| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Hickmon (fresh) SG - Kent Marsh (fresh) SF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Michael Anthony (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Michael Anthony wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Kent Marsh makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Hickmon | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Butler | Norman Powell is fouled on the floor by Michael Anthony - foul #1 on Michael Anthony, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Norman Powell buries a runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Missouri | Curtis Wilcox is called for the reach on Kent Marsh - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Curtis Wilcox | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Missouri | John Davis scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Derek Hickmon | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Missouri | Michael Anthony snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | John Davis misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #2 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (PG), Virgil Salley (SG), James Mroz (SF), Jeffrey Capps (C) Derek Hickmon, Kent Marsh, Benjamin Smith, Michael Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| 17:26 | Missouri | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Missouri | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Frances Heimann can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Virgil Salley - foul #1 on Virgil Salley, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:04 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | Missouri | James Mroz travels with the ball | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Alan Butler | 6-9 |
| 16:20 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Capps | 8-9 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Ronald Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frances Heimann | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Matthew Ceaser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Virgil Salley (fresh) SF - James Mroz (fresh) PF - Malcolm Sherrill (fresh) C - Jeffrey Capps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser tips it home | 10-11 |
| 15:28 | Butler | Frances Heimann comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 10-11 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Norman Powell snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 15:22 | Butler | James Mroz is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on James Mroz, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Kent Marsh (SG), Benjamin Smith (SF), John Davis (PF), Michael Anthony (C) Matthew Ceaser, Virgil Salley, James Mroz, Malcolm Sherrill, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| 15:07 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury clanks a floater from the left side | 10-11 |
| 15:05 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Alan Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF) Rudy Salisbury, Norman Powell | |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Michael Anthony misses badly on a floater in the paint | 10-11 |
| 14:22 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Marsh | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | Missouri | Christopher Scott steps in front of the Kent Marsh pass | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Alan Butler clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Malcolm Sherrill - foul #1 on Malcolm Sherrill, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Davis (PF) Malcolm Sherrill | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Smith (PF) Frances Heimann | |
| 13:54 | Butler | Alan Butler misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | Missouri | Michael Anthony is whistled for a carry | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps (C) Michael Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Rudy Salisbury (SF) Kyle Taylor | |
| 13:35 | Butler | Christopher Scott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rudy Salisbury | 10-14 |
| 13:17 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kent Marsh | 12-14 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Scott | 12-16 |
| 13:02 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (PG), Virgil Salley (SG), James Mroz (SF), Michael Anthony (C) Derek Hickmon, Kent Marsh, Benjamin Smith, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Powell (C) Christopher Scott | |
| 12:52 | Butler | Michael Anthony steals the ball from Rudy Salisbury | 12-16 |
| 12:31 | Missouri | Michael Anthony scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Rudy Salisbury - foul #1 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Kent Marsh (SG), Benjamin Smith (SF) Matthew Ceaser, Virgil Salley, James Mroz | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG) Alan Butler | |
| 12:31 | Missouri | Michael Anthony makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:14 | Butler | Michael Anthony swats the layup by Rudy Salisbury | 15-16 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 12:03 | Missouri | Michael Anthony clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 12:01 | Missouri | Benjamin Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Frances Heimann - foul #1 on Frances Heimann, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (SF), Christopher Scott (PF) Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith | |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the board | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Hickmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) PF - Malcolm Sherrill (fresh) C - Michael Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Butler | Malcolm Sherrill denies the turnaround by Kyle Taylor | 15-18 |
| 11:28 | Missouri | Michael Anthony snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Frances Heimann is called for the reach on Kent Marsh - foul #2 on Frances Heimann, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (PG), Virgil Salley (SG), James Mroz (SF), John Davis (PF), Jeffrey Capps (C) Derek Hickmon, Kent Marsh, Benjamin Smith, Malcolm Sherrill, Michael Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG) Frances Heimann | |
| 11:10 | Missouri | John Davis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Norman Powell drills a turnaround from the right block | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | John Davis misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Kent Marsh (SG), Benjamin Smith (SF), Michael Anthony (C) Matthew Ceaser, Virgil Salley, James Mroz, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor, Norman Powell | |
| 10:24 | Missouri | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:07 | Butler | Michael Anthony steals the ball from Ronald Smith | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Benjamin Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Derek Hickmon | 18-20 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (C) Christopher Scott | |
