| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexei Zech (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Benham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Liu (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Alexei Zech inbounds the ball | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Charles Cole grabs the board | 43-26 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Robert King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie drills a driving attempt from close range | 45-28 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Eliseo Yazzie is called for the reach on Joseph Bouie - foul #3 on Eliseo Yazzie, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SG) Eliseo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG), Juan Moran (SF), Christopher Price (PF), William Silber (C) Robert King, Frederick Benham, Curtis Liu, Charles Cole | |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Juan Moran clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Gerald Branch pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Henry Raap is whistled for a carry | 45-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frederick Benham (SF), Curtis Liu (PF) Christopher Price, William Silber | |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Frederick Benham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-28 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Thomas Linn tips it home | 45-30 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Henry Raap misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Liu - foul #1 on Curtis Liu, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Charles Cole (C) Joseph Bouie, Frederick Benham | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Henry Raap makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Henry Raap misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Curtis Liu gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Juan Moran misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-30 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Curtis Liu pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Curtis Liu's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Raap | 46-30 |
| 17:26 | Butler | Alexei Zech gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Alexei Zech evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Vule Zachman | 49-30 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Juan Moran scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 16:47 | Butler | Juan Moran steals it from Alexei Zech out of a doubleteam | 49-33 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Vule Zachman is called for the reach on Charles Cole - foul #2 on Vule Zachman, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Jon Blackmon (SG), Richard Mathers (SF), Paul Pruett (C) Gerald Branch, Vule Zachman, Alexei Zech, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Frederick Benham (SF), Christopher Price (PF), William Silber (C) Robert King, Juan Moran, Curtis Liu, Charles Cole | |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Christopher Price makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Benham | 49-35 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Christopher Price grabs the board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Blackmon (fresh) SF - Richard Mathers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Linn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Benham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Silber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie (SG) Jon Blackmon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Vince Gillen (PF), Robert Driver (C) Thomas Linn, Christopher Price, William Silber | |
| 15:16 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alfonso Gonzalez | 52-35 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie is fouled on the floor by Eliseo Yazzie - foul #4 on Eliseo Yazzie, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Jon Blackmon (SG), George Anderson (PF) Kenneth Richmond, Eliseo Yazzie, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG) Juan Moran | |
| 14:42 | Marquette | Robert Driver comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Richard Mathers pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Gerald Branch is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Anderson | 54-35 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Paul Pruett - foul #1 on Paul Pruett, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Henry Raap (PF), Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Jon Blackmon, Richard Mathers, George Anderson, Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Curtis Liu (PF) Thomas Linn, Frederick Benham | |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Robert Driver makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Robert Driver makes the 3rd free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Vince Gillen gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Robert King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-37 |
| 13:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alexei Zech | 54-37 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Alexei Zech connects on the floater in the lane | 56-37 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Alfonso Gonzalez takes the ball from Robert Driver | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 12:20 | Butler | Gerald Branch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses the tip | 56-37 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Alexei Zech tips it back up and in | 58-37 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Vince Gillen blows the layup but the foul's on Alexei Zech - foul #2 on Alexei Zech, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Jon Blackmon (SG), Paul Pruett (C) Gerald Branch, Vule Zachman, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Thomas Linn (SG), Frederick Benham (SF) Robert King, Joseph Bouie, Curtis Liu | |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Vince Gillen misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Vince Gillen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Henry Raap gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Alexei Zech splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block | 58-37 |
| 11:28 | Butler | Alexei Zech tips it back up and in | 60-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Blackmon (fresh) SF - Alexei Zech (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Juan Moran (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Linn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Benham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vince Gillen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Driver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Pruett - foul #2 on Paul Pruett, team foul #6 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Mathers (SF), George Anderson (PF) Alexei Zech, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG) Juan Moran | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Robert Driver makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Robert Driver misses the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Richard Mathers pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Vince Gillen steals it from Richard Mathers | 60-38 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Richard Mathers picks off the pass by Robert King | 60-38 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Robert King picks off the pass by Paul Pruett | 60-38 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Robert King misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Richmond - foul #1 on Kenneth Richmond, team foul #7 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Vule Zachman (SG), Alexei Zech (SF), Henry Raap (PF), Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Kenneth Richmond, Jon Blackmon, Richard Mathers, George Anderson, Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Curtis Liu (PF) Thomas Linn, Frederick Benham | |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Henry Raap lays it up and in on a great pass from Vule Zachman | 62-39 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Vince Gillen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez grabs the board | 62-39 |
