| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacy Norris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) C - Eric Patten (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Joshua Marsh inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Joshua Marsh knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Stafford | 25-27 |
| 19:18 | Marquette | Terry Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Richard Patrick pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-27 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Terry Bishop snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | Stacy Norris is hacked by Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (PG), Duane Romaine (SF), Todd McQuown (PF) Dino Jarnutowski, Stacy Norris, Terry Bishop | |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Duane Romaine misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Marsh - foul #1 on Joshua Marsh, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Duane Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Duane Romaine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Steve Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stacy Norris (SF) Todd McQuown | |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Stacy Norris is fouled on the floor by Steve Stafford - foul #1 on Steve Stafford, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Duane Romaine buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Wallace | 25-31 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-31 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Robert Moscato grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Duane Romaine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Patrick, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (SG), Todd McQuown (PF) Robert Moscato, Stacy Norris | |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Duane Romaine misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Duane Romaine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 25-32 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | Eric Patten grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Lester Ivy - foul #3 on Lester Ivy, team foul #5 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Elton Nims (PF) Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Stacy Norris (SF) Henry Wallace, Eric Patten | |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Elton Nims clanks a shot from close range | 25-34 |
| 15:46 | Butler | William Westbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elton Nims (fresh) C - William Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacy Norris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Romaine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Todd McQuown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Butler | Joshua Marsh can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Richard Thorpe tips it but misses | 25-34 |
| 15:25 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to William Westbrook | 25-34 |
| 15:01 | Butler | William Westbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (SG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Thorpe, Elton Nims, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (PG), Terry Bishop (PF), Eric Patten (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Stacy Norris, Todd McQuown | |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Duane Romaine misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-34 |
| 14:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 25-34 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Terry Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Terry Bishop's pass is intercepted by Joshua Marsh | 25-34 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Joshua Marsh hits the finger roll | 27-34 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Eric Patten lays it up and in | 27-36 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Joshua Marsh lays it up and in and he's hacked by Terry Bishop - foul #2 on Terry Bishop, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) David Zelkin, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (SG), Stacy Norris (SF), Todd McQuown (PF) Robert Moscato, Duane Romaine, Terry Bishop | |
| 13:14 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Eric Patten pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Stacy Norris drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Dino Jarnutowski steals it from William Westbrook | 29-39 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski lays it up and in | 29-41 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Joshua Marsh misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stacy Norris - foul #2 on Stacy Norris, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Terry Bishop (PF) Henry Wallace, Eric Patten | |
| 12:06 | Butler | Joshua Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Joshua Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | William Westbrook is called for the reach on Stacy Norris - foul #1 on William Westbrook, team foul #6 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Patten (C) Todd McQuown | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Richard Thorpe is called for the reach on Eric Patten - foul #1 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #7 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) Joshua Marsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (PG) Robert Moscato | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Eric Patten makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Eric Patten makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Henry Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacy Norris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Patten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Bishop | 31-43 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 31-43 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Patten | 31-46 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Frank Brown comes up short on the floater from the right block | 31-46 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Patten | 31-46 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Stacy Norris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Eric Patten can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Richard Thorpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Richard Patrick (SG), Joshua Marsh (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Duane Romaine (PF), Todd McQuown (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Terry Bishop, Eric Patten | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Duane Romaine is hacked by Lester Ivy - foul #4 on Lester Ivy, team foul #8 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Elton Nims (PF) Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Duane Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Duane Romaine misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Joshua Marsh clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 31-47 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Henry Wallace snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Duane Romaine misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| 08:33 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 08:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick is fouled on the floor by Robert Moscato - foul #3 on Robert Moscato, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Terry Bishop (PF) Henry Wallace, Stacy Norris | |
| 07:46 | Butler | Elton Nims can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Moscato - foul #4 on Robert Moscato, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanley Peterson (C) William Westbrook | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Patten (C) Terry Bishop | |
| 07:46 | Butler | Elton Nims makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Elton Nims misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Eric Patten grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Robert Moscato makes the 3 from straight away | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Marsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Elton Nims (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Duane Romaine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Patten (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Butler | Robert Moscato steals the ball from Richard Patrick | 32-50 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Duane Romaine blows the dunk | 32-50 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Richard Patrick is whistled for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) David Zelkin, Richard Patrick, Elton Nims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stacy Norris (SF), Terry Bishop (PF) Duane Romaine, Todd McQuown | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Brown - foul #4 on Frank Brown, team foul #9 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Steve Stafford, Joshua Marsh, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (PG), Duane Romaine (SF), Todd McQuown (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Stacy Norris, Eric Patten | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 06:05 | Butler | William Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Duane Romaine steps in front of the Richard Thorpe pass | 32-51 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Robert Moscato banks in the layup on a great pass from Duane Romaine | 32-53 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Henry Wallace steps in front of the Richard Thorpe pass | 32-53 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | David Zelkin is called for the reach on Terry Bishop - foul #2 on David Zelkin, team foul #10 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (SG) Robert Moscato | |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 04:46 | Butler | David Zelkin is whistled for a carry | 32-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stacy Norris (SF) Terry Bishop | |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Duane Romaine hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dino Jarnutowski | 32-57 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Richard Thorpe scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lester Ivy and he's fouled by Stacy Norris - foul #3 on Stacy Norris, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Eric Patten (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Stacy Norris | |
| 04:11 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the free throw | 34-57 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Eric Patten pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Duane Romaine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-57 |
| 03:48 | Butler | William Westbrook grabs the board | 34-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:43 | Butler | David Zelkin buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Westbrook | 36-57 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Eric Patten knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Wallace | 36-59 |
| 02:59 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Duane Romaine - foul #2 on Duane Romaine, team foul #6 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Elton Nims (PF) Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (SG), Stacy Norris (SF) Robert Moscato, Eric Patten | |
| 02:59 | Butler | William Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 02:59 | Butler | William Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the offensive rebound | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elton Nims (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - William Westbrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Henry Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stacy Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Duane Romaine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Todd McQuown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Richard Thorpe drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Stacy Norris is fouled on the floor by Eddie Winner - foul #1 on Eddie Winner, team foul #11 | 39-59 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Stacy Norris misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Stacy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 02:27 | Butler | David Zelkin connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Thorpe | 41-60 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | Stacy Norris makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dino Jarnutowski | 41-63 |
| 01:42 | Butler | Dino Jarnutowski takes the ball from William Westbrook | 41-63 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski hits the finger roll | 41-65 |
| 01:33 | Butler | David Zelkin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Todd McQuown snags the defensive board | 41-65 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:57 | Butler | William Westbrook's pass is intercepted by Stacy Norris | 41-68 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Henry Wallace blows the layup | 41-68 |
| 00:50 | Butler | William Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 41-68 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Elton Nims banks in the layup | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Duane Romaine misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #12 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Elton Nims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Eric Patten (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Stacy Norris | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Duane Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Duane Romaine makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Richard Thorpe clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-70 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Eric Patten snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Henry Wallace runs out the clock | 43-70 |