| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thorpe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Bart Davis inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Charles Hughes evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Ammons | 34-24 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Eddie Winner makes the 3 from straight away | 34-27 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Frank Brown steals the ball from Stephen Ammons | 34-27 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:44 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Hughes | 37-27 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Richard Patrick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanley Peterson | 37-29 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | The jump hook by Bart Davis is blocked by Stanley Peterson | 37-29 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Richard Patrick snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses the shot from the right side | 37-29 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Frank Brown can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 17:17 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benjamin Dahl | 37-29 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Eugene McGuiness picks off the pass by Eddie Winner | 40-29 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Charles Hughes travels with the ball | 40-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (PG), Brandon Roundtree (SG), Melvin Liles (PF), Paul Escalante (C) Stephen Ammons, Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe | |
| 16:01 | Butler | Steve Stafford is hacked by Vaughn Rogers - foul #2 on Vaughn Rogers, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler (PF) Bart Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:44 | Butler | Frank Brown double dribbles | 40-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Liles (fresh) PF - Nickolas Hackler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Escalante (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-29 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Steve Stafford pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 15:01 | Butler | David Zelkin travels with the ball | 40-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Bart Davis (SF), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Vaughn Rogers, Brandon Roundtree, Melvin Liles, Nickolas Hackler | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG) David Zelkin | |
| 14:34 | DePaul | Bart Davis is hacked by Robert Joe - foul #1 on Robert Joe, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl (C) Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG) Steve Stafford | |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Charles Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 14:06 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-29 |
| 13:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 40-29 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Frank Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Frank Brown snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Frank Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-29 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Robert Joe tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Charles Hughes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 12:45 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl tips it in | 42-31 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Eddie Winner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Joe | 42-34 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Stanley Peterson gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Dahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (tiring) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (PG), Brandon Roundtree (SG), Melvin Liles (SF), Nickolas Hackler (PF), Paul Escalante (C) Stephen Ammons, Charles Hughes, Bart Davis, Eugene McGuiness, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), David Zelkin (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) Richard Patrick, Eddie Winner, Robert Joe, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler's pass is intercepted by Elton Nims | 42-34 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Elton Nims misses badly on a shot from close range | 42-34 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Paul Escalante scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vaughn Rogers | 44-34 |
| 10:15 | Butler | David Zelkin is fouled on the floor by Paul Escalante - foul #1 on Paul Escalante, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (SF) Nickolas Hackler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:54 | Butler | Lester Ivy misses the dunk but the foul's on Bart Davis - foul #1 on Bart Davis, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Lester Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Lester Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Bart Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Steve Stafford snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Lester Ivy can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Liles - foul #2 on Melvin Liles, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Vaughn Rogers, Brandon Roundtree, Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:10 | Butler | Lester Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Lester Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | David Zelkin takes the ball from Stephen Ammons | 44-38 |
| 08:44 | Butler | David Zelkin blows the layup | 44-38 |
| 08:42 | Butler | Richard Thorpe misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 08:41 | DePaul | Paul Escalante gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Charles Hughes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Escalante | 47-38 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Richard Thorpe drills a fadeaway near the basket | 47-40 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Lester Ivy steals the ball from Charles Hughes | 47-40 |
| 07:54 | Butler | David Zelkin is hacked by Eugene McGuiness - foul #1 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl (C) Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Eddie Winner (SG), Robert Joe (SF), Frank Brown (PF) Steve Stafford, David Zelkin, Richard Thorpe, Lester Ivy | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Patrick | 47-43 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Winner (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Elton Nims (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene McGuiness | 50-43 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Eddie Winner grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Eddie Winner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | Bart Davis drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Frank Brown is fouled on the floor by Eugene McGuiness - foul #2 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (PG), Brandon Roundtree (SG), Melvin Liles (SF), Paul Escalante (PF) Stephen Ammons, Charles Hughes, Bart Davis, Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Thorpe (SF), Lester Ivy (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Robert Joe, Frank Brown, Elton Nims | |
| 06:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vaughn Rogers - foul #3 on Vaughn Rogers, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Stanley Peterson pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 05:16 | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Vaughn Rogers | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Richard Thorpe is hacked by Paul Escalante - foul #2 on Paul Escalante, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Bart Davis (SF), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Vaughn Rogers, Brandon Roundtree, Melvin Liles, Benjamin Dahl | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Stafford (PG), Frank Brown (PF) Richard Patrick, Lester Ivy | |
| 05:08 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Richard Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-49 |
| 04:46 | Butler | Frank Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Frank Brown lays it up and in | 54-51 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Stafford - foul #2 on Steve Stafford, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Liles (C) Paul Escalante | |
| Subs | Butler | David Zelkin (SG), Robert Joe (SF) Eddie Winner, Richard Thorpe | |
| 04:08 | DePaul | Melvin Liles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Robert Joe grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:53 | Butler | David Zelkin connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Stafford | 54-53 |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hughes | 57-53 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bart Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Melvin Liles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steve Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Zelkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Joe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Peterson (tiring) 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Butler | David Zelkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Bart Davis snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness is called for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG), Benjamin Dahl (C) Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Patrick (PG), Lester Ivy (PF), Elton Nims (C) Steve Stafford, Frank Brown, Stanley Peterson | |
| 02:54 | Butler | Richard Patrick hits a jump hook from the left block set up by David Zelkin | 57-55 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Vaughn Rogers, Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Butler | Eddie Winner (SG), Richard Thorpe (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) David Zelkin, Robert Joe, Lester Ivy, Elton Nims | |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Charles Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eugene McGuiness | 59-55 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Eddie Winner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-55 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Frank Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Bart Davis snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons's pass is intercepted by Eddie Winner | 62-55 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Eddie Winner hits the finger roll | 62-57 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Bart Davis hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eugene McGuiness | 64-57 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Richard Patrick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Charles Hughes's floater is tipped away by Stanley Peterson | 64-57 |
| 00:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Eddie Winner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Richard Patrick is called for the reach on Bart Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Patrick, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Liles (SF) Bart Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons is hacked by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Frank Brown is called for the reach on Stephen Ammons - foul #4 on Frank Brown, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Charles Hughes is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #3 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl is fouled on the floor by Stanley Peterson - foul #4 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Eddie Winner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Richard Patrick grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Richard Thorpe snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Eddie Winner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Richard Thorpe snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Eddie Winner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Patrick - foul #4 on Richard Patrick, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (SF) Melvin Liles | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Patrick misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 68-60 |