| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jamie Woolley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Salaam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Kemper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Booker Towe (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Danny Brant (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ryan McQuown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Allen inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Danny Brant drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:22 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe misses the lay-in | 38-35 |
| 19:20 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe buries a shot from the left block | 40-35 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Ryan McQuown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 18:43 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:25 | Loyola Chicago | Ryan McQuown is called for the reach on Richard Salaam - foul #2 on Ryan McQuown, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:18 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Burney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Danny Brant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:55 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:48 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe misses the lay-in | 40-35 |
| 17:47 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Kemper tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 17:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 40-35 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:15 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Salaam | 40-35 |
| 16:48 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | Loyola Chicago | Mark Kemper misses the tip | 40-35 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Ryan McQuown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Danny Brant | 40-37 |
| 16:19 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott (PG), Jack Huebner (SG), Richard Severt (SF), Calvin Stanley (PF), Brian Cambell (C) Jamie Woolley, Richard Salaam, Mark Kemper, Clyde Burney, Booker Towe | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (PG), Jack Stokes (SG), James Tedesco (SF), Brian Winders (PF), John Cornelius (C) Danny Brant, Ryan McQuown, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 15:53 | Butler | John Cornelius misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Cambell - foul #1 on Brian Cambell, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor (SF) Richard Severt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:53 | Butler | John Cornelius makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:53 | Butler | John Cornelius misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Cambell grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Roy Mott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Huebner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fresh) SG - Jack Stokes (fresh) SF - James Tedesco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) C - John Cornelius (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott is hacked by Casey Hall - foul #3 on Casey Hall, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 15:23 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Huebner | 43-38 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Brian Winders misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 14:56 | Butler | John Cornelius tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 14:34 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Brian Winders - foul #1 on Brian Winders, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley (PG), Richard Salaam (SG), Clyde Burney (PF) Roy Mott, Jack Huebner, Brian Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Ryan McQuown (SG), Richard Allen (SF) Casey Hall, Jack Stokes, Brian Winders | |
| 14:34 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:34 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Danny Brant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:16 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe (C) Calvin Stanley | |
| Subs | Butler | Joe Thompson (PF) John Cornelius | |
| 13:52 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley hits a floater from the left side set up by Richard Salaam | 47-40 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Richard Allen travels with the ball | 47-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Mailloux (C) James Tedesco | |
| 13:15 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Allen steals it from Jamie Woolley | 47-40 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Ryan McQuown hits the finger roll set up by Richard Allen | 47-42 |
| 12:48 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Salaam and the foul's on Ryan McQuown - foul #3 on Ryan McQuown, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley (PF) Clyde Burney | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (PG), John Cornelius (SF) Danny Brant, Richard Allen | |
| 12:48 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Joe Thompson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Booker Towe picks off the pass by John Cornelius | 49-42 |
| 12:18 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Taylor | 51-42 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Joe Thompson blows the layup | 51-42 |
| 12:08 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 11:56 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan McQuown - foul #4 on Ryan McQuown, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner (SG), Mark Kemper (SF) Richard Salaam, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Stokes (SG), James Tedesco (SF), Brian Winders (PF) Ryan McQuown, Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 11:56 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:56 | Loyola Chicago | Booker Towe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Casey Hall hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Stokes | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jamie Woolley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jack Huebner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Kemper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Booker Towe (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jack Stokes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Tedesco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) C - John Cornelius (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-44 |
| 11:24 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley tips it in | 55-44 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Brian Winders's floater is tipped away by Booker Towe | 55-44 |
| 10:53 | Butler | John Cornelius tips it in | 55-46 |
| 10:38 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley loses the dribble to Casey Hall | 55-46 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Jamie Woolley is called for the reach on Jack Stokes - foul #2 on Jamie Woolley, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam (SG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Clyde Burney (PF), Brian Cambell (C) Jamie Woolley, Mark Kemper, Calvin Stanley, Booker Towe | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Joe Thompson (PF), Johnny Mailloux (C) Jack Stokes, James Tedesco, Brian Winders, John Cornelius | |
| 10:05 | Butler | Joseph Taylor steals the ball from Richard Allen | 55-46 |
| 09:55 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Huebner, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Stokes (SG) Casey Hall | |
| 09:43 | Butler | Joseph Taylor blocks the jumper by Joe Thompson | 55-46 |
