| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Robert Pham (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Wayne Young (fresh) SG - Jimmy Wendt (fresh) SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Carroll (fresh) C - William Crook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | William Crook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Northeastern | Wayne Young's pass is intercepted by Paul Teeter in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Butler | Matthew Miller steps in front of the Paul Teeter pass | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Pham - foul #1 on Robert Pham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Butler | William Crook is called for the reach on Thomas Mikkelson - foul #1 on William Crook, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Butler | Jimmy Wendt is called for the reach on Thomas Mikkelson - foul #1 on Jimmy Wendt, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter can't connect on a floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Northeastern | William Crook pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Northeastern | Wayne Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Miller | 2-6 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:14 | Northeastern | Wayne Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to Robert Pham | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Robert Pham comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Northeastern | William Crook clanks a shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Paul Teeter | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt buries a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #1 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Wyatt (PG), Adam Hilton (SF), William Dotson (PF), Tommy Parada (C) Wayne Young, Matthew Miller, Michael Carroll, William Crook | |
| 16:01 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - John Bublitz (fresh) C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) SG - Jimmy Wendt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Hilton (fresh) PF - William Dotson (fresh) C - Tommy Parada (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Butler | John Bublitz can't throw it down | 6-9 |
| 15:50 | Butler | John Bublitz hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 15:36 | Northeastern | John Bublitz denies the turnaround by Robert Wyatt | 8-9 |
| 15:35 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 15:33 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:17 | Butler | John Bublitz blows the layup | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Northeastern | William Dotson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Blake Taunton (SF) Jimmy Wendt | |
| 14:53 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:53 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Butler | John Bublitz can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the tip | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Adam Hilton | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | Northeastern | Blake Taunton lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Wyatt | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | Butler | John Bublitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Guarino (SG), William Crook (C) William Dotson, Tommy Parada | |
| 13:42 | Northeastern | John Bublitz steals it from Robert Wyatt | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Marion Ogata buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Bublitz | 10-13 |
| 13:07 | Northeastern | Robert Pham is called for the reach on Adam Hilton - foul #2 on Robert Pham, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wayne Young (PG), Matthew Miller (SF) Robert Wyatt, Adam Hilton | |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | William Crook hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Marion Ogata - foul #1 on Marion Ogata, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | William Crook makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | Northeastern | William Crook makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:41 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 12:39 | Northeastern | Wayne Young grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:22 | Northeastern | Robert Guarino makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-18 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Marion Ogata is fouled on the floor by Matthew Miller - foul #1 on Matthew Miller, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Carroll (PF), William Dotson (C) Robert Guarino, Blake Taunton, William Crook | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Plaisted (fresh) PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Wayne Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Dotson (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Clarence Hertenstein, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt (SG) Wayne Young | |
| 11:21 | Northeastern | John Bublitz blocks the short jumper by William Dotson | 10-18 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is called for 3 seconds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 10:40 | Northeastern | Matthew Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 10:39 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll tips it in | 10-20 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Dotson - foul #1 on William Dotson, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Adam Hilton (PG), Robert Guarino (SG), Blake Taunton (SF), Tommy Parada (C) Robert Wyatt, Jimmy Wendt, Matthew Miller, William Dotson | |
| 10:23 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:08 | Northeastern | Robert Guarino is whistled for a carry | 12-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wayne Young (PG) Michael Carroll | |
| 09:46 | Butler | John Bublitz drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Blake Taunton - foul #1 on Blake Taunton, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 09:46 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:46 | Northeastern | Tommy Parada pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:32 | Northeastern | Blake Taunton misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 14-20 |
| 09:30 | Northeastern | Blake Taunton snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 09:09 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Guarino | 14-22 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Adam Binkley is hacked by Robert Guarino - foul #1 on Robert Guarino, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Adam Binkley, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Wyatt (PG), Jimmy Wendt (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Michael Carroll (PF), William Dotson (C) Wayne Young, Robert Guarino, Adam Hilton, Blake Taunton, Tommy Parada | |
| 08:30 | Butler | William Dotson knocks away the 3 by Thomas Mikkelson | 14-22 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Paul Teeter snags the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein is denied on a layup by William Dotson | 14-22 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the tip | 14-22 |
| 08:05 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:42 | Northeastern | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wayne Young (PG), William Crook (C) Robert Wyatt, William Dotson | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) C - Adam Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Wayne Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimmy Wendt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Crook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Northeastern | William Crook drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Carroll | 14-24 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF) Thomas Mikkelson, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | William Dotson (PF) Michael Carroll | |
| 06:28 | Northeastern | Wayne Young misses the 3 from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Charles Plaisted scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 05:45 | Northeastern | Clarence Hertenstein steals the ball from William Dotson | 16-24 |
| 05:23 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 18-24 |
| 05:05 | Northeastern | William Dotson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Adam Thompson (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Wyatt (PG), Adam Hilton (SG), Blake Taunton (SF), Michael Carroll (PF), Tommy Parada (C) Wayne Young, Jimmy Wendt, Matthew Miller, William Dotson, William Crook | |
| 04:39 | Butler | A charge is called on Marion Ogata - foul #2 on Marion Ogata, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (C) Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 04:15 | Northeastern | Thomas McCrorey steps in front of the Tommy Parada pass | 18-24 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Tommy Parada is called for the reach on John Bublitz - foul #1 on Tommy Parada, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Matthew Miller (SF), William Crook (C) Blake Taunton, Tommy Parada | |
| 03:53 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:53 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:53 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 03:36 | Northeastern | The jump hook by Michael Carroll is blocked by Robert Pham | 19-24 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Robert Pham snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Crook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 02:57 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Thomas Mikkelson, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt (SG), William Dotson (PF) Robert Wyatt, Michael Carroll | |
| 02:57 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:57 | Northeastern | Adam Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:44 | Butler | Marion Ogata connects on the turnaround from close range | 24-25 |
| 02:29 | Northeastern | Matthew Miller misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Marion Ogata can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Crook - foul #2 on William Crook, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG) Paul Teeter | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Wayne Young (PG), Tommy Parada (C) Adam Hilton, William Crook | |
| 02:11 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:54 | Northeastern | William Dotson is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hertenstein - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Wyatt (SF) Matthew Miller | |
| 01:54 | Northeastern | William Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:54 | Northeastern | William Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses badly on a runner near the basket | 26-27 |
| 01:42 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 01:15 | Northeastern | The jumper by Jimmy Wendt is denied by Marion Ogata | 26-27 |
| 01:13 | Northeastern | William Dotson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:59 | Northeastern | Wayne Young's layup is rejected by Marion Ogata | 26-27 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Tommy Parada is called for the reach on Charles Plaisted - foul #2 on Tommy Parada, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF), John Bublitz (C) Clarence Hertenstein, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Matthew Miller (SF), Michael Carroll (PF), William Crook (C) Robert Wyatt, William Dotson, Tommy Parada | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:54 | Northeastern | Michael Carroll grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 00:30 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-30 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Charles Plaisted can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 00:21 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:15 | Northeastern | Wayne Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 00:13 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a floater from close range | 26-30 |
| 00:06 | Northeastern | Jimmy Wendt grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 00:02 | Northeastern | Wayne Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Robert Pham snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the fullcourt shot | 26-30 |