| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 19:38 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:13 | Butler | William Burnett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clifford Brown - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:13 | Butler | William Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:13 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:59 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Al Allen | 30-27 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Harold Jacobs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:28 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:22 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 18:09 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone buries a floater near the basket set up by Shawn Cole | 30-29 |
| 17:29 | Butler | James Rivard blocks the short jumper by Kevin Christensen | 30-29 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Kevin Christensen tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| 17:13 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses the turnaround from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Richard Simms grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Harold Jacobs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 16:34 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF), Donald Myers (C) Shawn Cole, Al Allen, Stanley McCrone, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| 16:05 | Butler | Tim Faulkner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:44 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith's floater is knocked away by Matthew Schwuchow | 37-29 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) SG - Clark Cross (fresh) SF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Myers (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Clark Cross steals the ball from Stephen Rape | 37-29 |
| 15:04 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jent | 37-32 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Paul Sellberg hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 37-32 |
| 14:41 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:35 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Rape - foul #1 on Stephen Rape, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Joshua Hereford (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG), Al Allen (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Sam Hall (PF), James Rivard (C) Michael Jent, Clark Cross, Ronald Smith, Ronald Bernard, Donald Myers | |
| 14:23 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is hacked by Jean Johnson - foul #2 on Jean Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 14:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Simms | 37-32 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Harold Jacobs is hacked by Stanley McCrone - foul #1 on Stanley McCrone, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Harold Jacobs | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers (SF), Clifford Brown (PF) Stanley McCrone, Sam Hall | |
| 13:26 | Butler | Richard Simms scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Hereford | 39-32 |
| 13:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joshua Hereford - foul #2 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:05 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 39-33 |
| 12:43 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:40 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Sellberg - foul #2 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG) William Burnett | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:31 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Rape | 41-36 |
| 12:03 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown clanks a runner in the paint | 41-36 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 11:59 | Butler | James Jones grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow is fouled on the floor by Clifford Brown - foul #3 on Clifford Brown, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Sam Hall (PF), Ronald Bernard (C) Shawn Cole, Al Allen, Donald Myers, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clark Cross (fresh) SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sam Hall (fresh) C - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Butler | William Burnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Jean Johnson tips it home | 43-36 |
| 11:01 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Richard Simms misses long on a runner from the left block | 43-36 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Jean Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Sam Hall picks off the pass by Jean Johnson | 43-36 |
| 10:25 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard (C) Sam Hall | |
| 09:56 | Butler | The short jumper by William Burnett is denied by Ronald Bernard | 43-36 |
| 09:54 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith is hacked by William Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Burnett, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG), Al Allen (SG) Ronald Smith, Clark Cross | |
| 09:36 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Shawn Cole | 43-39 |
| 09:11 | Butler | Joshua Hereford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 09:10 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Rivard | 43-39 |
| 09:05 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Simms steals the ball from Stanley McCrone in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Harold Jacobs banks in the layup set up by Richard Simms | 45-39 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is hacked by Jean Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jean Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers (SF), Clifford Brown (PF) Stanley McCrone, Ronald Bernard | |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:02 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Jones | 47-41 |
| 08:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole is hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) Harold Jacobs, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 08:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:30 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Stephen Rape's pass is intercepted by Clifford Brown | 47-43 |
| 07:57 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the floater from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 07:36 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Clifford Brown | 47-46 |
| 07:34 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Rape is called for the reach on Al Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Jean Johnson (C) James Jones, Tim Faulkner, Paul Sellberg | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (PG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF) Shawn Cole, Donald Myers, Clifford Brown | |
| 07:34 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jean Johnson | 47-46 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Al Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Rivard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Rape is called for the reach on Stanley McCrone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Rape, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross (SG), Sam Hall (PF) Al Allen, James Rivard | |
| 07:06 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:06 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Ronald Bernard is called for the reach on Jean Johnson - foul #3 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers (C) Sam Hall | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by William Burnett and the foul's on Ronald Bernard - foul #4 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG) Ronald Smith | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:14 | Loyola Chicago | William Burnett takes the ball from Stanley McCrone | 52-47 |
| 05:58 | Butler | William Burnett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:56 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:54 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone's pass is intercepted by Harold Jacobs in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 05:53 | Butler | William Burnett lays it in set up by Harold Jacobs | 54-47 |
| 05:35 | Loyola Chicago | The pull-up jumper by Shawn Cole is blocked by Jean Johnson | 54-47 |
| 05:33 | Butler | William Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:10 | Butler | William Burnett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Clark Cross, Ronald Bernard, Donald Myers | |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #11 | 54-47 |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Kevin Christensen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Paul Sellberg hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SF) Stanley McCrone | |
| 04:19 | Butler | Paul Sellberg slams it home | 58-49 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Paul Sellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Butler | Stephen Rape can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-49 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Kevin Christensen snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Stephen Rape hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Paul Sellberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Stephen Rape scores on a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Shawn Cole - foul #2 on Shawn Cole, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) James Jones, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF) Shawn Cole, Ronald Smith, Clifford Brown | |
| 02:50 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Rivard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Simms | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Schwuchow picks off the pass by James Rivard in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape scores on a shot from the free throw line | 64-49 |
| 01:56 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Rivard | 64-52 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Simms and he's hacked by Ronald Bernard - foul #5 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Sam Hall (PF), Donald Myers (C) Al Allen, Stanley McCrone, Ronald Bernard, James Rivard | |
| 01:37 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:29 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 01:27 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers can't tip it in | 67-52 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith tips it in | 67-54 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Ronald Smith takes the ball from William Burnett | 67-54 |
| 01:05 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Sam Hall steals the ball from Matthew Schwuchow | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Matthew Schwuchow | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Harold Jacobs clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 67-54 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses the tip | 67-54 |
| 00:05 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | The clock runs out | 67-54 |