| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Pearman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Roger Cruise inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Daniel Pearman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 19:39 | Butler | John Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Karl Dubin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-43 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Roger Cruise snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 19:05 | Butler | David Wolf gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Kurt Flakes swats the short shot by John Ward | 28-43 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Roger Cruise snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Hartley - foul #1 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Ward | 29-43 |
| 17:50 | Butler | David Wolf knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Karl Dubin | 29-45 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Hartley - foul #2 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jacob Milone (PF) Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Butler | Jayson Clarke (C) Ronald Hartley | |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 17:25 | Butler | David Wolf misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 17:23 | Butler | John Ward can't tip it in | 31-45 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Jacob Milone snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Jacob Milone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-45 |
| 16:56 | Butler | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:27 | Butler | John Ward connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Wolf and he's fouled by Jacob Milone - foul #2 on Jacob Milone, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Erickson (PG), David Speer (SG), Barry Josephs (SF), Ronald Krumm (PF), George Kieffer (C) Daniel Pearman, Gregory Boyd, Roger Cruise, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Ronny White, Jayson Clarke | |
| 16:27 | Butler | John Ward makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Daniel Erickson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Ronald Hartley gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 15:38 | Butler | Ronald Hartley connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Bennett | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Erickson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Speer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Josephs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Saiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:23 | Marquette | David Speer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-50 |
| 15:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Ward | 31-50 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Ronald Hartley hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Bennett | 31-52 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | David Speer misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ronald Hartley - foul #3 on Ronald Hartley, team foul #3 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Pearman (PG), Roger Cruise (SF), Jacob Milone (PF) Daniel Erickson, Barry Josephs, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Anthony Saiz, John Ward, Ronald Hartley | |
| 15:03 | Marquette | David Speer makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | David Speer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Jacob Milone snags the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Roger Cruise can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 14:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jayson Clarke | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:25 | Butler | Jayson Clarke knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Hooten | 32-54 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Ronald Hughes is called for the reach on David Speer - foul #2 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #4 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Boyd (SG), Kurt Flakes (C) David Speer, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF) Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett | |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Jayson Clarke picks off the pass by Roger Cruise | 32-54 |
| 13:21 | Butler | David Wolf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-54 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Ronald Hughes tips it home | 32-56 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Roger Cruise can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ronny White - foul #2 on Ronny White, team foul #5 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Krumm (PF) Jacob Milone | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Hartley (C) Ronald Hughes | |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Roger Cruise makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Roger Cruise makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Kurt Flakes blocks the short jumper by Jayson Clarke | 34-56 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Ronny White tips it home | 34-58 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | David Wolf takes the ball from Gregory Boyd | 34-58 |
| 12:19 | Butler | David Wolf can't finish the layup | 34-58 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Karl Dubin grabs the offensive board | 34-58 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Ronald Hartley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Pearman - foul #3 on Daniel Pearman, team foul #2 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Speer (PG), Barry Josephs (SF), George Kieffer (C) Daniel Pearman, Roger Cruise, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), John Ward (PF) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Jayson Clarke | |
| 11:48 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Ronald Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd is whistled for a carry | 34-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Speer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Josephs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ward (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Butler | Bryan Bennett knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Ronald Krumm - foul #2 on Ronald Krumm, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Erickson (PG) Gregory Boyd | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Saiz (SF), Ronald Hughes (C) Ronny White, Ronald Hartley | |
| 11:10 | Butler | Bryan Bennett makes the free throw | 34-63 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Daniel Erickson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Josephs | 36-63 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Manuel Hooten is fouled on the floor by Ronald Krumm - foul #3 on Ronald Krumm, team foul #4 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Pearman (PG), Jacob Milone (PF), Kurt Flakes (C) Daniel Erickson, Ronald Krumm, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Jayson Clarke (C) Anthony Saiz, Ronald Hughes | |
