| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Laskey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rich Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Grunwald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Tim Faulkner inbounds the ball | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by John Hobbs - foul #2 on John Hobbs, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 19:48 | Butler | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:48 | Butler | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 19:48 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 19:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Issac Orsini | 39-47 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Wendell Laskey takes the ball from Harold Jacobs | 39-47 |
| 18:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Johnson | 39-47 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Harold Jacobs makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Christensen | 42-47 |
| 18:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Kenneth Walker (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Mark Daniels (C) James Jones, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG), Dana Ornelas (SG), Peter Wells (SF), John Corbin (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Issac Orsini, Wendell Laskey, Rich Boyd, Charles Grunwald, John Hobbs | |
| 18:23 | Butler | Sung Chin connects on the jumper from the right block set up by David Dunbar | 44-47 |
| 18:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell is hacked by David Dunbar in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Dunbar, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| 18:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 18:05 | Butler | David Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Mark Daniels lays it in set up by Kenneth Walker and he's fouled by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) David Dunbar, Kenneth Walker, Robert Fitzgerald, Sung Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Wendell Laskey (SG), Rich Boyd (SF), Charles Grunwald (PF), Daniel Cousin (C) Jordan Mitchell, Dana Ornelas, Peter Wells, John Corbin, Michael Morgan | |
| 17:42 | Butler | Mark Daniels makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin's floater is tipped away by Tim Faulkner | 47-47 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 17:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Jones | 47-47 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Harold Jacobs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 16:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Harold Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Wendell Laskey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Harold Jacobs | 47-47 |
| 16:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Rich Boyd | 47-47 |
| 16:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Cousin | 47-50 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Rich Boyd is called for the reach on Tim Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rich Boyd, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Kenneth Walker (SG) James Jones, Harold Jacobs | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (SG), Peter Wells (SF), John Corbin (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Wendell Laskey, Rich Boyd, Charles Grunwald, Daniel Cousin | |
| 16:05 | Butler | Kenneth Walker is fouled on the floor by Jordan Mitchell - foul #1 on Jordan Mitchell, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald (SF) Tim Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (SG), John Hobbs (C) Issac Orsini, Michael Morgan | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Kevin Christensen can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Corbin - foul #1 on John Corbin, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF) Kenneth Walker, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan (PF) Peter Wells | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Dunbar (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jean Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jordan Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Stephen Rape in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 15:45 | Butler | David Dunbar can't finish the layup | 49-50 |
| 15:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 15:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Morgan | 49-52 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Stephen Rape comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 15:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:42 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 14:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jean Johnson | 49-52 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:33 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin loses the dribble to David Dunbar in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Kevin Christensen misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-52 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Richard Simms is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Dunbar | 51-52 |
| 13:45 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Kenneth Walker (SG), Sung Chin (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) David Dunbar, Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Wendell Laskey (SG), Peter Wells (SF), Charles Grunwald (PF) Jordan Mitchell, Dana Ornelas, John Corbin, Michael Morgan | |
| 13:45 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:45 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Sung Chin grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Wendell Laskey - foul #2 on Wendell Laskey, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes (C) John Hobbs | |
| 13:21 | Butler | James Jones hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Simms | 54-52 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Wells | 54-54 |
| 12:53 | Butler | James Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 12:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 12:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 54-54 |
| 12:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Wendell Laskey and he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Mark Daniels (C) Kenneth Walker, Richard Simms, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd (SF), Daniel Cousin (C) Peter Wells, Patrick Hewes | |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Sung Chin gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Stephen Rape clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Mark Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:40 | Butler | James Jones travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF) Sung Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan (C) Daniel Cousin | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tim Faulkner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Laskey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rich Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Grunwald (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 11:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Rich Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Rich Boyd | 54-58 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Tim Faulkner is fouled in the backcourt by Rich Boyd - foul #4 on Rich Boyd, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG) James Jones, Stephen Rape | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (SG), Peter Wells (SF), John Corbin (PF), John Hobbs (C) Wendell Laskey, Rich Boyd, Charles Grunwald, Michael Morgan | |
| 10:50 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:11 | Butler | Peter Wells takes the ball from Sung Chin | 56-58 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Wells | 56-60 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the finger roll | 58-60 |
| 09:48 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin is hacked by David Dunbar in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Dunbar, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Robert Fitzgerald (PF) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs, Sung Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SG), Daniel Cousin (SF), Patrick Hewes (C) Issac Orsini, Peter Wells, John Hobbs | |
| 09:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Simms takes the ball from Wendell Laskey | 58-60 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Jean Johnson comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Patrick Hewes - foul #1 on Patrick Hewes, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Charles Grunwald (PF) Jordan Mitchell, John Corbin | |
