| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cope (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Burge (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Monroe Hazen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Clifford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clyde Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Allen Robinson inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Butler | Antonio Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 26-25 |
| 19:50 | DePaul | Gerald Young pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:26 | DePaul | David Cope lays it up and in on a great pass from Mauro Ricci | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Allen Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | David Cope hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Antonio Smith - foul #1 on Antonio Smith, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | David Cope makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | David Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Clyde Leonard drills a floater from the left side set up by Allen Robinson | 30-27 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | Gerald Young hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mauro Ricci | 32-27 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Allen Robinson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gerald Young - foul #2 on Gerald Young, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Allen Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Allen Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Antonio Smith snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 17:11 | Butler | Monroe Hazen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-29 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | William Burge pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:44 | DePaul | Elton Downing drills a driving attempt from the left block | 34-29 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Anthony Clifford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | David Cope is fouled on the floor by Clyde Leonard - foul #1 on Clyde Leonard, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ratko Domanski (SG), Noel Schill (SF), John Dillman (C) Mauro Ricci, Elton Downing, William Burge | |
| Subs | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi (SG), George Aurand (SF), Justin Crum (PF), Paul Beeson (C) Anthony Clifford, Allen Robinson, Antonio Smith, Clyde Leonard | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Gerald Young hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Noel Schill | 37-31 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ratko Domanski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noel Schill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Cope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Dillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Monroe Hazen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jimoh Albarazi (fresh) SF - George Aurand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Crum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Beeson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Butler | George Aurand misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 15:33 | Butler | George Aurand tips it but misses | 37-31 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Cope | 37-31 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | John Dillman lays it in on a nice dish by David Cope and he's fouled by Jimoh Albarazi - foul #3 on Jimoh Albarazi, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Folse (PG) Monroe Hazen | |
| 15:10 | DePaul | John Dillman misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Paul Beeson snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi drills a shot in the paint set up by George Aurand | 39-33 |
| 14:26 | DePaul | David Cope buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Young | 41-33 |
| 14:11 | Butler | George Aurand scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Folse | 41-36 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Ratko Domanski misses the dunk | 41-36 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Ratko Domanski hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 13:39 | Butler | Jonathan Folse misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | David Cope grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | Ratko Domanski scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cope | 45-36 |
| 12:51 | Butler | George Aurand comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Noel Schill - foul #2 on Noel Schill, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Elton Downing (SF), William Burge (C) Gerald Young, Noel Schill, John Dillman | |
| Subs | Butler | Monroe Hazen (PG), Allen Robinson (SF), Antonio Smith (PF), Clyde Leonard (C) Jonathan Folse, Jimoh Albarazi, Justin Crum, Paul Beeson | |
| 12:51 | Butler | George Aurand makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:51 | Butler | George Aurand makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Monroe Hazen is called for the reach on Mauro Ricci - foul #3 on Monroe Hazen, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Colby Turcios (SG) Ratko Domanski | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Clifford (SG) George Aurand | |
| 12:03 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elton Downing | 48-38 |
| 11:42 | Butler | David Cope swats the short shot by Antonio Smith | 48-38 |
| 11:40 | Butler | Allen Robinson tips it home | 48-40 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colby Turcios (fresh) SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cope (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Burge (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Monroe Hazen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Clifford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:14 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Anthony Clifford is called for a backcourt violation | 50-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ratko Domanski (SG), Noel Schill (PF) Colby Turcios, David Cope | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:34 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Clyde Leonard grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Antonio Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Clyde Leonard and he's fouled by William Burge - foul #2 on William Burge, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Dillman (C) Noel Schill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Antonio Smith misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | John Dillman snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 09:56 | DePaul | John Dillman gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Elton Downing knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mauro Ricci | 52-42 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Clyde Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Colby Turcios (SF), Noel Schill (PF) Mauro Ricci, Elton Downing, William Burge | |
