| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) PF - Robert Pham (fresh) C - Marion Ogata (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Scott Novello (fresh) SG - Jason Posey (fresh) SF - Robert Jetton (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) C - Brandon Morrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Brandon Morrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Portland | Robert Jetton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Posey - foul #1 on Jason Posey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Portland | Brandon Morrison pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Portland | Brandon Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Portland | Kevin Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Portland | Brandon Morrison double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is hacked by Brandon Morrison - foul #1 on Brandon Morrison, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Kevin Everton (PF), Victor Wagner (C) Scott Novello, Jason Posey, Robert Jetton, Kevin Williams, Brandon Morrison | |
| 17:18 | Butler | Robert Pham can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson tips it home | 2-0 |
| 17:02 | Portland | Michael Harris makes the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Teeter | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Portland | Kevin Everton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Pham - foul #1 on Robert Pham, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Brandon Morrison (C) Michael Harris, Victor Wagner | |
| 16:20 | Portland | Kevin Everton misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Portland | Kevin Everton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Morrison - foul #2 on Brandon Morrison, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Jetton (SF), Victor Wagner (C) Dion Kincaid, Brandon Morrison | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:56 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bublitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) SG - Jason Posey (fresh) SF - Robert Jetton (fresh) PF - Kevin Everton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Victor Wagner (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Portland | Robert Jetton can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 7-3 |
| 15:39 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Charles Plaisted clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:30 | Portland | Kevin Everton grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 15:18 | Portland | Kevin Everton connects on the shot in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Hertenstein | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | Portland | Kevin Everton double dribbles | 9-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Robert Pham (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Clarence Hertenstein, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Keith Stevenson, Jason Posey, Robert Jetton, Kevin Everton, Victor Wagner | |
| 14:48 | Butler | Adam Binkley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 14:38 | Portland | Scott Novello misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Robert Pham snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the easy layup | 9-5 |
| 14:09 | Portland | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:56 | Portland | Michael Harris travels with the ball | 9-5 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Adam Binkley | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Kevin Everton (PF) Michael Harris, Dion Kincaid, Alfred Fairchild | |
| 13:27 | Butler | Robert Pham connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 11-5 |
| 13:16 | Portland | Kevin Everton is hacked by Marion Ogata during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Marion Ogata, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Victor Wagner (C) Scott Novello, Robert Jetton, Kevin Williams | |
| 13:07 | Portland | Clarence Hertenstein swats the layup by Kevin Everton | 11-5 |
| 13:06 | Portland | Victor Wagner tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 13:04 | Portland | Victor Wagner grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:42 | Portland | Victor Wagner is hacked by Clarence Hertenstein - foul #1 on Clarence Hertenstein, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Keith Stevenson, Jason Posey, Dion Kincaid, Kevin Everton, Victor Wagner | |
| 12:37 | Portland | Robert Jetton is fouled on the floor by Charles Plaisted - foul #1 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Morrison (C) Kevin Williams | |
| 12:23 | Portland | Brandon Morrison misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 12:22 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 11:57 | Portland | The rebound goes to Scott Novello | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Scott Novello (fresh) SG - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jetton (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Fairchild (fresh) C - Brandon Morrison (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Portland | Scott Novello misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 11:41 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jetton - foul #1 on Robert Jetton, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Jason Posey (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Kevin Everton (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Scott Novello, Michael Harris, Robert Jetton, Alfred Fairchild, Brandon Morrison | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Jason Posey is called for the reach on Marion Ogata - foul #2 on Jason Posey, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (PF) Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Harris (SG), James Johnson (SF) Jason Posey, Dion Kincaid | |
| 10:54 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey buries a jumper from the right block set up by Paul Teeter | 13-5 |
| 10:35 | Portland | James Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Everton | 13-8 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Adam Binkley is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Stevenson - foul #1 on Keith Stevenson, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), Robert Jetton (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Victor Wagner (C) Keith Stevenson, Michael Harris, Kevin Everton, Kevin Williams | |
| 10:18 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the shot from the baseline | 15-8 |
| 10:06 | Portland | Marion Ogata denies the turnaround by Robert Jetton | 15-8 |
| 10:05 | Portland | Victor Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 09:55 | Portland | Thomas Mikkelson picks off the pass by Robert Jetton | 15-8 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Robert Pham misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Victor Wagner - foul #1 on Victor Wagner, team foul #7 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Kevin Everton (PF), Brandon Morrison (C) Scott Novello, James Johnson, Robert Jetton, Alfred Fairchild, Victor Wagner | |