| 09:26 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Kenneth Walker loses the dribble to Wendell Laskey in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses the easy layup | 59-60 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 08:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald misses the floater near the basket | 59-60 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Johnson | 59-60 |
| 08:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald tips it home | 59-62 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Richard Simms drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Walker | 61-62 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Simms - foul #4 on Richard Simms, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Mark Daniels (C) Kenneth Walker, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Robert Fitzgerald, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (SG), Rich Boyd (SF), John Corbin (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Wendell Laskey, Daniel Cousin, Charles Grunwald, Patrick Hewes | |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:55 | Butler | The rebound goes to Harold Jacobs | 61-62 |
| 07:53 | Butler | James Jones is hacked by Rich Boyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rich Boyd, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (SG), Peter Wells (SF) Issac Orsini, Rich Boyd | |
| 07:53 | Butler | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:53 | Butler | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas's pass is intercepted by Tim Faulkner | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Faulkner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Daniels (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dana Ornelas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jordan Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Corbin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Butler | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 07:18 | Butler | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:18 | Butler | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells drills a floater from the left block set up by Michael Morgan | 65-64 |
| 06:41 | Butler | James Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-64 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Tim Faulkner is called for the reach on Dana Ornelas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Sung Chin (PF) James Jones, Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), John Hobbs (C) Dana Ornelas, Michael Morgan | |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jordan Mitchell | 68-66 |
| 06:05 | Butler | Peter Wells steps in front of the Harold Jacobs pass | 68-66 |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 05:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Daniels | 68-66 |
| 05:40 | Butler | David Dunbar is fouled in the backcourt by Issac Orsini - foul #3 on Issac Orsini, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SG), Charles Grunwald (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Jordan Mitchell, John Corbin, John Hobbs | |
| 05:40 | Butler | David Dunbar misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:40 | Butler | David Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Wendell Laskey takes the ball from Stephen Rape | 69-66 |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Jean Johnson (C) David Dunbar, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (PG), Daniel Cousin (SF), John Hobbs (C) Issac Orsini, Peter Wells, Michael Morgan | |
| 04:38 | Butler | Kevin Christensen connects on the open floater from the left block set up by James Jones | 71-66 |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-69 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (SG), Sung Chin (PF) Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Daniel Cousin, John Hobbs | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Sung Chin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Grunwald - foul #3 on Charles Grunwald, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Peter Wells (SF) Wendell Laskey, Charles Grunwald | |
| 04:08 | Butler | Sung Chin misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Sung Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Richard Simms - foul #5 on Richard Simms, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF) Richard Simms | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (SG), Patrick Hewes (C) Dana Ornelas, Michael Morgan | |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses the free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Tim Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Peter Wells is called for the reach on Tim Faulkner - foul #1 on Peter Wells, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald (C) Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:43 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 03:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells snags the offensive board | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sung Chin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fitzgerald (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jordan Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Wells (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Corbin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Hewes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses the lay-in | 74-71 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Tim Faulkner snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 74-71 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 02:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses the fadeaway in the lane | 74-71 |
| 02:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini tips it home | 74-73 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald drills a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Peter Wells - foul #2 on Peter Wells, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) James Jones, Kenneth Walker, Sung Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (PG), Wendell Laskey (SG), Daniel Cousin (SF), Charles Grunwald (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Issac Orsini, Jordan Mitchell, Peter Wells, John Corbin, Patrick Hewes | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Rape - foul #4 on Stephen Rape, team foul #8 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Daniels (C) Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Kevin Christensen double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin can't finish the layup | 77-74 |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald grabs the offensive board | 77-74 |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Jean Johnson (C) David Dunbar, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Peter Wells (SF), John Hobbs (C) Dana Ornelas, Daniel Cousin, Michael Morgan | |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-74 |
| 01:42 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Grunwald | 77-74 |
| 01:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Tim Faulkner steals the ball from Peter Wells | 77-74 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Stephen Rape hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Tim Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:47 | Butler | James Jones is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses the 3 from straight away | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs can't tip it in | 79-74 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Stephen Rape snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Stephen Rape is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Laskey - foul #3 on Wendell Laskey, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (PG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG) Stephen Rape | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Kevin Christensen is hacked by Charles Grunwald - foul #4 on Charles Grunwald, team foul #16 | 80-74 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-74 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the board | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Kevin Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Issac Orsini - foul #4 on Issac Orsini, team foul #17 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs lays it in on a nice dish by Issac Orsini | 84-76 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Tim Faulkner is hacked by Issac Orsini in the backcourt - foul #5 on Issac Orsini, team foul #18 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG) Issac Orsini | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Dunbar runs out the clock | 85-76 |