| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Terence Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 19:40 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 19:24 | Evansville | James Taylor blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Terence Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 49-47 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 18:34 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Dean | 52-47 |
| 18:23 | Evansville | Larry Dean steals it from Waldo Dimartino | 52-47 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Masio Abdallah lays it in set up by Larry Dean | 54-47 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Moriarty | 54-50 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Darko Bochenski lays it in on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 56-50 |
| 17:23 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty lays it in | 56-52 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Darko Bochenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Waldo Dimartino, Johnny Brown | |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Donald Ezell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darrell Moriarty | 56-55 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-55 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Norman Bullock snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 16:13 | Evansville | The short jumper by Ronald Massey is denied by Darko Bochenski | 56-55 |
| 16:11 | Evansville | Norman Bullock grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Darrell Moriarty, Alex Domagalski | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Butler | John Landes buries a floater from the left block set up by Michel McAlexander | 58-55 |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Norman Bullock lays it up and in | 58-57 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Jacob Smith steals it from Masio Abdallah | 58-57 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jacob Smith | 58-59 |
| 15:00 | Butler | John Landes connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Michel McAlexander | 60-59 |
| 14:36 | Evansville | Jacob Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 14:35 | Evansville | Ronald Massey snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Donald Ezell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnson Sparling - foul #1 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #1 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Jacob Smith, Norman Bullock, Ronald Massey | |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Donald Ezell misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Donald Ezell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Johnson Sparling buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 63-60 |
| 13:55 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 13:54 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 13:38 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 63-62 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Johnson Sparling blows the layup | 63-62 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | James Taylor grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 13:03 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Ezell | 63-64 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Terence Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darko Bochenski | 66-64 |
| 12:39 | Evansville | James Taylor knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Darrell Moriarty | 66-66 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Darko Bochenski scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terence Smith and he's fouled by Donald Ezell - foul #3 on Donald Ezell, team foul #1 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), Ronald Massey (PF) Donald Ezell, Waldo Dimartino | |
| 12:20 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 12:02 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Darko Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Butler | Terence Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 11:33 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Johnny Brown | 69-66 |
| 11:04 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 11:03 | Butler | Johnson Sparling snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 10:55 | Butler | Johnson Sparling comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 69-66 |
| 10:54 | Evansville | Johnny Brown gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 10:41 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits the finger roll set up by Terence Smith | 71-69 |
| 10:03 | Evansville | Ronald Massey's floater is tipped away by Darko Bochenski | 71-69 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-69 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 09:46 | Butler | Darko Bochenski's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Massey | 71-69 |
| 09:45 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | A charge is called on Darrell Moriarty - foul #3 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #2 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Norman Bullock (SF), Waldo Dimartino (PF), Alex Domagalski (C) Darrell Moriarty, Joshua Dempster, James Taylor, Ronald Massey, Johnny Brown | |
| 09:26 | Butler | Johnson Sparling buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michel McAlexander | 73-69 |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Alex Domagalski scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Bullock | 73-71 |
| 08:51 | Butler | Larry Dean is fouled on the floor by Donald Ezell - foul #4 on Donald Ezell, team foul #3 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Pratt (SG) Donald Ezell | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Alex Domagalski steps in front of the Goran Kwapniewski pass | 73-71 |
| 08:15 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino clanks a jumper in the paint | 73-71 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Donald Ezell (SG), Ronald Massey (C) Jacob Smith, George Pratt, Alex Domagalski | |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 07:40 | Evansville | Ronald Massey tips it in | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Landes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Massey (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Butler | Darko Bochenski's floater is tipped away by Ronald Massey | 73-73 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Norman Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 07:20 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Massey | 73-76 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Terence Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 75-76 |
| 06:37 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 75-76 |
| 06:36 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Massey | 75-76 |
| 06:09 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino is fouled on the floor by Darko Bochenski - foul #3 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #2 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joshua Dempster (SG), James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Donald Ezell, Norman Bullock, Waldo Dimartino | |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Dean - foul #1 on Larry Dean, team foul #3 | 75-76 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, John Landes | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 75-77 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Goran Kwapniewski | 77-77 |
| 05:06 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 05:04 | Evansville | Ronald Massey pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:54 | Evansville | James Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 77-77 |
| 04:52 | Evansville | James Taylor tips it home | 77-79 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Terence Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 77-79 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 77-79 |
| 04:23 | Evansville | James Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jacob Smith (PG), Waldo Dimartino (PF) Darrell Moriarty, Ronald Massey | |
| 04:13 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Waldo Dimartino - foul #1 on Waldo Dimartino, team foul #5 | 77-79 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 03:58 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Dempster | 79-81 |
