| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Willie Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fresh) C - Kenneth Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff inbounds the ball | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Fred Johnson hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Huggins | 50-38 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Berry | 53-38 |
| 19:11 | Butler | David Huggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Crawford - foul #2 on Joe Crawford, team foul #1 | 53-38 |
| 19:11 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 19:11 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Huggins - foul #2 on David Huggins, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brad Robinson (SF), John Rodrigez (C) Joe Crawford, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Craig Fragoso is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Brad Robinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #3 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Dwight Hill (C) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Willie Kilkenny | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SF) Herbert Eickhoff | |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Brad Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Brad Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 18:25 | Butler | David Huggins is hacked by Daniel Silberstein - foul #2 on Daniel Silberstein, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| 18:17 | Butler | Willard Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Bishop | 56-42 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Dwight Hill scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Brad Robinson and the foul's on Kasiya Africa - foul #2 on Kasiya Africa, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Joe Crawford (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF) Aaron White, Brad Robinson, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Joe Crawford knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Berry | 61-42 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Kasiya Africa's floater is tipped away by Joe Crawford | 61-42 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Dwight Hill pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Berry | 64-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Leroy Winfield travels with the ball | 64-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Douglas Berry, Daniel Silberstein, Joe Crawford, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Antonio Irons (PF), Vincent Gray (C) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Brad Robinson is called for 5 seconds | 64-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Johnson (C) Vincent Gray | |
| 16:25 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Huggins | 64-44 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw lays it in set up by Brad Robinson and he's hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #3 on Fred Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Crawford (SF), John Rodrigez (PF) Brad Robinson, Willie Kilkenny | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Gray (C) Fred Johnson | |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw makes the free throw | 67-44 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Craig Fragoso's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Shaw in the backcourt | 67-44 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-44 |
| 16:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leroy Winfield | 67-44 |
| 16:06 | Butler | John Rodrigez is called for the reach on David Huggins in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Rodrigez, team foul #3 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny (PF) John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-44 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Lindsay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Leroy Winfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Gray (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay is hacked by Craig Fragoso - foul #3 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #6 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG), Todd Elliott (SF), John Rodrigez (C) Aaron White, Joe Crawford, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Fred Johnson (C) David Huggins, Leroy Winfield, Vincent Gray | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Craig Fragoso takes the ball from Todd Elliott | 67-44 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Craig Fragoso lays it up and in | 67-46 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-46 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Willie Lindsay - foul #2 on Willie Lindsay, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Brad Robinson (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Willie Lindsay, Willie Kilkenny, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Leonard Bishop (PF) Willard Smith, Antonio Irons | |
| 15:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Todd Elliott comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #4 on Fred Johnson, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kasiya Africa (C) Fred Johnson | |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Todd Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Todd Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (SG) Robert Walsh | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brad Robinson | 72-47 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-47 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff grabs the offensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Brad Robinson pulls down the rebound | 72-47 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Brad Robinson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Silberstein | 74-47 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Craig Fragoso knocks in the floater in the paint | 74-49 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 74-49 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Kasiya Africa snags the offensive board | 74-49 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Craig Fragoso connects on the runner in the paint set up by Herbert Eickhoff | 74-51 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Elliott | 77-51 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Leonard Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), John Rodrigez (PF), Dwight Hill (C) Douglas Berry, Daniel Silberstein, Brad Robinson, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Willard Smith (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Vincent Gray (C) Thomas Howell, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop, Kasiya Africa | |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Aaron White misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Huggins - foul #3 on David Huggins, team foul #8 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Crawford (SF) Todd Elliott | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Aaron White makes the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Aaron White makes the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses the lay-in | 79-51 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Crawford | 79-51 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Joe Crawford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antonio Irons - foul #1 on Antonio Irons, team foul #9 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (PF) Antonio Irons | |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Joe Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Vincent Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 80-51 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Joe Crawford steps in front of the Willard Smith pass | 80-51 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Rodrigez | 82-51 |
| 11:41 | Butler | David Huggins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Crawford - foul #3 on Joe Crawford, team foul #5 | 82-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Robert Walsh (SG), Todd Elliott (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Aaron White, Willie Lindsay, Joe Crawford, John Rodrigez, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Leonard Bishop (C) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Leroy Winfield, Vincent Gray | |
| 11:41 | Butler | David Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 11:41 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Berry | 84-52 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Todd Elliott - foul #4 on Todd Elliott, team foul #6 | 84-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Crawford (SF) Todd Elliott | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:12 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff misses the 1st free throw | 84-52 |
| 11:12 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 84-53 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Joe Crawford connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Berry | 86-53 |
| 10:36 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits a shot from close range set up by David Huggins | 86-55 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw is whistled for a carry | 86-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Lindsay (SG), John Rodrigez (C) Robert Walsh, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop | |
| 10:18 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 86-55 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Willie Kilkenny | 86-55 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Antonio Irons steals the ball from Willie Lindsay | 86-55 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Leroy Winfield is hacked by Joe Crawford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Crawford, team foul #7 | 86-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Brad Robinson (SF) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Joe Crawford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 86-56 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 86-56 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny grabs the defensive rebound | 86-56 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein's pass is intercepted by Willard Smith in the backcourt | 86-56 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Kasiya Africa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Irons | 86-58 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Aaron White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 86-58 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Leroy Winfield grabs the board | 86-58 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Leroy Winfield is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron White - foul #2 on Aaron White, team foul #8 | 86-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Dwight Hill (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Vincent Gray (C) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Kasiya Africa | |
