| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) SG - John Higley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Bogar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Roger Bogar inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | John Higley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:51 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Bogar | 34-35 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Jack Cowell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:33 | Butler | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:29 | Butler | John Higley is called for the reach on Johnson Sparling - foul #2 on John Higley, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:18 | Butler | John Roberts comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-35 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Roger Bogar | 34-35 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Jack Cowell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Higley and he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #2 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Jack Cowell makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Roberts | 36-38 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Roger Bogar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #3 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG) Johnson Sparling | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Roger Bogar misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Roger Bogar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:28 | Butler | John Roberts misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 36-39 |
| 18:27 | Butler | David Bogue tips it home | 38-39 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Jack Cowell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 18:21 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:15 | Butler | David Bogue misses long on a shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 18:14 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to David Bogue | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Roger Bogar is called for the reach on Darko Bochenski - foul #2 on Roger Bogar, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 17:45 | Butler | The jump hook by David Bogue is blocked by James Bembry | 38-39 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Bembry | 38-39 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Charles Wood loses the dribble to David Bogue | 38-39 |
| 17:09 | Butler | Terence Smith is fouled on the floor by John Higley - foul #3 on John Higley, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Darko Bochenski, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), John Howle (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) John Higley, Roger Bogar, James Bembry | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Jack Cowell snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Jack Cowell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Charles Wood tips it in | 38-41 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Terence Smith is hacked by Antoine Hartwig during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Floyd Boettcher (SG) Terence Smith, Ilia Pieczynski | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (PF) Charles Wood | |
| 16:21 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bradley Yuhas | 38-41 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | John Howle is hacked by John Landes - foul #1 on John Landes, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), John Roberts (C) Floyd Boettcher, John Landes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Teddy Sluss (SF) Jack Cowell, James Terry | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) C - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SF - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Howle (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig's floater is knocked away by Goran Kwapniewski | 38-41 |
| 15:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 38-41 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Michel McAlexander clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | John Howle snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is fouled on the floor by Michel McAlexander - foul #2 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), Charles Wood (PF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, John Howle, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Sidney Dean's floater is tipped away by David Bogue | 38-41 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Terence Smith grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Darko Bochenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | The jumper by Teddy Sluss is denied by David Bogue | 38-41 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | James Bembry tips it in | 38-43 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Terence Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 38-45 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Roberts | 40-45 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sidney Dean | 40-47 |
| 13:28 | Butler | John Roberts makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 42-47 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | James Bembry's floater is tipped away by David Bogue | 42-47 |
| 13:12 | Butler | David Bogue grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Terence Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Sidney Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG), Roger Bogar (SF), John Howle (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, John Higley, Charles Wood, James Bembry | |
| 12:36 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-47 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | John Howle snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Cowell | 42-49 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Jack Cowell steps in front of the Masio Abdallah pass | 42-49 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | John Howle throws it down set up by Jack Cowell | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Landes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Bogar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Howle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it in | 44-51 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski lays it up and in on a great pass from Ilia Pieczynski and he's fouled by Teddy Sluss - foul #4 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG) Michel McAlexander, Ilia Pieczynski | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), Charles Wood (PF) Teddy Sluss, John Howle | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bradley Yuhas | 46-51 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Terence Smith steals the ball from Bradley Yuhas | 46-51 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Johnson Sparling connects on the 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Terence Smith picks off the pass by Jack Cowell in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses long on a shot from the left block | 49-51 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Wood | 49-51 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Roger Bogar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Charles Wood pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas's fadeaway is rejected by Goran Kwapniewski | 49-53 |
| 09:49 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 49-53 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Wood | 49-53 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Charles Wood snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Charles Wood slams it home set up by Jack Cowell | 49-55 |
| 09:03 | Butler | John Landes buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Terence Smith | 51-55 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Jack Cowell misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Terence Smith snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Terence Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-55 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Roger Bogar gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Roger Bogar knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Yuhas | 51-57 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Terence Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF), David Bogue (PF), John Roberts (C) Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SF), John Howle (PF), James Bembry (C) Jack Cowell, Roger Bogar, Charles Wood, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 08:18 | Xavier | James Bembry drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Antoine Hartwig and the foul's on Ilia Pieczynski - foul #2 on Ilia Pieczynski, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG) Terence Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:18 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Sidney Dean steals the ball from John Roberts | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Higley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Howle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Bembry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | John Higley travels with the ball | 51-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (SG), Charles Wood (PF) John Higley, Antoine Hartwig | |
| 07:30 | Butler | David Bogue comes up short on the shot from the left block | 51-60 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | David Bogue steals it from James Bembry | 51-60 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Charles Wood takes the ball from David Bogue | 51-60 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Charles Wood tips it in | 51-62 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski is whistled for traveling | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Floyd Boettcher (SF) Michel McAlexander, Ilia Pieczynski, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Terry (C) Sidney Dean, John Howle, James Bembry | |
| 06:09 | Xavier | James Terry misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Terence Smith, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Teddy Sluss is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #5 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Bogar (SF) Teddy Sluss | |
| 05:43 | Butler | David Bogue hits a shot from the right side set up by Terence Smith and the foul's on Charles Wood - foul #1 on Charles Wood, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| 05:43 | Butler | David Bogue makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Charles Wood hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Cowell | 54-66 |
| 05:13 | Butler | Terence Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Charles Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Jack Cowell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Bogar and he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #4 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Floyd Boettcher, David Bogue | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), James Bembry (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, Charles Wood, James Terry | |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Jack Cowell makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Roger Bogar steps in front of the John Roberts pass | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Xavier | John Higley loses the ball out of bounds | 54-69 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SF), John Howle (PF) Jack Cowell, Roger Bogar, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 04:20 | Butler | The jump hook by Darko Bochenski is blocked by Antoine Hartwig | 54-69 |
| 04:18 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Darko Bochenski | 54-69 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Terence Smith | 56-69 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | John Higley is fouled on the floor by Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), David Bogue (PF) Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG), Charles Wood (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, Antoine Hartwig, James Bembry | |
| 03:37 | Xavier | John Higley misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ilia Pieczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bogue (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Howle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wood (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Jack Cowell is whistled for a carry | 56-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), Roger Bogar (SF) John Higley, John Howle | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (SF) Michel McAlexander, Ilia Pieczynski, Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), James Bembry (C) Sidney Dean, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Roger Bogar misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Johnson Sparling - foul #5 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski (SG) Johnson Sparling | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Roger Bogar makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Roger Bogar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ilia Pieczynski, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Terence Smith, Darko Bochenski, David Bogue | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Charles Wood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Cowell | 58-73 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Ilia Pieczynski hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Ilia Pieczynski steals the ball from Charles Wood | 60-73 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-73 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | James Bembry snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Charles Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Michel McAlexander knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ilia Pieczynski | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Charles Wood hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Cowell | 63-75 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Roger Bogar is called for the reach on Masio Abdallah - foul #3 on Roger Bogar, team foul #8 | 63-75 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jack Cowell runs out the clock | 65-75 |