| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) C - William Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Robert Pham (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Marion Ogata wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Richard Swoope misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Teeter | 0-6 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pham | 0-6 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Marion Ogata clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lawrence Leeson | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Richard Swoope tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Thomas Raymo is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| 17:15 | Butler | William Taylor steals it from Robert Pham | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Pham | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Butler | John Bublitz banks in the layup | 2-8 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Richard Swoope is fouled on the floor by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Irving Walker (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Robert Pham | |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Richard Swoope is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Swoope, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 16:04 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Bublitz | 2-8 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Walker (fresh) PF - John Drye (fresh) C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Paul Teeter takes the ball from John Drye | 2-10 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Marion Ogata is fouled on the floor by Darwin Catanzaro - foul #1 on Darwin Catanzaro, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Richard Swoope, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 15:02 | Butler | Irving Walker swats the layup by John Bublitz | 2-10 |
| 15:00 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Joseph Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:40 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Irving Walker - foul #1 on Irving Walker, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Raymo (SF) Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 14:40 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:40 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo tips it in | 7-12 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG) Calvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) John Bublitz | |
| 13:53 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo scores on a floater in the lane set up by Joseph Smith and the foul's on Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG) Charles Plaisted | |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Robert Pham clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Raymo - foul #2 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SF) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Adam Binkley, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Irving Walker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Robert Pham | |
| 12:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 9-16 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Richard Swoope buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Irving Walker | 12-16 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Irving Walker - foul #2 on Irving Walker, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Irving Walker, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Robert Pham (PF) Paul Teeter, Adam Thompson | |
| 12:07 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 12-16 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) PF - John Drye (fresh) C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Robert Pham comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Swoope - foul #2 on Richard Swoope, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (SG) Richard Swoope | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| 11:38 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Pham - foul #1 on Robert Pham, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Joseph Smith steps in front of the Robert Pham pass | 13-18 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 15-18 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Adam Binkley is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Baxter (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Joseph Smith, Enoch Zechiel, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 09:59 | Marquette | William Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 09:43 | Butler | William Taylor swats the shot by Thomas Mikkelson | 17-18 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the tip | 17-18 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | William Taylor gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 09:15 | Butler | John Bublitz snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:56 | Butler | John Bublitz banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 17-20 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | William Taylor connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson and the foul's on Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG) John Drye, Calvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham, John Bublitz | |
| 08:40 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Enoch Zechiel - foul #1 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro (C) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:19 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Joseph Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (SG) Mark Baxter | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Plaisted (fresh) PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Marion Ogata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Taylor (C) Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), John Bublitz (PF) Paul Teeter, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Joseph Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 23-22 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Joseph Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-22 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Marion Ogata gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Marion Ogata scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Plaisted and he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Baxter (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Enoch Zechiel, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Robert Pham (SF) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson | |
| 06:28 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | John Drye clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Joseph Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Mark Baxter clanks a fadeaway from close range | 23-25 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Robert Pham - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (C) John Bublitz | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Baxter - foul #1 on Mark Baxter, team foul #12 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| 05:08 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | John Drye pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:48 | Marquette | Joseph Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 04:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clarence Hertenstein | 26-26 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Robert Pham jams it set up by Clarence Hertenstein | 26-28 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | John Drye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF) Mark Baxter, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Clarence Hertenstein, Adam Thompson | |
| 03:49 | Butler | Robert Pham scores on a jumper from close range | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Drye (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | John Drye misses long on a floater from the right side | 26-30 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 26-30 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | John Drye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), William Taylor (C) Joseph Smith, Calvin Johnson, Enoch Zechiel, John Drye | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Charles Plaisted, Robert Pham | |
| 02:55 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey travels with the ball | 26-30 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Irving Walker can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 26-30 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Raymo | 26-30 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Richard Swoope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 02:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 26-30 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Taylor and the foul's on Adam Binkley - foul #3 on Adam Binkley, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Robert Pham (SF) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley | |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Charles Plaisted loses the dribble to Irving Walker in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Irving Walker lays it in on a great pass from Richard Swoope | 30-30 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Marion Ogata knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas McCrorey | 30-32 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Richard Swoope can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-32 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Irving Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Drye (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SF) Irving Walker, Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Charles Plaisted, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | John Drye snags the defensive board | 32-32 |