| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) C - Houston Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Shannon Renick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Houston Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Butler | John Weber misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Richard Schantz gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Butler | John Weber hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Zachary Hall knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Ross | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Butler | Richard Schantz buries a jump hook from close range | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Turpin - foul #1 on Robert Turpin, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Robert Turpin clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Shannon Renick - foul #1 on Shannon Renick, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Zachary Hall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Robert Turpin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Houston Smith | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Robert Turpin is hacked by Shannon Renick - foul #2 on Shannon Renick, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF), Henry Fortune (C) John Weber, Houston Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Richard Shorts, Shannon Renick | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Robert Turpin connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eric Furlow | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Marcus Craig - foul #1 on Marcus Craig, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Michael McCade (SF) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Gregg Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Don McCredie clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Michael McCade is hacked by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), John Weber (SF), Houston Smith (C) Joseph King, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Gregg Curry, Don McCredie, Richard Parker | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Weber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Fortune (fresh) C - Houston Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Eric Furlow lays it in | 10-6 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | John Weber is called for the reach on Daniel Carter - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Houston Smith - foul #1 on Houston Smith, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Carter (SF) Don McCredie | |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Stanley Fries's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Daniel Carter, Stanley Fries | |
| 14:53 | Butler | Richard Parker steals it from Houston Smith | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Gregg Curry knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Zachary Hall | 10-8 |
| 14:15 | Butler | Robert Turpin knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Furlow and he's fouled by Zachary Hall - foul #1 on Zachary Hall, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Henry Fortune | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Gregg Curry, Richard Parker | |
| 14:15 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Robert Ross steps out of bounds on the baseline | 13-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SG), Michael McCade (SF) Robert Turpin, John Weber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG) Carl Gilbert | |
| 13:43 | Butler | Richard Schantz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Daniel Carter scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Zachary Hall | 16-10 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Michael McCade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG) Eric Furlow | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Richard Shorts (PF) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Stanley Fries | |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Houston Smith blocks the jumper by Charles Douglas | 16-10 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Carter | 16-10 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Gregg Curry buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Douglas | 16-13 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Joseph King loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG), John Weber (SF), Henry Fortune (C) Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Houston Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Stanley Fries (PF) Charles Douglas, Gregg Curry, Richard Shorts | |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Daniel Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Daniel Carter | |
| 12:00 | Butler | John Weber knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Furlow | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Fortune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Robert Ross is hacked by Henry Fortune - foul #1 on Henry Fortune, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Houston Smith (C) Henry Fortune | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Richard Schantz - foul #1 on Richard Schantz, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Fortune (PF) Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Gregg Curry, Wayne Alford | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Houston Smith gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Douglas - foul #1 on Charles Douglas, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Richard Shorts | |
| 11:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Fortune - foul #2 on Henry Fortune, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF), Sean Champlin (PF) John Weber, Henry Fortune | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Richard Parker, Wayne Alford | |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:57 | Butler | Houston Smith snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 21-15 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Douglas | 21-15 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Daniel Carter clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Daniel Carter tips it home | 21-17 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Daniel Carter denies the turnaround by Houston Smith | 21-17 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Eric Furlow gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:33 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Houston Smith is blocked by Richard Shorts | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Gregg Curry pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is hacked by Sean Champlin - foul #1 on Sean Champlin, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), John Weber (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, Houston Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Zachary Hall, Gregg Curry, Richard Shorts, Daniel Carter | |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:11 | Butler | Sean Champlin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Sean Champlin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Alford - foul #1 on Wayne Alford, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Charles Douglas | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Sean Champlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Sean Champlin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Richard Schantz - foul #2 on Richard Schantz, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Carter (SF) Don McCredie | |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Michael McCade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Richard Parker pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Robert Ross comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 23-19 |
| 08:25 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 08:14 | Butler | John Weber is fouled on the floor by Wayne Alford - foul #2 on Wayne Alford, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Carl Gilbert, Daniel Carter, Richard Parker, Wayne Alford | |
| 08:14 | Butler | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:14 | Butler | John Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Robert Ross is hacked by Michael McCade - foul #1 on Michael McCade, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG), Houston Smith (C) Marcus Craig, Sean Champlin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Weber (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael McCade (fresh) C - Houston Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - Shannon Renick (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Butler | Joseph King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 07:37 | Butler | Houston Smith gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:22 | Butler | John Weber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Turpin and the foul's on Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Richard Parker | |
| 07:22 | Butler | John Weber makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Don McCredie | 28-24 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Eric Furlow double dribbles | 28-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Robert Ross, Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Zachary Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Shorts | 28-27 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Eric Furlow lays it in and he's hacked by Zachary Hall - foul #2 on Zachary Hall, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF), Sean Champlin (PF) John Weber, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Stanley Fries (PF) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Richard Shorts | |
| 06:28 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Shannon Renick misses the tip | 31-27 |
| 06:06 | Butler | Sean Champlin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Robert Ross takes the ball from Robert Turpin | 31-27 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Gregg Curry connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Fries | 31-29 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Robert Turpin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Robert Ross is hacked by Robert Turpin - foul #2 on Robert Turpin, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, Houston Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Gregg Curry, Daniel Carter, Stanley Fries | |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Sean Champlin grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Sean Champlin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael McCade | 33-29 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Don McCredie connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Eric Furlow hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael McCade | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Craig (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sean Champlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McCade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shannon Renick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Don McCredie travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), Richard Schantz (PF), Houston Smith (C) Eric Furlow, Marcus Craig, Sean Champlin, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Robert Ross, Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| 03:07 | Butler | John Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Zachary Hall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 02:45 | Butler | John Weber pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:33 | Butler | Zachary Hall steals the ball from John Weber | 36-31 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Zachary Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF) John Weber | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:53 | Butler | Houston Smith drills a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Turpin | 38-31 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Richard Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Shannon Renick tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Richard Schantz knocks in the floater from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Daniel Carter blows the layup but the foul's on Houston Smith - foul #2 on Houston Smith, team foul #12 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Michael McCade (SF), Henry Fortune (C) Joseph King, Robert Turpin, Houston Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (PF) Richard Parker | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Shannon Renick picks off the pass by Henry Fortune | 40-35 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Daniel Carter knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Zachary Hall | 40-37 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Eric Furlow is hacked by Zachary Hall - foul #3 on Zachary Hall, team foul #10 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG), John Weber (SF), Sean Champlin (C) Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Shannon Renick | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-37 |