| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bieber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Kessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Israel Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Daniel Williams inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Israel Seitz pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin tips it home | 36-38 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Israel Seitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Paul Bieber picks off the pass by John Corley in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Paul Bieber banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | John Corley double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Samuel Johnson steps in front of the Paul Bieber pass | 36-40 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Daniel Williams can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Ruffin - foul #3 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG) Joseph Ruffin | |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Daniel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Daniel Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Timothy Strasser | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Marcelino Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson hits the finger roll | 41-40 |
| 17:37 | Butler | Stephen Olewinski blocks the short jumper by Clinton Whitfield | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Daniel Williams gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | John Corley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Corley | 46-40 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Williams - foul #3 on Daniel Williams, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (SF), Teodoro Garcia (C) Daniel Williams, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Strecker (C) Israel Seitz | |
| 16:32 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Fraser (C) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (C) James Kessler | |
| 15:51 | Butler | Marcelino Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Teodoro Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marcelino Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bieber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Clinton Whitfield (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Strecker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Marquette | John Corley misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 15:23 | Marquette | John Corley can't tip it in | 46-42 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Marcelino Russo buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clinton Whitfield | 46-45 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | John Corley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Paul Bieber's pass is intercepted by Teodoro Garcia | 49-45 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Marcelino Russo steals the ball from Thomas Ton | 49-45 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Paul Bieber misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Thomas Ton is hacked by Olufemi Abdulla - foul #2 on Olufemi Abdulla, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morgan (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) John Corley, Timothy Strasser, Teodoro Garcia, Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Ruffin (PG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Marcelino Russo, Clinton Whitfield, Thomas Strecker, Olufemi Abdulla | |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Thomas Ton clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:49 | Butler | James Kessler pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Bieber | 49-47 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Daniel Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ton | 52-47 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Paul Bieber can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Daniel Williams grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Thomas Ton is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Seitz - foul #2 on Israel Seitz, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia (C) Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF) Paul Bieber, Jeremy Turcotte | |
| 12:10 | Marquette | Marcelino Russo steals it from Thomas Ton | 52-47 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Ton - foul #2 on Thomas Ton, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (SG), Thomas Fraser (C) Thomas Ton, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla (SF), Fred Haislip (PF) Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler | |
| 12:05 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | The jumper by Timothy Strasser is denied by Israel Seitz | 52-49 |
| 11:41 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Teodoro Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcelino Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Haislip (fresh) C - Israel Seitz (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Butler | Michael Morgan takes the ball from Joseph Ruffin after a doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Michael Morgan slams it home | 54-49 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Michael Morgan is blocked by Israel Seitz | 54-52 |
| 10:32 | Butler | Israel Seitz snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Olufemi Abdulla | 54-54 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser hits the finger roll | 56-54 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Fraser | 56-54 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Marcelino Russo takes the ball from Teodoro Garcia in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Fred Haislip can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Israel Seitz gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Fred Haislip's floater is knocked away by Teodoro Garcia | 56-54 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Michael Morgan can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Michael Morgan tips it in | 58-54 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Marcelino Russo buries a 3 from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Fred Haislip picks off the pass by Daniel Williams in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Marcelino Russo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Thomas Ton (SG), Fredrick Herring (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Michael Morgan, Timothy Strasser, Daniel Williams, Teodoro Garcia, Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Bieber (SG), Clinton Whitfield (SF), James Kessler (PF), Thomas Strecker (C) Marcelino Russo, Olufemi Abdulla, Fred Haislip, Israel Seitz | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Thomas Ton is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Whitfield - foul #1 on Clinton Whitfield, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | John Corley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Strecker - foul #2 on Thomas Strecker, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | John Corley misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Thomas Strecker misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 07:54 | Butler | James Kessler can't tip it in | 59-57 |
| 07:53 | Butler | James Kessler tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Corley | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Ton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Herring (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Olewinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Ruffin (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Bieber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Kessler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Strecker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Thomas Ton is called for the reach on Paul Bieber - foul #3 on Thomas Ton, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| 06:57 | Butler | James Kessler lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Bieber | 61-61 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | John Corley is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Ruffin - foul #4 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Fredrick Herring - foul #2 on Fredrick Herring, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Fraser (C) Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:36 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:18 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson connects on the jump hook near the basket | 65-62 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Clinton Whitfield knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Ruffin | 65-64 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Kessler - foul #3 on James Kessler, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (SG), Teodoro Garcia (C) Fredrick Herring, Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Butler | Israel Seitz (C) Thomas Strecker | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:33 | Butler | Joseph Ruffin can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Thomas Ton gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | John Corley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ruffin - foul #5 on Joseph Ruffin, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morgan (SF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Thomas Ton, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG), Jeremy Turcotte (SF) Joseph Ruffin, Clinton Whitfield | |
| 05:08 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | A charge is called on John Corley - foul #2 on John Corley, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Williams (SF), Thomas Fraser (PF) John Corley, Teodoro Garcia | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:12 | Butler | James Kessler misses the driving attempt from the left block | 69-67 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski is called for traveling | 69-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (PG), Fredrick Herring (SG), Samuel Johnson (PF) Michael Morgan, Timothy Strasser, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (SF), Olufemi Abdulla (C) Jeremy Turcotte, Israel Seitz | |
| 03:50 | Butler | Paul Bieber is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 03:48 | Marquette | Daniel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Thomas Ton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Marcelino Russo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser can't connect on a floater in the lane | 69-67 |
| 03:26 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fredrick Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fraser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Marcelino Russo (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Bieber (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clinton Whitfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Kessler (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Olufemi Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Paul Bieber drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-69 |
| 02:40 | Butler | Olufemi Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Paul Bieber is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ton - foul #4 on Thomas Ton, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Timothy Strasser (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Teodoro Garcia (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Thomas Ton, Fredrick Herring, Daniel Williams, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Turcotte (SF), Fred Haislip (PF), Thomas Strecker (C) Clinton Whitfield, James Kessler, Olufemi Abdulla | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Thomas Strecker travels with the ball | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Marcelino Russo is called for the reach on John Corley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | John Corley makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | John Corley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Thomas Strecker pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Thomas Strecker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Williams (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) Michael Morgan, Teodoro Garcia | |
| Subs | Butler | Clinton Whitfield (PG), Olufemi Abdulla (SF) Marcelino Russo, Jeremy Turcotte | |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser hits a runner from close range | 72-71 |
| 01:37 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcelino Russo (PG), James Kessler (PF), Israel Seitz (C) Olufemi Abdulla, Fred Haislip, Thomas Strecker | |
| 01:24 | Butler | James Kessler comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Corley - foul #3 on John Corley, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| 01:24 | Butler | James Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:24 | Butler | James Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Corley | 72-71 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | John Corley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-71 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Israel Seitz gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Marcelino Russo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 00:46 | Butler | James Kessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:40 | Butler | James Kessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Daniel Williams clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Israel Seitz | 72-71 |
| 00:08 | Butler | James Kessler misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski grabs the board | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski is hacked by Marcelino Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marcelino Russo, team foul #11 | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Butler | James Kessler grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Israel Seitz misses the jumper from the left wing | 73-71 |