| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) SF - Frank Spurr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Rines (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frank Spurr inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Gerald Hobson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins blows the layup | 25-33 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it home | 25-35 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Steven Condrey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Hondo - foul #1 on George Hondo, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Steven Condrey makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Steven Condrey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | James Hawkins clanks a floater near the basket | 27-35 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Frank Spurr pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:29 | Butler | The jumper by William Wilson is denied by Hamisi Asaro | 27-35 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Frank Spurr - foul #2 on Frank Spurr, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:37 | Butler | William Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Gerald Hobson takes the ball from Thomas Hunt | 27-37 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Thomas Neal drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-37 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 30-37 |
| 16:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gerald Hobson | 30-37 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Gerald Hobson is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Myron Allen (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Jody Witt (PF), Matthew Henning (C) Steven Condrey, William Wilson, Gerald Hobson, Thomas Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 15:58 | Butler | Jody Witt misses short on a runner from the left block | 30-37 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Frank Spurr tips it home | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Myron Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Spurr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Henning (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Matthew Henning is called for the reach on Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Matthew Henning, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Engel (C) Frank Spurr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the floater from the right block | 32-37 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Ronald Engel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Matthew Henning comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 32-37 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | James Hawkins jams it on a great pass from Ralph Couture | 32-39 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Vincent Wilson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Hunt | 32-41 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Matthew Henning clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Couture - foul #1 on Ralph Couture, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), William Wilson (SG) Myron Allen, Vincent Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ralph Couture | |
| 13:30 | Butler | Matthew Henning misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Matthew Henning makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Spurr (SF), Gerald Hobson (PF) Jody Witt, Matthew Henning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| 12:43 | Butler | Hamisi Asaro takes the ball from Steven Condrey after a doubleteam | 33-41 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt banks in the layup | 33-43 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Gerald Hobson's pass is intercepted by Hamisi Asaro | 33-43 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 11:37 | Butler | William Wilson gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) SF - Frank Spurr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Engel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) SF - John Janes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Butler | Gerald Hobson is open and scores on a floater near the basket set up by Steven Condrey out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by William Burke - foul #1 on William Burke, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Neal (C) Ronald Engel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, William Burke, John Janes, Thomas Hunt | |
| 11:17 | Butler | Gerald Hobson misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Condrey - foul #1 on Steven Condrey, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Jody Witt (SF), Matthew Henning (C) Frank Spurr, Gerald Hobson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Thomas Neal grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Jody Witt is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| 10:44 | Butler | John Rines picks off the pass by William Wilson | 35-44 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | John Rines misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 35-44 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 35-44 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture is hacked by Thomas Neal - foul #1 on Thomas Neal, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Myron Allen (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Frank Spurr (SF) Steven Condrey, William Wilson, Matthew Henning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) Kenneth Kuhn, Ralph Couture, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | John Rines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Thomas Neal pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Vincent Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Jody Witt picks off the pass by George Hondo | 38-44 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Thomas Neal buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jody Witt | 40-44 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | John Rines misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 40-44 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Jody Witt gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:07 | Butler | John Rines steps in front of the Frank Spurr pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 40-44 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | James Hawkins banks in the layup | 40-46 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Vincent Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 40-46 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Neal - foul #2 on Thomas Neal, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), William Wilson (SG), Gerald Hobson (PF), Ronald Engel (C) Vincent Wilson, Frank Spurr, Jody Witt, Thomas Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) George Hondo, William Burke, John Janes | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) SF - Myron Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Hobson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Engel (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Kuhn (fresh) SG - John Rines (tiring) 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - James Hawkins (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Butler | William Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Gerald Hobson hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Steven Condrey takes the ball from John Rines | 42-48 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Steven Condrey lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 06:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gerald Hobson | 44-48 |
| 05:49 | Butler | William Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 44-48 |
| 05:48 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Engel | 44-48 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Steven Condrey is hacked by Kenneth Kuhn during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Kenneth Kuhn, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Spurr (SF) Myron Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG) Kenneth Kuhn, John Rines | |
| 05:03 | Butler | William Wilson is fouled on the floor by William Burke - foul #2 on William Burke, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Jody Witt (PF) Gerald Hobson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:03 | Butler | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:03 | Butler | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jody Witt - foul #2 on Jody Witt, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:31 | Butler | William Wilson makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Condrey | 48-50 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the runner from the left block | 48-50 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from George Hondo | 48-52 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Jody Witt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jesse Braun (PG), Vincent Wilson (SG), Gerald Hobson (PF), Thomas Neal (C) Steven Condrey, William Wilson, Frank Spurr, Ronald Engel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Janes (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) James Hawkins, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 03:32 | Butler | Jody Witt makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Jody Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture is called for a backcourt violation | 50-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Myron Allen (PG) Jesse Braun | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) William Burke | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Myron Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Hobson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Kuhn (fresh) SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Janes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Butler | Thomas Hunt steals it from Jody Witt | 50-52 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), William Wilson (SG), Frank Spurr (SF), Ronald Engel (C) Myron Allen, Vincent Wilson, Jody Witt, Thomas Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, Ralph Couture | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Gerald Hobson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | John Janes pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Hunt | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:35 | Butler | Gerald Hobson hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Engel | 52-54 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Hondo | 52-56 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Gerald Hobson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Rines | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Hondo | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Ronald Engel misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Steven Condrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Condrey, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG) John Rines | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Frank Spurr is hacked by George Hondo - foul #2 on George Hondo, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF) William Burke, John Janes | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Frank Spurr makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Frank Spurr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Rines | 53-60 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | William Wilson is called for the reach on John Rines in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Wilson, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) James Hawkins, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:05 | Butler | William Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Spurr | 56-62 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | William Wilson is called for the reach on John Janes in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Wilson, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | John Janes makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | John Janes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Wilson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 56-64 |