| 03:38 | Butler | John Landes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Goran Kwapniewski and he's hacked by Waldo Dimartino - foul #2 on Waldo Dimartino, team foul #6 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG) Michel McAlexander | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Ezell (SG), Alex Domagalski (C) Joshua Dempster, Johnny Brown | |
| 03:38 | Butler | John Landes makes the free throw | 82-81 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Landes (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jacob Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donald Ezell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alex Domagalski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Evansville | James Taylor misses badly on a floater from the left side | 82-81 |
| 03:16 | Evansville | Jacob Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-81 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | Terence Smith steals the ball from Alex Domagalski | 82-81 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Terence Smith lays it in | 84-81 |
| 03:00 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-81 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF) John Landes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty (PG), Joshua Dempster (SG), Johnny Brown (C) Jacob Smith, Donald Ezell, Alex Domagalski | |
| 02:51 | Evansville | James Taylor clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Masio Abdallah - foul #1 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #4 | 84-81 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:51 | Evansville | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:51 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 84-82 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Johnson Sparling scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Masio Abdallah | 86-82 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 86-82 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Masio Abdallah snags the defensive board | 86-82 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Waldo Dimartino - foul #3 on Waldo Dimartino, team foul #7 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG) Terence Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 02:08 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 88-85 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Michel McAlexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-85 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #4 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #5 | 88-85 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 1st free throw | 88-86 |
| 01:35 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino makes the 2nd free throw | 88-87 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Terence Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-87 |
| 01:09 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor | 91-89 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-89 |
| 00:52 | Evansville | Johnny Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 91-89 |
| 00:31 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty is denied on a layup by Darko Bochenski | 91-89 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino gets the offensive rebound | 91-89 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Joshua Dempster and the foul's on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Terence Smith, team foul #6 | 91-91 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty misses the free throw | 91-91 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 91-91 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Darrell Moriarty picks off the pass by Terence Smith | 91-91 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Evansville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-91 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 91-91 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Dempster (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Johnny Brown wins the tip | 91-91 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | Evansville | James Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Moriarty | 91-94 |
| 04:35 | Butler | Terence Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 94-94 |
| 04:14 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster's pass is intercepted by Masio Abdallah | 94-94 |
| 03:57 | Butler | John Landes misses the easy layup | 94-94 |
| 03:56 | Butler | John Landes gets the offensive rebound | 94-94 |
| 03:36 | Butler | John Landes connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 96-94 |
| 03:21 | Evansville | James Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 96-94 |
| 03:19 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 96-94 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Waldo Dimartino blocks the short jumper by Darko Bochenski | 96-94 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 96-94 |
| 02:56 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 96-94 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Masio Abdallah snags the defensive board | 96-94 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Terence Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Dean | 99-94 |
| 02:26 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 99-94 |
| 02:24 | Evansville | James Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 99-94 |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Larry Dean is called for the reach on Joshua Dempster - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #7 | 99-94 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Bullock (SF), Ronald Massey (C) James Taylor, Johnny Brown | |
| 02:12 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses the 1st free throw | 99-94 |
| 02:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 99-94 |
| 01:56 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michel McAlexander | 101-94 |
| 01:56 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 101-94 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Taylor (SF), Johnny Brown (C) Norman Bullock, Ronald Massey | |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Johnny Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Dempster | 101-96 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 101-96 |
| 01:23 | Evansville | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 101-96 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster is hacked by Larry Dean - foul #3 on Larry Dean, team foul #8 | 101-96 |
| 01:00 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses the 1st free throw | 101-96 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Darko Bochenski gets the rebound | 101-96 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 30 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - John Landes (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Darrell Moriarty (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Dempster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Waldo Dimartino (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Johnny Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Masio Abdallah clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 101-96 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 101-96 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 102-96 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 102-96 |
| 00:32 | Evansville | Waldo Dimartino snags the offensive board | 102-96 |
| 00:29 | Evansville | Joshua Dempster misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 102-96 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Johnny Brown gets the offensive rebound | 102-96 |
| 00:25 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Dempster | 102-99 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Darrell Moriarty is called for the reach on Terence Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Moriarty, team foul #9 | 102-99 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Terence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 102-99 |
| 00:24 | Evansville | Johnny Brown snags the defensive board | 102-99 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 102-99 |
| 00:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Masio Abdallah | 102-99 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Dempster - foul #3 on Joshua Dempster, team foul #10 | 102-99 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 103-99 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 104-99 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Darrell Moriarty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 104-99 |