| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fresh) SG - Abraham Frazier (fresh) SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fresh) PF - Richard Dunnam (fresh) C - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Norman Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury buries a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam blows the layup but the foul's on Rudy Salisbury - foul #1 on Rudy Salisbury, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Norman Powell snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:58 | Butler | Norman Powell clanks a jump hook near the basket | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Dunnam | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam hits the finger roll set up by Charles Hillman | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frances Heimann | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Abraham Frazier | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam is whistled for a carry | 5-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Phillip Gibby (SG), Bernard Montgomery (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:35 | Butler | Matthew Guglielmo is called for the reach on Phillip Gibby - foul #1 on Matthew Guglielmo, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Ernest Evans (SG), Jermaine King (C) Charles Hillman, Abraham Frazier, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 17:14 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Phillip Gibby grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Dunnam - foul #1 on Richard Dunnam, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love (SF), Kenny Tostado (C) Matthew Guglielmo, Richard Dunnam | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Lawrence Love picks off the pass by Bernard Montgomery in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love can't finish the layup | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Jeffery Lewis is called for the reach on Bernard Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF) Phillip Gibby, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Johnny Faulkner (C) Lawrence Love, Kenny Tostado | |
| 16:15 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery's pass is intercepted by Ernest Evans | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Montgomery | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Alan Butler (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) C - Bernard Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Evans (fairly fresh) PF - Jermaine King (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Butler | Frances Heimann is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:05 | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Frances Heimann grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Alan Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hillman - foul #1 on Charles Hillman, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Norman Powell (C) Alan Butler, Rudy Salisbury, Christopher Scott, Bernard Montgomery | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), Richard Dunnam (PF), Kenny Tostado (C) Charles Hillman, Jeffery Lewis, Ernest Evans, Jermaine King, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Frances Heimann buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Norman Powell | 7-5 |
| 14:26 | Texas Southern | Norman Powell is called for the reach on Stanley Eisenhower - foul #1 on Norman Powell, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (SG) Frances Heimann | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo misses short on a shot from the left side | 7-5 |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (SG), Bernard Montgomery (SF) Phillip Gibby, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:25 | Butler | Alan Butler misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 7-5 |
| 13:24 | Butler | Alan Butler tips it back up and in | 9-5 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:06 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:34 | Butler | Alan Butler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 12:33 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:20 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam jams it set up by Stanley Eisenhower | 9-7 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Dunnam - foul #2 on Richard Dunnam, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Christopher Scott (C) Curtis Wilcox, Alan Butler, Bernard Montgomery, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Jeffery Lewis (SG), Ernest Evans (SF), Jermaine King (PF), Johnny Faulkner (C) Stanley Eisenhower, Abraham Frazier, Matthew Guglielmo, Richard Dunnam, Kenny Tostado | |
| 12:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:00 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans misses long on a shot from close range | 10-7 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Phillip Gibby (fresh) SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) SF - Ernest Evans (fresh) PF - Jermaine King (fresh) C - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | Frances Heimann denies the turnaround by Jeffery Lewis | 10-7 |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King tips it home | 10-9 |
| 11:16 | Butler | Kyle Taylor drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Gibby | 12-9 |
| 11:03 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG) Phillip Gibby | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:40 | Butler | Alan Butler connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rudy Salisbury | 14-9 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Frances Heimann - foul #1 on Frances Heimann, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Montgomery (C) Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), Lawrence Love (PF) Charles Hillman, Ernest Evans, Jermaine King | |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Frances Heimann clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 14-10 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 09:59 | Butler | Frances Heimann gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Frances Heimann travels in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Phillip Gibby (PG), Nathan Heard (PF) Rudy Salisbury, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (PG) Jeffery Lewis | |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nathan Heard - foul #1 on Nathan Heard, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Norman Powell (C) Frances Heimann | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 14-12 |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | Phillip Gibby picks off the pass by Abraham Frazier | 14-12 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Phillip Gibby hits the finger roll | 16-12 |
