| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) C - Eric Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Spurr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | David Mason inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Erik Moline buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 19:20 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson hits the follow up shot | 38-25 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | David Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Shannon Huston grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | David Mason drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Shannon Huston | 41-25 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Frank Spurr hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 41-25 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Matt Hobby | 41-25 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 18:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Spurr | 41-25 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Eric Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | Eric Taylor scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Matt Hobby | 43-25 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson hits a 3 from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Erik Moline | 46-28 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Shannon Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Vincent Wilson picks off the pass by Shannon Huston | 46-28 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-28 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | David Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Shannon Huston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 15:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Spurr | 46-28 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matt Hobby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Spurr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Halverson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Buentello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Eric Taylor swats the shot by Vincent Wilson | 46-28 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson tips it back up and in | 46-30 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Erik Moline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Vincent Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 15:09 | Butler | David Mason steals the ball from Vincent Wilson | 46-30 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Shannon Huston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Erik Moline snags the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | David Mason misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Vincent Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Vincent Wilson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 46-30 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | Matt Hobby grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Erik Moline connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Hobby | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:50 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 13:48 | Marquette | Shannon Huston gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | David Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Shannon Huston, Erik Moline, David Mason, Matt Hobby, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), Jody Witt (SG), John Gearhart (SF), John Woolridge (PF), Adam Cook (C) Vincent Wilson, Andrew Huizenga, Frank Spurr, Kenneth Halverson, Charles Buentello | |
| 13:06 | Butler | John Gearhart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Steven Condrey tips it home | 49-32 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski lays it in on a nice dish by Johnathon Tillson | 51-32 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Adam Cook's layup is rejected by Boris Korzyniowski | 51-32 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Franjo Zais snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Franjo Zais grabs the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jody Witt - foul #2 on Jody Witt, team foul #1 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG) Franjo Zais | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Woolridge | 52-32 |
| 11:58 | Butler | John Woolridge drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jody Witt and the foul's on Darin Ditullio - foul #1 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| 11:58 | Butler | John Woolridge makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Erik Moline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Taylor (C) Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darin Ditullio (fresh) C - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jody Witt (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Gearhart (fresh) PF - John Woolridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Johnathon Tillson steals the ball from John Gearhart | 52-35 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson lays it in | 54-35 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Steven Condrey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Taylor - foul #1 on Eric Taylor, team foul #2 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Butler | Jesse Braun (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Jody Witt, John Woolridge | |
| 11:04 | Butler | Steven Condrey makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Steven Condrey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Eric Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Erik Moline buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnathon Tillson | 57-36 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Eric Taylor steals the ball from Steven Condrey | 57-36 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Steven Condrey gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Jesse Braun misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Adam Cook tips it home | 57-38 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Eric Taylor clanks a jump hook from close range | 57-38 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Jesse Braun grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Jesse Braun is fouled on the floor by Matt Hobby - foul #2 on Matt Hobby, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), David Mason (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Geoffrey Jones, Matt Hobby, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Jody Witt (SF), Charles Buentello (PF) Steven Condrey, John Gearhart, Kenneth Halverson | |
| 09:15 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Braun | 57-41 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Shannon Huston is blocked by Jesse Braun | 57-41 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Charles Buentello grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses the shot from the right side | 57-41 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | David Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio tips it but misses | 57-41 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Jesse Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Jody Witt tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | David Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Adam Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darin Ditullio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jesse Braun (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jody Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Buentello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Butler | Jesse Braun double dribbles | 57-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Matt Hobby (PF), Eric Taylor (C) Shannon Huston, Franjo Zais, Darin Ditullio, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wilson (PG), Frank Spurr (SF), Kenneth Halverson (PF), John Woolridge (C) Jesse Braun, Jody Witt, Charles Buentello, Adam Cook | |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson lays it in on a great pass from Eric Taylor and he's fouled by Kenneth Halverson - foul #3 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #2 | 59-43 |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Vincent Wilson buries a floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 06:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Halverson | 60-45 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Frank Spurr scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Huizenga - foul #1 on Andrew Huizenga, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (PF) David Mason, Matt Hobby | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), Jody Witt (SG) Vincent Wilson, Andrew Huizenga | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Frank Spurr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-47 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Kenneth Halverson tips it but misses | 61-47 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski is hacked by Kenneth Halverson - foul #4 on Kenneth Halverson, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Darin Ditullio (PF) Johnathon Tillson, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Buentello (PF), John Gearhart (C) Kenneth Halverson, John Woolridge | |
| 04:43 | Marquette | Shannon Huston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Geoffrey Jones | 64-47 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Steven Condrey is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Huston - foul #2 on Shannon Huston, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Cook (C) Frank Spurr | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Adam Cook knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Gearhart and he's fouled by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #1 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SF), Darin Ditullio (C) Geoffrey Jones, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wilson (PG) Jody Witt | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Adam Cook makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Vincent Wilson is called for the reach on Shannon Huston - foul #2 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (SG), Eric Taylor (C) Erik Moline, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Huizenga (SG), Kenneth Halverson (PF) Steven Condrey, Charles Buentello | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Adam Cook gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Matt Hobby gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Matt Hobby is hacked by John Gearhart - foul #2 on John Gearhart, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (SG) Shannon Huston | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), Jesse Braun (SG), Charles Buentello (PF), John Woolridge (C) Vincent Wilson, Andrew Huizenga, Kenneth Halverson, Adam Cook | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Braun (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Gearhart (fresh) PF - Charles Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | John Gearhart swats the shot by Matt Hobby | 64-50 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Charles Buentello grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Steven Condrey drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Braun | 64-52 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Matt Hobby | 66-52 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Steven Condrey is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Condrey, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Franjo Zais, David Mason, Matt Hobby, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Jody Witt (SG) Jesse Braun | |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski is hacked by John Woolridge - foul #1 on John Woolridge, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG) Johnathon Tillson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Neal (SF) John Woolridge | |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Charles Buentello pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:59 | Butler | John Gearhart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shannon Huston | 68-52 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Charles Buentello misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 68-52 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Erik Moline gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Gearhart - foul #3 on John Gearhart, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SF), Eric Taylor (C) Geoffrey Jones, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Butler | John Woolridge (C) Thomas Neal | |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Darin Ditullio swats the short shot by Jody Witt | 70-52 |
| 00:54 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jody Witt | 70-52 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Eric Taylor steals it from Jody Witt | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Eric Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Woolridge - foul #2 on John Woolridge, team foul #10 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Charles Buentello misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Taylor | 71-52 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Shannon Huston runs out the clock | 71-52 |