| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Chidester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Werner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Love (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Troia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Robert Love inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Robert Love hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Moore | 34-27 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Charles Hampton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Hicks | 36-27 |
| 19:11 | Butler | A charge is called on Tony Cook - foul #2 on Tony Cook, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Dean Werner lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Smith | 38-27 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Richard Moore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-27 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Robert Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Glen Knight buries a driving attempt near the basket | 38-29 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Charles Hampton hits the finger roll set up by Dean Werner | 40-29 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Robert Love drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Chester Chidester is called for a charge - foul #2 on Chester Chidester, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Trotter (PG), Augustus Kruszewski (PF), Raymond Steffen (C) Chester Chidester, Dean Werner, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Seamons (SF), Colin Greenwell (C) Robert Love, Tony Cook | |
| 17:00 | Butler | Glen Knight hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Seamons | 40-34 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen is fouled on the floor by Glen Knight - foul #2 on Glen Knight, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SF) Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Tim Jarvis (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Wayne Troia | |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Charles Trotter drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Hicks | 43-34 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Tim Jarvis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Green - foul #1 on Christopher Green, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Keith Swinney (PG), Dean Werner (PF) Bradley Hicks, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:23 | Butler | Tim Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Tim Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Christopher Green's pass is intercepted by Charles Seamons | 43-36 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Terry Boland hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Keith Swinney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Trotter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustus Kruszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wade Aronson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Seamons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tim Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Keith Swinney misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Tim Jarvis grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 15:43 | Butler | Wade Aronson blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:20 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski comes up short on the runner near the basket | 43-39 |
| 15:19 | Butler | Tim Jarvis grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Wade Aronson misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Green - foul #2 on Christopher Green, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG), Bradley Hicks (SG), Chester Chidester (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Keith Swinney, Charles Trotter, Christopher Green, Augustus Kruszewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Wayne Troia (PF), Tony Cook (C) Terry Boland, Charles Seamons, Tim Jarvis, Colin Greenwell | |
| 15:10 | Butler | Wade Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Wade Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks is hacked by Glen Knight - foul #3 on Glen Knight, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Steffen (PF) Dean Werner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG) Wade Aronson | |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Wayne Troia steps in front of the Chester Chidester pass | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Wayne Troia misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Raymond Steffen | 43-41 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks misses the fadeaway from the left side | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Wayne Troia grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Wayne Troia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dominic Romano - foul #4 on Dominic Romano, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (PG), Dean Werner (PF) Dominic Romano, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:47 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Charles Hampton misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Glen Knight makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Moore | 43-46 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Werner | 46-46 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Charles Hampton knocks away the 3 by Wayne Troia | 46-46 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Chester Chidester pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Chester Chidester misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Trotter (SG), Augustus Kruszewski (C) Bradley Hicks, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (SG), Charles Seamons (SF), Colin Greenwell (C) Glen Knight, Robert Love, Tony Cook | |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Chester Chidester misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Chester Chidester makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Wayne Troia's floater is tipped away by Chester Chidester | 47-46 |
| 12:19 | Butler | Wayne Troia grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Dean Werner is called for the reach on Wayne Troia - foul #2 on Dean Werner, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SF) Chester Chidester | |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Tim Jarvis (C) Richard Moore, Wayne Troia | |
| 11:45 | Butler | Charles Seamons hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Boland | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Trotter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Werner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustus Kruszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wade Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Seamons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Christopher Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 11:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Tim Jarvis | 47-48 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Colin Greenwell is hacked by Dean Werner - foul #3 on Dean Werner, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Hicks (SG), Raymond Steffen (C) Curtis Smith, Dean Werner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Wayne Troia (PF), Tony Cook (C) Wade Aronson, Terry Boland, Charles Seamons, Colin Greenwell, Tim Jarvis | |
