| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeff Henson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Paden (fresh) SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Cecere (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hanlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Cecil Foster inbounds the ball | 49-18 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | David Frazier drills a fadeaway from the right side | 51-18 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Paden | 51-20 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Travis Broaddus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-20 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Cecil Foster - foul #2 on Cecil Foster, team foul #1 | 51-20 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 51-21 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-22 |
| 18:28 | Butler | David Frazier knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Broaddus | 53-22 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Hanlin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Fincher - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #2 | 53-22 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Hanlin misses the 1st free throw | 53-22 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Hanlin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-23 |
| 17:44 | Butler | David Frazier misses long on a turnaround from close range | 53-23 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Randal Cecere | 53-23 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-23 |
| 17:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 53-23 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Travis Broaddus misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-23 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Mark Fincher hits the follow up shot | 55-23 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #3 | 55-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (SG), James Feely (SF), Joe Noonan (PF), Joe Willis (C) John Paden, Robert Bynum, Randal Cecere, James Hanlin | |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the 1st free throw | 55-23 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-23 |
| 17:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Armando Robles | 55-23 |
| 16:45 | Butler | Armando Robles is hacked by Wilbur McGrew - foul #2 on Wilbur McGrew, team foul #1 | 55-23 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi (SG) Jeff Henson | |
| 16:31 | Butler | Joe Willis is called for the reach on Stephen Ullrich - foul #2 on Joe Willis, team foul #2 | 55-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG) Travis Broaddus | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:13 | Butler | James Eberly connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Hsieh | 57-23 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Joe Noonan | 57-26 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Wilbur McGrew (fresh) SG - Frederick Scuderi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Feely (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Noonan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Butler | Armando Robles buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 59-26 |
| 15:30 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Willis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-26 |
| 15:29 | Butler | George Hsieh gets the rebound | 59-26 |
| 15:10 | Butler | James Eberly clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Willis - foul #3 on Joe Willis, team foul #3 | 59-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), David Frazier (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Mark Fincher (C) Larry Tarter, Stephen Ullrich, Armando Robles, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Randal Cecere (PF), James Hanlin (C) Frederick Scuderi, James Feely, Joe Noonan, Joe Willis | |
| 15:10 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 59-26 |
| 15:10 | Butler | James Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 59-26 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Cecere snags the defensive board | 59-26 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Hanlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Lewter (PF) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:35 | Butler | Mark Fincher blows the layup | 59-26 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Mark Fincher can't tip it in | 59-26 |
| 14:33 | Butler | David Frazier hits the follow up shot | 61-26 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Cecere lays it up and in set up by Wilbur McGrew | 61-28 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the easy layup | 61-28 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Hanlin gets the rebound | 61-28 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-28 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the rebound | 61-28 |
| 13:24 | Butler | David Frazier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Frazier, team foul #4 | 61-28 |
| Subs | Butler | George Hsieh (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), James Feely (SF) Wilbur McGrew, Robert Bynum | |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Cecere connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Paden | 61-30 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Mark Fincher hits a floater near the basket set up by David Frazier | 63-30 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana Tech | Travis Broaddus steals it from James Feely | 63-30 |
| 12:07 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is fouled on the floor by James Feely - foul #1 on James Feely, team foul #4 | 63-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Joe Noonan (PF), Joe Willis (C) Jeff Henson, James Feely, Randal Cecere, James Hanlin | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich knocks in the shot from the baseline | 65-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frederick Scuderi (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Paden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Noonan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Willis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Paden knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Scuderi | 65-32 |
| 11:07 | Butler | Travis Broaddus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-32 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joe Noonan | 65-32 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Willis hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Frederick Scuderi | 65-34 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Christopher Lewter buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Armando Robles and he's fouled by Joe Noonan - foul #3 on Joe Noonan, team foul #5 | 67-34 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, George Hsieh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), James Feely (SF), James Hanlin (C) John Paden, Robert Bynum, Joe Willis | |
| 10:37 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the free throw | 68-34 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by James Feely is blocked by Mark Fincher | 68-34 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the board | 68-34 |
| 10:05 | Butler | David Frazier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-34 |
