| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) PF - Robert Barton (fresh) C - Edward Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Buskirk (fresh) SG - Tommy Muhlestein (fresh) SF - Richard Fish (fresh) PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) C - Roger Ashley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Robert Barton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Roger Ashley is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Edward Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joshua Buskirk | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Roger Ashley is hacked by Edward Ray - foul #1 on Edward Ray, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Roger Ashley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roger Ashley, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Robert Barton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Chestnut and he's hacked by Tommy Muhlestein - foul #1 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Robert Barton makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Edward Ray is called for the reach on Richard Fish - foul #2 on Edward Ray, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage (C) Edward Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:37 | Butler | Roger Ashley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Muhlestein | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut clanks a jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Tommy Muhlestein grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Ronald Radford pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Daniel Burke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Richard Fish snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Robert Barton steals it from Tommy Muhlestein | 6-3 |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Richard Fish - foul #1 on Richard Fish, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG), Robert Eck (PF), Rodney Newton (C) Daniel Burke, Ronald Radford, Robert Barton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Roger Ashley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Tommy Muhlestein is called for the reach on Charles Chestnut - foul #2 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Sharrow (PF) Charles Chestnut | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Joshua Buskirk, Tommy Muhlestein, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Rayford Otzweiler (fresh) SG - Rodney Newton (fresh) SF - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) PF - James Sharrow (fresh) C - Robert Eck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) SF - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) PF - Erik Caples (fresh) C - Darrel Atchley (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 8-3 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Erik Caples snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Ryan Depuy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Lenihan | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | DePaul | James Sharrow misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:18 | DePaul | James Sharrow snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | DePaul | James Sharrow knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Rayford Otzweiler and he's hacked by Erik Caples - foul #1 on Erik Caples, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Burke (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Rodney Newton, Robert Eck | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:04 | DePaul | James Sharrow makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Isaiah Cubbage steals it from Erik Caples | 11-6 |
| 14:34 | DePaul | James Sharrow drills a 3 from the left wing | 14-6 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon loses the dribble to Rayford Otzweiler in the backcourt | 14-6 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler hits the finger roll | 16-6 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Isaiah Cubbage - foul #1 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Ronald Radford (SF), Robert Eck (C) Rayford Otzweiler, James Sharrow, Isaiah Cubbage | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG), Edward Plunkett (PF), Roger Ashley (C) Ryan Depuy, Daniel Lenihan, Erik Caples | |
| 14:13 | Butler | Darrel Atchley makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Darrel Atchley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Robert Barton grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Burke | 18-7 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses long on a shot from the right side | 18-7 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Robert Barton gets the rebound | 18-7 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Robert Barton clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 18-7 |
| 13:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darrel Atchley | 18-7 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-7 |
| 13:27 | DePaul | Robert Eck snags the defensive board | 18-7 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Robert Eck lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Chestnut and he's hacked by Joshua Buskirk - foul #1 on Joshua Buskirk, team foul #6 | 20-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (SG) Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Fish (SF) Darrel Atchley | |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Robert Eck makes the free throw | 21-7 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk is fouled on the floor by Charles Chestnut - foul #1 on Charles Chestnut, team foul #4 | 21-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG), Isaiah Cubbage (PF) Rodney Newton, Robert Barton | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG) Matthew Castrejon | |
| 12:44 | Butler | Richard Fish is fouled on the floor by Ronald Radford - foul #1 on Ronald Radford, team foul #5 | 21-7 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Plunkett | 21-9 |
| 12:20 | DePaul | Joshua Buskirk steps in front of the Ronald Radford pass | 21-9 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Ryan Depuy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-9 |
| 12:08 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Buskirk | 21-9 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Richard Fish buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Radford - foul #2 on Ronald Radford, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), James Sharrow (SF), Robert Barton (PF) Charles Chestnut, Rayford Otzweiler, Ronald Radford, Robert Eck | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG), Daniel Lenihan (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Joshua Buskirk, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Richard Fish makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Rodney Newton (fresh) SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sharrow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) C - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Daniel Burke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-12 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Robert Barton gets the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | James Sharrow hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodney Newton and he's fouled by Ryan Depuy - foul #1 on Ryan Depuy, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt (SG) Ryan Depuy | |
| 11:10 | DePaul | James Sharrow makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Darrel Atchley buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Robert Barton double dribbles | 24-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG) James Sharrow | |
| Subs | Butler | Erik Caples (PF) Richard Fish | |
| 10:31 | Butler | Erik Caples misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Darrel Atchley tips it home | 24-16 |
| 10:01 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 09:59 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage gets the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Darrel Atchley steals it from Daniel Burke | 24-16 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Erik Caples scores on a jumper from the left block | 24-18 |
