| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rex Massey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Holder (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Clement (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Jastremski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Kennard inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | John Kennard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Wayne Banks is hacked by James Holder - foul #3 on James Holder, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG) James Holder | |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter is fouled on the floor by Delbert Jastremski - foul #1 on Delbert Jastremski, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Jerry Russell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Russell - foul #2 on Christopher Russell, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | 3 seconds is called on Wayne Banks | 29-34 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski is fouled on the floor by Jerry Russell - foul #2 on Jerry Russell, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Charles Carter connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rex Massey | 29-36 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-36 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Eric Clement snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Richard Lefebvre steps in front of the Christopher Russell pass | 29-36 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | John Kennard is hacked by Christopher Russell - foul #3 on Christopher Russell, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski (C) Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Deslauriers (SF) Christopher Russell | |
| 17:07 | Marquette | John Kennard is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Kennard, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Sean Deslauriers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Jerry Russell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rex Massey - foul #1 on Rex Massey, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Hamlin (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Oscar Johnston (SF) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, John Kennard | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (C) Delbert Jastremski | |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Jerry Russell makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Jerry Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Jerry Russell blocks the short jumper by Calvin Issel | 31-36 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Rex Massey takes the ball from Larry Hamlin | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Larry Hamlin (fresh) SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) SF - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Russell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rex Massey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Deslauriers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Clement (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Issel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Calvin Issel hits a jumper in the paint | 31-38 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Jerry Russell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Eric Clement lays it up and in set up by Charles Carter | 34-40 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Larry Hamlin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski tips it in | 36-40 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Eric Clement is whistled for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Wayne Banks (SG), Johnathon Brown (SF), John Kennard (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Larry Hamlin, Andrew Johnson, Oscar Johnston, Jerry Russell, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (PG), James Holder (SG), Christopher Russell (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Delbert Jastremski (C) Rex Massey, Charles Carter, Sean Deslauriers, Eric Clement, Calvin Issel | |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Russell - foul #4 on Christopher Russell, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Massey (PG) Christopher Russell | |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski hits a fadeaway from the left block | 38-42 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | John Kennard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Roland Inge grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Roland Inge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Deslauriers (PG), Eric Clement (PF) Rex Massey, Tommy Petti | |
| 12:49 | Butler | Roland Inge makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | John Kennard scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Banks | 40-45 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Eric Clement misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski (PF) John Kennard | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG) Roland Inge | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Eric Clement can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Deslauriers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Clement (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Delbert Jastremski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF) Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Massey (PG) James Holder | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Rex Massey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown scores on a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Charles Carter hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Rex Massey | 42-47 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Banks | 44-47 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 44-49 |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Oscar Johnston (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), John Kennard (SF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, Johnathon Brown, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Butler | James Holder (SG), Roland Inge (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Calvin Issel (C) Charles Carter, Sean Deslauriers, Eric Clement, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 09:39 | Butler | Calvin Issel drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Holder | 44-51 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Jerry Russell can't connect on a runner in the paint | 44-51 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | John Kennard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 08:47 | Butler | James Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Oscar Johnston takes the ball from Rex Massey in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Jerry Russell drills a runner from close range set up by Andrew Johnson | 46-51 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Calvin Issel can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Kennard - foul #2 on John Kennard, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Wayne Banks (SG), Johnathon Brown (SF), Dobry Brozeski (PF) Oscar Johnston, Andrew Johnson, John Kennard, Jerry Russell | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (PG), Sean Deslauriers (SF), Eric Clement (PF) Rex Massey, Roland Inge, Tommy Petti | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Calvin Issel makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Calvin Issel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Eric Clement snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Sean Deslauriers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Deslauriers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Clement (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Calvin Issel (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Banks | 49-56 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Jeff Hunter is called for the reach on Charles Carter - foul #2 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (C) Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Massey (PG), Christopher Russell (SF), Delbert Jastremski (C) James Holder, Sean Deslauriers, Calvin Issel | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Eric Clement misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-56 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | John Kennard pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Eric Clement blocks the short jumper by Johnathon Brown | 49-56 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Eric Clement buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rex Massey | 49-58 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-58 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Charles Carter comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Banks - foul #1 on Wayne Banks, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (SG), Jerry Russell (PF) Wayne Banks, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Butler | James Holder (SG) Rex Massey | |
| 05:32 | Butler | Charles Carter misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Jeff Hunter is called for the reach on Charles Carter - foul #3 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre (C) John Kennard | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Massey (PG) Charles Carter | |
| 04:44 | Butler | James Holder's pass is intercepted by Andrew Johnson | 52-59 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown throws it down set up by Andrew Johnson | 54-59 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Eric Clement blows the layup but he's hacked by Johnathon Brown - foul #4 on Johnathon Brown, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Banks (SG), John Kennard (SF) Jeff Hunter, Johnathon Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:18 | Butler | Eric Clement makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Eric Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Delbert Jastremski - foul #2 on Delbert Jastremski, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG), Tommy Petti (PF) James Holder, Eric Clement | |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Rex Massey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Delbert Jastremski hits the follow up shot | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Kennard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 11 pts. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rex Massey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tommy Petti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Delbert Jastremski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Marquette | Jerry Russell blows the layup | 54-62 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Rex Massey gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Christopher Russell drills a runner from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Johnathon Brown (SF) Andrew Johnson, John Kennard | |
| Subs | Butler | James Holder (SG), Eric Clement (PF) Charles Carter, Tommy Petti | |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre is fouled on the floor by Delbert Jastremski - foul #3 on Delbert Jastremski, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Eric Clement gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Jerry Russell steals it from James Holder | 54-64 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Wayne Banks loses the dribble to James Holder | 54-64 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Rex Massey drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Jastremski and he's hacked by Jerry Russell - foul #3 on Jerry Russell, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Hamlin (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), John Kennard (SF), Dobry Brozeski (PF), Oscar Johnston (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, Johnathon Brown, Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Carter (SG), Sean Deslauriers (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Calvin Issel (C) James Holder, Christopher Russell, Eric Clement, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 01:38 | Butler | Rex Massey makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Kennard | 56-67 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Rex Massey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SF) Rex Massey | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski is hacked by Tommy Petti - foul #1 on Tommy Petti, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Larry Hamlin is called for the reach on Charles Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Hamlin, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Wayne Banks (SG), Johnathon Brown (SF), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Larry Hamlin, Andrew Johnson, John Kennard, Dobry Brozeski, Oscar Johnston | |
| Subs | Butler | Rex Massey (PG), Christopher Russell (SF), Eric Clement (PF), Delbert Jastremski (C) Sean Deslauriers, Roland Inge, Tommy Petti, Calvin Issel | |
| 00:49 | Butler | Charles Carter makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lefebvre | 58-69 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Jerry Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-69 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Eric Clement snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Rex Massey's pass is intercepted by Johnathon Brown | 58-69 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre loses the ball out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Hamlin (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), John Kennard (SF), Dobry Brozeski (PF), Oscar Johnston (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, Johnathon Brown, Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Deslauriers (SG), Roland Inge (SF), Tommy Petti (PF), Calvin Issel (C) Rex Massey, Christopher Russell, Eric Clement, Delbert Jastremski | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Carter runs out the clock | 58-69 |