| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Carvalho (fresh) SG - Will Lane (fresh) SF - Mike Howard (fresh) PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) C - Theodore Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Anthony Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Mark Howarth pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | DePaul | Will Lane misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | DePaul | Mark Howarth hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Theodore Parker | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | Will Lane clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Henry Lackey steals the ball from Mark Howarth | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Theodore Parker - foul #1 on Theodore Parker, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | Jeff Colosimo is called for the reach on Will Lane - foul #1 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Albert Lenz picks off the pass by Christopher Carvalho | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Henry Lackey buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Will Lane - foul #1 on Will Lane, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Henry Lackey misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Anthony Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Jon Morris is hacked by Will Lane - foul #2 on Will Lane, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (PF) Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (SG) Will Lane | |
| 17:26 | Butler | The refs have stopped play. Jeff Colosimo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 4-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Burns (C) Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:12 | Butler | Robert Robinson can't throw it down but the foul's on Mike Howard - foul #1 on Mike Howard, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (SG) Jon Morris | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:12 | Butler | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Theodore Parker grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Mike Howard buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Robert Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Mark Howarth gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Mike Howard misses the shot from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Theodore Parker snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Mark Howarth misses short on a turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Albert Lenz snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Theodore Parker picks off the pass by Henry Lackey | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Carvalho (fresh) SG - Joseph Haman (fresh) SF - Mike Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Parker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho knocks in the floater from the right side | 5-7 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Henry Lackey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Haman - foul #1 on Joseph Haman, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Anthony Phillips (PF) Horace Derrickson, Albert Lenz | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bryan Bell (SG), Vincent Mick (SF), Walter Sutton (C) Christopher Carvalho, Mike Howard, Theodore Parker | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Henry Lackey is called for the reach on Joseph Haman - foul #1 on Henry Lackey, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG) Henry Lackey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Joseph Haman's floater is knocked away by Robert Robinson | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Robert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Butler | The short jumper by Walter Burns is denied by Walter Sutton | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Walter Burns can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Walter Sutton grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Joseph Haman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Horace Derrickson - foul #1 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SF), Herman Craighead (C) Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Dan Harewood (C) Bryan Bell, Mark Howarth | |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Joseph Haman makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Anthony Phillips is whistled for a carry | 7-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bryan Bell (SG), Theodore Parker (C) Joseph Haman, Dan Harewood | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho misses badly on a floater from the left side | 7-10 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Alfred Cooley pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Walter Sutton takes the ball from Anthony Phillips | 7-10 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Bryan Bell is fouled on the floor by Horace Derrickson - foul #2 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Albert Lenz (SF) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mike Howard (SF), Mark Howarth (PF) Vincent Mick, Walter Sutton | |
| 13:20 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Bryan Bell tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Anthony Phillips travels with the ball | 7-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Jon Morris, Anthony Phillips, Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (PG) Christopher Carvalho | |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Bryan Bell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryan Bell, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Bryan Bell takes the ball from Henry Lackey | 7-12 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Theodore Parker scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Haman | 7-14 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Walter Burns drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alfred Cooley (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Haman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | DePaul | Walter Burns is called for the reach on Bryan Bell - foul #1 on Walter Burns, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Anthony Phillips (PF) Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Vincent Mick (SF), Walter Sutton (C) Bryan Bell, Mike Howard, Theodore Parker | |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Lackey - foul #2 on Henry Lackey, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG) Henry Lackey | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Colbert (SG) Joseph Haman | |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Jon Morris banks in the layup and he's hacked by Walter Sutton - foul #1 on Walter Sutton, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SF), Herman Craighead (C) Albert Lenz, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:01 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Mark Howarth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Walter Sutton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Anthony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Herman Craighead's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Sutton | 11-15 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Anthony Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses the floater from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 10:03 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Mark Howarth | 11-15 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | Walter Sutton misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Alfred Cooley - foul #1 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Lenz (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Alfred Cooley, Anthony Phillips, Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (SG), Mike Howard (SF), Theodore Parker (C) James Colbert, Vincent Mick, Mark Howarth | |
