| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Harry Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carroll Boles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Oldham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Day (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Balog inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty lays it in set up by George Burkowski and the foul's on Carroll Boles - foul #2 on Carroll Boles, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:49 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:35 | Northeastern | William Day makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Mosley | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Richard Balog misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 19:19 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 19:06 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by George Burkowski - foul #2 on George Burkowski, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:06 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:06 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:06 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clinton Miller | 31-27 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Burkowski | 33-27 |
| 18:32 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Andres Marino - foul #1 on Andres Marino, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| 18:32 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:32 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Miller | 35-29 |
| 17:52 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Day | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Andres Marino misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Northeastern | William Day pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:17 | Northeastern | Frank Oldham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 17:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Richard Balog | 35-31 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Richard Balog's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Mosley | 35-31 |
| 16:44 | Northeastern | Frank Oldham misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-31 |
| 16:43 | Butler | Richard Balog pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Richard Balog misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Day - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), James McCade (SG), Thomas Gilbert (PF), Luke Lyons (C) George Burkowski, Andres Marino, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Craig Quinney (SG), Virgil Orlando (SF), Anton Garay (PF), Barry Douglas (C) Jeffrey Mosley, Carroll Boles, Frank Oldham, William Day | |
| 16:24 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:04 | Northeastern | Craig Quinney clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James McCade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luke Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Harry Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Quinney (fresh) SF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anton Garay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Butler | James McCade connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kris Price | 40-31 |
| 15:26 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw's 3 pointer is rejected by James McCade | 40-31 |
| 15:25 | Northeastern | Anton Garay tips it in | 40-33 |
| 15:18 | Butler | Virgil Orlando is called for the reach on Richard Balog - foul #1 on Virgil Orlando, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Flaherty (C) Richard Balog | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove (SG) Harry Shaw | |
| 15:00 | Butler | James McCade hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:36 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Clinton Miller (PF) Kris Price, Luke Lyons, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Frank Oldham (PF), William Day (C) Anton Garay, Barry Douglas | |
| 14:19 | Butler | George Burkowski's pass is intercepted by Virgil Orlando | 43-33 |
| 14:03 | Northeastern | Frank Oldham is fouled on the floor by Melvin Flaherty - foul #3 on Melvin Flaherty, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Harry Shaw (PG), Jeffrey Mosley (SG), Carroll Boles (SF) Craig Quinney, Anthony Breedlove, Virgil Orlando | |
| 13:53 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 13:52 | Butler | James McCade gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:38 | Butler | George Burkowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Andres Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Andres Marino hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clinton Miller | 46-33 |
| 13:09 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley hits a runner from the right block | 46-35 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Andres Marino buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clinton Miller | 49-35 |
| 12:34 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-35 |
| 12:33 | Butler | George Burkowski pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Frank Oldham is called for the reach on Clinton Miller - foul #2 on Frank Oldham, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), Norberto Yazzie (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF), Luke Lyons (C) George Burkowski, Andres Marino, James McCade, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Craig Quinney (SG), Virgil Orlando (SF), Anton Garay (PF), Barry Douglas (C) Jeffrey Mosley, Carroll Boles, Frank Oldham, William Day | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Anton Garay denies the turnaround by Richard Balog | 49-35 |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luke Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Harry Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Quinney (fresh) SF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anton Garay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-37 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie loses the dribble to Barry Douglas | 49-37 |
| 10:51 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando misses the easy layup | 49-37 |
| 10:50 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 10:38 | Northeastern | Anton Garay is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Norberto Yazzie, Thomas Gilbert, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley (SG), Carroll Boles (SF), Frank Oldham (PF), William Day (C) Harry Shaw, Virgil Orlando, Anton Garay, Barry Douglas | |
| 10:26 | Butler | Clinton Miller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Clinton Miller, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Andres Marino (SG) Kris Price | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 10:03 | Northeastern | William Day clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:39 | Butler | Clinton Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Oldham | 49-37 |
| 09:38 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 09:25 | Northeastern | Richard Balog takes the ball from Craig Quinney | 49-37 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Andres Marino clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carroll Boles - foul #3 on Carroll Boles, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG) George Burkowski | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Harry Shaw (PG), Virgil Orlando (SF), Anton Garay (C) Craig Quinney, Carroll Boles, William Day | |
| 09:08 | Butler | Andres Marino makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 09:08 | Butler | Andres Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 09:08 | Northeastern | Anton Garay pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:51 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 08:50 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 08:35 | Northeastern | Andres Marino steals it from Jeffrey Mosley | 50-37 |
| 08:31 | Butler | Kris Price can't finish the layup | 50-37 |
| 08:30 | Northeastern | Frank Oldham snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 08:15 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Andres Marino gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-37 |
| 07:56 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clinton Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Harry Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Oldham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anton Garay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Northeastern | Frank Oldham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Andres Marino connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kris Price | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:02 | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley slams it home on a great pass from Harry Shaw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | Butler | Virgil Orlando is called for the reach on Andres Marino - foul #2 on Virgil Orlando, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), James McCade (SG), Luke Lyons (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF), Mark Parker (C) Kris Price, Andres Marino, Richard Balog, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Craig Quinney (SG), Carroll Boles (SF), Omar Garon (PF), William Day (C) Jeffrey Mosley, Virgil Orlando, Frank Oldham, Anton Garay | |
| 06:20 | Butler | George Burkowski scores on a floater from the free throw line | 55-39 |
| 06:03 | Northeastern | Harry Shaw connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Omar Garon | 55-42 |
| 05:37 | Butler | James McCade knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by George Burkowski and he's hacked by Craig Quinney - foul #3 on Craig Quinney, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| 05:37 | Butler | James McCade makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 05:25 | Northeastern | Craig Quinney scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Shaw | 58-45 |
| 05:08 | Butler | George Burkowski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| 04:42 | Northeastern | Omar Garon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-45 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Mark Parker grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 04:12 | Butler | James McCade clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 60-45 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | Omar Garon snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 04:04 | Northeastern | Carroll Boles is hacked by Thomas Gilbert - foul #3 on Thomas Gilbert, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), Norberto Yazzie (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) George Burkowski, James McCade, Luke Lyons, Thomas Gilbert, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jeffrey Mosley (SG), Virgil Orlando (SF), Frank Oldham (PF), Anton Garay (C) Harry Shaw, Carroll Boles, Omar Garon, William Day | |
| 03:43 | Northeastern | Craig Quinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-45 |
| 03:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norberto Yazzie | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Craig Quinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Oldham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anton Garay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Mosley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mosley, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SF), Kyle Cole (PF), Thomas Gilbert (C) Richard Balog, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove (SG), Barry Douglas (C) Jeffrey Mosley, Frank Oldham | |
| 03:35 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Northeastern | Craig Quinney misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-45 |
| 03:22 | Northeastern | Anton Garay hits the follow up shot | 62-47 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert is hacked by Barry Douglas - foul #1 on Barry Douglas, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Parker (C) Kyle Cole | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:39 | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Luke Lyons (SF), Kyle Cole (PF) James McCade, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 02:10 | Butler | Mark Parker misses the easy layup | 64-47 |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Anton Garay pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 01:48 | Northeastern | The short jumper by Barry Douglas is denied by Mark Parker | 64-47 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Mark Parker grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie is fouled on the floor by Anthony Breedlove - foul #1 on Anthony Breedlove, team foul #10 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF) Kyle Cole, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 01:40 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 01:40 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 01:32 | Northeastern | Anton Garay can't throw it down | 65-47 |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | Anton Garay gets the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 01:22 | Northeastern | Barry Douglas knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Craig Quinney | 65-49 |
| 01:00 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kris Price | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James McCade - foul #1 on James McCade, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Parker (C) Norberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 00:53 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:53 | Northeastern | Virgil Orlando misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:53 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Gilbert | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Butler | Luke Lyons is called for 5 seconds | 67-49 |
| 00:25 | Northeastern | Anthony Breedlove loses the dribble to Thomas Gilbert | 67-49 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kris Price runs out the clock | 67-49 |