| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Timothy Lake (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Marone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Finn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is fouled on the floor by John Bortz - foul #2 on John Bortz, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Charles Coomer is called for the reach on William Dalton - foul #3 on Charles Coomer, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger (C) Charles Coomer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:20 | Butler | James Stone's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Finn | 23-27 |
| 19:19 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:14 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Dalton - foul #3 on William Dalton, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG) William Dalton | |
| 19:14 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:14 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Vito Esposito's pass is intercepted by Timothy Lake | 25-27 |
| 19:00 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake lays it in | 27-27 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Curtis Sprenger steps in front of the Joel Ament pass | 27-27 |
| 18:32 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake is fouled on the floor by Vito Esposito - foul #1 on Vito Esposito, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 18:09 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Marone is hacked by Tommy Strozier - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| 17:59 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-27 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Frankie Molnar comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 27-27 |
| 17:51 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Timothy Lake | 27-27 |
| 17:33 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake's floater is tipped away by James Stone | 27-27 |
| 17:32 | Butler | James Stone grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Theodore Finn - foul #1 on Theodore Finn, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Willard Byers (PG), Benjamin Deason (SG), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Timothy Lake, Mark Marone, Theodore Finn, Curtis Sprenger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver (PG) John Bortz | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF) James Stone | |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:00 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 16:35 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Kenneth Vos | 29-29 |
| 16:31 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver's layup is rejected by Joel Ament | 29-29 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Rogelio Romano is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), Raphael Rossi (C) Frankie Molnar, Joel Ament | |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Vos misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 29-29 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the board | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) SG - Willard Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Deason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Moorman (fresh) C - Kenneth Vos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake (PG), Mark Marone (SG), John Bortz (SF), Theodore Finn (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Gerry Weaver, Willard Byers, Benjamin Deason, Mark Moorman, Kenneth Vos | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), James Stone (PF) Vito Esposito, Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| 15:19 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-29 |
| 15:18 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses the lay-in | 31-29 |
| 15:03 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Bortz | 31-29 |
| 14:43 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Coomer | 33-29 |
| 14:27 | Butler | The jumper by James Stone is denied by Charles Coomer | 33-29 |
| 14:25 | Butler | James Stone tips it home | 33-31 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Rogelio Romano | |
| 13:55 | Butler | Frankie Molnar connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Tommy Strozier | 33-33 |
| 13:32 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 13:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 33-33 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Joel Ament blows the layup | 33-33 |
| 13:23 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Coomer | 33-33 |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Marone | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Butler | William Dalton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tommy Strozier | 36-36 |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Willard Byers (PG), Benjamin Deason (SG), Curtis Sprenger (SF), Mark Moorman (PF) Timothy Lake, Mark Marone, John Bortz, Theodore Finn | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (PF) James Stone | |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:38 | Butler | William Dalton's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Deason | 37-36 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Raphael Rossi hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 12:16 | Loyola Chicago | William Dalton steals it from Benjamin Deason | 37-38 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Benjamin Deason is called for the reach on William Dalton - foul #1 on Benjamin Deason, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver (PG) Charles Coomer | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Norman Wiedman (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Raphael Rossi | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Joel Ament throws it down | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) SG - Willard Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Deason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Moorman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman can't finish the layup | 37-40 |
| 11:23 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 11:11 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason misses the floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Norman Wiedman snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Willard Byers is called for the reach on Norman Wiedman - foul #1 on Willard Byers, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake (PG), Mark Marone (SG), John Bortz (SF), Kenneth Vos (C) Gerry Weaver, Willard Byers, Benjamin Deason, Curtis Sprenger | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Raphael Rossi (C) Frankie Molnar, Joel Ament | |
| 10:26 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is fouled on the floor by Mark Moorman - foul #3 on Mark Moorman, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Mark Moorman, Kenneth Vos | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Norman Wiedman | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Tommy Strozier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 10:14 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Coomer | 37-40 |
| 10:00 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake drills a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Raphael Rossi - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Omer Zaharis (C) Rogelio Romano | |
| 10:00 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Vito Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 09:48 | Butler | Omer Zaharis gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Omer Zaharis misses the easy layup | 40-40 |
| 09:34 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Timothy Lake | 40-40 |
| 09:12 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Marone knocks in the floater in the paint set up by John Bortz | 42-40 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Omer Zaharis misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Theodore Finn - foul #2 on Theodore Finn, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger (PF) Theodore Finn | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Raphael Rossi | |
| 08:57 | Butler | Omer Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Omer Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:44 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 08:42 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Marone hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Tommy Strozier buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Dalton | 44-44 |
| 08:13 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Marone travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Willard Byers (SG), Mark Moorman (C) Mark Marone, Charles Coomer | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG), Jessie Williamson (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF) William Dalton, Tommy Strozier, Omer Zaharis | |
| 07:55 | Butler | Rogelio Romano hits the finger roll | 44-46 |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Willard Byers is hacked by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SG), Theodore Finn (PF) Timothy Lake, John Bortz | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), James Stone (PF) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano | |
| 07:35 | Loyola Chicago | Willard Byers misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Willard Byers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Deason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. SF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Finn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Moorman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Butler | James Stone clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Curtis Sprenger - foul #1 on Curtis Sprenger, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| 07:21 | Butler | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:21 | Butler | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:04 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger lays it in and he's hacked by Frankie Molnar - foul #1 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG) Norman Wiedman | |
| 07:04 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:46 | Butler | William Dalton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Joel Ament can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:32 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-47 |
| 06:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 47-47 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's floater is tipped away by Curtis Sprenger | 47-47 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | Willard Byers gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:49 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake (PG), Mark Marone (SG), John Bortz (SF), Kenneth Vos (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Willard Byers, Benjamin Deason, Curtis Sprenger, Theodore Finn, Mark Moorman | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG) Frankie Molnar | |
| 05:40 | Butler | Joel Ament lays it up and in set up by Vito Esposito and he's fouled by Timothy Lake - foul #1 on Timothy Lake, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake drills a driving attempt from the right block | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | Butler | James Stone knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Charles Coomer - foul #4 on Charles Coomer, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (C) Joel Ament | |
| 05:11 | Butler | James Stone makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Dalton - foul #4 on William Dalton, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (PG), Jessie Williamson (SF) William Dalton, Vito Esposito | |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Tommy Strozier slams it home on a great pass from Jessie Williamson | 51-55 |
| 04:25 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake's layup is rejected by Jessie Williamson | 51-55 |
| 04:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 51-55 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Tommy Strozier connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Wiedman | 51-58 |
| 03:36 | Loyola Chicago | James Stone blocks the short jumper by Charles Coomer | 51-58 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Timothy Lake (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Marone (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Vos (fairly fresh) C - Charles Coomer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Tommy Strozier knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rogelio Romano | 51-61 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Lake | 53-61 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn (PF) Kenneth Vos | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Butler | Tommy Strozier comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 02:39 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 02:13 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn clanks a turnaround from the right block | 53-61 |
| 02:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Stone | 53-61 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Dalton | 53-63 |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mark Marone and the foul's on James Stone - foul #5 on James Stone, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF) James Stone | |
| 01:31 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Frankie Molnar pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 01:13 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Marone pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:08 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Frankie Molnar pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the dunk | 55-63 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Tommy Strozier grabs the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is hacked by Mark Marone - foul #1 on Mark Marone, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Loyola Chicago | Timothy Lake double dribbles | 55-64 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Joel Ament is hacked by Timothy Lake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Lake, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:33 | Loyola Chicago | Theodore Finn gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:27 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Marone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-65 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Dalton runs out the clock | 55-65 |