| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ross Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Dorn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Latham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rocco Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Adcox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Peter Willett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luke Rollin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Pooley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Feliciano (fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley is fouled on the floor by Richard Adcox - foul #1 on Richard Adcox, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Neher (SG), Martin Donovan (C) Steve Dorn, Richard Adcox | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:13 | Butler | Peter Willett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luke Rollin | 38-28 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Neher | 40-28 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Clarence Latham grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 18:20 | DePaul | Ross Potter connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Neher | 43-28 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Peter Willett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 17:59 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Rocco Rossi | 43-28 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ross Potter | 45-28 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Willett | 45-30 |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Pooley - foul #2 on Kenneth Pooley, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steve Dorn (SG), John Hackworth (SF), Richard Adcox (C) Donald Neher, Clarence Latham, Martin Donovan | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Epps (SF), Dustin Simmons (PF) Kenneth Pooley, Nicholas Feliciano | |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Luke Rollin lays it up and in set up by Peter Willett | 48-32 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | John Hackworth hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Karl Epps - foul #1 on Karl Epps, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Martin Donovan (PF) Rocco Rossi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:49 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Roger Cheesman gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Luke Rollin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 16:38 | DePaul | Richard Adcox snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | Martin Donovan connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Karl Epps - foul #2 on Karl Epps, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Neher (SG), Clarence Latham (SF) Steve Dorn, John Hackworth | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:22 | DePaul | Martin Donovan makes the free throw | 51-32 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Richard Adcox steps in front of the Dustin Simmons pass | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ross Potter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Neher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Latham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Donovan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Adcox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Peter Willett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luke Rollin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Epps (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Simmons (fresh) C - Roger Cheesman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Donald Neher is whistled for traveling | 51-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steve Dorn (SG), John Hackworth (SF), Rocco Rossi (PF) Donald Neher, Clarence Latham, Martin Donovan | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Pooley (SF) Karl Epps | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | John Hackworth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 15:19 | DePaul | John Hackworth makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Potter | 54-32 |
| 15:00 | Butler | John Hackworth picks off the pass by Roger Cheesman | 54-32 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:41 | DePaul | Steve Dorn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 14:39 | DePaul | Ross Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 14:10 | DePaul | John Hackworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi tips it back up and in | 56-32 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Richard Adcox blocks the short jumper by Peter Willett | 56-32 |
| 13:55 | DePaul | Ross Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Ross Potter is fouled on the floor by Roger Cheesman - foul #3 on Roger Cheesman, team foul #4 | 56-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Neher (SG), Clark Chastain (SF), Martin Donovan (C) Steve Dorn, John Hackworth, Richard Adcox | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Epps (SF), Nicholas Feliciano (PF) Kenneth Pooley, Dustin Simmons | |
| 13:21 | DePaul | Ross Potter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-32 |
| 13:20 | DePaul | Clark Chastain grabs the offensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Martin Donovan comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-32 |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Martin Donovan tips it home | 58-32 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Luke Rollin's floater is knocked away by Rocco Rossi | 58-32 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Nicholas Feliciano misses the tip | 58-32 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-32 |
| 12:15 | DePaul | Ross Potter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-32 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Nicholas Feliciano grabs the board | 58-32 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Luke Rollin knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Peter Willett | 58-34 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ross Potter (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Neher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Chastain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rocco Rossi (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Donovan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Peter Willett (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luke Rollin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Epps (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Feliciano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Cheesman (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Martin Donovan misses the easy layup | 58-34 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Roger Cheesman gets the rebound | 58-34 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Peter Willett makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roger Cheesman | 58-37 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | Ross Potter can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-37 |
| 10:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Karl Epps | 58-37 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Luke Rollin is fouled on the floor by Donald Neher as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Donald Neher, team foul #2 | 58-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steve Dorn (SG), Clarence Latham (SF), Richard Adcox (C) Donald Neher, Clark Chastain, Martin Donovan | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Pooley (SF), Edward Aleshire (PF) Karl Epps, Nicholas Feliciano | |
| 10:35 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rocco Rossi - foul #2 on Rocco Rossi, team foul #3 | 58-37 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Richard Adcox misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-39 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi grabs the offensive board | 58-39 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Roger Cheesman is called for the reach on Steve Dorn - foul #4 on Roger Cheesman, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Hackworth (SG), Martin Donovan (C) Steve Dorn, Richard Adcox | |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Simmons (PF) Edward Aleshire | |
