| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) SF - John Araujo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | John Araujo inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Butler | Stephen Spears's pass is intercepted by Bryant Englund | 23-36 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia hits a driving attempt in the paint | 23-38 |
| 19:06 | Butler | George Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Araujo | 26-38 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 26-41 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Edward Rollings blocks the short jumper by John Araujo | 26-41 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 26-44 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Goran Malinoski's pass is intercepted by Edward Rollings | 26-44 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-44 |
| 17:52 | Butler | The rebound goes to Goran Malinoski | 26-44 |
| 17:48 | Butler | George Wilson loses the dribble to Bryant Englund | 26-44 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryant Englund | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:40 | Butler | George Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 26-46 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-46 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings gets the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Yokley | 26-48 |
| 17:02 | Butler | George Wilson banks in the layup | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 28-48 |
| 16:32 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 16:14 | Butler | John Araujo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Tapia is blocked by Goran Malinoski | 31-48 |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings tips it home | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fairly fresh) SF - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Timothy Tapia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Butler | Stephen Spears knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joshua Eisner | 34-53 |
| 15:27 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 15:26 | Butler | John Araujo gets the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 15:16 | Butler | George Wilson misses the lay-in | 34-53 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 14:45 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 14:41 | Butler | Stephen Spears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), David Brooks (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Clay Moore, Stephen Spears, John Araujo, Goran Malinoski, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Joshua Eisner, Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, David Yokley, Edward Rollings | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe's pass is intercepted by Bernard Dicken | 34-53 |
| 14:12 | Butler | Barry Laub is called for the reach on Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Barry Laub, team foul #1 | 34-53 |
| 13:53 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses long on a shot from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 13:47 | Butler | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:42 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 13:40 | Butler | Bernard Dicken pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:29 | Butler | David Brooks misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian travels with the ball | 36-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings (C) Kyle Garlick | |
| 12:57 | Butler | Russell Robbins is hacked by Edward Rollings - foul #1 on Edward Rollings, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (PG) Ronald Monroe | |
| 12:42 | Butler | Thomas Lyons travels with the ball | 36-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Yokley (PF) Aaron Zell | |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is hacked by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #1 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (SG) Barry Laub | |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-53 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Bernard Dicken snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:56 | Butler | John Araujo makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Ronald Monroe - foul #1 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), Goran Malinoski (PF) David Brooks, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (SF) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian | |
| 11:56 | Butler | John Araujo misses the free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Timothy Tapia (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund's pass is intercepted by Stephen Spears | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:27 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Spears - foul #3 on Stephen Spears, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Kyle Garlick (C) Joshua Eisner, Edward Rollings | |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:56 | Butler | Goran Malinoski snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 10:38 | Butler | John Araujo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Araujo, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Butler | David Brooks (SF) John Araujo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (PF) David Yokley | |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dema Zakarian | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:04 | Butler | David Brooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-57 |
| 10:03 | Butler | David Brooks tips it in | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Southern Illinois | David Brooks takes the ball from Dema Zakarian | 40-57 |
| 09:39 | Butler | David Brooks dunks the ball | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 09:21 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:54 | Butler | David Brooks buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 44-57 |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Wilson - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), John Araujo (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Clay Moore, Stephen Spears, David Brooks, Goran Malinoski, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner (PG), Barry Laub (SF), David Yokley (PF), Edward Rollings (C) Bryant Englund, Timothy Tapia, Dema Zakarian, Kyle Garlick | |
| 08:35 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:22 | Butler | John Araujo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-60 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Eisner | 44-62 |
| 08:10 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings scores on a jump hook from close range | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Eisner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Monroe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Rollings (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Robbins | 47-64 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings is called for traveling | 47-64 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), David Brooks (SG), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Ronald Monroe | |
| 07:06 | Butler | John Araujo misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Beauchamp - foul #1 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #4 | 47-64 |
| 07:06 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:06 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings hits a fadeaway from the left side | 49-66 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by Barry Laub - foul #3 on Barry Laub, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund (SG), Timothy Tapia (SF) Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub | |
| 06:16 | Butler | John Araujo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-66 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joshua Eisner | 51-68 |
| 05:42 | Butler | John Araujo travels with the ball | 51-68 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Stephen Spears (SG), Herbert Hudson (SF), Goran Malinoski (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Clay Moore, David Brooks, John Araujo, Bernard Dicken, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Eisner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Tapia | 51-70 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Goran Malinoski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 53-70 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Bryant Englund connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Yokley | 53-73 |
| 04:10 | Butler | The short jumper by Goran Malinoski is denied by David Yokley | 53-73 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Edward Rollings snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia blows the layup but the foul's on Goran Malinoski - foul #3 on Goran Malinoski, team foul #5 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Butler | David Brooks (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF) Stephen Spears, Goran Malinoski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SG), Aaron Zell (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Joshua Eisner, Bryant Englund, David Yokley, Edward Rollings | |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Tapia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Butler | Herbert Hudson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-75 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Herbert Hudson pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Tapia - foul #2 on Timothy Tapia, team foul #6 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Butler | Edward Womack (C) Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Timothy Tapia | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-78 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Kyle Garlick is called for the reach on Herbert Hudson - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #7 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Strother (SG) Thomas Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:31 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 59-78 |
| 02:07 | Butler | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 59-78 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Kyle Garlick denies the turnaround by Edward Womack | 59-78 |
| 02:00 | Butler | David Brooks tips it back up and in | 61-78 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick's pass is intercepted by Bernard Dicken | 61-78 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses the floater from the right side | 61-78 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub travels with the ball | 61-78 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Russell Robbins (C) Ronald Strother, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:19 | Butler | Bernard Dicken hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 63-78 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-78 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Zell | 63-78 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the runner from the baseline | 63-78 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell tips it back up and in | 63-80 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Russell Robbins is fouled on the floor by Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #8 | 63-80 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:45 | Butler | Russell Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell loses the dribble to Russell Robbins | 65-80 |
| 00:13 | Butler | David Brooks is whistled for a carry | 65-80 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe runs out the clock | 65-80 |