| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Vanscoy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 19:39 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy tips it in | 41-33 |
| 19:17 | Butler | Robert Pham misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Marion Ogata tips it in | 43-33 |
| 18:58 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-33 |
| 18:57 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Marion Ogata clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 18:45 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:19 | Youngstown State | Thomas Mikkelson is called for the reach on Wayne Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:02 | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #2 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Cantrell (C) Randy Bryan | |
| 18:02 | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:02 | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:49 | Butler | Robert Pham is fouled on the floor by Wayne Brown - foul #3 on Wayne Brown, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (SF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Willian Gapinski, Wayne Brown | |
| 17:40 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield (SG) Lee Parsons | |
| 17:23 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Gravel | 43-37 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Jonathan Gravel steals the ball from Charles Plaisted | 43-37 |
| 16:51 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel misses the dunk attempt | 43-37 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Randy Bryan (C) Adam Vanscoy, Jonathan Gravel, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 16:03 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell is denied on a layup by John Bublitz | 43-37 |
| 16:02 | Butler | Paul Teeter snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Ogata (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Luther Banfield (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lee Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willian Gapinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Bryan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 15:56 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:45 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Teeter - foul #3 on Paul Teeter, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown (PF) William Cantrell | |
| 15:45 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:45 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:35 | Butler | Luther Banfield steps in front of the John Bublitz pass | 43-39 |
| 15:32 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield lays it in | 43-41 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Marion Ogata scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas McCrorey | 45-41 |
| 15:01 | Youngstown State | Marion Ogata takes the ball from Randy Bryan | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson is hacked by Lee Parsons - foul #3 on Lee Parsons, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (PF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy (PG), Jonathan Gravel (SG), James Villalba (SF), William Cantrell (C) Luther Banfield, Lee Parsons, Willian Gapinski, Randy Bryan | |
| 14:31 | Butler | Robert Pham buries a floater from close range | 47-41 |
| 14:14 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 14:13 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 13:59 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Robert Pham is blocked by William Cantrell | 47-41 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Clarence Hertenstein grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Robert Pham clanks a jumper near the basket | 47-41 |
| 13:47 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pham | 47-41 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Robert Pham drills a shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:24 | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Robert Pham drills a fadeaway from the left side | 51-44 |
| 12:37 | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Robert Pham connects on the runner from the right block | 53-46 |
| 11:55 | Youngstown State | James Villalba misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 53-46 |
| 11:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clarence Hertenstein | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Binkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Vanscoy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Gravel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Villalba (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Cantrell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Gravel - foul #2 on Jonathan Gravel, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Thomas Mikkelson (SG), John Bublitz (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Adam Binkley, Robert Pham, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield (PG), Lee Parsons (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Calvin Ridenhour (PF), Randy Bryan (C) Adam Vanscoy, Jonathan Gravel, James Villalba, Wayne Brown, William Cantrell | |
| 11:39 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:39 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Parsons and the foul's on John Bublitz - foul #1 on John Bublitz, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Marion Ogata comes up short on the runner from close range | 55-49 |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:37 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Marion Ogata gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Luther Banfield - foul #2 on Luther Banfield, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Pham (SF) Thomas McCrorey | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 10:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:20 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:18 | Youngstown State | Paul Teeter picks off the pass by Luther Banfield in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Paul Teeter blows the layup | 57-49 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Marion Ogata gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:54 | Butler | Lee Parsons is called for the reach on Paul Teeter - foul #4 on Lee Parsons, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (SG), Wayne Brown (PF) Lee Parsons, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 09:42 | Butler | Marion Ogata is hacked by Randy Bryan - foul #2 on Randy Bryan, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Villalba (C) Randy Bryan | |
| 09:22 | Butler | Marion Ogata misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 09:21 | Youngstown State | James Villalba grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 09:00 | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (C) Paul Teeter, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Vanscoy (PG), William Cantrell (C) Luther Banfield, Willian Gapinski | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Robert Pham misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Wayne Brown - foul #4 on Wayne Brown, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour (C) Wayne Brown | |
