| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | DePaul | Terry Dory is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 29-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Dykstra (SG) James McCade | |
| 19:30 | Butler | Charles Kirwin's pass is intercepted by Terry Dory | 29-40 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Lyndon Bennett | 29-40 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | Charles Kirwin is called for the reach on Terry Dory - foul #2 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), James McCade (SG), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, Andrew Dykstra, Luke Lyons, Carroll Dobson | |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon double dribbles | 29-40 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Paul Stephens is whistled for a carry | 29-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (PF) Kyle Cole | |
| 18:06 | DePaul | Terry Dory is fouled on the floor by Paul Stephens - foul #2 on Paul Stephens, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Kyle Cole (PF), Carroll Dobson (C) Paul Stephens, Luke Lyons, Todd Metzger | |
| 17:51 | DePaul | Kyle Cole swats the shot by Terry Dory | 29-40 |
| 17:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kyle Cole | 29-40 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Carroll Dobson lays it up and in on a great pass from James McCade | 29-42 |
| 17:32 | DePaul | Terry Dory makes the contested jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Freddie Langdon | 31-42 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Richard Balog can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 31-42 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Richard Balog's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Thomas (SG), Jin Wang (SF), Tim Garrison (PF), Mark Ferrell (C) Freddie Langdon, Jeffrey Harrison, Derrick Jamar, Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Luke Lyons (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Kyle Cole, Carroll Dobson | |
| 16:40 | DePaul | David Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jin Wang | 34-42 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Paul Stephens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Richard Balog pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Luke Lyons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jin Wang (fresh) PF - Tim Garrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Ferrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Dykstra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Metzger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | DePaul | Jin Wang is whistled for a carry | 34-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (PG), Freddie Langdon (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tommy Elswick (C) Terry Dory, David Thomas, Jin Wang, Mark Ferrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Carroll Dobson (C) Paul Stephens, Andrew Dykstra, Todd Metzger | |
| 15:24 | Butler | Richard Balog banks in the layup | 34-44 |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Carroll Dobson gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Carroll Dobson is fouled on the floor by Tommy Elswick - foul #4 on Tommy Elswick, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Jamar (PF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Tim Garrison, Tommy Elswick | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Kyle Cole (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, Luke Lyons, Carroll Dobson | |
| 14:39 | Butler | Todd Metzger misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Lyndon Bennett - foul #3 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (PF) Kyle Cole | |
| 14:39 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Todd Metzger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Paul Stephens steals the ball from Jeffrey Harrison | 34-46 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Lyndon Bennett steals the ball from Paul Stephens | 34-46 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Stephens - foul #3 on Paul Stephens, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), David Thomas (SG), Jin Wang (SF) Roy Hoffman, Freddie Langdon, Jeffrey Harrison | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), Kyle Cole (PF), Carroll Dobson (C) Paul Stephens, Luke Lyons, Todd Metzger | |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Kyle Cole buries a floater near the basket set up by James McCade | 36-48 |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Jin Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kyle Cole | 36-48 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Richard Balog blows the layup | 36-48 |
| 12:33 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | David Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Lyndon Bennett blocks the short jumper by Richard Balog | 36-48 |
| 12:03 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 11:40 | DePaul | Carroll Dobson steps in front of the Derrick Jamar pass | 36-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jin Wang (fresh) PF - Derrick Jamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Balog (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Carroll Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Butler | James McCade misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 36-48 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Kyle Cole tips it home | 36-50 |
| 11:18 | DePaul | Terry Dory is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Terry Dory, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tim Garrison (PF), Mark Ferrell (C) David Thomas, Jin Wang, Derrick Jamar, Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Stephens (PG), Andrew Dykstra (SG), Luke Lyons (PF), Todd Metzger (C) Charles Kirwin, James McCade, Kyle Cole, Carroll Dobson | |
| 11:00 | Butler | Luke Lyons can't connect on a runner in the lane | 36-50 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Richard Balog drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Luke Lyons | 36-52 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Todd Metzger gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Todd Metzger grabs the offensive board | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:46 | Butler | Richard Balog comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-52 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra snags the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Todd Metzger connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Dykstra | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Terry Dory evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Todd Metzger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Paul Stephens misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | Mark Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Andrew Dykstra takes the ball from Terry Dory in the backcourt | 36-54 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Richard Balog misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-54 |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Tim Garrison snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 08:03 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-54 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Andrew Dykstra misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Paul Stephens tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Richard Balog tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 07:42 | DePaul | Mark Ferrell gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Freddie Langdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Garrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Ferrell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Dykstra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Metzger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-54 |
| 07:30 | DePaul | Tim Garrison tips it home | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Butler | Richard Balog misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 07:15 | DePaul | Mark Ferrell snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:02 | DePaul | Mark Ferrell comes up short on the floater from the right block | 41-54 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Todd Metzger snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Luke Lyons is hacked by Tim Garrison - foul #1 on Tim Garrison, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (PG), David Thomas (SG), Jin Wang (SF), Derrick Jamar (PF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Terry Dory, Freddie Langdon, Jeffrey Harrison, Tim Garrison, Mark Ferrell | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Kirwin (PG), James McCade (SG), Kyle Cole (PF), Carroll Dobson (C) Paul Stephens, Andrew Dykstra, Luke Lyons, Todd Metzger | |
| 06:30 | Butler | James McCade misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Roy Hoffman - foul #1 on Roy Hoffman, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| 06:30 | Butler | James McCade makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:30 | Butler | James McCade makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thomas | 44-56 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Kyle Cole comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 44-56 |
| 06:06 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Jin Wang makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Richard Balog connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Kirwin | 47-59 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman is hacked by Carroll Dobson - foul #1 on Carroll Dobson, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (PF) Kyle Cole | |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 05:09 | Butler | James McCade grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Luke Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF) David Thomas, Jin Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Kirwin - foul #3 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Russell Sandstrom (PG) Roy Hoffman | |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Cole (PF) Luke Lyons | |
| 04:26 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:26 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Kyle Cole gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Butler | Richard Balog comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-59 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Russell Sandstrom | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Freddie Langdon takes the ball from Richard Balog | 50-59 |
| 03:28 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon banks in the layup | 52-59 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Russell Sandstrom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Jamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McCade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Balog (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Carroll Dobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Lyndon Bennett steps in front of the Richard Balog pass | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 02:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to James McCade | 52-59 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Jeffrey Harrison steals it from Carroll Dobson | 52-59 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Russell Sandstrom clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Russell Sandstrom tips it but misses | 52-59 |
| 02:26 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:20 | DePaul | Russell Sandstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Lyndon Bennett steals the ball from Kyle Cole | 52-59 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | Russell Sandstrom is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Russell Sandstrom, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG) Russell Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (PF) Kyle Cole | |
| 01:18 | Butler | Luke Lyons clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lyndon Bennett - foul #4 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Terry Dory hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Freddie Langdon and he's fouled by Charles Kirwin - foul #4 on Charles Kirwin, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Terry Dory makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Richard Balog comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Luke Lyons tips it home | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | James McCade is hacked by Terry Dory in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Dory, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Cole (SF) Richard Balog | |
| 00:39 | Butler | James McCade makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:39 | Butler | James McCade misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:33 | DePaul | Terry Dory shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Kyle Cole snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Kyle Cole is hacked by Terry Dory in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Dory, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Kyle Cole gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Terry Dory is called for the reach on Kyle Cole in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Dory, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (PG) Terry Dory | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:20 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 00:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Luke Lyons | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Kirwin runs out the clock | 55-66 |