| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jerome Evans (fresh) SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Stier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kent Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Stier | 30-36 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Jon Morris clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Stier - foul #3 on James Stier, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman (SG) James Stier | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:41 | Butler | Jon Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Albert Lenz snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Jerome Evans clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 19:02 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:47 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Johnnie Dickson | 31-38 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 18:36 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | Loyola Chicago | Anthony Phillips steals the ball from Richard Faught | 31-38 |
| 18:12 | Butler | Jon Morris comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller misses the lay-in | 33-38 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Jon Morris scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeff Colosimo | 35-38 |
| 17:31 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Phillips - foul #3 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Raymond Snow (PG), Robert Robinson (PF) Jerome Evans, Anthony Phillips | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 17:31 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:31 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Jon Morris travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges (PF), Louis Franklin (C) Edward Keller, Kent Morris | |
| 17:03 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Cooley (SG), Walter Burns (C) Jon Morris, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley (PG), George Walker (SG) Johnnie Dickson, Ron Bollman | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Albert Lenz knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Richard Faught - foul #2 on Richard Faught, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | David Agee (SF) Richard Faught | |
| 16:40 | Butler | Albert Lenz makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:27 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Remley | 38-42 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Albert Lenz lays it in set up by Robert Robinson | 40-42 |
| 16:00 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Franklin loses the dribble to Robert Robinson | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Raymond Snow (fresh) SG - Alfred Cooley (fresh) SF - Albert Lenz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) C - Walter Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Dennis Remley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Agee (fresh) PF - Gary Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Walter Burns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Albert Lenz pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Walter Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Robert Robinson hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 14:58 | Loyola Chicago | Robert Robinson blocks the short jumper by Gary Hodges | 42-42 |
| 14:56 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Walter Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG), Jon Morris (SG), Anthony Phillips (PF), Jeff Colosimo (C) Raymond Snow, Albert Lenz, Robert Robinson, Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson (PG), James Stier (SG), Richard Faught (SF), Edward Keller (PF), Kent Morris (C) Dennis Remley, George Walker, David Agee, Gary Hodges, Louis Franklin | |
| 14:26 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 14:24 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 14:18 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris misses long on a floater from the left block | 42-44 |
| 14:17 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Alfred Cooley misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:28 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught scores on a jumper from the left block | 42-48 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Henry Lackey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-48 |
| 13:21 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:58 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Henry Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-48 |
| 12:52 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Edward Keller | 42-48 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Johnnie Dickson | 42-50 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Henry Lackey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Lenz (SF) Alfred Cooley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 12:14 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 12:13 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris hits the follow up shot | 42-52 |
| 11:52 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Richard Faught | 42-52 |
| 11:50 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Stier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Keller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Kent Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Stier | 42-55 |
| 11:31 | Butler | Jon Morris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo tips it in | 44-55 |
| 11:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier misses the shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Albert Lenz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Henry Lackey connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Morris | 46-55 |
| 10:41 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Faught | 46-57 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Albert Lenz misses the lay-in | 46-57 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Jon Morris snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 10:00 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeff Colosimo, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Derrickson (PG), Alfred Cooley (SG), Robert Robinson (PF), Walter Burns (C) Henry Lackey, Jon Morris, Anthony Phillips, Jeff Colosimo | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley (PG), Ron Bollman (SG), George Walker (SF), Gary Hodges (PF), Louis Franklin (C) Johnnie Dickson, James Stier, Richard Faught, Edward Keller, Kent Morris | |
| 09:39 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Horace Derrickson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Remley - foul #1 on Dennis Remley, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Horace Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:11 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Hodges | 47-60 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Walker - foul #3 on George Walker, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Lackey (PG) Albert Lenz | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 08:46 | Butler | Horace Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:46 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:23 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Walker | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Butler | Henry Lackey is hacked by Louis Franklin - foul #1 on Louis Franklin, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Morris (SG), Jeff Colosimo (C) Horace Derrickson, Alfred Cooley | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Faught (SF) Dennis Remley | |
| 07:57 | Butler | Richard Faught is called for the reach on Henry Lackey - foul #3 on Richard Faught, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo is fouled on the floor by Louis Franklin - foul #2 on Louis Franklin, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Albert Lenz (SF) Walter Burns | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson (PG), Kent Morris (C) George Walker, Louis Franklin | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 07:38 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Colosimo (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ron Bollman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kent Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman misses the jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 07:09 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo clanks a shot from close range | 48-63 |
| 07:00 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 06:39 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Faught | 48-66 |
| 06:32 | Butler | Albert Lenz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 06:30 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 06:12 | Loyola Chicago | Johnnie Dickson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Jon Morris grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-66 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Jon Morris grabs the offensive board | 48-66 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Albert Lenz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Jon Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Jon Morris knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 50-66 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Phillips (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Stier (SG), Edward Keller (PF) Ron Bollman, Gary Hodges | |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Phillips - foul #4 on Anthony Phillips, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Henry Lackey is hacked by James Stier - foul #4 on James Stier, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Henry Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jeff Colosimo denies the turnaround by Edward Keller | 52-68 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Henry Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Anthony Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 03:58 | Loyola Chicago | Kent Morris snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Loyola Chicago | James Stier connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnnie Dickson | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Henry Lackey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Morris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lenz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Colosimo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Johnnie Dickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Stier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Faught (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Keller (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Kent Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Anthony Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 03:04 | Loyola Chicago | Edward Keller scores on a shot in the lane set up by Richard Faught | 55-72 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Jon Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 02:57 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Edward Keller | 55-72 |
| 02:52 | Loyola Chicago | Jeff Colosimo steals it from Richard Faught | 55-72 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Jeff Colosimo loses the ball out of bounds | 55-72 |
| 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 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley (PG), Ron Bollman (SG), George Walker (SF), Gary Hodges (PF), Louis Franklin (C) Johnnie Dickson, James Stier, Richard Faught, Edward Keller, Kent Morris | |
| 02:22 | Loyola Chicago | George Walker drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Dennis Remley | 55-75 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Walter Burns makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 01:50 | Loyola Chicago | Ron Bollman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-75 |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Franklin | 58-75 |
| 01:29 | Loyola Chicago | Louis Franklin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-75 |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges misses the tip | 58-75 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Horace Derrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Horace Derrickson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Evans | 60-75 |
| 01:06 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges is hacked by Walter Burns - foul #1 on Walter Burns, team foul #4 | 60-75 |
| 00:48 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 60-75 |
| 00:47 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges grabs the offensive rebound | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-75 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Horace Derrickson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-75 |
| 00:13 | Loyola Chicago | Gary Hodges gets the rebound | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Remley runs out the clock | 60-75 |