| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) C - Todd Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) SF - John Hanger (fresh) PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Todd Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Larry Tarter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Purdue | John Hanger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Rodney Bell | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Larry Tarter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | Brent Bailey hits the finger roll set up by Robert Parrish | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is fouled on the floor by Robert Parrish - foul #1 on Robert Parrish, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Wayne Hayslett is called for the reach on Richard Marsh - foul #1 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | John Hanger pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is denied on a layup by Todd Allen | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Robert Parrish's floater is knocked away by Todd Allen | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Jeff Davis is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Richard Marsh, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Brent Bailey is hacked by Charles Buckler - foul #1 on Charles Buckler, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | Gordon Scaife picks off the pass by Rodney Bell | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Larry Tarter is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | John Hanger buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rodney Bell | 0-8 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Jeff Davis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-8 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Charles Buckler hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Rodney Bell can't tip it in | 2-8 |
| 16:34 | Purdue | Robert Parrish tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Charles Buckler grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Rodney Fern blows the layup but he's fouled by Wayne Hayslett - foul #2 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF), Charles Cambell (C) John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| 16:16 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Butler | Rodney Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Jason Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan grabs the board | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) SG - James Pantoja (fresh) SF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) PF - Rodney Fern (fresh) 1 pts. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) PF - Theodore Burleson (fresh) C - Charles Cambell (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Jason Thompson picks off the pass by Thomas Hennigan | 3-8 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Robert Parrish hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Thompson | 3-10 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the easy layup | 3-10 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Todd Allen gets the offensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Todd Allen comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 3-10 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Charles Cambell gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:40 | Purdue | Jason Thompson knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Bell | 3-12 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Joseph Gantz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Fern | 6-12 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is whistled for a carry | 6-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Richard Marsh (PF), Charles Buckler (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Rodney Fern, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Joe Poor (SG), John Hanger (SF), Brent Bailey (C) Rodney Bell, Robert Parrish, Jason Thompson, Charles Cambell | |
| 13:41 | Butler | Brent Bailey steps in front of the Jeff Davis pass | 6-12 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Jeff Davis blocks the short jumper by Joe Poor | 6-12 |
| 13:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Scaife | 6-12 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brent Bailey | 6-12 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | John Hanger's pass is intercepted by Jeff Davis | 6-12 |
| 12:45 | Butler | John Hanger swats the layup by Richard Marsh | 6-12 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:27 | Butler | The short jumper by Gordon Scaife is denied by Theodore Burleson | 6-12 |
| 12:25 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson misses the jumper in the paint | 6-12 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Charles Buckler grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Charles Buckler misses the jump hook from the baseline | 6-12 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Ken Fox (fresh) SG - Joe Poor (fresh) SF - John Hanger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Burleson (fairly fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:54 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson can't finish the layup | 8-12 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Charles Buckler grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Gordon Scaife buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Davis | 11-12 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Joe Poor drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ken Fox | 11-14 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Purdue | Joe Poor gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:54 | Purdue | Ken Fox is hacked by Richard Marsh - foul #1 on Richard Marsh, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Rodney Fern (PF), Todd Allen (C) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Richard Marsh, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Robert Parrish (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Quon Tao (PF), Charles Cambell (C) Ken Fox, Joe Poor, John Hanger, Theodore Burleson, Brent Bailey | |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Jason Thompson can't finish the layup | 11-14 |
| 10:46 | Purdue | Charles Cambell pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Jason Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Jason Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:39 | Purdue | Jason Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Quon Tao picks off the pass by James Pantoja | 11-16 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Quon Tao misses the jumpshot from the right side | 11-16 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Robert Parrish tips it but misses | 11-16 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:37 | Butler | James Pantoja misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Cambell | 11-16 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Quon Tao misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Todd Allen snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Charles Cambell swats the shot by Joseph Gantz | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Robert Parrish grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:07 | Purdue | Todd Allen is called for the reach on Charles Cambell - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Charles Cambell | |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Robert Parrish loses the dribble to Gordon Scaife | 11-16 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gordon Scaife | 13-16 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #2 on Todd Allen, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Marsh (PF) Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (SF) Jason Thompson | |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Brent Bailey - foul #1 on Brent Bailey, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Theodore Burleson (PF) Quon Tao | |
| 08:10 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Rodney Bell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Parrish | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fresh) C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Burleson (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-20 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Brent Bailey snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Gordon Scaife is called for the reach on Robert Parrish - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Buckler (C) Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG) Robert Parrish | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Joe Poor loses the ball out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (PF) Richard Marsh | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:04 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Rodney Bell | 14-20 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Larry Tarter steps in front of the Brent Bailey pass | 14-20 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Jeff Davis is denied on a layup by Theodore Burleson | 14-20 |
| 06:39 | Butler | Larry Tarter can't tip it in | 14-20 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bell - foul #1 on Rodney Bell, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Rodney Fern (PF) Gordon Scaife, Thomas Hennigan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Quon Tao (PF), Charles Cambell (C) Rodney Bell, John Hanger, Theodore Burleson, Brent Bailey | |
| 06:17 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses the 3 from straight away | 14-20 |
| 06:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Cambell | 14-20 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Jason Thompson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joe Poor | 14-22 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is fouled on the floor by Ken Fox - foul #1 on Ken Fox, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG), Thomas Hennigan (SF), Richard Marsh (PF) Larry Tarter, Jeff Davis, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG) Joe Poor | |
| 05:23 | Butler | The short jumper by James Pantoja is denied by Charles Cambell | 14-22 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Charles Cambell snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Thomas Hennigan - foul #1 on Thomas Hennigan, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG) Ken Fox | |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:17 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:55 | Butler | James Pantoja misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-24 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Rodney Fern tips it but misses | 14-24 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Rodney Bell gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 04:33 | Purdue | Rodney Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Jason Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Charles Cambell misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Rodney Fern - foul #1 on Rodney Fern, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), Charles Buckler (C) Joseph Gantz, James Pantoja, Thomas Hennigan, Rodney Fern | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Hanger (SF) Jason Thompson | |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Charles Cambell misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Charles Cambell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Richard Marsh misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Jeff Davis tips it in | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Marsh (fairly fresh) C - Charles Buckler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hanger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quon Tao (fairly fresh) C - Charles Cambell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:44 | Purdue | Charles Cambell hits the finger roll | 16-27 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Charles Buckler can't finish the layup | 16-27 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Charles Buckler tips it in | 18-27 |
| 03:20 | Purdue | Larry Tarter steps in front of the Rodney Bell pass in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Gordon Scaife knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Davis | 20-27 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is hacked by Larry Tarter - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (PF), Todd Allen (C) Richard Marsh, Charles Buckler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ken Fox (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Rodney Bell, John Hanger, Quon Tao, Charles Cambell | |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Jeff Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Gordon Scaife snags the offensive board | 20-28 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Jeff Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Scaife | 23-28 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Jeff Davis steps in front of the Jason Thompson pass | 23-28 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Rodney Fern hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Brent Bailey grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 01:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ken Fox | 23-30 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Jeff Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ken Fox - foul #2 on Ken Fox, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter, Gordon Scaife | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Joe Poor (SG), John Hanger (SF) Ken Fox, Robert Parrish, Jason Thompson | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:56 | Butler | James Pantoja travels with the ball | 25-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Bell | 25-32 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 25-32 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Thomas Hennigan hits the follow up shot | 27-32 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Joe Poor hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Hanger and he's fouled by Todd Allen - foul #3 on Todd Allen, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Charles Buckler (C) James Pantoja, Todd Allen | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Joe Poor misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Rodney Fern pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Brent Bailey pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |