| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fresh) SG - Bernie Czarnecki (fresh) SF - Scott Segura (fresh) PF - Joseph Schoenfeld (fresh) C - Joseph Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ray Cooks (fresh) SG - Matthew Goulet (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) PF - Jerry Auger (fresh) C - Houston Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Butler | John Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Houston Smith buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Craig Hobbs - foul #1 on Craig Hobbs, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Houston Smith misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Joseph Schoenfeld | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Hobbs | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Matthew Goulet can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Schoenfeld - foul #1 on Joseph Schoenfeld, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Matthew Goulet makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Matthew Goulet misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Matthew Goulet makes the 3rd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld loses the dribble to John Weber | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Ray Cooks blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Jerry Auger hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 18:23 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 18:21 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Morehead State | Scott Segura is fouled on the floor by John Weber - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Morehead State | Scott Segura hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Hobbs | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | Butler | The short jumper by Houston Smith is denied by Joseph Schoenfeld | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Bernie Czarnecki | 6-6 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Matthew Goulet can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Segura - foul #1 on Scott Segura, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Craig Hobbs, Bernie Czarnecki, Scott Segura, Joseph Schoenfeld, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Norman (PG), Brian Howell (SF), Luther Evans (PF), Henry Fortune (C) Ray Cooks, John Weber, Jerry Auger, Houston Smith | |
| 17:00 | Butler | Matthew Goulet misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:00 | Butler | Matthew Goulet makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Morehead State | Cory Morton is fouled on the floor by Henry Fortune - foul #1 on Henry Fortune, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Guy Searles (SG) Matthew Goulet | |
| 16:27 | Morehead State | Cory Morton makes the floater from the left block set up by Lawrence Collins and the foul's on Henry Fortune - foul #2 on Henry Fortune, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Champlin (C) Henry Fortune | |
| 16:27 | Morehead State | Cory Morton misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Sean Champlin snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Luther Evans pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Charles Kochmanski (fresh) SG - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Irving Mullen (fresh) PF - Anthony Osterhout (fresh) C - Cory Morton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeffrey Norman (fresh) SG - Guy Searles (fresh) SF - Brian Howell (fresh) PF - Luther Evans (fresh) C - Sean Champlin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Sean Champlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG) Charles Kochmanski | |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Cooks (PG), Jerry Auger (PF) Guy Searles, Luther Evans | |
| 15:29 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout connects on the shot from close range set up by Lawrence Collins | 10-7 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Sean Champlin is fouled in the backcourt by Irving Mullen - foul #1 on Irving Mullen, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Robert Whitney (PF) Lawrence Collins, Irving Mullen, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Goulet (SG) Jeffrey Norman | |
| 15:06 | Butler | Ray Cooks buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Champlin | 10-10 |
| 15:00 | Morehead State | Cory Morton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Judd | 12-10 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Matthew Goulet connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Auger | 12-13 |
| 14:27 | Morehead State | Cory Morton drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Judd | 14-13 |
| 14:20 | Butler | Brian Howell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Jerry Auger tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 14:02 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is hacked by Ray Cooks - foul #1 on Ray Cooks, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Todd Judd, Scott Segura, Robert Whitney, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Norman (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Luther Evans (PF), Houston Smith (C) Matthew Goulet, Brian Howell, Jerry Auger, Sean Champlin | |
| 13:56 | Morehead State | Houston Smith picks off the pass by Anthony Osterhout | 14-15 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Houston Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Ray Cooks | 14-17 |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ray Cooks - foul #2 on Ray Cooks, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG) Craig Hobbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Guy Searles (SG), John Weber (SF) Ray Cooks, Marcus Craig | |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 13:08 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins is fouled on the floor by Luther Evans - foul #1 on Luther Evans, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins (SG), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF) Bernie Czarnecki, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:55 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski drills a shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Luther Evans double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Segura (SF) Irving Mullen | |
| Subs | Butler | Jerry Auger (PF) Luther Evans | |
| 12:45 | Morehead State | Houston Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Schoenfeld - foul #1 on Houston Smith, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG) Scott Segura | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Goulet (SG) Jeffrey Norman | |
