lambert, Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Ken Fox makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Warren Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), John Hanger (SF), Brent Bailey (C) Ken Fox, William Catoe, Charles Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:48 | Purdue | James Mansell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Bailey | 47-47 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Jeff Davis gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Warren Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 08:32 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to James Glover | 47-47 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | Brent Bailey gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | James Mansell tips it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Mansell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Twitty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Joaquin Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Musselwhite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Glover (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Jeff Davis comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 49-47 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | James Mansell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Twitty | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Jeff Davis can't tip it in | 52-47 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | James Mansell snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty makes the fadeaway from the left block | 54-47 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Mark Shea misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Warren Williamson snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Mark Shea clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Joaquin Conner gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Anthony Twitty is hacked by Warren Williamson - foul #4 on Warren Williamson, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), William Catoe (SF), Shane Rode (PF), Charles Cambell (C) James Mansell, Anthony Twitty, John Hanger, Joaquin Conner, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Kevin Lambert (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Richard Hasbrouck (PF) Mark Shea, Warren Musselwhite, Jeff Davis, James Glover | |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Ken Fox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-47 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | William Catoe tips it in | 56-47 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Gary Farmer blows the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Antonelli - foul #2 on Patrick Antonelli, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Gary Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Gary Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | Gary Farmer takes the ball from Patrick Antonelli | 56-48 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Kevin Lambert is hacked by Ken Fox - foul #3 on Ken Fox, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 03:56 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Gary Farmer is blocked by Shane Rode | 56-48 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Shane Rode gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Shane Rode knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ken Fox | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ken Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Antonelli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Catoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Rode (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Cambell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 stl. C - Warren Williamson (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Gary Farmer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gary Farmer, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Twitty (SG) Patrick Antonelli | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF) Steven Brown | |
| 02:48 | Purdue | Ken Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Warren Williamson grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), John Hanger (SF), Brent Bailey (C) Ken Fox, William Catoe, Charles Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG), James Glover (PF) Gary Farmer, Warren Williamson | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck is hacked by John Hanger - foul #3 on John Hanger, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Patrick Antonelli (SG), William Catoe (SF), Joaquin Conner (PF), Charles Cambell (C) James Mansell, Anthony Twitty, John Hanger, Shane Rode, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Warren Musselwhite (SG), Steven Brown (SF) Mark Shea, Kevin Lambert, Jeff Davis | |
| 02:04 | Butler | Steven Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Mansell (PG), Anthony Twitty (SG), John Hanger (SF), Shane Rode (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Ken Fox, Patrick Antonelli, William Catoe, Joaquin Conner, Charles Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG), Kevin Lambert (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Gary Farmer, Warren Musselwhite, Steven Brown | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Kevin Lambert is called for the reach on Anthony Twitty - foul #2 on Kevin Lambert, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Williamson (C) Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 01:25 | Purdue | James Mansell is called for traveling | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Butler | Mark Shea loses the dribble to James Mansell in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | James Mansell can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 01:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Warren Williamson | 58-51 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Anthony Twitty steals the ball from Mark Shea in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | John Hanger buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Mansell | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Shane Rode grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Shane Rode is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Lambert - foul #3 on Kevin Lambert, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Nathan Lerma (SG) Anthony Twitty | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Shane Rode misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Brent Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Brent Bailey is fouled on the floor by Warren Williamson - foul #5 on Warren Williamson, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Quon Tao (PF) Shane Rode | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (C) Warren Williamson | |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Kevin Lambert is whistled for a carry | 62-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), William Catoe (SF), Charles Cambell (C) James Mansell, John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Warren Musselwhite (SG), Steven Brown (SF) Mark Shea, Kevin Lambert, Jeff Davis | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Charles Cambell double dribbles | 62-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Patrick Antonelli (SG), Joaquin Conner (PF) Nathan Lerma, Quon Tao | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Gary Farmer is whistled for a carry | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ken Fox runs out the clock | 62-51 |