| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vule Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Smolinsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Self (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Strait (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Mark Self inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | Richard Rocco drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Strait | 41-45 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Strait - foul #2 on Anthony Strait, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 19:14 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Mark Self can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Vule Zachman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | Anthony Strait grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Anthony Strait can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Paul Pruett - foul #1 on Paul Pruett, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Anthony Strait makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Anthony Strait makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie hits a runner from the left block set up by Kenneth Richmond | 45-47 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Alfonso Gonzalez steals the ball from Ray Smolinsky | 45-47 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Vule Zachman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 17:24 | Butler | Richard Rocco steals it from Vule Zachman | 45-47 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Mark Self buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Rocco and he's hacked by Alfonso Gonzalez - foul #2 on Alfonso Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Daniel Gordon (SG), Kenneth Newton (SF), Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Kenneth Richmond, Eliseo Yazzie, Vule Zachman, Alfonso Gonzalez, Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (PG), Clarence Ross (SG), Robert Hannon (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Richard Rocco, Ray Smolinsky, Anthony Strait, Tony Sheppard | |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Mark Self makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Kenneth Newton buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jon Blackmon | 47-50 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Robert Hannon travels with the ball | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Wayne Skow (PF) Mark Self | |
| 16:23 | Butler | Henry Raap misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Clarence Ross - foul #2 on Clarence Ross, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG) Jon Blackmon | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky (SG) Clarence Ross | |
| 16:23 | Butler | Henry Raap makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Henry Raap misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Gordon - foul #2 on Daniel Gordon, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 16:04 | Butler | George Anderson buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Daniel Phillips - foul #3 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Daniel Gordon, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), James Wiseman (SF) Alfredo Marino, Daniel Phillips | |
| 16:04 | Butler | George Anderson misses the free throw | 50-52 |
| 16:04 | DePaul | Robert Hannon grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | James Wiseman is hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Raap (C) George Anderson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Anthony Strait (PF) James Wiseman | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Raap (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Smolinsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Skow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Strait (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Wayne Skow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Rocco | 50-54 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 15:26 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Anthony Strait | 50-54 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Wayne Skow hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Strait | 50-56 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Kenneth Newton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Strait - foul #3 on Anthony Strait, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Daniel Gordon (SG), Paul Pruett (C) Kenneth Richmond, Eliseo Yazzie, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (SG), Mark Self (SF), Tony Sheppard (C) Ray Smolinsky, Wayne Skow, Robert Hannon | |
| 14:52 | Butler | Kenneth Newton misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 14:52 | Butler | Kenneth Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 14:34 | DePaul | Mark Self misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 14:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newton | 51-56 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Kenneth Newton double dribbles | 51-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Vule Zachman (SF), Henry Raap (PF) Kenneth Newton, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Clarence Ross (SG), Daniel Phillips (PF) Richard Rocco, Anthony Strait | |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Clarence Ross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Henry Raap snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Henry Raap makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pruett | 53-56 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Henry Raap grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Clarence Ross steals it from Paul Pruett | 53-56 |
| 13:13 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard is hacked by Daniel Gordon - foul #3 on Daniel Gordon, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Eliseo Yazzie (SG) Jon Blackmon, Daniel Gordon | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky (SG), Robert Hannon (PF) Clarence Ross, Tony Sheppard | |
| 12:52 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Paul Pruett snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eliseo Yazzie | 55-56 |
| 12:20 | DePaul | Robert Hannon connects on the runner from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Paul Pruett can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Phillips - foul #4 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Newton (SF), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Vule Zachman, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Wayne Skow (SF), Anthony Strait (PF) Alfredo Marino, Mark Self, Daniel Phillips | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Paul Pruett misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Paul Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Richard Rocco misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 11:53 | DePaul | Robert Hannon snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky misses badly on a floater from the right side | 56-58 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfonso Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Pruett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Smolinsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Skow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Strait (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Butler | Kenneth Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-58 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Paul Pruett misses the tip | 56-58 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Anthony Strait gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Anthony Strait buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Rocco | 56-60 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Paul Pruett misses the shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 10:40 | DePaul | Anthony Strait pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Robert Hannon drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ray Smolinsky | 56-62 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Paul Pruett tips it back up and in | 58-62 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Kenneth Richmond takes the ball from Robert Hannon | 58-62 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond blows the layup | 58-62 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Paul Pruett grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Paul Pruett tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Wayne Skow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Paul Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Kenneth Newton grabs the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez loses the dribble to Robert Hannon | 60-62 |
