| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) SF - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Derrick Smith (fresh) SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Call (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | William Stewart inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | William Stewart misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Alan Call - foul #3 on Alan Call, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Jeremy Adkisson (C) Richard Robinson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Garf Palinski (C) Alan Call | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 19:43 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 19:26 | Butler | William Stewart denies the turnaround by Clifton Calhoun | 30-19 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Clifton Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 30-21 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson tips it in | 32-21 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Thompson - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Bill Marshall (SF), Kenneth Delfino (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Alex Longenecker, William Stewart, Richard Thompson, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:48 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Bill Marshall knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Herrell | 35-23 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Derrick Smith can't finish the layup | 35-23 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Robinson | 37-23 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Adam Schaeffer blocks the jumper by Clifton Calhoun | 37-23 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Richard Robinson gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 16:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clifton Calhoun | 37-23 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Garf Palinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG), William Stewart (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Jeremy Adkisson (C) Richard Robinson, Bill Marshall, Kenneth Delfino, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Gregory Blacker (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Herbert Cook (C) Derrick Smith, Gary Roop, Clifton Calhoun, Garf Palinski | |
| 16:19 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-23 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Thompson - foul #2 on Richard Thompson, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Gregory Blacker is called for the reach on Thomas Herrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Blacker, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Call (C) Quincy Bednarz | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) SF - William Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Adkisson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) PF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Call (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Marquette | William Stewart connects on the fadeaway from close range | 39-24 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Gregory Blacker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Herbert Cook | 39-27 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Samuel Tyler (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Richard Thompson, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Butler | Derrick Smith (PG), Gary Roop (SG), Garf Palinski (PF) Odis Messinger, Gregory Blacker, Herbert Cook | |
| 14:47 | Butler | Alan Call can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Alex Longenecker - foul #1 on Alex Longenecker, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bill Marshall (SF), Jeremy Adkisson (C) William Stewart, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Clifton Calhoun (SF) Augustus Molinski | |
| 14:47 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 14:47 | Butler | Alan Call makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Richard Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Longenecker | 42-29 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Gary Roop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stewart (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Bill Marshall, Samuel Tyler, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Butler | Quincy Bednarz (PF) Garf Palinski | |
| 13:44 | Marquette | William Stewart clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Clifton Calhoun - foul #1 on Clifton Calhoun, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Alan Call makes the contested shot from the right side | 44-31 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | William Stewart is hacked by Alan Call - foul #4 on Alan Call, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Bill Marshall (SF), Kenneth Delfino (PF), Jeremy Adkisson (C) Richard Robinson, William Stewart, Richard Thompson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Garf Palinski (C) Derrick Smith, Alan Call | |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), William Stewart (SF), Samuel Tyler (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Bill Marshall, Kenneth Delfino, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF) Gary Roop, Clifton Calhoun | |
| 12:32 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | William Stewart can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Gregory Blacker snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Gregory Blacker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | William Stewart clanks a runner in the paint | 44-31 |
| 11:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Quincy Bednarz | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Longenecker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Odis Messinger hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Augustus Molinski | 44-34 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | William Stewart scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Adam Schaeffer | 46-34 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Garf Palinski double dribbles | 46-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Bill Marshall (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Kenneth Delfino (C) Richard Robinson, William Stewart, Samuel Tyler, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Derrick Smith (PG), Gary Roop (SG), Clifton Calhoun (SF), Herbert Cook (C) Odis Messinger, Gregory Blacker, Quincy Bednarz, Garf Palinski | |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Gary Roop is called for the reach on Alex Longenecker - foul #2 on Gary Roop, team foul #5 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stewart (SF) Alex Longenecker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:58 | Marquette | William Stewart scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Marshall | 48-34 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Augustus Molinski misses the easy layup | 48-34 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Richard Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | William Stewart drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Clifton Calhoun - foul #2 on Clifton Calhoun, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Kenneth Delfino | |
| Subs | Butler | Quincy Bednarz (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Augustus Molinski, Herbert Cook | |
| 09:09 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the free throw | 50-34 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Garf Palinski pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | Butler | Gary Roop blows the layup | 50-34 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Derrick Smith steals it from William Stewart | 50-34 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Gary Roop is hacked by Bill Marshall - foul #2 on Bill Marshall, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG), Kenneth Delfino (PF), Jeremy Adkisson (C) William Stewart, Richard Thompson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:01 | Butler | Gary Roop clanks a jumper from the left side | 50-34 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Gary Roop gets the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Jeremy Adkisson is called for the reach on Quincy Bednarz - foul #2 on Jeremy Adkisson, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Richard Thompson (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Richard Robinson, Kenneth Delfino, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Butler | Odis Messinger (PG), Augustus Molinski (SF), Alan Call (C) Derrick Smith, Clifton Calhoun, Garf Palinski | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Longenecker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) PF - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Call (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Odis Messinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alex Longenecker - foul #2 on Alex Longenecker, team foul #6 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Kenneth Delfino (PF) Thomas Herrell, Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (SG) Gary Roop | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 07:18 | Butler | Odis Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Quincy Bednarz - foul #3 on Quincy Bednarz, team foul #7 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Thompson (PF) Kenneth Delfino | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Gregory Blacker loses the ball out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), William Stewart (SF), Samuel Tyler (PF), Jeremy Adkisson (C) Richard Robinson, Bill Marshall, Richard Thompson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Longenecker | 56-35 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Odis Messinger can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Odis Messinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Adkisson | 56-35 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | William Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-35 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell grabs the offensive board | 56-35 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Alan Call swats the shot by William Stewart | 56-35 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Longenecker | 56-35 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Herrell | 58-35 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Gregory Blacker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-35 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Alan Call misses the tip | 58-35 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | William Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | William Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-35 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Odis Messinger grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Gregory Blacker misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | William Stewart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Augustus Molinski - foul #1 on Augustus Molinski, team foul #8 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Bill Marshall (SG), Richard Thompson (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Alex Longenecker, Samuel Tyler, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (SF), Garf Palinski (PF), Herbert Cook (C) Augustus Molinski, Quincy Bednarz, Alan Call | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Herbert Cook grabs the board | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Odis Messinger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Palinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Butler | James Cannon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 59-35 |
| 03:21 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Cook | 59-35 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Adam Schaeffer steals it from Herbert Cook | 59-35 |
| 02:58 | Marquette | William Stewart is hacked by James Cannon - foul #1 on James Cannon, team foul #9 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (SF) Gregory Blacker | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Garf Palinski pulls down the rebound | 59-35 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Odis Messinger misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-35 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer pulls down the rebound | 59-35 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer misses short on a jump hook from close range | 59-35 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Garf Palinski pulls down the rebound | 59-35 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Richard Thompson blocks the short jumper by Garf Palinski | 59-35 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Garf Palinski hits the follow up shot | 59-37 |
| 01:26 | Marquette | William Stewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Marshall | 61-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Butler | Garf Palinski hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Cannon | 61-39 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Bill Marshall is fouled on the floor by Garf Palinski - foul #1 on Garf Palinski, team foul #10 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Blacker (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF) James Cannon, Hunter Bencomo | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Bill Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Bill Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Gregory Blacker connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Bill Marshall is called for traveling | 62-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Bill Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Gregory Blacker scores on a jumper from the right block | 62-44 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Richard Robinson runs out the clock | 62-44 |