| 09:22 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 86-59 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Leroy Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-60 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Dwight Hill tips it home | 88-60 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff drills a runner from close range | 88-62 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Robinson | 91-62 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Leroy Winfield is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #10 | 91-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG) Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Leroy Winfield | |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Brad Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 91-62 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny hits the follow up shot | 93-62 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff can't finish the layup | 93-62 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Antonio Irons can't tip it in | 93-62 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Brad Robinson | 93-62 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Robert Walsh misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #4 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #11 | 93-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Kenneth Shaw (C) Willie Lindsay, Brad Robinson, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (C) Thomas Howell, Herbert Eickhoff, Vincent Gray | |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Robert Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 94-62 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Robert Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 95-62 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Willie Kilkenny steals the ball from Antonio Irons in the backcourt | 95-62 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein is whistled for traveling | 95-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd Elliott (SF), Joe Crawford (PF) Robert Walsh, Willie Kilkenny | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Fred Johnson (C) Leroy Winfield, Antonio Irons | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Silberstein (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Crawford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Shaw (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) PF - Leonard Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | David Huggins is hacked by Daniel Silberstein - foul #3 on Daniel Silberstein, team foul #9 | 95-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (SG), Kasiya Africa (PF) Craig Fragoso, Leonard Bishop | |
| 07:33 | Butler | David Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 95-63 |
| 07:33 | Butler | David Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 95-63 |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Joe Crawford pulls down the rebound | 95-63 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Aaron White misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 95-63 |
| 07:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Huggins | 95-63 |
| 07:09 | Butler | David Huggins jams the wide open dunk set up by Kasiya Africa | 95-65 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Aaron White misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 95-65 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Kasiya Africa gets the rebound | 95-65 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Willard Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 95-65 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw grabs the board | 95-65 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Joe Crawford is fouled on the floor by Willard Smith - foul #2 on Willard Smith, team foul #12 | 95-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), John Rodrigez (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF) David Huggins, Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Kasiya Africa | |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 96-65 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 97-65 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Fred Johnson is fouled on the floor by Joe Crawford - foul #5 on Joe Crawford, team foul #10 | 97-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny (PF) Joe Crawford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:33 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 97-66 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 97-67 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | John Rodrigez is fouled on the floor by Fred Johnson - foul #5 on Fred Johnson, team foul #13 | 97-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG) Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Gray (C) Fred Johnson | |
| 06:17 | Marquette | John Rodrigez makes the 1st free throw | 98-67 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | John Rodrigez misses the 2nd free throw | 98-67 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Vincent Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 98-67 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Willie Kilkenny is called for the reach on Craig Fragoso in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Kilkenny, team foul #11 | 98-67 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 1st free throw | 98-68 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 2nd free throw | 98-69 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Walsh | 100-69 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff is called for traveling in the backcourt | 100-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Dwight Hill (C) Robert Walsh, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Antonio Irons (PF) Thomas Howell, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop | |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 100-69 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Antonio Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 100-69 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 100-69 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay gets the rebound | 100-69 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Dwight Hill | 102-69 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 102-69 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Dwight Hill gets the rebound | 102-69 |
| 04:33 | Marquette | Douglas Berry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 102-69 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Vincent Gray gets the rebound | 102-69 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Willard Smith loses the dribble to Dwight Hill in the backcourt | 102-69 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Antonio Irons swats the shot by Willie Kilkenny | 102-69 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Antonio Irons gets the rebound | 102-69 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Todd Elliott is called for the reach on Craig Fragoso in the backcourt - foul #5 on Todd Elliott, team foul #12 | 102-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), John Rodrigez (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Todd Elliott, Willie Kilkenny, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (PG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste, Antonio Irons, Vincent Gray | |
| 04:06 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 1st free throw | 102-70 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 2nd free throw | 102-71 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Aaron White is whistled for traveling | 102-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste (SF) Craig Fragoso | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Silberstein (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron White (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rodrigez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Shaw (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Howell (fresh) SG - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Thomas Howell misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Aaron White - foul #3 on Aaron White, team foul #13 | 102-71 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Thomas Howell makes the 1st free throw | 102-72 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Thomas Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 102-73 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | John Rodrigez is fouled on the floor by Leonard Bishop - foul #1 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #14 | 102-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG) Thomas Howell | |
| 03:15 | Marquette | John Rodrigez makes the 1st free throw | 103-73 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | John Rodrigez makes the 2nd free throw | 104-73 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Leroy Winfield clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 104-73 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | John Rodrigez pulls down the rebound | 104-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 104-73 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Aaron White grabs the offensive rebound | 104-73 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Willard Smith takes the ball from John Rodrigez | 104-73 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Leonard Bishop misses short on a shot in the paint | 104-73 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Kasiya Africa tips it but misses | 104-73 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Leonard Bishop can't tip it in | 104-73 |
| 02:01 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Baptiste | 104-73 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Willard Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 104-73 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Aaron White | 104-73 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Brad Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 104-73 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Leonard Bishop pulls down the rebound | 104-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 104-73 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Leroy Winfield snags the offensive board | 104-73 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Leonard Bishop is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 104-73 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein pulls down the rebound | 104-73 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Aaron White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 104-73 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Leroy Winfield grabs the defensive rebound | 104-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 104-73 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Kasiya Africa can't tip it in | 104-73 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 104-73 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Leroy Winfield knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Baptiste | 104-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Aaron White's layup is rejected by Leonard Bishop | 104-75 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Brad Robinson tips it back up and in | 106-75 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Aaron White picks off the pass by Leonard Bishop | 106-75 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein runs out the clock | 106-75 |