| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ernie Barker inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Patrick - foul #1 on Richard Patrick, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Dikembe Ali steals it from Joshua Marsh | 26-30 |
| 18:55 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Steve Stafford - foul #1 on Steve Stafford, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Joshua Marsh takes the ball from Walker McDade | 26-30 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Joshua Marsh dunks the ball | 28-30 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Walker McDade clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Richard Patrick is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| 17:30 | DePaul | Walker McDade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Joshua Marsh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ernie Barker - foul #1 on Ernie Barker, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (PF), Eugene McGuiness (C) Walker McDade, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Joshua Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:59 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy is hacked by David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Paul Escalante can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Zelkin - foul #2 on David Zelkin, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:50 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the easy layup | 29-34 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 15:31 | Butler | David Zelkin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Joshua Marsh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Paul Escalante grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 14:50 | DePaul | Ernie Barker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 29-37 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Joshua Marsh hits a driving attempt from the right block | 31-37 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 14:00 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 13:34 | Butler | William Westbrook misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Lester Ivy gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:17 | Butler | David Zelkin can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Murphy - foul #2 on Brandon Murphy, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Bart Davis (SF), Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Murphy, Dikembe Ali, Ernie Barker, Paul Escalante, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 13:17 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:17 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:02 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers lays it up and in | 33-39 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Richard Patrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Marsh | 35-39 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | Charles Hughes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Joshua Marsh knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Patrick | 37-41 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Richard Patrick pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Vaughn Rogers picks off the pass by Joshua Marsh | 37-41 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Charles Hughes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vaughn Rogers | 37-44 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Bart Davis - foul #1 on Bart Davis, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) David Zelkin | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Ernie Barker (SF) Vaughn Rogers, Bart Davis | |
| 10:56 | Butler | Joshua Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Joshua Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Joshua Marsh, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (PF) Walker McDade | |
| 10:16 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) Richard Patrick | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (SG), Eugene McGuiness (C) Charles Hughes, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 10:00 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| 09:39 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 09:37 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Steve Stafford buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Westbrook | 41-44 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Ernie Barker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 09:00 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Lester Ivy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Ernie Barker is called for the reach on Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Ernie Barker, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG), Joshua Marsh (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Dikembe Ali, Paul Escalante, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 07:55 | Butler | Frank Brown lays it in set up by Joshua Marsh | 43-44 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Hughes - foul #4 on Charles Hughes, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:54 | DePaul | Charles Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 06:52 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl misses badly on a runner from the right block | 44-44 |
| 06:40 | DePaul | Charles Hughes snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 06:25 | DePaul | Ernie Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:12 | DePaul | Walker McDade connects on the shot in the lane set up by Brandon Murphy | 44-46 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Joshua Marsh clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benjamin Dahl | 44-46 |
| 05:39 | DePaul | Walker McDade comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 05:37 | Butler | David Zelkin snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Frank Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Richard Patrick, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (PG), Eugene McGuiness (SF), Paul Escalante (PF), Bart Davis (C) Brandon Murphy, Ernie Barker, Walker McDade, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 04:51 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) David Zelkin | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG) Charles Hughes | |
| 04:51 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:51 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:51 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Joshua Marsh banks in the layup set up by Steve Stafford | 46-47 |
| 04:08 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 04:06 | Butler | William Westbrook snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Richard Thorpe scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lester Ivy | 48-47 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Paul Escalante buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Vaughn Rogers | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bart Davis (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Butler | William Westbrook buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steve Stafford and the foul's on Bart Davis - foul #2 on Bart Davis, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Richard Patrick (SG), Frank Brown (PF) Steve Stafford, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Ernie Barker (SF), Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Dikembe Ali, Vaughn Rogers, Eugene McGuiness, Paul Escalante, Bart Davis | |
| 03:11 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:50 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Joshua Marsh gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Steve Stafford is hacked by Brandon Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Murphy, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 02:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 53-49 |
| 02:05 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Steve Stafford | 55-49 |
| 01:53 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Walker McDade | 55-51 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Ernie Barker steals it from Richard Patrick | 55-51 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Charles Hughes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernie Barker | 55-53 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Frank Brown misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Richard Patrick is called for the reach on Charles Hughes - foul #2 on Richard Patrick, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy connects on the jumper from the baseline | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 55-55 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Stanley Peterson wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Butler | Richard Patrick drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joshua Marsh and he's hacked by Charles Hughes - foul #5 on Charles Hughes, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (SG) Charles Hughes | |
| 04:43 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Walker McDade grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:27 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 57-55 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Benjamin Dahl denies the turnaround by Frank Brown | 57-55 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Joshua Marsh comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:16 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Murphy | 57-58 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Brandon Murphy | 57-58 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Steve Stafford - foul #2 on Steve Stafford, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanley Peterson (C) William Westbrook | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick drills a shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses short on a shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Joshua Marsh snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Ernie Barker grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) David Zelkin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Peterson | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali misses the floater from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Joshua Marsh grabs the board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the fadeaway from the right side | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Walker McDade misses long on a floater from close range | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Butler | Stanley Peterson wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Butler | Brandon Murphy takes the ball from Richard Patrick | 63-63 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Walker McDade is hacked by Richard Patrick - foul #3 on Richard Patrick, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Walker McDade makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Walker McDade misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Richard Patrick is fouled on the floor by Brandon Murphy - foul #4 on Brandon Murphy, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Walker McDade snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Ernie Barker | 65-69 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 65-69 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 02:23 | DePaul | Walker McDade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 02:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Stafford | 65-69 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the jumper from the left side | 65-69 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Walker McDade connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ali | 65-72 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Benjamin Dahl blocks the short jumper by Frank Brown | 65-72 |
| 01:08 | DePaul | Walker McDade grabs the board | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-72 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walker McDade (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Dahl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Butler | Joshua Marsh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-72 |
| 00:34 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Brown | 65-72 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 00:30 | Butler | Stanley Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Richard Patrick is called for traveling | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Steve Stafford is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Stafford, team foul #11 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (C) Benjamin Dahl | |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Steve Stafford drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Marsh | 68-74 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Bart Davis is hacked by Richard Patrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Patrick, team foul #12 | 68-74 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Bart Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Bart Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Bart Davis steals it from Joshua Marsh | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Bart Davis is hacked by Steve Stafford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Stafford, team foul #13 | 68-75 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Bart Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Bart Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Frank Brown is fouled on the floor by Walker McDade - foul #1 on Walker McDade, team foul #10 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl (C) Bart Davis | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Walker McDade snags the defensive board | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy runs out the clock | 69-77 |