| 08:47 | Butler | The jump hook by Henry Raap is blocked by Robert Driver | 62-39 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Alexei Zech tips it but misses | 62-39 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Alexei Zech tips it in | 64-39 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Alexei Zech picks off the pass by Curtis Liu | 64-39 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Alexei Zech can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-39 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Vule Zachman grabs the offensive board | 64-39 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Gerald Branch makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alexei Zech | 67-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gerald Branch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vule Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. SF - Alexei Zech (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Gillen (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Liu (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Driver (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Vule Zachman is called for the reach on Curtis Liu - foul #3 on Vule Zachman, team foul #8 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Jon Blackmon (SG), Richard Mathers (SF), George Anderson (PF) Gerald Branch, Vule Zachman, Alexei Zech, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Thomas Linn (SG), Charles Cole (C) Robert King, Joseph Bouie, Robert Driver | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Curtis Liu makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Curtis Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 06:42 | Butler | George Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-41 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Juan Moran gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Juan Moran scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Cole | 67-44 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Curtis Liu is called for the reach on George Anderson - foul #2 on Curtis Liu, team foul #2 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Gerald Branch (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Paul Pruett (C) Kenneth Richmond, Jon Blackmon, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Frederick Benham (SF), Christopher Price (PF), Robert Driver (C) Juan Moran, Vince Gillen, Curtis Liu, Charles Cole | |
| 05:50 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 67-44 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Robert Driver snags the defensive board | 67-44 |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Frederick Benham is fouled on the floor by Richard Mathers - foul #1 on Richard Mathers, team foul #9 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Jon Blackmon (SG), Alfonso Gonzalez (C) Gerald Branch, Eliseo Yazzie, Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | Marquette | Juan Moran (PG), Charles Cole (C) Joseph Bouie, Robert Driver | |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Frederick Benham makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Frederick Benham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 05:08 | Butler | The short jumper by Alfonso Gonzalez is denied by Christopher Price | 67-46 |
| 05:07 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Mathers | 67-46 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Richard Mathers is hacked by Frederick Benham - foul #1 on Frederick Benham, team foul #3 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SF) Richard Mathers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Vince Gillen (SF) Frederick Benham | |
| 04:32 | Butler | Charles Cole steals the ball from Alfonso Gonzalez | 67-46 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Juan Moran misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Vince Gillen can't tip it in | 67-46 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-46 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Christopher Price grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Juan Moran connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cole | 67-49 |
| 03:14 | Butler | George Anderson's pass is intercepted by Charles Cole | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jon Blackmon (fairly fresh) SF - Vule Zachman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Juan Moran (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Thomas Linn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Gillen (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Christopher Price makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Linn and the foul's on Vule Zachman - foul #4 on Vule Zachman, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Mathers (SF) Jon Blackmon | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Silber (C) Charles Cole | |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Christopher Price makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond is hacked by Juan Moran - foul #1 on Juan Moran, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Cole (C) William Silber | |
| 02:25 | Butler | Vule Zachman hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Richmond | 69-52 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | Juan Moran misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 02:11 | Butler | George Anderson grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Richard Mathers is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 71-52 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Juan Moran comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Vule Zachman grabs the board | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:12 | Butler | Juan Moran takes the ball from Alfonso Gonzalez | 71-52 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Alfonso Gonzalez swats the shot by Vince Gillen | 71-52 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez gets the rebound | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Juan Moran makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Cole | 71-55 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond hits a floater from the left side | 73-55 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Kenneth Richmond steals it from Juan Moran | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond runs out the clock | 73-55 |