| 12:45 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:45 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Matthew Goulet clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 12:31 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 12:25 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 12:24 | Butler | Guy Searles gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Matthew Goulet misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 11:59 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Joseph Schoenfeld | 19-17 |
| 11:53 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Joseph Schoenfeld is blocked by Houston Smith | 19-17 |
| 11:51 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Kochmanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Schoenfeld (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Collins (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Guy Searles (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Goulet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Weber (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Auger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Houston Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Butler | John Weber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 11:25 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 11:20 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Guy Searles - foul #1 on Guy Searles, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Lawrence Collins, Charles Kochmanski, Joseph Schoenfeld, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Norman (PG), Brian Howell (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Luther Evans (PF), Sean Champlin (C) Guy Searles, Matthew Goulet, John Weber, Jerry Auger, Houston Smith | |
| 11:20 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 11:20 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-17 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 11:01 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Marcus Craig's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Osterhout | 24-17 |
| 10:32 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 10:27 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 10:25 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Luther Evans - foul #2 on Luther Evans, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (PG), Scott Segura (SF) Craig Hobbs, Irving Mullen | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Goulet (SG), Jerry Auger (PF), Houston Smith (C) Brian Howell, Luther Evans, Sean Champlin | |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:15 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Jerry Auger is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket | 26-19 |
| 09:53 | Morehead State | Scott Segura buries a jump hook from the baseline | 28-19 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Matthew Goulet scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Auger | 28-21 |
| 09:23 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki misses the dunk | 28-21 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Jerry Auger grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman loses the dribble to Bernie Czarnecki in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 09:15 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki lays it up and in | 30-21 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Jerry Auger lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Norman | 30-23 |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki is hacked by Houston Smith - foul #2 on Houston Smith, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Irving Mullen (SF), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF), Robert Whitney (C) Todd Judd, Scott Segura, Anthony Osterhout, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Butler | Guy Searles (PG), Brian Howell (SG), John Weber (SF), Sean Champlin (C) Jeffrey Norman, Matthew Goulet, Marcus Craig, Houston Smith | |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 08:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Sean Champlin | 30-23 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Brian Howell is hacked by Robert Whitney - foul #1 on Robert Whitney, team foul #5 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins (SG) Bernie Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:04 | Butler | John Weber banks in the wide open layup | 30-25 |
| 07:46 | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins misses the easy layup | 30-25 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Brian Howell grabs the board | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Irving Mullen (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Schoenfeld (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Whitney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Guy Searles (fresh) SG - Brian Howell (fresh) SF - John Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Auger (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Champlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Brian Howell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Jerry Auger misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Sean Champlin hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 07:14 | Morehead State | Sean Champlin denies the turnaround by Robert Whitney | 30-27 |
| 07:12 | Butler | John Weber gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Jerry Auger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Schoenfeld - foul #2 on Joseph Schoenfeld, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Todd Judd (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF), Cory Morton (C) Craig Hobbs, Lawrence Collins, Irving Mullen, Joseph Schoenfeld, Robert Whitney | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Norman (PG), Matthew Goulet (SG) Guy Searles, Brian Howell | |
| 06:54 | Butler | Jerry Auger makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:54 | Butler | Jerry Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:43 | Morehead State | Cory Morton travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Sean Champlin is hacked by Charles Kochmanski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Kochmanski, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Sean Champlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 06:41 | Butler | Sean Champlin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 06:23 | Morehead State | Jeffrey Norman steals it from Cory Morton | 30-31 |
| 06:03 | Butler | John Weber clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 06:01 | Morehead State | Cory Morton grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | Anthony Osterhout hits a turnaround in the lane | 32-31 |
