| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Mitchell Apel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Estes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Loyd Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Goll (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter O'Hern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bianchi (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 19:40 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Edward Hall misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 19:22 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Michael Benbow double dribbles | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Hall - foul #2 on Edward Hall, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Jason Conley snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Jason Conley buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Hall | 41-34 |
| 18:21 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Edward Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 17:52 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:50 | Butler | Robert Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Robert Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Jason Conley hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 17:17 | Loyola Chicago | Aaron Sagers is called for the reach on Percy Estes - foul #2 on Aaron Sagers, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Cotta (SF) Loyd Sales | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:01 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Robert Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Apel - foul #1 on Mitchell Apel, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Cole (SG), Gilbert Ganz (SF), James Tellez (C) Mitchell Apel, Percy Estes, Peter O'Hern | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Micheal Mabery (SG), Jeffrey Hollaway (SF), Kevin Walsh (PF), Phillip Welch (C) Michael Benbow, Robert Bianchi, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Micheal Mabery scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Walsh | 41-38 |
| 16:22 | Loyola Chicago | James Tellez connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Micheal Mabery clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Alex Goll - foul #1 on Alex Goll, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales (SF), Jack Chaves (C) Gilbert Ganz, Alex Goll | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:01 | Butler | Micheal Mabery makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Micheal Mabery makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:01 | Butler | Micheal Mabery misses the 3rd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:01 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Tellez | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Kevin Cotta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Cole (fresh) SF - Loyd Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tellez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Chaves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Grove (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Hollaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Loyola Chicago | James Tellez connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Cotta | 46-40 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Phillip Welch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 15:04 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Cotta buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Cole | 48-43 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Kevin Cotta steals the ball from Micheal Mabery | 48-43 |
| 14:23 | Loyola Chicago | Micheal Mabery takes the ball from Loyd Sales | 48-43 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Micheal Mabery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Loyd Sales - foul #1 on Loyd Sales, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel (PG), John Snively (SG), Percy Estes (SF), Alex Goll (PF), Peter O'Hern (C) Kevin Cotta, Steve Cole, Loyd Sales, James Tellez, Jack Chaves | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Bianchi (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF), Edward Hall (C) John Grove, Jeffrey Hollaway, Kevin Walsh, Phillip Welch | |
| 14:08 | Butler | Micheal Mabery misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Micheal Mabery makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Snively | 50-44 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Robert Bianchi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:29 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:25 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively is hacked by Robert Bianchi - foul #1 on Robert Bianchi, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG) Micheal Mabery | |
| 13:13 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mitchell Apel | 53-44 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Robert Bianchi clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Michael Benbow gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Michael Benbow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 12:43 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Alex Goll | 53-44 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Apel | 55-44 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Michael Benbow buries a jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 11:52 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Snively | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Mitchell Apel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Snively (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Percy Estes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alex Goll (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter O'Hern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bianchi (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Robert Bianchi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Benbow | 57-49 |
| 11:06 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively is fouled on the floor by Robert Bianchi - foul #2 on Robert Bianchi, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales (SF), James Tellez (C) Mitchell Apel, Peter O'Hern | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (SG), Micheal Mabery (SF), Jeffrey Hollaway (PF), Phillip Welch (C) Robert Bianchi, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Micheal Mabery - foul #2 on Micheal Mabery, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Cotta (PG) Percy Estes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Phillip Welch is called for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip Welch, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Steve Cole (SG) John Snively | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:16 | Loyola Chicago | James Tellez is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hollaway - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hollaway, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Chaves (C) Alex Goll | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:16 | Loyola Chicago | James Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:16 | Butler | Phillip Welch snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Michael Benbow drills a jumper from the left side set up by John Grove | 59-51 |
| 09:48 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Cole | 61-51 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Phillip Welch's pass is intercepted by Jack Chaves | 61-51 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | John Grove steals the ball from Kevin Cotta | 61-51 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Micheal Mabery drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Welch | 61-53 |
| 08:29 | Loyola Chicago | James Tellez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-53 |
| 08:28 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:16 | Loyola Chicago | Steve Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel (PG), John Snively (SG), Percy Estes (SF), Alex Goll (PF), Peter O'Hern (C) Kevin Cotta, Steve Cole, Loyd Sales, James Tellez, Jack Chaves | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Bianchi (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF), Edward Hall (C) Michael Benbow, Micheal Mabery, Jeffrey Hollaway, Phillip Welch | |
| 07:57 | Butler | The short jumper by Edward Hall is denied by Alex Goll | 61-53 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Jason Conley tips it in | 61-55 |
| 07:42 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Micheal Mabery (PG) John Grove | |
| 07:42 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:42 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Mitchell Apel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Snively (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Percy Estes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alex Goll (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter O'Hern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bianchi (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Butler | Jason Conley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 07:02 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-57 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Aaron Sagers pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Alex Goll denies the turnaround by Aaron Sagers | 62-57 |
| 06:34 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Mitchell Apel | 62-57 |
| 06:22 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mitchell Apel, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales (SF) Percy Estes | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG) Micheal Mabery | |
| 06:11 | Butler | Michael Benbow misses short on a floater from the right side | 62-57 |
| 06:09 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Mitchell Apel | 62-57 |
| 06:05 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 06:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Aaron Sagers | 62-57 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Robert Bianchi drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Benbow | 62-60 |
| 05:39 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 62-60 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Loyd Sales - foul #2 on Loyd Sales, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:18 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Loyd Sales | 65-61 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Robert Bianchi misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:58 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:31 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Edward Hall gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Jason Conley clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Snively - foul #4 on John Snively, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes (PG), Kevin Cotta (SG), James Tellez (PF), Jack Chaves (C) Mitchell Apel, John Snively, Alex Goll, Peter O'Hern | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (SG), Jeffrey Hollaway (SF), Phillip Welch (C) Robert Bianchi, Aaron Sagers, Edward Hall | |
| 04:11 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:47 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales is hacked by Jeffrey Hollaway - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hollaway, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Micheal Mabery (SG), Kevin Walsh (PF) Michael Benbow, Jason Conley | |
| 03:47 | Loyola Chicago | Loyd Sales misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Phillip Welch | 65-63 |
| 03:30 | Butler | Micheal Mabery misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 03:28 | Butler | John Grove misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 03:27 | Loyola Chicago | Kevin Cotta grabs the board | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Percy Estes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Cotta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loyd Sales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tellez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Chaves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Hollaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Loyola Chicago | James Tellez can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Micheal Mabery gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Jeffrey Hollaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | Percy Estes pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:56 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel (PG), John Snively (SG), Alex Goll (PF), Peter O'Hern (C) Percy Estes, Kevin Cotta, James Tellez, Jack Chaves | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Robert Bianchi (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF), Edward Hall (C) John Grove, Micheal Mabery, Jeffrey Hollaway, Kevin Walsh, Phillip Welch | |
| 02:34 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern can't connect on a shot in the lane | 65-63 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Michael Benbow grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Aaron Sagers hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Benbow | 65-66 |
| 02:07 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Apel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 02:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Aaron Sagers | 65-66 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 01:49 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:28 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Snively | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Michael Benbow can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Mitchell Apel | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Hall - foul #4 on Edward Hall, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| 00:35 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | Loyola Chicago | John Snively misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Edward Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Benbow - foul #2 on Michael Benbow, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Robert Bianchi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Benbow | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bianchi - foul #3 on Robert Bianchi, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Loyola Chicago | Alex Goll misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Robert Bianchi is hacked by Mitchell Apel - foul #3 on Mitchell Apel, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Robert Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Robert Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Peter O'Hern runs out the clock | 71-70 |