| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Howard Snowden (fresh) SG - Art Jordan (fresh) SF - Charles Dillard (fresh) PF - Kevin Helton (fresh) C - Jack Cain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Milwaukee | Kevin Helton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jack Cain | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Art Jordan is called for the reach on Dwayne Bowers - foul #1 on Art Jordan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Brendan Gannon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lavern Ingram | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Milwaukee | Art Jordan can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Jack Cain swats the layup by David Williams | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Milwaukee | Kevin Helton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Milwaukee | Howard Snowden makes the shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Leroy Fryar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Milwaukee | Kevin Helton snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | Milwaukee | Leroy Fryar steps in front of the Jack Cain pass | 2-6 |
| 16:12 | Butler | Leroy Fryar comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:52 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:51 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fresh) C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Howard Snowden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Art Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Dillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Helton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Cain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Milwaukee | Art Jordan misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Brendan Gannon - foul #1 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster (PG), Jason Cummins (SF), Christopher Atnip (PF), Seth Cox (C) Howard Snowden, Charles Dillard, Kevin Helton, Jack Cain | |
| 15:35 | Milwaukee | Art Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:35 | Milwaukee | Art Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:35 | Butler | Leroy Fryar snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Leroy Fryar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Aaron Shoup (SG) Art Jordan | |
| 14:40 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Leroy Fryar gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:23 | Butler | Brendan Gannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Leroy Fryar tips it home | 4-6 |
| 14:05 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SF), Alfred Ivers (C) Dwayne Bowers, David Williams | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 13:48 | Butler | Martin Vitale misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-6 |
| 13:46 | Milwaukee | Seth Cox grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 13:39 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Leroy Fryar pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Leroy Fryar throws it down on a great pass from Brendan Gannon and he's hacked by Christopher Atnip - foul #1 on Christopher Atnip, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard (SF), Jack Cain (C) Jason Cummins, Seth Cox | |
| 13:19 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:19 | Milwaukee | Aaron Shoup pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:00 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard clanks a floater in the paint | 6-6 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Alfred Ivers snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Leroy Fryar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 12:34 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:16 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), David Williams (C) Martin Vitale, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | James Miller (SG), Jason Cummins (SF), Michael Sparks (C) Aaron Shoup, Charles Dillard, Jack Cain | |
| 11:53 | Butler | Brendan Gannon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 11:51 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster grabs the board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brendan Gannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Rick Brewster (fresh) SG - James Miller (fresh) SF - Jason Cummins (fresh) PF - Christopher Atnip (fairly fresh) C - Michael Sparks (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Milwaukee | Jason Cummins misses the floater near the basket | 6-6 |
| 11:20 | Milwaukee | Christopher Atnip snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 11:04 | Milwaukee | Christopher Atnip misses the runner from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 11:02 | Butler | David Williams grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers is fouled on the floor by Jason Cummins - foul #1 on Jason Cummins, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfred Ivers (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Art Jordan (SG), Charles Dillard (SF), Kevin Helton (PF), Jack Cain (C) James Miller, Jason Cummins, Christopher Atnip, Michael Sparks | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| 10:12 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 10:10 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 09:48 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Art Jordan | 6-9 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Lavern Ingram clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-9 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Brendan Gannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Martin Vitale (SG), Leroy Fryar (PF) Lavern Ingram, David Williams | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Aaron Shoup (SG), James Miller (SF), Christopher Atnip (PF) Rick Brewster, Art Jordan, Kevin Helton | |
| 08:59 | Milwaukee | Jack Cain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Alfred Ivers gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Brendan Gannon drills a 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Ivers | 9-9 |
| 08:43 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Brendan Gannon - foul #2 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG) Brendan Gannon | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster (PG), Kevin Helton (PF) Aaron Shoup, Christopher Atnip | |
| 08:43 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 08:43 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 08:43 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard misses the 3rd free throw | 9-11 |
