| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Mervin Neff (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wayne Mart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Matkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Sale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Bail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alexei Zech (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Matkowski inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 19:43 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Mart can't tip it in | 24-34 |
| 19:41 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Sale tips it home | 26-34 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Paul Pruett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Pruett, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:03 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Mart is hacked by Henry Raap - foul #1 on Henry Raap, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 18:43 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 18:41 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Sale tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Gerald Branch is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 18:17 | Loyola Chicago | Paul Pruett is called for the reach on Steven Matkowski - foul #3 on Paul Pruett, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Paul Pruett | |
| 17:49 | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff hits the finger roll | 30-34 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Alexei Zech comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 17:39 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:22 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Matkowski can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 30-34 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Wayne Mart is called for the reach on Alexei Zech - foul #2 on Wayne Mart, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Gerald Branch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 16:55 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:30 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail double dribbles | 30-34 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren (PG), Bobby Emory (SG), Josh Lozier (SF), Russell Griffin (PF), Craig Rujawitz (C) Mervin Neff, Wayne Mart, Steven Matkowski, Leonard Sale, Mitchell Bail | |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SG), Richard Mathers (SF), George Anderson (C) Eliseo Yazzie, Alexei Zech, Henry Raap | |
| 16:11 | Butler | George Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vule Zachman | 30-36 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Josh Lozier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gerald Branch - foul #3 on Gerald Branch, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Marvin Tauber (C) Craig Rujawitz | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Paul Pruett (C) Gerald Branch, George Anderson | |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Josh Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:53 | Loyola Chicago | Josh Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ralph Warren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Emory (fresh) SF - Josh Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Griffin (fresh) C - Marvin Tauber (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vule Zachman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mathers (fresh) PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | Vule Zachman connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Richmond | 32-38 |
| 15:26 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses the jumper from the left block | 35-38 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Paul Pruett tips it in | 35-40 |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | Josh Lozier misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Mathers - foul #1 on Richard Mathers, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff (PG), Wayne Mart (SG), Steven Matkowski (SF), Mitchell Bail (C) Ralph Warren, Bobby Emory, Russell Griffin, Marvin Tauber | |
| Subs | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Henry Raap (PF) Vule Zachman, Richard Mathers, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | Josh Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:59 | Loyola Chicago | Josh Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Mervin Neff is called for the reach on Kenneth Richmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mervin Neff, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Sale (PF) Josh Lozier | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG) Kenneth Richmond | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Alexei Zech drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Branch | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff is hacked by Alexei Zech - foul #2 on Alexei Zech, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| 14:04 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Mart double dribbles | 37-42 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Paul Pruett makes the jumper from the right side set up by Eliseo Yazzie | 37-44 |
| 13:39 | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eliseo Yazzie - foul #1 on Eliseo Yazzie, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| 13:39 | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:39 | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Paul Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Gerald Branch scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eliseo Yazzie | 38-47 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail makes the shot from the left block set up by Mervin Neff | 40-47 |
| 12:39 | Butler | Henry Raap scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Branch and the foul's on Leonard Sale - foul #2 on Leonard Sale, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory (SG), Marvin Tauber (C) Wayne Mart, Mitchell Bail | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Vule Zachman (SG), Richard Mathers (SF), Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Gerald Branch, Eliseo Yazzie, Alexei Zech, Paul Pruett | |
| 12:39 | Butler | Henry Raap misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:39 | Loyola Chicago | Marvin Tauber grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:14 | Loyola Chicago | Marvin Tauber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Henry Raap snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Marvin Tauber swats the short shot by Alfonso Gonzalez | 40-49 |
| 11:58 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Mathers | 40-49 |
| 11:37 | Butler | Bobby Emory is called for the reach on Kenneth Richmond - foul #1 on Bobby Emory, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren (PG), Josh Lozier (SF), Russell Griffin (PF), Mitchell Bail (C) Mervin Neff, Steven Matkowski, Leonard Sale, Marvin Tauber | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Alexei Zech (SF), George Anderson (C) Kenneth Richmond, Richard Mathers, Henry Raap | |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ralph Warren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Emory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Josh Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Griffin (fresh) C - Mitchell Bail (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vule Zachman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alexei Zech (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Branch and he's hacked by Bobby Emory - foul #2 on Bobby Emory, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mitchell Bail and he's fouled by Gerald Branch - foul #4 on Gerald Branch, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Mart (SG) Russell Griffin | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Paul Pruett (C) Gerald Branch, Vule Zachman, George Anderson | |
| 11:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Paul Pruett misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-52 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Alexei Zech misses the tip | 43-52 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Alexei Zech tips it home | 43-54 |
