| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Houston Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Weber inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | John Weber misses short on a shot near the basket | 27-34 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper loses the dribble to Eric Furlow in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Eric Furlow is called for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF), Earl Nelson (PF) Jack Adams, Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones is hacked by Eric Furlow - foul #1 on Eric Furlow, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper is fouled on the floor by Eric Furlow - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| 18:47 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Nelson | 30-34 |
| 18:24 | Butler | John Weber is hacked by David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF) Patrick Cooper, George Christensen, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:14 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the driving attempt from the left block | 30-34 |
| 18:13 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 30-34 |
| 18:01 | Butler | Richard Schantz gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Earl Nelson steals it from Richard Schantz | 30-34 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the easy layup | 30-34 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler is hacked by Richard Schantz - foul #2 on Richard Schantz, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), George Christensen (SG), Joseph Foster (PF) Mack Deming, Jack Adams, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:10 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Joseph Foster is denied by Houston Smith | 30-34 |
| 17:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Houston Smith | 30-34 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Robert Turpin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:41 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Eric Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Robert Turpin double dribbles | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Henry Fortune (C) Robert Turpin, John Weber, Houston Smith | |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG) Eric Furlow | |
| 16:01 | Butler | Henry Fortune buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael McCade (fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Fortune (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Richard Schantz swats the layup by Jason Jones | 30-37 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Michael McCade misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Marcus Craig tips it in | 30-39 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Joseph King steps in front of the Patrick Cooper pass | 30-39 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 14:40 | Butler | Marcus Craig can't tip it in | 30-39 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Henry Fortune is called for the reach on Jack Adams - foul #1 on Henry Fortune, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Berdy Ziler (C) Patrick Cooper, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Earl Nelson, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), John Weber (SF), Houston Smith (C) Joseph King, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Richard Schantz | |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster slams it home | 32-39 |
| 13:43 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-39 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Houston Smith misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 13:20 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, Berdy Ziler | |
| Subs | Butler | Sean Champlin (PF) Henry Fortune | |
| 12:58 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 34-42 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Houston Smith misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mack Deming - foul #2 on Mack Deming, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Sean Champlin | |
| 12:26 | Butler | Houston Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Houston Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Schantz - foul #3 on Richard Schantz, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF) Robert Seamon, George Christensen, Jack Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Houston Smith connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Turpin | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 5 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Houston Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Houston Smith steals it from Jason Jones | 36-45 |
| 11:06 | Butler | John Weber is hacked by Patrick Cooper - foul #2 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF) John Weber | |
| 11:01 | Butler | Marcus Craig is called for traveling | 36-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Fortune (C) Houston Smith | |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson tips it in | 38-45 |
| 10:34 | Butler | Robert Seamon steps in front of the Henry Fortune pass | 38-45 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Marcus Craig steals the ball from Berdy Ziler | 38-45 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | George Christensen's pass is intercepted by Henry Fortune | 38-45 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Marcus Craig scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Furlow | 38-48 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Schantz - foul #4 on Richard Schantz, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, George Christensen, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), John Weber (SF), Houston Smith (C) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, Richard Schantz | |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Henry Fortune can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Foster - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF) Jack Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:59 | Butler | Henry Fortune makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:59 | Butler | Henry Fortune misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 08:43 | Butler | John Weber pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 08:38 | Butler | John Weber misses the runner from close range | 39-49 |
| 08:36 | Butler | Houston Smith grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Weber | 39-52 |
| 08:07 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster's fadeaway is rejected by Houston Smith | 39-52 |
| 08:05 | Butler | Joseph King grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 07:48 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 07:47 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming grabs the board | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Fortune (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Houston Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming's pass is intercepted by Marcus Craig | 39-52 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Joseph King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Houston Smith tips it home | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mack Deming | 42-54 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Houston Smith is whistled for a carry | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, David Fitzgerald, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) Joseph King, Marcus Craig, John Weber, Henry Fortune | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | George Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-54 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Schantz gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Richard Schantz tips it in | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-56 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:34 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the fadeaway in the lane | 42-58 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses the shot in the lane | 42-58 |
| 05:20 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson hits the follow up shot | 44-58 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Jack Adams swats the short shot by Robert Turpin | 44-58 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | George Christensen tips it in | 46-58 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Richard Schantz buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael McCade and he's hacked by Berdy Ziler - foul #1 on Berdy Ziler, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) Jack Adams, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF), Henry Fortune (C) Michael McCade, Houston Smith | |
| 04:07 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Turpin picks off the pass by George Christensen | 46-60 |
| 03:25 | Butler | John Weber connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Turpin | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Christensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Henry Fortune (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Schantz picks off the pass by Dikembe Masudi | 46-62 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Eric Furlow hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Henry Fortune | 46-65 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Christensen and he's hacked by Richard Schantz - foul #5 on Richard Schantz, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF), Earl Nelson (C) George Christensen, David Fitzgerald, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Marcus Craig (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Sean Champlin (C) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, John Weber, Richard Schantz | |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Henry Fortune lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph King | 49-67 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-67 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Henry Fortune grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Mack Deming - foul #3 on Mack Deming, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) Mack Deming, Patrick Cooper, Earl Nelson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:39 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Marcus Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams slams it home set up by Jason Jones | 51-69 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Sean Champlin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-69 |
| 01:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Fortune | 51-69 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Joseph King misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Masudi - foul #5 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Sean Champlin is called for the reach on Jack Adams - foul #1 on Sean Champlin, team foul #8 | 51-71 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Sean Champlin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Butler | Marcus Craig is fouled on the floor by Jason Jones - foul #1 on Jason Jones, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams connects on the floater from the left side | 53-71 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph King runs out the clock | 53-71 |