| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Herbert Wampler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Southwick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hansard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Keith Southwick inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott McClosky - foul #1 on Scott McClosky, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:48 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:48 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Keith Southwick is called for the reach on Ronald Pinzon - foul #2 on Keith Southwick, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler is called for a charge - foul #3 on Herbert Wampler, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | William David (PG) Herbert Wampler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:56 | Butler | John Derosa travels with the ball | 29-26 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Leo Pressman steps in front of the William David pass | 29-26 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Keith Southwick knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Pressman | 29-29 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Bryan Lathan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | William David connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kennard | 31-29 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Keith Southwick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Pressman and he's fouled by Ronald Pinzon - foul #1 on Ronald Pinzon, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shaiming Chin (C) Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PF) William Hansard | |
| 17:11 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon banks in the layup set up by Scott McClosky | 33-32 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Leo Pressman can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Calvin Issel misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Bryan Lathan tips it home | 33-34 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | John Kennard misses the driving attempt near the basket | 33-34 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Calvin Issel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Keith Southwick can't connect on a shot from close range | 33-34 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Scott McClosky drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William David | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William David (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shaiming Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Issel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Lathan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Butler | John Derosa steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Seth Heckler (SG), Herbert Wampler (SF), Timothy Wendt (C) William David, John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), William Hansard (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) Leo Pressman, Keith Southwick, Bryan Lathan | |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by William Hansard - foul #1 on William Hansard, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:01 | Butler | John Derosa scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Wong | 39-37 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Calvin Issel jams it | 39-39 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Wong | 41-39 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Roland Inge makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Derosa and the foul's on Dennis Wong - foul #4 on Dennis Wong, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Scott McClosky (PF) Dennis Wong, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Pressman (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), Bryan Lathan (C) John Derosa, Calvin Issel, Ronald Cyr | |
| 13:54 | Butler | Roland Inge makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Seth Heckler connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Kennard | 44-42 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Keith Southwick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-42 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Kennard | 46-42 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Bryan Lathan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Seth Heckler travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | William David (PG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Jerry Moore (C) Herbert Wampler, Seth Heckler, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Tommy Petti (PF) Roland Inge, William Hansard | |
| 12:13 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Moore - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shaiming Chin (C) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PF) Tommy Petti | |
| 12:13 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Bryan Lathan snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Shaiming Chin is called for the reach on Leo Pressman - foul #1 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Calvin Issel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Petti (PF) Keith Southwick | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William David (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Issel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Petti (fresh) C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Derosa - foul #3 on John Derosa, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG) William David | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Leo Pressman buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Derosa | 48-46 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon lays it in on a nice dish by John Kennard | 50-46 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Shaiming Chin is called for the reach on Calvin Issel - foul #2 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Seth Heckler (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Scott McClosky, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), Ronald Cyr (C) Leo Pressman, Tommy Petti, Bryan Lathan | |
| 10:39 | Butler | Calvin Issel misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ronald Pinzon | 50-46 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Seth Heckler comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Seth Heckler can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Seth Heckler tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Calvin Issel grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Calvin Issel misses the 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Ronald Cyr grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Ronald Cyr clanks a shot from the left block | 52-46 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | John Kennard knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Wampler | 55-46 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Ronald Pinzon steals the ball from Ronald Cyr | 55-46 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 08:08 | Butler | John Derosa clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Ronald Cyr pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Roland Inge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Herbert Wampler - foul #4 on Herbert Wampler, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Manuel Glover (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Shaiming Chin (C) Herbert Wampler, John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Butler | Leo Pressman (SG), Jimmy Goldman (SF), William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) John Derosa, Keith Southwick, Calvin Issel, Ronald Cyr | |