| 10:04 | Butler | Armando Robles tips it but misses | 68-34 |
| 10:03 | Butler | David Frazier grabs the offensive board | 68-34 |
| 09:45 | Butler | David Frazier knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 70-34 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan is fouled on the floor by Armando Robles - foul #1 on Armando Robles, team foul #5 | 70-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Eberly (PF), Russell Clark (C) David Frazier, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joe Willis (C) James Hanlin | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Eberly - foul #1 on James Eberly, team foul #6 | 70-34 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan misses the 1st free throw | 70-34 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-35 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 70-35 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew grabs the defensive rebound | 70-35 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-35 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Willis snags the offensive board | 70-35 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-35 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-35 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-35 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich pulls down the rebound | 70-35 |
| 08:06 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich's dunk attempt is rejected by Joe Willis | 70-35 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew snags the defensive board | 70-35 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Robles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Wilbur McGrew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Scuderi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Feely (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Noonan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Butler | James Eberly connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 72-38 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-38 |
| 07:05 | Butler | Armando Robles grabs the defensive rebound | 72-38 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Armando Robles loses the ball out of bounds | 72-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), George Hsieh (PF) Armando Robles, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bowman (PF) Frederick Scuderi, Joe Willis | |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-38 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich gets the rebound | 72-38 |
| 05:55 | Butler | George Hsieh can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Bowman - foul #3 on Robert Bowman, team foul #6 | 72-38 |
| 05:55 | Butler | George Hsieh makes the 1st free throw | 73-38 |
| 05:55 | Butler | George Hsieh misses the 2nd free throw | 73-38 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan pulls down the rebound | 73-38 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Ullrich picks off the pass by Ronald Frost | 73-38 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Joseph Gantz hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 76-38 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost is hacked by Larry Tarter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Tarter, team foul #7 | 76-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF) Larry Tarter | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi (SG), Joe Willis (C) James Feely, Joe Noonan | |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the 1st free throw | 76-39 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 76-40 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Armando Robles hits a floater from the left block set up by George Hsieh | 78-40 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Ullrich - foul #3 on Stephen Ullrich, team foul #8 | 78-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (C) James Eberly | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi makes the 1st free throw | 78-41 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi makes the 2nd free throw | 78-42 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Joe Willis swats the layup by Armando Robles | 78-42 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman pulls down the rebound | 78-42 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | George Hsieh denies the turnaround by Joe Willis | 78-42 |
| 04:10 | Butler | Armando Robles snags the defensive board | 78-42 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Clark | 81-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Frost | 81-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Armando Robles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hsieh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frederick Scuderi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur McGrew (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Frost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Russell Clark scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Gantz | 84-45 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Willis loses the dribble to George Hsieh | 84-45 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Russell Clark is fouled on the floor by Ronald Frost - foul #1 on Ronald Frost, team foul #7 | 84-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Eberly (C) Joseph Gantz, Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SF), Joe Noonan (PF) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman | |
| 02:32 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 1st free throw | 85-45 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 86-45 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wilbur McGrew and the foul's on James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #9 | 86-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SF) Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Noonan misses the free throw | 86-47 |
| 02:24 | Butler | George Hsieh gets the rebound | 86-47 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich loses the dribble to James Feely | 86-47 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi misses the easy layup | 86-47 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Willis gets the offensive rebound | 86-47 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 86-47 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew tips it back up and in | 86-49 |
| 01:08 | Butler | Joe Noonan steals it from James Eberly | 86-49 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 86-49 |
| 00:54 | Butler | George Hsieh gets the rebound | 86-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Butler | Armando Robles misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Scuderi - foul #2 on Frederick Scuderi, team foul #8 | 86-49 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 1st free throw | 87-49 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Armando Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 88-49 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Armando Robles - foul #2 on Armando Robles, team foul #10 | 88-49 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew makes the 1st free throw | 88-50 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew makes the 2nd free throw | 88-51 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Tarter runs out the clock | 88-51 |