| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Thorpe inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene McGuiness - foul #2 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:32 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:14 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Bart Davis is called for the reach on Richard Thorpe - foul #1 on Bart Davis, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Benjamin Dahl - foul #1 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 18:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 27-30 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Benjamin Dahl takes the ball from Richard Thorpe | 27-30 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bart Davis | 30-30 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Hughes - foul #1 on Charles Hughes, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:17 | DePaul | Eddie Winner is called for the reach on Eugene McGuiness - foul #1 on Eddie Winner, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons is fouled on the floor by Richard Patrick - foul #1 on Richard Patrick, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Escalante (PF), Melvin Liles (C) Eugene McGuiness, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner | |
| 16:41 | DePaul | Paul Escalante blows the dunk but the foul's on Richard Thorpe - foul #2 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG) Charles Hughes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:41 | DePaul | Paul Escalante misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:41 | DePaul | Paul Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-31 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Bart Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:50 | DePaul | Melvin Liles travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Stephen Ammons, Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Escalante (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) SF - Eddie Winner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Paul Escalante grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 15:13 | DePaul | Paul Escalante throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Bart Davis, Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:50 | Butler | Eddie Winner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Charles Hughes is hacked by David Zelkin - foul #1 on David Zelkin, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG) Brandon Roundtree | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) David Zelkin | |
| 14:10 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Charles Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Rogers | 34-34 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a floater from the left side | 34-36 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Patrick - foul #2 on Richard Patrick, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (SF), Paul Escalante (PF) Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), William Westbrook (C) Eddie Winner, Richard Patrick, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bart Davis - foul #2 on Bart Davis, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Liles (C) Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:47 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Bart Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 12:31 | Butler | William Westbrook gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Lester Ivy is fouled on the floor by Bart Davis - foul #3 on Bart Davis, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SG) Vaughn Rogers | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:14 | Butler | William Westbrook connects on the jumper from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | Bart Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Westbrook | 35-40 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Zelkin | 35-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Liles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Westbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Bart Davis's pass is intercepted by David Zelkin | 35-42 |
| 11:29 | Butler | Richard Thorpe hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Zelkin | 35-44 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Steve Stafford - foul #2 on Steve Stafford, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Roundtree, Paul Escalante, Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Lester Ivy, William Westbrook | |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Richard Thorpe buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Patrick | 36-46 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Stanley Peterson steals the ball from Stephen Ammons | 36-46 |
| 10:26 | Butler | Richard Thorpe drills a fadeaway in the paint | 36-48 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Charles Hughes loses the dribble to Richard Patrick | 36-48 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Frank Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Eugene McGuiness - foul #3 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (PG) Stephen Ammons | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), William Westbrook (C) Richard Thorpe, Stanley Peterson | |
| 09:55 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Bart Davis gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Zelkin - foul #2 on David Zelkin, team foul #8 | 36-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:13 | Butler | David Zelkin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Westbrook | 38-51 |
| 08:54 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers is fouled on the floor by David Zelkin - foul #3 on David Zelkin, team foul #9 | 38-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SF), Paul Escalante (C) Bart Davis, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, William Westbrook | |
| 08:54 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:54 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:31 | Butler | David Zelkin's pass is intercepted by Charles Hughes | 40-51 |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Paul Escalante scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Vaughn Rogers | 42-51 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Vaughn Rogers steals the ball from David Zelkin | 42-51 |
| 07:48 | DePaul | Charles Hughes lays it in set up by Vaughn Rogers | 44-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Escalante (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-51 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Charles Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #10 | 44-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Bart Davis (SF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Vaughn Rogers, Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Richard Patrick (SF), Frank Brown (PF), William Westbrook (C) David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, Stanley Peterson | |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Richard Patrick buries a floater from the left side | 46-53 |
| 06:07 | DePaul | Bart Davis double dribbles | 46-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG) Brandon Roundtree | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF) Steve Stafford | |
| 05:48 | Butler | Eddie Winner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Brown | 46-56 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Paul Escalante misses the turnaround near the basket | 46-56 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers tips it in | 48-56 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Frank Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 05:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benjamin Dahl | 48-56 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Richard Thorpe steps in front of the Benjamin Dahl pass | 48-56 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Stephen Ammons, Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Thorpe, Frank Brown, William Westbrook | |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:16 | Butler | David Zelkin snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't throw it down | 49-56 |
| 03:46 | Butler | Lester Ivy snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Eddie Winner is fouled on the floor by Bart Davis - foul #4 on Bart Davis, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Melvin Liles (C) Vaughn Rogers, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG) Richard Patrick | |
| 03:38 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:38 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Liles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Charles Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:18 | DePaul | Melvin Liles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 03:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Zelkin | 49-58 |
| 03:15 | Butler | Stephen Ammons picks off the pass by Steve Stafford in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Bart Davis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 02:43 | Butler | Eddie Winner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Zelkin | 51-61 |
| 02:26 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Davis | 51-61 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | David Zelkin steals it from Bart Davis | 51-61 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Eddie Winner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 01:44 | Butler | David Zelkin grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Lester Ivy is called for the reach on Stephen Ammons - foul #2 on Lester Ivy, team foul #12 | 51-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG), Brandon Roundtree (SF), Paul Escalante (PF) Charles Hughes, Bart Davis, Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), William Westbrook (C) Eddie Winner, Stanley Peterson | |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:45 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Vaughn Rogers - foul #2 on Vaughn Rogers, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerome Natal (SF) Stephen Ammons | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:45 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:45 | Butler | David Zelkin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Melvin Liles gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-65 |
| 00:37 | Butler | David Zelkin gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Butler | Richard Thorpe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 00:15 | Butler | William Westbrook hits the follow up shot | 53-67 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Steve Stafford is called for the reach on Vaughn Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Stafford, team foul #13 | 53-67 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Steve Stafford runs out the clock | 55-67 |