| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Dillard (fresh) SG - John Gilbert (fresh) SF - Martin Bevill (fresh) PF - Michael Morano (fresh) C - Michael Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Anthony Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Michael Morano hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Jon Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Henry Lackey tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Martin Bevill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Dillard | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Lackey | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | John Gilbert is hacked by Henry Lackey - foul #1 on Henry Lackey, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Michael Turner can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Jon Morris can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Martin Bevill snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Brian Dillard is hacked by Henry Lackey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Lackey, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG) Henry Lackey | |
| 17:25 | Marquette | John Gilbert misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Michael Morano can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Albert Lenz snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Anthony Phillips clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Turner - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG), Robert Robinson (C) Jon Morris, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 17:15 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Anthony Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Brian Dillard misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Horace Derrickson - foul #1 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Walter Burns (C) Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips | |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Brian Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Brian Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Walter Burns - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lustig (SG), Joseph Lynde (PF), Travis Ford (C) John Gilbert, Michael Morano, Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:11 | Butler | Alfred Cooley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Joseph Lustig makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lustig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Bevill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Lynde (fresh) C - Travis Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) SG - Horace Derrickson (fresh) SF - Alfred Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) C - Walter Burns (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Butler | Walter Burns travels with the ball | 9-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gilbert (SG), Ronnie Dean (SF), Michael Morano (PF) Brian Dillard, Martin Bevill, Joseph Lynde | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Jerome Evans, Alfred Cooley, Walter Burns | |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Michael Morano drills a jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Lustig | 11-8 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Joseph Lustig is called for the reach on Jon Morris - foul #1 on Joseph Lustig, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| 14:45 | Butler | Anthony Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Albert Lenz hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | The short jumper by Ronnie Dean is denied by Anthony Phillips | 11-10 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Ford | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | John Gilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Dillard (PG), Martin Bevill (SF) Joseph Lustig, Ronnie Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG) Horace Derrickson | |
| 13:56 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses short on a shot from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Travis Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | Brian Dillard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Dillard, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lynde (PF) Michael Morano | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:35 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses the dunk attempt | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | Brian Dillard grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | John Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Jeff Colosimo - foul #1 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lustig (SG), Ronnie Dean (C) John Gilbert, Travis Ford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Joseph Lynde can't connect on a shot from close range | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Albert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Jon Morris's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lynde | 11-10 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Martin Bevill grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:52 | Marquette | Martin Bevill misses short on a shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Joseph Lynde tips it home | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Martin Bevill blocks the jumper by Jeff Colosimo | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Joseph Lynde gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Albert Lenz swats the layup by Joseph Lynde | 13-10 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Albert Lenz gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Jon Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Lenz | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Joseph Lustig can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Jerome Evans misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Dillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lustig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Bevill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lynde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fairly fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jerome Evans | 13-15 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Joseph Lynde buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronnie Dean and the foul's on Anthony Phillips - foul #1 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gilbert (SG), Travis Ford (C) Brian Dillard, Martin Bevill | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Walter Burns (PF), Herman Craighead (C) Jerome Evans, Jon Morris, Albert Lenz, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Joseph Lynde makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Alfred Cooley makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-18 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Ronnie Dean is fouled on the floor by Herman Craighead - foul #1 on Herman Craighead, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Allbritton (PG), Daniel Golumski (SF), Michael Morano (PF) Joseph Lustig, Ronnie Dean, Joseph Lynde | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Daniel Golumski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 16-18 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Daniel Golumski grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Michael Morano can't finish the layup | 16-18 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Walter Burns snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Walter Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Scott Allbritton snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Travis Ford makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Allbritton and he's fouled by Horace Derrickson - foul #2 on Horace Derrickson, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Dillard (PG), Martin Bevill (SF) Scott Allbritton, Daniel Golumski | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Albert Lenz (SF) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley, Herman Craighead | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Travis Ford misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Jon Morris misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Morano - foul #1 on Michael Morano, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeff Colosimo (C) Walter Burns | |
| 09:06 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Travis Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | John Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Robert Robinson | 18-19 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Jon Morris knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 18-21 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Jeff Colosimo is called for the reach on John Gilbert - foul #2 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lynde (PF), Ronnie Dean (C) Michael Morano, Travis Ford | |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Anthony Phillips (PF), Walter Burns (C) Jerome Evans, Robert Robinson, Jeff Colosimo | |
| 08:08 | Marquette | John Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Albert Lenz drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Snow | 18-23 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Ronnie Dean's layup is rejected by Walter Burns | 18-23 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Walter Burns grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Albert Lenz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jon Morris | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gilbert (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Bevill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lynde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Raymond Snow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Ronnie Dean connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Lynde and he's hacked by Walter Burns - foul #1 on Walter Burns, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lustig (SG), Daniel Golumski (SF) John Gilbert, Martin Bevill | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG) Jon Morris | |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Ronnie Dean makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Raymond Snow is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Brian Dillard knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Lynde | 23-25 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Dillard - foul #2 on Brian Dillard, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Allbritton (SG), Martin Bevill (SF), Michael Morano (PF), Travis Ford (C) Brian Dillard, Daniel Golumski, Joseph Lynde, Ronnie Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerome Evans (PG), Robert Robinson (C) Raymond Snow, Walter Burns | |
| 06:24 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Morano | 23-26 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Travis Ford makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Lustig | 25-26 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Albert Lenz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Michael Morano gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Scott Allbritton drills a 3 from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 05:04 | Butler | Anthony Phillips knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Evans | 28-28 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Scott Allbritton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 04:28 | Butler | Alfred Cooley hits a jumper from the left block | 31-30 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Michael Morano misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Alfred Cooley - foul #1 on Alfred Cooley, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gilbert (SG), Ronnie Dean (SF), Joseph Lynde (C) Joseph Lustig, Martin Bevill, Travis Ford | |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Herman Craighead (SF), Walter Burns (C) Jerome Evans, Alfred Cooley, Albert Lenz, Robert Robinson | |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Michael Morano misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Michael Morano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Scott Allbritton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | Michael Morano makes the jump hook in the paint | 34-30 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Walter Burns can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Michael Morano - foul #2 on Michael Morano, team foul #7 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Dillard (PG), Michael Turner (C) Scott Allbritton, Michael Morano | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Raymond Snow, Anthony Phillips | |
| 03:22 | Butler | Walter Burns misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gilbert (fresh) SF - Ronnie Dean (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Lynde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Craighead (fresh) PF - Walter Burns (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Ronnie Dean loses the dribble to Henry Lackey | 34-31 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Henry Lackey dunks the ball | 34-33 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | John Gilbert clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 02:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeff Colosimo | 34-33 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Walter Burns can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Lynde - foul #1 on Joseph Lynde, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Bevill (SF) Ronnie Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Robinson (SF) Herman Craighead | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | Robert Robinson steals the ball from Joseph Lynde | 34-35 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo blows the layup but the foul's on John Gilbert - foul #1 on John Gilbert, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Lenz (SF) Walter Burns | |
| 02:03 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Michael Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | John Gilbert knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Bevill | 36-36 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Brian Dillard | 36-36 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | John Gilbert comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 36-36 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Dillard | 36-36 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Brian Dillard connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Gilbert | 39-36 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Brian Dillard snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | John Gilbert connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-36 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Albert Lenz grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 41-36 |