| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Zediker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Newell (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Wiley Madsen inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Anthony Wiles buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Alvin Newell | 34-32 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Troy Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alan Loudermilk - foul #3 on Alan Loudermilk, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG) Alan Loudermilk | |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Troy Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | Purdue | Troy Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Anthony Wiles buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Frank Zediker double dribbles | 36-34 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Frank Zediker is called for the reach on Alvin Newell - foul #2 on Frank Zediker, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Barry Brown steals the ball from Anthony Wiles | 36-34 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Troy Watkins misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 18:03 | Butler | James Gray grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Alvin Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Navarrete | 39-34 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:58 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 16:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alvin Newell | 39-34 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Wiley Madsen scores on a floater from the left side set up by James Gray and he's hacked by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, Troy Watkins, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete, Frank Zediker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:36 | Butler | Wiley Madsen makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | The refs have stopped play. Alvin Bailey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (PG) Alvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:20 | Purdue | George Swick misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Gray - foul #3 on James Gray, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (PF) James Gray | |
| 16:20 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Wiley Madsen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brett Burman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wiley Madsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Halvorson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 15:43 | Purdue | George Swick loses the dribble to William Halvorson | 41-37 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Brett Burman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Aubrey Hampton | 44-37 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Anthony Wiles is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Watkins (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Donald Navarrete (PF), Frank Zediker (C) George Swick, Aubrey Hampton, David Davis, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), James Gray (PF) Alex Avdalovic, Alvin Newell | |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Brett Burman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Anthony Wiles snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | Butler | James Gray hits a floater from the baseline set up by Anthony Wiles out of the doubleteam | 44-39 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Barry Brown | 46-39 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Anthony Wiles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | Purdue | Frank Zediker snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Troy Watkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:59 | Purdue | Wiley Madsen steps in front of the Barry Brown pass | 46-39 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 12:42 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Frank Zediker | 46-39 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | Frank Zediker scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Troy Watkins | 48-39 |
| 12:03 | Butler | William Halvorson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Zediker - foul #3 on Frank Zediker, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), David Davis (PF) Brett Burman, Barry Brown, Donald Navarrete | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG) Anthony Wiles | |
| 12:03 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:03 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Frank Zediker tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Davis (fresh) C - Frank Zediker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) SG - Alan Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wiley Madsen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Gray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Halvorson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Butler | James Gray can't finish the layup | 50-41 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Frank Zediker pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 11:15 | Butler | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Reynaldo Marino (C) Troy Watkins, Frank Zediker | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (C) William Halvorson | |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Davis | 50-41 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alan Loudermilk and he's hacked by Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF), Jason Lamphere (C) Aubrey Hampton, David Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:00 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Jason Lamphere grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Alvin Newell steals it from Philip Gagnon | 50-43 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Wiley Madsen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Gagnon and he's hacked by Alvin Newell - foul #2 on Alvin Newell, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Donald Navarrete (PF) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Jason Lamphere | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (C) Alex Avdalovic | |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:53 | Butler | William Halvorson scores on a fadeaway from close range | 53-45 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Brett Burman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:38 | Butler | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Alvin Newell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wiley Madsen | 53-48 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Brett Burman and the foul's on William Halvorson - foul #4 on William Halvorson, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton (SF) Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (PG), Anthony Wiles (C) Alvin Newell, William Halvorson | |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:46 | Butler | James Gray clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Navarrete - foul #2 on Donald Navarrete, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Frank Zediker (C) Brett Burman, Reynaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (C) Alan Loudermilk | |
| 07:46 | Butler | James Gray makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | Butler | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Zediker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) SG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wiley Madsen (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Gray (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Halvorson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Troy Watkins scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 07:22 | Butler | James Gray is whistled for a carry | 59-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Davis (PF) Donald Navarrete | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 06:54 | Butler | James Gray connects on the floater from the right block set up by Anthony Wiles | 61-52 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Troy Watkins double dribbles | 61-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF) Troy Watkins, Aubrey Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), Alvin Newell (PF) Anthony Wiles, James Gray | |
| 06:26 | Butler | Alvin Newell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Barry Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Zediker | 64-54 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Alvin Newell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 05:49 | Purdue | Barry Brown gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | George Swick misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 64-54 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Alvin Newell drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alex Avdalovic | 64-57 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (PG), Troy Watkins (SG), Donald Navarrete (PF) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, David Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (SG), James Gray (PF) Alan Loudermilk, William Halvorson | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete blows the dunk | 64-57 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Donald Navarrete hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Wiley Madsen's floater is tipped away by Donald Navarrete | 66-57 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Purdue | Troy Watkins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 03:47 | Purdue | Frank Zediker grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Brett Burman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Brett Burman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Watkins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Navarrete (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Zediker (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alex Avdalovic (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wiles (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wiley Madsen (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Gray (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alvin Newell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Alvin Newell is hacked by Frank Zediker - foul #4 on Frank Zediker, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SF) Brett Burman, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Loudermilk (SG), William Halvorson (C) Alex Avdalovic, Alvin Newell | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Anthony Wiles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Frank Zediker grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Anthony Wiles steps in front of the Donald Navarrete pass | 69-57 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Alan Loudermilk blows the layup | 69-57 |
| 02:42 | Butler | William Halvorson gets the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:32 | Butler | James Gray hits a turnaround in the paint | 69-59 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Wiley Madsen is called for the reach on Aubrey Hampton - foul #1 on Wiley Madsen, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (PG), George Swick (SG), David Davis (PF), Reynaldo Marino (C) Philip Gagnon, Troy Watkins, Donald Navarrete, Frank Zediker | |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (PG) Wiley Madsen | |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Brett Burman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Aubrey Hampton | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Butler | James Gray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 72-59 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton scores on a shot from the left wing set up by David Davis | 74-59 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Alvin Newell knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Wiles | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Alan Loudermilk - foul #4 on Alan Loudermilk, team foul #6 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (SF) Alvin Newell | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:42 | Butler | William Halvorson pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Wiley Madsen can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Swick - foul #2 on George Swick, team foul #7 | 75-61 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Wiley Madsen makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Wiley Madsen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | George Swick makes the shot from close range | 77-63 |
| 00:02 | Butler | James Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Reynaldo Marino | 77-63 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino runs out the clock | 77-63 |