| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Terence Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Landes | 29-38 |
| 19:26 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Daniel Root steals it from Terence Smith | 29-38 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Terence Smith - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski is whistled for traveling | 31-38 |
| 18:00 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles's pass is intercepted by Michael Pantoja | 31-38 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Michael Pantoja lays it up and in | 31-40 |
| 17:45 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles can't finish the layup | 31-40 |
| 17:44 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root can't tip it in | 31-40 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Johnson Sparling pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Michel McAlexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 31-43 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-43 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Coles - foul #3 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Bill Bauer (SF), Larry Baker (PF), James Skelley (C) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy, Lawrence Coles, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:07 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:44 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris (SF) Sean Tabor | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG) Masio Abdallah | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-44 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 16:07 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer is hacked by Terence Smith - foul #3 on Terence Smith, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean | |
| 16:00 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris loses the dribble to Masio Abdallah | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Bill Bauer (fresh) SG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) SF - Leo Harris (fresh) PF - Larry Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Skelley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Michel McAlexander buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Masio Abdallah | 31-47 |
| 15:09 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Johnson Sparling grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michel McAlexander | 31-49 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 14:24 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 14:07 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF), Daniel Root (C) Bill Bauer, Michael Stevenson, Leo Harris, Larry Baker, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| 13:43 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-49 |
| 13:42 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles grabs the board | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:36 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 13:35 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root hits the follow up shot | 33-49 |
| 13:06 | Butler | John Landes clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Root - foul #1 on Daniel Root, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 13:06 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 13:06 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Murphy is hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| 12:51 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor buries a jumper from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on Masio Abdallah - foul #1 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| 12:23 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 12:06 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-53 |
| 11:50 | Butler | John Landes buries a shot in the lane | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Tabor | 40-55 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Johnson Sparling drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Terence Smith and he's hacked by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Bill Bauer (SF), Larry Baker (C) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Larry Dean, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:57 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 10:41 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Coles - foul #4 on Lawrence Coles, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris (SF), James Skelley (C) Sean Tabor, Lawrence Coles | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Johnson Sparling, Joey Welch | |
| 10:01 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Terence Smith and he's hacked by Larry Baker - foul #2 on Larry Baker, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 10:01 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:01 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Skelley | 43-59 |
| 09:49 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 09:47 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris grabs the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 09:30 | Loyola Chicago | Terence Smith is called for the reach on Leo Harris - foul #4 on Terence Smith, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root (C) Leo Harris | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, John Landes | |
| 09:16 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 09:14 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker can't tip it in | 43-59 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 09:07 | Butler | The jump hook by Johnson Sparling is blocked by James Skelley | 43-59 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits the follow up shot | 43-61 |
| 08:55 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-61 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Masio Abdallah's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Root | 45-61 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it but misses | 45-61 |
| 08:28 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Root pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 08:17 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner (PG), Sean Tabor (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Bill Bauer, Michael Stevenson, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SG), John Landes (C) Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 08:17 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:17 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Johnson Sparling drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michel McAlexander | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Tabor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) PF - Larry Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Root (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 07:37 | Butler | John Landes snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 07:10 | Butler | John Landes buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 47-65 |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Michael Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Johnson Sparling drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michel McAlexander | 47-68 |
| 06:22 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Turner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Johnson Sparling knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Darko Bochenski | 50-70 |
| 05:42 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker is fouled on the floor by Michel McAlexander - foul #1 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson (PG), Bill Bauer (SF), Lawrence Coles (PF), James Skelley (C) Ronald Turner, Thomas Murphy, Larry Baker, Daniel Root | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles misses the turnaround from the baseline | 50-70 |
| 05:32 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley snags the offensive board | 50-70 |
| 05:21 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 50-70 |
| 05:19 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Coles can't tip it in | 50-70 |
| 05:18 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Masio Abdallah - foul #1 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF) Joey Welch | |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't finish the layup | 51-70 |
| 04:47 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 51-70 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 51-72 |
| 04:11 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-72 |
| 04:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 51-72 |
| 03:40 | Butler | Terence Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 51-75 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sean Tabor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Coles (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James Skelley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-75 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 51-78 |
| 03:03 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-78 |
| 02:44 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Stevenson | 54-78 |
| 02:30 | Loyola Chicago | Sean Tabor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 02:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 54-78 |
| 02:04 | Butler | James Skelley is called for the reach on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on James Skelley, team foul #7 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris (SF), Larry Baker (PF), Thomas Wyse (C) Sean Tabor, Lawrence Coles, James Skelley | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| 02:04 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 02:04 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Stevenson and he's fouled by Michael Pantoja - foul #3 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #8 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley (C) Leo Harris | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Wyse makes the free throw | 57-78 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michel McAlexander | 57-80 |
| 01:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #3 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #9 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris (SF) Thomas Wyse | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley misses the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 01:05 | Loyola Chicago | James Skelley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Bill Bauer steals the ball from Johnson Sparling | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Leo Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling comes up short on the runner from the right block | 58-80 |
| 00:07 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker grabs the board | 58-80 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Bill Bauer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-80 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Larry Baker tips it in | 60-80 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander runs out the clock | 60-80 |