| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) C - James Blevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike McEntire (fresh) SG - John Mohr (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (fresh) C - Daniel Bremer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike McEntire | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:28 | Butler | William Page grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:24 | Butler | William Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire is fouled on the floor by Erick Ashley - foul #1 on Erick Ashley, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Butler | James Blevins misses the driving attempt from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Hedlund | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike McEntire | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Joseph Dean connects on the open shot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire clanks a shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Billy Gibson | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Butler | John Mohr is called for the reach on William Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mohr, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Don Rasco (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) William Page, Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (PG), Darryl Macdonald (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Leslie Heath (PF), Victor Ryan (C) Mike McEntire, John Mohr, Robert Smith, Edward Hedlund, Daniel Bremer | |
| 16:57 | Butler | Robert Dotson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Don Rasco | 7-4 |
| 16:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Gregory Skoog pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Don Rasco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Gregory Skoog grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Don Rasco knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Dotson | 9-4 |
| 15:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Gregory Skoog gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) SG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Timothy Merriman (fresh) SG - Darryl Macdonald (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Levine (fresh) PF - Leslie Heath (fresh) C - Victor Ryan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Mark McConaghy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Rex Cuddy hits the follow up shot | 11-4 |
| 15:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Rasco is called for the reach on Victor Ryan - foul #1 on Don Rasco, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Rex Cuddy, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Frankie Lechuga (SF), Edward Hedlund (PF), Daniel Bremer (C) Darryl Macdonald, Jack Levine, Leslie Heath, Victor Ryan | |
| 15:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Dotson picks off the pass by Frankie Lechuga | 11-4 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Timothy Merriman is called for the reach on Robert Dotson - foul #1 on Timothy Merriman, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG), Erick Ashley (SF) Don Rasco, Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr (SG) Timothy Merriman | |
| 14:36 | Butler | William Page lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Skoog | 13-4 |
| 14:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire's pass is intercepted by Gregory Skoog | 13-4 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Billy Gibson's pass is intercepted by Frankie Lechuga in the backcourt | 13-4 |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Blevins - foul #1 on James Blevins, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Rex Cuddy (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Gregory Skoog, Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith (SF), Leslie Heath (PF) Frankie Lechuga, Edward Hedlund | |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Joseph Dean is fouled in the backcourt by John Mohr - foul #2 on John Mohr, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Jack Levine (PF) John Mohr, Daniel Bremer | |
| 13:32 | Butler | Billy Gibson is fouled on the floor by Jack Levine - foul #1 on Jack Levine, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF) Billy Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:26 | Butler | Jack Levine steals it from Joseph Dean | 13-6 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Rex Cuddy grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Rex Cuddy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG) William Page | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (SG), Victor Ryan (C) Mike McEntire, Jack Levine | |
| 13:02 | Butler | Rex Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:02 | Butler | Rex Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Mark McConaghy steals the ball from Victor Ryan | 15-6 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Joseph Dean knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Don Rasco | 18-6 |
| 11:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rex Cuddy - foul #1 on Rex Cuddy, team foul #4 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Joseph Dean, Rex Cuddy, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Jack Levine (SF), Edward Hedlund (PF), Daniel Bremer (C) Timothy Merriman, Robert Smith, Leslie Heath, Victor Ryan | |
| 11:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald misses the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 11:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Darryl Macdonald - foul #1 on Darryl Macdonald, team foul #6 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG) Don Rasco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF) Darryl Macdonald, Edward Hedlund | |
| 11:42 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Erick Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Page (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike McEntire (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Merriman (fairly fresh) SF - Frankie Lechuga (fresh) PF - Jack Levine (fresh) C - Daniel Bremer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer lays it in on a nice dish by Mike McEntire and he's hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #1 on Billy Gibson, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| 11:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer makes the free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-10 |
| 11:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer grabs the board | 20-10 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Mike McEntire | 20-13 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Billy Gibson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erick Ashley | 23-13 |
| 10:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Lechuga misses long on a jump hook from close range | 23-13 |
| 10:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gregory Skoog | 23-13 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Gregory Skoog makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 09:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 09:37 | Butler | James Blevins misses the runner from the left block | 26-16 |
