| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar clanks a jumper from close range | 33-26 |
| 19:37 | Butler | David Williams snags the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 19:20 | Butler | David Williams misses the jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 33-26 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Joshua Hart hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Lavern Ingram misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras loses the dribble to Lavern Ingram | 35-26 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers misses the easy layup | 35-26 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Martin Vitale snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the floater from the right block | 35-26 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Joshua Hart pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Joshua Hart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras tips it in | 37-26 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the floater from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 17:02 | Butler | David Williams tips it in | 37-28 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Leroy Fryar drills a jump hook from the left block | 40-30 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras knocks in the shot in the paint and he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), Andrew Hanshaw (SF), Arthur Walters (PF) Joshua Hart, Cecil Cook, Michael Wallace, Johnny Coleman | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Martin Vitale, Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Walters - foul #1 on Arthur Walters, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Parrish (C) Nicholas Lueras | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG) Joshua Marsh | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Arthur Walters pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hanshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Arthur Walters makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Grimes | 45-31 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Lavern Ingram clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Arthur Walters pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Arthur Walters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Fryar - foul #3 on Leroy Fryar, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wallace (SF), Johnny Coleman (PF) Andrew Hanshaw, John Parrish | |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF) Ray Hughes | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Arthur Walters makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Arthur Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the jumper in the lane | 47-33 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Grimes | 50-33 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Wallace - foul #2 on Michael Wallace, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Cecil Cook (SG), Nicholas Lueras (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | David Williams (C) Alfred Ivers | |
| 13:32 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Brendan Gannon is called for the reach on Michael Wallace - foul #4 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Melvin Owens (PF) Brendan Gannon, Leroy Fryar | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Hart out of a doubleteam | 52-35 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Martin Vitale hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Cecil Cook - foul #2 on Cecil Cook, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Walters (PF) Johnny Coleman | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (PF) Melvin Owens | |
| 12:34 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Arthur Walters pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Arthur Walters blows the wide open dunk | 52-37 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Cecil Cook tips it home | 54-37 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Martin Vitale clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Arthur Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Arthur Walters connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Hart out of a doubleteam | 56-37 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Joshua Hart is called for the reach on Lavern Ingram - foul #1 on Joshua Hart, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw (SF), Johnny Coleman (PF) Michael Wallace, Nicholas Lueras | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Leroy Fryar (PF) Lavern Ingram, Dwayne Bowers, Alfred Ivers | |
| 10:50 | Butler | Martin Vitale buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Ray Hughes is called for the reach on Joshua Hart - foul #1 on Ray Hughes, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG), John Parrish (C) Cecil Cook, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (C) David Williams | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw is whistled for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grimes (SG) Joshua Hart | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:56 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Joshua Marsh tips it back up and in | 56-42 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | John Parrish misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-42 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Leroy Fryar snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Leroy Fryar's fadeaway is rejected by John Parrish | 56-42 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Johnny Coleman - foul #1 on Johnny Coleman, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Cecil Cook (SG), Michael Wallace (SF), Arthur Walters (PF), Nicholas Lueras (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, Andrew Hanshaw, Johnny Coleman, John Parrish | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF), David Williams (C) Martin Vitale, Ray Hughes, Alfred Ivers | |
| 08:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Cecil Cook misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Lavern Ingram knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Joshua Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Cecil Cook grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Michael Wallace buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joshua Hart | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Michael Wallace misses the easy layup | 59-48 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Leroy Fryar gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Lavern Ingram can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Michael Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), Johnny Coleman (PF) Joshua Hart, Cecil Cook, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (SG), Alfred Ivers (PF), Melvin Owens (C) Joshua Marsh, Leroy Fryar, David Williams | |
| 05:22 | Butler | Brendan Gannon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Alfred Ivers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:30 | Butler | The jumper by Melvin Owens is denied by Johnny Coleman | 59-48 |
| 04:29 | Butler | Lavern Ingram hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Johnny Coleman steals it from Lavern Ingram | 59-50 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Cecil Cook (SG) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes | |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF), David Williams (C) Alfred Ivers, Melvin Owens | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Leroy Fryar steps in front of the Nicholas Lueras pass | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Lueras (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Butler | David Williams lays it in | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras clanks a turnaround near the basket | 59-52 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Lavern Ingram blows the layup | 59-52 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Leroy Fryar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Michael Wallace misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dwayne Bowers - foul #2 on Dwayne Bowers, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Walters (C) Nicholas Lueras | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Ray Hughes (SF) Lavern Ingram, Dwayne Bowers | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Michael Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Michael Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:59 | Butler | Martin Vitale is fouled on the floor by Cecil Cook - foul #3 on Cecil Cook, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras (C) Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), Dwayne Bowers (SF) Martin Vitale, Ray Hughes | |
| 01:43 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Cook | 62-54 |
| 01:06 | Butler | Brendan Gannon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras can't tip it in | 62-54 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Lavern Ingram hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Michael Wallace is hacked by Lavern Ingram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG) Cecil Cook | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lavern Ingram is called for the reach on Joshua Hart - foul #4 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joshua Hart misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:27 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Brendan Gannon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Michael Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Michael Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Lavern Ingram - foul #5 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG) Lavern Ingram | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Michael Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Michael Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Brendan Gannon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:10 | Butler | David Williams grabs the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Leroy Fryar double dribbles | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Hart runs out the clock | 64-57 |