| 09:45 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:31 | Portland | Brandon Morrison comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Plaisted - foul #2 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Charles Plaisted, Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG) Keith Stevenson | |
| 09:31 | Portland | Brandon Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:31 | Portland | Brandon Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:09 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the lay-in | 17-10 |
| 09:07 | Butler | John Bublitz grabs the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 08:48 | Butler | John Bublitz misses long on a floater near the basket | 17-10 |
| 08:47 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Teeter | 17-10 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 17-10 |
| 08:26 | Portland | Scott Novello grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:21 | Portland | Scott Novello misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 17-10 |
| 08:19 | Portland | Brandon Morrison tips it in | 17-12 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Michael Harris steals it from Thomas Mikkelson | 17-12 |
| 07:50 | Portland | Scott Novello banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Harris | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Scott Novello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dion Kincaid (fresh) PF - Kevin Everton (tiring) 3 pts. C - Brandon Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-14 |
| 07:14 | Portland | Kevin Everton is denied on a layup by John Bublitz | 19-14 |
| 07:13 | Butler | John Bublitz snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 06:50 | Butler | John Bublitz banks in the layup and he's fouled by Scott Novello - foul #1 on Scott Novello, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), James Johnson (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Scott Novello, Michael Harris, Dion Kincaid, Kevin Everton, Brandon Morrison | |
| 06:50 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:33 | Portland | Alfred Fairchild can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-14 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Robert Pham misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Jetton - foul #2 on Robert Jetton, team foul #9 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) John Bublitz | |
| Subs | Portland | Dion Kincaid (SF) Robert Jetton | |
| 06:02 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:02 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 05:51 | Portland | Robert Pham steals it from James Johnson | 24-14 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Robert Pham blows the layup | 24-14 |
| 05:32 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 05:12 | Butler | Adam Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Dion Kincaid - foul #1 on Dion Kincaid, team foul #10 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Harris (SG), Kevin Everton (PF), Victor Wagner (C) Dion Kincaid, Alfred Fairchild, Kevin Williams | |
| 04:57 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the free throw | 27-14 |
| 04:43 | Portland | Thomas Mikkelson is called for the reach on Michael Harris - foul #1 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Portland | Dion Kincaid (SF) James Johnson | |
| 04:28 | Portland | Kevin Everton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range | 27-14 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey hits a turnaround from close range set up by Thomas Mikkelson and he's fouled by Dion Kincaid - foul #2 on Dion Kincaid, team foul #11 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), James Johnson (SF), Brandon Morrison (C) Keith Stevenson, Dion Kincaid, Victor Wagner | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the free throw | 29-14 |
| 04:22 | Portland | Brandon Morrison snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 04:03 | Portland | Brandon Morrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Everton | 29-16 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Scott Novello steals it from Thomas Mikkelson in the backcourt | 29-16 |
| 03:56 | Portland | James Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Paul Teeter gets the rebound | 29-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Scott Novello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Everton (tiring) 3 pts. C - Brandon Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 03:32 | Portland | Kevin Everton pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| 03:09 | Portland | Scott Novello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Clarence Hertenstein, Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Jason Posey (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF) Scott Novello, Michael Harris, James Johnson, Kevin Everton | |
| 02:47 | Butler | John Bublitz knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Plaisted | 31-16 |
| 02:22 | Portland | Robert Jetton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Stevenson and the foul's on Robert Pham - foul #2 on Robert Pham, team foul #7 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), Kevin Everton (PF) Keith Stevenson, Alfred Fairchild | |
| 02:22 | Portland | Robert Jetton misses the free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:22 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Charles Plaisted is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-18 |
| 01:58 | Portland | Brandon Morrison comes up short on the floater in the paint | 31-18 |
| 01:56 | Portland | Brandon Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 01:36 | Portland | Scott Novello is fouled on the floor by John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #8 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Portland | Alfred Fairchild (PF) Kevin Everton | |
| 01:36 | Portland | Scott Novello misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein pulls down the rebound | 31-18 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Plaisted | 33-18 |
| 01:18 | Portland | Jason Posey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-20 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Adam Thompson is hacked by Brandon Morrison - foul #3 on Brandon Morrison, team foul #12 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Kevin Everton (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Scott Novello, Alfred Fairchild, Brandon Morrison | |
| 00:54 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:54 | Portland | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 00:35 | Portland | Adam Thompson denies the turnaround by Jason Posey | 34-20 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Charles Plaisted snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Keith Stevenson steals the ball from Thomas Mikkelson in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| 00:12 | Portland | Kevin Everton misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Portland | Alfred Fairchild (PF), Victor Wagner (C) Kevin Everton, Kevin Williams | |
| 00:03 | Portland | Robert Jetton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 00:02 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 34-20 |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Bublitz clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-20 |