| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Landes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Darko Bochenski - foul #1 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Larry Dean, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Terence Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Lorenzo Cutlip - foul #1 on Lorenzo Cutlip, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Landes (C) Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 19:04 | Butler | Terence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:04 | Butler | Terence Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Terence Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Darko Bochenski is hacked by Tony Hubbard - foul #2 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michael Pantoja, John Landes | |
| 18:12 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Masio Abdallah | 35-37 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip lays it up and in on a great pass from William Anker | 37-37 |
| 17:38 | Butler | William Anker is called for the reach on Terence Smith - foul #1 on William Anker, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 17:14 | Butler | John Landes comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Tommy Vigue - foul #1 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF) Michael Pantoja | |
| 17:14 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:14 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Masio Abdallah - foul #2 on Masio Abdallah, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Dustin Welter (C) William Anker, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Terence Smith, John Landes | |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Johnson Sparling drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip double dribbles | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Jones (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Victor Pickering (C) Tony Hubbard, Evan Garber, Lorenzo Cutlip | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| 15:44 | Butler | John Landes makes the jumper from close range | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pantoja (fresh) PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tommy Vigue (C) Richard Jones, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF) Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 15:08 | Butler | Johnson Sparling knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Terence Smith | 39-45 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Johnson Sparling is called for the reach on Anthony Simon - foul #3 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard (SG), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF) Anthony Simon, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Johnson Sparling steps in front of the Tommy Vigue pass | 39-45 |
| 14:19 | Butler | Michael Pantoja knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Goran Kwapniewski | 39-48 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Darko Bochenski steps in front of the Tony Hubbard pass | 39-48 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Terence Smith drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Johnson Sparling and he's fouled by Lorenzo Cutlip - foul #2 on Lorenzo Cutlip, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Garber (SF), Dustin Welter (C) Richard Stanford, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Butler | Masio Abdallah (SF), Gabriel Gallo (PF), John Landes (C) Michael Pantoja, Darko Bochenski, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 13:40 | Butler | Terence Smith makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Terence Smith steps in front of the William Anker pass in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the lay-in | 39-51 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tony Hubbard | 39-51 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-51 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is called for traveling | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG) William Anker | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Gabriel Gallo | |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 12:31 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:02 | Butler | John Landes's fadeaway is rejected by Lorenzo Cutlip | 42-51 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Johnson Sparling snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:40 | Butler | John Landes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Simon - foul #1 on Anthony Simon, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Jones (SG), Richard Stanford (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Tony Hubbard, Lorenzo Cutlip, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski | |
| 11:40 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:40 | Butler | John Landes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Landes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 44-52 |
| 11:00 | Butler | John Landes connects on the jump hook near the basket | 44-54 |
| 10:45 | Cleveland State | Goran Kwapniewski swats the short shot by Evan Garber | 44-54 |
| 10:44 | Butler | John Landes pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Terence Smith's floater is tipped away by Evan Garber | 44-54 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Johnson Sparling tips it home | 44-56 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber's floater is tipped away by John Landes | 44-56 |
| 10:15 | Butler | John Landes grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 09:58 | Butler | John Landes clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 44-56 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Simon | 44-56 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-56 |
| 09:23 | Butler | John Landes scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Masio Abdallah | 46-58 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue connects on the floater from close range set up by Richard Jones | 48-58 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Johnson Sparling is fouled on the floor by Anthony Simon - foul #2 on Anthony Simon, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tony Hubbard (SG), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF), Dustin Welter (C) Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Evan Garber, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Darko Bochenski (PF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Goran Kwapniewski, John Landes | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (SF) Richard Stanford | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Pantoja (SF) Larry Dean | |
| 07:54 | Butler | Michel McAlexander clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Johnson Sparling tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Johnson Sparling - foul #4 on Johnson Sparling, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Jones (SF) Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Dean (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (C) Michael Pantoja, Joey Welch | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Dustin Welter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michel McAlexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dean (fresh) SF - Johnson Sparling (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Darko Bochenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Goran Kwapniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 07:17 | Butler | Larry Dean pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 06:58 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michel McAlexander | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Anker | 51-62 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Johnson Sparling misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | William Anker can't connect on a shot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard connects on the jumper from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Michel McAlexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski misses the tip | 53-62 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Garber (SF), Tommy Vigue (C) Richard Jones, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Michael Pantoja (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Larry Dean, Johnson Sparling, Goran Kwapniewski | |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard connects on the jumper from the left block | 55-62 |
| 04:26 | Butler | John Landes's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Cutlip | 55-62 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 03:44 | Butler | Terence Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Pantoja | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | William Anker is fouled on the floor by Darko Bochenski - foul #2 on Darko Bochenski, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG) William Anker | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Joey Welch (C) Michael Pantoja, John Landes | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Terence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnson Sparling (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Masio Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darko Bochenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Welch (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Masio Abdallah grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Masio Abdallah's floater is tipped away by Tommy Vigue | 57-65 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Vigue | 57-65 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Simon, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski (C) Joey Welch | |
| 02:27 | Butler | Terence Smith scores on a jump hook from close range | 57-67 |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip hits the follow up shot | 59-67 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Terence Smith knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Masio Abdallah | 59-69 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue is fouled on the floor by Goran Kwapniewski - foul #2 on Goran Kwapniewski, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Jones (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) Tony Hubbard, Evan Garber, Lorenzo Cutlip, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, Darko Bochenski | |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michel McAlexander - foul #1 on Michel McAlexander, team foul #7 | 59-69 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Goran Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Dustin Welter steals the ball from Michael Pantoja | 60-69 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tony Hubbard (SG), Evan Garber (SF), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Butler | Terence Smith (PG), Larry Dean (SG), Masio Abdallah (SF), Darko Bochenski (PF), John Landes (C) Michel McAlexander, Johnson Sparling, Michael Pantoja, Goran Kwapniewski, Joey Welch | |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | William Anker is hacked by Larry Dean - foul #2 on Larry Dean, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Masio Abdallah is fouled in the backcourt by William Anker - foul #2 on William Anker, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnson Sparling (SG), Goran Kwapniewski (PF) Larry Dean, Darko Bochenski | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Masio Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:46 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Landes | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Butler | John Landes is hacked by Tony Hubbard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 00:43 | Butler | John Landes makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:43 | Butler | John Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard is hacked by Terence Smith - foul #2 on Terence Smith, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Richard Stanford (PF), Dustin Welter (C) William Anker, Evan Garber, Lorenzo Cutlip, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Butler | Michel McAlexander (PG), Michael Pantoja (SF), Joey Welch (C) Terence Smith, Masio Abdallah, John Landes | |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Joey Welch snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Michel McAlexander is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #11 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (C) Tony Hubbard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Michel McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Michel McAlexander misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford double dribbles | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michel McAlexander runs out the clock | 62-74 |