| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (fresh) SG - Richard Lockhart (fresh) SF - Richard Elledge (fresh) PF - Clyde Billingsley (fresh) C - William Kalinoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Robert Pham (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Marion Ogata wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Lockhart | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Thomas McCrorey steals the ball from Richard Lockhart | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Marion Ogata connects on the jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Colorado | Charles Coats splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Teeter | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:50 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley tips it in | 4-8 |
| 17:45 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 17:43 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 4-8 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Lockhart - foul #1 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), David Smith (SG), Roger Jumper (SF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Richard Lockhart, Richard Elledge, William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), John Bublitz (PF) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham | |
| 17:16 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:59 | Colorado | William Burns is called for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein (C) Marion Ogata | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Adam Binkley double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | William Burns clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 16:46 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Charles Plaisted's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley clanks a shot in the lane | 4-10 |
| 16:26 | Colorado | William Burns tips it home | 6-10 |
| 15:57 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the lay-in | 6-10 |
| 15:56 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Clyde Billingsley | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Roger Jumper (fresh) PF - Clyde Billingsley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fairly fresh) SG - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) PF - John Bublitz (fresh) C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Colorado | William Burns knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | Butler | John Bublitz connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Hertenstein | 8-12 |
| 15:19 | Colorado | William Burns clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:12 | Butler | John Bublitz can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 15:11 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:52 | Colorado | John Bublitz is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Richard Elledge (SF), Michael Friar (C) William Burns, David Smith, Roger Jumper, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Thomas McCrorey, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Richard Lockhart is called for the reach on Thomas Mikkelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (SG), William Kalinoski (C) Richard Lockhart, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:19 | Butler | Charles Coats steals the ball from Paul Teeter | 11-12 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | Michael Friar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Thompson - foul #1 on Adam Thompson, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:44 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Robert Pham tips it home | 12-14 |
| 13:20 | Colorado | Richard Elledge shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:01 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:56 | Colorado | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Charles Coats - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley (PF) Michael Friar | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Thompson | |
| 12:40 | Colorado | Charles Coats is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| 12:38 | Butler | Paul Teeter double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 12:30 | Colorado | Charles Coats hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:28 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Jumper | 14-14 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Richard Elledge picks off the pass by Thomas McCrorey | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Roger Jumper (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Elledge (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Billingsley (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kalinoski (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Colorado | William Kalinoski drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Elledge | 16-14 |
| 11:36 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 11:34 | Colorado | William Kalinoski snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:30 | Colorado | John Bublitz picks off the pass by Clyde Billingsley | 16-14 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein tips it in | 16-16 |
| 10:46 | Colorado | Charles Coats is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 10:45 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:40 | Colorado | Charles Coats is fouled on the floor by Clarence Hertenstein - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), David Smith (SG), Michael Friar (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Roger Jumper, Clyde Billingsley, William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 10:32 | Colorado | Michael Friar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is whistled for a carry | 16-16 |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Burns | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Plaisted | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Richard Elledge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | Richard Elledge grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:46 | Colorado | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Adam Thompson - foul #2 on Adam Thompson, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF) Richard Elledge, Michael Friar | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson | |
| 08:27 | Colorado | William Burns misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Billingsley - foul #1 on Clyde Billingsley, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), Michael Friar (PF), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Clyde Billingsley, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (C) Marion Ogata | |
| 07:56 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (tiring) SF - Roger Jumper (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Friar (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Kalinoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) PF - Robert Pham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Pham - foul #1 on Robert Pham, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Robert Pham | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:36 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses the fadeaway from the left block | 19-19 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:01 | Butler | John Bublitz drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 06:48 | Colorado | Clarence Hertenstein is called for the reach on William Kalinoski - foul #2 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF) David Smith, Michael Friar | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (PF) Thomas Mikkelson, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 06:48 | Colorado | William Kalinoski misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Robert Pham can't connect on a floater near the basket | 19-21 |
| 06:24 | Colorado | William Kalinoski snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Charles Plaisted steps in front of the William Kalinoski pass | 19-21 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Charles Plaisted loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Roger Jumper, William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas McCrorey | |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Marion Ogata steals the ball from Richard Elledge | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the jumpshot from the right side | 19-21 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Marion Ogata gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Robert Pham is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Elledge - foul #1 on Richard Elledge, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Friar (PF) Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) John Bublitz | |
| 05:16 | Butler | Robert Pham clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 19-21 |
| 05:14 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:54 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Marion Ogata snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 04:16 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart jams it | 21-24 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Marion Ogata lays it in uncontested | 21-26 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lockhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Elledge (tired) 2 pts. PF - Michael Friar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Kalinoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tired) 9 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) | |
| 03:46 | Butler | Richard Lockhart steals the ball from Thomas McCrorey in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Charles Coats hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Lockhart | 25-26 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Michael Friar snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 02:54 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Adam Thompson snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is hacked by Charles Coats in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Coats, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF) Richard Elledge, Michael Friar | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Kalinoski - foul #1 on William Kalinoski, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| 02:28 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:16 | Colorado | William Kalinoski knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Roger Jumper | 27-27 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Thompson (C) Charles Plaisted, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 01:55 | Colorado | William Kalinoski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Kalinoski, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Lockhart - foul #3 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), David Smith (SG), Michael Friar (PF) Charles Coats, Richard Lockhart, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| 01:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | William Kalinoski snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:18 | Colorado | William Kalinoski blows the layup but the foul's on John Bublitz - foul #2 on John Bublitz, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Adam Binkley, Thomas McCrorey | |
| 01:18 | Colorado | William Kalinoski makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Colorado | William Kalinoski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland (C) William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Paul Teeter, John Bublitz | |
| 00:49 | Colorado | Michael Friar loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Copeland - foul #1 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Burns | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Michael Friar steals the ball from Marion Ogata | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Michael Friar comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-28 |