| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza is hacked by Terence Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | A charge is called on Charles Bremer - foul #1 on Charles Bremer, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Gabriel Gallo, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 19:22 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the runner in the paint | 40-30 |
| 19:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 19:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs travels with the ball | 40-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 18:35 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 18:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 18:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars double dribbles | 40-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Gabriel Gallo, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Francis Small (SF), Melvin Henkle (PF), John Viveiros (C) Armando Meza, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs, Albert Mars | |
| 17:54 | Butler | John Landes can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:53 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Smith | 40-30 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Terence Smith is fouled on the floor by Melvin Henkle - foul #1 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG) Charles Bremer | |
| 17:05 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darko Bochenski | 43-30 |
| 16:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Michel McAlexander grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is hacked by Francis Small - foul #1 on Francis Small, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Albert Mars (C) Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small, Melvin Henkle, John Viveiros | |
| 16:25 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Gallo - foul #2 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Ouzts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is hacked by Robert Ouzts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ouzts, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SG), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG) Robert Ouzts | |
| 15:24 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Darko Bochenski | 46-30 |
| 15:09 | Illinois-Chicago | A charge is called on Armando Meza - foul #1 on Armando Meza, team foul #5 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Francis Small (SF), Melvin Henkle (C) Armando Meza, Travis Adkison, Albert Mars | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the shot from the left side | 46-30 |
| 14:50 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Edgar Gibbs | 46-30 |
| 14:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michel McAlexander is called for the reach on Robert Ouzts - foul #1 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros (C) Edgar Gibbs | |
| 14:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-30 |
| 14:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 46-30 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Francis Small steals it from Terence Smith | 46-30 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #2 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG) Charles Bremer | |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros snags the offensive board | 46-30 |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Robert Ouzts is denied by Darko Bochenski | 46-30 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Darko Bochenski gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 13:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros hits a runner from the left block | 46-32 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Dean | 48-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michel McAlexander is called for the reach on Armando Meza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Albert Mars (C) Armando Meza, Robert Ouzts, Francis Small, Melvin Henkle, John Viveiros | |
| 12:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs hits a jumper from close range | 48-34 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-34 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 12:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Landes | 48-34 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Terence Smith misses short on a jumper from the right block | 48-34 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars's pass is intercepted by Johnson Sparling | 50-34 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Terence Smith is hacked by Travis Adkison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Adkison, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), Robert Ouzts (SG) Virgil Loudermilk, Charles Bremer | |
| 10:58 | Butler | Johnson Sparling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Darko Bochenski tips it in | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison is whistled for a carry | 52-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small (SF) Travis Adkison | |
| 10:19 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Albert Mars - foul #1 on Albert Mars, team foul #7 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle (PF) Edgar Gibbs | |
| 10:19 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle's floater is tipped away by Masio Abdallah | 54-34 |
| 09:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle gets the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 09:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-34 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Darko Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 54-34 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Robert Ouzts steals it from Masio Abdallah in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| 09:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Ouzts | 54-36 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Darko Bochenski is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Terence Smith | 56-36 |
| 09:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle is fouled on the floor by Terence Smith - foul #3 on Terence Smith, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG), John Viveiros (C) Armando Meza, Albert Mars | |
| 09:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts drills a 3 from straight away | 56-39 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Michel McAlexander drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darko Bochenski and he's hacked by John Viveiros - foul #2 on John Viveiros, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) Robert Ouzts, Francis Small, Melvin Henkle | |
| 08:41 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the free throw | 59-39 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Michel McAlexander, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-41 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it but misses | 59-41 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #3 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars (C) John Viveiros | |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Terence Smith is denied on a layup by Edgar Gibbs | 59-43 |
| 07:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Bremer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | John Landes denies the turnaround by Edgar Gibbs | 59-43 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs tips it in | 59-45 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Larry Dean hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Johnson Sparling | 62-45 |
| 06:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-45 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Terence Smith snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is hacked by Virgil Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), Robert Ouzts (SG), Francis Small (SF), Melvin Henkle (PF) Virgil Loudermilk, Charles Bremer, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs | |
| 06:17 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 06:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is fouled on the floor by Melvin Henkle - foul #2 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Johnson Sparling, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SF) Albert Mars | |
| 05:43 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Michel McAlexander buries a jumpshot from the right side | 68-45 |
| 04:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-45 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Masio Abdallah gets the rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is hacked by Francis Small - foul #2 on Francis Small, team foul #11 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), William Smith (SG), John Viveiros (PF) Armando Meza, Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small | |
| 04:11 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Smith | 68-48 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the lay-in | 68-48 |
| 03:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Joey Welch takes the ball from Melvin Henkle | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Loudermilk - foul #3 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #12 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small (SF) Robert Ouzts | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Francis Small (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Viveiros (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Henkle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small is fouled on the floor by Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #9 | 70-48 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small misses the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 70-49 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Virgil Loudermilk is called for the reach on Michel McAlexander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #13 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG) William Smith | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #1 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #10 | 72-49 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Virgil Loudermilk is called for the reach on Michel McAlexander in the backcourt - foul #5 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #14 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG) Virgil Loudermilk | |
| 02:55 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 74-50 |
| 02:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gabriel Gallo | 74-50 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Michel McAlexander drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 77-50 |
| 02:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Melvin Henkle | 77-53 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Michel McAlexander can't connect on a shot from the left side | 77-53 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gabriel Esposito | 77-55 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Michel McAlexander loses the dribble to Robert Ouzts in the backcourt | 77-55 |
| 01:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Ouzts | 77-58 |
| 00:49 | Butler | The jumper by Michael Pantoja is denied by Francis Small | 77-58 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Ouzts | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Michel McAlexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito's pass is intercepted by Michel McAlexander | 77-60 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Ouzts - foul #3 on Robert Ouzts, team foul #15 | 77-60 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle blows the layup but he's fouled by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #4 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #11 | 79-60 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander runs out the clock | 79-62 |