| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ryan Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Aviles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Muldoon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Balog inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty's floater is tipped away by Bill Hungerford | 35-27 |
| 19:39 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:19 | Youngstown State | Russell Aviles buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 19:07 | Butler | Bill Hungerford steps in front of the Richard Balog pass | 35-30 |
| 18:53 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Russell Aviles | 35-33 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Russell Aviles is called for the reach on Clinton Miller - foul #1 on Russell Aviles, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 18:28 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:06 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| 17:43 | Butler | George Burkowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Burkowski, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Schlater (PG), Wei-Quo Wang (C) Ryan Carson, Ronnie Powell | |
| 17:32 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon is hacked by Clinton Miller - foul #1 on Clinton Miller, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Morris (SG) Russell Aviles | |
| 17:19 | Youngstown State | Terry Schlater buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 16:57 | Butler | Andres Marino buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Burkowski | 38-36 |
| 16:32 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:13 | Butler | James Morris steals the ball from Andres Marino | 38-39 |
| 15:48 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 15:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Burkowski | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andres Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Balog (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clinton Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Terry Schlater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Muldoon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hungerford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Butler | George Burkowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 15:41 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:28 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bill Hungerford, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), James McCade (SG), Luke Lyons (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF), Mark Parker (C) George Burkowski, Andres Marino, Richard Balog, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson (PG), Russell Aviles (SG), Augustus Stagowski (SF), Von Zangger (PF), Ronnie Powell (C) Terry Schlater, James Morris, Charles Muldoon, Bill Hungerford, Wei-Quo Wang | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Kris Price comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Luke Lyons grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Mark Parker is hacked by Ryan Carson - foul #1 on Ryan Carson, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 14:52 | Butler | James McCade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 14:28 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Mark Parker gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Augustus Stagowski is called for the reach on Luke Lyons - foul #2 on Augustus Stagowski, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Flaherty (C) Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:54 | Butler | Luke Lyons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kris Price | 41-39 |
| 13:37 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gilbert steals it from Augustus Stagowski | 41-39 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Kris Price double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Richard Balog (SF), Clinton Miller (PF) Kris Price, Luke Lyons, Thomas Gilbert | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Schlater (PG), Charles Muldoon (SF) Ryan Carson, Augustus Stagowski | |
| 12:59 | Youngstown State | Russell Aviles hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Muldoon | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Clinton Miller comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Von Zangger - foul #1 on Von Zangger, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Andres Marino (SG) James McCade | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Morris (SG), Bill Hungerford (PF), Wei-Quo Wang (C) Russell Aviles, Von Zangger, Ronnie Powell | |
| 12:49 | Butler | Clinton Miller makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Clinton Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:49 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:15 | Butler | Clinton Miller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 12:13 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:00 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | Butler | Clinton Miller pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Clinton Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Andres Marino | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Terry Schlater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Muldoon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Youngstown State | James Morris is hacked by Andres Marino - foul #3 on Andres Marino, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), Thomas Gilbert (PF), Luke Lyons (C) George Burkowski, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson (PG), Augustus Stagowski (SF) James Morris, Charles Muldoon | |
| 11:27 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gilbert denies the turnaround by Bill Hungerford | 44-42 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Luke Lyons gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:13 | Butler | Andres Marino knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kris Price | 47-42 |
| 10:52 | Youngstown State | Kris Price steps in front of the Wei-Quo Wang pass | 47-42 |
| 10:49 | Butler | Kris Price can't finish the layup | 47-42 |
| 10:47 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:37 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang is hacked by Thomas Gilbert - foul #2 on Thomas Gilbert, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) Andres Marino, Thomas Gilbert, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Russell Aviles (SG), Charles Muldoon (SF), Von Zangger (PF), Ronnie Powell (C) Terry Schlater, Augustus Stagowski, Bill Hungerford, Wei-Quo Wang | |
| 10:26 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Richard Balog drills a turnaround from the left block set up by James McCade | 49-44 |
| 09:56 | Youngstown State | Clinton Miller steps in front of the Von Zangger pass | 49-44 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Melvin Flaherty, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Luke Lyons (SF) Kris Price, Richard Balog | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Schlater (PG) Ryan Carson | |
| 09:27 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:26 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:17 | Butler | George Burkowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Clinton Miller tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Luke Lyons hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 08:59 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 08:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clinton Miller | 51-44 |
| 08:38 | Butler | George Burkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 08:37 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 08:19 | Youngstown State | Russell Aviles clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 08:17 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger tips it home | 51-46 |
| 08:01 | Butler | George Burkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James McCade and he's fouled by Russell Aviles - foul #2 on Russell Aviles, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Andres Marino (SG), Richard Balog (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF) James McCade, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson (PG), Augustus Stagowski (SF), Bill Hungerford (PF), Wei-Quo Wang (C) Russell Aviles, Charles Muldoon, Von Zangger, Ronnie Powell | |
| 08:01 | Butler | George Burkowski makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:48 | Youngstown State | Luke Lyons steals the ball from Ryan Carson | 54-46 |
| 07:30 | Butler | George Burkowski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-46 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Richard Balog tips it but misses | 54-46 |
| 07:26 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ryan Carson | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - George Burkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andres Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Balog (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ryan Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Schlater (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Augustus Stagowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Wei-Quo Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 07:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Luke Lyons | 54-46 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Andres Marino misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 07:00 | Youngstown State | Augustus Stagowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:31 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 06:30 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Gilbert | 54-46 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Richard Balog can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ryan Carson | 54-46 |
| 05:48 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 05:47 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:35 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Gilbert - foul #3 on Thomas Gilbert, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), Clinton Miller (PF), Melvin Flaherty (C) George Burkowski, Thomas Gilbert, Luke Lyons | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Russell Aviles (SG), Charles Muldoon (SF), Ronnie Powell (C) Terry Schlater, Augustus Stagowski, Wei-Quo Wang | |
| 05:35 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:35 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:22 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 05:20 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Bill Hungerford | 54-48 |
| 05:04 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 05:03 | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Richard Balog misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Charles Muldoon - foul #3 on Charles Muldoon, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Butler | James McCade (SG) Andres Marino | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Morris (PG), Von Zangger (PF) Ryan Carson, Bill Hungerford | |
| 04:47 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Richard Balog makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:33 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 04:31 | Butler | James McCade grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:26 | Butler | James McCade misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Russell Aviles - foul #3 on Russell Aviles, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Norberto Yazzie (SF) Richard Balog | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 04:26 | Butler | James McCade misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:26 | Butler | James McCade misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:26 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | James McCade steals it from Russell Aviles | 56-50 |
| 04:08 | Butler | Norberto Yazzie hits the finger roll on a great pass from James McCade | 58-50 |
| 03:44 | Youngstown State | James Morris is fouled on the floor by Kris Price - foul #1 on Kris Price, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 03:44 | Youngstown State | James Morris makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:44 | Youngstown State | James Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:22 | Butler | Clinton Miller buries a fadeaway from close range set up by James McCade | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kris Price (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McCade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norberto Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Melvin Flaherty (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Russell Aviles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Muldoon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Von Zangger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:11 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 03:09 | Youngstown State | James Morris grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:57 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 02:55 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:55 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Butler | George Burkowski (PG), Andres Marino (SG), Richard Balog (SF) Kris Price, James McCade, Norberto Yazzie | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ryan Carson (PG), Bill Hungerford (PF) James Morris, Von Zangger | |
| 02:40 | Youngstown State | Andres Marino steals the ball from Russell Aviles | 60-52 |
| 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) | |
| 02:15 | Butler | George Burkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 01:58 | Youngstown State | Charles Muldoon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Carson | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Burkowski | 63-55 |
| 01:34 | Youngstown State | Russell Aviles's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Miller | 63-55 |
| 01:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Melvin Flaherty | 63-55 |
| 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) | |
| 01:14 | Butler | Melvin Flaherty connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Clinton Miller | 65-55 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell is fouled on the floor by Melvin Flaherty - foul #4 on Melvin Flaherty, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Kris Price (PG), James McCade (SG), Luke Lyons (SF), Thomas Gilbert (PF), Mark Parker (C) George Burkowski, Andres Marino, Richard Balog, Clinton Miller, Melvin Flaherty | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Schlater (PG), James Morris (SG), Augustus Stagowski (SF), Von Zangger (PF) Ryan Carson, Russell Aviles, Charles Muldoon, Bill Hungerford | |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Terry Schlater is called for the reach on Thomas Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Schlater, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Cole (PF) Mark Parker | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang (C) Ronnie Powell | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:51 | Butler | Thomas Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by Von Zangger is blocked by Thomas Gilbert | 67-55 |
| 00:41 | Youngstown State | Augustus Stagowski tips it home | 67-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Butler | Kyle Cole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 00:12 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 00:07 | Youngstown State | Wei-Quo Wang clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Kyle Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kris Price runs out the clock | 67-57 |