| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karson Flury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Karson Flury inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Frank Gafford scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Lyon | 33-41 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Jason Conley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Sagers | 36-41 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Gary Metzler is hacked by Edward Hall - foul #2 on Edward Hall, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Frank Gafford blows the dunk | 36-41 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Micheal Mabery grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Karson Flury grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Michael Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Micheal Mabery - foul #2 on Micheal Mabery, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 18:02 | Butler | Jason Conley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Karson Flury grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | Frank Gafford gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Micheal Mabery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Gafford | 36-42 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Frank Gafford is fouled on the floor by Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Aaron Bowman (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Phillip Welch (PF), Michael Barnes (C) Michael Benbow, Micheal Mabery, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Irving Seeley (SF), Luis Boswell (PF) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Frank Gafford | |
| 17:02 | Marquette | George Chambers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Walsh - foul #3 on Kevin Walsh, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Butler | John Turner (SF) Kevin Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:02 | Marquette | George Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:02 | Butler | Phillip Welch snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:44 | Butler | John Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on George Chambers - foul #1 on George Chambers, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 16:44 | Butler | John Turner misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:44 | Butler | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Irving Seeley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 16:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Phillip Welch | 37-43 |
| 16:18 | Butler | John Turner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by George Chambers | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Burnette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | John Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Micheal Mabery (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF), Edward Hall (C) John Grove, Aaron Bowman, John Turner, Phillip Welch, Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Frank Gafford (PF), John Gross (C) George Chambers, Antonio Burnette, Luis Boswell, Gary Metzler | |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Karson Flury and he's hacked by Jason Conley - foul #2 on Jason Conley, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Jason Conley lays it in | 41-47 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Gross | 41-50 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Aaron Sagers comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-50 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | John Gross loses the dribble to Jason Conley | 41-50 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Jason Conley is called for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Walsh (SF), Phillip Welch (PF) Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG), Robert Batres (SF), Luis Boswell (C) Karson Flury, Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford | |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Michael Lyon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Edward Hall pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Micheal Mabery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG) Michael Benbow | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SG), Gary Metzler (C) Michael Lyon, John Gross | |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Walsh - foul #4 on Kevin Walsh, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Barnes (PF) Kevin Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Robert Batres makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Robert Batres makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Edward Hall's pass is intercepted by Gary Metzler | 41-52 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Luis Boswell buries a jump hook in the lane set up by George Chambers | 41-54 |
| 12:32 | Butler | John Grove loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF) Micheal Mabery, Michael Barnes, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | Karson Flury (SG) Antonio Burnette | |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Karson Flury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | Gary Metzler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | Karson Flury drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Jason Conley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Luis Boswell - foul #3 on Luis Boswell, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG) Aaron Bowman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Frank Gafford (PF) Robert Batres, Luis Boswell | |
| 12:08 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 11:52 | Marquette | Karson Flury tips it in | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Grove (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Karson Flury (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Butler | John Grove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Michael Lyon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Michael Benbow grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Gary Metzler is called for the reach on Phillip Welch - foul #1 on Gary Metzler, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Micheal Mabery (SG), Edward Hall (C) John Grove, Phillip Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (C) George Chambers, Gary Metzler | |
| 10:57 | Butler | Jason Conley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-59 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Jason Conley gets the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Gross - foul #4 on John Gross, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Barnes (PF) Jason Conley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF), Luis Boswell (C) Karson Flury, John Gross | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Frank Gafford pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Gafford | 45-59 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Luis Boswell makes the floater from the left block set up by Michael Lyon | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:48 | Butler | Michael Barnes's pass is intercepted by Antonio Burnette | 45-61 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Michael Lyon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Burnette | 45-63 |
| 09:27 | Butler | Michael Benbow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-63 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Michael Barnes snags the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Michael Benbow hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Micheal Mabery | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Michael Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Phillip Welch (SF), Jason Conley (PF) Michael Benbow, Aaron Sagers, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Gary Metzler (C) Michael Lyon, Antonio Burnette, Frank Gafford | |
| 08:57 | Butler | John Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (SG) Micheal Mabery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Gafford (PF) Luis Boswell | |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Gary Metzler misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Irving Seeley hits the follow up shot | 47-65 |
| 08:08 | Butler | A charge is called on Aaron Bowman - foul #1 on Aaron Bowman, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Micheal Mabery (SG), Edward Hall (C) Aaron Bowman, Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) Irving Seeley | |
| 07:41 | Marquette | George Chambers buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Karson Flury | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Batres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Micheal Mabery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-68 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Karson Flury | 47-68 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Batres misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Welch - foul #2 on Phillip Welch, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Kevin Walsh (SF) John Grove, Phillip Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (PF) George Chambers, Karson Flury, Frank Gafford | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Batres makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Batres makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Edward Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-70 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Robert Batres grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | John Gross loses the dribble to Edward Hall | 47-70 |
| 06:24 | Butler | Jason Conley lays it in | 49-70 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | John Gross misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-70 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the board | 49-70 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Micheal Mabery is hacked by John Gross - foul #5 on John Gross, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Phillip Welch (PF), Michael Barnes (C) Micheal Mabery, Kevin Walsh, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Irving Seeley (SF), Luis Boswell (PF) Michael Lyon, Antonio Burnette, Robert Batres, John Gross | |
| 05:32 | Butler | Michael Benbow misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #6 | 49-70 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Michael Benbow makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Michael Benbow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Gary Metzler makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karson Flury | 51-72 |
| 05:07 | Butler | John Grove misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Irving Seeley - foul #2 on Irving Seeley, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Gafford (PF) Gary Metzler | |
| 05:07 | Butler | John Grove makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 05:07 | Butler | John Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 05:07 | Butler | John Grove makes the 3rd free throw | 53-72 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | George Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (SG) Michael Benbow | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG) George Chambers | |
| 04:25 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses long on a runner near the basket | 53-72 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Michael Barnes tips it in | 55-72 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Michael Lyon drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Karson Flury | 55-74 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Irving Seeley picks off the pass by Phillip Welch | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phillip Welch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Gafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Luis Boswell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Aaron Sagers picks off the pass by Luis Boswell | 55-74 |
| 03:02 | Butler | John Grove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-74 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Frank Gafford gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Karson Flury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 02:30 | Butler | John Grove pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Michael Barnes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-74 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Luis Boswell snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Phillip Welch blocks the short jumper by Irving Seeley | 55-74 |
| 01:53 | Butler | Phillip Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 01:49 | Butler | John Grove clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-74 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Karson Flury pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Karson Flury is fouled on the floor by Aaron Sagers - foul #1 on Aaron Sagers, team foul #9 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Walsh (SF) Aaron Sagers | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Gary Metzler (C) Michael Lyon, Frank Gafford | |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Kevin Walsh misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Irving Seeley - foul #3 on Irving Seeley, team foul #8 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Campbell (PG) Karson Flury | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Kevin Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Kevin Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Gary Metzler snags the defensive board | 56-76 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Irving Seeley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-76 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Aaron Bowman gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Kevin Walsh misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Gary Metzler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Luis Boswell is hacked by John Grove - foul #1 on John Grove, team foul #10 | 56-76 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Luis Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Luis Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Michael Barnes banks in the layup | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jason Campbell runs out the clock | 58-78 |