| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Hogsett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hall (fresh) SF - William McCoggle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Cottone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Browder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 19:45 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle tips it in | 26-25 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Frank Brown misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-25 |
| 19:29 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:07 | Loyola Chicago | Stanley Peterson is called for the reach on James Browder - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:59 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 18:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Stafford | 26-25 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Stafford | 26-27 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steve Stafford - foul #2 on Steve Stafford, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:07 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-27 |
| 17:42 | Loyola Chicago | The rebound goes to James Browder | 27-27 |
| 17:25 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett is fouled on the floor by Steve Stafford - foul #3 on Steve Stafford, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| 17:16 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 16:51 | Butler | William Westbrook loses the ball out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charlie Renshaw (PF), Joseph Simmons (C) Jerome Cottone, James Browder | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick | |
| 16:24 | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 27-27 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Lester Ivy gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Joseph Simmons takes the ball from Richard Thorpe | 27-27 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | William Westbrook is called for the reach on Joseph Simmons - foul #1 on William Westbrook, team foul #4 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Ralph Balfour (C) Charles Hogsett, Dennis Hall, William McCoggle | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Berrier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) SF - Charlie Renshaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Simmons (fresh) C - Ralph Balfour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Loyola Chicago | Joshua Marsh steals it from Joseph Simmons | 27-27 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Joseph Simmons denies the turnaround by Joshua Marsh | 27-27 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Stanley Peterson tips it home | 27-29 |
| 14:53 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons knocks in the runner from close range | 29-29 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Richard Thorpe clanks a shot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 14:25 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall (SG), William McCoggle (SF), Jerome Cottone (PF), James Browder (C) Michael Thomas, Charlie Renshaw, Joseph Simmons, Ralph Balfour | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG) Richard Thorpe | |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 14:20 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 13:57 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 13:44 | Loyola Chicago | Frank Brown takes the ball from Dennis Hall | 30-29 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Joshua Marsh's floater is knocked away by James Browder | 30-29 |
| 13:19 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:10 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dennis Hall | 32-29 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the floater from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle blows the layup but the foul's on Joshua Marsh - foul #2 on Joshua Marsh, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett (PG) James Berrier | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:59 | Butler | William Westbrook blows the layup but he's hacked by James Browder - foul #2 on James Browder, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas (SG) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:59 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 11:59 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:33 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 11:32 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Hogsett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) SF - William McCoggle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Cottone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Browder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Butler | Richard Patrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Westbrook | 34-35 |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett is hacked by Lester Ivy - foul #3 on Lester Ivy, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall (SG), James Berrier (SF), Charlie Renshaw (PF), Joseph Simmons (C) Michael Thomas, William McCoggle, Jerome Cottone, James Browder | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick | |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:49 | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Lester Ivy | 35-35 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Hogsett - foul #1 on Charles Hogsett, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:33 | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:13 | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Chicago | Charlie Renshaw tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Hall - foul #3 on Dennis Hall, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle (SF) James Berrier | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Joshua Marsh, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 09:51 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 09:33 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle is fouled on the floor by Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #8 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 09:33 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:33 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Hall - foul #4 on Dennis Hall, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas (SG), Jerome Cottone (PF), James Browder (C) Dennis Hall, Charlie Renshaw, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:50 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone blows the layup | 39-38 |
| 08:49 | Butler | Richard Thorpe gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Richard Thorpe scores on a floater from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 08:00 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Frank Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:38 | Butler | Richard Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | James Berrier (PG), Dennis Hall (SG), Charlie Renshaw (SF) Charles Hogsett, Michael Thomas, William McCoggle | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Joshua Marsh (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 07:20 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - James Berrier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Hall (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charlie Renshaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerome Cottone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - James Browder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Butler | William Westbrook scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by James Browder - foul #3 on James Browder, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Joseph Simmons (PF), Ralph Balfour (C) Jerome Cottone, James Browder | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:02 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:02 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Balfour snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 06:42 | Loyola Chicago | Charlie Renshaw hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Berrier | 44-42 |
| 06:17 | Butler | William Westbrook drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Winner | 44-44 |
| 06:03 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Balfour misses long on a floater in the paint | 44-44 |
| 06:02 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 05:39 | Butler | William Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Balfour - foul #1 on Ralph Balfour, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charles Hogsett (PG), William McCoggle (SF), Jerome Cottone (PF), James Browder (C) James Berrier, Charlie Renshaw, Joseph Simmons, Ralph Balfour | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Patrick (SG), Frank Brown (PF) David Zelkin, Eddie Winner, Lester Ivy | |
| 05:39 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:39 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:39 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stanley Peterson (C) William Westbrook | |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Joshua Marsh is fouled on the floor by Charles Hogsett - foul #2 on Charles Hogsett, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:56 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 04:42 | Loyola Chicago | The jump hook by Jerome Cottone is blocked by Frank Brown | 45-45 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Joshua Marsh grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Jerome Cottone is called for the reach on Frank Brown - foul #2 on Jerome Cottone, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas (SG) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:17 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:17 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:02 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 04:00 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 03:37 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:31 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Hogsett and the foul's on Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #10 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Charlie Renshaw (PF), Joseph Simmons (C) Jerome Cottone, James Browder | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| 03:06 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Charles Hogsett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William McCoggle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charlie Renshaw (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Butler | Joshua Marsh lays it up and in on a great pass from David Zelkin | 49-49 |
| 02:51 | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Dennis Hall (SG), Jerome Cottone (PF), James Browder (C) Michael Thomas, Charlie Renshaw, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:35 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Browder | 51-49 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Hall - foul #5 on Dennis Hall, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas (SG) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) David Zelkin | |
| 02:12 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:58 | Loyola Chicago | Jerome Cottone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Joshua Marsh grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Richard Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Stanley Peterson tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 00:45 | Loyola Chicago | James Browder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a floater from the baseline | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Loyola Chicago | William McCoggle makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Thomas | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Steve Stafford is hacked by Charles Hogsett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Hogsett, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Steve Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Richard Patrick is called for the reach on Michael Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Patrick, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Loyola Chicago | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Steve Stafford runs out the clock | 56-58 |