| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Augustus Zieg (fresh) SF - Wilton Hopkins (fresh) PF - Roy Havens (fresh) C - Eddie Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) SF - Nathan Heard (fresh) PF - William Michael (fresh) C - Shawn Kirch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Vincent Wroten comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Loyola (MD) | Shawn Kirch steps in front of the Augustus Zieg pass | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis buries a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Vincent Wroten makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Heard | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Davis and he's fouled by Vincent Wroten - foul #1 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Vincent Wroten hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Wilcox | 6-6 |
| 17:12 | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 17:11 | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:44 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye (PG), Anthony Bator (SG), Reed Ritchey (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Benjamin Cummings (C) Robert Davis, Augustus Zieg, Wilton Hopkins, Roy Havens, Eddie Kemp | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (C) Shawn Kirch | |
| 16:37 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Bator scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Tanouye | 9-6 |
| 16:22 | Butler | William Michael connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Heard | 9-8 |
| 16:18 | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey loses the dribble to Eddy Cowan | 9-8 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Nathan Heard buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Vincent Wroten | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Tanouye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bator (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reed Ritchey (fresh) PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) C - Benjamin Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Heard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddy Cowan (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Eddy Cowan - foul #1 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis (PG) Anthony Bator | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Richard Courtois (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, Nathan Heard, William Michael | |
| 15:43 | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:43 | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eddy Cowan | 10-11 |
| 15:15 | Butler | Benjamin Cummings takes the ball from Eddy Cowan | 10-11 |
| 14:57 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-11 |
| 14:55 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:38 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Eddy Cowan - foul #2 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg (SG), Wilton Hopkins (SF), Roy Havens (PF), Robert Sorrells (C) James Tanouye, Reed Ritchey, Thomas Johnson, Benjamin Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Shawn Kirch (C) Earl Redding, Richard Courtois, Steven Flannery, Eddy Cowan | |
| 14:38 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:38 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses the 3 from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Bernard Blose can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:21 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Havens lays it up and in and he's hacked by Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp (C) Robert Sorrells | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:21 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Havens makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Bernard Blose knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Wroten | 15-14 |
| 13:56 | Loyola (MD) | Shawn Kirch is called for the reach on Augustus Zieg - foul #1 on Shawn Kirch, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF) Bernard Blose | |
| 13:45 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Nathan Heard grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye (PG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:06 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Nathan Heard tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 13:03 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:50 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson (PF), Benjamin Cummings (C) Roy Havens, Eddie Kemp | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (SF) Nathan Heard | |
| 12:39 | Butler | Augustus Zieg steals it from Vincent Wroten | 15-14 |
| 12:15 | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 12:14 | Butler | William Michael gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Shawn Kirch comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 11:50 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Wilton Hopkins | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Tanouye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Augustus Zieg (fairly fresh) SF - Wilton Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) C - Benjamin Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wroten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Redding (fresh) PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kirch (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Shawn Kirch | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses the easy layup | 15-14 |
| 11:10 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Wilton Hopkins steals the ball from Shawn Kirch | 17-14 |
| 10:36 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye blows the layup | 17-14 |
| 10:34 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 17-14 |
| 10:17 | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg is called for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis (PG), Anthony Bator (SG), Reed Ritchey (SF), Roy Havens (PF), Eddie Kemp (C) James Tanouye, Augustus Zieg, Wilton Hopkins, Thomas Johnson, Benjamin Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Bernard Blose (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Vincent Wroten, William Michael | |
| 10:03 | Butler | Nathan Heard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:02 | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:42 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Bator is fouled on the floor by Richard Courtois - foul #1 on Richard Courtois, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG) Earl Redding | |
| 09:30 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Bator knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Kemp | 20-14 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Shawn Kirch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:12 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Blose | 20-14 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-17 |
| 08:33 | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 08:31 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Havens hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Robert Davis steps in front of the Richard Courtois pass in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 08:28 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Havens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 24-17 |
