| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) SG - Al Allen (fresh) SF - George Malone (fresh) PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) C - James Rivard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kevin Christensen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Kevin Christensen clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Al Allen - foul #1 on Al Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Brown | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by George Malone | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Stephen Rape hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:50 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Malone | 5-1 |
| 18:19 | Butler | William Burnett makes the shot in the lane set up by Paul Sellberg and he's fouled by James Rivard - foul #1 on James Rivard, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Butler | William Burnett misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown hits the follow up shot | 7-3 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Paul Sellberg knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Christensen and he's hacked by James Rivard - foul #2 on James Rivard, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard (C) James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| 17:32 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Paul Sellberg | |
| 16:45 | Butler | George Malone steals the ball from Douglas Griffin | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Malone | 9-6 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard Watkins | 9-8 |
| 15:57 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is hacked by Joshua Hereford - foul #1 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG), Philip Tankersley (SF), Donald Myers (C) Al Allen, George Malone, Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Richard Ritter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Philip Tankersley (fresh) PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) C - Donald Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) C - Jean Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 15:40 | Butler | Jean Johnson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | Butler | William Burnett misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Ronald Bernard | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Rape steals the ball from Donald Myers in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Richard Simms clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Jean Johnson snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Richard Simms can't connect on a shot from the left side | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Tim Faulkner can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:18 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:16 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Bernard - foul #1 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG), Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF), Clifford Brown (PF) Richard Ritter, Ronald Smith, Ronald Bernard, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| 13:47 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Joshua Hereford lays it in and he's fouled by Shawn Cole - foul #1 on Shawn Cole, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF) Tim Faulkner | |
| 13:15 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:06 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone blows the wide open layup | 13-13 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Paul Sellberg grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Bernard Watkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Kevin Christensen tips it but misses | 13-13 |
| 12:46 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:20 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Paul Sellberg snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Bernard Watkins scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Hereford | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) SG - Al Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Malone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Tankersley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Bernard Watkins snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 11:10 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Hereford - foul #2 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Calvin Porter (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Ronald Bernard (PF), Donald Myers (C) Shawn Cole, Al Allen, George Malone, Clifford Brown, Philip Tankersley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Bernard Watkins, Kevin Christensen | |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Stephen Rape grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Bernard - foul #2 on Ronald Bernard, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown (PF) Ronald Bernard | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Paul Sellberg | |
| 10:26 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Matthew Schwuchow is called for the reach on Donald Myers - foul #1 on Matthew Schwuchow, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (SG) Calvin Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Jean Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen (SG), George Malone (SF) Shawn Cole, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF) William Burnett, Richard Simms, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 09:12 | Loyola Chicago | A charge is called on Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley (C) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:54 | Butler | Bernard Watkins is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown (PF) Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 08:39 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter loses the dribble to Bernard Watkins | 13-16 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Bernard Watkins banks in the layup | 13-18 |
| 08:25 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Al Allen | 15-18 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-18 |
| 08:06 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:00 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (PG) Richard Ritter | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Matthew Schwuchow (C) Johnnie Mosinski, Stephen Rape, Bernard Watkins, Tim Faulkner, Paul Sellberg | |
| 07:43 | Butler | The jumper by William Burnett is denied by Philip Tankersley | 15-18 |
| 07:41 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen grabs the board | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Shawn Cole (fresh) SG - Al Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Tankersley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley is fouled in the backcourt by William Burnett - foul #1 on William Burnett, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (PG), Donald Myers (C) Shawn Cole, Philip Tankersley | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 07:26 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 07:25 | Butler | Kevin Christensen snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Kevin Christensen loses the dribble to Al Allen | 15-18 |
| 07:05 | Loyola Chicago | Al Allen is hacked by Richard Simms in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Simms, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG), Shawn Cole (SG) Al Allen, George Malone | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Kevin Christensen | |
| 06:51 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 06:50 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 15-18 |
| 06:34 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Richard Simms is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Simms, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Malone (SF), Philip Tankersley (C) Ronald Smith, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Bernard Watkins (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Douglas Griffin, Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| 05:47 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 05:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Watkins | 15-18 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the floater from the left block set up by Johnnie Mosinski | 15-20 |
| 05:01 | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Clifford Brown | 15-20 |
| 04:24 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 04:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tim Faulkner | 15-20 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Paul Sellberg is fouled on the floor by Philip Tankersley - foul #1 on Philip Tankersley, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter (PG), Al Allen (SG), Donald Myers (PF) Richard Ritter, Shawn Cole, Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) Johnnie Mosinski, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:01 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Tankersley | 15-21 |
| 03:47 | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard (PF), James Rivard (C) George Malone, Philip Tankersley | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Bernard Watkins, Paul Sellberg | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Kevin Christensen drills a floater from close range set up by William Burnett | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Calvin Porter (fresh) SG - Al Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Myers (fresh) PF - Ronald Bernard (fresh) C - James Rivard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 03:08 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 02:51 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 02:47 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Rape - foul #1 on Stephen Rape, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SF) Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG) William Burnett | |
| 02:47 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:47 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Kevin Christensen hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Hereford and he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter (PG) Calvin Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 02:27 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:27 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 02:25 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (PF) Kevin Christensen | |
| 02:13 | Butler | Douglas Griffin's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith | 19-25 |
| 01:59 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Bernard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Al Allen - foul #2 on Al Allen, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Philip Tankersley (SF), Donald Myers (PF) Al Allen, Ronald Bernard | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Richard Simms | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:39 | Loyola Chicago | Tim Faulkner steals it from Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses short on a floater from the right block | 19-27 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Tim Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joshua Hereford misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Myers - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #11 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Shawn Cole (SG), George Malone (SF) Ronald Smith, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Douglas Griffin, Tim Faulkner, Jean Johnson | |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joshua Hereford misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:41 | Loyola Chicago | George Malone buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Myers | 22-28 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Kevin Christensen can't finish the layup | 22-28 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Stephen Rape gets the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses the jumper from the left side | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Ritter pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |