| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stephen Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Whited (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Thompson (fresh) PF - Daniel Holliday (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | John Brown denies the turnaround by Stephen Jasper | 35-24 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the follow up shot | 37-24 |
| 19:17 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 19:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Bennett takes the ball from Clarence Henderson | 37-24 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett jams it | 39-24 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bennett - foul #1 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 18:36 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-26 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Bruce Whited drills a turnaround from the right block | 41-26 |
| 17:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Thompson | 41-29 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Andrew Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Henderson - foul #3 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Terry Desjardins, Clarence Henderson, David Thompson, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| 17:23 | Butler | Andrew Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Andrew Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen's floater is knocked away by John Sherrill | 42-29 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen tips it home | 42-31 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Andrew Bennett knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Horace Stewart | 44-31 |
| 16:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Bennett swats the shot by James Jensen | 44-31 |
| 16:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bret Perino | 44-31 |
| 15:46 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett is open but misses the lay-in | 44-31 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett tips it back up and in | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) C - Gordon McAdoo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #2 on John Sherrill, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Kenneth Bennett, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Clarence Henderson (SG), David Thompson (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF) Dennis Wise, Bradley Schreiner, James Jensen, Michael Prom | |
| 15:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Bruce Whited hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Terry Desjardins - foul #2 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG) Andrew Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Gordon McAdoo | |
| 15:08 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Bruce Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-33 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Grant Benson pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Horace Stewart hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Jason Lucas is fouled on the floor by Clarence Henderson - foul #4 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Horace Stewart, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Thomas Leblanc (C) Terry Desjardins, Clarence Henderson, David Thompson, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Jason Lucas is fouled on the floor by Michael Prom - foul #2 on Michael Prom, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Jason Lucas scores on a floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 12:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner clanks a floater in the lane | 50-35 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Jason Lucas gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett's pass is intercepted by Bradley Schreiner in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| 12:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner | 50-37 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Bradley Schreiner steals it from Kenneth Bennett | 50-37 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the jumper from close range | 50-37 |
| 11:46 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen tips it in | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Bret Perino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Leblanc (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett blows the layup but he's fouled by Bradley Schreiner - foul #2 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Andrew Bennett, Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), John Brown (C) Bradley Schreiner, James Jensen, Michael Prom, Thomas Leblanc | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bruce Whited - foul #2 on Bruce Whited, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Grant Benson (SF) Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Stephen Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 10:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Wise | 53-44 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Grant Benson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (SF) Dennis Wise | |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown can't finish the layup | 53-44 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Bruce Whited snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Grant Benson loses the dribble to David Thompson | 53-44 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Stephen Jasper connects on the floater near the basket | 55-44 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Bruce Whited snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Bruce Whited misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Bruce Whited pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Horace Stewart's pass is intercepted by Terry Desjardins | 55-44 |
| 08:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday can't finish the layup | 55-44 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Grant Benson grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by David Thompson - foul #4 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Bennett (PG), Kenneth Bennett (SF), Bret Perino (PF), John Sherrill (C) Jason Lucas, Grant Benson, Stephen Jasper, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), James Jensen (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF), Thomas Leblanc (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Michael Prom, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Horace Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Bennett is called for the reach on Dennis Wise - foul #2 on Kenneth Bennett, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Kincer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sherrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Leblanc (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Bradley Schreiner steals it from John Sherrill | 57-44 |
| 07:21 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen is called for 5 seconds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Dennis Wise | |
| 06:54 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen loses the dribble to John Sherrill | 57-44 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Bennett and he's hacked by Terry Desjardins - foul #3 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Jasper (PF), Bruce Whited (C) Bret Perino, John Sherrill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), David Thompson (SF), Daniel Holliday (PF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, James Jensen, Gordon McAdoo, Thomas Leblanc | |
| 06:28 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett misses the free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Clarence Henderson is denied by Bruce Whited | 59-44 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Andrew Bennett gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 06:16 | Butler | Kenneth Bennett's layup is rejected by David Thompson | 59-44 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Bruce Whited grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Stephen Jasper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 05:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 05:45 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson travels with the ball | 59-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG), Grant Benson (SF) William Kincer, Kenneth Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| 05:34 | Butler | Grant Benson misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #5 on David Thompson, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (SG), Michael Prom (SF) Clarence Henderson, David Thompson | |
| 05:34 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Grant Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-44 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Dennis Wise is called for the reach on Horace Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Wise, team foul #10 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Lucas (SG), John Sherrill (C) Andrew Bennett, Bruce Whited | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:13 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Horace Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 04:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Holliday misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Horace Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The refs have stopped play. Dennis Wise is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 61-44 |
| Subs | Butler | William Kincer (SG), Bret Perino (PF) Horace Stewart, Stephen Jasper | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clarence Henderson (SG), James Jensen (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF), Thomas Leblanc (C) Dennis Wise, Michael Prom, Daniel Holliday, John Brown | |
| 04:08 | Butler | William Kincer is hacked by Clarence Henderson - foul #5 on Clarence Henderson, team foul #11 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Clarence Henderson | |
| 04:08 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 04:08 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Bret Perino grabs the board | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses badly on a floater from close range | 63-44 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Kincer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Perino (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Sherrill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Leblanc (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Jensen, team foul #12 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (PF) Thomas Leblanc | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Jason Lucas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-44 |
| 02:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 02:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits a floater from the left block and the foul's on Grant Benson - foul #2 on Grant Benson, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Leblanc (C) Terry Desjardins | |
| 02:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Bret Perino gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 02:13 | Butler | William Kincer is hacked by Bradley Schreiner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #13 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) Gordon McAdoo | |
| 02:13 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:13 | Butler | William Kincer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner drills a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Bret Perino - foul #1 on Bret Perino, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (C) Thomas Leblanc | |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:55 | Butler | William Kincer is hacked by James Jensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jensen, team foul #14 | 64-49 |
| 01:55 | Butler | William Kincer makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:55 | Butler | William Kincer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is hacked by John Sherrill - foul #3 on John Sherrill, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:18 | Butler | William Kincer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 00:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Sherrill - foul #4 on John Sherrill, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Leblanc (C) Terry Desjardins | |
| 00:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | William Kincer knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Lucas | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-53 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jason Lucas runs out the clock | 67-55 |