| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Mizrahi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - John Gower (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Richard Blevins knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Blevins | 26-31 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Melvin Forbes pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:00 | Butler | David Jarvis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mizrahi - foul #2 on Anthony Mizrahi, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| 18:38 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 26-31 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | John Gower's layup is rejected by David Jarvis | 26-31 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charlie Royal - foul #1 on Charlie Royal, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alonzo Santiago - foul #2 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Johnson (SF), Joseph Lueck (PF) Donald Bellantoni, Anthony Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 17:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charlie Royal | 28-34 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Richard Blevins connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 28-36 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | John Gower misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Craig Salcedo snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Melvin Forbes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the follow up shot | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Lueck (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Charlie Royal comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Selvage (PG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Anthony Mizrahi (PF), Robert McCrackin (C) Alonzo Santiago, David Johnson, Joseph Lueck, John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the floater in the paint | 29-38 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Charlie Royal connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Donald Bellantoni and he's fouled by Melvin Forbes - foul #2 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:57 | Butler | Gordon Casey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | Robert McCrackin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:42 | Marquette | The short jumper by Charlie Royal is denied by Jeremy Copas | 32-38 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Jeremy Copas hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Filip Kranjcar | 32-41 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni is fouled on the floor by Craig Salcedo - foul #2 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), David Johnson (SG), Joseph Lueck (SF), John Gower (C) Kenneth Selvage, Charlie Royal, Donald Bellantoni, Robert McCrackin | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck is hacked by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Timothy (SF) Anthony Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:59 | Marquette | David Johnson is whistled for a carry | 32-41 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert McCrackin (PF) James Timothy | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:30 | Marquette | David Johnson knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Lueck | 34-41 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Richard Blevins double dribbles | 34-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 12:43 | Butler | The jump hook by Richard Blevins is blocked by Robert McCrackin | 37-41 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Robert McCrackin snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | John Gower tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 12:32 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Richard Blevins scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Melvin Forbes | 37-43 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago double dribbles | 37-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Anthony Mizrahi (PF) David Johnson, Joseph Lueck, Robert McCrackin | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Mizrahi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Gower (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Butler | David Jarvis is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago is hacked by Melvin Forbes - foul #3 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi tips it home | 39-43 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Jeremy Copas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Charlie Royal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Charlie Royal tips it in | 41-43 |
| 09:54 | Butler | The short jumper by Filip Kranjcar is denied by Anthony Mizrahi | 41-43 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charlie Royal, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Selvage (PG), David Johnson (SG), Robert McCrackin (C) Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal, John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Gonzalo Castillo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 09:13 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Blevins | 41-46 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Donald Bellantoni is blocked by Richard Blevins | 41-46 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Craig Salcedo gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Richard Blevins is hacked by Robert McCrackin - foul #3 on Robert McCrackin, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Charlie Royal (SG), Joseph Lueck (PF), John Gower (C) Kenneth Selvage, Donald Bellantoni, Anthony Mizrahi, Robert McCrackin | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is denied on a dunk by John Gower | 41-46 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | John Gower hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Charlie Royal | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lueck (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gower (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Richard Blevins can't connect on a shot near the basket | 43-46 |
| 07:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charlie Royal | 43-46 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Gonzalo Castillo steps in front of the Joseph Lueck pass | 43-46 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Richard Blevins loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi (PF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi hits the finger roll and he's hacked by David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Joseph Lueck | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Craig Salcedo pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Richard Blevins loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert McCrackin (C) John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Robert McCrackin hits a floater from the baseline set up by Donald Bellantoni and he's fouled by Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Selvage (PG), Joseph Lueck (SG) Alonzo Santiago, Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Robert McCrackin makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Bellantoni - foul #2 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gordon Casey (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, David Jarvis | |
| 05:47 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Craig Salcedo is called for the reach on Donald Bellantoni - foul #3 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) Robert McCrackin | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar lays it in set up by Hans Swiatkowski and the foul's on John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Charlie Royal (SG), Robert McCrackin (PF) Kenneth Selvage, Donald Bellantoni, Anthony Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 05:04 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | David Jarvis picks off the pass by Charlie Royal | 48-49 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Charlie Royal grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | John Gower can't connect on a runner from the left block | 48-49 |
| 04:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Hans Swiatkowski | 48-49 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Melvin Forbes drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lueck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McCrackin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gower (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | John Gower misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Johnson (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Anthony Mizrahi (PF) Charlie Royal, Joseph Lueck, Robert McCrackin | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Anthony Mizrahi is called for the reach on Gordon Casey - foul #3 on Anthony Mizrahi, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Schultz (C) John Gower | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:50 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Gordon Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), John Gower (C) David Johnson, Gregory Schultz | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi comes up short on the shot near the basket | 49-54 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Anthony Mizrahi snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-54 |
| 02:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 49-54 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Richard Blevins connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gonzalo Castillo | 49-56 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Gordon Casey steals the ball from Charlie Royal | 49-56 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Jeremy Copas is called for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Gordon Casey | |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes connects on the shot from the left block set up by Hans Swiatkowski and he's hacked by Charlie Royal - foul #3 on Charlie Royal, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 | Hans Swiatkowski runs out the clock | 49-59 |