| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Schaper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Yoo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Espiritu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Aaron Sagers inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the lay-in | 28-42 |
| 19:40 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Sagers | 28-42 |
| 19:22 | Butler | John Grove clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Moore - foul #1 on George Moore, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 19:22 | Butler | John Grove makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 19:22 | Butler | John Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Thomas Schaper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Jason Conley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Yoo - foul #3 on Carl Yoo, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Neal (C) Carl Yoo | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:53 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Jason Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:53 | DePaul | John Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | Jason Conley steals it from John Neal | 28-45 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Jason Conley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Espiritu | 28-48 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | George Moore makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Schaper | 30-48 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Aaron Sagers misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-48 |
| 17:59 | DePaul | Thomas Schaper snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Edward Hall swats the short shot by Thomas Schaper | 30-48 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Aaron Sagers pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Edward Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Jason Conley snags the offensive board | 30-48 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Manuel Dean is called for the reach on Jason Conley - foul #2 on Manuel Dean, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Farrer (SG) Manuel Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Rickie Walker (SG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Michael Barnes (PF) John Grove, Lawrence Espiritu, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Kevin Walsh hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Bowman and he's hacked by George Moore - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Welch (C) Edward Hall | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Kevin Walsh makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:30 | DePaul | Henry Morgan blows the layup | 30-51 |
| 16:28 | Butler | The rebound goes to Aaron Bowman | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:59 | Butler | Michael Barnes is called for traveling | 30-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Manuel Dean (SG), Carl Yoo (C) George Moore, John Neal | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF) Rickie Walker, Kevin Walsh, Phillip Welch | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Schaper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Farrer (fresh) PF - Henry Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Yoo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Henry Morgan hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Schaper | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Butler | John Grove drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Henry Morgan connects on the shot from the left side set up by Thomas Schaper | 35-53 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Jason Conley is fouled on the floor by Henry Morgan - foul #2 on Henry Morgan, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Poindexter (PG) Thomas Schaper | |
| Subs | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu (SG), Edward Hall (C) Aaron Bowman, Michael Barnes | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Farrer - foul #3 on Jeffrey Farrer, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | George Moore (SF) Manuel Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Aaron Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Jason Conley swats the layup by Henry Morgan | 35-55 |
| 14:23 | DePaul | Carl Yoo gets the offensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Aaron Sagers picks off the pass by George Moore | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:51 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Farrer - foul #4 on Jeffrey Farrer, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Schaper (PG), Keith Kaspar (SG), John Neal (PF) Steven Poindexter, Jeffrey Farrer, Henry Morgan | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Michael Barnes (PF) John Grove, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley | |
| 13:51 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Carl Yoo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-57 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Michael Barnes knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Bowman | 35-59 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Keith Kaspar hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Neal | 38-59 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Edward Hall misses the dunk | 38-59 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | Carl Yoo pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | John Neal misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #1 | 38-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Manuel Dean (SG) Keith Kaspar | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Aaron Sagers (SF), Jason Conley (PF) Lawrence Espiritu, Kevin Walsh, Michael Barnes | |
| 12:10 | DePaul | John Neal misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | John Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 11:48 | Butler | John Grove misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 11:46 | DePaul | George Moore gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Schaper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Yoo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Aaron Sagers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Carl Yoo misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-59 |
| 11:27 | DePaul | George Moore snags the offensive board | 39-59 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Thomas Schaper clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 11:08 | Butler | John Grove gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Aaron Bowman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 10:47 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Neal | 39-59 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Aaron Sagers steals the ball from Carl Yoo | 39-59 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Aaron Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Poindexter (PG), Henry Morgan (PF) Thomas Schaper, John Neal | |
| Subs | Butler | Rickie Walker (PG), Lawrence Espiritu (SG), Michael Barnes (C) John Grove, Aaron Bowman, Edward Hall | |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Manuel Dean comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Rickie Walker grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Aaron Sagers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-61 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Carl Yoo is whistled for a carry | 39-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Schaper (PG), Keith Kaspar (SG) Steven Poindexter, Manuel Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | John Grove (PG), Kevin Walsh (SF), Phillip Welch (C) Rickie Walker, Aaron Sagers, Jason Conley | |