| 08:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leroy Fryar | 9-11 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Helton - foul #1 on Kevin Helton, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Hughes (SF) Dwayne Bowers | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Art Jordan (SG), Seth Cox (C) Rick Brewster, Jack Cain | |
| 08:15 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:02 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Art Jordan | 11-13 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Helton - foul #2 on Kevin Helton, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Lavern Ingram (PG), David Williams (C) Joshua Marsh, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster (PG), Aaron Shoup (SG), Christopher Atnip (PF), Jack Cain (C) Charles Dillard, Art Jordan, Kevin Helton, Seth Cox | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Vitale (fresh) SF - Ray Hughes (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Rick Brewster (fairly fresh) SG - Aaron Shoup (fresh) SF - James Miller (fresh) PF - Christopher Atnip (fresh) C - Jack Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster is hacked by Lavern Ingram - foul #1 on Lavern Ingram, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Owens (PF) Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Art Jordan (SG), Charles Dillard (SF) Aaron Shoup, James Miller | |
| 07:04 | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Atnip | 13-16 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Melvin Owens is denied on a layup by Charles Dillard | 13-16 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Lavern Ingram tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Melvin Owens tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 06:17 | Milwaukee | David Williams is called for the reach on Charles Dillard - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Dwayne Bowers (SF), Alfred Ivers (PF) Ray Hughes, Melvin Owens | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Howard Snowden (PG), Aaron Shoup (SG), Jason Cummins (SF), Seth Cox (C) Rick Brewster, Art Jordan, Charles Dillard, Jack Cain | |
| 06:05 | Milwaukee | Seth Cox misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Fryar (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| 06:05 | Milwaukee | Seth Cox misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:05 | Milwaukee | Seth Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Leroy Fryar drills a floater from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 05:21 | Milwaukee | Christopher Atnip makes the floater from the left block | 17-19 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Martin Vitale makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lavern Ingram | 20-19 |
| 04:44 | Milwaukee | Jason Cummins clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Vitale - foul #1 on Martin Vitale, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG) Martin Vitale | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster (PG), Art Jordan (SG), Michael Sparks (PF), Jack Cain (C) Howard Snowden, Aaron Shoup, Christopher Atnip, Seth Cox | |
| 04:44 | Milwaukee | Jason Cummins makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:44 | Milwaukee | Jason Cummins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alfred Ivers | 20-20 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Dwayne Bowers clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Lavern Ingram tips it home | 22-20 |
| 03:58 | Milwaukee | Art Jordan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 03:57 | Butler | Joshua Marsh gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Jack Cain denies the turnaround by Leroy Fryar | 22-20 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Lavern Ingram pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Lavern Ingram (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fresh) SF - Dwayne Bowers (fresh) PF - Leroy Fryar (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Ivers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Rick Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Art Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Cummins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Sparks (fresh) C - Jack Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Alfred Ivers double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Brendan Gannon (PG), Martin Vitale (SG), David Williams (C) Lavern Ingram, Joshua Marsh, Leroy Fryar | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | James Miller (SG), Charles Dillard (SF), Kevin Helton (PF) Art Jordan, Jason Cummins, Michael Sparks | |
| 02:52 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard is fouled on the floor by Martin Vitale - foul #2 on Martin Vitale, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Art Jordan (SG) Rick Brewster | |
| 02:52 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 02:52 | Butler | David Williams snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Martin Vitale comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-20 |
| 02:26 | Milwaukee | Kevin Helton grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 02:10 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Art Jordan and he's hacked by Brendan Gannon - foul #3 on Brendan Gannon, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Marsh (SG), Ray Hughes (SF), Melvin Owens (PF) Brendan Gannon, Dwayne Bowers, Alfred Ivers | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Rick Brewster (PG) Art Jordan | |
| 02:10 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 01:42 | Butler | David Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Howard Snowden (PG), Aaron Shoup (SG), Seth Cox (C) Rick Brewster, James Miller, Jack Cain | |
| 01:29 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-22 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Melvin Owens snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 01:04 | Butler | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 01:03 | Milwaukee | Howard Snowden pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 00:45 | Milwaukee | Charles Dillard's floater is tipped away by David Williams | 22-22 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Martin Vitale grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Seth Cox takes the ball from Martin Vitale | 22-22 |
| 00:02 | Milwaukee | Aaron Shoup hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Ray Hughes pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |