| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Hibbitts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bono (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Offutt (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Cecil Foster inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | David Frazier is hacked by James Hibbitts - foul #1 on James Hibbitts, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 19:08 | Butler | James Hibbitts is called for the reach on Travis Broaddus - foul #2 on James Hibbitts, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Travis Broaddus's pass is intercepted by Michael Parrish | 45-32 |
| 18:41 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt drills a shot near the basket | 45-34 |
| 18:21 | Butler | Travis Broaddus knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 17:58 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Fincher - foul #2 on Mark Fincher, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Butler | George Hsieh (PF) Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 17:58 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:58 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Michael Parrish swats the layup by Travis Broaddus | 47-36 |
| 17:28 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:23 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt is called for traveling | 47-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), James Eberly (C) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Shives (SF), Mitchell King (C) Grady Fogle, Antonio Offutt | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Travis Broaddus hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Armando Robles | 50-36 |
| 16:51 | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Bono | 50-38 |
| 16:37 | Butler | Kenneth Bono steps in front of the Armando Robles pass | 50-38 |
| 16:15 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish makes the jump hook from close range set up by James Hibbitts | 50-40 |
| 15:59 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 15:58 | Butler | George Hsieh hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Hibbitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bono (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Shives (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Parrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mitchell King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Youngstown State | Travis Broaddus picks off the pass by Mitchell King | 52-40 |
| 15:22 | Butler | James Eberly misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 15:20 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 15:02 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG), Cecil Foster (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Travis Broaddus, Armando Robles, George Hsieh, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SG), Grady Fogle (SF), Antonio Offutt (C) James Hibbitts, Kenneth Bono, Michael Parrish | |
| 14:42 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich is fouled on the floor by William Shives - foul #1 on William Shives, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith (PF) Mitchell King | |
| 14:31 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-40 |
| 14:29 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 14:11 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Christopher Lewter - foul #1 on Christopher Lewter, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono (SG) William Shives | |
| 14:11 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:11 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:53 | Butler | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 52-42 |
| 13:52 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bono | 52-42 |
| 13:36 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith is fouled on the floor by Mark Fincher - foul #3 on Mark Fincher, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mitchell King (PF) Clinton Smith | |
| 13:31 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 13:29 | Butler | Robert Adams is called for the reach on Travis Broaddus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Adams, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Mark Fincher scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Travis Broaddus | 54-42 |
| 13:02 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Robert Adams steps in front of the Travis Broaddus pass in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 12:56 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono can't throw it down | 54-42 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Christopher Lewter gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:31 | Butler | David Frazier hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Travis Broaddus | 57-42 |
| 12:10 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Mark Fincher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Mark Fincher lays it in on a nice dish by Cecil Foster and the foul's on Grady Fogle - foul #3 on Grady Fogle, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF) David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts (PG), William Shives (SG), Michael Parrish (PF), Clinton Smith (C) Robert Adams, Kenneth Bono, Mitchell King, Antonio Offutt | |
| 11:47 | Butler | Mark Fincher misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 11:47 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Clinton Smith | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Hibbitts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Shives (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Grady Fogle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Parrish (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Clinton Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:32 | Youngstown State | Mark Fincher steals the ball from Grady Fogle | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Michael Parrish is called for the reach on Mark Fincher - foul #1 on Michael Parrish, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Eberly (C) Travis Broaddus, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 10:58 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the shot from the right block | 59-42 |
| 10:57 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 10:34 | Youngstown State | William Shives hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stephen Ullrich - foul #1 on Stephen Ullrich, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono (SG) Grady Fogle | |
| 10:34 | Youngstown State | William Shives makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:13 | Butler | Larry Tarter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Hibbitts - foul #3 on James Hibbitts, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG) Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mitchell King (C) Clinton Smith | |
| 10:13 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:51 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Larry Tarter snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 09:31 | Butler | James Eberly can't finish the layup | 60-45 |
| 09:30 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:05 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish misses short on a jumper from the right block | 60-45 |
| 09:03 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:51 | Butler | David Frazier hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Tarter | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:42 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hibbitts | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 08:36 | Butler | David Frazier misses the jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 08:35 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:09 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Tarter and he's fouled by Mitchell King - foul #1 on Mitchell King, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Travis Broaddus (PG), Cecil Foster (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Mark Fincher (C) Larry Tarter, David Frazier, George Hsieh, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SG), Grady Fogle (SF), Clinton Smith (PF), Antonio Offutt (C) Kenneth Bono, William Shives, Michael Parrish, Mitchell King | |
| 08:09 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:59 | Youngstown State | The jumper by James Hibbitts is denied by Christopher Lewter | 66-48 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Cecil Foster grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Clinton Smith - foul #2 on Clinton Smith, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Butler | Armando Robles (SG) Stephen Ullrich | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 07:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Travis Broaddus (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cecil Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fincher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Hibbitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Adams (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Offutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 67-50 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Cecil Foster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 07:07 | Butler | Mark Fincher snags the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Travis Broaddus is hacked by James Hibbitts - foul #4 on James Hibbitts, team foul #10 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Butler | David Frazier (SG) Armando Robles | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Shives (PG), Michael Parrish (PF) James Hibbitts, Clinton Smith | |
| 06:45 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Travis Broaddus makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:23 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Fincher - foul #4 on Mark Fincher, team foul #5 | 69-50 |
| 06:23 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:23 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:58 | Butler | David Frazier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 05:56 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fincher | 69-52 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Travis Broaddus can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 69-52 |
| 05:37 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 05:30 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams's pass is intercepted by Travis Broaddus | 69-52 |
| 05:27 | Butler | Travis Broaddus throws it down | 71-52 |
| 05:15 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt knocks in the runner in the lane | 71-54 |
| 04:51 | Butler | David Frazier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 04:31 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams is whistled for traveling | 71-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Stephen Ullrich (SG), Armando Robles (SF), George Hsieh (PF), James Eberly (C) Travis Broaddus, David Frazier, Cecil Foster, Christopher Lewter, Mark Fincher | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts (PG), Kenneth Bono (SG), Mitchell King (C) Robert Adams, Grady Fogle, Antonio Offutt | |
| 04:10 | Butler | James Hibbitts steps in front of the Stephen Ullrich pass | 71-54 |
| 04:01 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 04:00 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono tips it back up and in | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:43 | Butler | James Eberly hits a jump hook in the lane | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Ullrich (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Armando Robles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Hsieh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Hibbitts (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Bono (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Shives (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Parrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mitchell King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Youngstown State | Michael Parrish misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich grabs the defensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 03:11 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 03:10 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Bono gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 03:07 | Youngstown State | James Hibbitts is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Hibbitts, team foul #11 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SF), Clinton Smith (C) James Hibbitts, Michael Parrish | |
| 02:46 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich clanks a shot near the basket | 73-56 |
| 02:45 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| 02:25 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Shives | 73-58 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Bono - foul #2 on Kenneth Bono, team foul #12 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Russell Clark (PF) Larry Tarter, James Eberly | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle (SF) Kenneth Bono | |
| 02:09 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:09 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:52 | Youngstown State | William Shives misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 01:51 | Youngstown State | Mitchell King pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:38 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Armando Robles gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Stephen Ullrich is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Eberly (C) Joseph Gantz, Russell Clark | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 01:21 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 01:20 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Raymond Cole (C) Grady Fogle | |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:03 | Butler | George Hsieh grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Larry Tarter is fouled on the floor by William Shives - foul #2 on William Shives, team foul #13 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle (SF) Raymond Cole | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:39 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:39 | Youngstown State | Clinton Smith pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle is hacked by Armando Robles - foul #2 on Armando Robles, team foul #7 | 75-59 |
| 00:33 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 00:33 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Butler | Armando Robles misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-61 |
| 00:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Larry Tarter runs out the clock | 75-64 |