| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Barr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Erick Delong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-33 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Michael Barr knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Erick Delong | 24-35 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak can't tip it in | 24-35 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Erick Delong gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Edward Woodman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-35 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Barr | 24-35 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Michael Barr hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Vick | 24-37 |
| 17:37 | Butler | David Vick is called for the reach on Ivan Dvorak - foul #1 on David Vick, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Bobby Crabtree (SF), Christopher Olson (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr, Erick Delong | |
| 17:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Christopher Olson steals it from Ivan Dvorak | 24-37 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | David Vick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the tip | 24-37 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Rocco Esposito pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:39 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is fouled on the floor by Bobby Crabtree - foul #2 on Bobby Crabtree, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG) David Vick | |
| 16:30 | Butler | Gordon Vandenbosch steps in front of the Steve Lytton pass | 24-37 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch banks in the layup | 24-39 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Jordan Hills pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak hits a floater from close range | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jordan Hills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Lytton (fresh) C - Joseph Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Terry Palmer (fresh) SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Crabtree (fresh) PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Jordan Hills snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 15:23 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gustavo Jimenez | 28-39 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Payne takes the ball from Bobby Crabtree | 28-39 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Ivan Dvorak, Jordan Hills, Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), John Swift (SG), Edward Woodman (SF), Michael Barr (PF), Erick Delong (C) Terry Palmer, Gordon Vandenbosch, Bobby Crabtree, Christopher Olson, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Erick Delong is fouled on the floor by Johnny Zwerschke - foul #2 on Johnny Zwerschke, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Erick Delong hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Vick | 28-41 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng blows the layup but the foul's on Erick Delong - foul #1 on Erick Delong, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (PG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Erick Delong gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | John Swift steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-41 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 12:54 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan tips it in | 31-41 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | David Vick connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Woodman | 31-43 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | David Vick snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | John Swift clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Delong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Edward Woodman swats the layup by Rocco Esposito | 31-43 |
| 11:15 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rocco Esposito, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) David Swanson, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Bobby Crabtree (SF), Christopher Olson (PF), Jeffrey Keyser (C) David Vick, John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr, Erick Delong | |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-43 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Jordan Hills misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses long on a runner in the paint | 31-43 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Olson | 31-43 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson knocks in the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Steve Lytton - foul #3 on Steve Lytton, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG) Terry Palmer | |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 09:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bryan Buchanan | 31-45 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is fouled on the floor by Gordon Vandenbosch - foul #2 on Gordon Vandenbosch, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:46 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Keyser - foul #1 on Jeffrey Keyser, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Swift (SG), Michael Barr (PF) Gordon Vandenbosch, Jeffrey Keyser | |
| 08:28 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Olson - foul #2 on Christopher Olson, team foul #6 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF) Bobby Crabtree | |
| 08:28 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | John Swift buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Woodman | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:49 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bryan Buchanan | 35-48 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Johnny Zwerschke blocks the jumper by David Vick | 35-48 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | John Swift grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Woodman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | John Swift can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Butler | Rocco Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Olson - foul #3 on Christopher Olson, team foul #7 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG), Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Bobby Crabtree (SF), Jeffrey Keyser (PF), Erick Delong (C) David Vick, John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr, Christopher Olson | |
| 06:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Buchanan - foul #2 on Bryan Buchanan, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (SG), Joseph Payne (C) Ivan Dvorak, Bryan Buchanan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-50 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gordon Vandenbosch | 37-50 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Erick Delong | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Butler | Jordan Hills is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gustavo Jimenez | 39-52 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Erick Delong travels with the ball | 39-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Gustavo Jimenez, David Swanson, Jordan Hills, Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vick (PG), John Swift (SG) Terry Palmer, Gordon Vandenbosch | |
| 04:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Crabtree - foul #3 on Bobby Crabtree, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Woodman (SF), Michael Barr (PF) Bobby Crabtree, Erick Delong | |
| 04:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:13 | Ohio State | David Vick drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 04:04 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses the lay-in | 40-55 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Michael Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | David Vick misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ivan Dvorak - foul #3 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), David Swanson (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch (SG), Bobby Crabtree (SF), Christopher Olson (PF) John Swift, Edward Woodman, Michael Barr | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | David Vick misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | David Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson snags the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson blows the dunk | 40-55 |
| 03:21 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Lytton | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jordan Hills (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Lytton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Payne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Vick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Vandenbosch (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bobby Crabtree (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Keyser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 03:06 | Butler | Steve Lytton tips it back up and in | 42-55 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | David Vick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 02:44 | Butler | David Swanson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | David Vick misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-58 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch snags the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gustavo Jimenez - foul #1 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Terry Palmer (PG) David Vick | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Gordon Vandenbosch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 01:47 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Jordan Hills snags the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 01:28 | Butler | David Swanson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser is fouled on the floor by Joseph Payne - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Keyser makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 00:55 | Butler | David Swanson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-61 |
| 00:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Lytton | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Joseph Payne drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Gustavo Jimenez | 44-61 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Terry Palmer runs out the clock | 44-61 |