| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shannon Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Hiltner (fresh) C - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Eugene Zentner inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | Ralph Still is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG), Gabriel Mancini (C) Genaro Ricci, Gary Hiltner | |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Ralph Still is called for the reach on Albert Brooks - foul #2 on Ralph Still, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Hiltner (PF) Ronald Clabaugh | |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Pruett - foul #2 on William Pruett, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SF) Shannon Hewitt | |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:07 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Tony Green pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Butler | William Pruett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | Purdue | John Gastelum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Ralph Still gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:00 | Butler | William Pruett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | John Gastelum snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | John Gastelum is fouled on the floor by William Pruett - foul #3 on William Pruett, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SG) William Pruett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lin Mang (SG), Shannon Hewitt (SF), Jeffrey Thomas (PF), Ronald Clabaugh (C) John Gastelum, Genaro Ricci, Gary Hiltner, Gabriel Mancini | |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh is denied on a layup by Tony Green | 28-32 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Tony Green gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Tony Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lin Mang - foul #1 on Lin Mang, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Douglas Buske (SF), Andrew Downes (PF) Thomas Rich, Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:53 | Butler | Tony Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Tony Green misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:53 | Purdue | Jeffrey Thomas gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Andrew Downes is hacked by Ronald Clabaugh - foul #1 on Ronald Clabaugh, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Barnett (C) Tony Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SG), Gary Hiltner (PF) Lin Mang, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| 15:53 | Butler | Roger Lee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:52 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Barnett | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shannon Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Hiltner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Ryan Barnett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Albert Brooks | 29-36 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 14:39 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Buske | 29-36 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Roger Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Albert Brooks misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Lee - foul #1 on Roger Lee, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), William Pruett (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Ralph Still (PF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, Joseph Bender, Douglas Buske, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (PF) Genaro Ricci, Gary Hiltner, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:46 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:26 | Butler | William Pruett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Lin Mang - foul #2 on Lin Mang, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini (C) Albert Brooks | |
| 13:26 | Butler | William Pruett makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | William Reynolds is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG), Genaro Ricci (SF) Lin Mang, Shannon Hewitt | |
| 12:45 | Butler | Thomas Rich clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Eugene Zentner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Tony Green misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Jeffrey Thomas gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | William Reynolds makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Green (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gastelum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Genaro Ricci - foul #2 on Genaro Ricci, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Shannon Hewitt (SF), Gary Hiltner (PF), Ronald Clabaugh (C) William Reynolds, John Gastelum, Genaro Ricci, Jeffrey Thomas, Gabriel Mancini | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Shannon Hewitt | 32-40 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-42 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Tony Green scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Rich | 34-42 |
| 10:20 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 10:19 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt tips it home | 34-44 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Thomas Rich is hacked by Albert Brooks - foul #1 on Albert Brooks, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Joseph Bender (SG), Douglas Buske (SF), Andrew Downes (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, William Pruett, Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SG), Gabriel Mancini (C) Lin Mang, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| 09:46 | Butler | Andrew Downes drills a jump hook in the lane | 36-44 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Shannon Hewitt blocks the jumper by Andrew Downes | 36-47 |
| 08:49 | Purdue | Gary Hiltner pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Barnett - foul #1 on Ryan Barnett, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), William Pruett (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, Joseph Bender, Douglas Buske, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Reynolds (PG), John Gastelum (SG), Jeffrey Thomas (PF), Ronald Clabaugh (C) Albert Brooks, Shannon Hewitt, Gary Hiltner, Gabriel Mancini | |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Andrew Downes pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thomas, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt (SF) John Gastelum | |
| 08:05 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 07:43 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt drills a floater from the right side | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tony Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shannon Hewitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Clabaugh (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Butler | William Pruett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 07:10 | Purdue | William Reynolds hits a jumper from the right side set up by Shannon Hewitt | 38-52 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses the jumper from the right side | 38-52 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Clabaugh | 38-52 |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by William Pruett - foul #4 on William Pruett, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Douglas Buske (SF), Ralph Still (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, Eugene Zentner, Andrew Downes, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Brooks (PG), Lin Mang (SG), Gary Hiltner (PF) William Reynolds, Genaro Ricci, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| 06:27 | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Roger Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 06:08 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Hiltner | 38-55 |
| 05:39 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Ralph Still pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Douglas Buske connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 40-55 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the dunk but he's fouled by Douglas Buske - foul #1 on Douglas Buske, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), Joseph Bender (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, William Pruett, Douglas Buske, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Genaro Ricci (SG), Gabriel Mancini (C) Lin Mang, Ronald Clabaugh | |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:52 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Tony Green pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Thomas Rich is fouled on the floor by Genaro Ricci - foul #3 on Genaro Ricci, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Buske (SF), Andrew Downes (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (SG) Shannon Hewitt | |
| 04:35 | Butler | Thomas Rich makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Thomas Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Douglas Buske snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Andrew Downes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gastelum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Genaro Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hiltner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gabriel Mancini (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Gabriel Mancini loses the ball out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Eugene Zentner (SF), Ralph Still (PF), Tony Green (C) Douglas Buske, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt (SF), Jeffrey Thomas (PF) John Gastelum, Gary Hiltner | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Tony Green hits a fadeaway from the right side | 46-56 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Albert Brooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tony Green - foul #2 on Tony Green, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Douglas Buske (SF), Christopher Porter (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gastelum (PG), Gary Hiltner (PF) Jeffrey Thomas, Gabriel Mancini | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Albert Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Genaro Ricci steps in front of the Roger Lee pass in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Shannon Hewitt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Genaro Ricci | 46-59 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Roger Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Albert Brooks snags the defensive board | 46-59 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Genaro Ricci | 46-59 |
| 01:47 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-62 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Joseph Bender buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Roger Lee | 48-62 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci is whistled for traveling | 48-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Downes (PF) Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Clabaugh (C) John Gastelum | |
| 01:02 | Butler | Genaro Ricci swats the short shot by Ryan Barnett | 48-62 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Clabaugh | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Albert Brooks makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gary Hiltner | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Roger Lee loses the dribble to Genaro Ricci in the backcourt | 48-64 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Genaro Ricci lays it up and in | 48-66 |
| 00:21 | Butler | Shannon Hewitt swats the short shot by Andrew Downes | 48-66 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Roger Lee tips it in | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Albert Brooks runs out the clock | 50-66 |