| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jan Evans (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randy Kane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Tan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yul Hou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Card (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvin Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ted Tripp (fresh) C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Anthony Wiles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Jan Evans misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ted Tripp - foul #1 on Ted Tripp, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Jan Evans misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Jan Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Butler | James Gray drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Martin Card - foul #2 on Martin Card, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:11 | Butler | James Gray makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | DePaul | Jan Evans misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Ted Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Yul Hou gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Jan Evans buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Tan | 34-32 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Jan Evans pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | The jump hook by Randy Kane is blocked by James Gray | 34-32 |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Martin Card snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Jan Evans is hacked by Alex Avdalovic - foul #3 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Tran (PG), Ian Holland (SG), Thomas Newman (SF), Paul Knowles (PF), Lawrence Stang (C) Jan Evans, Randy Kane, Todd Tan, Yul Hou, Martin Card | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Thomas Newman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Alvin Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Alvin Newell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Tripp | 34-35 |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Thomas Newman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alvin Newell - foul #2 on Alvin Newell, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Yul Hou (PF) Lawrence Stang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Thomas Newman makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Thomas Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Tran (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ian Holland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yul Hou (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ted Tripp (fairly fresh) C - James Gray (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Alvin Newell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:51 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ian Holland | 36-35 |
| 15:34 | DePaul | Michael Tran buries a shot from the baseline set up by Thomas Newman | 38-35 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Ian Holland snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:57 | DePaul | Paul Knowles connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Anthony Wiles misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Paul Knowles pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:38 | DePaul | Yul Hou scores on a shot in the lane | 43-35 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Anthony Wiles's pass is intercepted by Michael Tran in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 14:28 | DePaul | Thomas Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Paul Knowles tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Thomas Newman hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 14:11 | Butler | James Gray is denied on a layup by Yul Hou | 45-35 |
| 14:10 | DePaul | Yul Hou gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Michael Tran misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 13:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alvin Newell | 45-35 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Ted Tripp can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 13:40 | DePaul | Michael Tran grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 13:21 | DePaul | Michael Tran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jan Evans (PG), Randy Kane (SG), Todd Tan (SF), Lawrence Stang (PF), Martin Card (C) Michael Tran, Ian Holland, Thomas Newman, Yul Hou, Paul Knowles | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG), Roger Snyder (SF), William Halvorson (PF) Anthony Wiles, Christopher King, Alvin Newell, Ted Tripp | |
| 13:03 | Butler | William Halvorson is called for a charge - foul #4 on William Halvorson, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ted Tripp (PF) William Halvorson | |
| 12:53 | DePaul | Jan Evans can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 12:52 | DePaul | Lawrence Stang gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Jan Evans scores on a jumper from the right side | 47-35 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Ted Tripp can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Stang - foul #2 on Lawrence Stang, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | Todd Tan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Card and he's fouled by James Gray - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | Todd Tan makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Ted Tripp is hacked by Jan Evans - foul #3 on Jan Evans, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Yul Hou (PF) Lawrence Stang | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (SF) Roger Snyder | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jan Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Kane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Tan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yul Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Card (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ted Tripp (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Gray (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | Wiley Madsen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic gets the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Alvin Newell is whistled for traveling | 50-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Tran (PG) Jan Evans | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG) Wiley Madsen | |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Yul Hou comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ted Tripp - foul #2 on Ted Tripp, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Knowles (C) Martin Card | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Yul Hou misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Yul Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Alvin Newell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Wiles | 51-39 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Michael Tran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Yul Hou hits the follow up shot | 53-39 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Alvin Newell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-39 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Yul Hou | 53-39 |
| 09:51 | DePaul | Paul Knowles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jan Evans (PG), Thomas Newman (SG), Martin Card (C) Michael Tran, Randy Kane, Todd Tan | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG), Roger Snyder (SF) Alex Avdalovic, Alvin Newell | |
