| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Gregory Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Ulanski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Hunter Bonnet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Ulanski | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Clay Moore | 36-31 |
| 18:46 | Loyola Chicago | Hunter Bonnet can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 18:45 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Hampton | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Bernard Dicken loses the dribble to Anthony Hardin | 36-33 |
| 18:09 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin lays it in | 36-35 |
| 17:53 | Butler | John Araujo is hacked by Thomas Butler - foul #2 on Thomas Butler, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Clay Moore's layup is rejected by Anthony Hardin | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Hardin | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | Butler | John Araujo is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas (PG), Michael Crocker (SF), Douglas Walden (PF), Charles Miller (C) Gregory Hampton, Kevin Ulanski, Hunter Bonnet, Thomas Butler | |
| 16:36 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Ronnie Krone hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 40-38 |
| 15:47 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Herbert Hudson, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton (PG) Anthony Hardin | |
| 15:47 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:47 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:47 | Butler | John Araujo pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Gregory Hampton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Walden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Miller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Charles Miller takes the ball from Thomas Lyons | 40-39 |
| 15:22 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Crocker knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 40-41 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Ronnie Krone scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by George Wilson and he's fouled by Michael Crocker - foul #1 on Michael Crocker, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin (SG), Kevin Ulanski (SF), Hunter Bonnet (PF), Thomas Butler (C) Charles Thomas, Michael Crocker, Douglas Walden, Charles Miller | |
| 14:57 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:57 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Butler pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:48 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Butler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 14:47 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 14:27 | Butler | George Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 14:07 | Loyola Chicago | Hunter Bonnet is hacked by Russell Robbins - foul #2 on Russell Robbins, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF), Edward Womack (PF) Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 13:58 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Edward Womack gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Bernard Dicken blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 13:34 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Butler gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:14 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski misses the easy layup | 45-43 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Clay Moore pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:50 | Butler | George Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Russell Robbins (PF) John Araujo, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas (PG), Douglas Walden (PF), Charles Miller (C) Gregory Hampton, Hunter Bonnet, Thomas Butler | |
| 12:27 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Charles Miller is called for the reach on George Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Miller, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Epps (SG), Michael Crocker (SF) Anthony Hardin, Kevin Ulanski | |
| 11:56 | Butler | Herbert Hudson loses the dribble to Douglas Walden | 45-45 |
| 11:37 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden is hacked by Russell Robbins - foul #3 on Russell Robbins, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Butler (C) Charles Miller | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Epps (fresh) SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Walden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Crocker banks in the layup set up by Charles Thomas | 45-47 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Hung Tang is hacked by Michael Crocker - foul #2 on Michael Crocker, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Herbert Hudson, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton (PG), Anthony Hardin (SG), Kevin Ulanski (SF) Charles Thomas, Michael Epps, Michael Crocker | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3 from straight away set up by John Araujo | 48-47 |
| 10:30 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 10:29 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden loses the dribble to Russell Robbins | 48-47 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Thomas Lyons drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Robbins | 50-47 |
| 09:46 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 09:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Lyons | 50-47 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Araujo | 53-47 |
| 09:29 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 09:27 | Loyola Chicago | Thomas Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 09:09 | Butler | John Araujo pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:04 | Butler | John Araujo tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 08:40 | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton is hacked by Russell Robbins - foul #4 on Russell Robbins, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Edward Womack (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas (PG), Michael Crocker (SF), Hunter Bonnet (PF), Charles Miller (C) Gregory Hampton, Kevin Ulanski, Douglas Walden, Thomas Butler | |
| 08:25 | Loyola Chicago | George Wilson swats the layup by Michael Crocker | 55-47 |
| 08:24 | Butler | John Araujo pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Womack | 57-47 |
| 07:46 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG) John Araujo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton (PG) Michael Crocker | |
| 07:25 | Butler | George Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Gregory Hampton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Hunter Bonnet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Miller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't finish the layup | 59-50 |
| 06:51 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:33 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 06:31 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Bernard Dicken scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Clay Moore and the foul's on Anthony Hardin - foul #3 on Anthony Hardin, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF) Herbert Hudson, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski (SF), Thomas Butler (C) Anthony Hardin, Charles Miller | |
| 06:14 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:00 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses badly on a shot in the paint | 62-50 |
| 05:39 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Clay Moore | 62-50 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-50 |
| 05:26 | Butler | George Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:05 | Butler | George Wilson's layup is rejected by Thomas Butler | 62-50 |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Hunter Bonnet grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 04:54 | Loyola Chicago | Hunter Bonnet scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Gregory Hampton | 62-52 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Hampton - foul #1 on Gregory Hampton, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Hung Tang (C) Bernard Dicken, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Epps (PG), Anthony Hardin (SG), Douglas Walden (PF) Gregory Hampton, Charles Thomas, Hunter Bonnet | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Epps connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Clay Moore's floater is knocked away by Anthony Hardin | 62-55 |
| 03:59 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Thomas Butler | 62-55 |
| 03:53 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Epps can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 03:51 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Clay Moore blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Epps - foul #1 on Michael Epps, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Edward Womack (PF) John Araujo, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller (C) Thomas Butler | |
| 03:32 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:32 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Douglas Walden | 62-55 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Hardin is fouled on the floor by Clay Moore - foul #1 on Clay Moore, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Crocker (SF) Kevin Ulanski | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Epps (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Crocker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Douglas Walden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Miller (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Hardin and he's hacked by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Butler | George Wilson (C) Hung Tang | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas (PG) Michael Epps | |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | Douglas Walden makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Herbert Hudson, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gregory Hampton (PG), Kevin Ulanski (SF), Hunter Bonnet (PF), Thomas Butler (C) Charles Thomas, Michael Crocker, Douglas Walden, Charles Miller | |
| 02:38 | Butler | Thomas Lyons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:27 | Butler | George Wilson hits a shot from the free throw line set up by John Araujo | 64-58 |
| 02:06 | Loyola Chicago | Hunter Bonnet misses the floater from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 02:05 | Butler | George Wilson gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Thomas Lyons connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Araujo | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Loyola Chicago | Hunter Bonnet misses short on a jumper from close range | 67-58 |
| 01:40 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 70-58 |
| 01:00 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski lays it in on a nice dish by Hunter Bonnet and he's fouled by Russell Robbins - foul #5 on Russell Robbins, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas (PG), Michael Epps (SG), Douglas Walden (PF), Charles Miller (C) Gregory Hampton, Anthony Hardin, Hunter Bonnet, Thomas Butler | |
| 01:00 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Ulanski misses the free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Butler | Hung Tang is hacked by Michael Epps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Epps, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Crocker (SF) Kevin Ulanski | |
| 00:58 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Edward Womack scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 74-60 |
| 00:21 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Thomas lays it up and in | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 74-62 |