| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mule (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hile (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wall (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Fluker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Battle (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall inbounds the ball | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-35 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Willie Hile snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Robert Mule is whistled for a carry | 47-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (SG), Roger England (SF), Clinton Miller (PF) Robert Mule, Willie Hile, Terry Butler | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | Wilfred McCoy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Roger England pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Christopher Matney scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Burkowski | 50-35 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker loses the dribble to Roger England | 50-35 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Roger England is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Willie Hile (SF), Thomas Gilbert (C) Christopher Matney, Roger England, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 18:09 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-35 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Willie Hile grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:52 | Butler | George Burkowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Wall - foul #1 on Robert Wall, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Mark Parker (C) George Burkowski, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:33 | Butler | Christopher Matney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Robert Mule grabs the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Christopher Matney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-35 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 16:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker can't tip it in | 50-35 |
| 16:42 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Mule | 50-35 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Robert Mule knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Miller | 53-35 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Clinton Miller - foul #1 on Clinton Miller, team foul #1 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Roger England (SF), Terry Butler (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) Robert Mule, Willie Hile, Clinton Miller, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham (PG), Stephen Reid (SG), Mark Frederick (SF), Douglas Ensley (C) Gabriel Bruno, Wilfred McCoy, Robert Wall, Kenneth Battle | |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 16:16 | Butler | George Burkowski scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-36 |
| 16:03 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-36 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Christopher Matney snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roger England (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Stephen Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Reid (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jan Fluker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Ensley (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Douglas Ensley - foul #3 on Douglas Ensley, team foul #2 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Willie Hile (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Roger England, Terry Butler, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall (SF) Jan Fluker | |
| 15:33 | Butler | George Burkowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Matney | 57-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:26 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Reid | 57-39 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Willie Hile can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Frederick - foul #1 on Mark Frederick, team foul #3 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Thomas Gilbert (C) Christopher Matney, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wilfred McCoy (SG) Robert Wall | |
| 15:21 | Butler | Willie Hile makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Willie Hile makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham loses the dribble to Willie Hile | 59-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Douglas Ensley - foul #4 on Douglas Ensley, team foul #4 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Roger England (SF), Terry Butler (PF) George Burkowski, Willie Hile, Clinton Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno (PG), Kenneth Battle (C) Stephen Reid, Douglas Ensley | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Mark Parker (C) Robert Mule, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall (SF) Stephen Graham | |
| 14:03 | Butler | Terry Butler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-39 |
| 14:02 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Battle | 60-39 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Mark Parker gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Wilfred McCoy steps in front of the Roger England pass | 60-39 |
| 13:17 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno is hacked by George Burkowski - foul #2 on George Burkowski, team foul #2 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Willie Hile (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) George Burkowski, Roger England, Terry Butler, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham (SG), Jan Fluker (PF) Wilfred McCoy, Mark Frederick | |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-39 |
| 13:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Willie Hile | 60-39 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Christopher Matney is called for traveling | 60-39 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Melvin Flaherty (C) Christopher Matney, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Reid (SG) Gabriel Bruno | |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-41 |
| 11:59 | Butler | George Burkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Mark Parker (C) George Burkowski, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wilfred McCoy (SG), Mark Frederick (C) Robert Wall, Kenneth Battle | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Christopher Matney (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Mule (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Hile (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Miller (fairly fresh) C - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Stephen Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Reid (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jan Fluker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Butler (PF) Clinton Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:19 | Butler | Christopher Matney knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Mule | 63-41 |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham misses the shot from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Mark Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Jan Fluker is called for the reach on Terry Butler - foul #1 on Jan Fluker, team foul #5 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Roger England (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) Robert Mule, Willie Hile, Terry Butler, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno (PG) Stephen Reid | |
| 10:43 | Butler | George Burkowski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Matney | 65-41 |
| 10:38 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Bruno makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-43 |
| 10:36 | Butler | George Burkowski's pass is intercepted by Wilfred McCoy in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Jan Fluker loses the ball out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Mule (SG), Willie Hile (SF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Christopher Matney, Roger England, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Wall (SF), Kenneth Battle (C) Stephen Graham, Jan Fluker | |
