| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Robert Pham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Richard Swoope steps in front of the Paul Teeter pass | 31-32 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Joseph Smith's floater is knocked away by Marion Ogata | 31-32 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | William Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey | |
| 17:00 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro loses the ball out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is fouled on the floor by Irving Walker - foul #1 on Irving Walker, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG) Richard Swoope | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:17 | Butler | John Bublitz misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Irving Walker - foul #2 on Irving Walker, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 16:17 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:17 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Irving Walker hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Smith | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) SF - Irving Walker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Drye (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Darwin Catanzaro denies the turnaround by John Bublitz | 33-39 |
| 15:36 | Marquette | Irving Walker pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Thomas Mikkelson picks off the pass by Joseph Smith | 33-39 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Adam Binkley banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Mikkelson | 33-41 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | John Drye grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Irving Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | John Drye grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Joseph Smith, Enoch Zechiel, Irving Walker, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Robert Pham (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 13:19 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the finger roll | 33-43 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 13:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 33-43 |
| 12:51 | Butler | The jump hook by Thomas McCrorey is blocked by William Taylor | 33-43 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Robert Pham is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Pham, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson's pass is intercepted by Thomas McCrorey | 33-43 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | William Taylor gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson is hacked by Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | William Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Robert Pham pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the finger roll | 33-45 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Richard Swoope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Irving Walker (SF), John Drye (PF) Calvin Johnson, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| 10:26 | Butler | Robert Pham is fouled on the floor by Richard Swoope - foul #2 on Richard Swoope, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro (C) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley, Robert Pham | |
| 10:15 | Butler | John Bublitz is whistled for traveling | 33-45 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | John Drye misses badly on a shot from close range | 33-45 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Irving Walker tips it home | 35-45 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Darwin Catanzaro denies the turnaround by Thomas Mikkelson | 35-45 |
| 09:39 | Butler | John Bublitz hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Thomas Mikkelson takes the ball from John Drye | 35-47 |
| 08:57 | Butler | The short jumper by John Bublitz is denied by John Drye | 35-47 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Irving Walker knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 08:04 | Butler | John Bublitz loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Joseph Smith, Richard Swoope, Irving Walker, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel is denied on a layup by John Bublitz | 38-47 |
| 07:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Adam Binkley hits the finger roll | 38-49 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | John Bublitz takes the ball from Enoch Zechiel | 38-49 |
| 06:37 | Butler | John Bublitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lawrence Leeson | 38-49 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo is called for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Richard Swoope (SG) Calvin Johnson, Enoch Zechiel | |
| Subs | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein (PF) John Bublitz | |
| 06:02 | Butler | Marion Ogata blows the layup | 38-49 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson tips it home | 40-49 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Leeson - foul #1 on Lawrence Leeson, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (SF) Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 05:12 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Richard Swoope snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Paul Teeter, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Irving Walker misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Charles Plaisted hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Irving Walker - foul #3 on Irving Walker, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Joseph Smith, Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Swoope - foul #3 on Richard Swoope, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | William Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 03:20 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the finger roll | 41-55 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 02:57 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Robert Pham clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Raymo - foul #3 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Irving Walker (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Richard Swoope, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 02:38 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | John Drye gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Irving Walker's pass is intercepted by Clarence Hertenstein | 41-55 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the easy layup | 41-55 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Robert Pham can't finish the layup | 41-55 |
| 01:34 | Butler | John Bublitz tips it back up and in | 41-57 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 01:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clarence Hertenstein | 41-57 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Robert Pham is fouled on the floor by Irving Walker - foul #4 on Irving Walker, team foul #10 | 41-57 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:53 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Hertenstein | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Robert Pham misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 41-58 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Irving Walker's floater is tipped away by John Bublitz | 41-58 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Plaisted runs out the clock | 41-58 |