| 07:59 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alfonso Gonzalez - foul #3 on Alfonso Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG), Daniel Gordon (SG), Vule Zachman (SF), Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Kenneth Richmond, Eliseo Yazzie, Kenneth Newton, Alfonso Gonzalez, Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (PG), Mark Self (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Tony Sheppard (C) Richard Rocco, Wayne Skow, Anthony Strait, Robert Hannon | |
| 07:59 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:59 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Vule Zachman's floater is tipped away by Tony Sheppard | 60-64 |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Mark Self pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:30 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Sheppard | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jon Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vule Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Smolinsky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Self (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Tony Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Butler | George Anderson's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Marino | 60-66 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Alfredo Marino | 60-68 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Jon Blackmon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Mark Self gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 06:28 | DePaul | Jon Blackmon picks off the pass by Tony Sheppard | 60-68 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Tony Sheppard steals it from George Anderson | 60-68 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Mark Self is fouled on the floor by Vule Zachman - foul #2 on Vule Zachman, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Butler | James Monroe (SG), Richard Mathers (SF), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Daniel Gordon, Vule Zachman, George Anderson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Clarence Ross (SG), Anthony Strait (PF) Ray Smolinsky, Daniel Phillips | |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Mark Self makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Mark Self makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses long on a floater from the right side | 60-70 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Mark Self | 60-70 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Anthony Strait misses badly on a floater from the left block | 60-70 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Richard Mathers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jon Blackmon and he's hacked by Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Paul Pruett (C) Jon Blackmon, Henry Raap | |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), James Wiseman (SF) Alfredo Marino, Mark Self | |
| 04:51 | Butler | Richard Mathers misses the free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:51 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Richard Mathers steals it from Anthony Strait | 62-70 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Kenneth Richmond | 64-70 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Clarence Ross | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Paul Pruett throws it down set up by Alfonso Gonzalez and he's hacked by Tony Sheppard - foul #2 on Tony Sheppard, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie (SG), Vule Zachman (SF), Kenneth Newton (PF) James Monroe, Richard Mathers, Alfonso Gonzalez | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Self (SF), Wayne Skow (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) James Wiseman, Anthony Strait, Tony Sheppard | |
| 03:48 | Butler | Paul Pruett makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Richard Rocco hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Richmond - foul #2 on Kenneth Richmond, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Raap (PF), George Anderson (C) Kenneth Newton, Paul Pruett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (SG) Clarence Ross | |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Richard Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Richard Rocco misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Henry Raap | 67-73 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Richmond (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eliseo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zachman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Raap (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Self (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Skow (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Richmond | 69-73 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Mark Self hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 69-73 |
| 02:50 | Butler | George Anderson gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Henry Raap misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Rocco - foul #2 on Richard Rocco, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Jon Blackmon (PG) Kenneth Richmond | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Wiseman (SG), Robert Hannon (PF) Richard Rocco, Wayne Skow | |
| 02:21 | Butler | Henry Raap misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Henry Raap makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:19 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Richmond (PG), Alfonso Gonzalez (PF) Jon Blackmon, George Anderson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Ray Smolinsky (SG) Alfredo Marino, James Wiseman | |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 02:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Vule Zachman | 70-73 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Henry Raap buries a jump hook in the lane | 72-73 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Robert Hannon travels with the ball | 72-73 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Pruett (C) Henry Raap | |
| Subs | DePaul | Anthony Strait (PF), Tony Sheppard (C) Robert Hannon, Daniel Phillips | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond is whistled for a carry | 72-73 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Richard Rocco misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 01:05 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Ray Smolinsky - foul #2 on Ray Smolinsky, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Alfonso Gonzalez snags the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Rocco - foul #3 on Richard Rocco, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kenneth Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Mark Self misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vule Zachman - foul #3 on Vule Zachman, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Mark Self makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Mark Self misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie grabs the board | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Eliseo Yazzie banks in the layup | 76-74 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Richard Rocco hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 76-74 |