| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fresh) SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) SF - Alvin Newell (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (fresh) C - James Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Seman (fresh) SG - Anthony Hester (fresh) SF - Zachary Ackerman (fresh) PF - Earl Daulton (fresh) C - Kevin Mabon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | James Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | Anthony Wiles knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Cornell | Michael Seman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Anthony Wiles is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Mabon - foul #1 on Kevin Mabon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Anthony Wiles loses the dribble to Michael Seman | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Cornell | Earl Daulton blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Butler | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Butler | William Halvorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Cornell | Michael Seman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Wiles | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Michael Seman misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Alex Avdalovic - foul #1 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Cornell | Norbert Earnest (PF) Earl Daulton | |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Michael Seman makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Michael Seman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Hester - foul #1 on Anthony Hester, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lough (PG), Jason Ray (C) Michael Seman, Kevin Mabon | |
| 17:31 | Butler | Alvin Newell makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Alvin Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Cornell | William Lough misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Butler | James Gray grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:45 | Butler | William Halvorson throws it down on a great pass from Christopher King | 9-2 |
| 16:23 | Cornell | Anthony Hester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Christopher King | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Jolly (SG), Leon White (SF), Earl Daulton (PF) Anthony Hester, Zachary Ackerman, Norbert Earnest | |
| 16:11 | Butler | Jason Ray blocks the short jumper by William Halvorson | 9-2 |
| 16:10 | Cornell | William Lough snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 15:47 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly misses the shot from the free throw line | 9-2 |
| 15:45 | Cornell | Earl Daulton grabs the offensive board | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Halvorson (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Gray (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Lough (fairly fresh) SG - Bryan Jolly (fresh) SF - Leon White (fresh) PF - Earl Daulton (fresh) C - Jason Ray (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Earl Daulton makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Lough and he's fouled by James Gray - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Roger Snyder (SF) Anthony Wiles, Alvin Newell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Seman (PG), Kevin Mabon (C) William Lough, Jason Ray | |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Earl Daulton makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:24 | Butler | James Gray can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Kevin Mabon grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:19 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Seman and the foul's on William Halvorson - foul #1 on William Halvorson, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Cornell | Norbert Earnest (PF) Earl Daulton | |
| 15:19 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | Butler | Wiley Madsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | Cornell | Norbert Earnest drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Seman | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | Butler | William Halvorson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 9-10 |
| 14:44 | Butler | William Halvorson grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:32 | Butler | William Halvorson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Norbert Earnest - foul #1 on Norbert Earnest, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Koch (PG), Anthony Hester (SG), Zachary Ackerman (SF), Earl Daulton (PF), Michael Steinman (C) Michael Seman, Bryan Jolly, Leon White, Norbert Earnest, Kevin Mabon | |
| 14:32 | Butler | William Halvorson makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:32 | Butler | William Halvorson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:32 | Cornell | Earl Daulton snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Wiley Madsen is called for the reach on Robert Koch - foul #1 on Wiley Madsen, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), Alvin Newell (SF), Ted Tripp (PF) Christopher King, Roger Snyder, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lough (PG) Robert Koch | |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Earl Daulton clanks a jump hook in the paint | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Cornell | Michael Steinman tips it in | 10-12 |
| 13:36 | Butler | Ted Tripp's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Daulton | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Butler | James Gray snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Ted Tripp misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:16 | Cornell | Michael Steinman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:55 | Cornell | Anthony Hester hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Alvin Newell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Newell, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Christopher King (SG), Roger Snyder (SF), William Halvorson (PF) Wiley Madsen, Alex Avdalovic, Alvin Newell, James Gray | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Seman (PG), Bryan Jolly (SG), Leon White (SF), Norbert Earnest (PF), Kevin Mabon (C) William Lough, Anthony Hester, Zachary Ackerman, Earl Daulton, Michael Steinman | |
| 12:48 | Cornell | Michael Seman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Mabon | 10-18 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Ted Tripp hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Wiles | 12-18 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | Roger Snyder steals it from Norbert Earnest | 12-18 |
| 11:50 | Butler | Roger Snyder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Leon White gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:26 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly's pass is intercepted by Ted Tripp | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Snyder (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (tired) 3 pts. C - Ted Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Seman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Jolly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon White (fairly fresh) PF - Norbert Earnest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Mabon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Butler | Ted Tripp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 11:02 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Leon White | 12-18 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Jolly, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG), Alvin Newell (SF), James Gray (C) Anthony Wiles, Christopher King, Roger Snyder, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lough (PG), Anthony Hester (SG), Zachary Ackerman (SF), Jason Ray (PF), Michael Steinman (C) Michael Seman, Bryan Jolly, Leon White, Norbert Earnest, Kevin Mabon | |
| 10:27 | Butler | Ted Tripp clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Hester - foul #2 on Anthony Hester, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Koch (SG) Anthony Hester | |
