| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) SG - Andres Marino (fresh) SF - Richard Balog (fresh) PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) SG - Jerome Dabbs (fresh) SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) PF - John Duncan (fresh) C - George Davenport (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | George Burkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andres Marino | 3-0 |
| 19:43 | Oregon | Joshua David is fouled on the floor by George Burkowski - foul #1 on George Burkowski, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Oregon | George Davenport's floater is tipped away by Melvin Flaherty | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Butler | Jerome Dabbs steps in front of the Clinton Miller pass | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Oregon | Rick Hardison lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Dabbs | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Butler | Richard Balog grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Jerome Dabbs steals it from Andres Marino | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Oregon | Joshua David clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Balog - foul #1 on Richard Balog, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Oregon | Joshua David misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Oregon | Joshua David makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Andres Marino drills a 3 from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 18:09 | Oregon | George Davenport clanks a turnaround near the basket | 6-3 |
| 18:07 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clinton Miller | 6-3 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua David - foul #1 on Joshua David, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), James McCade (SG), Thomas Gilbert (PF) George Burkowski, Andres Marino, Clinton Miller | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 17:52 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:32 | Oregon | George Davenport travels with the ball | 8-3 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (SF), Mark Parker (C) Richard Balog, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Blair (PF) John Duncan | |
| 17:19 | Butler | James McCade makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kris Price | 10-3 |
| 16:59 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua David | 10-6 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Luke Lyons comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Rick Hardison - foul #1 on Rick Hardison, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Kris Price, James McCade, Thomas Gilbert, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Oregon | Daniel Jackson (PG), Jonathan Neal (SG), James Thomas (SF), James Reynoso (PF) Joshua David, Jerome Dabbs, Rick Hardison, George Davenport | |
| 16:35 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Luke Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:22 | Oregon | John Blair is whistled for a carry | 11-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Balog (SF) Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Duncan (PF) James Reynoso | |
| 16:05 | Butler | Clinton Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andres Marino | 14-6 |
| 15:53 | Oregon | John Blair misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andres Marino - foul #1 on Andres Marino, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| 15:53 | Oregon | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:53 | Oregon | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) SG - Jonathan Neal (fresh) SF - James Thomas (fresh) PF - John Duncan (fresh) C - John Blair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Butler | John Duncan steals the ball from Richard Balog | 14-8 |
| 15:35 | Oregon | James Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG) Andres Marino | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG), George Davenport (C) Jonathan Neal, John Blair | |
| 15:15 | Oregon | The refs have stopped play. Joshua David is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 14-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG) George Burkowski | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs (SG) Joshua David | |
| 15:06 | Butler | Jerome Dabbs steps in front of the James McCade pass | 14-8 |
| 14:57 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Miller - foul #1 on Clinton Miller, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Gilbert (PF), Luke Lyons (C) Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Oregon | James Reynoso (PF) John Duncan | |
| 14:57 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:57 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:34 | Butler | James McCade connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Balog | 16-10 |
| 14:20 | Oregon | James McCade steps in front of the Jerome Dabbs pass | 16-10 |
| 14:17 | Butler | James McCade misses the easy layup | 16-10 |
| 14:16 | Oregon | George Davenport grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 14:08 | Oregon | George Davenport clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Richard Balog gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 14:02 | Butler | Richard Balog is denied on a layup by James Reynoso | 16-10 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert can't finish the layup | 16-10 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:19 | Butler | James McCade can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jerome Dabbs - foul #1 on Jerome Dabbs, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Kris Price, Richard Balog, Thomas Gilbert, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jonathan Neal (PG), Norman Gould (SG), Rick Hardison (SF), John Duncan (PF), John Blair (C) Daniel Jackson, Jerome Dabbs, James Thomas, James Reynoso, George Davenport | |
| 13:19 | Butler | James McCade misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:19 | Butler | James McCade misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:19 | Oregon | John Blair gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:07 | Oregon | Rick Hardison misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 16-10 |
| 13:05 | Oregon | John Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:55 | Oregon | Rick Hardison hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Norman Gould and the foul's on Clinton Miller - foul #2 on Clinton Miller, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF) James McCade, Clinton Miller | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG) Norman Gould | |
| 12:55 | Oregon | Rick Hardison misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Kyle Cole scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from George Burkowski | 18-12 |
| 12:29 | Oregon | Joshua David is fouled on the floor by Andres Marino - foul #2 on Andres Marino, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF) Andres Marino, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 12:13 | Oregon | John Duncan misses short on a floater from the right side | 18-12 |
| 12:12 | Oregon | John Duncan snags the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 11:58 | Oregon | Joshua David comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 11:56 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty grabs the board | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) SF - Luke Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Neal (fresh) SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Blair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Butler | John Duncan blocks the short jumper by Luke Lyons | 18-12 |
| 11:47 | Oregon | John Duncan grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 11:42 | Oregon | Joshua David knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Duncan | 18-15 |
| 11:14 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie loses the dribble to Jonathan Neal | 18-15 |
| 11:04 | Oregon | Joshua David clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 11:02 | Oregon | Rick Hardison grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:44 | Oregon | John Duncan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gilbert - foul #1 on Thomas Gilbert, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), James McCade (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Kyle Cole (PF) George Burkowski, Norberto Yazzie, Luke Lyons, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs (SG), James Thomas (SF), George Davenport (C) Jonathan Neal, Rick Hardison, John Blair | |
