| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marquette | John Garner travels with the ball | 32-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:19 | Butler | Terence Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 19:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 32-42 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | William Ford snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | John Garner banks in the layup and he's fouled by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:38 | Marquette | John Garner misses the free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Larry Dean tips it in | 34-44 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | William Ford misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | William Ford snags the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | John Garner can't connect on a runner from the left block | 34-44 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Larry Dean double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) John Garner | |
| 17:06 | Marquette | William Ford is hacked by John Landes - foul #1 on John Landes, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Larry Dean, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 16:48 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 16:47 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 16:32 | Butler | John Landes drills a jumper from the left block set up by Masio Abdallah | 36-44 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Campbell | 36-46 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Johnson Sparling can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF) Willie Stearns, Joseph Campbell, William Ford | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Antonio Carrillo - foul #1 on Antonio Carrillo, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:12 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #2 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) Antonio Carrillo | |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Garner | 39-46 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Garner | 39-49 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Masio Abdallah | 42-49 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Johnson Sparling pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:34 | Butler | John Landes can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | James Dickson travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), William Ford (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 13:03 | Butler | Larry Dean is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Dean, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo clanks a shot in the paint | 42-49 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | William Ford connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski | 42-51 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Joseph Campbell picks off the pass by Larry Dean | 42-51 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | William Ford is hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #4 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (PF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | William Ford drills a floater from the left block | 42-53 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-53 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Willie Stearns steals it from Masio Abdallah | 42-53 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph jams it set up by Willie Stearns | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:48 | Butler | Willie Stearns takes the ball from Johnson Sparling | 42-55 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Terence Smith steps in front of the Willie Stearns pass | 42-55 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Willie Stearns loses the dribble to Terence Smith | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:12 | Butler | John Landes is whistled for a carry | 44-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), John Garner (PF), Antonio Carrillo (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson, William Ford | |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | John Garner can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-55 |
| 08:32 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:15 | Butler | Michael Pantoja loses the ball out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo, John Landes | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo tips it home | 44-57 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Terence Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Marquette | John Garner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Masio Abdallah knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnson Sparling | 50-57 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (PF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, John Garner, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 06:31 | Butler | John Landes misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Ford | 50-57 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Larry Dean steals it from William Ford | 50-57 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Michel McAlexander connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | Marquette | William Ford's floater is tipped away by Darko Bochenski | 53-57 |
| 05:22 | Butler | John Landes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | James Dickson snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | William Ford clanks a jumper from the left block | 53-57 |
| 04:46 | Butler | John Landes snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:25 | Butler | John Landes lays it in on a great pass from Johnson Sparling | 55-57 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Michel McAlexander snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Larry Dean is called for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, John Landes | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), John Garner (PF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson | |
| 03:26 | Marquette | John Garner drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Ford and the foul's on Terence Smith - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) Willie Stearns | |
| 03:26 | Marquette | John Garner makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Butler | James Sledge picks off the pass by Terence Smith | 55-60 |
| 03:02 | Marquette | James Sledge can't finish the layup | 55-60 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Masio Abdallah snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Sledge - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (C) William Ford | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is whistled for traveling | 57-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Terence Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | William Ford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 57-62 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Terence Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:03 | Butler | Larry Dean is whistled for traveling | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Marquette | John Garner connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Bernhardt | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Terence Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-64 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Larry Dean is called for the reach on Robert Bernhardt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Dean, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Dominick Joseph | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Terence Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is hacked by Terence Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terence Smith, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Masio Abdallah is called for the reach on John Garner - foul #3 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | John Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Darko Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah lays it in | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is hacked by Terence Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terence Smith, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Masio Abdallah knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Dean | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Stearns runs out the clock | 61-69 |