| 10:40 | Loyola Chicago | Mitchell Bail misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Alexei Zech grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Paul Pruett misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Alexei Zech pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Alexei Zech misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Mart - foul #3 on Wayne Mart, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff (PG), Steven Matkowski (SF), Leonard Sale (PF) Ralph Warren, Bobby Emory, Josh Lozier | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:12 | Butler | Alexei Zech makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Alexei Zech makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 09:53 | Loyola Chicago | Alexei Zech steps in front of the Steven Matkowski pass | 43-56 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Alexei Zech knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Eliseo Yazzie | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:17 | Loyola Chicago | Wayne Mart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 09:15 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Sale pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 09:07 | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff is whistled for traveling | 43-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory (SG), Marvin Tauber (C) Wayne Mart, Mitchell Bail | |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SG), Richard Mathers (SF), Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Eliseo Yazzie, Alexei Zech, Alfonso Gonzalez, Paul Pruett | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:45 | Butler | Henry Raap hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Henry Raap pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Vule Zachman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mervin Neff - foul #4 on Mervin Neff, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren (PG) Mervin Neff | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG) Kenneth Richmond | |
| 08:20 | Butler | Vule Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Vule Zachman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:20 | Loyola Chicago | Leonard Sale grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 07:57 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Matkowski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 07:55 | Loyola Chicago | Steven Matkowski tips it home | 45-60 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Henry Raap connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ralph Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Emory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Matkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Sale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Tauber (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jon Blackmon (fresh) SG - Vule Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Mathers (fresh) PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Henry Raap grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Vule Zachman hits a jump hook in the lane | 45-64 |
| 06:44 | Loyola Chicago | Marvin Tauber knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Ralph Warren | 47-64 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Richard Mathers connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jon Blackmon | 47-66 |
| 06:10 | Loyola Chicago | Henry Raap denies the turnaround by Leonard Sale | 47-66 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Henry Raap grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Henry Raap hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Leonard Sale - foul #3 on Leonard Sale, team foul #8 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Mervin Neff (PG), Wayne Mart (SG), Josh Lozier (PF), Mitchell Bail (C) Ralph Warren, Steven Matkowski, Leonard Sale, Marvin Tauber | |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Paul Pruett (C) Jon Blackmon, Vule Zachman, Richard Mathers, George Anderson | |
| 05:42 | Butler | Henry Raap misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Henry Raap makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 05:21 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Bobby Emory, team foul #9 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin (PF) Bobby Emory | |
| Subs | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Henry Raap | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Paul Pruett is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Bail - foul #1 on Mitchell Bail, team foul #10 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren (PG), Jason Kitterman (SG), Craig Rujawitz (C) Mervin Neff, Wayne Mart, Mitchell Bail | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Vule Zachman (SG), Richard Mathers (SF) Gerald Branch, Eliseo Yazzie, Alexei Zech | |
| 04:55 | Butler | Paul Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Paul Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:45 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Alfonso Gonzalez | 47-69 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Kitterman - foul #1 on Jason Kitterman, team foul #11 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory (SG), Marvin Tauber (C) Jason Kitterman, Craig Rujawitz | |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (SG), George Anderson (C) Vule Zachman, Paul Pruett | |
| 04:16 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:16 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| 04:04 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ralph Warren | 49-69 |
| 03:42 | Butler | George Anderson scores on a floater from close range | 49-71 |
| 03:30 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Loyola Chicago | PG - Ralph Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Emory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Josh Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Tauber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Blackmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Mathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Butler | George Anderson travels with the ball | 49-71 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:54 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Jon Blackmon | 51-73 |
| 02:14 | Loyola Chicago | Ralph Warren makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Emory | 54-73 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-73 |
| Subs | Loyola Chicago | | |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SG) Jon Blackmon | |
| 01:41 | Loyola Chicago | Kenneth Richmond steals it from Marvin Tauber | 54-73 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond banks in the layup | 54-75 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory is hacked by Vule Zachman - foul #3 on Vule Zachman, team foul #10 | 54-75 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:26 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Marvin Tauber steals the ball from Alfonso Gonzalez | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alfonso Gonzalez - foul #1 on Alfonso Gonzalez, team foul #11 | 56-75 |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:56 | Loyola Chicago | Russell Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Vule Zachman gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Chicago | Loyola Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | George Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vule Zachman and he's hacked by Josh Lozier - foul #1 on Josh Lozier, team foul #12 | 56-77 |
| 00:32 | Butler | George Anderson makes the free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory is fouled on the floor by Alfonso Gonzalez - foul #2 on Alfonso Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 56-78 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory makes the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 00:24 | Loyola Chicago | Bobby Emory makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond runs out the clock | 58-78 |