| Lineup | Butler | PG - Samuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Butler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William McSweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Love (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Easley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kraig Matheney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Nicholas Gray makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Butler | 41-37 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Larry Horton knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kraig Matheney | 41-39 |
| 19:09 | Butler | William McSweeney is hacked by Larry Horton - foul #2 on Larry Horton, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Nicholas Gray misses the fadeaway near the basket | 41-39 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Nicholas Gray picks off the pass by John Love | 41-39 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Alan Butler's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Easley | 41-39 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Nicholas Gray tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Richardson | 41-39 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Larry Horton misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Nicholas Gray grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Alan Butler connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Smith | 43-39 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Samuel Smith - foul #2 on Samuel Smith, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Henry (SG), Donn Daulton (C) Alan Butler, Nicholas Gray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Javier Sierra (SF), William Griffin (PF) Kraig Matheney, Larry Horton | |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:22 | Butler | Donn Daulton blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Richardson | 43-41 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | John Love comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Donn Daulton grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Samuel Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra is hacked by Samuel Smith - foul #3 on Samuel Smith, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SG), Vernon Frank (SF), Nicholas Gray (C) Samuel Smith, Rudy Salisbury, William McSweeney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frederick Berman (SG), Kraig Matheney (SF) John Love, Shawn Easley | |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Griffin and he's hacked by Nicholas Gray - foul #2 on Nicholas Gray, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Timothy Henry can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 16:21 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Frank | 43-44 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Vernon Frank is fouled on the floor by Kraig Matheney - foul #3 on Kraig Matheney, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG), Larry Horton (PF) Kraig Matheney, Frank Richardson | |
| 16:00 | Butler | Vernon Frank clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | James Magee grabs the board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Timothy Henry (fresh) SG - Alan Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donn Daulton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Magee (fresh) SG - Javier Sierra (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Berman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra banks in the layup | 43-46 |
| 15:50 | Butler | James Magee takes the ball from Timothy Henry in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra is denied on a layup by Nicholas Gray | 43-46 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Donn Daulton grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Timothy Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Nicholas Gray snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Frederick Berman steals the ball from Alan Butler | 43-46 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Frederick Berman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Griffin | 43-49 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Donn Daulton makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Vernon Frank | 45-49 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | William Griffin hits a fadeaway from the right side | 45-51 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Nicholas Gray clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by William Griffin - foul #3 on William Griffin, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Smith (PG), Phillip Gibby (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), William McSweeney (PF) Timothy Henry, Alan Butler, Vernon Frank, Donn Daulton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Love (PG), Shawn Easley (SG), Kraig Matheney (SF), Frank Richardson (C) James Magee, Javier Sierra, Frederick Berman, William Griffin | |
| 13:45 | Butler | Nicholas Gray misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Nicholas Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Larry Horton misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Phillip Gibby grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 13:13 | Butler | The jump hook by William McSweeney is blocked by Frank Richardson | 46-51 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Nicholas Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Nicholas Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | John Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley tips it home | 46-53 |
| 12:25 | Butler | Nicholas Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Donn Daulton (C) Nicholas Gray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Horton | 46-55 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Samuel Smith loses the dribble to John Love | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Samuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William McSweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donn Daulton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Love (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Easley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kraig Matheney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Horton (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Samuel Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 11:21 | Butler | Samuel Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Gibby and he's fouled by John Love - foul #1 on John Love, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SG), Vernon Frank (C) Phillip Gibby, William McSweeney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Javier Sierra (SG), Frederick Berman (SF) Shawn Easley, Kraig Matheney | |
| 11:21 | Butler | Samuel Smith makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Larry Horton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Richardson | 50-58 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Vernon Frank is fouled on the floor by Javier Sierra - foul #3 on Javier Sierra, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Henry (PG), William McSweeney (PF) Samuel Smith, Rudy Salisbury | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG) John Love | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Timothy Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Vernon Frank hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Alan Butler - foul #3 on Alan Butler, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SF) Donn Daulton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shawn Easley (SG), Kraig Matheney (SF), William Griffin (PF) James Magee, Frederick Berman, Larry Horton | |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Phillip Gibby hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Henry | 55-60 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Henry - foul #3 on Timothy Henry, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Smith (PG), Nicholas Gray (C) Alan Butler, Vernon Frank | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Love (PG) Javier Sierra | |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Timothy Henry loses the dribble to John Love | 55-61 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney lays it up and in and he's fouled by Nicholas Gray - foul #3 on Nicholas Gray, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Rudy Salisbury (SF), Donn Daulton (C) Phillip Gibby, Nicholas Gray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Timothy Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:43 | Butler | William McSweeney gets the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Samuel Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 08:28 | Butler | William McSweeney snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Samuel Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley's pass is intercepted by William McSweeney | 55-63 |