| 05:24 | Butler | John Weber misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Segura - foul #2 on Scott Segura, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Lawrence Collins (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Joseph Collins (C) Charles Kochmanski, Todd Judd, Scott Segura, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:24 | Butler | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 05:24 | Butler | John Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 05:03 | Butler | Jerry Auger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Hobbs - foul #2 on Craig Hobbs, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG) Craig Hobbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Guy Searles (SG), Brian Howell (SF) Matthew Goulet, John Weber | |
| 05:01 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 04:51 | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Collins | 34-35 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Guy Searles connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeffrey Norman | 34-38 |
| 04:32 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Collins | 37-38 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Irving Mullen is called for the reach on Guy Searles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irving Mullen, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Cory Morton (SF) Charles Kochmanski, Irving Mullen | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF) Jeffrey Norman | |
| 04:30 | Butler | Guy Searles misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Guy Searles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 04:19 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG), Robert Whitney (PF) Lawrence Collins, Anthony Osterhout | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Jerry Auger misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 04:06 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Robert Whitney | 37-39 |
| 04:00 | Morehead State | Joseph Collins makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bernie Czarnecki | 39-39 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Marcus Craig comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Whitney - foul #2 on Robert Whitney, team foul #11 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs (PG), Scott Segura (SF), Joseph Schoenfeld (PF) Charles Kochmanski, Cory Morton, Robert Whitney | |
| Subs | Butler | Ray Cooks (PG), Matthew Goulet (SG), Luther Evans (PF), Henry Fortune (C) Guy Searles, Brian Howell, Jerry Auger, Sean Champlin | |
| 03:52 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 03:37 | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Schoenfeld | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Craig Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernie Czarnecki (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Segura (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Schoenfeld (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ray Cooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Goulet (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luther Evans (fresh) C - Henry Fortune (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Ray Cooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Scott Segura misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ray Cooks - foul #3 on Ray Cooks, team foul #11 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins (SG) Bernie Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Norman (PG), Houston Smith (C) Ray Cooks, Marcus Craig | |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Scott Segura makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 03:13 | Morehead State | Scott Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Houston Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-43 |
| 02:56 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 02:51 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | Scott Segura grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Scott Segura hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 02:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Matthew Goulet | 43-43 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Luther Evans is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Houston Smith tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Matthew Goulet tips it home | 43-45 |
| 02:13 | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Schoenfeld | 45-45 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Jeffrey Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (SG), Irving Mullen (SF), Cory Morton (C) Lawrence Collins, Scott Segura, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Butler | Guy Searles (PG), Brian Howell (SG), Marcus Craig (SF) Jeffrey Norman, Matthew Goulet, Henry Fortune | |
| 02:02 | Morehead State | Craig Hobbs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Craig Hobbs, team foul #12 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski (PG) Craig Hobbs | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:42 | Butler | Guy Searles connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Luther Evans | 45-48 |
| 01:32 | Morehead State | Joseph Schoenfeld misses the lay-in | 45-48 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Houston Smith snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Luther Evans connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Guy Searles and he's hacked by Todd Judd - foul #1 on Todd Judd, team foul #13 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Bernie Czarnecki (SG), Scott Segura (SF), Robert Whitney (PF) Todd Judd, Irving Mullen, Joseph Schoenfeld | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffrey Norman (SG), John Weber (SF) Brian Howell, Marcus Craig | |
| 01:12 | Butler | Luther Evans makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | Charles Kochmanski is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lawrence Collins (PG) Charles Kochmanski | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Goulet (SG), Jerry Auger (PF) Guy Searles, Luther Evans | |
| 00:47 | Butler | Bernie Czarnecki steps in front of the Matthew Goulet pass | 45-51 |
| 00:44 | Morehead State | Robert Whitney misses the dunk attempt | 45-51 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Houston Smith snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Matthew Goulet is hacked by Scott Segura in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Segura, team foul #14 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Irving Mullen (SF), Anthony Osterhout (PF) Scott Segura, Robert Whitney | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Fortune (PF) Jerry Auger | |
| 00:40 | Butler | Matthew Goulet makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Matthew Goulet makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen is called for traveling | 45-53 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Todd Judd (PG), Joseph Collins (C) Bernie Czarnecki, Cory Morton | |
| Subs | Butler | Guy Searles (PG), Brian Howell (SF) Jeffrey Norman, John Weber | |
| 00:02 | Butler | Matthew Goulet hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Irving Mullen comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 45-55 |