| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | John Landes drills a floater from close range set up by Darko Bochenski | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Darko Bochenski grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Butler | Terence Smith drills a shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Darko Bochenski is called for the reach on Samuel Surles - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward blows the layup but the foul's on Terence Smith - foul #1 on Terence Smith, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:30 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:03 | Butler | John Landes can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Ward - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 18:03 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:03 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell tips it home | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Larry Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 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 | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Parks | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Joey Welch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Ward - foul #2 on Arthur Ward, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Joshua Parks, Arthur Ward | |
| 16:55 | Butler | Joey Welch makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Joey Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 7-8 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Joey Welch is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG) Samuel Surles | |
| 16:18 | Butler | Michael Pantoja clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie is hacked by Michel McAlexander - foul #1 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG) Trevor Stone | |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 9-13 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Currie | 9-13 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 9-16 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Terence Smith hits a jumper from the right side set up by Masio Abdallah | 11-16 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Johnson Sparling comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Masio Abdallah picks off the pass by Edward Chapman | 11-16 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Terence Smith | 13-16 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Masio Abdallah - foul #1 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Edward Chapman, Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie | |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:10 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:53 | Butler | Joshua Parks swats the short shot by John Landes | 13-17 |
| 12:51 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Johnson Sparling loses the ball out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Horne (C) Frank Matthews | |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joshua Parks | 13-20 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Michael Horne steps in front of the John Landes pass | 13-20 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) SG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) C - John Landes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Michael Horne (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Joshua Parks steps in front of the Johnson Sparling pass | 13-22 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SF) Wayne Wright | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the free throw | 13-25 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Terence Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne tips it in | 13-27 |
| 10:48 | Butler | Terence Smith double dribbles | 13-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Johnson Sparling | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Joshua Parks, Michael Horne | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Horne (C) Frank Matthews | |
| 10:18 | Butler | Larry Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SF) Masio Abdallah | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG) Samuel Surles | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-27 |
| 10:04 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 13-27 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Terence Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a 3 from the right corner | 13-30 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Larry Dean clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-30 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Darko Bochenski pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-30 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mitchell Currie | 13-30 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-30 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson travels with the ball | 13-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Trevor Stone, Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie | |
| 08:37 | Butler | Michel McAlexander clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-30 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Horne | 13-32 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-32 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Michel McAlexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-32 |
| 07:53 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 13-32 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Masio Abdallah comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-32 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks snags the defensive board | 13-32 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 13-32 |
| 07:24 | Butler | Masio Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) SG - Michael Pantoja (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Michael Horne (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Michael Pantoja hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Goran Kwapniewski | 15-32 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the shot from the left block set up by Wayne Wright | 15-34 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Pantoja | 18-34 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles is hacked by Michael Pantoja - foul #1 on Michael Pantoja, team foul #6 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF) Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright, Joshua Parks | |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Darko Bochenski - foul #2 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #7 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne grabs the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | John Landes takes the ball from Trevor Stone | 18-34 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Trevor Stone steps in front of the Masio Abdallah pass | 18-34 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Terence Smith takes the ball from Samuel Surles | 18-34 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling lays it up and in on a great pass from Terence Smith | 20-34 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Goran Kwapniewski swats the layup by Michael Horne | 20-34 |
| 04:59 | Butler | John Landes gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Duane Russell - foul #1 on Duane Russell, team foul #5 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Gabriel Gallo (PF) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Samuel Surles, Duane Russell, Mitchell Currie | |
| 04:44 | Butler | Masio Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:44 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Landes - foul #1 on John Landes, team foul #8 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 21-34 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Johnson Sparling can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 21-37 |
| 03:52 | Butler | John Landes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Dean | 23-37 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the follow up shot | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) C - Michael Horne (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Michael Horne is called for the reach on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on Michael Horne, team foul #6 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Wayne Wright, Joshua Parks, Michael Horne | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 23-39 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 02:27 | Butler | Darko Bochenski lays it in and the foul's on Mitchell Currie - foul #1 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #7 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:27 | Butler | Darko Bochenski makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Terence Smith takes the ball from Samuel Surles | 26-39 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Darko Bochenski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terence Smith | 28-39 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Darko Bochenski pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Johnson Sparling | 30-39 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell is fouled on the floor by Terence Smith - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #9 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Joshua Parks (PF) Edward Chapman, Mitchell Currie | |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:03 | Butler | John Landes connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 32-41 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-41 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 00:25 | Butler | John Landes can't connect on a runner near the basket | 32-41 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 32-44 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Duane Russell is called for the reach on Michael Pantoja - foul #2 on Duane Russell, team foul #8 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Samuel Surles, Duane Russell, Arthur Ward | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the halfcourt shot | 32-44 |