| 07:58 | Butler | Roland Inge makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Roland Inge misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Seth Heckler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 07:38 | Butler | William Hansard pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Seth Heckler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Manuel Glover (fresh) PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roland Inge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Pressman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Goldman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Hansard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Lathan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Leo Pressman misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Seth Heckler - foul #2 on Seth Heckler, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dickinson (SG) Seth Heckler | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG) Roland Inge | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Leo Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Manuel Glover drills a fadeaway from the right side | 60-49 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Bryan Lathan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 06:59 | Butler | William Hansard tips it in | 60-51 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Scott McClosky scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Dickinson | 62-51 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Seth Heckler (SG) Michael Dickinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Keith Southwick (SF) Jimmy Goldman | |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Seth Heckler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG) Manuel Glover | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (PG) John Derosa | |
| 05:55 | Butler | Shaiming Chin steals it from Leo Pressman | 62-51 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Scott McClosky blows the layup but he's fouled by Keith Southwick - foul #3 on Keith Southwick, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon (SF), Timothy Wendt (C) Seth Heckler, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Butler | Roland Inge buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Keith Southwick | 64-54 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | John Kennard is fouled on the floor by Keith Southwick - foul #4 on Keith Southwick, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG) Dennis Wong | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Tommy Petti (PF) Leo Pressman, William Hansard | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Tommy Petti steals the ball from Timothy Wendt | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Butler | Roland Inge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:14 | Marquette | John Derosa steps in front of the Ronald Pinzon pass | 64-54 |
| 04:11 | Butler | John Derosa misses the dunk | 64-54 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Roland Inge tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Tommy Petti blocks the short jumper by Herbert Wampler | 64-56 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Keith Southwick pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Timothy Wendt blocks the short jumper by Bryan Lathan | 64-56 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Scott McClosky grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Herbert Wampler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott McClosky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Derosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Inge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Southwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Tommy Petti (fresh) C - Bryan Lathan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon is hacked by Tommy Petti - foul #1 on Tommy Petti, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Seth Heckler (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF), Jerry Moore (C) John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Leo Pressman (SG), Jimmy Goldman (SF), Ronald Cyr (C) John Derosa, Roland Inge, Keith Southwick, Bryan Lathan | |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Wong | 66-56 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman is hacked by Herbert Wampler - foul #5 on Herbert Wampler, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF) Herbert Wampler | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hansard (PF) Tommy Petti | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Jimmy Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Jerry Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 02:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Calvin Issel | 66-57 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Seth Heckler, Manuel Glover, Shaiming Chin, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Keith Southwick (SF), Bryan Lathan (C) Calvin Issel, Jimmy Goldman, Ronald Cyr | |
| 02:09 | Butler | Bryan Lathan is hacked by Timothy Wendt - foul #3 on Timothy Wendt, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon loses the dribble to Keith Southwick | 66-57 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Bryan Lathan's floater is tipped away by Ronald Pinzon | 66-57 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Scott McClosky snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Scott McClosky banks in the layup | 68-57 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Wendt - foul #4 on Timothy Wendt, team foul #12 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | William David (PG), Seth Heckler (SG), Manuel Glover (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Jerry Moore (C) Dennis Wong, John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky, Timothy Wendt | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Roland Inge (SG), Jimmy Goldman (SF), Tommy Petti (PF) John Derosa, Leo Pressman, Keith Southwick, William Hansard | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bryan Lathan makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Bryan Lathan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Calvin Issel is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Issel, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Cyr (C) Bryan Lathan | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Roland Inge drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF) Manuel Glover, Shaiming Chin, Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Leo Pressman (SG), Keith Southwick (SF), William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) Calvin Issel, Roland Inge, Jimmy Goldman, Tommy Petti, Ronald Cyr | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | William David is fouled in the backcourt by John Derosa - foul #4 on John Derosa, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | William David makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | William David misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:42 | Butler | William Hansard snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Keith Southwick is fouled on the floor by Scott McClosky - foul #2 on Scott McClosky, team foul #13 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Jerry Moore (C) John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky | |
| Subs | Butler | Calvin Issel (PG), Roland Inge (SG), Tommy Petti (PF), Ronald Cyr (C) John Derosa, Leo Pressman, William Hansard, Bryan Lathan | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Keith Southwick makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Jerry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Jerry Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Issel - foul #2 on Calvin Issel, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF) Seth Heckler, Manuel Glover, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Butler | John Derosa (PG), Leo Pressman (SG), William Hansard (PF), Bryan Lathan (C) Calvin Issel, Roland Inge, Tommy Petti, Ronald Cyr | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Jerry Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:34 | Butler | William Hansard snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:29 | Butler | John Derosa makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leo Pressman | 72-65 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Seth Heckler (C) Jerry Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | William David is fouled in the backcourt by John Derosa - foul #5 on John Derosa, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Roland Inge (PG) John Derosa | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | William David makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | William David makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Keith Southwick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Leo Pressman is called for the reach on John Kennard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Pressman, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | John Kennard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Roland Inge misses the easy layup | 76-65 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 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 | William David runs out the clock | 76-65 |