| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) SG - Rick Blane (fresh) SF - Sean Gough (fresh) PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Adam Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Rick Blane - foul #1 on Rick Blane, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Horace Stewart buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Larocca | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough is whistled for traveling | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Butler | Horace Stewart scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 7-0 |
| 18:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown tips it but misses | 7-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough tips it but misses | 7-0 |
| 18:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Paul Hyde knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 9-2 |
| 17:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-2 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Horace Stewart knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Jonathan Larocca and the foul's on Terry Desjardins - foul #1 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Herbert Patrick (SG), Herman Vincent (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), David Simmers (C) Terry Desjardins, Rick Blane, Sean Gough, Patrick Sobieski, John Brown | |
| 16:58 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:58 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 16:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick misses the lay-in | 11-2 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Paul Hyde snags the defensive board | 11-2 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca is hacked by Herbert Patrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:14 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Daniel Holliday - foul #1 on Daniel Holliday, team foul #4 | 13-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG) Herbert Patrick | |
| 16:14 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses the free throw | 13-2 |
| 16:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday gets the rebound | 13-2 |
| 15:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rick Blane (fresh) SF - Herman Vincent (fresh) PF - Daniel Holliday (fresh) C - David Simmers (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 13-4 |
| 15:28 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers gets the rebound | 13-4 |
| 15:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Adam Thompson, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (PG), Sean Gough (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Clarence Henderson, Daniel Holliday, David Simmers | |
| 14:53 | Butler | Sean Gough steals the ball from Paul Hyde | 13-4 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-4 |
| 14:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane tips it back up and in | 13-6 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Patrick Sobieski is called for the reach on Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), John Brown (C) Rick Blane, Herman Vincent | |
| 14:02 | Butler | John Brown blocks the short jumper by Horace Stewart | 13-6 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Paul Hyde grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Paul Hyde banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Larocca and he's fouled by Sean Gough - foul #1 on Sean Gough, team foul #6 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SG), Daniel Holliday (SF) Herbert Patrick, Sean Gough | |
| 13:41 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is hacked by Jonathan Larocca - foul #1 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #1 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF) Terry Desjardins, Patrick Sobieski | |
| 12:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-6 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 12:55 | Butler | John Brown steals it from Brandon Coppola in the backcourt | 16-6 |
| 12:39 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown buries a floater near the basket set up by Rick Blane and he's fouled by Jonathan Larocca - foul #2 on Jonathan Larocca, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF) Sean Gough | |
| 12:39 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Brandon Coppola comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Rick Blane - foul #2 on Rick Blane, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Jason Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (SG), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Rick Blane, John Brown | |
| 12:28 | Butler | Brandon Coppola makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:28 | Butler | Brandon Coppola makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Herbert Patrick | 18-12 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the easy layup | 18-12 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (tiring) PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Paul Hyde (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clarence Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herman Vincent (fresh) PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Holliday (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Sobieski, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Brandon Coppola, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Sean Gough (SF), David Simmers (C) Clarence Henderson, Patrick Sobieski, Daniel Holliday | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Paul Hyde clanks a runner from close range | 18-12 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Stephen Jasper tips it in | 20-12 |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-12 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Horace Stewart gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley is hacked by Sean Gough in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Gough, team foul #9 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Jason Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Sean Gough | |
| 10:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 10:22 | Butler | David Simmers blocks the short jumper by Stephen Jasper | 21-12 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Herbert Patrick | 21-12 |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Stewart steps in front of the Terry Desjardins pass | 21-12 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Adam Binkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-12 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (PG), Daniel Holliday (SF) Terry Desjardins, Herman Vincent | |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Simmers and he's hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent (SF) John Brown | |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Adam Thompson blows the layup | 21-15 |
| 09:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 21-15 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Patrick - foul #2 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #10 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG), John Brown (C) Herbert Patrick, David Simmers | |
| 08:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Thompson steals it from Clarence Henderson | 23-15 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Horace Stewart loses the dribble to Herman Vincent in the backcourt | 23-15 |
| 07:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha knocks in the floater from the left side | 23-17 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Donovan McCartha picks off the pass by Horace Stewart in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha lays it in | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (tired) 8 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (tired) 1 pts. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Coppola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donovan McCartha (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herman Vincent (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Holliday (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Adam Thompson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #11 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Donovan McCartha | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 07:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson is hacked by Stephen Jasper - foul #1 on Stephen Jasper, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-19 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Adam Thompson double dribbles | 25-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers (C) John Brown | |
| 06:23 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers is called for 5 seconds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG) Terry Desjardins | |
| 05:59 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-19 |
| 05:57 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:42 | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Donovan McCartha | 25-21 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Adam Thompson blows the dunk | 25-21 |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 04:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Adam Thompson drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Herman Vincent - foul #1 on Herman Vincent, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), John Brown (C) Donovan McCartha, David Simmers | |
| 04:28 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent is hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday's floater is tipped away by Brandon Coppola | 27-21 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Herman Vincent tips it in | 27-23 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Horace Stewart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane (SG), Sean Gough (SF), Patrick Sobieski (PF) Clarence Henderson, Herman Vincent, Daniel Holliday | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Stewart (very tired) 8 pts. SG - Jonathan Larocca (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Binkley (very tired) 1 pts. PF - Brandon Coppola (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) SG - Rick Blane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Gough (fresh) PF - Patrick Sobieski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-23 |
| 03:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski tips it home | 27-25 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-25 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Brandon Coppola | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:36 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-25 |
| 02:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:17 | Butler | The jump hook by Adam Thompson is blocked by Patrick Sobieski | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled on the floor by Horace Stewart - foul #3 on Horace Stewart, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Simmers (C) John Brown | |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Simmers - foul #1 on David Simmers, team foul #13 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Hyde (C) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Patrick (PG) Terry Desjardins | |
| 01:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Gough makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Patrick | 29-32 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Herbert Patrick is called for the reach on Adam Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Patrick, team foul #14 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF) Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha (PG) Herbert Patrick | |
| 01:34 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Sobieski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 30-32 |
| 01:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Donovan McCartha's pass is intercepted by Stephen Jasper | 30-32 |
| 00:49 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Larocca is blocked by Patrick Sobieski | 30-32 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Blane makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donovan McCartha | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 32-35 |