| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Peterson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Gaylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Darden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert McFalls (fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Haigler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Vincent Barbour inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Vincent Barbour knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kerry Black | 37-31 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Robert Darden makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert McFalls and the foul's on Kenneth Eusebio - foul #2 on Kenneth Eusebio, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Robert Darden misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Vincent Barbour is hacked by Robert Darden - foul #3 on Robert Darden, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Frank McConkey (SF) Robert Darden | |
| 18:48 | Butler | Vincent Barbour is hacked by Troy Haigler - foul #1 on Troy Haigler, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Frank McConkey takes the ball from Kerry Black | 37-33 |
| 18:39 | DePaul | Frank McConkey misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor tips it home | 37-35 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Kerry Black can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | Robert McFalls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Troy Haigler steals it from Kerry Black | 37-35 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Robert McFalls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Frank McConkey snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Troy Haigler clanks a floater from the right block | 37-35 |
| 17:06 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Troy Haigler can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Eusebio - foul #3 on Kenneth Eusebio, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), William Dalton (SG), Hu Chinn (SF), Thomas Lamb (C) Zachary Duckworth, Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth (SF), Brian Reynolds (PF) Raymond Gaylor, Robert McFalls | |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Troy Haigler makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Troy Haigler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Michael Henry clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Reynolds - foul #1 on Brian Reynolds, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (C) Douglas Cromwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Geraldo Medrano (PG), Dale Greenwood (SF), Christopher Bright (C) Thomas Peterson, Frank McConkey, Troy Haigler | |
| 16:36 | Butler | Michael Henry makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Michael Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Christopher Bright gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:16 | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth drills a shot from the baseline set up by Geraldo Medrano | 38-39 |
| 16:10 | Butler | William Dalton is hacked by Henry Holdsworth - foul #1 on Henry Holdsworth, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| 16:04 | Butler | The jump hook by James Stone is blocked by Brian Reynolds | 38-39 |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Brian Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dalton (fresh) SF - Hu Chinn (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Geraldo Medrano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Greenwood (fresh) PF - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Bright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Henry Holdsworth, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Douglas Cromwell (PF) William Dalton, Thomas Lamb, James Stone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Peterson (PG), Raymond Gaylor (SG), Robert Darden (SF) Geraldo Medrano, Henry Holdsworth, Dale Greenwood | |
| 15:24 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth is hacked by Robert Darden - foul #4 on Robert Darden, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Kerry Black (SG) Michael Henry | |
| Subs | DePaul | Frank McConkey (SF), Robert McFalls (PF) Robert Darden, Christopher Bright | |
| 15:03 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kerry Black | 40-39 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Raymond Gaylor steals the ball from Vincent Barbour | 40-39 |
| 14:12 | DePaul | Frank McConkey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Gaylor | 40-41 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Hu Chinn connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kerry Black | 42-41 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Zachary Duckworth takes the ball from Robert McFalls | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Vincent Barbour misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kerry Black | 44-41 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Robert McFalls is denied on a layup by Douglas Cromwell | 44-41 |
| 12:50 | DePaul | Robert McFalls tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Kerry Black knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Robert McFalls tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Kerry Black can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell tips it in | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kerry Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Hu Chinn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Peterson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Gaylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank McConkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert McFalls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Robert McFalls clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Cromwell - foul #1 on Douglas Cromwell, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), William Dalton (SG), Thomas Lamb (SF), James Stone (PF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Zachary Duckworth, Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Douglas Cromwell, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Geraldo Medrano (PG), Henry Holdsworth (SG), Dale Greenwood (SF), Troy Haigler (C) Thomas Peterson, Raymond Gaylor, Frank McConkey, Brian Reynolds | |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Robert McFalls misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Robert McFalls misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | Butler | James Stone snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 11:28 | Butler | James Stone's pass is intercepted by Troy Haigler | 49-45 |
| 11:18 | DePaul | Robert McFalls knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Troy Haigler | 49-47 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Henry Holdsworth takes the ball from Michael Henry | 49-47 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Geraldo Medrano misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 10:44 | DePaul | Troy Haigler tips it home | 49-49 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio is hacked by Troy Haigler - foul #2 on Troy Haigler, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Cromwell (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Peterson (PG), Christopher Bright (PF) Geraldo Medrano, Robert McFalls | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Dale Greenwood | 51-52 |
| 09:46 | Butler | William Dalton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Henry | 53-52 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Troy Haigler lays it up and in | 53-54 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Troy Haigler steals the ball from Thomas Lamb | 53-54 |
| 08:46 | DePaul | William Dalton picks off the pass by Troy Haigler | 53-54 |
| 08:42 | Butler | William Dalton banks in the layup | 55-54 |
