| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Suttle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Glover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jeff Davis inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Gordon Scaife connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Pantoja | 30-39 |
| 19:28 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Gordon Scaife snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Gordon Scaife travels with the ball | 30-39 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Glover - foul #1 on James Glover, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Todd Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray blows the dunk | 32-39 |
| 18:16 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Butler | James Pantoja can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Suttle - foul #1 on Edward Suttle, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:45 | Butler | James Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:27 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook drills a runner from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the easy layup | 34-41 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Gordon Scaife knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Westbrook | 36-44 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Gordon Scaife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (PG), Eugene Burks (SG), Derek Spencer (SF), Robert Hatchell (PF), Bobby Mays (C) William Westbrook, Rusty Sherman, Eric Moore, Edward Suttle, Paul Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Richard Hasbrouck (SG), Richard Marsh (C) James Pantoja, Gordon Scaife, Todd Allen | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - David Okonski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Burks (fresh) SF - Derek Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hatchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Mays (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Marsh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 15:38 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:27 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 15:25 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell can't tip it in | 36-44 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Gary Farmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Richard Marsh hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 14:53 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Spencer | 39-46 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Richard Marsh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Farmer | 39-48 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Jeff Davis steals the ball from Eugene Burks | 39-48 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Eugene Burks steals the ball from Gary Farmer | 39-48 |
| 13:50 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell lays it up and in set up by Eugene Burks | 41-48 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Gary Farmer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:25 | Loyola Chicago | Jeff Davis steps in front of the Robert Hatchell pass | 41-48 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Gary Farmer scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Hasbrouck | 41-51 |
| 12:48 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Marsh takes the ball from Robert Hatchell | 41-51 |
| 12:23 | Butler | James Glover loses the dribble to Bobby Mays | 41-51 |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Richard Marsh - foul #1 on Richard Marsh, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Rusty Sherman (SG), Eric Moore (SF), Edward Suttle (PF) David Okonski, Eugene Burks, Derek Spencer, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Gordon Scaife (SG), Thomas Hennigan (PF), Todd Allen (C) Gary Farmer, Richard Hasbrouck, James Glover, Richard Marsh | |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:57 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Suttle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bobby Mays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Hennigan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | William Westbrook is called for the reach on James Pantoja - foul #3 on William Westbrook, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray (C) Bobby Mays | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:19 | Butler | James Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 11:17 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 11:02 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 10:35 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 43-51 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Gordon Scaife clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 10:07 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Todd Allen - foul #1 on Todd Allen, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (PF) Jeff Davis | |
| 09:47 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Todd Allen pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Todd Allen makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Hennigan and he's hacked by William Westbrook - foul #4 on William Westbrook, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski (PG) William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:31 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:31 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:20 | Loyola Chicago | David Okonski drills a 3 from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 08:51 | Butler | James Pantoja connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Scaife | 46-55 |
| 08:37 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray lays it in on a nice dish by David Okonski | 48-55 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Allen | 48-58 |
| 07:44 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle is fouled on the floor by Richard Hasbrouck - foul #1 on Richard Hasbrouck, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook (PG), Eugene Burks (SG), Derek Spencer (SF), Robert Hatchell (PF), Bobby Mays (C) David Okonski, Rusty Sherman, Eric Moore, Edward Suttle, Paul Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG), Jeff Davis (SF), James Glover (PF), Richard Marsh (C) James Pantoja, Gordon Scaife, Thomas Hennigan, Todd Allen | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derek Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hatchell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Mays (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gary Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell slams it home on a nice dish by William Westbrook and he's hacked by James Glover - foul #2 on James Glover, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 07:25 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Derek Spencer - foul #2 on Derek Spencer, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG) Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 07:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:48 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by William Westbrook | 53-59 |
| 06:46 | Butler | William Westbrook steals the ball from James Pantoja in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 06:44 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks banks in the layup set up by William Westbrook | 55-59 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Jeff Davis is whistled for traveling | 55-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG) Gary Farmer | |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Marsh - foul #2 on Richard Marsh, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman (SG), Eric Moore (SF) Derek Spencer, Bobby Mays | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Farmer (PG) James Pantoja | |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:57 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Gary Farmer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeff Davis | 56-62 |
| 05:06 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Hatchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 05:04 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 04:37 | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:37 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Edward Suttle (PF), Paul Ray (C) Eugene Burks, Robert Hatchell | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (PG), Todd Allen (C) Gary Farmer, Richard Marsh | |
| 04:18 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 04:16 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the shot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Jeff Davis tips it in | 60-64 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | James Pantoja steals it from Rusty Sherman | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Westbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rusty Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Suttle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Pantoja (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:15 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Jeff Davis grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #5 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Hennigan (PF) James Glover | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Jeff Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:52 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Edward Suttle | 60-65 |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman can't finish the layup | 60-65 |
| 02:37 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore tips it home | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | Butler | James Pantoja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Eugene Burks (SG), Derek Spencer (SF) Rusty Sherman, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:06 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Rusty Sherman (SG), Eric Moore (SF) Eugene Burks, Derek Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | James Glover (PF) Thomas Hennigan | |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook buries a jumper from the left side | 64-65 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the dunk | 64-65 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Jeff Davis tips it but misses | 64-65 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:14 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore is hacked by James Pantoja - foul #1 on James Pantoja, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 01:14 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:14 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Gordon Scaife hits a shot in the lane | 66-67 |
| 00:43 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore blows the layup but the foul's on Jeff Davis - foul #2 on Jeff Davis, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:43 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:43 | Loyola Chicago | Eric Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Jeff Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook is hacked by James Pantoja in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Pantoja, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | Butler | James Glover snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Todd Allen misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Jeff Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-67 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to William Westbrook | 68-67 |