| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Lemieux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Lavigne (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Dewei Zheng is fouled on the floor by Joe Thames - foul #1 on Joe Thames, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| 19:32 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Benjamin Rader, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Dewei Zheng drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Buchanan | 30-37 |
| 18:53 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne is fouled on the floor by Rocco Esposito - foul #2 on Rocco Esposito, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 18:31 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader misses the fadeaway from the left block | 30-37 |
| 18:29 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ivan Dvorak - foul #3 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Dewei Zheng loses the dribble to Joe Thames | 30-38 |
| 18:03 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux lays it in set up by Joe Thames | 30-40 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 17:18 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer is hacked by Johnny Zwerschke - foul #1 on Johnny Zwerschke, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Jordan Hills (SF) Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (SG), Calvin Riggs (SF), Earl Crockett (PF) Lawrence Lemieux, Mike Lavigne, Joe Sawyer | |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Bradley | 33-42 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Earl Crockett takes the ball from Johnny Zwerschke | 33-42 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 16:20 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett tips it home | 33-44 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gustavo Jimenez | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Hills (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Crockett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bradley | 36-46 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito double dribbles | 36-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), David Swanson (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Rocco Esposito, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux (SG), Leonard Duffy (SF), Joe Sawyer (PF) Joe Thames, Calvin Riggs, Benjamin Rader | |
| 15:11 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley is whistled for a carry | 36-46 |
| 14:56 | Butler | David Swanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:55 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:31 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux loses the dribble to Jordan Hills | 36-46 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Jordan Hills misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Steve Lytton tips it home | 38-46 |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Ivan Dvorak - foul #4 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Joseph Payne (C) Ivan Dvorak, Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson (C) Earl Crockett | |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:05 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley makes the 3rd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Lemieux - foul #1 on Lawrence Lemieux, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke (C) Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames (PG) Robert Bradley | |
| 13:46 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:46 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:31 | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Joe Thames is called for the reach on Gustavo Jimenez - foul #2 on Joe Thames, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Bryan Buchanan (PF) David Swanson, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs (SG), Benjamin Rader (C) Lawrence Lemieux, Gregg Watson | |
| 13:05 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan misses the easy layup | 39-49 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:59 | Loyola Chicago | Gustavo Jimenez is called for the reach on Calvin Riggs - foul #1 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 12:49 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 12:48 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:42 | Loyola Chicago | Rocco Esposito steps in front of the Leonard Duffy pass | 39-49 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Rocco Esposito connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-49 |
| 12:01 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Sawyer | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Duffy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez snags the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 11:19 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Rader - foul #2 on Benjamin Rader, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (PG), Lawrence Lemieux (SG), Mike Lavigne (SF), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Joe Thames, Calvin Riggs, Leonard Duffy, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| 11:05 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 11:03 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 10:54 | Loyola Chicago | Mike Lavigne comes up short on the runner in the paint | 41-51 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Richard Slack can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Richard Slack connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Swanson | 44-51 |
| 10:16 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Crockett | 44-54 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Lawrence Lemieux steals the ball from Richard Slack | 44-54 |
| 09:41 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett loses the dribble to Richard Slack | 44-54 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Jordan Hills lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Buchanan | 46-54 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Chicago | David Swanson picks off the pass by Lawrence Lemieux | 46-54 |
| 08:42 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Earl Crockett | 46-54 |
| 08:24 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett makes the floater from the left side set up by Robert Bradley | 46-56 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 08:11 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Jordan Hills drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Swanson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jordan Hills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Lytton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Robert Bradley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Lemieux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Lavigne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Earl Crockett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregg Watson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Steve Lytton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Swanson | 51-58 |
| 07:03 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux hits a floater from the baseline set up by Robert Bradley | 51-60 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Richard Slack misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 06:44 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:34 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Buchanan - foul #2 on Bryan Buchanan, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) David Swanson, Richard Slack, Jordan Hills, Bryan Buchanan, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames (PG), Leonard Duffy (SF), Joe Sawyer (PF), Benjamin Rader (C) Robert Bradley, Mike Lavigne, Earl Crockett, Gregg Watson | |
| 06:34 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:34 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Dewei Zheng double dribbles | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs (SG) Lawrence Lemieux | |
| 05:56 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader blows the layup | 51-62 |
| 05:54 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:41 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer misses the shot from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 05:40 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:23 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Payne is called for the reach on Joe Sawyer - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| 05:23 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 04:59 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Dewei Zheng | 51-62 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 04:41 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:32 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 51-62 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Rocco Esposito snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 54-62 |
| 03:49 | Loyola Chicago | Dewei Zheng steals the ball from Joe Sawyer | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joe Thames (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Duffy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Sawyer (fresh) 6 reb. C - Benjamin Rader (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses the 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Duffy gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Riggs misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Rocco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Rader - foul #3 on Benjamin Rader, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Jordan Hills (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (PG), Lawrence Lemieux (SG), Francis Dale (SF), Earl Crockett (PF), Gregg Watson (C) Joe Thames, Calvin Riggs, Leonard Duffy, Joe Sawyer, Benjamin Rader | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke (C) Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames (PG), Leonard Duffy (SF) Robert Bradley, Francis Dale | |
| 02:43 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the runner in the lane set up by Joe Thames and he's hacked by Jordan Hills - foul #1 on Jordan Hills, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer (PF), Benjamin Rader (C) Earl Crockett, Gregg Watson | |
| 02:43 | Loyola Chicago | Lawrence Lemieux makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Leonard Duffy - foul #4 on Leonard Duffy, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:29 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Rader gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Lemieux | 57-68 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 02:00 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:38 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thames connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Duffy | 57-70 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 57-70 |
| 01:22 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Bryan Buchanan is called for the reach on Joe Sawyer - foul #3 on Bryan Buchanan, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), David Swanson (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley (PG), Calvin Riggs (SG), Mike Lavigne (SF), Earl Crockett (C) Joe Thames, Lawrence Lemieux, Leonard Duffy, Benjamin Rader | |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Lytton | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregg Watson (C) Joe Sawyer | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Loyola Chicago | Earl Crockett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-70 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Steve Lytton gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:25 | Butler | David Swanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 00:23 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Bradley runs out the clock | 57-70 |