| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Henry Lackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine buries a driving attempt near the basket | 41-33 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jack Erskine - foul #1 on Jack Erskine, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Jon Morris picks off the pass by Irwin Thompson | 41-33 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Jon Morris misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Jon Morris grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo blows the dunk | 41-33 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Lackey - foul #3 on Henry Lackey, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Robert Robinson (PF) Henry Lackey, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton (PF), Kifimbo Dare (C) Howard Goss, Jack Erskine | |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Robert Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Horace Derrickson | 44-34 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Colosimo swats the short shot by Kifimbo Dare | 44-34 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irwin Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kifimbo Dare (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Jon Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Kifimbo Dare | 44-34 |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Irwin Thompson and he's hacked by Jeff Colosimo - foul #2 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF), Walter Burns (C) Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Daniel Hampton | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Henry Lackey buries a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Jack Erskine - foul #2 on Jack Erskine, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss (PF) Kifimbo Dare | |
| 14:59 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Horace Derrickson pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:26 | Butler | Henry Lackey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Phillips swats the layup by Jacob Taylor | 47-37 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor can't tip it in | 47-37 |
| 14:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Cooley | 47-37 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Henry Lackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Craighead (SF) Horace Derrickson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Erskine | 47-39 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Conrad Gordon is called for the reach on Anthony Phillips - foul #4 on Conrad Gordon, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (SF) Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG) Conrad Gordon | |
| 13:33 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Henry Lackey buries a turnaround from close range | 49-39 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Daniel Hampton (C) Christopher Escobedo, Wayne Burroughs, Jack Erskine | |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Phillips steals it from Ernest Gonsales | 49-39 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Jon Morris lays it in on a great pass from Henry Lackey | 51-39 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Goss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Hampton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Howard Goss takes the ball from Henry Lackey | 54-41 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Jon Morris snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Albert Lenz's layup is rejected by Daniel Hampton | 54-41 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Henry Lackey gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Daniel Hampton is called for the reach on Jeff Colosimo - foul #2 on Daniel Hampton, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Wayne Burroughs (SF), Kifimbo Dare (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Ernest Gonsales, Jacob Taylor, Christopher Wilson, Howard Goss, Daniel Hampton | |
| 09:36 | Butler | Robert Robinson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 54-41 |
| 09:34 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-41 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Walter Burns buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerome Evans | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs is fouled on the floor by Alfred Cooley - foul #1 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo buries a floater from the right wing set up by Wayne Burroughs | 57-43 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Wayne Burroughs steals it from Robert Robinson | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Jerome Evans loses the dribble to Jack Erskine | 57-45 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Burroughs | 57-48 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Walter Burns travels with the ball | 57-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Rhett Luttrell (PF) Christopher Escobedo, Wayne Burroughs, Kifimbo Dare | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Conrad Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rhett Luttrell (fresh) C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Wilson | 57-50 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Jon Morris connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeff Colosimo and he's fouled by Rhett Luttrell - foul #1 on Rhett Luttrell, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Craighead (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (SG) Irwin Thompson | |
| 07:04 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Rhett Luttrell grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-50 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Rhett Luttrell snags the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff Colosimo - foul #3 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Burns (PF) Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Albert Lenz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Rhett Luttrell - foul #2 on Rhett Luttrell, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kifimbo Dare (PF) Jack Erskine | |
| 06:23 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 3rd free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Rhett Luttrell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Anthony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:47 | Butler | Jon Morris scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Albert Lenz | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Anthony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:07 | Butler | Albert Lenz is hacked by Kifimbo Dare - foul #2 on Kifimbo Dare, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Irwin Thompson (SG), Wayne Burroughs (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Daniel Hampton (C) Conrad Gordon, Christopher Wilson, Kifimbo Dare, Rhett Luttrell | |
| 05:07 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Horace Derrickson is called for the reach on Ernest Gonsales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (SF) Albert Lenz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 04:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 66-50 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Horace Derrickson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Colosimo picks off the pass by Daniel Hampton | 66-50 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Irwin Thompson and he's hacked by Horace Derrickson - foul #3 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Albert Lenz (SF) Alfred Cooley, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Wilson (SF), Jack Erskine (C) Wayne Burroughs, Daniel Hampton | |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales misses the free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Horace Derrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Henry Lackey is blocked by Jack Erskine | 66-52 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Goss | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ernest Gonsales (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irwin Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Goss (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Erskine (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine is hacked by Henry Lackey - foul #4 on Henry Lackey, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Albert Lenz, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Escobedo (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Kifimbo Dare (PF) Ernest Gonsales, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Howard Goss | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Jack Erskine makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Alfred Cooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Herman Craighead (C) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton (PF) Jack Erskine | |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Burns swats the short shot by Kifimbo Dare | 66-54 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton hits the follow up shot | 66-56 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns, Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Conrad Gordon (PG), Irwin Thompson (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Howard Goss (PF), Jack Erskine (C) Christopher Escobedo, Wayne Burroughs, Jacob Taylor, Daniel Hampton, Kifimbo Dare | |
| 02:04 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo blows the layup | 66-56 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Anthony Phillips tips it in | 68-56 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Lackey - foul #5 on Henry Lackey, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ernest Gonsales (PG), Wayne Burroughs (SG), Jacob Taylor (SF), Daniel Hampton (C) Conrad Gordon, Irwin Thompson, Christopher Wilson, Jack Erskine | |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Howard Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Evans | 70-58 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Jacob Taylor clanks a floater from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 01:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Walter Burns | 70-58 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Walter Burns misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-58 |
| 00:59 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Burroughs comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Jerome Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Howard Goss steals the ball from Robert Robinson | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Hampton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-58 |