| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mule (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hile (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Butler (fresh) C - Mark Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Willie Hile inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | George Burkowski's floater is tipped away by Stephen Janis | 30-30 |
| 19:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Hile | 30-30 |
| 19:25 | Butler | George Burkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Hile | 30-32 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Guy Farner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Mark Parker grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Edward Loeb steals the ball from George Burkowski | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Edward Loeb lays it up and in | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Mark Parker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Hile | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | DePaul | Terry Butler swats the layup by Raymond Peters | 32-34 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Mark Parker snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:05 | Butler | George Burkowski is hacked by Edward Loeb - foul #2 on Edward Loeb, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (SG), Roger England (SF), Thomas Gilbert (C) Robert Mule, Willie Hile, Mark Parker | |
| 18:00 | Butler | Christopher Matney loses the dribble to Raymond Peters | 32-34 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Raymond Peters slams it home | 34-34 |
| 17:55 | Butler | George Burkowski is hacked by Edward Loeb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Loeb, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:46 | Butler | George Burkowski slams it home | 34-36 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | James Byrd loses the dribble to Christopher Matney | 34-36 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Christopher Matney misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Stephen Janis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:56 | DePaul | Guy Farner is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Danilo Moretti (PF), Chang Hong (C) Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 16:38 | DePaul | George Burkowski is called for the reach on Mario King in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Burkowski, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Christopher Matney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Mario King gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danilo Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger England (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Butler (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | DePaul | Mario King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Raymond Peters (SF), Stephen Janis (PF) Mario King, Danilo Moretti, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Willie Hile (SF) George Burkowski, Roger England | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Robert Mule hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Matney | 34-39 |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Stephen Janis drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Peters and he's fouled by Terry Butler - foul #3 on Terry Butler, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG) Donald Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG) Robert Mule | |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Stephen Janis makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Stephen Janis is called for the reach on George Burkowski - foul #2 on Stephen Janis, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Byrd (C) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Roger England (SF), Melvin Flaherty (C) George Burkowski, Willie Hile, Thomas Gilbert | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty misses the driving attempt in the paint | 37-39 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Terry Butler tips it but misses | 37-39 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Roger England grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Robert Mule drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Matney | 37-42 |
| 14:02 | DePaul | Guy Farner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Stephen Janis snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Christopher Matney steals the ball from James Byrd | 37-42 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Terry Butler tips it in | 37-44 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Raymond Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 13:16 | DePaul | Stephen Janis can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | James Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Edward Loeb hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Guy Farner | 39-44 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Christopher Matney makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Terry Butler swats the dunk try by Stephen Janis | 39-47 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | James Byrd can't tip it in | 39-47 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Guy Farner tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 12:09 | Butler | James Byrd is called for the reach on Roger England - foul #1 on James Byrd, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Danilo Moretti (PF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Willie Hile (SF), Thomas Gilbert (C) Christopher Matney, Robert Mule, Roger England, Melvin Flaherty | |
| 12:00 | Butler | George Burkowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andres Marino and the foul's on Mario King - foul #3 on Mario King, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| 12:00 | Butler | George Burkowski makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danilo Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Hile (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry Butler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | DePaul | Mario King lays it up and in | 43-50 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Terry Butler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Donald Cummings hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mario King | 45-50 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert connects on the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Chang Hong - foul #1 on Chang Hong, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG) Andres Marino | |
| 11:03 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Mario King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Willie Hile snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:36 | Butler | George Burkowski's layup is rejected by Danilo Moretti | 45-53 |
| 10:35 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Chang Hong | 45-53 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Terry Butler swats the short shot by Chang Hong | 45-53 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Terry Butler comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mario King - foul #4 on Mario King, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Stephen Janis (PF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Danilo Moretti, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (SG), Melvin Flaherty (C) Robert Mule, Thomas Gilbert | |
| 09:57 | Butler | Terry Butler makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Terry Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | James Byrd gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:39 | DePaul | Willie Hile takes the ball from Guy Farner | 45-54 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Miller (PF), Mark Parker (C) Terry Butler, Melvin Flaherty | |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Raymond Peters hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 08:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Willie Hile | 45-54 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Christopher Matney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 45-54 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Raymond Peters | 45-54 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Guy Farner connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Clinton Miller misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Guy Farner - foul #2 on Guy Farner, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Danilo Moretti (PF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), Robert Mule (SG), Thomas Gilbert (C) George Burkowski, Christopher Matney, Mark Parker | |
| 07:54 | Butler | Clinton Miller misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Clinton Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Danilo Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) SG - Robert Mule (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hile (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | DePaul | Donald Cummings travels with the ball | 47-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Brown (C) Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Terry Butler (PF) Kris Price, Clinton Miller | |
| 07:20 | Butler | Terry Butler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Mario King misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Raymond Peters steals it from Terry Butler | 47-55 |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Mario King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Peters | 49-55 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Willie Hile scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 06:21 | DePaul | Donald Cummings drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Terry Butler drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Donald Cummings can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-59 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Willie Hile grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Christopher Matney comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-59 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Stephen Janis (PF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Danilo Moretti, Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Roger England (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Mark Parker (C) Christopher Matney, Willie Hile, Terry Butler, Thomas Gilbert | |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Clinton Miller pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Edward Loeb is called for the reach on George Burkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Loeb, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 05:02 | Butler | George Burkowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:02 | Butler | George Burkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Stephen Janis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:42 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Raymond Peters tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Roger England drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Guy Farner - foul #3 on Guy Farner, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Brown (SF) Raymond Peters | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Flaherty (C) Mark Parker | |
| 04:25 | Butler | Roger England makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Stephen Janis knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Brown | 56-63 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mule (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger England (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Stephen Janis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 03:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Burkowski | 56-63 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Roger England misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Janis - foul #3 on Stephen Janis, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (SG), Terry Butler (PF), Mark Parker (C) Robert Mule, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Roger England makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Roger England makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | DePaul | George Burkowski is called for the reach on Edward Loeb in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Burkowski, team foul #3 | 56-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Willie Hile (SF) Roger England | |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Stephen Janis drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-65 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Willie Hile lays it up and in | 58-67 |
| 02:35 | DePaul | James Byrd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Parker - foul #1 on Mark Parker, team foul #4 | 58-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Danilo Moretti (PF) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Stephen Janis | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Clinton Miller (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) George Burkowski, Terry Butler, Mark Parker | |
| 02:35 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:35 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Christopher Matney's pass is intercepted by Mario King in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Stephen Janis (PF) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Danilo Moretti | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Raymond Peters steals it from Robert Mule | 60-67 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Raymond Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Terry Butler (PF), Mark Parker (C) Christopher Matney, Clinton Miller, Thomas Gilbert | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Robert Mule scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Burkowski and he's hacked by Guy Farner - foul #4 on Guy Farner, team foul #13 | 60-69 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Robert Mule makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Raymond Peters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Terry Butler grabs the board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Terry Butler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Willie Hile gets the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Willie Hile is fouled on the floor by Raymond Peters - foul #2 on Raymond Peters, team foul #14 | 60-70 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Danilo Moretti (PF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Clinton Miller (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) George Burkowski, Robert Mule, Terry Butler, Mark Parker | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Willie Hile makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Willie Hile makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Chang Hong misses the dunk attempt | 60-72 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Christopher Matney grabs the board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Willie Hile clanks a floater in the paint | 60-72 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Willie Hile pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |