| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) PF - Louis Trent (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Rocco Esposito's 3 pointer is rejected by Harry Hinojosa | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to Edwin Welch | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke connects on the shot from the right side set up by Ivan Dvorak | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Butler | Dewei Zheng scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bryan Buchanan | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:47 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses the runner from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Temple | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | Temple | Floyd Francis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Butler | David Holmes takes the ball from Bryan Buchanan | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Temple | David Holmes hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke tips it home | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses short on a shot from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Temple | David Holmes can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Floyd Francis (fresh) SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) SF - David Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Temple | David Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), James Chacon (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| 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 | |
| 15:22 | Butler | Jordan Hills knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Swanson | 4-12 |
| 15:03 | Temple | Edwin Welch hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Gustavo Jimenez - foul #1 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG) James Chacon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:03 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG) Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) David Swanson | |
| 14:34 | Temple | Louis Trent misses badly on a runner from the right block | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Joseph Payne buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 7-14 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Ivan Dvorak steals it from Edwin Welch | 7-14 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the dunk attempt | 7-14 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Steve Lytton pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:33 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-14 |
| 13:31 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Louis Trent's pass is intercepted by Ivan Dvorak | 7-14 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Chacon - foul #1 on James Chacon, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, James Chacon, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Ivan Dvorak, Jordan Hills, Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| 12:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:44 | Temple | Floyd Francis knocks in the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Gustavo Jimenez - foul #2 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) David Holmes, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (PG) Gustavo Jimenez | |
| 12:44 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses the free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:44 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jackie Gould | 11-15 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Floyd Francis picks off the pass by Johnny Zwerschke | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Floyd Francis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Trent (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Temple | Dewei Zheng is called for the reach on Jackie Gould - foul #1 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) David Swanson | |
| 11:35 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 11:33 | Temple | David Holmes tips it in | 13-15 |
| 11:08 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:07 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Temple | Edwin Welch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #1 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:45 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Louis Trent grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Johnny Zwerschke is called for the reach on Harry Hinojosa - foul #1 on Johnny Zwerschke, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (SG), Jordan Hills (SF) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng | |
| 10:19 | Temple | Louis Trent lays it up and in and the foul's on Jordan Hills - foul #1 on Jordan Hills, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Lytton (C) Johnny Zwerschke | |
| 10:19 | Temple | Louis Trent misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Steve Lytton gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Steve Lytton can't connect on a jumper from close range | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:03 | Temple | Louis Trent is fouled on the floor by David Swanson - foul #1 on David Swanson, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (C) Bryan Buchanan | |
| 09:57 | Temple | Louis Trent misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Joseph Payne pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Butler | David Swanson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 09:41 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:34 | Temple | Ivan Dvorak is called for the reach on Louis Trent - foul #1 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, Harry Hinojosa, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) David Swanson | |
| 09:34 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:34 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:07 | Butler | David Holmes steps in front of the Rocco Esposito pass | 19-16 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Jackie Gould clanks a jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Louis Trent hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Jordan Hills can't tip it in | 21-16 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Joseph Payne hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 08:13 | Temple | Jackie Gould scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Floyd Francis | 23-18 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Jackie Gould gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:46 | Temple | Jackie Gould is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jackie Gould, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), James Cecere (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, David Holmes, Louis Trent, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Jordan Hills, Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Rudolph Hayhurst picks off the pass by Dewei Zheng | 23-18 |
| 07:06 | Temple | James Cecere knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Hinojosa | 25-18 |
| 06:47 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-18 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan tips it home | 25-20 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst is fouled on the floor by Richard Slack - foul #1 on Richard Slack, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Trent (PF) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG) David Swanson, Richard Slack | |
| 06:21 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:21 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Louis Trent - foul #1 on Louis Trent, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Daniel Jeffcoat swats the layup by Johnny Zwerschke | 25-20 |
| 05:33 | Temple | Louis Trent pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat misses the floater in the paint | 25-20 |
| 05:03 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Jeffcoat | 25-20 |
| 04:50 | Temple | Louis Trent comes up short on the shot from the left side | 25-20 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Rocco Esposito gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Dewei Zheng dunks the ball | 25-22 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Louis Trent connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Rudolph Hayhurst | 27-22 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edwin Welch - foul #1 on Edwin Welch, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Steve Lytton (PF), Joseph Payne (C) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| 03:55 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:55 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:55 | Temple | James Cecere grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Jackie Gould hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Jordan Hills snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Floyd Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jordan Hills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Lytton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Butler | David Holmes is called for the reach on Joseph Payne - foul #1 on David Holmes, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, David Holmes, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| 03:03 | Butler | Harry Hinojosa picks off the pass by David Swanson | 27-23 |
| 02:34 | Temple | David Swanson takes the ball from Daniel Jeffcoat | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 02:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Harry Hinojosa | 27-23 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Edwin Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), James Chacon (SG), David Holmes (SF), Louis Trent (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Edwin Welch, Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa, James Cecere, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Gustavo Jimenez, David Swanson, Steve Lytton, Joseph Payne | |
| 01:49 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Floyd Francis, James Chacon, David Holmes, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:29 | Temple | Jackie Gould drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Edwin Welch and he's hacked by Ivan Dvorak - foul #2 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Temple | David Holmes (SF), Oscar Edwards (C) Harry Hinojosa, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Jordan Hills | |
| 01:29 | Temple | Jackie Gould misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Oscar Edwards pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Edwin Welch's floater is tipped away by Bryan Buchanan | 29-23 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Jackie Gould grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Dvorak - foul #3 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Jackie Gould, David Holmes, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), David Swanson (SG), Jordan Hills (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Edwin Welch misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Rudolph Hayhurst is called for the reach on Dewei Zheng - foul #2 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), James Cecere (PF) Edwin Welch, Louis Trent | |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Lytton (C) Bryan Buchanan | |
| 00:01 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 00:01 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Lytton | 30-23 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The clock runs out | 30-23 |