| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Brian Bush (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:47 | Milwaukee | John Davis blows the layup | 27-25 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Richard Patrick grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 18:57 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 18:56 | Milwaukee | John Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:42 | Milwaukee | Walter Wheeler connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Bush | 29-27 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Richard Thorpe knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 29-29 |
| 17:48 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Robert White (PG), Randy Taylor (SG), Edward Holder (PF), Eric Wenger (C) Brian Bush, Walter Wheeler, John Davis, William Harper | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:27 | Butler | Frank Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:25 | Milwaukee | Edward Holder pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:08 | Milwaukee | Robert White is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | James Hatch (SF) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:48 | Milwaukee | Edward Holder hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Wenger | 31-29 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker (SF), John Davis (PF) James Hatch, Eric Wenger | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe | |
| 16:21 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:03 | Milwaukee | John Davis makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Taylor | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Robert White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 15:17 | Milwaukee | John Davis is hacked by Robert Joe - foul #3 on Robert Joe, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Brian Bush (PG), Walter Wheeler (SG), James Hatch (SF), William Harper (C) Robert White, Randy Taylor, Lawrence Tucker, John Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Eddie Winner (SG) Richard Patrick, David Zelkin | |
| 15:04 | Milwaukee | Robert Joe steps in front of the Edward Holder pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 34-33 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Eddie Winner lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Joe | 34-35 |
| 14:43 | Milwaukee | Brian Bush connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Wheeler | 36-35 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Eddie Winner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 14:13 | Milwaukee | William Harper gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:47 | Milwaukee | James Hatch misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 13:46 | Milwaukee | William Harper hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Frank Brown buries a jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 13:02 | Milwaukee | William Harper misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Eddie Winner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 12:33 | Milwaukee | William Harper snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:20 | Milwaukee | Brian Bush's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Brown | 38-37 |
| 12:19 | Milwaukee | William Harper snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:02 | Milwaukee | William Harper makes the shot from close range | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Brian Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Holder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the easy wide open finger roll | 40-39 |
| 11:24 | Milwaukee | Edward Holder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-39 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Stanley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Frank Brown is fouled on the floor by Edward Holder - foul #1 on Edward Holder, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Robert White (PG), Randy Taylor (SG), Lawrence Tucker (SF), John Davis (PF), Eric Wenger (C) Brian Bush, Walter Wheeler, James Hatch, Edward Holder, William Harper | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) Steve Stafford, Eddie Winner, Robert Joe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 10:49 | Butler | Lester Ivy's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Tucker | 40-39 |
| 10:45 | Milwaukee | John Davis banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Tucker | 42-39 |
| 10:23 | Butler | David Zelkin is hacked by Randy Taylor - foul #1 on Randy Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Edward Holder (C) Eric Wenger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:03 | Butler | John Davis takes the ball from Lester Ivy | 42-39 |
| 09:41 | Milwaukee | Robert White knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Randy Taylor | 45-39 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Edward Holder steals the ball from Richard Thorpe | 45-39 |
| 09:03 | Milwaukee | John Davis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 09:01 | Butler | David Zelkin grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 08:39 | Milwaukee | Robert White snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 08:29 | Milwaukee | John Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Elton Nims pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:11 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Zelkin | 45-41 |
| 07:52 | Milwaukee | Robert White connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Davis | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Robert White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Holder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Nims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | David Zelkin makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Patrick | 47-43 |
| 07:21 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Elton Nims grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:57 | Butler | David Zelkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Brian Bush (PG), Walter Wheeler (SG), William Harper (C) Robert White, Randy Taylor, Edward Holder | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Richard Patrick, David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy, Elton Nims | |
| 06:41 | Milwaukee | Stanley Peterson picks off the pass by Brian Bush | 47-43 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Frank Brown is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Tucker - foul #1 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Eric Wenger (C) William Harper | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:54 | Butler | Eddie Winner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Joe | 47-46 |
| 05:35 | Milwaukee | Walter Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Steve Stafford - foul #2 on Steve Stafford, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Randy Taylor (SG), James Hatch (SF), William Harper (C) Walter Wheeler, Lawrence Tucker, Eric Wenger | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| 05:26 | Milwaukee | John Davis splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Bush and he's hacked by Richard Patrick - foul #2 on Richard Patrick, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Robert White (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SF) Brian Bush, James Hatch | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:26 | Milwaukee | John Davis misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:26 | Milwaukee | The offensive rebound goes to William Harper | 49-46 |
| 05:04 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 05:02 | Milwaukee | John Davis misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 05:00 | Milwaukee | William Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:45 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker's pass is intercepted by Richard Patrick | 49-46 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 04:15 | Butler | Robert Joe tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 03:57 | Milwaukee | Lawrence Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Richard Patrick grabs the board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Robert White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Frank Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Taylor - foul #2 on Randy Taylor, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Brian Bush (PG), Walter Wheeler (SG), James Hatch (SF), Edward Holder (PF), Eric Wenger (C) Robert White, Randy Taylor, Lawrence Tucker, John Davis, William Harper | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Richard Thorpe (SF) Richard Patrick, Robert Joe | |
| 03:33 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:33 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:33 | Milwaukee | Eric Wenger pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:26 | Milwaukee | Walter Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Winner - foul #2 on Eddie Winner, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | John Davis (PF) Eric Wenger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:26 | Milwaukee | Walter Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:26 | Milwaukee | Walter Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:03 | Butler | James Hatch picks off the pass by Frank Brown | 51-48 |
| 02:53 | Milwaukee | Edward Holder hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-48 |
| 02:51 | Milwaukee | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Holder | 51-48 |
| 02:43 | Milwaukee | John Davis double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | William Harper (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 02:41 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin | |
| 02:15 | Butler | Frank Brown misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Milwaukee | Brian Bush grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 01:46 | Milwaukee | Brian Bush misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Richard Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Richard Thorpe clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 01:38 | Milwaukee | William Harper snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 01:21 | Milwaukee | Brian Bush buries a shot from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Thorpe | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Milwaukee | Brian Bush scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Stanley Peterson travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Randy Taylor (SG), Lawrence Tucker (SF), John Davis (PF) Walter Wheeler, James Hatch, Edward Holder | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:27 | Milwaukee | Randy Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Winner - foul #3 on Eddie Winner, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Milwaukee | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 00:26 | Milwaukee | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:26 | Milwaukee | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:26 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Patrick | 56-54 |
| 00:19 | Milwaukee | Eddie Winner is called for the reach on John Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Winner, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Walter Wheeler (SG) Randy Taylor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:19 | Milwaukee | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:19 | Milwaukee | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Eddie Winner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thorpe | 58-54 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Eddie Winner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 00:06 | Milwaukee | John Davis snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:03 | Milwaukee | Eddie Winner is called for the reach on John Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eddie Winner, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Randy Taylor (SG) Walter Wheeler | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG) Eddie Winner | |
| 00:03 | Milwaukee | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:03 | Milwaukee | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:00 | Butler | David Zelkin clanks a halfcourt shot | 60-54 |