| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Halvorson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ted Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Romeo Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Michael Donovan inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 21-27 |
| 19:38 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson misses the tip | 21-27 |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Romeo Gomez hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Michael King is called for the reach on Anthony Wiles - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 18:48 | Butler | William Halvorson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-29 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Michael King knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Herron | 21-32 |
| 18:16 | Butler | William Halvorson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Halvorson, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 17:54 | Liberty | Michael Donovan hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Alvin Newell - foul #1 on Alvin Newell, team foul #2 | 21-34 |
| 17:54 | Liberty | Michael Donovan makes the free throw | 21-35 |
| 17:35 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Alex Avdalovic is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 21-35 |
| 17:34 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Albert Herron | 21-35 |
| 17:12 | Liberty | Romeo Gomez's pass is intercepted by Anthony Wiles | 21-35 |
| 16:52 | Butler | Ronald Johnson denies the turnaround by Anthony Wiles | 21-35 |
| 16:51 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Michael King | 21-35 |
| 16:46 | Liberty | Michael King misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alex Avdalovic - foul #2 on Alex Avdalovic, team foul #3 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Liberty | Tom Mei (PG), Jeff Slayton (SF), Clint Rohrbaugh (PF) Romeo Gomez, Michael Donovan, Ronald Johnson | |
| 16:46 | Liberty | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 16:46 | Liberty | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Christopher King loses the dribble to Tom Mei | 21-37 |
| 16:11 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh lays it in | 21-39 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Anthony Wiles buries a 3 from straight away set up by Alvin Newell | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Halvorson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ted Tripp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Tom Mei (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Slayton (fresh) PF - Clint Rohrbaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Liberty | Tom Mei's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), James Gray (C) Christopher King, Ted Tripp | |
| Subs | Liberty | Romeo Gomez (PG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Michael King, Albert Herron | |
| 15:25 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-39 |
| 15:23 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 15:07 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh misses the dunk attempt | 24-39 |
| 15:05 | Liberty | Tom Mei can't tip it in | 24-39 |
| 15:03 | Butler | Anthony Wiles gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 14:38 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 14:12 | Liberty | Romeo Gomez is hacked by Anthony Wiles - foul #1 on Anthony Wiles, team foul #4 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Donovan (SF), Albert Herron (C) Jeff Slayton, Clint Rohrbaugh | |
| 13:54 | Liberty | Michael Donovan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Romeo Gomez | 24-41 |
| 13:43 | Butler | William Halvorson scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Anthony Wiles | 26-41 |
| 13:31 | Liberty | Tom Mei is hacked by Christopher King - foul #2 on Christopher King, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Marchan (PG), Scott Cuff (SG), Robert Arbogast (PF) Romeo Gomez, Tom Mei, Ronald Johnson | |
| 13:24 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast is fouled on the floor by Alvin Newell - foul #2 on Alvin Newell, team foul #6 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael King (SG) Scott Cuff | |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Gray - foul #4 on James Gray, team foul #7 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG), Ted Tripp (C) Anthony Wiles, Christopher King, James Gray | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Ted Tripp is hacked by Robert Arbogast - foul #2 on Robert Arbogast, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Snyder (SF) Alvin Newell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh (PF) Robert Arbogast | |
| 12:40 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic loses the dribble to Clint Rohrbaugh | 26-43 |
| 12:19 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh is fouled on the floor by William Halvorson - foul #2 on William Halvorson, team foul #8 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Romeo Gomez (PG) Daniel Marchan | |
| 12:19 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 12:19 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Ted Tripp connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-45 |
| 11:45 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh travels with the ball | 28-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Alvin Newell (SF) Wiley Madsen, Roger Snyder | |
| Subs | Liberty | Tom Mei (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Michael King, Clint Rohrbaugh | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Halvorson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ted Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Romeo Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Mei (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Donovan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Albert Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 11:05 | Liberty | Romeo Gomez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Ted Tripp pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Ted Tripp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Herron - foul #3 on Albert Herron, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Slayton (SF), Clint Rohrbaugh (C) Michael Donovan, Albert Herron | |
| 10:46 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Ted Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 10:26 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Ted Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 10:10 | Butler | William Halvorson is hacked by Clint Rohrbaugh - foul #1 on Clint Rohrbaugh, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Snyder (SF) Alvin Newell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael King (SG) Tom Mei | |
| 09:58 | Butler | Ronald Johnson swats the shot by Roger Snyder | 33-45 |
| 09:57 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 09:47 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-45 |
| 09:46 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton grabs the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Anthony Wiles steals it from Michael King | 33-45 |
| 09:32 | Butler | William Halvorson lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Wiles | 35-45 |