| 08:19 | DePaul | Dale Greenwood is hacked by Douglas Cromwell - foul #2 on Douglas Cromwell, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Hu Chinn (C) Michael Henry, William Dalton, Thomas Lamb, Kenneth Eusebio | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor (SG), Frank McConkey (SF), Clyde Gelman (C) Henry Holdsworth, Dale Greenwood, Troy Haigler | |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 08:04 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 08:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Cromwell | 55-54 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Vincent Barbour drills a jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Zachary Duckworth (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kerry Black (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vincent Barbour (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Hu Chinn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Peterson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Gaylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Bright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Gelman (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Frank McConkey and the foul's on Hu Chinn - foul #1 on Hu Chinn, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (C) Douglas Cromwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Darden (SF), Brian Reynolds (PF) Thomas Peterson, Christopher Bright | |
| 07:23 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Kerry Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Brian Reynolds grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Vincent Barbour is called for the reach on Robert Darden - foul #2 on Vincent Barbour, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Peterson (PG) Frank McConkey | |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Darden | 57-61 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Hu Chinn hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Vincent Barbour and the foul's on Thomas Peterson - foul #3 on Thomas Peterson, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Cromwell (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert McFalls (PF), Troy Haigler (C) Brian Reynolds, Clyde Gelman | |
| 06:06 | Butler | Hu Chinn makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor's floater is knocked away by Douglas Cromwell | 60-61 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Vincent Barbour snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Vincent Barbour can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Robert McFalls pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:03 | DePaul | Troy Haigler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor tips it in | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Hu Chinn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 04:39 | DePaul | Troy Haigler snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Robert McFalls blows the dunk but he's hacked by Douglas Cromwell - foul #3 on Douglas Cromwell, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Henry (PG), William Dalton (SG), Thomas Lamb (SF), Kenneth Eusebio (C) Zachary Duckworth, Kerry Black, Vincent Barbour, Hu Chinn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Geraldo Medrano (PG), Frank McConkey (SG), Henry Holdsworth (SF), Brian Reynolds (C) Thomas Peterson, Raymond Gaylor, Robert Darden, Troy Haigler | |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Robert McFalls misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Robert McFalls makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:13 | Butler | William Dalton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Brian Reynolds snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth travels with the ball | 60-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Bright (C) Robert McFalls | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Michael Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Cromwell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Eusebio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Geraldo Medrano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Holdsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Reynolds (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Bright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank McConkey and the foul's on Kenneth Eusebio - foul #4 on Kenneth Eusebio, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Butler | James Stone (PF) Douglas Cromwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Peterson (PG) Geraldo Medrano | |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth misses the free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Eusebio | 63-66 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio misses the dunk but he's hacked by Christopher Bright - foul #1 on Christopher Bright, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Frank McConkey clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 03:08 | Butler | Thomas Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Michael Henry clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | Henry Holdsworth snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Zachary Duckworth (PG), Kerry Black (SG), Vincent Barbour (SF), Douglas Cromwell (PF) Michael Henry, William Dalton, Thomas Lamb, James Stone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor (SG), Robert Darden (SF), Robert McFalls (PF), Troy Haigler (C) Frank McConkey, Henry Holdsworth, Brian Reynolds, Christopher Bright | |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Troy Haigler buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Peterson | 65-68 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 02:03 | DePaul | Robert McFalls pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson double dribbles | 65-68 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Vincent Barbour misses short on a jumper from the left block | 65-68 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Douglas Cromwell snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio is whistled for traveling | 65-68 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Thomas Peterson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Raymond Gaylor | 65-71 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Peterson - foul #4 on Thomas Peterson, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Zachary Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Robert McFalls is called for traveling | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Kenneth Eusebio buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kerry Black | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Troy Haigler and the foul's on Vincent Barbour - foul #3 on Vincent Barbour, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Frank McConkey (SF) Robert Darden | |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Raymond Gaylor makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | Vincent Barbour loses the dribble to Robert McFalls | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Frank McConkey is hacked by Kerry Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kerry Black, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Frank McConkey makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Frank McConkey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Kerry Black makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Zachary Duckworth | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Frank McConkey is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Black - foul #2 on Kerry Black, team foul #11 | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Frank McConkey makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Frank McConkey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kerry Black clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-78 |