| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Willie Coppa (fresh) SG - Richard Hill (fresh) SF - John O'Brien (fresh) PF - Phillip Beasley (fresh) C - Johnny Wade (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Richard Hill misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Landes - foul #1 on John Landes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Richard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Richard Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Phillip Beasley swats the short shot by Masio Abdallah | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Arizona State | John O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Terence Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade connects on the runner from the left block set up by Richard Hill | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Butler | Terence Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Butler | John Landes tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Arizona State | Richard Hill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 18:02 | Arizona State | John O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:57 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade tips it in | 4-8 |
| 17:36 | Butler | Larry Dean knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terence Smith | 7-8 |
| 17:20 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley can't finish the layup | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | Butler | Darko Bochenski gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Larry Dean is fouled on the floor by Johnny Wade - foul #1 on Johnny Wade, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Wiseman (PG), Sean Rudd (SF), Michael St. Martin (PF), Willie Mains (C) Willie Coppa, John O'Brien, Phillip Beasley, Johnny Wade | |
| 16:47 | Butler | Richard Hill takes the ball from Goran Kwapniewski | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Arizona State | Richard Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:30 | Arizona State | Willie Mains grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Arizona State | David Wiseman is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Sean Rudd steals the ball from Michael Pantoja | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Arizona State | David Wiseman throws it down on a nice dish by Sean Rudd | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) SF - Michael Pantoja (fresh) PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - David Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Rudd (fresh) PF - Michael St. Martin (fresh) C - Willie Mains (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-10 |
| 15:32 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Willie Mains | 7-10 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd is fouled on the floor by Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John O'Brien (SF), Phillip Beasley (PF), Johnny Wade (C) Sean Rudd, Michael St. Martin, Willie Mains | |
| 15:08 | Arizona State | Richard Hill makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by John O'Brien | 7-12 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John O'Brien - foul #1 on John O'Brien, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Willie Coppa (PG) David Wiseman | |
| 15:02 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | Arizona State | Richard Hill drills a jumper from the right side set up by Willie Coppa | 8-14 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terence Smith out of a doubleteam | 10-14 |
| 14:22 | Arizona State | Richard Hill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Johnson Sparling grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:06 | Butler | Johnny Wade swats the layup by Darko Bochenski | 10-14 |
| 14:05 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | John O'Brien misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #1 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | John O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | John O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Pantoja | 13-16 |
| 13:27 | Arizona State | John O'Brien buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Coppa | 13-18 |
| 13:06 | Butler | John Landes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| 13:04 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:43 | Arizona State | Richard Hill misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is hacked by Willie Coppa - foul #1 on Willie Coppa, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Wiseman (PG), Billy Dotson (SG), Sean Rudd (SF), Michael St. Martin (PF) Willie Coppa, Richard Hill, John O'Brien, Phillip Beasley | |
| 12:25 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Terence Smith | 15-18 |
| 12:15 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 15-18 |
| 12:13 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Joey Welch snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Terence Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Willie Mains (C) Johnny Wade | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - David Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Dotson (fresh) SF - Sean Rudd (fresh) PF - Michael St. Martin (fresh) C - Willie Mains (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Wiseman | 15-20 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Johnson Sparling | 17-20 |
| 10:54 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin makes the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Terence Smith - foul #1 on Terence Smith, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Hill (SG) Billy Dotson | |
| 10:54 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Terence Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it in | 19-23 |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | David Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Terence Smith - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins (SF), Phillip Beasley (PF), Johnny Wade (C) Sean Rudd, Michael St. Martin, Willie Mains | |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | David Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:19 | Arizona State | David Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 10:04 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 09:47 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Michel McAlexander works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 09:37 | Arizona State | Richard Hill grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 09:21 | Arizona State | Ruben Hoskins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-24 |
| 09:20 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade can't tip it in | 19-24 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Willie Coppa (PG), Billy Dotson (SG), John O'Brien (SF) David Wiseman, Richard Hill, Ruben Hoskins | |
| 08:49 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John O'Brien | 19-26 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Larry Dean misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 08:37 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Gallo | 19-26 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 08:20 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to John O'Brien | 19-26 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | John O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-26 |
| 08:09 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 07:48 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Hill (SG), Michael St. Martin (PF) Billy Dotson, Phillip Beasley | |
| 07:48 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:48 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Willie Coppa (fresh) SG - Richard Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael St. Martin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Darko Bochenski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Willie Mains (C) Johnny Wade | |
| 07:19 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Coppa | 19-30 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:35 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 19-30 |
| 06:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 19-30 |
| 06:29 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 06:28 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Darko Bochenski | 19-30 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Willie Mains is called for the reach on Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Willie Mains, team foul #4 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Wiseman (PG), Sean Rudd (SF), Johnny Wade (C) Willie Coppa, John O'Brien, Willie Mains | |
| 06:01 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is whistled for traveling | 19-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley (PF) Michael St. Martin | |
| 05:35 | Arizona State | Richard Hill lays it in | 19-32 |
| 05:24 | Butler | Michel McAlexander evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 19-32 |
| 05:22 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 05:02 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade loses the dribble to Johnson Sparling | 19-32 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Johnson Sparling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 04:41 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Johnson Sparling | 19-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (SG), Michael St. Martin (PF) Richard Hill, Phillip Beasley | |
| 04:19 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-32 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 04:01 | Arizona State | Sean Rudd hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael St. Martin | 19-35 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Johnson Sparling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Willie Coppa (PG), John O'Brien (SF) David Wiseman, Sean Rudd | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Willie Coppa (fresh) SG - Billy Dotson (fresh) SF - John O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael St. Martin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Johnny Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Darko Bochenski - foul #2 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #8 | 19-35 |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Michael St. Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Terence Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Coppa - foul #2 on Willie Coppa, team foul #5 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (C) John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley (PF), Willie Mains (C) Michael St. Martin, Johnny Wade | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:23 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Masio Abdallah is called for the reach on Willie Mains - foul #1 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #9 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Hill (SG) Billy Dotson | |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Willie Mains makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Willie Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Masio Abdallah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 02:42 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Dean | 21-39 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah and the foul's on Phillip Beasley - foul #1 on Phillip Beasley, team foul #6 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Larry Dean, John Landes | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Johnny Wade (C) Willie Mains | |
| 02:34 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:10 | Arizona State | Richard Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-42 |
| 01:52 | Arizona State | Willie Coppa pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 01:39 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Masio Abdallah - foul #2 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Wiseman (PG), Michael St. Martin (PF) Willie Coppa, Phillip Beasley | |
| 01:39 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 01:39 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 01:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darko Bochenski | 24-43 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-43 |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to John O'Brien | 24-43 |
| 01:10 | Arizona State | David Wiseman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-43 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Terence Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 00:47 | Arizona State | Larry Dean steals the ball from David Wiseman in the backcourt | 27-43 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Larry Dean misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 00:41 | Arizona State | Richard Hill snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | Michael Pantoja is called for the reach on John O'Brien - foul #2 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #11 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Dotson (SG), Phillip Beasley (PF), Willie Mains (C) Richard Hill, Michael St. Martin, Johnny Wade | |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | John O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | John O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Johnson Sparling | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | John O'Brien misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-44 |