| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Reed Plunkett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bennie Earle (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Bennie Earle inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Chicago State | Robert Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Degennaro | 32-30 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Rape | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Rape - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Terrance Baden | 32-32 |
| 18:26 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses short on a floater from the left block | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Richard Simms grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Richard Simms is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bennie Earle - foul #3 on Bennie Earle, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens (SF) Bennie Earle | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Mark Daniels (C) Stephen Rape, Jean Johnson | |
| 18:19 | Butler | Richard Simms makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Richard Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:16 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Benjamin Bown (SF) Reed Plunkett | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG) James Jones | |
| 17:52 | Chicago State | Kevin Christensen takes the ball from Robert Adams | 32-34 |
| 17:47 | Butler | David Dunbar clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 17:46 | Butler | Harold Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Harold Jacobs splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Simms | 32-37 |
| 17:09 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Degennaro | 34-37 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Harold Jacobs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:30 | Chicago State | David Dunbar is called for the reach on Benjamin Bown - foul #2 on David Dunbar, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG), Reed Plunkett (SG), David Mitchell (PF), Chad Saunders (C) Gary Degennaro, Benjamin Bown, Robert Adams, Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Mark Daniels | |
| 16:10 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | Butler | James Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Rape out of the doubleteam | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Charles Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Reed Plunkett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrel Bowens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mitchell (fresh) C - Chad Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sung Chin (fresh) C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett buries a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Butler | James Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrel Bowens - foul #3 on Darrel Bowens, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Brown (SF) Darrel Bowens | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:26 | Butler | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:26 | Butler | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:26 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 15:00 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 14:58 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 14:47 | Chicago State | Sung Chin is called for the reach on Reed Plunkett - foul #3 on Sung Chin, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG), Bennie Earle (SG), Robert Adams (PF), Benjamin Bown (C) Charles Bowers, Reed Plunkett, David Mitchell, Chad Saunders | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (PF) Stephen Rape, Sung Chin | |
| 14:25 | Chicago State | Bennie Earle connects on the open jump hook from the left block | 41-41 |
| 14:08 | Butler | James Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:07 | Chicago State | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett (SG), Terrance Baden (C) Bennie Earle, Benjamin Bown | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Mark Daniels (C) James Jones, Kenneth Walker, Tim Faulkner, Robert Fitzgerald, Jean Johnson | |
| 13:22 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Mark Daniels misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:42 | Chicago State | Robert Brown's pass is intercepted by Stephen Rape | 44-41 |
| 12:39 | Butler | David Dunbar banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Rape | 44-43 |
| 12:13 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Kevin Christensen snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 11:58 | Butler | David Dunbar makes the wide open shot from the left wing set up by Richard Simms out of the doubleteam | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Plunkett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Dunbar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Daniels (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:55 | Chicago State | Robert Brown is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG), Darrel Bowens (SG), Bennie Earle (SF), Benjamin Bown (PF), Chad Saunders (C) Gary Degennaro, Reed Plunkett, Robert Brown, Robert Adams, Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (C) David Dunbar, Stephen Rape, Mark Daniels | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Benjamin Bown denies the turnaround by Richard Simms | 44-45 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Richard Simms snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Kevin Christensen is hacked by Benjamin Bown - foul #1 on Benjamin Bown, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Harold Jacobs buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 10:50 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG) James Jones | |
| 10:31 | Butler | Tim Faulkner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Tim Faulkner tips it home | 44-50 |
| 10:12 | Chicago State | Benjamin Bown is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG), Reed Plunkett (SG), Robert Adams (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Charles Bowers, Darrel Bowens, Benjamin Bown, Chad Saunders | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Kenneth Walker, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin, Jean Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Kevin Christensen drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Dunbar | 44-52 |
| 10:00 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG) David Dunbar | |
| 09:45 | Butler | Richard Simms shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Jones | 44-54 |
| 09:20 | Chicago State | Robert Adams is hacked by Kevin Christensen - foul #2 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens (SF) Bennie Earle | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Daniels (C) Robert Fitzgerald | |
| 08:54 | Chicago State | Robert Adams can't connect on a floater from the right side | 44-54 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Mark Daniels grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 08:47 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:28 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens travels with the ball | 44-54 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG), Benjamin Bown (SF), David Mitchell (PF), Chad Saunders (C) Gary Degennaro, Reed Plunkett, Robert Adams, Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Mark Daniels | |
| 08:13 | Butler | Harold Jacobs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Jean Johnson can't tip it in | 44-54 |
| 08:10 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:45 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Darrel Bowens is blocked by Jean Johnson | 44-54 |
| 07:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Harold Jacobs | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Charles Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Bowens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Bown (fresh) PF - David Mitchell (fresh) C - Chad Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sung Chin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Harold Jacobs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the follow up shot | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 07:18 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 44-56 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Sung Chin pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Tim Faulkner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Dunbar | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 06:43 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Saunders | 44-58 |
| 06:26 | Chicago State | Jean Johnson steps in front of the Benjamin Bown pass | 44-58 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Harold Jacobs evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tim Faulkner | 44-61 |
| 06:12 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers is fouled in the backcourt by David Dunbar - foul #3 on David Dunbar, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Terrance Baden (C) Darrel Bowens, Benjamin Bown, David Mitchell, Chad Saunders | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Mark Daniels (C) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin, Jean Johnson | |
| 06:12 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Mark Daniels grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Mark Daniels loses the dribble to Terrance Baden | 44-61 |
| 05:45 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Mark Daniels buries a shot from just outside the lane | 46-63 |
| 05:36 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Bowers, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG) Charles Bowers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:26 | Butler | Stephen Rape is hacked by Reed Plunkett during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Reed Plunkett, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:26 | Chicago State | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 05:16 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the runner from the left block set up by Gary Degennaro | 48-63 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Kevin Christensen hits a turnaround in the lane | 48-65 |
| 04:45 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the lay-in | 48-65 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Kevin Christensen gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Richard Simms makes the contested runner in the paint | 48-67 |
| 04:11 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Kevin Christensen gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Stephen Rape hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Simms | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-70 |
| 03:36 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett hits the follow up shot | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reed Plunkett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Butler | Richard Simms shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-70 |
| 03:20 | Chicago State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 02:58 | Chicago State | Reed Plunkett connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Degennaro | 52-70 |
| 02:40 | Butler | James Jones clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-70 |
| 02:38 | Chicago State | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 02:22 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Daniels - foul #1 on Mark Daniels, team foul #8 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Bowers (PG), Darrel Bowens (SG), Bennie Earle (SF), Benjamin Bown (PF) Gary Degennaro, Reed Plunkett, Robert Brown, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Mark Daniels | |
| 02:22 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:22 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Jean Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tim Faulkner and he's fouled by Charles Bowers - foul #3 on Charles Bowers, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Chad Saunders (C) Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrel Bowens | 55-73 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Harold Jacobs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Jean Johnson tips it back up and in | 55-75 |
| 01:43 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-75 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Sung Chin grabs the board | 55-75 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Tim Faulkner travels with the ball | 55-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin | |
| 01:33 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-75 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jean Johnson | 55-78 |
| 01:15 | Chicago State | Benjamin Bown slams it home | 57-78 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Richard Simms can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-78 |
| 00:59 | Chicago State | Benjamin Bown grabs the board | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 57-78 |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Charles Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Jean Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #10 | 58-78 |
| 00:19 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders blows the wide open layup | 58-78 |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | Benjamin Bown pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-78 |
| 00:15 | Chicago State | Darrel Bowens misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 58-78 |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders tips it back up and in | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | Butler | James Jones runs out the clock | 60-78 |