| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Marquette | Robert Gordon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Danny Davis | 38-44 |
| 19:32 | Butler | David Jarvis dunks the ball | 38-46 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | John Gower misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Gordon Casey, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| 19:08 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Donald Gray pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Donald Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Danny Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alonzo Santiago | 41-46 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | John Gower misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Melvin Forbes buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Jarvis | 41-48 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 44-48 |
| 17:18 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Bellantoni - foul #1 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Nash (PG), Charlie Royal (SG), David Johnson (SF), William Harris (PF), Theodore Spencer (C) Alonzo Santiago, Danny Davis, Donald Bellantoni, Robert Gordon, John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| 17:18 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 17:18 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Theodore Spencer snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Theodore Spencer misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Melvin Forbes pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Harris | 44-49 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Alexander Nash buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-49 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gordon Casey | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alexander Nash (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Marquette | David Johnson misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Theodore Spencer hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 15:22 | Butler | David Jarvis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-51 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 15:18 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 15:13 | Butler | David Jarvis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Forbes | 49-53 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | David Johnson double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Robert Gordon (PF), John Gower (C) Alexander Nash, Charlie Royal, David Johnson, William Harris, Theodore Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF) David Jarvis | |
| 14:30 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Casey | 49-56 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gordon Casey - foul #3 on Gordon Casey, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Santiago - foul #2 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Hans Swiatkowski, Gordon Casey | |
| 13:38 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-56 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Donald Gray slams it home on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 51-58 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 13:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Filip Kranjcar | 51-58 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Gower | 51-58 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Filip Kranjcar is called for the reach on Robert Gordon - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (PF) Robert Gordon | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Donald Gray | |
| 12:33 | Marquette | John Gower hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 53-58 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is called for traveling | 53-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), David Johnson (SF) Danny Davis, Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | Butler | Donald Gray (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 12:01 | Marquette | John Gower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Nash (PG), Theodore Spencer (C) Alonzo Santiago, John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:47 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:47 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-59 |
| 11:27 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Alexander Nash misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-59 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | William Harris hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Melvin Forbes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Charlie Royal grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | William Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Donald Gray can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Theodore Spencer - foul #2 on Theodore Spencer, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Robert Gordon (PF), John Gower (C) Alexander Nash, Charlie Royal, David Johnson, William Harris, Theodore Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| 10:18 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | John Gower can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-61 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a shot from the right block | 55-61 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Danny Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago | 58-61 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Donald Bellantoni - foul #2 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, Donald Gray | |
| 09:00 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | John Gower gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Robert Gordon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 08:40 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 58-61 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | John Gower pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | The short jumper by Donald Bellantoni is denied by Filip Kranjcar | 58-61 |
| 08:04 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Jarvis | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Nash (PG), Charlie Royal (SG), David Johnson (SF), William Harris (PF), Theodore Spencer (C) Alonzo Santiago, Danny Davis, Donald Bellantoni, Robert Gordon, John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (PF), Donald Gray (C) David Jarvis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 07:16 | Butler | Donald Gray drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Casey | 58-66 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Charlie Royal hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Spencer | 60-66 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | David Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Harris | 63-66 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Melvin Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), John Gower (C) Alexander Nash, Theodore Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Charlie Royal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Johnson | 66-66 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Robert Gordon (PF) David Johnson, William Harris | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG) Jeremy Copas, Craig Salcedo | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Robert Gordon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charlie Royal | 68-68 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Donald Gray connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 68-70 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-70 |
| 04:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hans Swiatkowski | 68-70 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Donald Gray misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Gower - foul #3 on John Gower, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Nash (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), William Harris (PF), Theodore Spencer (C) Danny Davis, Charlie Royal, Robert Gordon, John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 04:34 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | A charge is called on William Harris - foul #4 on William Harris, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Johnson (SG) Alexander Nash | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Donald Gray | |
| 04:06 | Butler | David Jarvis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 04:05 | Butler | David Jarvis tips it in | 68-73 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | David Johnson is hacked by Melvin Forbes - foul #3 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #4 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) Theodore Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Richard Blevins | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - John Gower (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the jumper from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | William Harris can't tip it in | 68-73 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Gordon Casey loses the dribble to Alonzo Santiago | 68-73 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | John Gower hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alonzo Santiago | 71-73 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-73 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Robert Gordon (PF) David Johnson, William Harris | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Donald Gray | |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Robert Gordon misses the shot from the right block | 71-73 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Jeremy Copas grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses the floater from the left side | 71-73 |
| 01:35 | Butler | David Jarvis can't tip it in | 71-73 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Donald Gray (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 01:08 | Butler | Robert Gordon steals it from Gordon Casey | 71-73 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | John Gower misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-73 |
| 00:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | David Jarvis scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Salcedo | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Danny Davis is called for the reach on Donald Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Davis, team foul #9 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Donald Gray misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-75 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Danny Davis is called for the reach on Filip Kranjcar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Davis, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 71-77 |