| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fresh) PF - Gerald Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Yo Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Tommy Strozier - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Gerald Montgomery blocks the short jumper by James Stone | 34-30 |
| 19:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 19:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Butler | James Stone hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Ament | 34-33 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang clanks a shot from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Brian Small is called for the reach on Norman Wiedman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Small, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Steve Bradford (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Brian Small, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:16 | Butler | Joel Ament can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Brian Twilley - foul #1 on Brian Twilley, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF) James Stone | |
| 18:16 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Joel Ament | |
| 17:52 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 36-36 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Gerald Montgomery (PF), Yo Wang (C) Tyrone Maresca, Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Norman Wiedman travels in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 16:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Rogelio Romano | |
| 16:30 | Butler | James Stone buries a jumper from the left side set up by Joel Ament | 38-38 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 38-38 |
| 16:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery tips it home | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Norman Wiedman can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 40-38 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Frankie Molnar tips it home | 40-40 |
| 15:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang's fadeaway is rejected by James Stone | 40-40 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Frankie Molnar pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Yo Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Jessie Williamson (tiring) SF - Frankie Molnar (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Butler | Frankie Molnar lays it in uncontested and he's hacked by Brian Small - foul #2 on Brian Small, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Vincent Daly (SG), Steve Bradford (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Brian Small, William Taylor, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| 15:17 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:17 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Brian Twilley | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Raphael Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is hacked by Vincent Daly - foul #4 on Vincent Daly, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG) Vincent Daly | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| 14:38 | Butler | Raphael Rossi is denied on a layup by Brian Twilley | 40-42 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Rogelio Romano hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley misses the turnaround from close range | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Raphael Rossi gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Twilley - foul #2 on Brian Twilley, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath (SF), Yo Wang (C) Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Rogelio Romano | |
| 14:02 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill is hacked by William Dalton - foul #4 on William Dalton, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Tyrone Maresca, Steve Bradford | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) William Dalton, Raphael Rossi | |
| 13:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 13:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 40-46 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Vito Esposito connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Omer Zaharis | 40-48 |
| 13:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill is hacked by Frankie Molnar - foul #1 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF) Brian Small, Clifford Culbreath | |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Omer Zaharis | |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Joel Ament steals it from Yo Wang | 40-48 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Gerald Montgomery blocks the jumper by Frankie Molnar | 40-48 |
| 12:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Cahill | 42-48 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is fouled in the backcourt by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford (PF), Richard Tsang (C) Gerald Montgomery, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Joel Ament | |
| 12:19 | Butler | Vito Esposito is hacked by Harold Cahill - foul #4 on Harold Cahill, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Brian Small (SG), Brian Twilley (C) Harold Cahill, William Taylor, Ronny Woolverton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:19 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steve Bradford, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Omer Zaharis (C) James Stone | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Steve Bradford takes the ball from Tommy Strozier | 42-50 |
| 11:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford slams it home | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Tyrone Maresca (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Small (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Tsang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Twilley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Strozier (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Molnar (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Butler | The jumper by Frankie Molnar is denied by Brian Twilley | 44-50 |
| 11:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Tyrone Maresca and he's fouled by Tommy Strozier - foul #4 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Yo Wang (C) Tyrone Maresca, Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG), Rogelio Romano (PF), Joel Ament (C) Tommy Strozier, Raphael Rossi, Omer Zaharis | |
| 11:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Vito Esposito lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rogelio Romano | 47-52 |
| 10:34 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Small | 49-52 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Norman Wiedman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 09:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 49-55 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the jump hook from the right block | 49-57 |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Ronny Woolverton, Steve Bradford, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (PG), James Stone (PF), Omer Zaharis (C) Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano, Joel Ament | |
| 09:03 | Butler | Jessie Williamson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 49-57 |
| 09:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Wiedman | 49-57 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Jessie Williamson travels with the ball | 49-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Brian Small, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Omer Zaharis | |
| 08:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca is called for traveling | 49-57 |
