| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Grimshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Walters (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by David Johnson is denied by Larry Hosking | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | Butler | Larry Hosking hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | David Johnson loses the dribble to David Frazier | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Butler | David Frazier clanks a jumper from close range | 30-35 |
| 18:58 | Butler | John Pierce tips it home | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | David Johnson hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Joyce | 32-37 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Larry Hosking hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce misses short on a runner from close range | 32-37 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Thomas Macedo | 32-37 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Pierce - foul #3 on John Pierce, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano (PG), Theodore Uhl (SG), James Yeager (C) Donald Joyce, David Johnson, Sean Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) David Frazier, John Pierce, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Travis Broaddus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich (C) Thomas Macedo | |
| Subs | Butler | George Thomas (PG) Travis Broaddus | |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Augustine Romano | 37-37 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich lays it in on a nice dish by Theodore Uhl | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Cecil Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), David Johnson (SG), Sean Walters (C) Augustine Romano, Philip Grimshaw, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) George Thomas, Stephen Ullrich, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl is hacked by Cecil Foster - foul #1 on Cecil Foster, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo (PF) James Yeager | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl loses the dribble to Cecil Foster | 39-40 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Cecil Foster lays it up and in | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Walters (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cecil Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo blows the layup | 39-42 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw (SF), James Yeager (PF) Theodore Uhl, Thomas Macedo | |
| Subs | Butler | John Pierce (SF) Cecil Foster | |
| 14:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:28 | Cleveland State | David Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Joyce | 44-43 |
| 14:09 | Butler | Larry Hosking clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | David Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:56 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 13:55 | Cleveland State | James Yeager gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | James Yeager connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Donald Joyce | 46-43 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Sean Walters swats the short shot by John Pierce | 46-43 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Travis Broaddus tips it in | 46-45 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Pierce steps in front of the James Yeager pass | 46-45 |
| 12:44 | Butler | John Pierce is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF), Thomas Macedo (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Donald Joyce, David Johnson, Philip Grimshaw, James Yeager, Sean Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG), Cecil Foster (SG), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | George Chalker gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo dunks the ball | 48-45 |
| 11:54 | Butler | Thomas Macedo is called for the reach on George Hsieh - foul #2 on Thomas Macedo, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | George Thomas (PG) John Pierce | |
| 11:38 | Butler | George Chalker steals it from George Thomas | 48-45 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Bobby Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Hsieh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Butler | Cecil Foster hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 10:50 | Cleveland State | Thomas Macedo tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 10:48 | Butler | George Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), Philip Grimshaw (SF), James Yeager (C) George Chalker, Theodore Uhl, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | Butler | John Pierce (SF) Cecil Foster | |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano misses the easy layup | 50-48 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Bobby Perkins snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 10:03 | Butler | George Hsieh drills a runner in the paint set up by John Pierce | 50-50 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Thomas Macedo is blocked by George Hsieh | 50-50 |
| 09:47 | Butler | George Thomas grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 09:32 | Butler | John Pierce makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby Perkins and he's fouled by Donald Joyce - foul #2 on Donald Joyce, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), David Johnson (SG), Sean Walters (C) Donald Joyce, Augustine Romano, Thomas Macedo | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) George Thomas, Stephen Ullrich, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 09:32 | Butler | John Pierce makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-53 |
| 08:58 | Butler | The jumper by David Frazier is denied by James Yeager | 52-53 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | James Yeager comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Hosking - foul #1 on Larry Hosking, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF) John Pierce | |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | James Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | James Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Larry Hosking pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:29 | Butler | Mark Fincher knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Travis Broaddus | 53-55 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | James Yeager is fouled on the floor by Larry Hosking - foul #2 on Larry Hosking, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), Blaine Gingrich (PF) George Chalker, James Yeager | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | David Johnson loses the dribble to Cecil Foster | 53-55 |
| 07:55 | Butler | David Frazier lays it up and in on a great pass from Cecil Foster | 53-57 |
| 07:36 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 07:32 | Butler | David Frazier misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-57 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Larry Hosking grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Sean Walters | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Grimshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sean Walters (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cecil Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Hosking (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters is fouled on the floor by Cecil Foster - foul #2 on Cecil Foster, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF), Thomas Macedo (PF) David Johnson, Philip Grimshaw, Sean Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | George Thomas (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), John Pierce (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Macedo | 57-57 |
| 06:39 | Butler | John Pierce misses the jump hook near the basket | 57-57 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Theodore Uhl | 57-57 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano lays it in set up by Thomas Macedo and he's hacked by John Pierce - foul #4 on John Pierce, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), James Yeager (C) Donald Joyce, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Augustine Romano makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Bobby Perkins misses short on a shot in the paint | 60-57 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | James Yeager pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | George Hsieh steps in front of the Theodore Uhl pass | 60-57 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Chalker - foul #2 on George Chalker, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), David Johnson (SG), Philip Grimshaw (SF), Sean Walters (C) George Chalker, Augustine Romano, Theodore Uhl, James Yeager | |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) George Thomas, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 05:25 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-59 |
| 05:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 60-59 |
| 04:59 | Butler | A charge is called on Mark Fincher - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Yeager (PF) Thomas Macedo | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw buries a turnaround in the lane | 62-59 |
| 04:26 | Butler | David Frazier drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Fincher | 62-62 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Travis Broaddus is called for the reach on Donald Joyce - foul #1 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF), Bobby Perkins (C) John Pierce, Mark Fincher | |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Cecil Foster | 62-62 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Cecil Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Bobby Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Larry Hosking is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Hosking, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF), Thomas Macedo (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Donald Joyce, David Johnson, Philip Grimshaw, James Yeager, Sean Walters | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), George Hsieh (C) David Frazier, Larry Hosking | |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 03:02 | Butler | George Hsieh snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) SG - Augustine Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Macedo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - George Hsieh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce (PG), David Johnson (SG), Philip Grimshaw (SF), Sean Walters (C) George Chalker, Augustine Romano, Theodore Uhl, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), John Pierce (SF), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Stephen Ullrich, Cecil Foster, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 02:41 | Butler | David Frazier clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-62 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Travis Broaddus gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Larry Hosking hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 02:27 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 62-62 |
| 02:10 | Butler | John Pierce misses short on a shot from the left block | 62-62 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by John Pierce - foul #5 on John Pierce, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Cecil Foster (SF) John Pierce | |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Philip Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Larry Hosking misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Joyce - foul #3 on Donald Joyce, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Larry Hosking makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Larry Hosking makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | David Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-64 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | David Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Johnson | 66-64 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Travis Broaddus connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Frazier | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Hosking - foul #4 on Larry Hosking, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Donald Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Mark Fincher hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Foster | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Sean Walters misses the runner in the paint | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Larry Hosking snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Donald Joyce is called for the reach on Larry Hosking in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Joyce, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Hosking runs out the clock | 68-69 |