| 08:19 | Butler | Lawrence Espiritu misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 08:17 | Butler | John Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-61 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Phillip Welch knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Grove | 39-63 |
| 07:53 | DePaul | Thomas Schaper is fouled on the floor by Phillip Welch - foul #2 on Phillip Welch, team foul #2 | 39-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Farrer (SF) George Moore | |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Hall (C) Phillip Welch | |
| 07:48 | DePaul | Carl Yoo connects on the runner from the baseline | 41-63 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Schaper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Kaspar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Farrer (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Henry Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Yoo (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Grove (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Espiritu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Edward Hall clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 07:31 | DePaul | Jeffrey Farrer snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Thomas Schaper connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Farrer and he's fouled by John Grove - foul #2 on John Grove, team foul #3 | 43-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Neal (C) Carl Yoo | |
| Subs | Butler | Jason Conley (PF) Michael Barnes | |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Thomas Schaper misses the free throw | 43-63 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Henry Morgan grabs the offensive board | 43-63 |
| 07:04 | DePaul | John Neal loses the dribble to John Grove | 43-63 |
| 06:42 | Butler | John Grove can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-63 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Edward Hall tips it but misses | 43-63 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Edward Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Kevin Walsh is hacked by Jeffrey Farrer - foul #5 on Jeffrey Farrer, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Manuel Dean (SG), Carl Yoo (C) Keith Kaspar, Jeffrey Farrer | |
| Subs | Butler | Aaron Bowman (PG), Rickie Walker (SG) John Grove, Lawrence Espiritu | |
| 06:18 | Butler | Kevin Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Kevin Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Edward Hall denies the turnaround by Henry Morgan | 43-65 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Jason Conley grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Aaron Bowman banks in the layup | 43-67 |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Manuel Dean is fouled on the floor by Rickie Walker - foul #1 on Rickie Walker, team foul #4 | 43-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Poindexter (PG), Keith Kaspar (SG), George Moore (SF) Thomas Schaper, Manuel Dean, Carl Yoo | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Welch (SF), Michael Barnes (PF), Mike Dematteo (C) Kevin Walsh, Jason Conley, Edward Hall | |
| 05:09 | DePaul | John Neal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Michael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Phillip Welch can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Moore - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #9 | 43-67 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Phillip Welch makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Phillip Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Keith Kaspar hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Poindexter | 45-69 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Rickie Walker misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by George Moore - foul #4 on George Moore, team foul #10 | 45-69 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Rickie Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Rickie Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Henry Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | John Neal tips it in | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | Phillip Welch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 47-71 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Henry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-71 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Poindexter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Kaspar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Henry Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Rickie Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip Welch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Dematteo (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Keith Kaspar is hacked by Aaron Bowman - foul #1 on Aaron Bowman, team foul #5 | 47-71 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carl Yoo (C) Henry Morgan | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Walsh (SF) Rickie Walker | |
| 03:10 | DePaul | George Moore can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-71 |
| 03:09 | DePaul | John Neal tips it home | 49-71 |
| 02:46 | Butler | Steven Poindexter steps in front of the Mike Dematteo pass | 49-71 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | John Neal scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 02:12 | Butler | Steven Poindexter steals it from Kevin Walsh | 52-71 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Keith Kaspar makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-71 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Mike Dematteo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-71 |
| 01:30 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Keith Kaspar | 54-71 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Keith Kaspar knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 56-71 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Michael Barnes lays it up and in set up by Phillip Welch | 56-73 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Steven Poindexter connects on the 3 from straight away | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Michael Barnes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Yoo - foul #4 on Carl Yoo, team foul #11 | 59-73 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rickie Walker (SG) Mike Dematteo | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Michael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Michael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Steven Poindexter is hacked by Aaron Bowman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Bowman, team foul #6 | 59-75 |
| 00:09 | DePaul | Carl Yoo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-75 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | George Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Carl Yoo misses long on a floater from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 00:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kevin Walsh | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kevin Walsh runs out the clock | 59-75 |