| 10:44 | Oregon | John Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Richard Balog is denied on a layup by John Duncan | 18-15 |
| 10:26 | Oregon | John Duncan snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | Oregon | James Thomas tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Kris Price makes the jumper from the right side set up by Richard Balog | 20-15 |
| 09:43 | Oregon | Kris Price is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #1 on Kris Price, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Parker (C) Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Oregon | Daniel Jackson (PG), James Reynoso (PF) Joshua David, John Duncan | |
| 09:43 | Oregon | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:43 | Oregon | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Kris Price travels with the ball | 20-17 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG) James McCade | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 09:13 | Oregon | George Davenport makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Jackson and he's hacked by Richard Balog - foul #2 on Richard Balog, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF) Richard Balog, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Oregon | Rick Hardison (SF) James Reynoso | |
| 09:13 | Oregon | George Davenport makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:58 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:57 | Oregon | Daniel Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:40 | Oregon | Daniel Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 08:39 | Oregon | George Davenport can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:21 | Butler | George Burkowski connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Gilbert | 22-20 |
| 08:09 | Oregon | Daniel Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 08:08 | Oregon | George Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:58 | Oregon | Mark Parker is called for the reach on George Davenport - foul #1 on Mark Parker, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Norberto Yazzie (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Kris Price, Luke Lyons, Thomas Gilbert, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG), John Blair (PF) Jerome Dabbs, James Thomas | |
| 07:58 | Oregon | George Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:58 | Oregon | George Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Flaherty | 22-21 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Kyle Cole comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Blair - foul #1 on John Blair, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jonathan Neal (SF), James Reynoso (PF) Rick Hardison, George Davenport | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Kyle Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) PF - Kyle Cole (fresh) 4 pts. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Neal (fresh) PF - James Reynoso (fresh) C - John Blair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Oregon | Daniel Jackson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua David | 24-24 |
| 07:03 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin Flaherty, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Norman Gould (SG) Daniel Jackson | |
| 06:46 | Oregon | Kyle Cole swats the short shot by John Blair | 24-24 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Kyle Cole gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:37 | Butler | James McCade comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-24 |
| 06:36 | Butler | George Burkowski gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:15 | Butler | George Burkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF) James McCade, Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs (SG), James Thomas (SF), John Duncan (PF), George Davenport (C) Norman Gould, Jonathan Neal, James Reynoso, John Blair | |
| 05:57 | Oregon | John Duncan connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua David and he's fouled by Thomas Gilbert - foul #2 on Thomas Gilbert, team foul #12 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), James McCade (SG), Kyle Cole (PF) George Burkowski, Norberto Yazzie, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Oregon | Rick Hardison (SF) James Thomas | |
| 05:57 | Oregon | John Duncan makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:36 | Butler | James McCade misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 05:34 | Oregon | The rebound goes to John Duncan | 24-27 |
| 05:18 | Oregon | Luke Lyons steals it from John Duncan | 24-27 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Kris Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Parker (C) Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 05:09 | Oregon | George Davenport buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joshua David | 24-29 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Kris Price is fouled on the floor by George Davenport - foul #1 on George Davenport, team foul #5 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Daniel Jackson (PG) Joshua David | |
| 04:34 | Butler | Kyle Cole's floater is knocked away by John Duncan | 24-29 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Mark Parker tips it home | 26-29 |
| 04:17 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs makes the 3 from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Luke Lyons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 04:06 | Oregon | George Davenport snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 04:00 | Oregon | Daniel Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 03:48 | Butler | James McCade misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 03:46 | Oregon | Daniel Jackson gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 03:36 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-35 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Mark Parker snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Luke Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Kris Price, James McCade, Luke Lyons, Kyle Cole, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG), James Thomas (SF), James Reynoso (PF), John Blair (C) Jerome Dabbs, Rick Hardison, John Duncan, George Davenport | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Reynoso (fresh) C - John Blair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Oregon | Joshua David connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Reynoso | 26-37 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Clinton Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Andres Marino is hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #6 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jonathan Neal (SG) Daniel Jackson | |
| 02:18 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by George Burkowski | 28-37 |
| 02:04 | Oregon | John Blair is fouled on the floor by Richard Balog - foul #3 on Richard Balog, team foul #13 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF) Richard Balog | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 02:04 | Oregon | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:04 | Oregon | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Clinton Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 01:42 | Oregon | James Reynoso grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:39 | Oregon | Joshua David is fouled in the backcourt by George Burkowski - foul #2 on George Burkowski, team foul #14 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs (SG), George Davenport (C) Jonathan Neal, James Reynoso | |
| 01:39 | Oregon | Joshua David makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:39 | Oregon | Joshua David makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Clinton Miller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Blair - foul #2 on John Blair, team foul #7 | 28-41 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Clinton Miller makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:19 | Butler | Clinton Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:00 | Oregon | The jump hook by George Davenport is blocked by Clinton Miller | 30-41 |
| 00:59 | Oregon | John Blair hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 00:43 | Butler | James Thomas steps in front of the Clinton Miller pass | 30-43 |
| 00:22 | Oregon | James Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Jerome Dabbs | 30-45 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 30-45 |
| 00:01 | Oregon | John Blair gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 00:00 | Oregon | John Blair clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-45 |