| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Large (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Benton Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Benton Hart is blocked by Monte Lockwood | 31-22 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Large | 31-22 |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio is fouled on the floor by Lewis Maffei - foul #1 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Russell Berkman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Lewis Maffei works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Demarco | 31-24 |
| 18:40 | DePaul | Lewis Maffei is called for the reach on Qing-nan Chio - foul #2 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the floater from the right side | 31-24 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Monte Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Lewis Maffei connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler loses the dribble to Russell Berkman | 31-27 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Qing-nan Chio - foul #1 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Wallace (PF) Russell Berkman | |
| 17:35 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-28 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Qing-nan Chio is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco - foul #2 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Lewis Maffei, Manuel Gaughan, Jonathan Wallace, Monte Lockwood | |
| 16:18 | Butler | Stephen Michaels misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 16:17 | DePaul | Sam Large gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:07 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Neil Siler is hacked by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #2 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Thornley (PF) Russell Berkman | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 3 pf. C - Scotty James (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Frank Thornley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 15:11 | DePaul | Sam Large clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Neil Siler gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Stephen Michaels double dribbles | 34-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Monte Lockwood (C) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Scotty James | |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Benton Hart can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Frank Thornley pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Thomas Fannin picks off the pass by Monte Lockwood | 34-28 |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Monte Lockwood drills a jumper from the right side set up by Frank Thornley | 36-30 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Monte Lockwood - foul #1 on Monte Lockwood, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Cedric Pike (PF) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Frank Thornley lays it up and in | 39-32 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Benton Hart | 42-32 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Cedric Pike - foul #1 on Cedric Pike, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF) Ross Mergenthaler | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Monte Lockwood | |
| 13:15 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | David Newton grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:55 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gaughan - foul #2 on Manuel Gaughan, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (C) Benton Hart | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG), Russell Berkman (PF) Lewis Maffei, Frank Thornley | |
| 12:35 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bill Sullivan | 45-34 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan double dribbles | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Sam Large (PF) Bill Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Neil Siler (SF) William Milligan, Manuel Gaughan | |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Robert Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Benton Hart (C) Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG), Frank Thornley (PF), Monte Lockwood (C) Stephen Michaels, Russell Berkman, Scotty James | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Benton Hart can't throw it down but he's hacked by Monte Lockwood - foul #2 on Monte Lockwood, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF) Neil Siler | |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Monte Lockwood gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Benton Hart swats the layup by Manuel Gaughan | 46-36 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Benton Hart gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler can't throw it down | 46-36 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:56 | Butler | The jumper by Kenneth Demarco is denied by Sam Large | 46-36 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Monte Lockwood grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Cedric Pike (PF) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG) Kenneth Demarco | |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Cedric Pike is called for the reach on Monte Lockwood - foul #2 on Cedric Pike, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lewis Maffei | 48-38 |
| 09:53 | DePaul | Lewis Maffei steps in front of the Joseph Brown pass in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Benton Hart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Monte Lockwood - foul #3 on Monte Lockwood, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Robert Collins (SF), Sam Large (PF) Joseph Brown, Ross Mergenthaler, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF), Scotty James (C) William Milligan, Lewis Maffei, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley, Monte Lockwood | |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 09:20 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-38 |
| 09:07 | DePaul | Sam Large pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG), Bill Sullivan (C) Thomas Fannin, Benton Hart | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 50-38 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | David Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 52-38 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bill Sullivan - foul #1 on Bill Sullivan, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Robert Collins, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Butler | Lewis Maffei (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Monte Lockwood (C) Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Scotty James | |
| 07:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler drills a shot in the lane | 54-40 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Pike (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bill Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lewis Maffei | 54-42 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Newton | 56-42 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses the fadeaway from the right side | 56-44 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Monte Lockwood tips it in | 56-46 |
| 05:53 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio is whistled for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Robert Collins (SF), Sam Large (PF), Benton Hart (C) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio, Ross Mergenthaler, Cedric Pike, Bill Sullivan | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Russell Berkman, Monte Lockwood | |
| 05:27 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:04 | DePaul | Robert Collins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Lewis Maffei clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 04:48 | Butler | William Milligan grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the floater from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Collins and the foul's on Manuel Gaughan - foul #3 on Manuel Gaughan, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Monte Lockwood (C) William Milligan, Lewis Maffei, Manuel Gaughan, Scotty James | |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin misses the free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Monte Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Monte Lockwood misses the easy layup | 62-48 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 03:25 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler tips it back up and in | 64-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fannin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sam Large (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Stephen Michaels clanks a shot from the left side | 64-48 |
| 03:18 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Sam Large | 64-48 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Sam Large throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Neil Siler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-48 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Demarco | 66-48 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Stephen Michaels hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Demarco | 66-50 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Sam Large hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 66-50 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Large | 66-50 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Sam Large can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Frank Thornley - foul #4 on Frank Thornley, team foul #8 | 66-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Russell Berkman (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Frank Thornley, Monte Lockwood | |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Russell Berkman grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 01:43 | Butler | William Milligan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Stephen Michaels | 66-52 |
| 01:36 | DePaul | Sam Large misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 66-52 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | Sam Large grabs the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:20 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the floater from the left wing set up by David Newton | 68-52 |
| 01:07 | Butler | William Milligan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Benton Hart gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Michaels - foul #1 on Stephen Michaels, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 3rd free throw | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Neil Siler misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #3 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Neil Siler makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Neil Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | DePaul | David Newton misses the lay-in | 70-54 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler tips it but misses | 70-54 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Russell Berkman gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Scotty James hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Milligan | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | David Newton runs out the clock | 70-56 |