| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Berger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Frank Nall inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gregory Wheeler | 45-34 |
| 19:29 | Butler | John Araujo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Goran Malinoski steals the ball from Adam Griffin | 45-34 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Gregory Wheeler picks off the pass by Clay Moore | 45-34 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses the lay-in | 45-34 |
| 18:46 | Butler | John Araujo snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 18:34 | Butler | John Araujo's pass is intercepted by Adam Griffin | 45-34 |
| 18:15 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-34 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger hits the follow up shot | 47-34 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Goran Malinoski can't finish the layup | 47-34 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Adam Griffin | 47-34 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Wheeler | 49-34 |
| 17:11 | Butler | John Araujo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim St. Louis (PG), Baran Kowalczyk (SF), Justin Hines (C) Gregory Wheeler, Frank Nall, Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), David Brooks (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Stephen Spears, John Araujo, Goran Malinoski, Russell Robbins | |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 3 from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-34 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Tim St. Louis | 52-34 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tim St. Louis | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:56 | Butler | Herbert Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-34 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Tim St. Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Baran Kowalczyk (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Berger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Hines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Baran Kowalczyk and the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #1 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Robert Chism (SG), Ronald Andes (SF), Adam Griffin (PF) Tim St. Louis, Kevin Hammerstein, Baran Kowalczyk, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Stephen Spears (SG), John Araujo (SF), Goran Malinoski (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, David Brooks, Bernard Dicken, Edward Womack | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger makes the free throw | 58-34 |
| 15:21 | Butler | Stephen Spears is called for traveling | 58-34 |
| 14:53 | Minnesota | Ronald Andes loses the dribble to John Araujo | 58-34 |
| 14:42 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Wilson | 58-36 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin blows the dunk | 58-36 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Goran Malinoski snags the defensive board | 58-36 |
| 14:14 | Butler | Clay Moore is fouled on the floor by Gregory Wheeler - foul #3 on Gregory Wheeler, team foul #1 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein (SG) Robert Chism | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:01 | Butler | George Wilson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 58-36 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Goran Malinoski snags the offensive board | 58-36 |
| 13:38 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-36 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Ronald Andes grabs the board | 58-36 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Goran Malinoski takes the ball from Gregory Wheeler | 58-36 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Stephen Spears drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Araujo | 58-39 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Hammerstein and the foul's on George Wilson - foul #4 on George Wilson, team foul #2 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim St. Louis (PG), Frank Nall (SF), Baran Kowalczyk (PF) Gregory Wheeler, Ronald Andes, Adam Griffin | |
| 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 | |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Arthur Berger misses the free throw | 60-39 |
| 12:40 | Butler | Russell Robbins pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Berger - foul #2 on Arthur Berger, team foul #2 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (C) Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:36 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 12:36 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Lyons steps in front of the Frank Nall pass | 60-40 |
| 11:45 | Butler | David Brooks buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Tim St. Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Baran Kowalczyk (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Hines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Frank Nall is hacked by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Chism (SG), Ronald Andes (SF) Kevin Hammerstein, Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) Herbert Hudson | |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Russell Robbins, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG) Tim St. Louis | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), Goran Malinoski (PF) David Brooks, Bernard Dicken | |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Justin Hines is called for the reach on Russell Robbins - foul #1 on Justin Hines, team foul #3 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Adam Griffin (PF), Arthur Berger (C) Baran Kowalczyk, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:39 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses long on a runner from the right block | 61-42 |
| 10:38 | Butler | John Araujo gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 10:28 | Butler | Goran Malinoski drills a turnaround from the left block | 61-44 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 61-44 |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin tips it in | 63-44 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Russell Robbins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-44 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Robert Chism snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 09:37 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-44 |
| 09:35 | Butler | The rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 63-44 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses long on a floater from the right block | 63-44 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 09:01 | Minnesota | Russell Robbins swats the short shot by Arthur Berger | 63-44 |
| 09:00 | Butler | Goran Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Russell Robbins loses the dribble to Gregory Wheeler | 63-44 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin connects on the jumper from the left side | 65-44 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Russell Robbins connects on the shot from the left block | 65-46 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Goran Malinoski swats the short shot by Arthur Berger | 65-46 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Stephen Spears is fouled on the floor by Robert Chism - foul #1 on Robert Chism, team foul #4 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim St. Louis (PG), Kevin Hammerstein (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Baran Kowalczyk (PF), Justin Hines (C) Gregory Wheeler, Robert Chism, Ronald Andes, Adam Griffin, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), David Brooks (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Stephen Spears, John Araujo, Goran Malinoski, Russell Robbins | |
| 07:40 | Butler | George Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Justin Hines - foul #2 on Justin Hines, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| 07:40 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:40 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:40 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Tim St. Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) PF - Baran Kowalczyk (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Hines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein drills a 3 from straight away | 68-46 |
| 06:18 | Butler | George Wilson knocks in the shot in the paint | 68-48 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Bernard Dicken snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Hines - foul #3 on Justin Hines, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Adam Griffin (PF), Arthur Berger (C) Tim St. Louis, Baran Kowalczyk, Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), John Araujo (SF) Clay Moore, David Brooks | |
| 05:42 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | George Wilson is called for the reach on Arthur Berger - foul #5 on George Wilson, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk (SF) Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Malinoski (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Herbert Hudson, Bernard Dicken, George Wilson | |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | John Araujo picks off the pass by Arthur Berger | 68-50 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Russell Robbins clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Goran Malinoski grabs the offensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Baran Kowalczyk steals it from Russell Robbins | 68-50 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler lays it in set up by Baran Kowalczyk | 70-50 |
| 03:56 | Butler | Russell Robbins's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Berger | 70-50 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Goran Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Hammerstein (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Baran Kowalczyk (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Griffin (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Berger (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Butler | Goran Malinoski's pass is intercepted by Gregory Wheeler | 70-50 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Kevin Hammerstein scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Wheeler | 73-50 |
| 02:40 | Butler | John Araujo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-50 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Arthur Berger | 73-50 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Goran Malinoski - foul #3 on Goran Malinoski, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim St. Louis (PG), Robert Chism (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Justin Hines (C) Gregory Wheeler, Kevin Hammerstein, Baran Kowalczyk, Arthur Berger | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Ronald Strother (SG), David Brooks (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Stephen Spears, John Araujo, Goran Malinoski, Russell Robbins | |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Edward Womack's floater is tipped away by Frank Nall | 75-50 |
| 01:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Tim St. Louis | 75-50 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin banks in the layup set up by Tim St. Louis and he's fouled by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #8 | 77-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Russell Robbins (C) Ronald Strother, Edward Womack | |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin makes the free throw | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Butler | Thomas Lyons scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Hudson | 78-52 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Adam Griffin knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Tim St. Louis | 80-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Butler | Bernard Dicken clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-52 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Justin Hines snags the defensive board | 80-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Robert Chism is called for 5 seconds | 80-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Baran Kowalczyk (PF) Adam Griffin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:19 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-52 |
| 00:17 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Robbins | 80-52 |
| 00:13 | Butler | David Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-52 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Baran Kowalczyk | 80-52 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Tim St. Louis runs out the clock | 80-52 |