| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Rivard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Dunbar (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Simms inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Jean Johnson is hacked by Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:31 | Butler | David Dunbar misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Jean Johnson tips it home | 33-40 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Rivard - foul #1 on James Rivard, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:13 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent is hacked by Stephen Rape in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Rape, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:54 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard is hacked by Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 18:41 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Brown | 35-42 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:59 | Loyola Chicago | Stephen Rape is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Donald Myers (SF), Sam Hall (PF) Michael Jent, Ronald Smith, Stanley McCrone, Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Mark Daniels (C) David Dunbar, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Daniels steps in front of the Clark Cross pass | 35-42 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Harold Jacobs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-42 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Mark Daniels can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 17:27 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:20 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Tim Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Harold Jacobs is hacked by William Poole - foul #1 on William Poole, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone (SF), James Timms (C) Sam Hall, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF) Tim Faulkner | |
| 17:03 | Butler | Sung Chin is fouled on the floor by Donald Myers - foul #1 on Donald Myers, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG) William Poole | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Sung Chin | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Richard Simms misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clark Cross - foul #1 on Clark Cross, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald (C) Mark Daniels | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Richard Simms makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Richard Simms misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:45 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 16:32 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 16:30 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 16:21 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 16:20 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Harold Jacobs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Richard Simms tips it home | 37-45 |
| 15:49 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Jent, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG), George Young (SG), Sam Hall (SF), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Michael Jent, Clark Cross, Stanley McCrone, Donald Myers, James Timms | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Kenneth Walker, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - William Poole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Rivard (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sung Chin (fresh) C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Sung Chin misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Tim Faulkner tips it home | 37-47 |
| 15:16 | Loyola Chicago | Tim Faulkner is called for the reach on William Poole - foul #3 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 15:02 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Clifford Brown, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Ronald Smith (SG) William Poole, George Young | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Jean Johnson scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Jones | 37-49 |
| 14:28 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Tim Faulkner comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-49 |
| 14:06 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 14:04 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall is hacked by Tim Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF), Donald Myers (PF) Ronald Smith, Sam Hall, Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Mark Daniels (C) James Jones, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin, Jean Johnson | |
| 13:47 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers hits a jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Kevin Christensen can't finish the layup | 39-49 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:26 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG) Michael Jent | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 13:17 | Butler | Kevin Christensen comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-49 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Mark Daniels tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Kevin Christensen gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Richard Simms's fadeaway is rejected by James Rivard | 39-51 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Kevin Christensen gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Kevin Christensen hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Jacobs and he's hacked by Donald Myers - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Young (SG), Sam Hall (PF), James Timms (C) Clark Cross, Donald Myers, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Kenneth Walker (SG), Jean Johnson (C) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs, Mark Daniels | |
| 12:35 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:21 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-54 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Kevin Christensen snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Kenneth Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Clifford Brown (PF) William Poole, George Young, Stanley McCrone | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald (SF), Sung Chin (PF) Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| 11:48 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Robert Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| 11:48 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:48 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Sam Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Timms (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sung Chin (fresh) C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Butler | A charge is called on James Jones - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers (SF), James Rivard (C) Sam Hall, James Timms | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Stephen Rape (SG) James Jones, Jean Johnson | |
| 11:19 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Clifford Brown | 43-54 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Stephen Rape drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sung Chin | 43-57 |
| 10:56 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith is hacked by Stephen Rape in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Rape, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone (SF) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Kenneth Walker, Sung Chin | |
| 10:56 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:56 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Richard Simms gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Stanley McCrone steals the ball from Kevin Christensen | 44-57 |
| 10:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the wide open runner near the basket | 46-57 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Michael Jent picks off the pass by Stephen Rape | 46-57 |
| 10:01 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent banks in the layup | 48-57 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Richard Simms hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 09:43 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Dunbar - foul #2 on David Dunbar, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Clifford Brown (PF) Michael Jent, Ronald Smith, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Mark Daniels (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| 09:43 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:43 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Jean Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Timms (C) James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG), Sung Chin (PF) David Dunbar, Mark Daniels | |
| 09:21 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall (SF) Stanley McCrone | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:16 | Butler | Clark Cross takes the ball from Kenneth Walker | 50-59 |
| 09:12 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall banks in the layup on a great pass from Clark Cross | 52-59 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Clifford Brown swats the short shot by Jean Johnson | 52-59 |