| 07:59 | Butler | William McSweeney makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Smith and he's fouled by William Griffin - foul #4 on William Griffin, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SG) Timothy Henry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG), Javier Sierra (SG), Frederick Berman (SF), Larry Horton (PF) John Love, Shawn Easley, Kraig Matheney, William Griffin | |
| 07:59 | Butler | William McSweeney makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Javier Sierra scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Richardson | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Samuel Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William McSweeney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donn Daulton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Magee (fresh) SG - Javier Sierra (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Berman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Horton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Javier Sierra is called for the reach on Alan Butler - foul #4 on Javier Sierra, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (PG), Vernon Frank (C) Samuel Smith, William McSweeney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Frederick Berman is fouled on the floor by Vernon Frank - foul #1 on Vernon Frank, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Nicholas Gray (C) Donn Daulton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Frederick Berman makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Frederick Berman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Alan Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-68 |
| 07:04 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Frank | 60-68 |
| 06:55 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Richardson | 60-68 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Phillip Gibby steals the ball from Larry Horton | 60-68 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Nicholas Gray hits the finger roll | 62-68 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson misses the easy layup | 62-68 |
| 05:57 | Butler | Vernon Frank snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Alan Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Smith (PG), William McSweeney (PF), Donn Daulton (C) Phillip Gibby, Vernon Frank, Nicholas Gray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Love (PG), Shawn Easley (SG), Kraig Matheney (SF), William Griffin (PF) James Magee, Frederick Berman, Javier Sierra, Larry Horton | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 62-68 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley tips it home | 62-70 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Donn Daulton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | William Griffin gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Rudy Salisbury - foul #2 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Henry (SG), Vernon Frank (SF) Alan Butler, Rudy Salisbury | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Vernon Frank buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Smith | 64-72 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney lays it in set up by John Love | 64-74 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Samuel Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Timothy Henry steps in front of the Kraig Matheney pass | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Butler | Donn Daulton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-74 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Samuel Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Henry (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William McSweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donn Daulton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Love (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Shawn Easley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kraig Matheney (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Frank Richardson (tired) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | John Love buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Griffin | 66-76 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Timothy Henry drills a 3 from the left wing | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley buries a jumpshot from the left side | 69-78 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Nicholas Gray (C) Timothy Henry, Vernon Frank, Donn Daulton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Horton (PF) Frank Richardson | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Samuel Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-78 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Larry Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | John Love knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shawn Easley | 69-81 |
| 02:31 | Butler | William McSweeney buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Gray | 71-81 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | John Love misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-81 |
| 02:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rudy Salisbury | 71-81 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Nicholas Gray connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from William McSweeney | 73-81 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley is hacked by Alan Butler - foul #4 on Alan Butler, team foul #9 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Richardson (C) William Griffin | |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 01:48 | Butler | Nicholas Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Frank Richardson connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kraig Matheney | 75-84 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Samuel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-84 |
| 00:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Butler | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Butler | Samuel Smith hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Nicholas Gray | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Samuel Smith is called for the reach on John Love in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Smith, team foul #10 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frederick Berman (SF) Kraig Matheney | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | John Love misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Nicholas Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Nicholas Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-85 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley snags the defensive board | 78-85 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Butler - foul #5 on Alan Butler, team foul #11 | 78-85 |
| Subs | Butler | Timothy Henry (SG) Alan Butler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kraig Matheney (SF) Frederick Berman | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley makes the 1st free throw | 78-86 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Shawn Easley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Butler | Larry Horton takes the ball from Timothy Henry | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | John Love is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Smith - foul #5 on Samuel Smith, team foul #12 | 78-87 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Samuel Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | John Love makes the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Phillip Gibby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-89 |
| 00:10 | Butler | William McSweeney pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-89 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kraig Matheney - foul #4 on Kraig Matheney, team foul #8 | 78-89 |
| Subs | Butler | Donn Daulton (PF), Vernon Frank (C) William McSweeney, Nicholas Gray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG), Javier Sierra (SG), Frederick Berman (SF), William Griffin (PF) John Love, Shawn Easley, Kraig Matheney, Larry Horton | |
| 00:07 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | James Magee runs out the clock | 79-89 |