| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - David O'Dell (fresh) SG - Patrick Levitt (fresh) SF - Jarvis Garner (fresh) PF - Paul Golson (fresh) C - Jeffery Ziegenfuss (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 | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Butler | Paul Teeter is called for a backcourt violation | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Patrick Levitt | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Jackson State | David O'Dell snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Jackson State | David O'Dell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Robert Pham tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Marion Ogata tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Jackson State | David O'Dell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Jackson State | Paul Golson makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jarvis Garner | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Marion Ogata lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 6-4 |
| 17:45 | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Marion Ogata pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Robert Pham misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Levitt - foul #1 on Patrick Levitt, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Jackson State | Paul Golson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Jackson State | David O'Dell makes the contested 3 from straight away | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Robert Pham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David O'Dell - foul #1 on David O'Dell, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charles Edwards (PF) Paul Golson | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| 16:44 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:44 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:24 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:04 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Plaisted and the foul's on Jarvis Garner - foul #1 on Jarvis Garner, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (SF), Timothy Gajewski (C) Jarvis Garner, Jeffery Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG) Robert Pham | |
| 16:04 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | Jackson State | Timothy Gajewski pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - David O'Dell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Levitt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Merle (fresh) PF - Charles Edwards (fresh) C - Timothy Gajewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Jackson State | John Bublitz is called for the reach on David O'Dell - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Barry (SF) Patrick Levitt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:31 | Jackson State | Harry Merle can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:30 | Jackson State | Timothy Gajewski tips it home | 11-7 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harry Merle - foul #1 on Harry Merle, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Justin Claussen (SF), Paul Golson (PF) David O'Dell, Timothy Gajewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 15:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:12 | Jackson State | Paul Golson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Thomas Mikkelson | |
| 15:12 | Jackson State | Paul Golson misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:12 | Jackson State | Paul Golson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:00 | Butler | John Bublitz blows the layup | 12-8 |
| 14:59 | Jackson State | Robert Barry snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:42 | Jackson State | Charles Edwards misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 12-8 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Adam Binkley pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:28 | Butler | Justin Claussen denies the turnaround by Thomas McCrorey | 12-8 |
| 14:26 | Jackson State | Harry Merle gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:12 | Jackson State | Paul Teeter takes the ball from Justin Claussen | 12-8 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:49 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 12-8 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Robert Barry steals the ball from John Bublitz | 12-8 |
| 13:15 | Jackson State | Paul Golson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Golson, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David O'Dell (PG), Patrick Levitt (SG), Jarvis Garner (SF), Timothy Gajewski (PF), Jeffery Ziegenfuss (C) Harry Merle, Robert Barry, Justin Claussen, Paul Golson, Charles Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Robert Pham (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| 12:56 | Butler | Patrick Levitt takes the ball from Thomas Mikkelson | 12-8 |
| 12:52 | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt misses the easy layup | 12-8 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Charles Plaisted knocks in the shot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:15 | Jackson State | David O'Dell double dribbles | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Robert Pham can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David O'Dell - foul #2 on David O'Dell, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (PG) David O'Dell | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:08 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:08 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:57 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 11:56 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 11:55 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss grabs the offensive board | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Harry Merle (fresh) SG - Patrick Levitt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jarvis Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gajewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Ziegenfuss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Thomas McCrorey - foul #1 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charles Edwards (PF) Timothy Gajewski | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas McCrorey | |
| 11:40 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:40 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 13-13 |
| 11:08 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Robert Pham can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 13-13 |
| 10:39 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:23 | Jackson State | Harry Merle's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pham | 13-13 |
| 10:21 | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner is fouled on the floor by Robert Pham - foul #1 on Robert Pham, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Barry (PG), Justin Claussen (SF), Paul Golson (PF) Harry Merle, Jarvis Garner, Jeffery Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Robert Pham, Clarence Hertenstein, Marion Ogata | |
| 09:56 | Jackson State | Paul Golson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 09:55 | Butler | Adam Binkley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Thompson | 13-16 |
| 09:33 | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt knocks in the shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:12 | Jackson State | Robert Barry grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Jackson State | Charles Edwards hits a jumper in the lane set up by Patrick Levitt | 17-16 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 08:31 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 08:30 | Jackson State | Robert Barry gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:14 | Jackson State | Paul Golson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Charles Edwards - foul #1 on Charles Edwards, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harry Merle (PG), Jarvis Garner (SF), Jeffery Ziegenfuss (C) Patrick Levitt, Justin Claussen, Charles Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Adam Binkley, Adam Thompson | |
| 07:55 | Butler | Charles Plaisted misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:55 | Butler | Charles Plaisted makes the 3rd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Harry Merle (fresh) SG - Robert Barry (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jarvis Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Golson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffery Ziegenfuss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Pham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Jackson State | Harry Merle drills a floater from the right side | 21-18 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Barry - foul #1 on Robert Barry, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt (SG), Timothy Gajewski (PF) Robert Barry, Paul Golson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Clarence Hertenstein (PF) Charles Plaisted, John Bublitz | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:12 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 06:43 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the jumper in the lane | 24-21 |
| 06:35 | Jackson State | Harry Merle is fouled on the floor by Paul Teeter - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG) Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 06:24 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 06:23 | Jackson State | Timothy Gajewski can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Robert Pham grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Jarvis Garner is called for the reach on Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Jarvis Garner, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Justin Claussen (SF) Jarvis Garner | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:17 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:58 | Jackson State | Timothy Gajewski is whistled for a carry | 24-22 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Charles Edwards (PF) Patrick Levitt | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:44 | Butler | Harry Merle picks off the pass by Adam Binkley | 24-22 |
| 05:39 | Jackson State | Harry Merle misses the easy layup | 24-22 |
| 05:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 24-22 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Teeter | 24-24 |
| 04:57 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Pham - foul #2 on Robert Pham, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Barry (PG), Paul Golson (PF) Timothy Gajewski, Harry Merle | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Charles Plaisted (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Adam Binkley, Thomas McCrorey, Robert Pham, Marion Ogata | |
| 04:57 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:57 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 25-24 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Plaisted | 25-27 |
| 04:16 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson drills a 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Robert Barry (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Charles Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Claussen (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Golson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffery Ziegenfuss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Jackson State | Charles Edwards's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mikkelson | 28-30 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Charles Plaisted lays it up and in set up by Thomas Mikkelson | 28-32 |
| 03:14 | Jackson State | Justin Claussen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 03:13 | Jackson State | Charles Edwards misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 03:12 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Bublitz | 28-32 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Teeter | 28-35 |
| 02:38 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss is hacked by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #1 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #7 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David O'Dell (PG), Patrick Levitt (SG), Jarvis Garner (SF), Timothy Gajewski (PF) Robert Barry, Charles Edwards, Justin Claussen, Paul Golson | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Robert Pham (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Thomas Mikkelson, Charles Plaisted, John Bublitz, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| 02:38 | Jackson State | Jeffery Ziegenfuss misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Ziegenfuss - foul #1 on Jeffery Ziegenfuss, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edward Warren (C) Jeffery Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:17 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:17 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 01:58 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner banks in the layup set up by Patrick Levitt | 30-35 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Marion Ogata knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 01:22 | Jackson State | Jarvis Garner can't connect on a runner from the left block | 30-37 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Robert Pham snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Gajewski - foul #1 on Timothy Gajewski, team foul #11 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Paul Golson (PF) Edward Warren | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:03 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Marion Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:40 | Jackson State | Patrick Levitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Robert Pham hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Binkley | 30-40 |
| 00:02 | Jackson State | Paul Golson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-40 |