| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Black (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Grant Benson inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Adam Black swats the dunk try by Bret Perino | 23-29 |
| 19:34 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ronald Bower | 23-29 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Adam Black comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Bret Perino - foul #2 on Bret Perino, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Adam Black makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Adam Black makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Jon Williams is whistled for traveling | 25-29 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Thomas Kimbrell | 27-29 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Grant Benson double dribbles | 27-29 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell scores on a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda is called for a backcourt violation | 30-29 |
| 17:02 | DePaul | Ronald Bower is hacked by Grant Benson - foul #1 on Grant Benson, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Adam Black misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-29 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Bret Perino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Marco Russo (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Adam Black | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Harris (C) Bret Perino | |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell loses the dribble to Melvin Wilkinson in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Jon Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Ronald Bower pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Grant Benson steals it from Thomas Kimbrell | 30-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 6 reb. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Butler | Jon Williams scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Melvin Wilkinson | 30-31 |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Jon Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Kimbrell - foul #1 on Jon Williams, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Seth McTee (SF), Adam Black (PF) Thomas Kimbrell, Andrew Riley, Ronald Bower | |
| Subs | Butler | Garry Butler (PG), James Jennings (PF), Bret Perino (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Jon Williams, Jerry Harris | |
| 14:38 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow lays it in | 32-31 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Benson | 32-33 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Marco Russo is denied on a layup by James Jennings | 32-33 |
| 13:45 | Butler | James Jennings grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 13:38 | Butler | James Jennings's pass is intercepted by Marco Russo | 32-33 |
| 13:20 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow scores on a floater from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Seth McTee steals it from James Jennings | 34-33 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 12:45 | Butler | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Grant Benson clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gilbert Woodrow - foul #2 on Gilbert Woodrow, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Ronald Bower (PF) Reginald Nieves, Gilbert Woodrow, Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), Jon Williams (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, James Jennings, Bret Perino | |
| 12:25 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:08 | DePaul | Jon Williams steals the ball from Mark Hammond | 34-34 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Grant Benson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 11:40 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Seth McTee | 34-34 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hammond (fresh) SF - Seth McTee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) 6 reb. C - Adam Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Jerry Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | DePaul | Mark Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Ronald Bower can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Grant Benson pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Jon Williams makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Harris | 34-36 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Jon Williams grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Jerry Harris is hacked by Seth McTee - foul #3 on Seth McTee, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Andrew Riley (SF) Mark Hammond, Seth McTee | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), James Jennings (PF), Bret Perino (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Grant Benson, Jerry Harris | |
| 10:08 | Butler | Andrew Riley steals it from Jon Williams | 34-36 |
| 10:04 | DePaul | Andrew Riley banks in the layup | 36-36 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Bower - foul #1 on Ronald Bower, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marco Russo (C) Adam Black | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:42 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Marco Russo steals it from Garry Butler | 36-37 |
| 08:41 | DePaul | Andrew Riley is hacked by Jonathan Sepulveda - foul #2 on Jonathan Sepulveda, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Ronald Bower misses long on a shot near the basket | 36-37 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Jon Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Bret Perino misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Seth McTee (SF) Thomas Kimbrell, Ronald Bower | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Jon Williams | |
| 08:08 | Butler | Bret Perino makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Bret Perino misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:08 | DePaul | Marco Russo pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 07:53 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Grant Benson buries a shot from the left side | 36-40 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth McTee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grant Benson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | DePaul | Marco Russo's pass is intercepted by Garry Butler | 36-40 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Grant Benson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Garry Butler | 36-42 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Seth McTee is called for the reach on Grant Benson - foul #4 on Seth McTee, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Ronald Bower (PF), Adam Black (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Andrew Riley, Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG), Jon Williams (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Melvin Wilkinson, James Jennings, Bret Perino | |
| 06:17 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Grant Benson snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Jerry Harris can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Adam Black grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 05:35 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Nieves | 36-42 |
| 05:27 | DePaul | Ronald Bower banks in the layup on a great pass from Adam Black | 38-42 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Garry Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Ronald Bower - foul #2 on Ronald Bower, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Andrew Riley (SF) Reginald Nieves, Seth McTee | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (SG), James Jennings (PF), Bret Perino (C) Jonathan Sepulveda, Grant Benson, Jerry Harris | |
| 05:02 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Garry Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Garry Butler makes the 3rd free throw | 38-44 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Andrew Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Garry Butler scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jon Williams - foul #2 on Jon Williams, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 04:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 39-47 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Bret Perino buries a driving attempt near the basket | 39-49 |
| 03:54 | DePaul | Ronald Bower misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Adam Black can't tip it in | 39-49 |
| 03:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Wilkinson | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Bret Perino is denied on a layup by Adam Black | 39-49 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | Adam Black pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Garry Butler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Perino (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow's pass is intercepted by Garry Butler | 39-49 |
| 02:36 | Butler | James Jennings misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Adam Black - foul #3 on Adam Black, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Seth McTee (PF), Marco Russo (C) Thomas Kimbrell, Gilbert Woodrow, Ronald Bower, Adam Black | |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Harvey Evans (PF), Jerry Harris (C) Garry Butler, Jon Williams, Bret Perino | |
| 02:36 | Butler | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 02:36 | Butler | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Andrew Riley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Riley, team foul #8 | 39-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Harvey Evans | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Seth McTee is called for the reach on Jerry Harris - foul #5 on Seth McTee, team foul #9 | 39-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Bower (PF) Seth McTee | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Evans (C) Jonathan Sepulveda | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Jerry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 01:55 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Evans | 39-51 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Grant Benson misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Reginald Nieves - foul #2 on Reginald Nieves, team foul #10 | 39-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Sepulveda (SG) Harvey Evans | |
| 01:26 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Hammond | 42-52 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Reginald Nieves - foul #3 on Reginald Nieves, team foul #11 | 42-52 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Mark Hammond is fouled on the floor by James Jennings - foul #1 on James Jennings, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Ronald Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Grant Benson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Sepulveda | 42-56 |
| 00:20 | DePaul | Ronald Bower makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-56 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson runs out the clock | 44-56 |