| 09:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:09 | Missouri | Kent Marsh can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 18-22 |
| 09:07 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 08:54 | Missouri | Kent Marsh misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:53 | Butler | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Alan Butler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 08:31 | Missouri | Michael Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:15 | Missouri | Benjamin Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to Alan Butler | 18-22 |
| 08:07 | Butler | Alan Butler hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Gibby | 18-24 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Michael Anthony knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Kent Marsh | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Derek Hickmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Malcolm Sherrill (fresh) C - Michael Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 07:00 | Missouri | Rudy Salisbury steals it from Michael Anthony | 20-24 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Alan Butler hits a jumper in the paint set up by Phillip Gibby and he's hacked by Malcolm Sherrill - foul #2 on Malcolm Sherrill, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (PG), Virgil Salley (SG), James Mroz (SF), John Davis (PF), Jeffrey Capps (C) Derek Hickmon, Kent Marsh, Benjamin Smith, Malcolm Sherrill, Michael Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (SF), Christopher Scott (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Gibby, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith | |
| 06:42 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:30 | Missouri | Alan Butler steps in front of the James Mroz pass | 20-27 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Alan Butler banks in the layup | 20-29 |
| 06:16 | Missouri | John Davis clanks a jumper near the basket | 20-29 |
| 06:14 | Butler | The rebound goes to Norman Powell | 20-29 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:01 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 05:59 | Missouri | John Davis tips it home | 22-29 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Kent Marsh (SG), Benjamin Smith (SF), Christopher Cox (PF), Michael Anthony (C) Matthew Ceaser, Virgil Salley, James Mroz, John Davis, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:37 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:37 | Butler | Christopher Scott gets the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Kyle Taylor's floater is tipped away by Michael Anthony | 22-30 |
| 05:13 | Missouri | Christopher Cox grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Kent Marsh buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Derek Hickmon | 25-30 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery's pass is intercepted by Michael Anthony | 25-30 |
| 04:14 | Missouri | Kyle Taylor blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Smith | 25-30 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 04:11 | Butler | Derek Hickmon takes the ball from Bernard Montgomery in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 04:05 | Missouri | Kent Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:04 | Missouri | Christopher Cox tips it in | 27-30 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Michael Anthony - foul #2 on Michael Anthony, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser (PG), Virgil Salley (SG), James Mroz (SF), John Davis (PF), Jeffrey Capps (C) Derek Hickmon, Kent Marsh, Benjamin Smith, Christopher Cox, Michael Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Alan Butler, Kyle Taylor, Christopher Scott, Norman Powell | |
| 03:45 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | John Davis grabs the board | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Matthew Ceaser (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Virgil Salley (fresh) SF - James Mroz (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Capps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Missouri | John Davis is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Powell (C) Bernard Montgomery | |
| 03:08 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kent Marsh (SG), Benjamin Smith (SF) Virgil Salley, James Mroz | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #3 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG) Benjamin Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (PG) Curtis Wilcox | |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:57 | Missouri | Matthew Ceaser makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Phillip Gibby misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | Virgil Salley (SG), Benjamin Smith (SF), Malcolm Sherrill (PF), Michael Anthony (C) Derek Hickmon, Kent Marsh, John Davis, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:39 | Butler | Phillip Gibby makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Phillip Gibby misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Phillip Gibby pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Ronald Smith lays it in | 29-34 |
| 02:06 | Missouri | Benjamin Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-34 |
| 02:04 | Butler | Phillip Gibby gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Norman Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Norman Powell snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Benjamin Smith - foul #1 on Benjamin Smith, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Derek Hickmon (PG), Kent Marsh (SG), James Mroz (SF), Jeffrey Capps (C) Matthew Ceaser, Virgil Salley, Benjamin Smith, Michael Anthony | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Christopher Scott (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Phillip Gibby, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 01:23 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:23 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:23 | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 01:07 | Missouri | Frances Heimann takes the ball from Kent Marsh | 29-34 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Christopher Scott lays it up and in set up by Frances Heimann | 29-36 |
| 00:59 | Missouri | Bernard Montgomery takes the ball from Derek Hickmon | 29-36 |
| 00:42 | Butler | Alan Butler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 00:40 | Missouri | Jeffrey Capps gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Rudy Salisbury - foul #2 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #8 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Benjamin Smith (SF), Michael Anthony (C) James Mroz, Jeffrey Capps | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG), Kyle Taylor (PF) Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury | |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:24 | Missouri | Derek Hickmon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Alan Butler misses long on a floater from the right side | 31-36 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Malcolm Sherrill clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-36 |