| 09:41 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:29 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam loses the dribble to Danny Brant | 55-46 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Clyde Burney is called for the reach on Joe Thompson - foul #2 on Clyde Burney, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley (PG) Jack Huebner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:58 | Butler | Danny Brant knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:35 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Joe Thompson grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Joe Thompson tips it in | 55-50 |
| 08:09 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Danny Brant pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Richard Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Danny Brant - foul #2 on Danny Brant, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner (SG), Richard Severt (SF), Mark Kemper (PF), Calvin Stanley (C) Richard Salaam, Joseph Taylor, Clyde Burney, Brian Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (PG), Ryan McQuown (SG), James Tedesco (SF), Brian Winders (PF), John Cornelius (C) Danny Brant, Jack Stokes, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:33 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:33 | Butler | John Cornelius gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jamie Woolley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jack Huebner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Severt (fresh) PF - Mark Kemper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ryan McQuown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Tedesco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Winders (fresh) C - John Cornelius (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Butler | Calvin Stanley is called for the reach on John Cornelius - foul #1 on Calvin Stanley, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott (PG), Booker Towe (C) Jamie Woolley, Richard Severt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Brian Winders buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Tedesco | 56-53 |
| 06:49 | Loyola Chicago | Brian Winders is called for the reach on Roy Mott - foul #2 on Brian Winders, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 06:49 | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:49 | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Casey Hall is hacked by Roy Mott - foul #1 on Roy Mott, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley (PG), Richard Salaam (SG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Clyde Burney (PF) Roy Mott, Jack Huebner, Mark Kemper, Calvin Stanley | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Richard Allen (SF) Casey Hall, Brian Winders | |
| 06:04 | Butler | John Cornelius can't finish the layup | 58-53 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Burney gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:58 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Salaam | 61-53 |
| 05:34 | Butler | James Tedesco scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Tedesco - foul #1 on James Tedesco, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley (C) Booker Towe | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnny Mailloux (C) John Cornelius | |
| 05:26 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor misses the free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Johnny Mailloux gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Danny Brant drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 04:49 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Salaam and he's hacked by Ryan McQuown - foul #5 on Ryan McQuown, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Casey Hall (SG), Joe Thompson (PF) Ryan McQuown, Richard Allen | |
| 04:49 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Joe Thompson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Clyde Burney - foul #3 on Clyde Burney, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner (SG), Brian Cambell (C) Richard Salaam, Clyde Burney | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Stokes (SG), James Fenley (SF) Danny Brant, James Tedesco | |
| 04:32 | Butler | Joe Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Joe Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:14 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 04:12 | Loyola Chicago | Calvin Stanley tips it home | 68-60 |
| 03:56 | Butler | James Fenley scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-62 |
| 03:35 | Loyola Chicago | Joe Thompson takes the ball from Jamie Woolley | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Jamie Woolley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jack Huebner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Cambell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Casey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jack Stokes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Fenley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Mailloux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Butler | James Fenley's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Stanley | 68-62 |
| 03:16 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner is hacked by Johnny Mailloux - foul #1 on Johnny Mailloux, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam (SG), Mark Kemper (SF), Clyde Burney (PF), Booker Towe (C) Jamie Woolley, Joseph Taylor, Calvin Stanley, Brian Cambell | |
| Subs | Butler | Danny Brant (PG), Richard Allen (SF), James Tedesco (PF), John Cornelius (C) Jack Stokes, James Fenley, Joe Thompson, Johnny Mailloux | |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:01 | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joe Thompson (PF) James Tedesco | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Joe Thompson double dribbles | 70-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley (PG), Joseph Taylor (SF) Jack Huebner, Mark Kemper | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Burney misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 70-62 |
| 02:13 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:50 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Salaam connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Woolley | 73-62 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Joe Thompson misses the runner in the paint | 73-62 |
| 01:37 | Loyola Chicago | Clyde Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Taylor knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Woolley | 75-62 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Danny Brant buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Casey Hall | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Brant - foul #3 on Danny Brant, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Jack Huebner (SG), Richard Severt (SF), Calvin Stanley (PF), Brian Cambell (C) Richard Salaam, Joseph Taylor, Clyde Burney, Booker Towe | |
| Subs | Butler | Jack Stokes (SG), James Tedesco (SF), Brian Winders (PF) Danny Brant, Richard Allen, Joe Thompson | |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:57 | Loyola Chicago | Jamie Woolley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | James Tedesco lays it in | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Severt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott (PG), Mark Kemper (SF) Jamie Woolley, Richard Severt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Jack Huebner takes the ball from Brian Winders | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Chicago | Roy Mott runs out the clock | 77-66 |