| 09:57 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty buries a turnaround from the right block set up by George Burkowski | 67-43 |
| 09:40 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 67-43 |
| 09:39 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Battle | 67-43 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick is denied on a layup by Clinton Miller | 67-43 |
| 09:25 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Mule | 67-43 |
| 09:04 | Butler | George Burkowski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 67-43 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Robert Mule tips it home | 69-43 |
| 08:45 | Virginia Tech | Wilfred McCoy double dribbles | 69-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Roger England (SF), Terry Butler (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) George Burkowski, Willie Hile, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham (PG), Stephen Reid (SG), Jan Fluker (PF) Gabriel Bruno, Wilfred McCoy, Mark Frederick | |
| 08:21 | Butler | Robert Mule buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Butler | 71-43 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Terry Butler takes the ball from Jan Fluker | 71-43 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Robert Mule is fouled on the floor by Jan Fluker - foul #2 on Jan Fluker, team foul #6 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Willie Hile (SF), Mark Parker (C) Robert Mule, Roger England, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley (PG) Robert Wall | |
| 07:39 | Butler | Christopher Matney knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Matney (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SF - Willie Hile (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Douglas Ensley (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Stephen Reid (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stephen Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Fluker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Battle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Parker - foul #2 on Mark Parker, team foul #3 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Andres Marino (SG), Roger England (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) George Burkowski, Willie Hile, Terry Butler, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Vladimir Zarin (PF) Jan Fluker | |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle misses the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 07:19 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-44 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Andres Marino clanks a 3 from the right corner | 74-44 |
| 06:56 | Butler | Christopher Matney tips it home | 76-44 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham's pass is intercepted by Christopher Matney | 76-44 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Andres Marino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Matney | 78-44 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham misses the 3 from straight away | 78-44 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Vladimir Zarin can't tip it in | 78-44 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Clinton Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 78-44 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Kenneth Battle steps in front of the Andres Marino pass | 78-44 |
| 05:56 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley blows the dunk | 78-44 |
| 05:55 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham tips it but misses | 78-44 |
| 05:54 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley tips it home | 78-46 |
| 05:36 | Butler | Christopher Matney buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roger England | 81-46 |
| 05:27 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Reid knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Graham | 81-48 |
| 05:07 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Andres Marino | 83-48 |
| 04:48 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-48 |
| 04:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Roger England | 83-48 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Roger England knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Matney | 85-48 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Gilbert steals the ball from Douglas Ensley | 85-48 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Christopher Matney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-48 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Vladimir Zarin pulls down the rebound | 85-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 85-48 |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Battle gets the offensive rebound | 85-48 |
| 03:37 | Virginia Tech | Vladimir Zarin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clinton Miller - foul #2 on Clinton Miller, team foul #4 | 85-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), Melvin Flaherty (C) Christopher Matney, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick (PG), Alberto Jimenez (C) Douglas Ensley, Kenneth Battle | |
| 03:37 | Virginia Tech | Vladimir Zarin misses the 1st free throw | 85-48 |
| 03:37 | Virginia Tech | Vladimir Zarin misses the 2nd free throw | 85-48 |
| 03:37 | Butler | Roger England grabs the defensive rebound | 85-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) SG - Andres Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger England (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Miller (tiring) 2 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Mark Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Stephen Reid (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vladimir Zarin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alberto Jimenez (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Stephen Reid is called for the reach on Clinton Miller - foul #3 on Stephen Reid, team foul #7 | 85-48 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley (PF) Vladimir Zarin | |
| 03:20 | Butler | Clinton Miller makes the 1st free throw | 86-48 |
| 03:20 | Butler | Clinton Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 87-48 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-48 |
| 03:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Flaherty | 87-48 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty blows the layup | 87-48 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Andres Marino gets the offensive rebound | 87-48 |
| 02:30 | Butler | Mark Frederick steps in front of the Melvin Flaherty pass | 87-48 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Frederick | 87-50 |
| 01:58 | Butler | Alberto Jimenez blocks the short jumper by Roger England | 87-50 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Roger England tips it in | 89-50 |
| 01:36 | Virginia Tech | Mark Frederick misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 89-50 |
| 01:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Flaherty | 89-50 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Andres Marino's pass is intercepted by Stephen Graham | 89-50 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Alberto Jimenez is called for traveling | 89-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Matney (PG), Thomas Gilbert (C) Kris Price, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Christopher Matney buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Gilbert | 92-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 92-50 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Alberto Jimenez pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-50 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Douglas Ensley is fouled on the floor by Clinton Miller - foul #3 on Clinton Miller, team foul #5 | 92-50 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Miller is called for the reach on Stephen Graham - foul #4 on Clinton Miller, team foul #6 | 92-50 |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Graham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Ensley | 92-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Butler | Andres Marino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger England | 94-53 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Alberto Jimenez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 94-53 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert snags the defensive board | 94-53 |