| 10:27 | Butler | Ted Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Michael Steinman misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Butler | William Halvorson (PF) James Gray | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Michael Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Michael Steinman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Ted Tripp clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Koch - foul #1 on Robert Koch, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Ted Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:36 | Cornell | William Lough misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Christopher King (SG) Wiley Madsen, Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Seman (PG), Bryan Jolly (SG), Earl Daulton (PF), Kevin Mabon (C) William Lough, Robert Koch, Jason Ray, Michael Steinman | |
| 08:50 | Butler | Anthony Wiles scores on a 3 from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:23 | Cornell | Michael Seman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Earl Daulton pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Michael Seman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Mabon | 17-23 |
| 08:01 | Butler | Ted Tripp loses the dribble to Zachary Ackerman in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG), Roger Snyder (SF) Anthony Wiles, Christopher King, Alvin Newell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leon White (SF), Norbert Earnest (PF) Zachary Ackerman, Earl Daulton | |
| 07:35 | Butler | Ted Tripp misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Kevin Mabon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lough (PG), Jason Ray (C) Michael Seman, Kevin Mabon | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Leon White picks off the pass by Wiley Madsen in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Snyder (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (very tired) 3 pts. C - Ted Tripp (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Lough (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jolly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norbert Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Ray (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Leon White misses the tip | 17-23 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly grabs the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | William Lough misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wiley Madsen - foul #2 on Wiley Madsen, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG) Wiley Madsen | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Koch (SG) Bryan Jolly | |
| 06:53 | Cornell | William Lough misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | William Lough makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Anthony Wiles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Koch - foul #2 on Robert Koch, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Jolly (SG) Robert Koch | |
| 06:51 | Butler | Anthony Wiles makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Anthony Wiles makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:45 | Cornell | William Lough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman (SF) Leon White | |
| 06:39 | Butler | Christopher King misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman is hacked by Roger Snyder - foul #1 on Roger Snyder, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Seman (PG), Earl Daulton (PF), Michael Steinman (C) William Lough, Norbert Earnest, Jason Ray | |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Bryan Jolly is called for the reach on Anthony Wiles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Jolly, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lough (SG) Bryan Jolly | |
| 06:15 | Butler | Anthony Wiles makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Anthony Wiles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Earl Daulton is fouled on the floor by Roger Snyder - foul #2 on Roger Snyder, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (SF) Roger Snyder | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Earl Daulton makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Earl Daulton misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ted Tripp | 21-27 |
| 05:36 | Butler | William Halvorson is whistled for a carry | 21-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG) Christopher King | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leon White (SF) Zachary Ackerman | |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Michael Steinman connects on the shot in the paint set up by Leon White | 21-29 |
| 05:19 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 05:07 | Cornell | Michael Seman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 05:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alex Avdalovic | 21-29 |
| 04:52 | Butler | William Halvorson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 21-29 |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Leon White snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Leon White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 04:24 | Cornell | Michael Steinman grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:04 | Cornell | Michael Steinman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman (SF), Norbert Earnest (PF), Kevin Mabon (C) Leon White, Earl Daulton, Michael Steinman | |
| 04:01 | Butler | Michael Seman steals it from Anthony Wiles in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 03:32 | Cornell | Norbert Earnest hits a jumper from the left side set up by William Lough | 21-31 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Ted Tripp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG), Roger Snyder (SF), James Gray (C) Anthony Wiles, Christopher King, Alvin Newell, Ted Tripp | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Koch (PG), Anthony Hester (SG) Michael Seman, William Lough | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Snyder (fresh) PF - William Halvorson (very tired) 3 pts. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Koch (fresh) SG - Anthony Hester (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Earnest (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Mabon (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Alex Avdalovic is called for the reach on Anthony Hester - foul #2 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #10 | 21-31 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Anthony Hester makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Anthony Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Kevin Mabon snags the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Zachary Ackerman lays it in set up by Anthony Hester | 21-34 |
| 02:21 | Butler | James Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Anthony Hester gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Kevin Mabon comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Gray - foul #3 on James Gray, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG), Ted Tripp (C) Alex Avdalovic, James Gray | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Jolly (PG), Leon White (SF), Jason Ray (PF) Robert Koch, Zachary Ackerman, Norbert Earnest | |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Kevin Mabon makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Kevin Mabon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Christopher King is fouled on the floor by Anthony Hester - foul #3 on Anthony Hester, team foul #9 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Seman (PG), Michael Steinman (C) Anthony Hester, Kevin Mabon | |
| 01:46 | Butler | Christopher King misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Michael Steinman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 01:17 | Cornell | Michael Seman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Bryan Jolly tips it home | 21-38 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Christopher King double dribbles | 21-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Alvin Newell (SF) Roger Snyder | |
| Subs | Cornell | Norbert Earnest (PF) Michael Steinman | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Jason Ray comes up short on the shot from the left block | 21-38 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Leon White tips it home | 21-40 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Ted Tripp hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-40 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Michael Seman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 23-40 |