| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Klemanski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 19:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Kyle Moore | 44-42 |
| 19:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Tarter is called for the reach on Charles Patton - foul #2 on Larry Tarter, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Tarter takes the ball from Charles Patton | 44-42 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't finish the layup | 44-42 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Todd Allen misses long on a shot from the right side | 44-42 |
| 18:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 18:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Patton | 44-44 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 18:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Patton | 44-46 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Christopher Lewter tips it home | 46-46 |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski blows the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Scaife - foul #2 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Frank Edwards (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF), William Dukes (C) Charles Patton, Kyle Moore, Jerry Carter, Tony Allen | |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is hacked by Walton Bauer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walton Bauer, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico (PG) Boris Klemanski | |
| 16:59 | Butler | Rodney Fern hits a floater in the paint and the foul's on William Dukes - foul #1 on William Dukes, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:59 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Russell Clark can't connect on a floater in the paint | 48-49 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Rodney Fern tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 16:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Rodney Fern pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Walton Bauer is called for the reach on James Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walton Bauer, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Kenneth Campbell (SF), Horace Venable (C) Vern Talarico, Frank Edwards, William Dukes | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walton Bauer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Campbell (fresh) PF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Venable (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Walton Bauer picks off the pass by Joseph Gantz | 50-49 |
| 15:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Walton Bauer | 50-51 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Gantz | 53-51 |
| 14:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 14:40 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Rodney Fern hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 53-51 |
| 14:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Jerry Carter (PF), Tony Allen (C) Charles Patton, Walton Bauer, Kenneth Campbell, Kyle Johnson, Horace Venable | |
| 13:55 | Butler | Vern Talarico is called for the reach on Jeff Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vern Talarico, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Gordon Scaife can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 13:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 13:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Christopher Lewter connects on the shot from the left side set up by Larry Tarter | 55-53 |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 55-53 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Christopher Lewter grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Jeff Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Lewter | 57-53 |
| 12:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen is fouled on the floor by Todd Allen - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Frank Edwards (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF), William Dukes (C) Vern Talarico, Kyle Moore, Jerry Carter, Tony Allen | |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Allen denies the turnaround by Kyle Johnson | 57-53 |
| 11:54 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Klemanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-53 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Boris Klemanski takes the ball from Larry Tarter in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Johnson | 57-56 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Larry Tarter connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Allen | 59-56 |
| 10:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 10:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Russell Clark (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Derek Henderson, Thomas Hennigan, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (SG), Kenneth Campbell (SF), Horace Venable (PF), Tony Allen (C) Boris Klemanski, Frank Edwards, Kyle Johnson, William Dukes | |
| 10:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Gantz steals the ball from Tony Allen | 59-56 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Jeff Davis is hacked by Walton Bauer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walton Bauer, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski (SG) Walton Bauer | |
| 10:04 | Butler | Jeff Davis can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 09:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Gordon Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Russell Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 08:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Russell Clark - foul #2 on Russell Clark, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Derek Henderson (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), James Eberly (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Russell Clark, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico (PG), Frank Edwards (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Jerry Carter (PF) Charles Patton, Boris Klemanski, Kenneth Campbell, Tony Allen | |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Horace Venable misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:34 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Jerry Carter is called for the reach on Christopher Lewter - foul #2 on Jerry Carter, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson (C) Horace Venable | |
| 08:02 | Butler | James Eberly misses the easy layup | 59-56 |
| 08:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kyle Johnson | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Henderson (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vern Talarico (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Edwards - foul #1 on Frank Edwards, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Derek Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG) Vern Talarico | |
| 07:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Walton Bauer and he's fouled by Thomas Hennigan - foul #1 on Thomas Hennigan, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico (PG) Frank Edwards | |
| 07:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:17 | Butler | James Eberly makes the driving attempt from the left block | 63-60 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Davis takes the ball from Jerry Carter | 63-60 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 06:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico loses the dribble to Joseph Gantz | 65-60 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Larry Tarter drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Eberly and he's fouled by Vern Talarico - foul #4 on Vern Talarico, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Russell Clark (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Jeff Davis, James Eberly, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Frank Edwards (SG), Kenneth Campbell (SF), William Dukes (PF), Tony Allen (C) Vern Talarico, Walton Bauer, Kyle Moore, Jerry Carter, Kyle Johnson | |
| 06:12 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-60 |
| 05:24 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Tony Allen picks off the pass by Thomas Hennigan in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 04:48 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes can't connect on a floater in the paint | 68-60 |
| 04:47 | Illinois-Chicago | William Dukes tips it home | 68-62 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Gordon Scaife throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Christopher Lewter (PF), James Eberly (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Thomas Hennigan, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF), Horace Venable (C) Charles Patton, Frank Edwards, Kenneth Campbell, William Dukes, Tony Allen | |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | James Eberly takes the ball from Boris Klemanski | 68-62 |
| 04:11 | Butler | James Pantoja can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 04:10 | Butler | James Eberly can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 04:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:49 | Illinois-Chicago | A charge is called on Kyle Johnson - foul #1 on Kyle Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) James Pantoja, Russell Clark, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Jerry Carter (PF) Boris Klemanski, Kyle Moore | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walton Bauer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Horace Venable (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Todd Allen drills a jump hook from the left block | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses the lay-in | 70-62 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Todd Allen pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Joseph Gantz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Rodney Fern (C) Joseph Gantz, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG), Kyle Moore (SF) Charles Patton, Walton Bauer, Horace Venable | |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Davis - foul #1 on Jeff Davis, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Derek Henderson (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards (SF) Kyle Moore | |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Rodney Fern gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Butler | Boris Klemanski steals the ball from James Pantoja in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) James Pantoja, Derek Henderson, Christopher Lewter, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Kyle Moore (SF), Tony Allen (C) Vern Talarico, Frank Edwards, Kyle Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Patton | 70-65 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Gordon Scaife double dribbles | 70-65 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Carter | 70-65 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen can't throw it down but he's fouled by Russell Clark - foul #3 on Russell Clark, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (SG) Boris Klemanski | |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:08 | Butler | James Eberly gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer is whistled for traveling | 70-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski (SG) Walton Bauer | |
| 01:35 | Butler | Jeff Davis scores on a floater near the basket set up by Larry Tarter | 72-66 |
| 01:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #3 on Larry Tarter, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| 01:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jerry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Todd Allen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore's layup is rejected by Christopher Lewter | 74-67 |
| 00:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewter | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Christopher Lewter is hacked by Charles Patton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Patton, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (C) Jeff Davis, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Patton | 76-70 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Russell Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Patton - foul #4 on Charles Patton, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Russell Clark misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Boris Klemanski | 77-73 |
| 00:26 | Butler | James Eberly is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Klemanski - foul #3 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| 00:26 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Boris Klemanski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Joseph Gantz pulls down the rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Butler | James Eberly is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Patton - foul #5 on Charles Patton, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG) Charles Patton | |
| 00:18 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen grabs the board | 80-73 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-73 |
| 00:11 | Butler | James Eberly pulls down the rebound | 80-73 |
| 00:09 | Butler | James Eberly is fouled in the backcourt by Walton Bauer - foul #5 on Walton Bauer, team foul #14 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Joseph Gantz | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vern Talarico (PG) Walton Bauer | |
| 00:09 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:09 | Butler | James Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen is hacked by James Eberly - foul #1 on James Eberly, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Davis (SF), Todd Allen (C) Russell Clark, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Tarter runs out the clock | 82-75 |