| 09:05 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage throws it down set up by Daniel Burke | 26-18 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt is hacked by Isaiah Cubbage - foul #2 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Robert Drago (SG), James Sharrow (SF), Robert Eck (C) Rayford Otzweiler, Daniel Burke, Isaiah Cubbage, Rodney Newton | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG), Richard Fish (SF), Edward Plunkett (PF), Roger Ashley (C) Matthew Castrejon, Daniel Lenihan, Erik Caples, Darrel Atchley | |
| 08:49 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Michael Kleinschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:27 | DePaul | Robert Drago can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Plunkett - foul #1 on Edward Plunkett, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG) Michael Kleinschmidt | |
| 08:27 | DePaul | Robert Drago makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 08:27 | DePaul | Robert Drago makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Charles Chestnut steals the ball from Joshua Buskirk | 28-20 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut hits the finger roll | 30-20 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Roger Ashley scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Buskirk | 30-22 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Drago (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Sharrow (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Eck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Buskirk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Fish (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) C - Roger Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:32 | DePaul | Robert Eck loses the dribble to Joshua Buskirk | 30-22 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Sharrow - foul #1 on James Sharrow, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (SG) Ryan Depuy | |
| 07:17 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Edward Plunkett misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:17 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Barton | 30-22 |
| 07:02 | DePaul | James Sharrow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Roger Ashley snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Richard Fish is hacked by Robert Drago - foul #1 on Robert Drago, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Burke (SG), Rodney Newton (C) Robert Drago, Robert Barton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:47 | Butler | Richard Fish misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Rodney Newton pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | James Sharrow hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 30-22 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Edward Plunkett grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Richard Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Roger Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Richard Fish grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Roger Ashley comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Rodney Newton - foul #1 on Rodney Newton, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Robert Barton (PF) Charles Chestnut, James Sharrow | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (PG), Michael Kleinschmidt (SG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF) Joshua Buskirk, Matthew Castrejon, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett | |
| 05:43 | Butler | Roger Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Roger Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:22 | DePaul | Robert Eck is hacked by Daniel Lenihan - foul #1 on Daniel Lenihan, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Darrel Atchley (C) Roger Ashley | |
| 05:22 | DePaul | Robert Eck makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:22 | DePaul | Robert Eck makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Darrel Atchley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-23 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Ryan Depuy takes the ball from Rayford Otzweiler | 32-23 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Ryan Depuy hits the finger roll | 32-25 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), James Sharrow (SF) Daniel Burke, Rodney Newton | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (PG) Michael Kleinschmidt | |
| 04:12 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Plunkett (PF) Erik Caples | |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | James Sharrow can't tip it in | 32-25 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Edward Plunkett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rayford Otzweiler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sharrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Eck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matthew Castrejon (fresh) SG - Ryan Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Lenihan (fresh) PF - Edward Plunkett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darrel Atchley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan misses the lay-in | 32-25 |
| 03:35 | DePaul | Robert Eck gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Robert Barton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Chestnut | 35-25 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Daniel Lenihan is called for traveling | 35-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Damek Splonskowski (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), Ronald Radford (SF), Isaiah Cubbage (PF), Edward Ray (C) Charles Chestnut, Rayford Otzweiler, James Sharrow, Robert Barton, Robert Eck | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Buskirk (PG), Tommy Muhlestein (SG), Richard Fish (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Roger Ashley (C) Matthew Castrejon, Ryan Depuy, Daniel Lenihan, Edward Plunkett, Darrel Atchley | |
| 02:35 | DePaul | Ronald Radford connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Damek Splonskowski | 38-25 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Muhlestein | 38-27 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Tommy Muhlestein is called for the reach on Daniel Burke - foul #3 on Tommy Muhlestein, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (PG) Damek Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Castrejon (SG), Edward Plunkett (PF) Tommy Muhlestein, Erik Caples | |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Daniel Burke misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Newton - foul #2 on Rodney Newton, team foul #11 | 39-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG) Rodney Newton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:24 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Joshua Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:12 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roger Ashley - foul #2 on Roger Ashley, team foul #11 | 39-29 |
| 01:12 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:12 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Charles Chestnut picks off the pass by Matthew Castrejon | 41-29 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Daniel Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Richard Fish snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Roger Ashley blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Edward Ray gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Ronald Radford misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Richard Fish - foul #2 on Richard Fish, team foul #12 | 41-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG), Rodney Newton (C) Daniel Burke, Edward Ray | |
| Subs | Butler | Ryan Depuy (SG), Daniel Lenihan (SF), Erik Caples (PF), Darrel Atchley (C) Joshua Buskirk, Richard Fish, Edward Plunkett, Roger Ashley | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Ronald Radford misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Ronald Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Matthew Castrejon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-29 |