| 08:51 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Clifford Brown | 52-59 |
| 08:49 | Loyola Chicago | William Poole loses the dribble to Harold Jacobs in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Richard Simms knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Walker | 52-61 |
| 08:41 | Loyola Chicago | Harold Jacobs is called for the reach on Clark Cross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone (SF), James Rivard (C) Clifford Brown, James Timms | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Sung Chin | |
| 08:41 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 08:41 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Kenneth Walker makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on William Poole - foul #2 on William Poole, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Kenneth Walker misses the free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 07:56 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Donald Myers (PF) Clark Cross, Sam Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Mark Daniels (C) Kenneth Walker, Richard Simms, Jean Johnson | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Stephen Rape drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Christensen | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Poole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Rivard (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tim Faulkner - foul #5 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | George Young (SG), Clifford Brown (PF) William Poole, Stanley McCrone | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Sung Chin (PF) Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen | |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 07:21 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Richard Simms misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape gets the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 06:59 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Daniels swats the shot by Donald Myers | 55-66 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Mark Daniels grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 06:49 | Butler | James Jones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall (SF), James Timms (C) Donald Myers, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Mark Daniels | |
| 06:29 | Loyola Chicago | James Jones is called for the reach on Michael Jent - foul #5 on James Jones, team foul #12 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross (SG), Stanley McCrone (SF) George Young, Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Kevin Christensen (PF) James Jones, Sung Chin | |
| 06:29 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:29 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 06:16 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-66 |
| 06:02 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent tips it back up and in | 59-66 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Michael Jent steals it from Robert Fitzgerald | 59-66 |
| 05:40 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 05:38 | Butler | David Dunbar grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Harold Jacobs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Sam Hall - foul #3 on Sam Hall, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG), George Young (SG), Donald Myers (SF), Clifford Brown (PF), James Rivard (C) Michael Jent, Clark Cross, Stanley McCrone, Sam Hall, James Timms | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Mark Daniels (C) David Dunbar, Robert Fitzgerald, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| 05:24 | Butler | Harold Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Harold Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Harold Jacobs makes the 3rd free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:10 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Poole | 61-69 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Sung Chin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Simms and the foul's on Clifford Brown - foul #3 on Clifford Brown, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG) George Young | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Sung Chin misses the free throw | 61-71 |
| 04:55 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 04:36 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Simms swats the short shot by Clifford Brown | 61-71 |
| 04:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Daniels | 61-71 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Rape - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #12 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone (SF) Clifford Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Kenneth Walker, Sung Chin, Mark Daniels | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:21 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 04:17 | Loyola Chicago | William Poole connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by David Dunbar - foul #3 on David Dunbar, team foul #13 | 63-72 |
| 04:17 | Loyola Chicago | William Poole makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses long on a floater from the left block | 64-72 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Richard Simms can't tip it in | 64-72 |
| 03:59 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 03:52 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard tips it back up and in | 66-72 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Richard Simms clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley McCrone - foul #3 on Stanley McCrone, team foul #13 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Sam Hall (PF) William Poole, Ronald Smith, Donald Myers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:32 | Butler | Richard Simms makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Richard Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Michael Jent (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clark Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McCrone (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Sam Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Rivard (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Dunbar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-74 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG), Robert Fitzgerald (SF) David Dunbar, Richard Simms | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Stephen Rape clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 02:59 | Loyola Chicago | Sam Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 02:59 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown (PF) Sam Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Mark Daniels (C) Stephen Rape, Jean Johnson | |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | Clark Cross's pass is intercepted by Harold Jacobs in the backcourt | 66-74 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Harold Jacobs hits the finger roll | 66-76 |
| 02:46 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 66-76 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Harold Jacobs gets the rebound | 66-76 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ronald Smith (SG) Clark Cross | |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Kenneth Walker, Harold Jacobs, Robert Fitzgerald, Mark Daniels | |
| 02:21 | Butler | Richard Simms misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-76 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Richard Simms pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Jean Johnson comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on James Rivard - foul #2 on James Rivard, team foul #14 | 66-76 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:47 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 68-77 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-77 |
| 01:27 | Loyola Chicago | James Rivard pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| 01:23 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Jent misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-77 |
| 01:22 | Loyola Chicago | Clifford Brown grabs the offensive board | 68-77 |
| 01:12 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Simms takes the ball from Ronald Smith | 68-77 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Richard Simms lays it in | 68-79 |
| 00:47 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley McCrone misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-79 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Stephen Rape clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Michael Jent - foul #2 on Michael Jent, team foul #15 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William Poole (PG), Clark Cross (SG), Donald Myers (SF), Sam Hall (PF), James Timms (C) Michael Jent, Ronald Smith, Stanley McCrone, Clifford Brown, James Rivard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | Donald Myers is called for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Myers, team foul #16 | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Dunbar runs out the clock | 68-80 |