| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andrew Hymel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brendel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Pendergraft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Zuziak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pierre Shores (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Masio Abdallah inbounds the ball | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Larry Dean can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-22 |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 19:20 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak is fouled on the floor by Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 19:11 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft hits a jump hook from the baseline | 40-24 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Pierre Shores is called for the reach on Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on Pierre Shores, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 18:29 | Butler | The short jumper by John Landes is denied by Pierre Shores | 40-24 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski tips it in | 42-24 |
| 18:03 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Johnson Sparling - foul #2 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 18:03 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 18:03 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 18:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Darko Bochenski | 42-25 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Ronald Brendel steals it from Johnson Sparling | 42-25 |
| 17:23 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Spencer Pendergraft and the foul's on Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF) Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 17:23 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:58 | Butler | Darko Bochenski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hymel - foul #2 on Andrew Hymel, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), John Millner (SF) Andrew Hymel, Spencer Pendergraft | |
| 16:45 | Butler | Masio Abdallah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 16:43 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ronald Brendel | 42-28 |
| 16:27 | Youngstown State | The jumper by Melvin Zuziak is denied by Masio Abdallah | 42-28 |
| 16:26 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 16:15 | Youngstown State | John Millner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:01 | Butler | The short jumper by Terence Smith is denied by Pierre Shores | 42-31 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) SG - Ronald Brendel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Millner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Zuziak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pierre Shores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled on the floor by John Millner - foul #2 on John Millner, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG), Spencer Pendergraft (SF), Gregory Brock (C) Ronald Brendel, Melvin Zuziak, Pierre Shores | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Johnson Sparling makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pantoja and he's hacked by Gregory Brock - foul #1 on Gregory Brock, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:11 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:04 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 15:03 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 14:37 | Butler | John Landes scores on a runner near the basket set up by Larry Dean and he's fouled by Gregory Brock - foul #2 on Gregory Brock, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 14:37 | Butler | John Landes makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| 14:21 | Youngstown State | Johnson Sparling steals the ball from Gregory Brock | 47-31 |
| 14:01 | Butler | John Landes knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darko Bochenski | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:46 | Youngstown State | John Millner buries a shot from the left side set up by Andrew Hymel | 49-33 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 13:18 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Spencer Pendergraft | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:10 | Youngstown State | John Millner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Darko Bochenski snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 12:45 | Butler | John Landes knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Johnson Sparling | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | John Millner misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 12:23 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Masio Abdallah can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 11:55 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock grabs the board | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Landes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andrew Hymel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rafferty (fairly fresh) SF - Spencer Pendergraft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Millner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock blows the layup | 51-33 |
| 11:49 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Brock | 51-33 |
| 11:35 | Youngstown State | John Millner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 11:34 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hymel | 51-33 |
| 11:16 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft double dribbles | 51-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski, John Landes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon (PG), Ronald Brendel (SG), Jonathan Cleveland (SF), Melvin Zuziak (PF), Pierre Shores (C) Andrew Hymel, Kevin Rafferty, Spencer Pendergraft, John Millner, Gregory Brock | |
| 10:52 | Butler | Larry Dean loses the dribble to Ronald Brendel | 51-33 |
| 10:34 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Joey Welch grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Michael Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Cleveland - foul #1 on Jonathan Cleveland, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Darko Bochenski (PF) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 10:06 | Butler | Michel McAlexander connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Darko Bochenski | 53-33 |
| 09:51 | Youngstown State | Ronald Brendel knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Lemmon | 53-36 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Darko Bochenski misses the lay-in | 53-36 |
| 09:28 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Pierre Shores | 53-36 |
| 09:16 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Johnson Sparling (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Michael Pantoja | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 08:54 | Butler | Terence Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-36 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Darko Bochenski tips it in | 55-36 |
| 08:39 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #1 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF), Joey Welch (C) Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG), Spencer Pendergraft (SF) Clyde Lemmon, Jonathan Cleveland | |
| 08:39 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 08:39 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Johnson Sparling knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Goran Kwapniewski | 58-38 |
| 08:01 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-38 |
| 08:00 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores snags the offensive board | 58-38 |
| 07:51 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-38 |
| 07:50 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft misses the tip | 58-38 |
| 07:48 | Youngstown State | Spencer Pendergraft grabs the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andrew Hymel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brendel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Spencer Pendergraft (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Melvin Zuziak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pierre Shores (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Brendel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-38 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Michael Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Michael Pantoja makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 61-38 |
| 07:03 | Youngstown State | Ronald Brendel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-38 |
| 07:02 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel tips it back up and in | 61-40 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Johnson Sparling banks in the layup | 63-40 |
| 06:45 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-40 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Johnson Sparling pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brendel - foul #3 on Ronald Brendel, team foul #7 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Terence Smith, Johnson Sparling, Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG), John Millner (SF), Gregory Brock (PF), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Andrew Hymel, Ronald Brendel, Spencer Pendergraft, Melvin Zuziak, Pierre Shores | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 06:21 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock drills a floater from the left wing set up by Clyde Lemmon | 65-42 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Darko Bochenski and he's hacked by Kevin Rafferty - foul #3 on Kevin Rafferty, team foul #8 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 05:55 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski makes the free throw | 68-42 |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | Michael Pantoja steals the ball from Clyde Lemmon | 68-42 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo is hacked by Gregory Brock - foul #3 on Gregory Brock, team foul #9 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 69-42 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Gabriel Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-42 |
| 05:12 | Youngstown State | Michel McAlexander steps in front of the Kevin Rafferty pass in the backcourt | 70-42 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Michel McAlexander can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Clyde Lemmon - foul #1 on Clyde Lemmon, team foul #10 | 70-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (C) Joey Welch | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 04:52 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 04:39 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Millner and he's hacked by Gabriel Gallo - foul #1 on Gabriel Gallo, team foul #5 | 72-44 |
| 04:39 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock makes the free throw | 72-45 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the fadeaway from the right side | 72-45 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski gets the offensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 72-45 |
| 03:46 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 72-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Millner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Brock (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfredo Reyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Brock | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Butler | Michel McAlexander's pass is intercepted by Kevin Rafferty in the backcourt | 72-48 |
| 03:23 | Youngstown State | John Millner misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 72-48 |
| 03:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Kwapniewski | 72-48 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Michael Pantoja misses the floater from the left side | 72-48 |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Clyde Lemmon | 72-48 |
| 02:48 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 02:46 | Youngstown State | John Millner tips it back up and in | 72-50 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Johnson Sparling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-50 |
| 02:22 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to John Millner | 72-50 |
| 02:17 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Millner | 72-52 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 01:53 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 01:35 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 01:33 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon tips it home | 72-54 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the driving attempt from close range | 72-54 |
| 01:07 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Reyes | 72-54 |
| 00:54 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 00:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnson Sparling | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Johnson Sparling hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michel McAlexander and he's fouled by Wilfredo Reyes - foul #1 on Wilfredo Reyes, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Joey Welch (C) Gabriel Gallo | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:31 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:31 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock grabs the board | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock is hacked by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #6 | 74-54 |
| 00:21 | Youngstown State | John Millner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Rafferty | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander runs out the clock | 74-57 |