| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) SG - Olin Jelavic (fresh) SF - Kevin Barrett (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) C - Donald James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Norman Powell 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Wayne Warner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Donald James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Barrett - foul #1 on Kevin Barrett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Wayne Warner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Ronald Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Curtis Wilcox | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Donald James denies the turnaround by Norman Powell | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald James | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Frances Heimann swats the shot by Vlade Maleski | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Norman Powell gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald James | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Wayne Warner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Ronald Smith loses the dribble to Wayne Warner | 3-4 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Donald James is hacked by Norman Powell - foul #1 on Norman Powell, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Bernard Montgomery (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 16:24 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Alan Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Donald James is called for the reach on Frances Heimann - foul #1 on Donald James, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), William McEnery (SG), Igor Radja (SF), Dean Otis (C) Wayne Warner, Olin Jelavic, Kevin Barrett, Donald James | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Frances Heimann | |
| 15:59 | Butler | Christopher Scott hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Butler | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) SG - William McEnery (fresh) SF - Igor Radja (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) C - Dean Otis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Dean Otis misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:35 | Marquette | William McEnery connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Vlade Maleski | 6-6 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Phillip Gibby drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Bernard Montgomery | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), Olin Jelavic (SG), James Dupont (PF) Joshua Watkins, William McEnery, Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Alan Butler, Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott | |
| 14:29 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox travels with the ball | 6-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Barrett (SF), Donald James (C) James Dupont, Dean Otis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Donald James grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Igor Radja misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Igor Radja gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Igor Radja misses the lay-in | 6-8 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Frances Heimann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Norman Powell can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Ronald Smith tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Olin Jelavic's pass is intercepted by Norman Powell | 6-10 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Norman Powell hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Donald James - foul #2 on Donald James, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), Vlade Maleski (PF), Dean Otis (C) Wayne Warner, Igor Radja, Donald James | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Christopher Scott (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Ronald Smith | |
| 12:57 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski loses the dribble to Rudy Salisbury | 6-13 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury drills a shot in the paint | 6-15 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Dean Otis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dean Otis, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), James Dupont (SF) Olin Jelavic, Kevin Barrett | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Norman Powell | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) SF - James Dupont (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) C - Dean Otis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Alan Butler buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Taylor and the foul's on Wayne Warner - foul #1 on Wayne Warner, team foul #5 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Igor Radja (SF) James Dupont | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG) Kyle Taylor | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Igor Radja makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Warner | 9-18 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Dean Otis's floater is tipped away by Ronald Smith | 9-18 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Dean Otis snags the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dean Otis | 12-18 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Alan Butler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Dean Otis pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Wayne Warner's pass is intercepted by Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Igor Radja - foul #1 on Igor Radja, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | William McEnery (PG), Olin Jelavic (SG), James Dupont (SF), Kevin Barrett (C) Wayne Warner, Joshua Watkins, Igor Radja, Dean Otis | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Alan Butler, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 09:47 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | William McEnery misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | James Dupont misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by William McEnery - foul #1 on William McEnery, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG) Vlade Maleski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:59 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | James Dupont gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Wayne Warner is whistled for traveling | 12-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Igor Radja (PF) James Dupont | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG) Bernard Montgomery | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Alan Butler is hacked by Igor Radja - foul #2 on Igor Radja, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dupont (PF), Dean Otis (C) Igor Radja, William McEnery | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett blows the layup but he's hacked by Alan Butler - foul #1 on Alan Butler, team foul #2 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Maleski (PF) James Dupont | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Ronald Smith (PF) Alan Butler, Kyle Taylor | |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Norman Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), James Dupont (SF) Wayne Warner, Kevin Barrett | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) Norman Powell | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) SG - Olin Jelavic (fresh) SF - James Dupont (fresh) PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dean Otis (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Watkins | 16-22 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Frances Heimann buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Curtis Wilcox | 16-25 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Ronald Smith swats the layup by James Dupont | 16-25 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Frances Heimann comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-25 |
| 06:35 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Wilcox | 16-25 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Christopher Scott scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Curtis Wilcox | 16-27 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-27 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury loses the dribble to James Dupont | 16-27 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Dean Otis drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Watkins | 18-27 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox and he's fouled by Olin Jelavic - foul #1 on Olin Jelavic, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG), Kevin Barrett (SF), William McEnery (C) Olin Jelavic, Vlade Maleski, Dean Otis | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Bernard Montgomery (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| 05:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Wayne Warner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Kyle Taylor grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Kyle Taylor is hacked by James Dupont - foul #1 on James Dupont, team foul #10 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Olin Jelavic (SG), Vlade Maleski (PF) Joshua Watkins, James Dupont | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Frances Heimann | |
| 04:42 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Norman Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 03:30 | Marquette | William McEnery misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-32 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Alan Butler pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wayne Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Jelavic (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vlade Maleski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William McEnery (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Alan Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Kyle Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 20-32 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Kevin Barrett grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Olin Jelavic misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Kyle Taylor snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Alan Butler misses the floater from the left side | 20-32 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Vlade Maleski is fouled on the floor by Phillip Gibby - foul #1 on Phillip Gibby, team foul #3 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Otis (PG), Joshua Watkins (SG), Igor Radja (SF), James Dupont (PF), Donald James (C) Wayne Warner, Olin Jelavic, Kevin Barrett, Vlade Maleski, William McEnery | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Alan Butler, Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Norman Powell | |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Dean Otis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dean Otis, team foul #11 | 20-32 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Christopher Scott is whistled for a carry | 20-32 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Donald James misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Donald James makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Donald James misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury's layup is rejected by Donald James | 21-32 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald James | 21-32 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Dean Otis hits a jump hook in the lane set up by James Dupont and he's fouled by Rudy Salisbury - foul #1 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #5 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Maleski (PF) James Dupont | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Dean Otis misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the floater from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Donald James pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Donald James is whistled for a carry | 23-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Warner (PG) Dean Otis | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Powell (C) Christopher Scott | |
| 00:02 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury slams it home | 23-34 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Igor Radja misses short on a fullcourt shot | 23-34 |