| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Booth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Robby Bohn inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Robby Bohn is hacked by Stephen Spears - foul #1 on Stephen Spears, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (PG) David Lee | |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the turnaround near the basket | 30-37 |
| 19:05 | Butler | George Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (PF) Maximo Rizzo, Richard Merrell, Raul Gomez | |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:37 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Goran Malinoski misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Liu Abdelal - foul #2 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maurice Detrick (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) David Lee, Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal | |
| 18:10 | Butler | Goran Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:10 | Butler | Goran Malinoski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Robby Bohn is denied on a layup by George Wilson | 31-37 |
| 17:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Spears | 31-37 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Stephen Spears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Clay Moore tips it in | 33-37 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses short on a shot near the basket | 33-37 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | William Booth hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 16:40 | Butler | John Araujo knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 35-39 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson is denied on a layup by George Wilson | 35-39 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | William Booth snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Maurice Detrick's fadeaway is rejected by George Wilson | 35-39 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Stephen Spears steals it from Nicolas Wesson | 35-39 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Clay Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Spears | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Maurice Detrick (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) SF - Robby Bohn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Booth (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Maurice Detrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 15:44 | Butler | The rebound goes to Clay Moore | 37-39 |
| 15:23 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Robby Bohn gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-42 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | George Wilson is called for the reach on William Booth - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Raul Gomez (PF) Maurice Detrick, Richard Merrell, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 13:56 | Iowa | William Booth misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Bernard Dicken snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Raul Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | David Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Raul Gomez gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | William Booth clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Steven Strickland | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-44 |
| 12:11 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 37-44 |
| 11:46 | Butler | Herbert Hudson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robby Bohn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Booth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Richard Merrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 11:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Dicken | 39-44 |
| 11:23 | Butler | Herbert Hudson is fouled on the floor by Richard Merrell - foul #3 on Richard Merrell, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 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, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (PG), Nicolas Wesson (C) David Lee, William Booth | |
| 11:10 | Butler | George Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Maximo Rizzo | 39-44 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Clay Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Maximo Rizzo - foul #3 on Maximo Rizzo, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), William Booth (C) Maximo Rizzo, Richard Merrell, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 10:39 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Steven Strickland | 41-49 |
| 10:04 | Butler | George Wilson is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Steven Strickland | |
| 09:46 | Iowa | William Booth makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 09:28 | Butler | George Wilson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 41-51 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Raul Gomez gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | William Booth knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 41-53 |
| 08:44 | Butler | Clay Moore is hacked by David Lee - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), David Brooks (SG), Bernard Dicken (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Clay Moore, Stephen Spears, Goran Malinoski, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) David Lee, Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| 08:32 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicolas Wesson - foul #1 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robby Bohn (SF) Liu Abdelal | |
| 08:32 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | William Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson's layup is rejected by Russell Robbins | 41-53 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Steven Strickland drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Maximo Rizzo | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brooks (fresh) SF - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Maximo Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - William Booth (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-55 |
| 07:12 | Butler | John Araujo gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:04 | Butler | John Araujo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), Goran Malinoski (PF) John Araujo, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Maximo Rizzo, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Raul Gomez is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raul Gomez, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:30 | Butler | Stephen Spears makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Clay Moore | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Iowa | David Brooks swats the layup by Raul Gomez | 43-55 |
| 06:13 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:54 | Butler | David Brooks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Booth | 43-55 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | William Booth comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 43-55 |
| 05:41 | Butler | David Brooks grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 05:31 | Butler | David Brooks drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Clay Moore | 45-55 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Raul Gomez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Goran Malinoski - foul #2 on Goran Malinoski, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (PG), Robby Bohn (SF) David Lee, Liu Abdelal | |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:49 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Raul Gomez comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-57 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Raul Gomez tips it home | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Butler | John Araujo connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clay Moore | 47-59 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Goran Malinoski - foul #3 on Goran Malinoski, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Bernard Dicken (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Clay Moore, Stephen Spears, Goran Malinoski, George Wilson | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Maximo Rizzo, Richard Merrell, Raul Gomez | |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Robby Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Robby Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Steven Strickland is called for the reach on John Araujo - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Butler | David Brooks (SG) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:49 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:49 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Iowa | William Booth buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Strickland | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - William Booth (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Butler | David Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Lyons and he's fouled by Robby Bohn - foul #3 on Robby Bohn, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) David Lee, Steven Strickland | |
| 03:03 | Butler | David Brooks makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Merrell | 52-65 |
| 02:19 | Butler | John Araujo misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-65 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Maximo Rizzo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-65 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson tips it home | 52-67 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Bernard Dicken connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | William Booth is denied on a layup by Bernard Dicken | 55-67 |
| 00:54 | Butler | David Brooks gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Butler | David Brooks is hacked by Richard Merrell - foul #4 on Richard Merrell, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG) John Araujo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, William Booth | |
| 00:48 | Butler | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:48 | Butler | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Herbert Hudson is called for the reach on Nicolas Wesson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Maurice Detrick (PG) Maximo Rizzo | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Bernard Dicken gets the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:34 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is called for traveling | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | David Brooks steals the ball from Maurice Detrick | 57-67 |
| 00:04 | Butler | David Brooks knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Hudson | 60-67 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 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, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), William Booth (C) Maurice Detrick, Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson, Curtis Carroll | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | David Lee runs out the clock | 60-67 |