| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stanley Seder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ndulu Asaro (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Olivieri (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Duplessis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Steward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 19:17 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ndulu Asaro - foul #1 on Ndulu Asaro, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 19:17 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:51 | Northern Arizona | Johnson Sparling steals it from Ndulu Asaro | 24-33 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 18:17 | Northern Arizona | Johnson Sparling steps in front of the Stephen Olivieri pass | 24-33 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Masio Abdallah lays it in on a great pass from Johnson Sparling | 26-33 |
| 18:07 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 17:38 | Butler | John Landes double dribbles | 26-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman (C) Joseph Steward | |
| 17:22 | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Larry Dean snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Clifford Altman is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Clifford Altman, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Samuel McNellis (SG), Walter Youngquist (SF), William Cottle (C) Ndulu Asaro, Stephen Olivieri, Jason Duplessis | |
| 16:41 | Butler | Johnson Sparling blows the layup | 26-33 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 16:31 | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 28-33 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Masio Abdallah gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:14 | Butler | Masio Abdallah lays it in on a great pass from Terence Smith | 30-33 |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stanley Seder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel McNellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Altman (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cottle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Butler | Stanley Seder is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Seder, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ted Stewart (PG), Ndulu Asaro (SG), Stephen Olivieri (SF), Jason Duplessis (PF), Joseph Steward (C) Stanley Seder, Samuel McNellis, Walter Youngquist, Clifford Altman, William Cottle | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Joey Welch is hacked by Joseph Steward - foul #1 on Joseph Steward, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 14:57 | Butler | Michel McAlexander can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 14:55 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:41 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 14:40 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:11 | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Steward | 30-36 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Johnson Sparling buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michel McAlexander | 33-36 |
| 13:50 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Stewart | 33-39 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 13:43 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Stephen Olivieri | 33-39 |
| 13:28 | Northern Arizona | Joey Welch is called for the reach on Ted Stewart - foul #1 on Joey Welch, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder (PG), Walter Youngquist (SF) Ted Stewart, Stephen Olivieri | |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Masio Abdallah - foul #1 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Samuel McNellis (SG) Ndulu Asaro | |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward misses the 3rd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 13:04 | Northern Arizona | Larry Dean steals it from Jason Duplessis | 33-40 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Masio Abdallah lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Dean | 35-40 |
| 12:54 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Steward and the foul's on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Larry Dean, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman (C) Joseph Steward | |
| 12:54 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Terence Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Landes | 38-43 |
| 12:20 | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 12:19 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis tips it in | 38-45 |
| 11:58 | Butler | John Landes scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Johnson Sparling and he's fouled by Jason Duplessis - foul #2 on Jason Duplessis, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro (SG), Stephen Olivieri (SF), William Cottle (C) Samuel McNellis, Walter Youngquist, Jason Duplessis | |
| 11:58 | Butler | John Landes makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stanley Seder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ndulu Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Olivieri (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Clifford Altman (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cottle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 11:27 | Northern Arizona | William Cottle can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 11:25 | Butler | Johnson Sparling gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Terence Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 11:03 | Northern Arizona | William Cottle pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:54 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder is fouled on the floor by Johnson Sparling - foul #3 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Larry Dean, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward (C) William Cottle | |
| 10:31 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri is hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #4 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SG) Johnson Sparling | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 10:21 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder is fouled on the floor by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG) Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 10:15 | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski slams it home set up by Larry Dean | 43-45 |
| 09:50 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder loses the dribble to Terence Smith in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Larry Dean blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 09:46 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:34 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri makes the 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 09:22 | Butler | Larry Dean is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ted Stewart (PG), Samuel McNellis (SG), Walter Youngquist (SF), Jason Duplessis (PF) Stanley Seder, Ndulu Asaro, Stephen Olivieri, Clifford Altman | |
| 09:02 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist is hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| 09:02 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:02 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Northern Arizona | Samuel McNellis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 08:44 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:39 | Butler | Michel McAlexander banks in the layup set up by Masio Abdallah | 45-48 |
| 08:17 | Northern Arizona | Ted Stewart drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Steward | 45-50 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Michel McAlexander travels with the ball | 45-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder (PG), Ndulu Asaro (SG), Stephen Olivieri (SF), Clifford Altman (C) Ted Stewart, Samuel McNellis, Walter Youngquist, Joseph Steward | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stanley Seder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ndulu Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Olivieri (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Duplessis (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Altman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Stanley Seder | 45-53 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Stanley Seder steals it from Darko Bochenski | 45-53 |
| 07:13 | Northern Arizona | Darko Bochenski is called for the reach on Ndulu Asaro - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 07:13 | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:13 | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Stanley Seder - foul #2 on Stanley Seder, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 07:03 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:50 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Seder buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Olivieri | 48-58 |
| 06:34 | Butler | John Landes's floater is tipped away by Clifford Altman | 48-58 |
| 06:32 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Landes | 48-58 |
| 06:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling lays it in on a nice dish by Terence Smith and the foul's on Ndulu Asaro - foul #2 on Ndulu Asaro, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Samuel McNellis (SG), Walter Youngquist (SF), William Cottle (PF), Joseph Steward (C) Ndulu Asaro, Stephen Olivieri, Jason Duplessis, Clifford Altman | |
| 06:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:51 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Steward | 51-60 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Terence Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 05:37 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:16 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Walter Youngquist and he's hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #2 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 05:16 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Walter Youngquist takes the ball from John Landes | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 04:30 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Steward tips it in | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michel McAlexander | 53-65 |
| 04:02 | Northern Arizona | William Cottle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 53-65 |
| 04:01 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Landes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stanley Seder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel McNellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Cottle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Steward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Butler | Larry Dean's pass is intercepted by Samuel McNellis | 53-65 |
| 03:51 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist lays it in set up by Samuel McNellis | 53-67 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-67 |
| 03:33 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Joseph Steward | 53-67 |
| 03:33 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ndulu Asaro (SG), Stephen Olivieri (SF), Jason Duplessis (PF) Samuel McNellis, Walter Youngquist, William Cottle | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri is fouled on the floor by Masio Abdallah - foul #2 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman (C) Joseph Steward | |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Olivieri makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:01 | Butler | Masio Abdallah scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 55-69 |
| 02:40 | Northern Arizona | Jason Duplessis loses the dribble to Masio Abdallah | 55-69 |
| 02:37 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't finish the layup | 55-69 |
| 02:36 | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:07 | Northern Arizona | 3 seconds is called on Jason Duplessis | 55-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ted Stewart (PG), Samuel McNellis (SG), Walter Youngquist (SF), William Cottle (C) Stanley Seder, Ndulu Asaro, Stephen Olivieri, Jason Duplessis | |
| 01:48 | Butler | Michel McAlexander connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:31 | Northern Arizona | William Cottle drills a runner near the basket set up by Ted Stewart and he's fouled by Joey Welch - foul #2 on Joey Welch, team foul #11 | 58-71 |
| 01:31 | Northern Arizona | William Cottle misses the free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:31 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski blows the layup | 58-71 |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:42 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #3 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #12 | 58-71 |
| 00:42 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:42 | Northern Arizona | Walter Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Johnson Sparling knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michel McAlexander | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | William Cottle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 00:08 | Northern Arizona | Samuel McNellis tips it back up and in | 61-75 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 61-75 |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Clifford Altman | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Clifford Altman runs out the clock | 61-75 |