| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Neil Siler inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Willie Rose is called for the reach on William Milligan - foul #1 on Willie Rose, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Frank Thornley tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Frank Thornley grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 19:08 | Butler | William Milligan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scotty James | 36-41 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Robert Tran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Thornley | 36-41 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Neil Siler hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Milligan | 36-44 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Robert Tran knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Stephen Michaels can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Neil Siler tips it home | 39-46 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Robert Tran knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Rose | 42-46 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Scotty James misses the dunk | 42-46 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith's pass is intercepted by Scotty James | 42-46 |
| 17:04 | Butler | The jump hook by Scotty James is blocked by Thomas Beckwith | 42-46 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Scotty James grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:46 | Butler | William Milligan misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Frank Thornley grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 16:24 | Butler | William Milligan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-46 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | William Stitt pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Robert Tran comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Stephen Michaels pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Stephen Michaels evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Neil Siler tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Scotty James (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Willie Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF), Russell Berkman (C) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley, Scotty James | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Thomas Beckwith is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco - foul #3 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Jason Parks pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Robert Tran can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-48 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Jonathan Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Stitt - foul #1 on William Stitt, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the driving attempt from the left block | 44-50 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Russell Berkman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG) Kenneth Demarco | |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Willie Rose's pass is intercepted by William Milligan in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa slams it home on a great pass from William Milligan | 44-52 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is hacked by Jonathan Wallace - foul #1 on Jonathan Wallace, team foul #1 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) Gregory Reynosa, James Butler, Jonathan Wallace, Russell Berkman | |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Robert Tran drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Frank Thornley clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #4 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SG) Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:04 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 13:04 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Braun | 48-54 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Frank Thornley hits a floater from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Robert Tran knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Stephen Michaels is whistled for a carry | 51-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Jason Parks (SG), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Robert Braun, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran slams it home | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Reynosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Scotty James (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Neil Siler misses the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Jason Parks - foul #3 on Jason Parks, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Berkman (C) Scotty James | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Neil Siler makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Neil Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Neil Siler makes the 3rd free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Neil Siler picks off the pass by Robert Tran | 53-59 |
| 10:53 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Robert Tran pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Jason Parks comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Berkman - foul #3 on Russell Berkman, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Robert Braun (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Reyes Fleming, Robert Tran, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Gregory Reynosa, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley | |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Jonathan Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | William Milligan steals the ball from William Stitt | 54-59 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Robert Braun steals the ball from James Butler | 54-59 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Robert Braun lays it up and in | 56-59 |
| 09:23 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Wallace is blocked by William Stitt | 56-59 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Jason Parks grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Willie Rose comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on William Milligan - foul #2 on William Milligan, team foul #3 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Tran (SF), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Jason Parks, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Scotty James (C) James Butler, Jonathan Wallace, Russell Berkman | |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Scotty James loses the dribble to Thomas Beckwith | 58-59 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Braun | 61-59 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Frank Thornley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Beckwith - foul #5 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels | |
| 08:11 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming buries a 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Scotty James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Reynosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Reynosa - foul #2 on Gregory Reynosa, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG) Reyes Fleming | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Neil Siler misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Tran - foul #1 on Robert Tran, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG) Kenneth Demarco, Gregory Reynosa | |
| 07:02 | Butler | Neil Siler misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Neil Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter knocks in the runner in the paint | 68-62 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Neil Siler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-62 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the tip | 68-62 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Robert Braun snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter hits the follow up shot | 70-62 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Scotty James drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Milligan | 70-64 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-64 |
| 05:33 | Butler | William Milligan snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 05:13 | Butler | William Milligan is hacked by Robert Tran - foul #2 on Robert Tran, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Reynosa (SG), James Butler (SF), Jonathan Wallace (PF), Russell Berkman (C) Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Frank Thornley, Scotty James | |
| 05:13 | Butler | William Milligan misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | William Stitt snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Russell Berkman - foul #4 on Russell Berkman, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SF) Robert Tran | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG) William Milligan | |
| 04:51 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:38 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-64 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | William Stitt's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Demarco | 72-64 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Demarco | 72-66 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Wallace - foul #2 on Jonathan Wallace, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF) Reyes Fleming, Robert Braun, Gilbert Higgins | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Frank Thornley (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Gregory Reynosa, Jonathan Wallace | |
| 03:25 | Marquette | William Stitt blows the layup | 72-66 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses the tip | 72-66 |
| 03:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Thornley | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Butler (fresh) PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. C - Russell Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Butler | William Stitt is called for the reach on Russell Berkman - foul #2 on William Stitt, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Neil Siler (SF) James Butler | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Russell Berkman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran double dribbles | 72-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (PF) Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Butler | Scotty James (C) Russell Berkman | |
| 02:22 | Butler | William Milligan misses long on a shot from the right side | 72-68 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Stitt | 72-68 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-68 |
| 02:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Scotty James | 72-68 |
| 01:48 | Butler | William Milligan is fouled on the floor by Robert Tran - foul #3 on Robert Tran, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (PF) Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:48 | Butler | William Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:48 | Butler | William Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | William Stitt hits a shot from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Frank Thornley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 01:03 | Butler | William Milligan can't tip it in | 74-70 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Frank Thornley grabs the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Neil Siler connects on the open turnaround from the baseline | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Robert Tran is hacked by Frank Thornley - foul #2 on Frank Thornley, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Frank Thornley grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Stephen Michaels clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter is hacked by William Milligan in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Milligan, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Jason Parks steals it from Neil Siler | 76-72 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Jason Parks slams it home | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Milligan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-72 |