| 09:49 | DePaul | Walter Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | Walter Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Walter Sutton grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Jon Morris takes the ball from Joseph Haman | 11-16 |
| 09:11 | Butler | Walter Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Theodore Parker pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:55 | DePaul | Mike Howard double dribbles | 11-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG) Jerome Evans, Jon Morris | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bryan Bell (SG), Mark Howarth (PF) Christopher Carvalho, Walter Sutton | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Mark Howarth pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | Bryan Bell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Howarth | 11-19 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Robert Robinson misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 11-19 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Walter Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Colbert (SG), Vincent Mick (SF), Dan Harewood (C) Joseph Haman, Mike Howard, Theodore Parker | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Raymond Snow (fresh) SG - Alfred Cooley (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. C - Herman Craighead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bryan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Colbert (fresh) SF - Vincent Mick (fresh) PF - Mark Howarth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Harewood (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Dan Harewood hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 11-19 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Alfred Cooley grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Raymond Snow blows the layup but he's fouled by Bryan Bell - foul #2 on Bryan Bell, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG) Albert Lenz | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Walter Sutton (C) Bryan Bell, Dan Harewood | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Raymond Snow makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Raymond Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Mark Howarth misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Alfred Cooley - foul #2 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #8 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Albert Lenz (SF) Raymond Snow, Alfred Cooley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Theodore Parker (C) Walter Sutton | |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Mark Howarth misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Mark Howarth makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Anthony Phillips comes up short on the floater from close range | 13-20 |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Mark Howarth gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Colbert | 13-22 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Vincent Mick picks off the pass by Albert Lenz | 13-22 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | James Colbert lays it up and in set up by Vincent Mick | 13-24 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Jon Morris connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 15-24 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Theodore Parker misses the shot in the paint | 15-24 |
| 05:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to Anthony Phillips | 15-24 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Albert Lenz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Colbert | 18-26 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Jon Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Theodore Parker - foul #2 on Theodore Parker, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Robert Robinson (SF), Walter Burns (C) Jerome Evans, Albert Lenz, Herman Craighead | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (SG), Mike Howard (SF), Walter Sutton (PF) James Colbert, Mark Howarth, Theodore Parker | |
| 05:02 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Mike Howard is whistled for traveling | 20-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Harewood (C) Vincent Mick | |
| 04:39 | Butler | Anthony Phillips can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Walter Sutton - foul #2 on Walter Sutton, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Randy Stahl (PG), Mark Howarth (PF) Christopher Carvalho, Walter Sutton | |
| 04:39 | Butler | Anthony Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Anthony Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:26 | DePaul | Randy Stahl misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | Dan Harewood grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Dan Harewood drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Haman | 22-28 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Jon Morris travels with the ball | 22-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Horace Derrickson (SG), Alfred Cooley (SF) Raymond Snow, Jon Morris, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | DePaul | Will Lane (SG), Walter Sutton (PF), Vincent Mick (C) Randy Stahl, Mark Howarth, Dan Harewood | |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Will Lane is whistled for a carry | 22-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Theodore Parker (C) Joseph Haman, Vincent Mick | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Carvalho (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Will Lane (fresh) SF - Mike Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Sutton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Alfred Cooley makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Robinson | 24-28 |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Mike Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 03:14 | Butler | Henry Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Alfred Cooley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-28 |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Mike Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 02:44 | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Will Lane clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Alfred Cooley pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Theodore Parker swats the dunk try by Henry Lackey | 27-28 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | Mike Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Horace Derrickson is called for the reach on Will Lane - foul #3 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Anthony Phillips (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Haman (PG), Vincent Mick (SF), Mark Howarth (PF) Christopher Carvalho, Mike Howard, Theodore Parker | |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Will Lane makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Will Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Anthony Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 27-30 |
| 01:35 | DePaul | Vincent Mick grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Will Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Haman | 27-33 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Anthony Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Lackey | 30-33 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Mark Howarth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Robert Robinson (PF) Henry Lackey, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Carvalho (PG), Theodore Parker (C) Will Lane, Walter Sutton | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Herman Craighead misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Albert Lenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Albert Lenz grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 30-33 |