| 08:03 | Butler | James Stone hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jessie Williamson and he's fouled by Gerald Montgomery - foul #2 on Gerald Montgomery, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF), Yo Wang (C) Clifford Culbreath, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Raphael Rossi | |
| 08:03 | Butler | James Stone makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Molnar is called for the reach on Ronny Woolverton - foul #2 on Frankie Molnar, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Vincent Daly (SG), Brian Twilley (C) Tyrone Maresca, William Taylor, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Vito Esposito, Frankie Molnar, James Stone | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Twilley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jessie Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-60 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Jessie Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Jessie Williamson, Omer Zaharis | |
| 06:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-60 |
| 06:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 06:32 | Butler | William Dalton is fouled on the floor by Vincent Daly - foul #5 on Vincent Daly, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Yo Wang (C) Vincent Daly, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SF), James Stone (PF), Rogelio Romano (C) Frankie Molnar, Raphael Rossi, Joel Ament | |
| 06:32 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:32 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Small | 53-62 |
| 05:58 | Butler | James Stone misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Tsang - foul #1 on Richard Tsang, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Steve Bradford (PF) Brian Small, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:58 | Butler | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:58 | Butler | James Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:58 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF) William Taylor, Clifford Culbreath | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Omer Zaharis (C) Vito Esposito, James Stone, Rogelio Romano | |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Omer Zaharis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 55-62 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Norman Wiedman snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 05:09 | Butler | William Dalton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Cahill - foul #5 on Harold Cahill, team foul #12 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Yo Wang (C) Harold Cahill, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Omer Zaharis | |
| 05:09 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:09 | Butler | William Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronny Woolverton, team foul #13 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Tyrone Maresca, Steve Bradford | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:37 | Butler | Raphael Rossi is hacked by Gerald Montgomery - foul #3 on Gerald Montgomery, team foul #14 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley (C) Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:37 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Raphael Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by William Taylor is blocked by Raphael Rossi | 55-65 |
| 04:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley tips it home | 57-65 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is hacked by William Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #15 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath (SF) Ronny Woolverton | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF), James Stone (PF) Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| 04:26 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:26 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery's pass is intercepted by Frankie Molnar | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Clifford Culbreath steals it from William Dalton | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Brian Small (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Taylor (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Twilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Strozier (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frankie Molnar (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Steve Bradford (SF), Richard Tsang (C) Brian Small, Clifford Culbreath, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) Frankie Molnar, Joel Ament | |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:19 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Rogelio Romano is fouled in the backcourt by William Taylor - foul #4 on William Taylor, team foul #16 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang (C) Gerald Montgomery | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Strozier - foul #5 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SF), Raphael Rossi (C) Tommy Strozier, James Stone | |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Vito Esposito, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Tyrone Maresca steals the ball from James Stone | 59-69 |
| 02:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF) William Taylor, Richard Tsang | |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG) William Dalton | |
| 02:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-69 |
| 02:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford grabs the offensive board | 59-69 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Ronny Woolverton is blocked by James Stone | 59-69 |
| 02:13 | Butler | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the dunk | 59-69 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it in | 59-71 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 61-71 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Joel Ament hits a wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Vito Esposito | 61-73 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Yo Wang | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Brian Small is called for the reach on Vito Esposito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Small, team foul #17 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Ronny Woolverton, Yo Wang | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-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) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang's layup is rejected by Raphael Rossi | 63-75 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Bradford | 66-75 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Gerald Montgomery (PF), Yo Wang (C) Tyrone Maresca, Steve Bradford, Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Jessie Williamson, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| 00:35 | Butler | William Dalton is hacked by Brian Small in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Small, team foul #18 | 66-75 |
| 00:35 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:35 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 68-77 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Norman Wiedman is hacked by Brian Small in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Small, team foul #19 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG) Brian Small | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Ament | 68-79 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang tips it but misses | 68-79 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Vito Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-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 | 68-79 |