| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Thorpe inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Neal Matranga gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Neal Matranga can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Thorpe - foul #1 on Richard Thorpe, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Todd McQuown (PF), Scott Moulton (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Edward Bower is called for the reach on Richard Patrick - foul #1 on Edward Bower, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Neal Matranga, Scott Moulton | |
| 18:53 | Butler | Todd McQuown is called for the reach on Eddie Winner - foul #1 on Todd McQuown, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Richard Thorpe scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Patrick | 31-37 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Frank Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Patrick | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell loses the dribble to Eddie Winner | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Richard Thorpe throws it down on a nice dish by Eddie Winner | 35-37 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi drills a jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Richard Thorpe knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Winner | 37-39 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Todd McQuown knocks in the shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Eddie Winner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Thorpe | 40-41 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Stanley Peterson swats the layup by Todd McQuown | 40-41 |
| 15:49 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Sisk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Archie Ricciardi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd McQuown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Richard Thorpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Terry Bishop (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi, Todd McQuown, Robert Caldwell | |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski loses the dribble to Stanley Peterson | 40-41 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Frank Brown hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Stafford and he's hacked by Terry Bishop - foul #1 on Terry Bishop, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Peterson | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Terry Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Marquette | Terry Bishop throws it down on a nice dish by Neal Matranga | 43-43 |
| 14:16 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Terry Bishop gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Eric Buswell misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #3 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) David Zelkin, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Eric Buswell makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Eric Buswell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Elton Nims takes the ball from Dino Jarnutowski | 46-45 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Elton Nims blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Neal Matranga | 46-45 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | Neal Matranga can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Eddie Winner gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:17 | Butler | Robert Joe blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Elton Nims tips it in | 48-45 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Terry Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner, Robert Joe, Lester Ivy, Elton Nims | |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Eric Quintanilla, Eric Buswell | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Terry Bishop swats the shot by Richard Thorpe | 48-45 |
| 11:25 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Bishop | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Bishop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #4 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (C) Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Dino Jarnutowski | 48-47 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Patrick Sisk steps in front of the Richard Thorpe pass | 48-47 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the dunk | 48-47 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 09:57 | Butler | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Caldwell - foul #2 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) David Zelkin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Todd McQuown (PF) Dino Jarnutowski, Patrick Sisk, Terry Bishop | |
| 09:36 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:36 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Todd McQuown gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Lester Ivy is called for the reach on Eric Quintanilla - foul #2 on Lester Ivy, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Robert Joe (SF) Richard Patrick, Richard Thorpe | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Archie Ricciardi (SF) Edward Bower, Neal Matranga | |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Todd McQuown's pass is intercepted by Robert Joe | 49-47 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Steve Stafford lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Joe | 51-47 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the fadeaway in the paint | 51-47 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner's pass is intercepted by Dino Jarnutowski | 51-47 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dino Jarnutowski | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Lester Ivy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Elton Nims (C) Steve Stafford, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Terry Bishop (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Archie Ricciardi, Todd McQuown, Robert Caldwell | |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Terry Bishop scores on a jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Richard Patrick buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eddie Winner | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Elton Nims (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Buswell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Joe - foul #1 on Robert Joe, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Joe, Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Edward Bower, Patrick Sisk, Eric Buswell | |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Terry Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Stanley Peterson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 53-52 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Eddie Winner tips it in | 55-52 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Lester Ivy (PF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Elton Nims | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:04 | Butler | Lester Ivy lays it in on a great pass from David Zelkin | 57-52 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell hits the finger roll | 57-54 |
| 05:20 | Butler | Lester Ivy can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-54 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Richard Thorpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Richard Thorpe jams it on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Richard Thorpe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Neal Matranga - foul #3 on Neal Matranga, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Frank Brown (PF) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Patrick Sisk (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| 04:18 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-57 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi can't tip it in | 61-57 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-57 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Eric Buswell gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Edward Bower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Patrick - foul #2 on Richard Patrick, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Joe (SF) Richard Thorpe | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Bishop (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Todd McQuown, Eric Buswell | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Frank Brown travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Archie Ricciardi, Terry Bishop, Robert Caldwell | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Neal Matranga buries a shot from the right block set up by Dino Jarnutowski | 61-61 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-61 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Stanley Peterson hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Richard Patrick - foul #3 on Richard Patrick, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Lester Ivy (PF) Frank Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Archie Ricciardi (SF), Terry Bishop (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Patrick Sisk, Neal Matranga, Todd McQuown, Eric Buswell | |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Stanley Peterson snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 02:08 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 02:06 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Peterson | 63-62 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Eddie Winner - foul #3 on Eddie Winner, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) Robert Joe, Lester Ivy | |
| Subs | Marquette | Neal Matranga (SF) Archie Ricciardi | |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Frank Brown buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Eddie Winner and he's hacked by Terry Bishop - foul #2 on Terry Bishop, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Frank Brown makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla is hacked by Frank Brown - foul #2 on Frank Brown, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |