| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) PF - Kelly Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the lay-in | 26-34 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:10 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #1 on Walter Zent, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Zent - foul #2 on Walter Zent, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses the shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Curtis Wilcox | 28-35 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Norman Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Walter Zent | 31-35 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Norman Powell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Frances Heimann knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rudy Salisbury | 31-37 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Hill | 33-37 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury tips it in | 33-39 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman loses the dribble to Rudy Salisbury | 33-39 |
| 16:08 | Butler | Frances Heimann lays it in set up by Rudy Salisbury | 33-41 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses short on a runner near the basket | 33-41 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fairly fresh) PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) C - Norman Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 15:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 33-41 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Norman Powell comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Miguel Martin - foul #3 on Miguel Martin, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Bernard Montgomery (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Christopher Scott (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith | |
| 15:27 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Bernard Montgomery takes the ball from Kelly Hill | 33-43 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman blows the layup but the foul's on Kyle Taylor - foul #1 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Norman Powell | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Kyle Taylor gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Kyle Taylor is fouled on the floor by Kelly Hill - foul #1 on Kelly Hill, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| 13:59 | Butler | Phillip Gibby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG) Phillip Gibby | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Miguel Martin | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Butler | Christopher Scott's floater is tipped away by Kelly Hill | 36-43 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Kyle Taylor misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Riggleman | 36-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Miguel Martin | 38-43 |
| 12:42 | Butler | Kyle Taylor knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bernard Montgomery and he's hacked by Kelly Hill - foul #2 on Kelly Hill, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Walter Zent (SF), Ross Herron (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Miguel Martin, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Subs | Butler | Rudy Salisbury (SF) Christopher Scott | |
| 12:42 | Butler | Kyle Taylor makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Bernard Montgomery is called for the reach on Andrew Ervin - foul #1 on Bernard Montgomery, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Frances Heimann, Kyle Taylor | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller drills a floater in the paint set up by Andrew Ervin | 40-46 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Alan Butler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Gibby | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Ouellette (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) PF - Ross Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 11:37 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Montgomery | 40-48 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Kevin Riggleman (C) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Norman Powell (C) Alan Butler, Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Miguel Martin - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Walter Zent is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill (PF) Ross Herron | |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| 10:21 | Butler | Norman Powell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin is fouled on the floor by Frances Heimann - foul #1 on Frances Heimann, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Walter Zent | 44-48 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Robert Tandy takes the ball from Frances Heimann | 44-48 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Rudy Salisbury - foul #3 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG), Justin Lewis (SF) Robert Tandy, Walter Zent | |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Rudy Salisbury, Norman Powell | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Frances Heimann hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Curtis Wilcox | 46-51 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Miguel Martin | 49-51 |
| 08:48 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kelly Hill | 49-51 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill scores on a floater in the lane | 51-51 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Ouellette - foul #2 on William Ouellette, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Walter Zent (SF), Ross Herron (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Miguel Martin, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Subs | Butler | Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Christopher Scott, Bernard Montgomery | |
| 08:15 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (SG) Frances Heimann | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ross Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Zent - foul #4 on Walter Zent, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:32 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Fuller | 54-53 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette tips it home | 56-53 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Norman Powell drills a shot in the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron lays it up and in set up by Andrew Ervin | 58-55 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Stanley Fuller swats the shot by Bernard Montgomery | 58-55 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Ross Herron gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 06:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rudy Salisbury | 58-55 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Norman Powell comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Fuller - foul #1 on Stanley Fuller, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Kelly Hill (PF), Kevin Riggleman (C) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Ross Herron, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF) Alan Butler, Rudy Salisbury | |
| 06:04 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Bernard Montgomery steps in front of the Kelly Hill pass | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Norman Powell connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 58-59 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #5 on Ronald Smith, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG) Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Christopher Scott (C) Bernard Montgomery, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses the lay-in | 60-59 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Miguel Martin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill scores on a shot in the lane set up by Miguel Martin | 64-59 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Frances Heimann connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Scott | 64-61 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 64-61 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin buries a floater from the right side set up by William Ouellette | 66-61 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Powell (C) Kyle Taylor | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Norman Powell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Butler | Norman Powell connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Frances Heimann | 66-63 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill double dribbles | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Walter Zent - foul #5 on Walter Zent, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:57 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin buries a shot from the left block set up by Justin Lewis and he's hacked by Curtis Wilcox - foul #2 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Butler | Frances Heimann scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Norman Powell | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin is hacked by Frances Heimann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frances Heimann, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Norman Powell is called for traveling | 71-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG) Miguel Martin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Wilcox - foul #3 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:12 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin (PG) Andrew Ervin | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wilcox is called for the reach on Miguel Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #13 | 73-66 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Miguel Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:04 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury gets the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Frances Heimann misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman grabs the board | 75-66 |