| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Martin Thompson inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Kyle Howard is fouled on the floor by Hung Tang - foul #2 on Hung Tang, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Rene Rizzo blocks the jumper by Kyle Howard | 32-29 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Dicken | 32-31 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the floater from the left wing set up by John Araujo and the foul's on Martin Thompson - foul #3 on Martin Thompson, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (SF) Martin Thompson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:39 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman buries a fadeaway in the paint | 34-34 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Rene Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Leland Dupre | 34-34 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Pittman - foul #3 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF) John Araujo, Bernard Dicken | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Corey Casson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Corey Casson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Corey Casson blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Clay Moore is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG) Leland Dupre | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), John Araujo (SG) Clay Moore, Goran Kamienski | |
| 15:51 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Croy (fresh) SG - George Rascoe (fresh) SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) PF - Luis Passmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Casson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hung Tang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Butler | Thomas Lyons drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronnie Krone | 37-39 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | John Croy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Hung Tang pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 15:01 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Corey Casson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) John Croy, George Rascoe, Eugene Wallace, Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Hung Tang | |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Bernard Dicken snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses the jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Martin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:14 | Butler | George Wilson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kyle Howard - foul #1 on Kyle Howard, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG) Goran Kamienski | |
| 13:14 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:14 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 12:49 | Butler | George Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Bradley Friedman - foul #1 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 12:49 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:49 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:49 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Kyle Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Kyle Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Hatchett | 39-43 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bradley Friedman | 42-43 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Friedman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Dicken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Thomas Lyons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Wilson | 42-46 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | Kyle Howard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Bernard Dicken blows the layup | 42-46 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 10:11 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 09:54 | Butler | Goran Kamienski travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Luis Passmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Womack | 42-46 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-46 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Leland Dupre grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Leland Dupre loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SF) Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Clay Moore drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Goran Kamienski | 42-49 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Martin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Hung Tang - foul #3 on Hung Tang, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF) Hung Tang | |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Martin Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG) Leland Dupre, George Rascoe | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Goran Kamienski, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Martin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Martin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Martin Thompson misses the 3rd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:19 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:04 | Butler | George Wilson buries a floater from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Kyle Howard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Thompson | 47-51 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Ronnie Krone comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 47-51 |
| 07:44 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Ronnie Krone lays it in on a great pass from John Araujo and he's fouled by Martin Thompson - foul #4 on Martin Thompson, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Ronnie Krone makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| 06:58 | Butler | John Araujo buries a shot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman lays it up and in | 49-56 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 06:14 | Butler | John Araujo misses the tip | 49-56 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Bernard Dicken tips it in | 49-58 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-58 |
| 05:54 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Martin Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Araujo | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman buries a floater from the right side | 51-64 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Martin Thompson grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 04:40 | Butler | John Araujo gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 04:20 | Butler | George Wilson is fouled on the floor by Martin Thompson - foul #5 on Martin Thompson, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF) Thomas Lyons, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| 04:20 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:20 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace's floater is tipped away by George Wilson | 51-66 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Corey Casson tips it in | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Corey Casson - foul #1 on Corey Casson, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hung Tang (C) George Wilson | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to George Rascoe | 53-68 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Luis Passmore is hacked by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 2 stl. SG - George Rascoe (fresh) SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Passmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Casson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) SG - Goran Kamienski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Womack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hung Tang (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Luis Passmore scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Rascoe | 56-68 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Edward Womack misses the runner from the baseline | 56-68 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Luis Passmore gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) George Rascoe, Eugene Wallace, Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF) Herbert Hudson, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack | |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman knocks in the floater from the right block | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:07 | Butler | Bernard Dicken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Edward Womack picks off the pass by Luis Passmore | 58-68 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Corey Casson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hung Tang - foul #4 on Hung Tang, team foul #5 | 58-68 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Corey Casson makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Corey Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Ronnie Krone grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-70 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Ronnie Krone picks off the pass by Eugene Wallace | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | George Rascoe steps in front of the Edward Womack pass | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-70 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Lyons runs out the clock | 59-70 |