| 08:37 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Padron | 16-14 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery is hacked by Matthew Guglielmo - foul #2 on Matthew Guglielmo, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Christopher Scott (C) Alan Butler, Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Nathan Heard, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Stanley Eisenhower (SG), Ernest Evans (SF), Jermaine King (PF) Willie Padron, Abraham Frazier, Matthew Guglielmo, Lawrence Love | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 18-14 |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-14 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Charles Hillman is called for the reach on Curtis Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hillman, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Kenny Tostado (C) Charles Hillman, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 07:56 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 07:56 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 07:33 | Texas Southern | Rudy Salisbury steals the ball from Ernest Evans | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stanley Eisenhower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Evans (fresh) PF - Jermaine King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Tostado (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Rudy Salisbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:42 | Texas Southern | Curtis Wilcox steals the ball from Ernest Evans | 19-14 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Curtis Wilcox misses the lay-in | 19-14 |
| 06:37 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 06:30 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado loses the ball out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Phillip Gibby (SG), Bernard Montgomery (SF), Kyle Taylor (PF), Norman Powell (C) Curtis Wilcox, Frances Heimann, Rudy Salisbury, Ronald Smith, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Johnny Faulkner (C) Jeffery Lewis, Stanley Eisenhower, Kenny Tostado | |
| 06:16 | Butler | Jermaine King steps in front of the Alan Butler pass | 19-14 |
| 06:02 | Texas Southern | Phillip Gibby is called for the reach on Abraham Frazier - foul #1 on Phillip Gibby, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love (SF) Ernest Evans | |
| 05:49 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:37 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King double dribbles | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG) Willie Padron | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Alan Butler blows the dunk but the foul's on Jeffery Lewis - foul #2 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (PG) Jeffery Lewis | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:00 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Norman Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 04:31 | Butler | Bernard Montgomery can't finish the layup | 21-14 |
| 04:30 | Butler | Phillip Gibby tips it back up and in | 23-14 |
| 04:06 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King hits a jumper from the left side | 23-16 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Norman Powell knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Butler | 25-16 |
| 03:36 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 25-19 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Norman Powell is hacked by Jermaine King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jermaine King, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Curtis Wilcox (PG), Frances Heimann (SG), Rudy Salisbury (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Alan Butler, Phillip Gibby, Bernard Montgomery, Kyle Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Jeffery Lewis (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), Richard Dunnam (PF), Kenny Tostado (C) Stanley Eisenhower, Abraham Frazier, Lawrence Love, Jermaine King, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Norman Powell makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Norman Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Curtis Wilcox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frances Heimann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Salisbury (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Norman Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunnam (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenny Tostado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Hillman and the foul's on Curtis Wilcox - foul #1 on Curtis Wilcox, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Scott (C) Norman Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans (SG) Jeffery Lewis | |
| 03:03 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:03 | Butler | Christopher Scott grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Ronald Smith connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frances Heimann | 28-21 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Richard Dunnam - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Butler (PG), Nathan Heard (PF) Curtis Wilcox, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:16 | Butler | The rebound goes to Nathan Heard | 28-22 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Alan Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Evans - foul #1 on Ernest Evans, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG) Charles Hillman | |
| 02:13 | Butler | Alan Butler misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Alan Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Rudy Salisbury steals the ball from Kenny Tostado | 29-22 |
| 01:35 | Butler | Nathan Heard misses long on an open runner in the paint | 29-22 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 01:18 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 01:17 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam tips it but misses | 29-22 |
| 01:16 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Frances Heimann is fouled on the floor by Kenny Tostado - foul #1 on Kenny Tostado, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Kyle Taylor (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Bernard Montgomery (C) Rudy Salisbury, Nathan Heard, Christopher Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Johnny Faulkner (C) Ernest Evans, Kenny Tostado | |
| 01:03 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:03 | Butler | Frances Heimann makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:42 | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Lewis | 31-26 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Ronald Smith misses short on an open floater from the left side | 31-26 |
| 00:23 | Butler | Alan Butler grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Ronald Smith makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 33-26 |