| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dewall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | David Brooks inbounds the ball | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | David Majersky hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Brooks | 27-45 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wager | 27-48 |
| 19:11 | Butler | John Dewall is whistled for a carry | 27-48 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Richard Kruse connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 27-51 |
| 18:50 | Butler | David Majersky scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Stephen Spears and he's fouled by James Wager - foul #2 on James Wager, team foul #1 | 29-51 |
| 18:50 | Butler | David Majersky makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:21 | Illinois | John Dewall is called for the reach on James Allen - foul #3 on John Dewall, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Moring (PF) John Dewall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Shea and he's hacked by Andrew Moring - foul #3 on Andrew Moring, team foul #2 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (SG), George Wilson (PF) Stephen Spears, Andrew Moring | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the free throw | 30-54 |
| 17:46 | Butler | George Wilson hits a turnaround near the basket | 32-54 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits a shot in the paint set up by James Wager | 32-56 |
| 17:03 | Butler | David Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-56 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | James Wager can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-56 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Brian Shea pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Joseph Little's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Hawkins | 32-56 |
| 16:09 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins clanks a floater in the paint | 32-56 |
| 15:53 | Butler | David Majersky grabs the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | George Wilson is hacked by Joseph Little - foul #1 on Joseph Little, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Stephen Spears (SG), John Araujo (SF), John Dewall (PF), Andrew Moring (C) David Majersky, Terry Stevenson, David Brooks, George Wilson, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF) James Wager, Brian Shea, Richard Kruse, James Allen | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Andrew Moring makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Lance Sanders lays it in on a great pass from Shelton Davis | 35-58 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Christopher John steps in front of the Andrew Moring pass | 35-58 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Shelton Davis is fouled on the floor by John Araujo - foul #1 on John Araujo, team foul #3 | 35-58 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Shelton Davis hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Lance Sanders | 35-60 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Andrew Moring misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-60 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Shelton Davis gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Shelton Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Spears - foul #1 on Stephen Spears, team foul #4 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG), George Wilson (C) Herbert Hudson, John Araujo | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG) Christopher John | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Shelton Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Shelton Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 13:44 | Butler | John Dewall snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 13:25 | Butler | David Majersky misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-61 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Lance Sanders snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Lance Sanders misses the lay-in | 35-61 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Stephen Spears gets the rebound | 35-61 |
| 12:45 | Butler | David Majersky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-61 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Shelton Davis gets the rebound | 35-61 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the dunk but the foul's on Stephen Spears - foul #2 on Stephen Spears, team foul #5 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (SG), David Brooks (SF), Goran Malinoski (PF), Jonathan Hawkins (C) Stephen Spears, Andrew Moring, John Dewall, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders, Joseph Little | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins is called for 3 seconds | 35-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG) David Majersky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Christopher John (SG) James Wager, Timothy Hamilton | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the floater from the left block | 35-62 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Brian Shea tips it in | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) SF - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher John (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Terry Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-64 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | James Allen loses the dribble to Jonathan Hawkins | 35-64 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-64 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Arthur Drown grabs the board | 35-64 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Terry Stevenson steps in front of the Christopher John pass | 35-64 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Terry Stevenson loses the dribble to James Allen | 35-64 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | James Allen misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-64 |
| 09:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Hudson | 35-64 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Terry Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #3 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), Andrew Moring (SF), John Dewall (PF), George Wilson (C) Herbert Hudson, David Brooks, Goran Malinoski, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Joseph Little (C) Brian Shea, Christopher John, Richard Kruse, James Allen, Arthur Drown | |
| 09:25 | Butler | Terry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Terry Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Joseph Little banks in the layup set up by Timothy Hamilton and the foul's on George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #6 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG) Terry Stevenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the free throw | 37-67 |
| 08:53 | Butler | David Majersky drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Spears | 39-67 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | John Dewall denies the turnaround by Timothy Hamilton | 39-67 |
| 08:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Dewall | 39-67 |
| 08:12 | Butler | James Wager takes the ball from David Majersky | 39-67 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | David Majersky is called for the reach on Timothy Hamilton - foul #3 on David Majersky, team foul #7 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), David Brooks (SF) Stephen Spears, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Andrew Moring snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Herbert Hudson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Majersky | 41-67 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Lance Sanders scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Wager | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dewall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Moring (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | John Dewall misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-69 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Joseph Little pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses long on a turnaround from close range | 41-69 |
| 07:01 | Butler | John Dewall grabs the board | 41-69 |
| 06:53 | Butler | David Majersky misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-69 |
| 06:51 | Butler | John Dewall tips it home | 43-69 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Shelton Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-69 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Lance Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Joseph Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-69 |
| 06:11 | Butler | David Majersky snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Lance Sanders takes the ball from Andrew Moring | 43-69 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Wager | 43-71 |
| 05:32 | Butler | David Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shelton Davis - foul #2 on Shelton Davis, team foul #4 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (PG), George Wilson (PF), Goran Malinoski (C) David Majersky, John Dewall, Andrew Moring | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Christopher John (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF) James Wager, Timothy Hamilton, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| 05:32 | Butler | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:32 | Butler | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Richard Kruse connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 45-73 |
| 05:02 | Butler | George Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-73 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Allen misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Wilson - foul #4 on George Wilson, team foul #8 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Butler | John Jules (PG) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Terry Stevenson misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher John - foul #1 on Christopher John, team foul #5 | 45-75 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Terry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Terry Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-75 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | George Wilson steps in front of the Brian Shea pass | 46-75 |
| 03:47 | Butler | John Jules connects on the jumper from the right wing | 48-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Joseph Little can't finish the layup | 48-75 |
| 03:23 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-75 |
| 03:14 | Butler | John Araujo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-75 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Joseph Little grabs the board | 48-75 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Jules (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Stevenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Araujo (fresh) PF - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Goran Malinoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher John (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Little (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Jules - foul #1 on John Jules, team foul #9 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Andrew Moring (PF) Terry Stevenson, Goran Malinoski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Christopher John, Richard Kruse, James Allen, Joseph Little | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 02:57 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-76 |
| 02:43 | Butler | The short jumper by Andrew Moring is denied by Shelton Davis | 48-76 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Arthur Drown pulls down the rebound | 48-76 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Arthur Drown misses badly on a shot near the basket | 48-76 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Shelton Davis tips it back up and in | 48-78 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Herbert Hudson is fouled on the floor by Shelton Davis - foul #3 on Shelton Davis, team foul #6 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG) Brian Shea | |
| 02:08 | Butler | John Araujo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-78 |
| 02:07 | Butler | John Jules can't tip it in | 48-78 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Andrew Moring gets the offensive rebound | 48-78 |
| 01:52 | Butler | George Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Drown - foul #1 on Arthur Drown, team foul #7 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (PG) John Jules | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF), Joseph Little (C) Timothy Hamilton, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders, Arthur Drown | |
| 01:52 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 01:52 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | James Allen grabs the board | 49-78 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Kruse and the foul's on John Araujo - foul #2 on John Araujo, team foul #10 | 49-80 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the free throw | 49-81 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Herbert Hudson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-81 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Andrew Moring hits the follow up shot | 51-81 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 51-81 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | James Allen steals it from George Wilson | 51-81 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | George Wilson steals the ball from Brian Shea | 51-81 |
| 00:21 | Butler | James Allen swats the layup by George Wilson | 51-81 |
| 00:20 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the offensive board | 51-81 |
| 00:17 | Butler | John Araujo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-81 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joseph Little grabs the board | 51-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Wager runs out the clock | 51-81 |