| 09:42 | DePaul | Ross Potter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Dustin Simmons misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rocco Rossi - foul #3 on Rocco Rossi, team foul #4 | 61-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Neher (PG), Michael Baker (PF), Richard Adcox (C) Ross Potter, Rocco Rossi, Martin Donovan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:32 | Butler | Dustin Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Dustin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Donald Neher misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Willett - foul #5 on Peter Willett, team foul #6 | 61-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steve Dorn (SG), Rocco Rossi (PF), Martin Donovan (C) Clarence Latham, Michael Baker, Richard Adcox | |
| Subs | Butler | Matt Sliva (PG) Peter Willett | |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Donald Neher makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Donald Neher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Roger Cheesman loses the ball out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Potter (PG), Clarence Latham (SF) Donald Neher, John Hackworth | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 63-41 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley loses the ball out of bounds | 63-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Neher (SG), John Hackworth (SF), Richard Adcox (C) Steve Dorn, Clarence Latham, Martin Donovan | |
| Subs | Butler | David Tingley (SF), Nicholas Feliciano (PF) Kenneth Pooley, Dustin Simmons | |
| 07:52 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ross Potter | 65-41 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ross Potter (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Neher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hackworth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rocco Rossi (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Adcox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Matt Sliva (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luke Rollin (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tingley (fresh) PF - Nicholas Feliciano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Cheesman (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Butler | Roger Cheesman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-41 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Luke Rollin gets the offensive rebound | 65-41 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Matt Sliva's layup is rejected by Rocco Rossi | 65-41 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Ross Potter grabs the board | 65-41 |
| 07:02 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-41 |
| 07:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Cheesman | 65-41 |
| 06:57 | Butler | David Tingley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Luke Rollin | 65-44 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi clanks a jump hook from the left block | 65-44 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Rocco Rossi hits the follow up shot | 67-44 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Nicholas Feliciano misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-44 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Nicholas Feliciano snags the offensive board | 67-44 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Richard Adcox - foul #2 on Richard Adcox, team foul #5 | 67-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steve Dorn (SG), Clarence Latham (SF), Michael Baker (PF), Martin Donovan (C) Ross Potter, John Hackworth, Rocco Rossi, Richard Adcox | |
| Subs | Butler | Tony Pelkowski (PG), Kenneth Pooley (SF), Dustin Simmons (PF) Matt Sliva, David Tingley, Nicholas Feliciano | |
| 06:13 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Roger Cheesman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Donald Neher drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steve Dorn | 69-45 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Tony Pelkowski is fouled on the floor by Martin Donovan - foul #1 on Martin Donovan, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Hackworth (SG), Clark Chastain (SF) Steve Dorn, Clarence Latham | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:09 | Butler | Roger Cheesman's layup is rejected by Martin Donovan | 69-45 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | John Hackworth snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | Clark Chastain is whistled for traveling | 69-45 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-45 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Clark Chastain grabs the board | 69-45 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | John Hackworth can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Luke Rollin - foul #2 on Luke Rollin, team foul #7 | 69-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Karl Epps (PF) Dustin Simmons | |
| 04:23 | DePaul | John Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Roger Cheesman gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Martin Donovan steals it from Tony Pelkowski | 70-45 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-45 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Roger Cheesman pulls down the rebound | 70-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Neher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hackworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clark Chastain (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Donovan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Tony Pelkowski (fairly fresh) SG - Luke Rollin (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Pooley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Epps (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Cheesman (tired) 7 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Clark Chastain - foul #1 on Clark Chastain, team foul #7 | 70-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Nicholas Feliciano (PF) Tony Pelkowski | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | John Hackworth grabs the board | 70-46 |
| 03:04 | DePaul | John Hackworth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-46 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-46 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Kenneth Pooley gets the offensive rebound | 73-46 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Nicholas Feliciano can't connect on a runner in the lane | 73-46 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Clark Chastain snags the defensive board | 73-46 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Donald Neher is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pooley - foul #3 on Kenneth Pooley, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matt Sliva (PG), Dustin Simmons (PF) Kenneth Pooley, Karl Epps | |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Donald Neher misses the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 02:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger Cheesman | 73-46 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Michael Baker blocks the jumper by Luke Rollin | 73-46 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Martin Donovan pulls down the rebound | 73-46 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | John Hackworth is hacked by Luke Rollin - foul #3 on Luke Rollin, team foul #9 | 73-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Pooley (SF) Dustin Simmons | |
| 01:38 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | Martin Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 73-46 |
| 01:20 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-46 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Matt Sliva snags the defensive board | 73-46 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Roger Cheesman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-46 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Clark Chastain gets the rebound | 73-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | DePaul | John Hackworth hits a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Luke Rollin - foul #4 on Luke Rollin, team foul #10 | 75-46 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | John Hackworth misses the free throw | 75-46 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Roger Cheesman gets the rebound | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul 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) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Matt Sliva can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-46 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Martin Donovan gets the rebound | 75-46 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Donald Neher runs out the clock | 75-46 |