| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) PF - Jason Conley (fresh) C - Edward Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) SG - Karson Flury (fresh) SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) C - Gary Metzler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Gary Metzler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Karson Flury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Karson Flury steals it from Michael Benbow | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Karson Flury misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Frank Gafford swats the shot by Edward Hall | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Gafford | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Aaron Sagers steps in front of the Karson Flury pass | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Karson Flury gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Frank Gafford snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Edward Hall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Micheal Mabery clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Micheal Mabery hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Irving Seeley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses short on a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Aaron Sagers snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Edward Hall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Michael Benbow tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Irving Seeley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Edward Hall snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Gafford | 2-0 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Michael Lyon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Gafford | 2-3 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Edward Hall makes the runner from close range | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) SF - Aaron Sagers (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Conley (fairly fresh) C - Edward Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karson Flury (fairly fresh) SF - Irving Seeley (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Frank Gafford's pass is intercepted by Aaron Sagers | 4-3 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Edward Hall makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Sagers | 6-3 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Karson Flury hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:48 | Butler | Micheal Mabery travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| 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), Antonio Burnette (SG), Robert Batres (SF), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| 14:32 | Marquette | George Chambers connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Burnette | 6-8 |
| 14:11 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Kevin Walsh | 6-8 |
| 13:53 | Marquette | George Chambers is fouled on the floor by John Grove - foul #1 on John Grove, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | George Chambers buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Antonio Burnette | 6-11 |
| 13:12 | Butler | John Grove misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Robert Batres gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | John Gross misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Walsh - foul #1 on Kevin Walsh, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Micheal Mabery (SG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF), Edward Hall (C) John Grove, Aaron Bowman, Kevin Walsh, Phillip Welch, Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:55 | Marquette | John Gross misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | John Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:29 | Butler | John Gross is called for the reach on Michael Benbow - foul #1 on John Gross, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SF), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) Antonio Burnette, Robert Batres, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Michael Benbow buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Sagers | 9-12 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | Michael Lyon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Frank Gafford snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Gary Metzler is fouled on the floor by Edward Hall - foul #1 on Edward Hall, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) George Chambers | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Karson Flury comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Gary Metzler pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Micheal Mabery (fresh) SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) C - Edward Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Karson Flury loses the dribble to Michael Benbow | 9-12 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Micheal Mabery dunks the ball set up by Michael Benbow | 11-12 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | The short jumper by Karson Flury is denied by Edward Hall | 11-12 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Gary Metzler hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Edward Hall can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Irving Seeley - foul #1 on Irving Seeley, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Walsh (SF), Phillip Welch (PF) Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gross (PF) Frank Gafford | |
| 10:52 | Butler | Edward Hall makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:52 | Butler | Edward Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Michael Lyon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | John Gross hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Edward Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Phillip Welch grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Phillip Welch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Karson Flury - foul #1 on Karson Flury, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG) Michael Benbow | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Antonio Burnette (SG), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Gary Metzler | |
| 10:13 | Butler | Phillip Welch misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Phillip Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette clanks a jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Micheal Mabery gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Micheal Mabery's pass is intercepted by Luis Boswell | 14-16 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | George Chambers can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Grove - foul #2 on John Grove, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF) John Grove, Kevin Walsh, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) Irving Seeley | |
| 09:40 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | George Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Jason Conley pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Jason Conley buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Aaron Sagers | 17-16 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Aaron Sagers grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:55 | Butler | The short jumper by Aaron Bowman is denied by Robert Batres | 17-16 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Robert Batres grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Luis Boswell drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Batres | 17-18 |
| 08:23 | Butler | George Chambers is called for the reach on Aaron Bowman - foul #1 on George Chambers, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Edward Hall (C) Micheal Mabery, Phillip Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SG), Irving Seeley (SF), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) George Chambers, Antonio Burnette, Robert Batres, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| 08:05 | Butler | Michael Benbow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frank Gafford | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Michael Lyon hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Karson Flury | 17-21 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Aaron Sagers is whistled for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Walsh (SF), Michael Barnes (PF) Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Benbow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) PF - Michael Barnes (fresh) C - Edward Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Karson Flury clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Edward Hall snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Michael Benbow misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Kevin Walsh tips it but misses | 17-21 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Karson Flury gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Frank Gafford hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Lyon and he's hacked by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Micheal Mabery (SG), Phillip Welch (PF) Aaron Bowman, Michael Barnes | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Edward Hall grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Michael Benbow is fouled on the floor by Irving Seeley - foul #2 on Irving Seeley, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Conley (PF) Phillip Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SF) Irving Seeley | |
| 06:08 | Butler | Jason Conley is whistled for a carry | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Sagers (SF) Kevin Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Frank Gafford banks in the layup set up by Michael Lyon | 17-25 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Aaron Sagers can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Karson Flury - foul #2 on Karson Flury, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Welch (C) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Robert Batres (SF), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| 05:30 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | John Gross grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | George Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Aaron Sagers grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Michael Benbow misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-25 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Luis Boswell snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 04:18 | Butler | George Chambers is called for the reach on Aaron Sagers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Rickie Walker (SG), Edward Hall (C) Michael Benbow, Micheal Mabery, Jason Conley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Gary Metzler (C) George Chambers, Luis Boswell | |
| 04:18 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | John Gross snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette is fouled on the floor by Rickie Walker - foul #1 on Rickie Walker, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Kevin Walsh (SF) Rickie Walker, Aaron Sagers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Karson Flury (SG), Irving Seeley (SF), Frank Gafford (PF) Antonio Burnette, Robert Batres, John Gross | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Irving Seeley is fouled on the floor by Edward Hall - foul #2 on Edward Hall, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Irving Seeley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:25 | Butler | The jump hook by Phillip Welch is blocked by Gary Metzler | 18-30 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Frank Gafford pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) PF - Phillip Welch (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Lyon and he's hacked by Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Micheal Mabery (SG), Michael Barnes (C) Aaron Bowman, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Phillip Welch pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:51 | Butler | John Grove is hacked by Frank Gafford - foul #1 on Frank Gafford, team foul #8 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Conley (PF) Phillip Welch | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:51 | Butler | John Grove misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Frank Gafford gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Frank Gafford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 18-32 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Michael Barnes gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 02:07 | Butler | Micheal Mabery clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-32 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Kevin Walsh can't tip it in | 18-32 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Gary Metzler gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Michael Lyon is whistled for a carry | 18-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Benbow (PG), Aaron Sagers (SF) John Grove, Kevin Walsh | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| 01:32 | Butler | Jason Conley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Michael Benbow snags the offensive board | 18-32 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Aaron Sagers clanks a jump hook from the right block | 18-32 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Michael Benbow hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | George Chambers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Micheal Mabery grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Michael Barnes buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Micheal Mabery | 22-32 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | John Gross drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by George Chambers | 22-34 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Jason Conley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Luis Boswell | 22-34 |