| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) SF - John Bortz (fresh) PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) C - Charles Coomer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joel Ament wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Tommy Strozier scores on a shot from the baseline set up by William Dalton | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz misses short on a jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Butler | William Dalton clanks a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Strozier | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Butler | James Stone clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Joel Ament hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Frankie Molnar clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Morin | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:17 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger is hacked by William Dalton - foul #1 on William Dalton, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Tommy Strozier steals it from Gerry Weaver | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is hacked by Gerry Weaver - foul #1 on Gerry Weaver, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 16:17 | Butler | Vito Esposito comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerry Weaver - foul #2 on Gerry Weaver, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SG) Gerry Weaver | |
| 16:17 | Butler | Vito Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:06 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason's floater is tipped away by Joel Ament | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 15:50 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Deason | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Norman Wiedman (fresh) PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Deason (fresh) SF - John Bortz (fresh) PF - Curtis Sprenger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Butler | William Dalton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:43 | Butler | James Stone tips it in | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF), Raphael Rossi (C) William Dalton, Norman Wiedman, James Stone, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Kenneth Barcus (SF), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Daniel Morin, John Bortz, Curtis Sprenger, Charles Coomer | |
| 15:10 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Frankie Molnar snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Vos pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:08 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Raphael Rossi pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Raphael Rossi drills a driving attempt in the paint | 9-7 |
| 13:37 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond hits a jump hook in the lane | 9-9 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Rogelio Romano is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Norman Wiedman (SF), James Stone (PF), Joel Ament (C) Tommy Strozier, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), John Bortz (SF), Curtis Sprenger (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Joseph Bond, Kenneth Barcus, Mark Moorman, Kenneth Vos | |
| 12:44 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger's floater is tipped away by James Stone | 9-9 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Vito Esposito pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:37 | Butler | William Dalton hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Vito Esposito | 11-9 |
| 12:32 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:14 | Butler | James Stone makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Vito Esposito | 13-9 |
| 12:00 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Benjamin Deason, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (SG) Benjamin Deason | |
| 11:51 | Butler | William Dalton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-9 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Joel Ament pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) SF - Jessie Williamson (fresh) PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Daniel Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Bortz (fresh) PF - Curtis Sprenger (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Coomer (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Joel Ament drills a floater from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 11:22 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Coomer can't connect on a floater from the left side | 15-9 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Norman Wiedman grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 10:58 | Butler | William Dalton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) Norman Wiedman, Jessie Williamson | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 10:58 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:58 | Butler | William Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:44 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-9 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:35 | Butler | John Bortz steals the ball from James Stone | 17-9 |
| 10:18 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SG) Joseph Bond | |
| 10:18 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Rogelio Romano knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 19-12 |
| 09:27 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-12 |
| 09:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joel Ament | 19-12 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 19-12 |
| 09:07 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 08:51 | Loyola Chicago | Tommy Strozier takes the ball from John Bortz | 19-12 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Tommy Strozier hits the finger roll | 21-12 |
| 08:26 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 21-12 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is fouled on the floor by Charles Coomer - foul #1 on Charles Coomer, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Vito Esposito (PG), Raphael Rossi (C) William Dalton, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Kenneth Barcus (SF), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Daniel Morin, John Bortz, Curtis Sprenger, Charles Coomer | |
| 08:08 | Butler | Frankie Molnar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Mark Moorman - foul #1 on Mark Moorman, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 08:08 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Frankie Molnar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Frankie Molnar misses the 3rd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:08 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 07:57 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason jams it on a great pass from Kenneth Vos | 22-14 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Rogelio Romano connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vito Esposito | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vito Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joseph Bond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benjamin Deason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Barcus (fresh) PF - Mark Moorman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Vos (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Loyola Chicago | Frankie Molnar picks off the pass by Kenneth Barcus | 25-14 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Raphael Rossi buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Wiedman | 27-14 |
| 06:51 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus is hacked by Norman Wiedman - foul #1 on Norman Wiedman, team foul #5 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Tommy Strozier (SG), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kareem Paris (PG) Benjamin Deason | |
| 06:43 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Vos clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-14 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 27-14 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Tommy Strozier scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Dalton | 30-14 |
| 06:11 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kareem Paris | 30-16 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Kenneth Barcus is called for the reach on Vito Esposito - foul #1 on Kenneth Barcus, team foul #7 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), John Bortz (SF), Charles Coomer (C) Kareem Paris, Mark Moorman, Kenneth Vos | |
| 05:56 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:56 | Butler | Vito Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:34 | Loyola Chicago | Vito Esposito steals it from Daniel Morin | 32-16 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Vito Esposito lays it in | 34-16 |
| 05:14 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond is fouled on the floor by Tommy Strozier - foul #2 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #6 | 34-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Wiedman (SF), Omer Zaharis (PF) Tommy Strozier, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason (SG), Curtis Sprenger (PF) Joseph Bond, Kenneth Barcus | |
| 04:59 | Loyola Chicago | William Dalton picks off the pass by Curtis Sprenger | 34-16 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Omer Zaharis connects on the shot in the paint set up by William Dalton and he's hacked by Curtis Sprenger - foul #1 on Curtis Sprenger, team foul #8 | 36-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG), Frankie Molnar (SF) William Dalton, Vito Esposito | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 04:40 | Butler | Omer Zaharis makes the free throw | 37-16 |
| 04:25 | Loyola Chicago | Curtis Sprenger hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-19 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the dunk attempt | 37-19 |
| 04:05 | Loyola Chicago | John Bortz gets the rebound | 37-19 |
| 03:54 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Morin | 37-22 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Daniel Morin is called for the reach on Norman Wiedman - foul #1 on Daniel Morin, team foul #9 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), James Stone (PF), Rogelio Romano (C) Jessie Williamson, Omer Zaharis, Joel Ament | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Bond (PG), Gerry Weaver (SG), Kenneth Barcus (SF), Mark Moorman (PF), Kenneth Vos (C) Daniel Morin, Benjamin Deason, John Bortz, Curtis Sprenger, Charles Coomer | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 03:29 | Butler | Norman Wiedman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Norman Wiedman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rogelio Romano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Joseph Bond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerry Weaver (fresh) SF - Kenneth Barcus (fresh) PF - Mark Moorman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Vos (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Bond | 38-24 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Tommy Strozier's fadeaway is rejected by Gerry Weaver | 38-24 |
| 02:58 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Joseph Bond | 38-24 |
| 02:53 | Loyola Chicago | Gerry Weaver comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 02:52 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Moorman | 38-24 |
| 02:43 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Barcus misses the lay-in | 38-24 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Rogelio Romano gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 02:19 | Butler | James Stone clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-24 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Frankie Molnar gets the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Norman Wiedman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Strozier | 41-24 |
| 01:32 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Moorman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 41-24 |
| 01:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rogelio Romano | 41-24 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Tommy Strozier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gerry Weaver - foul #3 on Gerry Weaver, team foul #10 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Butler | William Dalton (PG), Vito Esposito (SF), Joel Ament (C) Norman Wiedman, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin (PG), Benjamin Deason (SG), John Bortz (SF), Curtis Sprenger (PF), Charles Coomer (C) Joseph Bond, Gerry Weaver, Kenneth Barcus, Mark Moorman, Kenneth Vos | |
| 01:13 | Butler | Tommy Strozier misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | William Dalton is called for the reach on Benjamin Deason - foul #2 on William Dalton, team foul #7 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SF) Tommy Strozier | |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | Benjamin Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:43 | Butler | James Stone buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jessie Williamson steals it from John Bortz | 45-26 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the jump hook near the basket | 47-26 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Daniel Morin misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-26 |