| 08:13 | Butler | A charge is called on Nathan Heard - foul #2 on Nathan Heard, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye (SG) Anthony Bator | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Earl Redding (SF), Steven Flannery (PF) Richard Courtois, Antonio Scarborough, Nathan Heard, Shawn Kirch | |
| 08:01 | Loyola (MD) | Vincent Wroten is called for the reach on James Tanouye - foul #2 on Vincent Wroten, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson (C) Eddie Kemp | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (SG) Vincent Wroten | |
| 08:01 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Bernard Blose snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Steven Flannery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 07:49 | Butler | Bernard Blose can't tip it in | 24-17 |
| 07:47 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Tanouye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Ritchey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Havens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Courtois (fresh) SF - Earl Redding (fresh) PF - Steven Flannery (fresh) C - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Tanouye | 26-17 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Steven Flannery misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-17 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox tips it but misses | 26-17 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Bernard Blose snags the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Bernard Blose is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg (SG), Wilton Hopkins (SF), Benjamin Cummings (C) Robert Davis, Reed Ritchey, Roy Havens | |
| Subs | Butler | William Michael (PF), Shawn Kirch (C) Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose | |
| 06:47 | Butler | Shawn Kirch is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp (C) Benjamin Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:20 | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Johnson | 29-17 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Earl Redding misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 06:14 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:59 | Loyola (MD) | Shawn Kirch steps in front of the Augustus Zieg pass | 29-17 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Richard Courtois knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Kirch | 29-20 |
| 05:32 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson can't finish the layup | 29-20 |
| 05:30 | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:17 | Loyola (MD) | The short jumper by Augustus Zieg is denied by Shawn Kirch | 29-20 |
| 05:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Michael | 29-20 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Earl Redding hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 04:58 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 04:54 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Michael - foul #1 on William Michael, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Davis (PG), Roy Havens (PF) James Tanouye, Eddie Kemp | |
| Subs | Butler | Antonio Scarborough (SG), Steven Flannery (SF), Bernard Blose (C) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding, Shawn Kirch | |
| 04:54 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Steven Flannery grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 04:41 | Butler | William Michael drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Antonio Scarborough | 29-22 |
| 04:21 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson double dribbles | 29-22 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey (SF), Benjamin Cummings (C) Wilton Hopkins, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zieg - foul #1 on Augustus Zieg, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Bator (SG) Augustus Zieg | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Steven Flannery pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Bator (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reed Ritchey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Havens (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Flannery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Blose (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Antonio Scarborough connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Flannery | 29-25 |
| 03:07 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Bator misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 03:05 | Butler | William Michael grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 02:42 | Butler | William Michael comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Havens - foul #1 on Roy Havens, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Augustus Zieg (SG), Wilton Hopkins (SF), Robert Sorrells (PF), Eddie Kemp (C) Anthony Bator, Reed Ritchey, Roy Havens, Benjamin Cummings | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Redding (PG), Vincent Wroten (SG), Nathan Heard (SF), Eddy Cowan (C) Curtis Wilcox, Antonio Scarborough, Steven Flannery, Bernard Blose | |
| 02:42 | Butler | William Michael makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:42 | Butler | William Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:33 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins is hacked by William Michael - foul #2 on William Michael, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Courtois (PG) William Michael | |
| 02:33 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:33 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Vincent Wroten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 02:09 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Robert Sorrells | 31-27 |
| 02:04 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wilton Hopkins, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Earl Redding comes up short on the floater from the left side | 31-27 |
| 01:38 | Loyola (MD) | Eddie Kemp snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:26 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sorrells misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Nathan Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Eddy Cowan lays it in set up by Nathan Heard | 31-29 |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Sorrells misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 00:47 | Loyola (MD) | Wilton Hopkins tips it in | 33-29 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Eddy Cowan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Tanouye (PG), Anthony Bator (SG), Roy Havens (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Robert Davis, Augustus Zieg, Robert Sorrells, Eddie Kemp | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Bernard Blose (PF) Richard Courtois, Earl Redding | |
| 00:35 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Bator clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-29 |
| 00:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Blose | 33-29 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Bernard Blose is fouled on the floor by James Tanouye - foul #1 on James Tanouye, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Reed Ritchey (SF) Wilton Hopkins | |
| Subs | Butler | Shawn Kirch (C) Bernard Blose | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-29 |