| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gary Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Shives (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 7 reb. C - Sam Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | William Shives inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish is whistled for traveling | 33-31 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Sam Jordan picks off the pass by John Pierce | 33-31 |
| 19:26 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish misses badly on a shot from close range | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Butler | John Pierce gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Larry Hosking drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:46 | Youngstown State | The jumper by William Shives is denied by Mark Fincher | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Pierce | 33-34 |
| 18:22 | Butler | John Pierce can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 18:21 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Broaddus - foul #2 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:52 | Butler | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 17:51 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:33 | Youngstown State | William Shives buries a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on John Pierce - foul #2 on John Pierce, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Norman Prada (C) Sam Jordan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:33 | Youngstown State | William Shives misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:21 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada's pass is intercepted by Mark Fincher | 36-34 |
| 17:00 | Butler | David Frazier misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Shives - foul #3 on William Shives, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts (SG), William Culver (C) William Shives, Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG), Cecil Foster (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) Travis Broaddus, John Pierce, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| 17:00 | Butler | David Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:00 | Butler | David Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:57 | Youngstown State | Stephen Ullrich takes the ball from Gary Looney in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 16:44 | Butler | George Hsieh travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish (PF) Adam Daniels | |
| Subs | Butler | Dennis Drexler (PG) David Frazier | |
| 16:36 | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan (C) Norman Prada | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:23 | Butler | James Hibbitts takes the ball from Dennis Drexler | 36-35 |
| 16:10 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Norman Prada (PF) Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Butler | John Pierce (SF) Dennis Drexler | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Gary Looney steps in front of the Cecil Foster pass | 36-35 |
| 15:51 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gary Looney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hibbitts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Culver (fresh) PF - Norman Prada (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Foster (fresh) SF - John Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Hsieh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Butler | George Hsieh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:28 | Butler | John Pierce tips it in | 38-37 |
| 15:12 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Jordan | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Youngstown State | William Culver misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:35 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 14:15 | Butler | John Pierce is hacked by Gary Looney - foul #3 on Gary Looney, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Shives (PG), Kenneth Bono (SG), Adam Daniels (SF), Michael Parrish (PF) Gary Looney, James Hibbitts, William Culver, Sam Jordan | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Cecil Foster, John Pierce, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 14:09 | Butler | Travis Broaddus blows the layup | 41-37 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Larry Hosking pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:52 | Youngstown State | William Shives snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:47 | Youngstown State | Adam Daniels misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Ullrich - foul #3 on Stephen Ullrich, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith (C) Norman Prada | |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF) Stephen Ullrich | |
| 13:47 | Youngstown State | Adam Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | Youngstown State | Adam Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:23 | Butler | David Frazier connects on the shot in the paint | 43-39 |
| 13:13 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Travis Broaddus snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Larry Hosking can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Mark Fincher can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 12:54 | Butler | David Frazier hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish clanks a floater from the right side | 43-41 |
| 12:29 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 12:27 | Butler | David Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Mark Fincher can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clinton Smith - foul #1 on Clinton Smith, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Looney (PG), Sam Jordan (C) William Shives, Clinton Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | John Pierce (SF) Armando Robles | |
| 12:10 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:10 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 11:52 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 11:50 | Butler | John Pierce pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gary Looney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bono (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Adam Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Sam Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Butler | John Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:41 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Sam Jordan | 43-41 |
| 11:37 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) David Frazier, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| 11:26 | Butler | Travis Broaddus clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 11:08 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 11:06 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:48 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:43 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Looney | 46-41 |
| 10:26 | Butler | John Pierce misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Daniels - foul #2 on Adam Daniels, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts (SG), William Shives (SF), Norman Prada (PF), William Culver (C) Kenneth Bono, Adam Daniels, Michael Parrish, Sam Jordan | |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 10:26 | Butler | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | Butler | John Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Norman Prada | 46-42 |
| 10:06 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Mark Fincher makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Pierce | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:19 | Butler | John Pierce hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mark Fincher | 48-46 |
| 09:08 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-46 |
| 09:06 | Butler | Mark Fincher pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:00 | Butler | John Pierce makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Ullrich | 48-48 |
| 08:42 | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 08:40 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:26 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 08:25 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Norman Prada | 48-48 |
| 08:14 | Youngstown State | Norman Prada misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:12 | Butler | John Pierce snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 07:50 | Butler | John Pierce misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:48 | Butler | John Pierce grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gary Looney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hibbitts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Shives (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Norman Prada (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - William Culver (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stephen Ullrich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Larry Hosking (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 07:29 | Butler | Mark Fincher hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 07:08 | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts is hacked by Stephen Ullrich - foul #4 on Stephen Ullrich, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono (SG), Adam Daniels (SF), Michael Parrish (PF), Sam Jordan (C) James Hibbitts, William Shives, Norman Prada, William Culver | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), Dennis Drexler (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Bobby Perkins (PF), George Hsieh (C) Stephen Ullrich, David Frazier, John Pierce, Larry Hosking, Mark Fincher | |
| 06:53 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish loses the dribble to Bobby Perkins | 48-50 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Gary Looney - foul #4 on Gary Looney, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:40 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish drills a jumper in the paint | 50-53 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Dennis Drexler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 06:26 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:18 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Travis Broaddus snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Cecil Foster knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Drexler | 50-56 |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Bono | 52-56 |
| 05:21 | Butler | George Hsieh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:19 | Youngstown State | Adam Daniels snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | Adam Daniels knocks in the floater from the left block | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Cecil Foster clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 04:48 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:34 | Youngstown State | Adam Daniels lays it in set up by Gary Looney | 56-56 |
| 04:18 | Butler | George Hsieh misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 04:16 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:02 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 04:02 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Shives (PG) Gary Looney | |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), John Pierce (SF), Larry Hosking (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Dennis Drexler, Cecil Foster, Bobby Perkins, George Hsieh | |
| 03:42 | Butler | David Frazier is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bono - foul #4 on Kenneth Bono, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Shives (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bono (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Adam Daniels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Sam Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Larry Hosking (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Butler | Mark Fincher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Travis Broaddus tips it home | 58-58 |
| 03:09 | Youngstown State | William Shives's pass is intercepted by Mark Fincher | 58-58 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 02:55 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:44 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish's floater is tipped away by Larry Hosking | 58-58 |
| 02:42 | Butler | Mark Fincher snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Mark Fincher hits a jumper from the right block | 58-60 |
| 02:08 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Travis Broaddus - foul #3 on Travis Broaddus, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Looney (PG), Norman Prada (PF) Kenneth Bono, Michael Parrish | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (PG) Travis Broaddus | |
| 02:08 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:59 | Butler | John Pierce connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Frazier | 61-63 |
| 01:59 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono (SG), Michael Parrish (PF) William Shives, Norman Prada | |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| 01:46 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gary Looney | 63-63 |
| 01:32 | Butler | John Pierce clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 01:30 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 01:13 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Travis Broaddus's pass is intercepted by Gary Looney in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 01:10 | Youngstown State | Gary Looney lays it in | 65-63 |
| 00:52 | Butler | David Frazier comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 65-63 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Mark Fincher tips it in | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan can't connect on a floater near the basket | 65-65 |
| 00:42 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 00:24 | Butler | John Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Adam Daniels - foul #3 on Adam Daniels, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:24 | Butler | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:24 | Butler | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan's floater is tipped away by Larry Hosking | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | Sam Jordan tips it in | 69-67 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Pierce misses short on a fullcourt shot | 69-67 |