| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dewall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Billy Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marty Walter (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Hazelip (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cresswell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Mills (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | David Brooks inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Billy Turner is called for the reach on David Brooks - foul #1 on Billy Turner, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 19:20 | Butler | James Hazelip is called for the reach on Terry Stevenson - foul #2 on James Hazelip, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Marty Walter is called for the reach on David Majersky - foul #2 on Marty Walter, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| 19:00 | Butler | James Cresswell is called for the reach on David Majersky - foul #1 on James Cresswell, team foul #4 | 25-39 |
| 18:44 | Butler | John Dewall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-39 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-39 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-39 |
| 17:56 | Butler | David Majersky gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:54 | Butler | David Majersky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (SG), Larry Moyer (PF) Marty Walter, James Cresswell | |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip's pass is intercepted by David Majersky | 25-39 |
| 17:40 | Butler | David Majersky lays it up and in | 27-39 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Smith | 27-41 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Terry Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Terry Stevenson gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 17:02 | Butler | John Dewall can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Hazelip - foul #3 on James Hazelip, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), John Araujo (SG), Andrew Moring (SF), George Wilson (C) David Majersky, Terry Stevenson, David Brooks, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG), Shane Spero (SF), Charles Hitchcock (C) Billy Turner, James Hazelip, Alan Mills | |
| 17:02 | Butler | John Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:02 | Butler | John Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Butler | John Jules (PG) John Dewall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Cresswell (PF) Shane Spero | |
| 16:25 | Butler | Andrew Moring scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Hudson | 32-41 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG) John Jules | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Billy Turner (PG) Marty Walter | |
| 15:52 | Butler | John Araujo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Moring (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Billy Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Moyer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cresswell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 35-41 |
| 15:27 | Butler | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 15:03 | Butler | George Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer can't finish the layup | 35-41 |
| 14:47 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 14:30 | Butler | John Araujo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 14:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock tips it home | 35-43 |
| 13:54 | Butler | John Araujo's pass is intercepted by Billy Turner | 35-43 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-43 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Andrew Moring grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Andrew Moring connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Araujo | 38-43 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 12:49 | Butler | John Araujo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-45 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | James Cresswell pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | James Cresswell is hacked by David Majersky - foul #2 on David Majersky, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (PG), Stephen Spears (SG), David Brooks (SF), John Dewall (PF), Jonathan Hawkins (C) David Majersky, Herbert Hudson, John Araujo, Andrew Moring, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Marty Walter (SG), James Hazelip (SF), Alan Mills (PF), Michael Harris (C) Billy Turner, Joseph Smith, Larry Moyer, James Cresswell, Charles Hitchcock | |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by James Hazelip is blocked by John Dewall | 38-45 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terry Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dewall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marty Walter (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Hazelip (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alan Mills (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Cleveland State | John Dewall takes the ball from Shane Spero | 38-45 |
| 11:18 | Butler | David Brooks misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 11:04 | Butler | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses the easy layup | 38-45 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Alan Mills | 38-45 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Dewall | 38-46 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Stephen Spears scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-46 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Spero | 41-49 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Spears | 44-49 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Spero and he's fouled by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), John Araujo (SF), Andrew Moring (PF), Goran Malinoski (C) Terry Stevenson, Stephen Spears, David Brooks, John Dewall, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Billy Turner (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), Larry Moyer (PF) Shane Spero, Marty Walter, Alan Mills | |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:20 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris travels with the ball | 44-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Cresswell (PF), Charles Hitchcock (C) James Hazelip, Michael Harris | |
| 08:32 | Butler | Andrew Moring is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Butler | George Wilson (C) Goran Malinoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | James Cresswell misses long on a jump hook from close range | 44-51 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer tips it home | 44-53 |
| 08:04 | Butler | George Wilson is whistled for a carry | 44-53 |
| Subs | Butler | David Brooks (SF), John Dewall (PF) John Araujo, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Moyer and the foul's on David Majersky - foul #3 on David Majersky, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (SG), Jonathan Hawkins (C) Herbert Hudson, Andrew Moring | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (SF), Alan Mills (C) Joseph Smith, James Cresswell | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Dewall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Billy Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Moyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Spero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Hitchcock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Charles Hitchcock - foul #1 on Charles Hitchcock, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG) Terry Stevenson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:27 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on David Majersky - foul #4 on David Majersky, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hazelip (SF) Charles Hitchcock | |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:03 | Butler | James Hazelip steals it from David Majersky | 46-57 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills is hacked by David Brooks - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SG), Michael Harris (C) Shane Spero, Larry Moyer | |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | James Hazelip comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Jonathan Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 06:12 | Butler | John Dewall tips it home | 48-57 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-57 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Turner | 48-57 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Marty Walter loses the ball out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), John Araujo (SF), Andrew Moring (PF), George Wilson (C) David Majersky, Stephen Spears, David Brooks, John Dewall, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), James Cresswell (PF) Billy Turner, Alan Mills | |
| 05:25 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 05:23 | Butler | John Araujo tips it home | 50-57 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marty Walter | 50-60 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Andrew Moring drills a shot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Michael Harris clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 04:21 | Butler | Terry Stevenson grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Marty Walter is called for the reach on Herbert Hudson - foul #3 on Marty Walter, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), David Brooks (SF), John Dewall (PF), Jonathan Hawkins (C) Terry Stevenson, John Araujo, Andrew Moring, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Billy Turner (PG), Larry Moyer (SF), Alan Mills (PF), Charles Hitchcock (C) Marty Walter, James Hazelip, James Cresswell, Michael Harris | |
| 03:59 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner is hacked by Herbert Hudson - foul #2 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Butler | David Majersky (PG) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Butler | David Majersky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Moyer - foul #1 on Larry Moyer, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| 03:29 | Butler | David Majersky misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:29 | Butler | David Majersky makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Majersky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Dewall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Billy Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Moyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hitchcock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer is hacked by David Majersky - foul #5 on David Majersky, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Terry Stevenson (PG) David Majersky | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Alan Mills grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner is hacked by David Brooks - foul #4 on David Brooks, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG) Stephen Spears | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Billy Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hazelip (SF), James Cresswell (PF), Michael Harris (C) Shane Spero, Alan Mills, Charles Hitchcock | |
| 02:38 | Butler | John Dewall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Harris - foul #4 on Michael Harris, team foul #9 | 54-64 |
| 02:38 | Butler | John Dewall misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:38 | Butler | John Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Hawkins - foul #2 on Jonathan Hawkins, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:17 | Butler | John Dewall pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 01:58 | Butler | David Brooks's pass is intercepted by Larry Moyer | 55-65 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | James Cresswell hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Billy Turner | 55-67 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Terry Stevenson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Cresswell - foul #2 on James Cresswell, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), John Araujo (SF), Andrew Moring (PF), George Wilson (C) Stephen Spears, David Brooks, John Dewall, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Shane Spero (SF), Alan Mills (PF), Charles Hitchcock (C) Billy Turner, James Hazelip, James Cresswell, Michael Harris | |
| 01:32 | Butler | Terry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Terry Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Andrew Moring gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Shane Spero takes the ball from Herbert Hudson | 57-67 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Larry Moyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Spero | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Butler | Terry Stevenson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-69 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Charles Hitchcock gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 00:27 | Butler | George Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Moring | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 59-71 |