| 08:34 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:34 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:05 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 08:04 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour can't tip it in | 58-49 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Robert Pham gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clarence Hertenstein | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Binkley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Pham (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Hertenstein (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Adam Vanscoy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Gravel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Villalba (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cantrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Calvin Ridenhour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Villalba | 61-52 |
| 07:27 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Plaisted | 64-52 |
| 07:15 | Youngstown State | Clarence Hertenstein steps in front of the Calvin Ridenhour pass | 64-52 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Robert Pham can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Adam Vanscoy - foul #1 on Adam Vanscoy, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), John Bublitz (PF), Marion Ogata (C) Charles Plaisted, Thomas Mikkelson, Clarence Hertenstein | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons (SG), Willian Gapinski (SF), Wayne Brown (PF), Randy Bryan (C) Jonathan Gravel, James Villalba, William Cantrell, Calvin Ridenhour | |
| 06:53 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Robert Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:53 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 65-52 |
| 06:42 | Youngstown State | Robert Pham steps in front of the Lee Parsons pass | 65-52 |
| 06:22 | Butler | John Bublitz misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Wayne Brown - foul #5 on Wayne Brown, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Thomas McCrorey (SF) Adam Binkley, Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield (PG), John Leung (PF) Adam Vanscoy, Wayne Brown | |
| 06:22 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:22 | Butler | John Bublitz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:06 | Youngstown State | John Bublitz blocks the short jumper by John Leung | 67-52 |
| 06:04 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Marion Ogata tips it but misses | 67-52 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | John Leung grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:53 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan misses short on a floater near the basket | 67-52 |
| 05:51 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons tips it back up and in | 67-54 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-54 |
| 05:17 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 05:15 | Youngstown State | Randy Bryan snags the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 05:10 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 05:08 | Youngstown State | Willian Gapinski gets the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 05:03 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield is denied on a layup by Marion Ogata | 70-54 |
| 05:01 | Youngstown State | Lee Parsons tips it in | 70-56 |
| 04:43 | Butler | John Leung swats the shot by Marion Ogata | 70-56 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Paul Teeter tips it in | 72-56 |
| 04:31 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 72-56 |
| 04:30 | Butler | John Bublitz pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 04:18 | Butler | John Bublitz connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 74-56 |
| 04:02 | Youngstown State | John Leung can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-56 |
| 04:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter grabs the board | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 03:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey tips it in | 76-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Marion Ogata (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Luther Banfield (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lee Parsons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Willian Gapinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Leung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Bryan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Youngstown State | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on John Leung - foul #4 on Paul Teeter, team foul #5 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Charles Plaisted (PG), Adam Binkley (SG), Robert Pham (SF), Clarence Hertenstein (PF), Adam Thompson (C) Paul Teeter, Thomas Mikkelson, Thomas McCrorey, John Bublitz, Marion Ogata | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel (PG), James Villalba (SF), William Cantrell (PF), Calvin Ridenhour (C) Lee Parsons, Willian Gapinski, John Leung, Randy Bryan | |
| 03:26 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-56 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Charles Plaisted snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Robert Pham comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 76-56 |
| 02:54 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to William Cantrell | 76-56 |
| 02:50 | Youngstown State | Luther Banfield makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Calvin Ridenhour | 76-58 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Robert Pham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | James Villalba scores on a shot from the free throw line | 76-60 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Robert Pham lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Hertenstein and he's fouled by James Villalba - foul #3 on James Villalba, team foul #10 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (PF) Adam Thompson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 01:51 | Butler | Robert Pham makes the free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:34 | Youngstown State | John Bublitz takes the ball from William Cantrell | 79-60 |
| 01:11 | Butler | Robert Pham buries a runner near the basket | 81-60 |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bublitz - foul #2 on John Bublitz, team foul #6 | 81-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas McCrorey (SF) Robert Pham | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel misses the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:57 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Gravel makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Butler | John Bublitz misses the easy layup | 81-61 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Adam Binkley tips it but misses | 81-61 |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | William Cantrell snags the defensive board | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Calvin Ridenhour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Charles Plaisted runs out the clock | 81-61 |