| 09:51 | DePaul | Paul Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:51 | DePaul | Paul Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Ted Tripp pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Anthony Wiles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Paul Knowles grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Jan Evans misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Martin Card gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | Paul Knowles blows the layup | 53-39 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Roger Snyder gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Yul Hou is called for the reach on Ted Tripp - foul #3 on Yul Hou, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ian Holland (SG), Lawrence Stang (PF) Paul Knowles, Yul Hou | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG) Anthony Wiles | |
| 08:38 | Butler | Roger Snyder comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-39 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Martin Card pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Thomas Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randy Kane (SG), Todd Tan (SF), Steve Plumlee (C) Ian Holland, Thomas Newman, Martin Card | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (SF) Roger Snyder | |
| 08:11 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Randy Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 07:48 | DePaul | Randy Kane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 07:46 | DePaul | Todd Tan misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Steve Plumlee hits the follow up shot | 55-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jan Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Kane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Tan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Stang (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Plumlee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ted Tripp (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gray (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Christopher King buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Newell and the foul's on Randy Kane - foul #1 on Randy Kane, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Tran (PG), Yul Hou (PF), Paul Knowles (C) Jan Evans, Lawrence Stang, Steve Plumlee | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), William Halvorson (PF) Wiley Madsen, Ted Tripp | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Christopher King makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:15 | DePaul | Paul Knowles lays it in set up by Michael Tran | 57-42 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Michael Tran picks off the pass by Christopher King | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Christopher King steals the ball from Todd Tan | 57-42 |
| 06:31 | Butler | James Gray is called for traveling | 57-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Newman (SG), Martin Card (C) Randy Kane, Todd Tan | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), Roger Snyder (SF) Christopher King, Alvin Newell | |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Yul Hou hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Newman | 59-42 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Michael Tran is called for the reach on Anthony Wiles - foul #2 on Michael Tran, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG) Anthony Wiles | |
| 05:47 | Butler | Yul Hou is called for the reach on Alex Avdalovic - foul #4 on Yul Hou, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Martin Card gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Thomas Newman is hacked by William Halvorson - foul #5 on William Halvorson, team foul #8 | 59-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jan Evans (PG), Todd Tan (SF) Michael Tran, Paul Knowles | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (SF), Ted Tripp (PF) Roger Snyder, William Halvorson | |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Thomas Newman makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Thomas Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Alvin Newell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randy Kane (SG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Jan Evans makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Randy Kane | 64-42 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Alvin Newell hits a runner from the right block | 64-44 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Martin Card's pass is intercepted by Wiley Madsen | 64-44 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Todd Tan steals it from Alvin Newell | 64-44 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Randy Kane misses the shot from the right block | 64-44 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Todd Tan tips it back up and in | 66-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jan Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Kane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Tan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Yul Hou (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Martin Card (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Newell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ted Tripp (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gray (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 66-44 |
| 03:17 | DePaul | Todd Tan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | Randy Kane clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-44 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Jan Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Todd Tan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Ted Tripp gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 02:29 | Butler | The short jumper by James Gray is denied by Todd Tan | 66-44 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Martin Card grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 02:01 | DePaul | Ted Tripp is called for the reach on Jan Evans - foul #3 on Ted Tripp, team foul #9 | 66-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ian Holland (SG), Thomas Newman (SF), Paul Knowles (PF), Lawrence Stang (C) Randy Kane, Todd Tan, Yul Hou, Martin Card | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Christopher King (SG), Roger Snyder (SF) Wiley Madsen, Alex Avdalovic, Alvin Newell | |
| 02:01 | DePaul | Jan Evans makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 02:01 | DePaul | Jan Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Anthony Wiles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-44 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Lawrence Stang snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Jan Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-44 |
| 01:21 | Butler | James Gray grabs the board | 68-44 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Lawrence Stang denies the turnaround by James Gray | 68-44 |
| 01:04 | DePaul | Paul Knowles snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Ian Holland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-44 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Paul Knowles tips it home | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Christopher King misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-44 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Paul Knowles gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Jan Evans runs out the clock | 70-44 |