| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) SG - John Button (fresh) SF - Christopher Robinson (fresh) PF - Anthony Hill (fresh) C - John Loftin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) C - Houston Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Houston Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Houston Smith is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Richard Schantz - foul #1 on Richard Schantz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Schantz | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Butler | John Weber drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson misses long on a runner in the lane | 1-3 |
| 18:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Weber | 1-3 |
| 18:17 | Butler | John Weber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Loftin | 1-3 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson tips it home | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses long on a runner near the basket | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill buries a shot from the right block | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Houston Smith buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Turpin | 5-5 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Button | 7-5 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Robert Turpin can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | John Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Furlow - foul #1 on Eric Furlow, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Marcus Craig (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Henry Fortune (PF), Sean Champlin (C) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, John Weber, Richard Schantz, Houston Smith | |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Michael McCade pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | Butler | Marcus Craig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson is fouled on the floor by Michael McCade - foul #1 on Michael McCade, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Brandon Bright (SF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, John Button, Christopher Robinson, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright's floater is tipped away by Sean Champlin | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Henry Fortune | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) SG - Craig Keen (fresh) SF - Brandon Bright (fresh) PF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) SG - Marcus Craig (fresh) SF - Michael McCade (fresh) PF - Henry Fortune (fresh) C - Sean Champlin (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Marcus Craig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Butler | Sean Champlin snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:29 | Butler | Michael McCade's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Bright | 8-5 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Sean Champlin tips it in | 8-7 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Hampton | 11-7 |
| 15:08 | Butler | Marcus Craig comes up short on the runner near the basket | 11-7 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen connects on the floater from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 14:21 | Butler | Henry Fortune clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Sean Champlin grabs the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Sean Champlin clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Hampton - foul #1 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #1 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), John Button (SG), Christopher Robinson (SF), John Loftin (C) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Anthony Hill, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), John Weber (SF), Houston Smith (C) Joseph King, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade, Henry Fortune | |
| 14:13 | Butler | Sean Champlin misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Sean Champlin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Sean Champlin blocks the short jumper by John Button | 13-8 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 13:48 | Butler | John Weber snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Sean Champlin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Furlow | 13-10 |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Turpin steals the ball from John Button | 13-10 |
| 13:14 | Butler | Robert Turpin lays it up and in | 13-12 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Houston Smith is called for the reach on John Loftin - foul #1 on Houston Smith, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor (PF) Brandon Bright | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Sean Champlin | |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Houston Smith swats the short shot by Alfred Foor | 13-12 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Richard Schantz is fouled on the floor by Alfred Foor - foul #1 on Alfred Foor, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill (PF) Alfred Foor | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:34 | Butler | John Weber scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Eric Furlow | 15-14 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | John Button scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 12:01 | Butler | Robert Turpin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hill | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Button (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) C - Houston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 11:33 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Houston Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 18-14 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | John Button grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Schantz blocks the short jumper by John Loftin | 18-14 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Houston Smith gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Robert Turpin drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Eric Furlow | 18-16 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Furlow - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Brandon Bright (SF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, John Button, Christopher Robinson, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Marcus Craig (SG), Michael McCade (SF), Henry Fortune (C) Eric Furlow, Robert Turpin, John Weber, Houston Smith | |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Joseph King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor (PF) Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Joseph King gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-16 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Henry Fortune takes the ball from Craig Keen | 20-16 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Craig Keen is called for the reach on Marcus Craig - foul #1 on Craig Keen, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson (SF), Anthony Hill (PF) Alfred Foor, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG), Houston Smith (C) Michael McCade, Richard Schantz | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Houston Smith hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Mark Naylor - foul #1 on Mark Naylor, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Button (SG) Craig Keen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Houston Smith makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), John Loftin (C) Mark Naylor, Brandon Bright | |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF) Marcus Craig | |
| 08:28 | Butler | Houston Smith is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (PG) Joseph King | |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | John Button comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Houston Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:54 | Butler | John Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright (SF) Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Schantz (PF) Henry Fortune | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Button (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Bright (fresh) PF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Andrew Kitchen (fresh) SG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Houston Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Cleveland State | John Button's pass is intercepted by Houston Smith | 20-19 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen is called for 5 seconds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Andrew Hampton (C) John Button, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Marcus Craig (SG), Sean Champlin (C) Andrew Kitchen, Robert Turpin, Houston Smith | |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (SF) John Weber | |
| 06:52 | Butler | Andrew Hampton swats the short shot by Richard Schantz | 20-19 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Sean Champlin tips it home | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Bright | 22-21 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Marcus Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Button (SG), Christopher Robinson (SF), John Loftin (C) Craig Keen, Brandon Bright, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG), Henry Fortune (PF), Houston Smith (C) Michael McCade, Richard Schantz, Sean Champlin | |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 06:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Henry Fortune | 22-21 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Henry Fortune loses the dribble to John Button | 22-21 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Button | 24-21 |
| 05:29 | Butler | John Loftin is called for the reach on Houston Smith - foul #1 on John Loftin, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Alfred Foor (PF) Mark Naylor, Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (PG), John Weber (SF), Richard Schantz (PF) Joseph King, Marcus Craig, Henry Fortune | |
| 05:06 | Butler | Richard Schantz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Turpin and he's hacked by John Loftin - foul #2 on John Loftin, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Alfred Foor, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:06 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Button | 26-24 |
| 04:27 | Butler | The jumper by Andrew Kitchen is denied by Andrew Hampton | 26-24 |
| 04:25 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Schantz | 26-24 |
| 04:09 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Kitchen - foul #1 on Andrew Kitchen, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Anthony Hill (PF) John Button, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (PG), Marcus Craig (SG), Henry Fortune (C) Andrew Kitchen, Robert Turpin, Houston Smith | |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Anthony Hill denies the turnaround by Richard Schantz | 28-24 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Bright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph King (fresh) SG - Marcus Craig (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Fortune (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Schantz steps in front of the Terry Charland pass | 28-24 |
| 02:56 | Butler | John Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Alfred Foor (SF), John Loftin (C) Terry Charland, Christopher Robinson, Brandon Bright | |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (PG), Robert Turpin (SG), Sean Champlin (C) Joseph King, John Weber, Richard Schantz | |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 02:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Sean Champlin | 28-24 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Marcus Craig scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Henry Fortune | 28-26 |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen loses the dribble to Marcus Craig | 28-26 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Marcus Craig hits the finger roll | 28-28 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill blows the layup | 28-28 |
| 01:43 | Cleveland State | John Loftin grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Naylor and he's hacked by Robert Turpin - foul #1 on Robert Turpin, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Button (SG), Brandon Bright (SF) Mark Naylor, Alfred Foor | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Houston Smith (C) Robert Turpin, Henry Fortune, Sean Champlin | |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Keen - foul #2 on Craig Keen, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Christopher Robinson (SF) Craig Keen, Anthony Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG), John Weber (SF) Marcus Craig, Michael McCade | |
| 01:13 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Eric Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Eric Furlow scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Joseph King picks off the pass by Terry Charland in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 00:26 | Butler | John Weber throws it down on a great pass from Joseph King | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | John Loftin travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Brandon Bright, John Loftin | |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Eric Furlow | |
| 00:00 | Butler | John Weber clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-35 |