| Subs | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi (SG), George Aurand (SF), Justin Crum (PF), Paul Beeson (C) Anthony Clifford, Allen Robinson, Antonio Smith, Clyde Leonard | |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Ratko Domanski loses the dribble to George Aurand | 52-42 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi slams it home on a nice dish by Monroe Hazen | 52-44 |
| 08:14 | DePaul | Gerald Young hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Noel Schill and he's hacked by Paul Beeson - foul #1 on Paul Beeson, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (SG), Elton Downing (SF), William Burge (C) Ratko Domanski, Colby Turcios, John Dillman | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Folse (PG) Monroe Hazen | |
| 08:14 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses the free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Justin Crum gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Jonathan Folse is whistled for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Clifford (SG) Jimoh Albarazi | |
| 07:33 | DePaul | Gerald Young is hacked by Paul Beeson - foul #2 on Paul Beeson, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Robinson (SF), Antonio Smith (PF), Clyde Leonard (C) George Aurand, Justin Crum, Paul Beeson | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noel Schill (fresh) 2 ast. C - William Burge (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jonathan Folse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Clifford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci is hacked by Anthony Clifford - foul #1 on Anthony Clifford, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Monroe Hazen (PG) Jonathan Folse | |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Anthony Clifford hits a jumper in the paint | 56-46 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Clyde Leonard is called for the reach on William Burge - foul #2 on Clyde Leonard, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ratko Domanski (SG), John Dillman (C) Mauro Ricci, Noel Schill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:37 | DePaul | William Burge makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | William Burge misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Antonio Smith | 57-46 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Clyde Leonard misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Clyde Leonard tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Elton Downing | 57-46 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | William Burge misses long on a jumper from the left block | 57-46 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | John Dillman gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Gerald Young scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:30 | Butler | Anthony Clifford misses long on a jumper in the paint | 60-46 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | William Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 05:05 | DePaul | Ratko Domanski is called for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Noel Schill (SF), David Cope (PF) Gerald Young, Elton Downing, William Burge | |
| Subs | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi (SG), George Aurand (SF), Justin Crum (PF), Paul Beeson (C) Anthony Clifford, Allen Robinson, Antonio Smith, Clyde Leonard | |
| 04:54 | Butler | Paul Beeson is hacked by John Dillman - foul #1 on John Dillman, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Burge (C) John Dillman | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:36 | Butler | Paul Beeson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | William Burge snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Justin Crum denies the turnaround by David Cope | 60-46 |
| 04:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Monroe Hazen | 60-46 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Paul Beeson travels with the ball | 60-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Folse (PG) Monroe Hazen | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Paul Beeson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ratko Domanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Noel Schill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Cope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Burge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jonathan Folse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimoh Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Aurand (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Justin Crum (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Beeson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by William Burge - foul #3 on William Burge, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Elton Downing (SF), John Dillman (C) Ratko Domanski, David Cope, William Burge | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Elton Downing loses the dribble to Justin Crum | 60-48 |
| 03:00 | Butler | John Dillman takes the ball from George Aurand | 60-48 |
| 02:44 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Young | 63-48 |
| 02:31 | Butler | George Aurand makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | Elton Downing misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimoh Albarazi - foul #4 on Jimoh Albarazi, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ratko Domanski (SG), David Cope (PF) Mauro Ricci, Noel Schill | |
| Subs | Butler | Jamal Day (SG), Ronnie Stubbs (PF) Jimoh Albarazi, Paul Beeson | |
| 02:02 | DePaul | Elton Downing makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | Elton Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:38 | Butler | George Aurand is hacked by David Cope - foul #2 on David Cope, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (SG), William Burge (C) Ratko Domanski, John Dillman | |
| Subs | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi (SG), Paul Beeson (C) Jamal Day, Ronnie Stubbs | |
| 01:33 | Butler | Justin Crum lays it up and in set up by George Aurand | 65-52 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | David Cope connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Elton Downing | 67-52 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Folse | 67-55 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | David Cope clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Folse - foul #1 on Jonathan Folse, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | David Cope makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | David Cope misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jimoh Albarazi | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | George Aurand hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 68-55 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Justin Crum grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi misses the easy layup | 68-55 |
| 00:33 | DePaul | Elton Downing grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses the lay-in | 68-55 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Jimoh Albarazi misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 68-55 |