| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Jacob Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) SF - James Critchfield (fresh) PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses short on a runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Joseph Payne tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov connects on the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Jacob Adams - foul #1 on Jacob Adams, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Jacob Adams snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Joseph Payne loses the dribble to James Critchfield | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Joseph Payne is called for the reach on Kris Bradwell - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Richard Slack takes the ball from Benjamin Slick | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Larry Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Jacob Adams hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jacob Adams - foul #2 on Jacob Adams, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (C) Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to James Critchfield | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the floater from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | James Critchfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Dewei Zheng knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Joseph Payne steals it from Kris Bradwell | 7-8 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Dewei Zheng comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Nenad Denisov | 7-8 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Nenad Denisov | 7-8 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kris Bradwell | 7-11 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Joseph Payne knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fairly fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kris Bradwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Larry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-11 |
| 15:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 10-11 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Bradley Childs buries a shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Andre Romano tips it in | 12-13 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Andre Romano is called for the reach on Kevin Burroughs - foul #1 on Andre Romano, team foul #1 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 14:15 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ernie Cantrell - foul #1 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 13:46 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Bill Lowery | 15-13 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | A charge is called on Michael Fentress - foul #1 on Michael Fentress, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Joseph Payne (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Kevin Burroughs, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| 13:21 | Butler | Joseph Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Henry Ragin snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Dewei Zheng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (PF) Joe Lawson | |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Andre Romano can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Richard Slack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Michael Fentress pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Andre Romano steals the ball from Henry Ragin | 15-15 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Payne - foul #2 on Joseph Payne, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) C - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 11:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kim Randolph | 15-16 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Bill Lowery comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Darrell Christmas - foul #1 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Donald Buchanon, Andre Romano | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Bill Lowery - foul #1 on Bill Lowery, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Samuel Sandell snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Kim Randolph connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Childs and he's fouled by Michael Dotson - foul #1 on Michael Dotson, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Abraham Brown (SF) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, James Critchfield | |
| 10:44 | Butler | Kim Randolph makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Abraham Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kris Bradwell and he's hacked by Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Fentress, Darrell Christmas | |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 10:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kevin Burroughs | 20-18 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs hits a jumper from close range set up by Bill Lowery | 22-18 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by Kevin Burroughs - foul #1 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Darrell Christmas (C) Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Joe Lawson | |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 22-19 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG), Ernie Cantrell (PF) Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov | |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the easy layup | 22-21 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 08:36 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-21 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 22-21 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Richard Slack snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 07:58 | Butler | The jump hook by Dewei Zheng is blocked by Darrell Christmas | 22-21 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Michael Fentress connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Richard Slack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Henry Ragin tips it home | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Slack (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Ragin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Bradley Childs (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF) Larry Smith, Dewei Zheng, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Abraham Brown (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Fentress, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Henry Ragin grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Henry Ragin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:44 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andre Romano | 24-27 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Bradley Childs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (SG) Richard Slack | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Joe Lawson (C) Kris Bradwell, Andre Romano | |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Slick and the foul's on Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (PF) Joe Lawson | |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Sandell | 24-29 |
| 05:56 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Kim Randolph | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Michael Dotson (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, Abraham Brown, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 05:34 | Marquette | James Critchfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG) Kim Randolph | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Fentress, Michael Dotson, James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas | |
| 05:15 | Butler | Richard Slack drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dewei Zheng | 27-29 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 04:48 | Butler | Bill Lowery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Abraham Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ernie Cantrell - foul #2 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Benjamin Slick, Kris Bradwell, Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 04:17 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Samuel Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SF) Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Samuel Sandell is denied on a layup by Darrell Christmas | 29-33 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Henry Ragin gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Kim Randolph misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Richard Slack can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | James Critchfield pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Bradley Childs is called for the reach on James Critchfield - foul #1 on Bradley Childs, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Joseph Payne (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Richard Slack, Henry Ragin, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kris Bradwell (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Joseph Payne can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Nenad Denisov - foul #1 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #7 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (PF) Nenad Denisov | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Andre Romano snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Fentress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kris Bradwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Larry Smith is called for the reach on Michael Fentress in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #13 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (PF) Andre Romano | |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:12 | Marquette | Michael Fentress makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Jacob Adams lays it in set up by Joseph Payne and he's hacked by Ernie Cantrell - foul #3 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Andre Romano (PF) Michael Fentress, Kris Bradwell, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Jacob Adams makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Critchfield | 32-40 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Bradley Childs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 32-40 |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Kim Randolph picks off the pass by Benjamin Slick | 32-40 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Benjamin Slick - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #9 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Richard Slack (SG) Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Fentress (PG), Kris Bradwell (SG), Abraham Brown (SF), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, James Critchfield, Andre Romano, Darrell Christmas | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 3rd free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Joseph Payne pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Joseph Payne drills a 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Kris Bradwell misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 37-40 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Joseph Payne pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Michael Fentress is called for the reach on Bill Lowery - foul #2 on Michael Fentress, team foul #10 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SF), Kevin Burroughs (C) Dewei Zheng, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Darrell Christmas (C) Michael Fentress, Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is hacked by Bill Lowery - foul #2 on Bill Lowery, team foul #14 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Kim Randolph (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (PF) Andre Romano | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 39-41 |