| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blevins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Erick Ashley inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Butler | Billy Gibson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Skoog | 33-33 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Mark Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to Billy Gibson | 33-33 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:48 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Dean | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Dwight Murry is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Dwight Murry, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Erick Ashley hits a floater from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Michael Strachan makes the runner from close range set up by Julian Lee | 35-35 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Erick Ashley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Jim Farrar grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Michael Strachan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Billy Gibson | 35-35 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Joseph Dean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dwight Murry | 35-35 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Julian Lee is hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Richard Barton (SG), Samuel Howse (SF), Al Gould (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Julian Lee, Jim Farrar, Dwight Murry, Mark Carter, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG), Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (PF), Joshua Shaver (C) Joseph Dean, Erick Ashley, Billy Gibson, James Blevins | |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Al Gould blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Dotson - foul #2 on Robert Dotson, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Al Gould misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Al Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Al Gould grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Samuel Howse knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Al Gould blocks the short jumper by Mark McConaghy | 37-35 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | Samuel Howse pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Forney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Richard Barton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Mark McConaghy snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Justin Corning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Al Gould | 37-35 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Al Gould scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 39-35 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Richard Barton is called for the reach on Justin Corning - foul #1 on Richard Barton, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Jim Farrar (SG), Dwight Murry (SF), Mark Carter (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Michael Forney, Richard Barton, Al Gould, Samuel Howse, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), James Blevins (C) Gregory Skoog, Justin Corning, Robert Dotson, Mark McConaghy, Joshua Shaver | |
| 14:31 | Butler | Erick Ashley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Julian Lee pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses long on a runner from the right block | 39-35 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Mark Carter tips it home | 41-35 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Don Rasco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Billy Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:45 | Butler | James Blevins misses long on a shot from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Mark Carter pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Michael Strachan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-35 |
| 13:20 | Butler | James Blevins hits the finger roll | 44-37 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | Jim Farrar's pass is intercepted by Billy Gibson | 44-37 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Mark Carter - foul #2 on Mark Carter, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Howse (SF) Dwight Murry | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Robert Dotson (SF), Mark McConaghy (C) Don Rasco, Erick Ashley, James Blevins | |
| 12:35 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Billy Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Billy Gibson pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Joseph Dean is denied on a layup by Michael Strachan | 44-39 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Michael Strachan snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Julian Lee is hacked by Gregory Skoog - foul #1 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Justin Corning (SG) Joseph Dean | |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Michael Strachan loses the dribble to Robert Dotson | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Strachan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Corning (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark McConaghy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Butler | Justin Corning drills a runner in the paint | 44-41 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Billy Gibson picks off the pass by Julian Lee | 44-41 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Robert Dotson snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Justin Corning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Samuel Howse snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Jim Farrar comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Dotson - foul #3 on Robert Dotson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Dwight Murry (SF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Julian Lee, Mark Carter, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), James Blevins (C) Justin Corning, Billy Gibson, Mark McConaghy | |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Jim Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Jim Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:34 | Butler | James Blevins knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Erick Ashley and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG) Jim Farrar | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:34 | Butler | James Blevins makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Dwight Murry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 10:01 | Butler | James Blevins misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 46-44 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Joseph Dean gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Dwight Murry blocks the short jumper by Erick Ashley | 46-44 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Robert Dotson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Erick Ashley double dribbles | 46-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Al Gould (PF) Michael Forney, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark McConaghy (SF), Rex Cuddy (PF) Erick Ashley, Robert Dotson | |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Al Gould misses the easy layup | 46-44 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Julian Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Mark McConaghy pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Rex Cuddy connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Dean | 46-46 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SG), Samuel Howse (SF), Mark Carter (PF) Richard Barton, Dwight Murry, Al Gould | |
| Subs | Butler | Don Rasco (PG), Justin Corning (SG), Erick Ashley (SF), Billy Gibson (PF), Robert Dotson (C) Gregory Skoog, Joseph Dean, Mark McConaghy, Rex Cuddy, James Blevins | |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Robert Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Jim Farrar grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Samuel Howse is hacked by Erick Ashley - foul #2 on Erick Ashley, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Michael Strachan (C) Julian Lee, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Forney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Don Rasco (fresh) SG - Justin Corning (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Dotson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Jim Farrar can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Robert Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Robert Dotson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Rasco | 47-48 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Mark Carter travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gregory Skoog (PG), Mark McConaghy (C) Don Rasco, Erick Ashley | |
| 06:29 | Butler | Robert Dotson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Forney | 47-48 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Michael Strachan snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Mark Carter is fouled on the floor by Justin Corning - foul #1 on Justin Corning, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Dwight Murry (SF) Michael Forney, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Dean (SG), James Blevins (C) Justin Corning, Robert Dotson | |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Gregory Skoog comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Mark McConaghy hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Jim Farrar buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dwight Murry | 52-50 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Billy Gibson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 05:00 | Butler | Gregory Skoog gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Gregory Skoog hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 04:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Gibson | 52-50 |
| 04:29 | Butler | James Blevins can't connect on a floater from the right block | 52-50 |
| 04:27 | Marquette | Mark Carter pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the jump hook from the left block | 52-50 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Mark McConaghy pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:48 | Butler | James Blevins is hacked by Jim Farrar - foul #1 on Jim Farrar, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG), Samuel Howse (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Jim Farrar, Mark Carter, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | Butler | Erick Ashley (SF), Robert Dotson (PF) Mark McConaghy, Billy Gibson | |
| 03:31 | Butler | James Blevins knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Joseph Dean | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Murry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gregory Skoog (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Blevins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Marquette | James Blevins swats the layup by Samuel Howse | 52-52 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Samuel Howse grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Julian Lee | 54-52 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Joseph Dean makes the 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SG), Mark Carter (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Richard Barton, Samuel Howse, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Butler | Billy Gibson (PF) Robert Dotson | |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Mark Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Erick Ashley - foul #3 on Erick Ashley, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:04 | Butler | James Blevins misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-55 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Mark Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Gregory Skoog steals the ball from Michael Strachan | 56-55 |
| 01:27 | Butler | James Blevins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-55 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Joseph Dean gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Michael Strachan swats the short shot by Erick Ashley | 56-55 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Erick Ashley snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Gregory Skoog misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Jim Farrar snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Jim Farrar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Dwight Murry tips it home | 58-55 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Mark Carter | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Mark Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Skoog - foul #2 on Gregory Skoog, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Mark Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:16 | Butler | James Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Gregory Skoog throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Mark Carter is hacked by Billy Gibson - foul #2 on Billy Gibson, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Mark Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Murry | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Erick Ashley is called for the reach on Dwight Murry - foul #4 on Erick Ashley, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG) Jim Farrar | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Joseph Dean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Julian Lee | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Julian Lee runs out the clock | 62-55 |