| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Blackman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Worm (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Josef Rosinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charles Worm inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Aaron Mills can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Aaron Mills tips it home | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Robert Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski misses short on a runner in the paint | 30-36 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 30-38 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Charles Blackman drills a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Hull and he's hacked by Josef Rosinski - foul #3 on Josef Rosinski, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (C) Josef Rosinski | |
| 18:25 | Butler | Charles Blackman misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | James Mateo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Charles Worm scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Charles Worm is called for the reach on Charles Blackman - foul #2 on Charles Worm, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF), Daniel Rolf (C) Charles Blackman, James Scholz | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin (C) Charles Worm | |
| 17:34 | Butler | Steven Nims is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Butler | James Coulson (PF) Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Steven Nims steps in front of the Andrew Mauldin pass | 32-40 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Kevin Jackson slams it home on a nice dish by Steven Nims | 34-40 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | James Mateo clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 34-40 |
| 17:01 | Butler | Steven Nims gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Steven Nims misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-40 |
| 16:43 | Butler | James Coulson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Steven Nims comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Joseph Williams hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 34-43 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Steven Nims scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Jackson | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Coulson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Rolf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mateo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Mauldin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Marquette | James Mateo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Paul Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Paul Hull travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG), Frank Jackson (SG), Charles Blackman (SF), Robert Adams (PF), James Scholz (C) Kevin Jackson, Paul Hull, Steven Nims, James Coulson, Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), David Petersen (SG), Charles Worm (SF), Lester Bledsoe (PF), Josef Rosinski (C) Aaron Mills, Joseph Williams, James Mateo, Kyle Thomas, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 15:07 | Marquette | James Scholz is called for the reach on David Petersen - foul #3 on James Scholz, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Robert Adams is called for the reach on Lester Bledsoe - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 14:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Charles Blackman | 37-43 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Jeffery Ford hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charles Blackman | 39-43 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Scholz - foul #4 on James Scholz, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Butler | James Coulson (C) James Scholz | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:01 | Butler | The short jumper by James Coulson is denied by Josef Rosinski | 39-45 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Charles Worm snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:53 | Marquette | Charles Worm misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:39 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Charles Blackman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Frank Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Charles Worm connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 12:41 | Butler | James Coulson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 12:21 | Butler | Frank Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Robert Adams knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Frank Jackson and he's hacked by Charles Worm - foul #3 on Charles Worm, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Paul Hull (SG), Steven Nims (SF), Daniel Rolf (C) Jeffery Ford, Frank Jackson, Charles Blackman, James Coulson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), James Mateo (SF), Kyle Thomas (PF), Andrew Mauldin (C) Donald Smith, David Petersen, Charles Worm, Lester Bledsoe, Josef Rosinski | |
| 12:05 | Butler | Robert Adams makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | James Mateo is fouled on the floor by Paul Hull - foul #1 on Paul Hull, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Rolf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mateo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Mauldin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Paul Hull steps in front of the Aaron Mills pass | 45-47 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Daniel Rolf makes the jumper near the basket | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Rolf - foul #1 on Daniel Rolf, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | James Mateo grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Mateo | 47-49 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Steven Nims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Butler | James Coulson (PF) Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Rosinski (C) Andrew Mauldin | |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Joseph Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 09:42 | Butler | James Coulson travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Blackman (SF), Jeffery Ford (C) Steven Nims, Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Aaron Mills loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (SG), Charles Worm (SF) Joseph Williams, James Mateo | |
| 09:00 | Butler | James Coulson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 08:59 | Butler | James Coulson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Paul Hull misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Robert Adams (PF) Kevin Jackson, James Coulson | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Petersen (SG), Andrew Mauldin (PF), Lester Bledsoe (C) Aaron Mills, Kyle Thomas, Josef Rosinski | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Paul Hull misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Paul Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | David Petersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF), Daniel Rolf (C) Paul Hull, Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Williams (SG) David Petersen | |
| 08:21 | Butler | Jeffery Ford's floater is tipped away by Charles Worm | 48-51 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Mauldin | 48-53 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Steven Nims comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:48 | Marquette | Joseph Williams's pass is intercepted by Steven Nims | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeffery Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Nims (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Rolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Worm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Mauldin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Bledsoe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Steven Nims misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:13 | Marquette | Robert Adams takes the ball from Donald Smith | 48-53 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Robert Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 06:57 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rolf | 48-53 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Steven Nims connects on the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Worm - foul #4 on Charles Worm, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Paul Hull (SG), James Coulson (PF), James Scholz (C) Jeffery Ford, Frank Jackson, Robert Adams, Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), David Petersen (SG), James Mateo (SF), Kyle Thomas (PF), Josef Rosinski (C) Donald Smith, Joseph Williams, Charles Worm, Andrew Mauldin, Lester Bledsoe | |
| 06:42 | Butler | Steven Nims makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Aaron Mills buries a fadeaway from the left side | 51-55 |
| 06:03 | Butler | Paul Hull's layup is rejected by Kyle Thomas | 51-55 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Aaron Mills is hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Blackman (SF) Steven Nims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Williams (SG) David Petersen | |
| 05:30 | Marquette | James Mateo can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Charles Blackman - foul #1 on Charles Blackman, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | James Mateo misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | James Mateo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Paul Hull can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 05:19 | Butler | James Scholz tips it in | 53-56 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Kevin Jackson steals the ball from James Mateo | 53-56 |
| 04:44 | Butler | The jump hook by Paul Hull is blocked by Kyle Thomas | 53-56 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Paul Hull tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Aaron Mills loses the dribble to Kevin Jackson | 55-56 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Kevin Jackson hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Paul Hull drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hull (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Blackman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Coulson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Scholz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mateo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Josef Rosinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Joseph Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Charles Blackman gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:25 | Butler | James Coulson's layup is rejected by Josef Rosinski | 60-58 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Josef Rosinski | 60-58 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | James Mateo connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 60-60 |
| 03:02 | Butler | James Coulson is hacked by Kyle Thomas - foul #1 on Kyle Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (PG), Frank Jackson (SG), Steven Nims (SF), Robert Adams (PF), Daniel Rolf (C) Kevin Jackson, Paul Hull, Charles Blackman, James Coulson, James Scholz | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), David Petersen (SG), Charles Worm (SF), Andrew Mauldin (PF), Lester Bledsoe (C) Aaron Mills, Joseph Williams, James Mateo, Kyle Thomas, Josef Rosinski | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Frank Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Ford | 63-60 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Paul Hull (SG), Charles Blackman (SF) Jeffery Ford, Frank Jackson, Steven Nims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), Kyle Thomas (PF) Donald Smith, David Petersen, Lester Bledsoe | |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Charles Worm can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Blackman - foul #2 on Charles Blackman, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Mateo (C) Andrew Mauldin | |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Charles Worm makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:28 | Marquette | Charles Worm makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Paul Hull knocks in the floater from the baseline | 65-62 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Charles Worm is fouled on the floor by Charles Blackman - foul #3 on Charles Blackman, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Butler | James Scholz (C) Daniel Rolf | |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Rosinski (C) James Mateo | |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Charles Worm makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Charles Worm makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Paul Hull can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Charles Worm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Charles Blackman grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Aaron Mills steps in front of the James Scholz pass | 65-64 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Charles Worm can't finish the layup | 65-64 |
| 00:52 | Butler | James Scholz grabs the board | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Paul Hull buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Joseph Williams can't connect on a floater from the left side | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Aaron Mills is called for the reach on Robert Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Mills, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Nims (SF) Charles Blackman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Charles Worm snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Joseph Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Robert Adams grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Robert Adams runs out the clock | 67-64 |