| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Crist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fierro (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Lind (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Gray (fresh) C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Anthony Roberts inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Anthony Roberts misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Fierro - foul #1 on William Fierro, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:42 | Butler | Anthony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:42 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Clarence Smith | 24-32 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | William Lind misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 19:24 | Butler | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Anthony Roberts buries a jumpshot from the right side | 26-32 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Richard Brown steps in front of the Walter Gray pass | 26-32 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Rodney Gentile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Robert Crist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Daniel Lyles pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Anthony Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Clarence Smith grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Michael Traver picks off the pass by Walter Gray | 26-32 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Clarence Smith steps in front of the Richard Brown pass | 26-32 |
| 17:34 | DePaul | Robert Crist makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Fierro | 26-34 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Richard Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Richard Brown grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Daniel Lyles knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Traver | 28-34 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Robert Crist can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Anthony Roberts gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Richard Brown misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Clarence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Robert Crist clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 15:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lyles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Crist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fierro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lind (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Gray (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Anthony Roberts is fouled on the floor by Robert Crist - foul #1 on Robert Crist, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (PG), James Shell (SG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Samuel Richardson (PF), Tyler Lemmons (C) Rodney Gentile, Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Daniel Lyles, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrew Russell (PG), Charles Balls (SG), Kevin Rivers (SF), Gabriel Costa (PF), Floyd Seamon (C) Robert Crist, William Fierro, William Lind, Walter Gray, Clarence Smith | |
| 15:07 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons scores on a turnaround in the paint | 30-34 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Martin Hamilton is called for the reach on Charles Balls - foul #2 on Martin Hamilton, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Charles Balls is hacked by Robert Ridley - foul #1 on Robert Ridley, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers blows the layup but he's fouled by Martin Hamilton - foul #3 on Martin Hamilton, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Floyd Seamon - foul #2 on Floyd Seamon, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Fierro (SG) Charles Balls | |
| 13:56 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to William Fierro | 31-35 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 13:34 | Butler | James Shell gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG), Richard Brown (C) James Shell, Tyler Lemmons | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser (PF) Gabriel Costa | |
| 12:56 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 12:55 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Howser | 31-35 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | William Fierro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Rodney Gentile pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Robert Ridley is fouled on the floor by William Fierro - foul #2 on William Fierro, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Edgar Hanger (PF) Robert Ridley, Martin Hamilton, Samuel Richardson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Crist (PG), William Lind (SF), Walter Gray (PF) Andrew Russell, Kevin Rivers, Floyd Seamon | |
| 12:11 | Butler | William Lind takes the ball from Anthony Roberts | 31-35 |
| 11:59 | DePaul | William Fierro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 11:57 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to William Lind | 31-35 |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Robert Crist is hacked by Michael Traver - foul #2 on Michael Traver, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | James Shell (PG), Daniel Lyles (PF) Rodney Gentile, Edgar Hanger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Balls (SG), Clarence Smith (C) William Fierro, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Shell (fresh) SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Balls (fresh) SF - William Lind (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walter Gray (fresh) C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:14 | DePaul | Robert Crist hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Robert Crist grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Clarence Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 10:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Michael Traver | 31-35 |
| 10:49 | Butler | James Shell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Crist - foul #2 on Robert Crist, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (PG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Samuel Richardson (C) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (PG), Gabriel Costa (SF) Robert Crist, William Lind | |
| 10:36 | Butler | James Shell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-35 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Daniel Lyles grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Samuel Richardson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Walter Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Lyles - foul #2 on Daniel Lyles, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG) James Shell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrew Russell (PG), William Fierro (SG) Charles Balls, Walter Gray | |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 09:48 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers's floater is tipped away by Daniel Lyles | 31-37 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | William Fierro misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa misses the jump hook from the right block | 31-37 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Daniel Lyles pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Daniel Lyles knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Clarence Smith drills a runner in the paint set up by Andrew Russell | 33-39 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Rodney Gentile misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Clarence Smith grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Hamilton - foul #4 on Martin Hamilton, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Tyler Lemmons (PF), Richard Brown (C) Robert Ridley, Martin Hamilton, Daniel Lyles, Samuel Richardson | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Lind (SF), Walter Gray (PF), Floyd Seamon (C) Andrew Russell, Gabriel Costa, Clarence Smith | |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Rodney Gentile connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Roberts | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rodney Gentile (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Traver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyler Lemmons (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kevin Rivers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Fierro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lind (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walter Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Seamon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | DePaul | Walter Gray knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 36-42 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Anthony Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 39-42 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | William Fierro drills a shot from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 06:23 | Butler | William Fierro steals it from Michael Traver | 39-44 |
| 06:07 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon comes up short on the floater from close range | 39-44 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Rodney Gentile hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 05:53 | Butler | Anthony Roberts tips it in | 41-44 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | William Lind can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Gentile - foul #1 on Rodney Gentile, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (PG), Samuel Richardson (PF) Rodney Gentile, Tyler Lemmons | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Crist (PG), Charles Balls (SG) Kevin Rivers, William Fierro | |
| 05:33 | DePaul | William Lind makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | William Lind makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Samuel Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Seamon | 41-46 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Floyd Seamon | 41-46 |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon hits a floater from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Samuel Richardson is fouled on the floor by Walter Gray - foul #3 on Walter Gray, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Butler | James Shell (SG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Daniel Lyles (PF) Michael Traver, Anthony Roberts, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Costa (SF), Jeffrey Howser (PF), Clarence Smith (C) William Lind, Walter Gray, Floyd Seamon | |
| 04:19 | Butler | Martin Hamilton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 04:18 | DePaul | Robert Crist gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Clarence Smith hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Crist | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Robert Crist takes the ball from Samuel Richardson | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Ridley (fresh) SG - James Shell (fresh) SF - Martin Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Balls (fresh) SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Robert Crist can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-50 |
| 03:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Samuel Richardson | 41-50 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Daniel Lyles loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Gentile (PG), Michael Traver (SG), Anthony Roberts (SF), Richard Brown (C) Robert Ridley, James Shell, Martin Hamilton, Samuel Richardson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (PG), William Fierro (SG), William Lind (SF), Walter Gray (PF), Floyd Seamon (C) Robert Crist, Charles Balls, Gabriel Costa, Jeffrey Howser, Clarence Smith | |
| 02:47 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Crist (PG), Clarence Smith (C) Kevin Rivers, Floyd Seamon | |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Clarence Smith misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Clarence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Michael Traver clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Crist - foul #3 on Robert Crist, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Ridley (PG), Martin Hamilton (SF), Samuel Richardson (PF), Tyler Lemmons (C) Rodney Gentile, Anthony Roberts, Daniel Lyles, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrew Russell (PG), Charles Balls (SG), Kevin Rivers (SF), Gabriel Costa (PF), Floyd Seamon (C) Robert Crist, William Fierro, William Lind, Walter Gray, Clarence Smith | |
| 02:22 | Butler | Michael Traver misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Michael Traver misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Balls and the foul's on Tyler Lemmons - foul #1 on Tyler Lemmons, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Butler | James Shell (SG) Michael Traver | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:07 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Tyler Lemmons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Ridley | 43-55 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-55 |
| 01:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Martin Hamilton | 43-55 |
| 01:08 | Butler | James Shell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Russell | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Samuel Richardson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ridley | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Shell - foul #3 on James Shell, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| 00:09 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:09 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Samuel Richardson snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Samuel Richardson misses the lay-in | 46-58 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Samuel Richardson snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Robert Ridley makes the floater in the paint | 48-58 |