| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffery Oldfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Osinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Iraheta (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Allen Pauley inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Allen Pauley blows the layup but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:27 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:26 | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 19:10 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 19:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron tips it home | 41-28 |
| 19:00 | Butler | John Cole clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 18:58 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Ebron | 41-28 |
| 18:56 | Loyola Chicago | John Cole picks off the pass by Jeffery Oldfield in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 18:43 | Butler | John Cole is fouled on the floor by Cory Osinski - foul #2 on Cory Osinski, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Raymond Weese is whistled for a carry | 41-28 |
| 18:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Raymond Weese can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 41-28 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Roger Hoffman tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 17:27 | Loyola Chicago | Roger Hoffman is called for the reach on Cory Osinski - foul #2 on Roger Hoffman, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 17:10 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta clanks a floater from the left block | 41-30 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Roger Hoffman gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Allen Pauley can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 41-30 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Roger Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Charles Haley steals it from John Cole | 41-30 |
| 16:25 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-30 |
| 16:23 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to James Ebron | 41-30 |
| 16:08 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Haley's pass is intercepted by Raymond Weese | 41-30 |
| 15:55 | Butler | John Cole scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffery Oldfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Osinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Iraheta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Haley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ebron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Pauley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Haley's floater is tipped away by Roger Hoffman | 41-33 |
| 15:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Raymond Weese | 41-33 |
| 15:12 | Butler | James Ebron swats the short shot by Roger Hoffman | 41-33 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Raymond Weese pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Roger Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart (SG), John Phillips (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), John Smith (C) Cory Osinski, Keith Iraheta, Charles Haley, James Ebron | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Jon McIllwain (SG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Delbert Jastremski (PF), Eric Clement (C) Joshua Devane, John Cole, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| 14:32 | Loyola Chicago | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdeldayen is denied by Delbert Jastremski | 41-33 |
| 14:31 | Loyola Chicago | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:15 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 14:13 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 13:49 | Butler | Charles Carter is called for traveling | 43-33 |
| 13:33 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 43-33 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Jon McIllwain misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 13:16 | Loyola Chicago | John Phillips gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:59 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdeldayen and the foul's on Delbert Jastremski - foul #1 on Delbert Jastremski, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Cory Osinski (SG), James Ebron (SF) Jeffery Oldfield, Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG) Jon McIllwain | |
| 12:59 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Eric Clement connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 12:27 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Ebron | 49-35 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Joshua Devane can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 12:11 | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 11:53 | Loyola Chicago | Cory Osinski makes the jump hook in the paint | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Henry Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Osinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ebron (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) SF - Dean Hertzog (fresh) PF - Delbert Jastremski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Clement (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Dean Hertzog misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Joshua Devane tips it back up and in | 51-37 |
| 11:32 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cory Osinski | 53-37 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Charles Carter connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Clement | 53-40 |
| 11:08 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Joshua Devane loses the ball out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield (PG), Keith Iraheta (SF), Charles Haley (PF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (C) Henry Stewart, James Ebron, John Phillips, John Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cole (SG), Allen Pauley (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Charles Carter, Dean Hertzog, Delbert Jastremski, Eric Clement | |
| 10:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-40 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Raymond Weese pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Roger Hoffman drills a fadeaway from close range | 53-42 |
| 09:52 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 09:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Allen Pauley | 53-42 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Cory Osinski is called for the reach on Raymond Weese - foul #3 on Cory Osinski, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | John Smith (C) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon McIllwain (PG) Joshua Devane | |
| 09:27 | Butler | Roger Hoffman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 09:26 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 09:04 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron (SG) Cory Osinski | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG) Jon McIllwain | |
| 08:44 | Butler | Roger Hoffman lays it up and in | 53-44 |
| 08:22 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Haley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 08:21 | Loyola Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to James Ebron | 53-44 |
| 08:16 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith misses the shot from close range | 53-44 |
| 08:14 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Haley can't tip it in | 53-44 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Charles Carter snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Allen Pauley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Roger Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:56 | Butler | John Cole misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Raymond Weese tips it home | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffery Oldfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ebron (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. SF - Keith Iraheta (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Weese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Haley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Charles Carter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Oldfield - foul #1 on Jeffery Oldfield, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart (SG), John Phillips (PF) Keith Iraheta, Charles Haley | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), Dean Hertzog (SF), Delbert Jastremski (PF), Eric Clement (C) John Cole, Allen Pauley, Raymond Weese, Roger Hoffman | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Charles Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:54 | Loyola Chicago | John Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Oldfield | 56-48 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Eric Clement's fadeaway is rejected by John Smith | 56-48 |
| 06:31 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to John Smith | 56-48 |
| 06:13 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart scores on a floater from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Eric Clement comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 05:58 | Loyola Chicago | John Phillips grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 05:35 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart is fouled on the floor by Charles Carter - foul #3 on Charles Carter, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Cory Osinski (SG), Keith Iraheta (SF), Charles Haley (PF) Jeffery Oldfield, James Ebron, John Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | John Cole (SG), Allen Pauley (SF), Raymond Weese (PF), Roger Hoffman (C) Charles Carter, Dean Hertzog, Delbert Jastremski, Eric Clement | |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Allen Pauley takes the ball from John Phillips | 58-48 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Joshua Devane knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Cole | 58-51 |
| 04:58 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Haley is hacked by Raymond Weese - foul #1 on Raymond Weese, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| 04:29 | Loyola Chicago | Raymond Weese picks off the pass by Cory Osinski | 58-51 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Roger Hoffman can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield (PG), John Smith (C) Henry Stewart, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:05 | Butler | Roger Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Roger Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Chicago | Cory Osinski drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Keith Iraheta | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jeffery Oldfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Osinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Iraheta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Haley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Devane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Pauley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Weese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Joshua Devane misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Roger Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joshua Devane and he's fouled by Charles Haley - foul #1 on Charles Haley, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF) Keith Iraheta, Charles Haley | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Delbert Jastremski (PF) Joshua Devane, Raymond Weese | |
| 03:25 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| 03:10 | Butler | John Cole's 3 pointer is rejected by James Ebron | 60-56 |
| 03:08 | Loyola Chicago | James Ebron pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:41 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith buries a shot from the left block set up by Jeffery Oldfield | 62-56 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta (SF), Charles Haley (PF) James Ebron, Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Devane (PG), Raymond Weese (PF) Charles Carter, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Joshua Devane scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Cole | 62-59 |
| 02:01 | Loyola Chicago | Cory Osinski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:59 | Butler | The rebound goes to Allen Pauley | 62-59 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 01:37 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:32 | Loyola Chicago | Joshua Devane steals the ball from Keith Iraheta | 62-59 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Joshua Devane jams it | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | Loyola Chicago | Joshua Devane is called for the reach on Jeffery Oldfield - foul #3 on Joshua Devane, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 00:50 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Cory Osinski and he's hacked by Roger Hoffman - foul #3 on Roger Hoffman, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| 00:50 | Loyola Chicago | John Smith misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Allen Pauley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Allen Pauley makes the driving attempt from the right block | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield is hacked by Joshua Devane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Devane, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Butler | Jeffery Oldfield takes the ball from Roger Hoffman | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta is hacked by Joshua Devane in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Devane, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG) Joshua Devane | |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | Keith Iraheta makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Keith Iraheta takes the ball from Allen Pauley | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield is hacked by Charles Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Carter, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Henry Stewart (SG), James Ebron (C) Cory Osinski, John Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Loyola Chicago | Jeffery Oldfield makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Allen Pauley misses short on a halfcourt shot | 70-63 |