| 10:11 | Butler | Manuel Hooten misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-63 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Barry Josephs snags the defensive board | 36-63 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | David Speer knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Manuel Hooten - foul #1 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #6 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Boyd (SG), Roger Cruise (SF) Daniel Pearman, Barry Josephs | |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett, John Ward | |
| 09:47 | Marquette | David Speer makes the free throw | 39-63 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Jayson Clarke's pass is intercepted by Roger Cruise | 39-63 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-63 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes can't tip it in | 39-63 |
| 09:07 | Butler | David Wolf pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 08:41 | Butler | David Wolf knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Karl Dubin | 39-66 |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Jacob Milone double dribbles | 39-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Pearman (PG), Ronald Krumm (PF), George Kieffer (C) David Speer, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG), John Ward (PF), Ronald Hughes (C) Karl Dubin, Jayson Clarke, Ronald Hartley | |
| 07:58 | Butler | David Wolf buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Bennett | 39-68 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Gregory Boyd hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Pearman | 42-68 |
| 07:23 | Butler | Bryan Bennett is called for traveling | 42-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Barry Josephs (SG), Jacob Milone (SF) Gregory Boyd, Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Dubin (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG) David Wolf, Ronny White | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Pearman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Josephs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Milone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Karl Dubin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Ward (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Daniel Pearman drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Barry Josephs | 45-68 |
| 06:39 | Butler | John Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Speer (SG), Kurt Flakes (C) Ronald Krumm, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Butler | Jayson Clarke (PF), Ronald Hartley (C) John Ward, Ronald Hughes | |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Jayson Clarke takes the ball from Jacob Milone | 45-68 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Kurt Flakes is called for the reach on Jayson Clarke - foul #2 on Kurt Flakes, team foul #5 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Boyd (SG), Roger Cruise (SF) David Speer, Barry Josephs | |
| Subs | Butler | David Wolf (SG), Ronny White (SF) Manuel Hooten, Bryan Bennett | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Karl Dubin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Erickson (PG), David Speer (SG), Barry Josephs (SF), Charles Lorenzen (PF), George Kieffer (C) Daniel Pearman, Gregory Boyd, Roger Cruise, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rollins (PG), Manuel Hooten (SG), Anthony Saiz (SF), Ronald Hughes (C) Karl Dubin, David Wolf, Ronny White, Ronald Hartley | |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Anthony Saiz steps in front of the George Kieffer pass | 45-68 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Thomas Rollins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-68 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Barry Josephs grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | David Speer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-68 |
| 04:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Anthony Saiz | 45-68 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Anthony Saiz misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Barry Josephs - foul #1 on Barry Josephs, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Bennett (PG) Thomas Rollins | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Anthony Saiz misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Anthony Saiz misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Barry Josephs snags the offensive board | 45-68 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen misses the easy layup | 45-68 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Anthony Saiz pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Bryan Bennett connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Anthony Saiz | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Barry Josephs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Jayson Clarke pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Speer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Josephs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Lorenzen (fresh) C - George Kieffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Hooten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Saiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jayson Clarke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Jayson Clarke comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | George Kieffer grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Barry Josephs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-70 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Ronald Hughes pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| 02:30 | Butler | George Kieffer blocks the jumper by Ronald Hughes | 45-70 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | David Speer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen's pass is intercepted by Bryan Bennett | 45-70 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Ronald Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-70 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | David Speer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Lorenzen | 48-70 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Daniel Erickson is called for the reach on Anthony Saiz - foul #2 on Daniel Erickson, team foul #7 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jacob Milone (PF) Charles Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Anthony Saiz makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Anthony Saiz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | David Speer makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jacob Milone | 50-72 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Jayson Clarke is called for traveling | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | George Kieffer connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Erickson and the foul's on Manuel Hooten - foul #2 on Manuel Hooten, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | George Kieffer makes the free throw | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Butler | Bryan Bennett drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Saiz | 53-74 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | David Speer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-74 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | George Kieffer hits the follow up shot | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Bryan Bennett runs out the clock | 55-74 |