| 09:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 09:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Blevins picks off the pass by Daniel Bremer | 26-16 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Jack Levine steps in front of the Gregory Skoog pass | 26-16 |
| 08:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Lechuga is hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #2 on Billy Gibson, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF), Mark McConaghy (C) William Page, Gregory Skoog, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Edward Hedlund (PF), Leslie Heath (C) Timothy Merriman, Frankie Lechuga, Jack Levine, Daniel Bremer | |
| 08:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-16 |
| 08:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 08:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 08:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark McConaghy - foul #1 on Mark McConaghy, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Don Rasco is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rex Cuddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike McEntire (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Macdonald (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Edward Hedlund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Heath (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 26-19 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Mark McConaghy scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Dotson | 28-19 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 28-19 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Dotson - foul #1 on Robert Dotson, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Justin Corning (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), James Blevins (C) Don Rasco, Joseph Dean, Rex Cuddy, Mark McConaghy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Victor Ryan (C) Darryl Macdonald, Leslie Heath | |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:51 | Butler | James Blevins is whistled for a carry | 28-20 |
| 06:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund's pass is intercepted by Gregory Skoog | 28-20 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Gregory Skoog slams it home | 30-20 |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Skoog steps in front of the Mike McEntire pass in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Erick Ashley is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 05:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 05:54 | Illinois-Chicago | James Blevins picks off the pass by Mike McEntire | 30-20 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Justin Corning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Butler | William Page (PG) James Blevins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine (SF), Leslie Heath (C) Robert Smith, Victor Ryan | |
| 05:52 | Butler | Justin Corning makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Justin Corning misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 05:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman hits the follow up shot | 31-22 |
| 05:25 | Butler | William Page throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Mark McConaghy (PF) Justin Corning, Robert Dotson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Butler | William Page is hacked by Mike McEntire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike McEntire, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Butler | William Page makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:07 | Butler | William Page makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Erick Ashley - foul #2 on Erick Ashley, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (PF) Erick Ashley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Robert Dotson gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Gregory Skoog drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Skoog steps in front of the Timothy Merriman pass | 35-23 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Joseph Dean buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Page | 38-23 |
| 03:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Justin Corning (SG), Rex Cuddy (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) William Page, Joseph Dean, Mark McConaghy, Robert Dotson, Gregory Skoog | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (PG), John Mohr (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Victor Ryan (C) Mike McEntire, Timothy Merriman, Jack Levine, Edward Hedlund | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Don Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rex Cuddy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Darryl Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leslie Heath (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Ryan (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Butler | Darryl Macdonald steals the ball from Justin Corning in the backcourt | 38-23 |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan lays it in on a great pass from Robert Smith | 38-25 |
| 03:21 | Butler | Don Rasco's pass is intercepted by John Mohr in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald jams it on a great pass from John Mohr | 38-27 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Rex Cuddy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Lechuga (SF), Daniel Bremer (C) Robert Smith, Leslie Heath | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Rex Cuddy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:04 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Mohr | 38-27 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 02:50 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Don Rasco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF) Rex Cuddy | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan scores on a jumper from the left block set up by John Mohr and the foul's on Erick Ashley - foul #3 on Erick Ashley, team foul #10 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Dotson (SF) Erick Ashley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Frankie Lechuga picks off the pass by Robert Dotson | 38-30 |
| 02:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer buries a shot in the paint | 38-32 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 01:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Dotson swats the layup by John Mohr | 38-32 |
| 01:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan tips it in | 38-34 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 01:19 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 00:57 | Butler | James Blevins misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Justin Corning grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Robert Dotson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Billy Gibson grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Don Rasco makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from James Blevins | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Lechuga misses short on a halfcourt shot | 43-34 |