| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Robert Pham (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) C - John Cordes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | John Cordes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | DePaul | John Cordes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Marion Ogata pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey drills a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone lays it in | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Butler | The jump hook by Robert Pham is blocked by Joe Mowery | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| 17:40 | DePaul | Paul Teeter steals the ball from Leroy Merganthaler | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Charles Stokely hits a floater from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Robert Pham connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Leroy Merganthaler, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Melvin Hansell (SF), John Cordes (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Joe Mowery | |
| 16:09 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Adam Binkley | 6-4 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Plaisted - foul #1 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Wilson (SG), Stephen Vance (PF) Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) C - John Cordes (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Butler | The jumper by Charles Plaisted is denied by Melvin Hansell | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | John Cordes snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson banks in the layup and he's fouled by Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is hacked by Donald Melia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Melia, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Charles Plaisted can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:04 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson's pass is intercepted by Clarence Hertenstein | 6-9 |
| 14:43 | Butler | John Bublitz steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Joe Mowery (PF) Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| 14:21 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is fouled on the floor by Marion Ogata - foul #1 on Marion Ogata, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Donald Melia, Christopher Wilson, Stephen Vance | |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Marion Ogata pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Butler | John Bublitz hits a fadeaway from close range | 8-9 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the jumpshot from the right side | 8-11 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Marion Ogata tips it in | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Hansell (SF), Stephen Vance (PF), John Cordes (C) Charles Stokely, Joe Mowery, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| 13:05 | Butler | Marion Ogata can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | John Cordes loses the dribble to Marion Ogata | 12-11 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Joe Mowery (PF) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Stephen Vance | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Marion Ogata steps in front of the John Cordes pass | 14-11 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Ogata (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Hansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Mowery (fairly fresh) C - John Cordes (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Marion Ogata is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hansell - foul #1 on Melvin Hansell, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (PF), John Bublitz (C) Clarence Hertenstein, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Robert Pham can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is fouled on the floor by John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), John Cordes (C) Christopher Wilson, Joe Mowery | |
| 10:33 | DePaul | Charles Stokely comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | John Cordes snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | John Cordes drills a jumpshot from the left side | 14-13 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Robert Pham knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Charles Stokely - foul #1 on Charles Stokely, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Joe Mowery (PF) Donald Melia, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Adam Binkley picks off the pass by Steven Featherstone | 17-13 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Adam Binkley blows the layup | 17-13 |
| 09:39 | DePaul | Charles Stokely pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | Charles Stokely makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Stubbs | 17-15 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein buries a floater from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Paul Teeter steals it from Joe Mowery out of a doubleteam | 19-15 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Adam Binkley lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 21-15 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Wilson (SG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Steven Featherstone, Charles Stokely, John Cordes | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Plaisted | 24-15 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Thomas McCrorey takes the ball from Leroy Merganthaler | 24-15 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-15 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Marion Ogata can't tip it in | 24-15 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Mowery (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs double dribbles | 24-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), John Cordes (C) Gene Stubbs, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| 06:53 | Butler | Charles Plaisted can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Robert Pham tips it home | 26-15 |
| 06:46 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Mowery | 26-17 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Donald Melia is called for the reach on Charles Plaisted - foul #2 on Donald Melia, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG), Charles Stokely (PF) Donald Melia, Christopher Wilson, Joe Mowery | |
| 06:24 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | John Cordes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-17 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell snags the offensive board | 28-17 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | John Cordes misses the 3 from straight away | 28-17 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Marion Ogata gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 05:41 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:34 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone loses the dribble to Charles Plaisted | 28-17 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Charles Plaisted banks in the layup | 30-17 |
| 05:13 | DePaul | John Cordes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 04:58 | Butler | John Cordes blocks the short jumper by Marion Ogata | 30-20 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Cordes | 30-20 |
| 04:37 | DePaul | John Cordes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-20 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Robert Pham pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Hansell - foul #2 on Melvin Hansell, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Mowery (PF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| 04:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Charles Stokely snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Charles Stokely misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #6 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Charles Stokely misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Charles Stokely misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler snags the offensive board | 30-20 |
| 03:55 | DePaul | Joe Mowery evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Joe Mowery can't tip it in | 30-20 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:35 | DePaul | Clarence Hertenstein is called for the reach on Leroy Merganthaler - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Stephen Vance (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Charles Stokely, Joe Mowery | |
| 03:35 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:35 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the board | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Hansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Vance (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Butler | John Bublitz comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Hansell - foul #3 on Melvin Hansell, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF) Melvin Hansell | |
| 03:13 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:13 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:13 | DePaul | Stephen Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:50 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-20 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Paul Teeter pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Robert Pham misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 31-20 |
| 02:24 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Stokely | 31-20 |
| 02:19 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson loses the dribble to Robert Pham | 31-20 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Paul Teeter banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Pham | 33-20 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clarence Hertenstein - foul #2 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #8 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Adam Binkley, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), Joe Mowery (PF), John Cordes (C) Christopher Wilson, Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Vance - foul #3 on Stephen Vance, team foul #10 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF) Stephen Vance | |
| 01:42 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone is hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #9 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Robert Pham | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG) Donald Melia | |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Marion Ogata snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 37-23 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 00:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 37-23 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Marion Ogata connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 39-23 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | John Cordes misses badly on a runner from the left block | 39-23 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey pulls down the rebound | 39-23 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the floater from the baseline | 39-23 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the follow up shot | 41-23 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone clanks a fullcourt shot | 41-23 |