| 11:00 | Butler | Tony Cook buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Moore and he's fouled by Charles Trotter - foul #2 on Charles Trotter, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Tony Cook makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Richard Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Glen Knight | 47-54 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Christopher Green scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Hicks | 50-54 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Robert Love misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Green - foul #3 on Christopher Green, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (PG), Chester Chidester (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Charles Trotter, Christopher Green, Augustus Kruszewski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:04 | Butler | Robert Love misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Robert Love makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | Chester Chidester's floater is tipped away by Wayne Troia | 50-55 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Wayne Troia snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Wayne Troia buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Cook | 50-57 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Robert Love picks off the pass by Chester Chidester | 50-57 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Raymond Steffen denies the turnaround by Glen Knight | 50-57 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Wayne Troia hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Smith and the foul's on Glen Knight - foul #4 on Glen Knight, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dean Werner (PF) Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | Butler | Wade Aronson (PG), Terry Boland (SG), Charles Seamons (SF), Colin Greenwell (PF), Tim Jarvis (C) Richard Moore, Glen Knight, Robert Love, Wayne Troia, Tony Cook | |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Charles Seamons misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-59 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Charles Hampton snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Smith | 56-59 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Terry Boland misses the floater from the left side | 56-59 |
| 07:54 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Dean Werner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-59 |
| 07:39 | Butler | Charles Seamons pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Curtis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Hicks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chester Chidester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Hampton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wade Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Boland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Seamons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Charles Seamons misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Chester Chidester - foul #3 on Chester Chidester, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG), Charles Trotter (SG), Christopher Green (SF), Augustus Kruszewski (C) Curtis Smith, Bradley Hicks, Chester Chidester, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Wayne Troia (PF) Tim Jarvis | |
| 07:22 | Butler | Charles Seamons makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:22 | Butler | Charles Seamons misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dominic Romano | 58-60 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Wayne Troia lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Seamons | 58-62 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | Christopher Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Colin Greenwell gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Charles Seamons buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Boland | 58-65 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Charles Trotter is fouled on the floor by Terry Boland - foul #1 on Terry Boland, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Hicks (SG), Curtis Smith (SF), Raymond Steffen (C) Charles Trotter, Christopher Green, Dean Werner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Moore (PG), Glen Knight (SG), Robert Love (SF), Tony Cook (C) Wade Aronson, Terry Boland, Charles Seamons, Colin Greenwell | |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Steffen | 58-65 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski is whistled for a carry | 58-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chester Chidester (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Curtis Smith, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:59 | Butler | Glen Knight misses the easy layup | 58-65 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Robert Love steals the ball from Augustus Kruszewski | 58-65 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Wayne Troia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Wayne Troia gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Richard Moore's pass is intercepted by Augustus Kruszewski | 58-65 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Augustus Kruszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Trotter (PG), Curtis Smith (SF), Dean Werner (PF), Raymond Steffen (C) Dominic Romano, Chester Chidester, Augustus Kruszewski, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Colin Greenwell (PF) Wayne Troia | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Robert Love knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Glen Knight | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Trotter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dean Werner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Raymond Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Love (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colin Greenwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Marquette | Charles Trotter's pass is intercepted by Glen Knight | 58-67 |
| 03:18 | Butler | Glen Knight misses the lay-in | 58-67 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Curtis Smith grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Trotter | 60-67 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Tony Cook misses the jumper in the lane | 60-67 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Glen Knight grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Glen Knight hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Tony Cook gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Richard Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG), Chester Chidester (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Charles Trotter, Curtis Smith, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | Butler | Wayne Troia (PF) Colin Greenwell | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Charles Hampton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Tony Cook - foul #3 on Tony Cook, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Charles Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Charles Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Wayne Troia buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Moore | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dominic Romano | 65-70 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Wayne Troia's floater is tipped away by Charles Hampton | 65-70 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dean Werner | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Dominic Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 00:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Wayne Troia | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Dominic Romano is called for the reach on Wayne Troia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dominic Romano, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (PG) Dominic Romano | |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Boland (SG) Glen Knight | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Chester Chidester hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dean Werner | 68-72 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Wayne Troia is hacked by Bradley Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Hicks, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Seamons (SF) Robert Love | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Wayne Troia makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-74 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Charles Seamons pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Love (SF) Charles Seamons | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Terry Boland is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Hicks - foul #2 on Bradley Hicks, team foul #12 | 68-74 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Terry Boland makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Terry Boland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-76 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Curtis Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks hits a 3 from the left wing | 71-76 |