| 09:20 | Liberty | Jeff Slayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG), Alex Avdalovic (SG) Anthony Wiles, Christopher King | |
| Subs | Liberty | Tom Mei (PG), Michael Donovan (SF), Albert Herron (C) Romeo Gomez, Jeff Slayton, Clint Rohrbaugh | |
| 09:18 | Butler | Wiley Madsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 09:01 | Liberty | Tom Mei buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Johnson | 35-47 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Wiley Madsen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 08:56 | Liberty | Albert Herron grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Tom Mei hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 08:37 | Liberty | Michael King grabs the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:22 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson makes the shot from the left block | 35-49 |
| 08:15 | Butler | William Halvorson hits the finger roll set up by Wiley Madsen | 37-49 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Tom Mei hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on William Halvorson - foul #3 on William Halvorson, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), Alvin Newell (SF), James Gray (C) Wiley Madsen, Roger Snyder, Ted Tripp | |
| Subs | Liberty | Romeo Gomez (PG), Clint Rohrbaugh (PF) Michael King, Ronald Johnson | |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Tom Mei misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Tom Mei makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 07:34 | Butler | Alvin Newell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-50 |
| 07:33 | Butler | James Gray hits the follow up shot | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Anthony Wiles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Halvorson (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Romeo Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Mei (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Donovan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clint Rohrbaugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Liberty | Michael Donovan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-50 |
| 07:22 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Donovan | 39-50 |
| 07:07 | Liberty | William Halvorson is called for the reach on Tom Mei - foul #4 on William Halvorson, team foul #10 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher King (SG) Alex Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Slayton (SF) Michael Donovan | |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Tom Mei makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Tom Mei makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Anthony Wiles hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Gray | 41-52 |
| 06:32 | Liberty | Albert Herron misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-52 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Anthony Wiles grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Christopher King misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 06:17 | Liberty | Albert Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:53 | Liberty | Christopher King steals the ball from Romeo Gomez | 41-52 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Anthony Wiles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher King | 43-52 |
| 05:50 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Alex Avdalovic (SG), Ted Tripp (PF) Christopher King, William Halvorson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael King (SG), Michael Donovan (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Tom Mei, Jeff Slayton, Clint Rohrbaugh | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson drills a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Ted Tripp - foul #2 on Ted Tripp, team foul #11 | 43-54 |
| 05:32 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Alvin Newell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 05:09 | Liberty | Michael Donovan pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 04:47 | Liberty | Albert Herron double dribbles | 43-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Wiley Madsen (PG) Anthony Wiles | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 04:30 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 04:29 | Liberty | Michael Donovan pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-55 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic can't finish the layup | 43-55 |
| 03:55 | Liberty | Albert Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 03:35 | Liberty | Michael Donovan clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-55 |
| 03:34 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson tips it back up and in | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Wiley Madsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Avdalovic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Newell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ted Tripp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Romeo Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael King (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Donovan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Albert Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Butler | Ted Tripp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-57 |
| 03:11 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Michael Donovan | 43-57 |
| 02:46 | Liberty | Albert Herron clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-57 |
| 02:45 | Liberty | Michael Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Michael Donovan misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-57 |
| 02:19 | Butler | Wiley Madsen pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Michael Donovan swats the short shot by James Gray | 43-57 |
| 02:10 | Liberty | Ronald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Wiley Madsen is called for the reach on Michael King - foul #1 on Wiley Madsen, team foul #12 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Anthony Wiles (PG), William Halvorson (PF) Wiley Madsen, Ted Tripp | |
| Subs | Liberty | Tom Mei (PG), Jeff Slayton (SF), Clint Rohrbaugh (PF), Robert Arbogast (C) Romeo Gomez, Michael Donovan, Ronald Johnson, Albert Herron | |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:27 | Butler | James Gray misses the easy layup | 43-59 |
| 01:25 | Butler | William Halvorson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Anthony Wiles clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 01:19 | Butler | James Gray grabs the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 01:05 | Butler | James Gray buries a runner from the right block | 45-59 |
| 00:44 | Liberty | Robert Arbogast knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tom Mei | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | Alex Avdalovic connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Gray | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Liberty | Alex Avdalovic steals the ball from Robert Arbogast | 48-62 |
| 00:02 | Butler | The short jumper by William Halvorson is denied by Robert Arbogast | 48-62 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Clint Rohrbaugh runs out the clock | 48-62 |