| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) PF - Adolph Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Younger | 36-43 |
| 19:33 | Butler | Cesar Rizzo is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #2 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:17 | Butler | John Landes clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Darko Bochenski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Thomas Younger can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Johnson Sparling connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:29 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | James Richardson snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Thomas Younger is hacked by Terence Smith - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:55 | Purdue | Thomas Younger loses the dribble to Michel McAlexander | 39-43 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Masio Abdallah drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Michel McAlexander | 41-43 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | James Richardson gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nenad Smolski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Joshua Barnes, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Terence Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 16:40 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Younger | 43-45 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Terence Smith misses the floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 15:58 | Butler | John Landes snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adolph Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Nenad Smolski gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darko Bochenski - foul #3 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Nenad Smolski, Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Adolph Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Darko Bochenski gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Michel McAlexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Younger | 43-48 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 43-48 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michel McAlexander - foul #2 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by Cesar Rizzo - foul #3 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 13:50 | Butler | John Landes hits a runner from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 13:37 | Purdue | James Richardson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 13:35 | Purdue | Thomas Younger gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Darko Bochenski loses the ball out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Alan Nelson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) James Richardson, Adolph Jackson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 12:47 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-52 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Terence Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hart | 45-52 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 45-52 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG) Thomas Younger | |
| 11:54 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Dikembe Ali (C) Joshua Barnes, Cesar Rizzo | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) SG - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Michael Hart misses short on a jumper from the right block | 45-52 |
| 11:32 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Johnson Sparling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 11:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Alan Nelson | 45-52 |
| 11:01 | Purdue | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 10:59 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hart | 45-52 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #4 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Cesar Rizzo (C) Gerard Bower, Alan Nelson, Dikembe Ali | |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Hart | 45-55 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Johnson Sparling lays it in | 47-55 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Hart | 47-57 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Larry Dean is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #4 on Michael Hart, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (SF) James Richardson, Michael Hart | |
| 09:20 | Butler | Adolph Jackson swats the layup by John Landes | 47-57 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cesar Rizzo | 47-57 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:04 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is hacked by Nenad Smolski - foul #1 on Nenad Smolski, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG) Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dikembe Ali (C) Cesar Rizzo | |
| 08:31 | Butler | Johnson Sparling travels with the ball | 47-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG) Nenad Smolski | |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Michel McAlexander drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 49-57 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Hart (SF), Alan Nelson (PF) James Richardson, Adolph Jackson | |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Joshua Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darko Bochenski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Younger (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Butler | Darko Bochenski double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Michael Hart knocks in the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Johnson Sparling - foul #2 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), James Richardson (SG) Thomas Younger, Joshua Barnes | |
| 07:05 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:47 | Butler | John Landes is denied on a layup by Cesar Rizzo | 49-61 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Michael Hart pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Michael Hart jams it on a great pass from Gerard Bower | 49-63 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Johnson Sparling drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 51-63 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Gerard Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Gerard Bower, Alan Nelson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 06:04 | Butler | Johnson Sparling clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 06:03 | Purdue | Michael Hart grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Thomas Younger knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Adolph Jackson and the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Thomas Younger makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Terence Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Darko Bochenski tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:12 | Purdue | Thomas Younger comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 05:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 53-66 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Terence Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Goran Kwapniewski and he's hacked by Thomas Younger - foul #2 on Thomas Younger, team foul #6 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:56 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Thomas Younger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Michael Hart hits the follow up shot | 56-68 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the floater from the left side | 56-68 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Johnson Sparling grabs the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling blows the layup but he's hacked by Cesar Rizzo - foul #4 on Cesar Rizzo, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gerard Bower (PG), Joshua Barnes (SG), Nenad Smolski (SF), Alan Nelson (PF) Thomas Younger, James Richardson, Michael Hart, Adolph Jackson | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:53 | Purdue | Gerard Bower knocks in the floater from the right block | 57-70 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Johnson Sparling clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Gerard Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nenad Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Rizzo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo is called for traveling | 57-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Younger (PG), Adolph Jackson (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Gerard Bower, Alan Nelson, Cesar Rizzo | |
| 02:45 | Butler | Terence Smith travels with the ball | 57-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Richardson (SG), Michael Hart (SF) Joshua Barnes, Nenad Smolski | |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Thomas Younger hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hart | 57-72 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adolph Jackson - foul #1 on Adolph Jackson, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:08 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 57-72 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart is hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo (C) Dikembe Ali | |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:54 | Purdue | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is denied on a layup by Cesar Rizzo | 57-74 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Adolph Jackson | 57-74 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Michael Pantoja swats the short shot by Cesar Rizzo | 57-74 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Joey Welch pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Michel McAlexander drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Johnson Sparling and he's fouled by Thomas Younger - foul #3 on Thomas Younger, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on Adolph Jackson | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Johnson Sparling can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-74 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michel McAlexander - foul #3 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #10 | 60-74 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Cesar Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it home | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Younger runs out the clock | 62-75 |