| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) C - Johnny Zwerschke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Carrington (fresh) PF - Alfred Gist (fresh) C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Rocco Esposito buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Dvorak | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Gist | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke is denied on a layup by David Fitzgerald | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ivan Dvorak - foul #1 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:46 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to David Fitzgerald | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Carrington | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Butler | Dewei Zheng pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is fouled in the backcourt by Rickie Simmons - foul #1 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Butler | Rickie Simmons takes the ball from Dewei Zheng | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 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 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Rickie Simmons, Gregory Smith, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| 17:13 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is hacked by Robert Hyde - foul #1 on Robert Hyde, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Jordan Hills is hacked by Eugene Elkins - foul #1 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 16:46 | Butler | David Swanson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gustavo Jimenez | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Lucio Ricci | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Jordan Hills pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Joseph Payne clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Hyde - foul #2 on Robert Hyde, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG) David Swanson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| 16:08 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Texas Southern | Gustavo Jimenez is called for the reach on Albert Oliver - foul #1 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Buchanan (PF) Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Gregory Smith (SG) Lucio Ricci, Charles Medeiros | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jordan Hills (fresh) PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) C - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Albert Oliver (fresh) PF - Alfred Gist (fresh) C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Jordan Hills - foul #1 on Jordan Hills, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Jordan Hills, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:27 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Butler | Gregory Smith picks off the pass by Dewei Zheng in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Smith | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Dvorak | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Swinehart and he's hacked by Dewei Zheng - foul #1 on Dewei Zheng, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Clyde Degraff (C) Gregory Smith, Albert Oliver, David Fitzgerald | |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Rocco Esposito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:03 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Dewei Zheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Jordan Hills (PF), Steve Lytton (C) David Swanson, Dewei Zheng, Bryan Buchanan, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Lucio Ricci (SG), David Fitzgerald (C) Ronald Swinehart, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff | |
| 13:49 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:37 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Steve Lytton - foul #1 on Steve Lytton, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (C) Rocco Esposito | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith (SG) Michael Carrington | |
| 13:37 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Jordan Hills connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Gustavo Jimenez and he's fouled by Rickie Simmons - foul #2 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG) Rickie Simmons | |
| 13:30 | Butler | Jordan Hills misses the free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Ivan Dvorak picks off the pass by David Fitzgerald | 11-17 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-17 |
| 13:01 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:44 | Texas Southern | Joseph Payne is called for the reach on David Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Joseph Payne, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Butler | James Ross (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Bryan Buchanan (PF) Ivan Dvorak, Gustavo Jimenez, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF) Lucio Ricci, Alfred Gist | |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver connects on the 3 from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Albert Oliver is called for the reach on Jordan Hills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Oliver, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Butler | David Swanson (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF) James Ross, Richard Slack, Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Eugene Elkins (SF) Gregory Smith, Albert Oliver | |
| 12:03 | Butler | Rocco Esposito scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 11:42 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Elkins (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Degraff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Fitzgerald (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 11:19 | Butler | David Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Clyde Degraff - foul #1 on Clyde Degraff, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Jordan Hills (SF), Johnny Zwerschke (C) David Swanson, Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Alfred Gist (PF) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff | |
| 11:06 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington is fouled on the floor by Jordan Hills - foul #2 on Jordan Hills, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (PF) Jordan Hills, Bryan Buchanan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Steve Lytton snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Gregory Smith takes the ball from Dewei Zheng in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 10:30 | Texas Southern | Ivan Dvorak steals the ball from David Fitzgerald | 16-21 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak lays it in | 18-21 |
| 10:07 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist knocks in the runner from the left block | 18-23 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 09:52 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Dewei Zheng drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Dvorak | 20-23 |
| 09:13 | Texas Southern | Johnny Zwerschke steals it from Alfred Gist | 20-23 |
| 09:02 | Butler | Steve Lytton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-23 |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Steve Lytton hits a floater in the paint and the foul's on Alfred Gist - foul #1 on Alfred Gist, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Butler | James Ross (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), David Swanson (SF), Joseph Payne (C) Ivan Dvorak, Gustavo Jimenez, Dewei Zheng, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Albert Oliver (SF), Eugene Elkins (PF), Clyde Degraff (C) Lucio Ricci, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| 08:44 | Butler | Steve Lytton makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 08:20 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Clyde Degraff is called for the reach on Rocco Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clyde Degraff, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Bryan Buchanan (PF) Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG), Alfred Gist (PF) Gregory Smith, Clyde Degraff | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:55 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 07:53 | Butler | David Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald (C) Eugene Elkins | |
| 07:36 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver knocks in the shot from close range | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Ross (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fresh) SF - Albert Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alfred Gist (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Charles Medeiros is called for the reach on Bryan Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Johnny Zwerschke (C) James Ross, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Albert Oliver | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:07 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist clanks a floater near the basket | 25-28 |
| 07:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnny Zwerschke | 25-28 |
| 06:48 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Swanson | 28-28 |
| 06:43 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses long on a runner from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 06:42 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:34 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Johnny Zwerschke - foul #1 on Johnny Zwerschke, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Gustavo Jimenez (SF) Rocco Esposito, David Swanson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Gregory Smith (SG) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros | |
| 06:34 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:34 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (C) Richard Slack, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF), Eugene Elkins (C) Michael Carrington, David Fitzgerald | |
| 06:17 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ivan Dvorak - foul #2 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Dewei Zheng loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Butler | James Ross (PG), Johnny Zwerschke (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Bryan Buchanan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Albert Oliver | |
| 05:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lucio Ricci | 30-32 |
| 05:14 | Butler | James Ross misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 05:12 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Joseph Payne gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 04:31 | Butler | James Ross gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke is fouled on the floor by Eugene Elkins - foul #2 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), David Swanson (SF), Steve Lytton (PF) James Ross, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), David Fitzgerald (C) Lucio Ricci, Gregory Smith, Michael Carrington, Eugene Elkins | |
| 04:13 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:54 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 03:52 | Butler | Johnny Zwerschke grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 03:47 | Butler | David Swanson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rocco Esposito | 35-32 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist loses the dribble to David Swanson | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Lytton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Zwerschke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Oliver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alfred Gist (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Butler | Steve Lytton is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Swanson | 37-32 |
| 02:53 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Alfred Gist is denied by Johnny Zwerschke | 37-32 |
| 02:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnny Zwerschke | 37-32 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Charles Medeiros is called for the reach on Rocco Esposito - foul #2 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #13 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Bryan Buchanan (PF), Jordan Hills (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Steve Lytton, Johnny Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Albert Oliver, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| 02:39 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Bryan Buchanan blocks the short jumper by Robert Hyde | 39-32 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Bryan Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 02:10 | Butler | Rocco Esposito grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak lays it in on a nice dish by David Swanson | 41-32 |
| 01:25 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde lays it up and in set up by Clyde Degraff and he's hacked by Bryan Buchanan - foul #1 on Bryan Buchanan, team foul #10 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Joseph Payne (C) Rocco Esposito, David Swanson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SF) Michael Carrington | |
| 01:25 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Rickie Simmons steps in front of the Richard Slack pass | 41-35 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons is hacked by Jordan Hills - foul #3 on Jordan Hills, team foul #11 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF) Richard Slack, Jordan Hills | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:54 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses badly on a shot from the right block | 41-38 |