| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) C - Jean Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Jean Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Kevin Christensen hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin's pass is intercepted by Harold Jacobs in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Kevin Christensen is hacked by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #1 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Butler | William Burnett misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Jean Johnson swats the short shot by Antonio Pippin | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Kevin Christensen clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Pippin - foul #1 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shilin Xia (PF) Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| 17:34 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | James Jones steps in front of the Ernesto Morales pass | 0-1 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Stephen Rape splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Shilin Xia snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Michael Rommel is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Kevin Christensen snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Ernesto Morales takes the ball from Stephen Rape | 0-1 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales throws it down | 2-1 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Shilin Xia steals it from Kevin Christensen | 2-1 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales clanks a floater from close range | 2-1 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Tim Faulkner snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Paul Sellberg connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 14:31 | Marquette | Paul Sellberg swats the layup by Shilin Xia | 2-3 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the dunk attempt | 2-3 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 2-3 |
| 13:48 | Marquette | Shilin Xia misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Tim Faulkner grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Tim Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Joseph Page (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, Shilin Xia, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Roy Gay is denied on a layup by Jean Johnson | 2-3 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Arthur Garmon is called for the reach on Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Richard Simms loses the dribble to Andrei Pijanowski | 2-3 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Douglas Howard buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Gay | 5-3 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Burnett and he's fouled by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #2 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Berry (PF) Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 12:04 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Joseph Page grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Jean Johnson swats the short shot by Roy Gay | 5-5 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Richard Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) PF - Richard Berry (fresh) C - Joseph Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Roy Gay connects on the open floater near the basket | 7-5 |
| 11:22 | Butler | William Burnett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Burnett, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) William Burnett, Richard Simms, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Kevin Christensen is called for the reach on Shilin Xia - foul #1 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Richard Berry lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Ernesto Morales | 9-5 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Joshua Hereford travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF) Harold Jacobs, Kevin Christensen | |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the lay-in | 9-5 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Tim Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Joshua Hereford buries a shot from the left wing set up by James Jones | 9-7 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Shilin Xia | 11-7 |
| 09:16 | Butler | James Jones misses the jumpshot from the left side | 11-7 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Joshua Hereford grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 09:07 | Butler | Jean Johnson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Shilin Xia snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernesto Morales and he's fouled by Stephen Rape - foul #1 on Stephen Rape, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Shilin Xia, Richard Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Joshua Hereford, Jean Johnson | |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the free throw | 13-7 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Pippin | 15-7 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 15-7 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Roy Gay lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Antonio Pippin | 17-7 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Pippin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Butler | William Burnett is hacked by Arthur Garmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Shilin Xia (PF) Arthur Garmon, Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Kevin Christensen blows the layup but the foul's on Ernesto Morales - foul #1 on Ernesto Morales, team foul #6 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Ernesto Morales | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Roy Gay pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Douglas Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Kevin Christensen blows the layup | 17-8 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Kevin Christensen snags the offensive board | 17-8 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Richard Simms's pass is intercepted by Donald Fitzpatrick | 17-8 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Burnett - foul #2 on William Burnett, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Richard Berry (PF), Joseph Page (C) Douglas Howard, Shilin Xia, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Tim Faulkner drills a jumper from the left side set up by James Jones | 19-10 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Jean Johnson blocks the short jumper by Ernesto Morales | 19-10 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick snags the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernesto Morales | 21-10 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-10 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Tim Faulkner tips it in | 21-12 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-12 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | Joseph Page hits the follow up shot | 23-12 |
| 04:19 | Butler | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Roy Gay, Richard Berry, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Shilin Xia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Shilin Xia is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Shilin Xia, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Jean Johnson | |
| 03:35 | Butler | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 03:35 | Butler | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Richard Simms is called for the reach on Antonio Pippin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Simms, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG) James Jones | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski is called for traveling | 23-14 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is fouled on the floor by Arthur Garmon - foul #3 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) William Burnett | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Joshua Hereford misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Michael Rommel snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Stephen Rape - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shilin Xia (SF), Joseph Page (C) Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Joshua Hereford, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the free throw | 26-14 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Burnett and the foul's on Andrei Pijanowski - foul #3 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Richard Berry (PF) Douglas Howard, Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Jean Johnson (C) Stephen Rape, Paul Sellberg | |
| 02:04 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Shilin Xia | 29-17 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Joseph Page steals it from Jean Johnson | 29-17 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-17 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Jean Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Roy Gay is hacked by Stephen Rape in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Rape, team foul #7 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is hacked by Richard Berry - foul #1 on Richard Berry, team foul #10 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Sellberg - foul #1 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #8 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (PF) Richard Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-21 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-21 |