| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro double dribbles | 28-24 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey loses the dribble to Calvin Johnson | 28-24 |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali is hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Mark Baxter loses the ball out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey jams it on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 30-24 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro clanks a shot from the right block | 30-24 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Calvin Johnson | 30-26 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't finish the layup | 30-26 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Horace Stewart tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Mark Baxter grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Raymo - foul #2 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Mark Baxter drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darwin Catanzaro and he's hacked by Adam Thompson - foul #2 on Adam Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Scott Goodman (SF), Paul Carrico (C) Ohanko Ali, Thomas Raymo, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Mark Baxter misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Adam Thompson is called for a backcourt violation | 32-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG), Leonardo Gallo (C) Calvin Johnson, Mark Baxter | |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Adam Thompson blocks the jumper by Michael Roy | 32-28 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Carrico (fresh) C - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Paul Teeter is fouled on the floor by Michael Roy - foul #1 on Michael Roy, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ohanko Ali (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Enoch Zechiel, Scott Goodman, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 15:09 | Butler | Thomas Raymo is called for the reach on Paul Hyde - foul #3 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG) Michael Roy | |
| 14:53 | Butler | Paul Hyde scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thomas McCrorey | 34-28 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Paul Carrico drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Raymo | 34-31 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Horace Stewart is hacked by Calvin Johnson - foul #2 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Baxter (PF) Paul Carrico | |
| 14:05 | Butler | Paul Teeter is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Paul Teeter steals the ball from Thomas Raymo | 34-31 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Raymo - foul #4 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Scott Goodman (SF), Paul Carrico (C) Ohanko Ali, Thomas Raymo, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 13:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Mark Baxter snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Scott Goodman buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Carrico | 35-33 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Mark Baxter is called for the reach on Jonathan Larocca - foul #3 on Mark Baxter, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG) Calvin Johnson | |
| 12:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Enoch Zechiel - foul #2 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #7 | 35-33 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel grabs the board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Goodman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Carrico (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Paul Carrico clanks a turnaround from the left block | 36-33 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Brandon Coppola grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Mark Baxter is called for the reach on Adam Thompson - foul #4 on Mark Baxter, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Ohanko Ali (SG), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Michael Roy, Scott Goodman, Mark Baxter | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Paul Carrico | 37-33 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro scores on a floater from close range | 37-35 |
| 10:08 | Butler | Paul Hyde comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 37-35 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel is whistled for a carry | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Jonathan Larocca, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Goodman (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Enoch Zechiel, Paul Carrico | |
| 09:28 | Butler | Paul Teeter buries a jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Scott Goodman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Stephen Jasper grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Paul Hyde clanks a jumper from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson loses the dribble to Horace Stewart | 39-35 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Horace Stewart jams it | 41-35 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali connects on the jumper in the paint | 41-37 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Ohanko Ali is called for the reach on Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Ohanko Ali, team foul #9 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SF), Paul Carrico (PF) Scott Goodman, Leonardo Gallo | |
| 08:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Paul Carrico misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ohanko Ali - foul #4 on Ohanko Ali, team foul #10 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Mark Baxter (PF) Calvin Johnson, Ohanko Ali, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Carrico (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Marquette | Paul Carrico is fouled on the floor by Brandon Coppola - foul #2 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | Mark Baxter's floater is tipped away by Adam Thompson | 44-37 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Mark Baxter drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Roy | 44-39 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits a jumper in the lane | 46-39 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Brandon Coppola snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Adam Thompson connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Larocca | 48-39 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Horace Stewart (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Binkley, Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Ohanko Ali (SG), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Michael Roy, Enoch Zechiel, Paul Carrico | |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 48-41 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ohanko Ali | 48-44 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ohanko Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Darwin Catanzaro swats the short shot by Paul Hyde | 50-47 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Mark Baxter grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Paul Teeter steals the ball from Thomas Raymo | 50-47 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Paul Teeter lays it in | 52-47 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Paul Teeter takes the ball from Thomas Raymo | 52-47 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darwin Catanzaro | 52-47 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Paul Hyde buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Raymo - foul #5 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SF) Thomas Raymo | |
| 01:06 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Ohanko Ali - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Mark Baxter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Paul Hyde pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Paul Hyde is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Johnson - foul #3 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Brandon Coppola (PF) Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Calvin Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Teeter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #13 | 56-50 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Adam Binkley | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Adam Thompson (PF) Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Johnson - foul #5 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #14 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Roy (PG) Calvin Johnson | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Ohanko Ali buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Paul Teeter is hacked by Michael Roy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Roy, team foul #15 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Brandon Coppola (PF) Horace Stewart, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Adam Binkley steals it from Enoch Zechiel | 61-53 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Adam Thompson (PF) Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter runs out the clock | 61-53 |