| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Proctor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jordan Louder (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerold Lantz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roy Knudsen | 42-41 |
| 19:32 | Butler | George Wilson hits a shot in the paint | 44-41 |
| 19:17 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Wilson - foul #3 on George Wilson, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Robbins (C) George Wilson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Tullos (SF) Carl Proctor | |
| 19:17 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 19:17 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 19:02 | Butler | John Araujo is hacked by Roy Knudsen - foul #2 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Proctor (SG) Michael Tullos | |
| 18:50 | Butler | Stephen Spears comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 18:48 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:35 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Clay Moore - foul #2 on Clay Moore, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 18:35 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 18:35 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 18:35 | Butler | Russell Robbins gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:10 | Butler | John Araujo misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jordan Louder - foul #3 on Jordan Louder, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Tullos (SF) Jordan Louder | |
| 18:10 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:10 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:49 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 17:47 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Bernard Dicken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), David Brooks (SG), Edward Womack (C) Clay Moore, Stephen Spears, Bernard Dicken | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Phillips (C) Jerold Lantz | |
| 17:04 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Womack - foul #2 on Edward Womack, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG) John Araujo | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz (C) Carl Proctor | |
| 17:04 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:04 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Jacob Stewart steals the ball from David Brooks | 46-47 |
| 16:33 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 16:25 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 16:17 | San Jose State | Russell Robbins steals it from Roy Knudsen | 46-49 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Edward Womack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 15:50 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Edward Womack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Stewart (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Tullos (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerold Lantz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 46-51 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Russell Robbins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 15:23 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 15:10 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 15:08 | Butler | The rebound goes to Herbert Hudson | 46-51 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Herbert Hudson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 15:01 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:55 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Tullos, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Stephen Spears (SG), John Araujo (SF), Goran Malinoski (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Herbert Hudson, David Brooks, Russell Robbins, Edward Womack | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Proctor (SG), Jordan Louder (SF) Michael Tullos, Jerold Lantz | |
| 14:41 | Butler | Goran Malinoski scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Araujo | 48-51 |
| 14:24 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen blows the layup but he's hacked by Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz (C) Robert Phillips | |
| 14:24 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:24 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Goran Malinoski is whistled for a carry | 48-52 |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | The short jumper by Jerold Lantz is denied by Goran Malinoski | 48-52 |
| 13:45 | Butler | John Araujo snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roy Knudsen - foul #3 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Stephen Spears misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:18 | Butler | Stephen Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 13:00 | San Jose State | Clay Moore is called for the reach on Jacob Stewart - foul #4 on Clay Moore, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG) Clay Moore | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Phillips (C) Jerold Lantz | |
| 12:44 | San Jose State | Goran Malinoski blocks the short jumper by Jacob Stewart | 49-52 |
| 12:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Araujo | 49-52 |
| 12:29 | Butler | Stephen Spears connects on the shot from the baseline set up by George Wilson | 51-52 |
| 12:10 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Goran Malinoski grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Araujo | 54-52 |
| 11:50 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 11:49 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spears (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Proctor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jordan Louder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Stewart (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Butler | George Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 11:38 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to John Araujo | 54-52 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a floater in the lane | 54-52 |
| 11:19 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Spears - foul #1 on Stephen Spears, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), David Brooks (SF), Bernard Dicken (PF), Russell Robbins (C) Stephen Spears, John Araujo, Goran Malinoski, George Wilson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz (C) Carl Proctor | |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:10 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:54 | Butler | Russell Robbins misses the easy layup | 54-53 |
| 10:53 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:28 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Jerold Lantz | 54-55 |
| 10:04 | Butler | The jump hook by David Brooks is blocked by Jacob Stewart | 54-55 |
| 10:02 | Butler | David Brooks misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 10:00 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:37 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart's pass is intercepted by Russell Robbins | 54-55 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 09:24 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:10 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 09:09 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 08:45 | Butler | David Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Thomas Lyons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 08:23 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 08:19 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder misses the floater in the paint | 54-57 |
| 08:18 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Lyons | 54-57 |
| 08:04 | Butler | David Brooks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Spears (SG), John Araujo (SF), Goran Malinoski (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, David Brooks, Bernard Dicken, Russell Robbins | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Proctor (SG) Robert Phillips | |
| 07:55 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz makes the driving attempt in the lane | 54-59 |
| 07:35 | Butler | George Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerold Lantz - foul #2 on Jerold Lantz, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG) Herbert Hudson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Tullos (SF) Jacob Stewart | |
| 07:35 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:35 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:35 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Spears (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Araujo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Goran Malinoski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Proctor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Tullos (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jordan Louder (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerold Lantz (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 07:20 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 07:07 | San Jose State | John Araujo blocks the short jumper by Jerold Lantz | 55-59 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Clay Moore snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Goran Malinoski jams it on a great pass from Clay Moore | 57-59 |
| 06:39 | San Jose State | Clay Moore takes the ball from Jerold Lantz | 57-59 |
| 06:25 | Butler | George Wilson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Clay Moore | 59-59 |
| 06:11 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-59 |
| 06:10 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:54 | Butler | Stephen Spears drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Araujo | 61-59 |
| 05:32 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Goran Malinoski gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:08 | Butler | Stephen Spears blows the layup | 61-59 |
| 05:06 | Butler | Stephen Spears tips it but misses | 61-59 |
| 05:04 | Butler | George Wilson tips it in | 63-59 |
| 04:46 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 63-59 |
| 04:45 | Butler | Clay Moore snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Michael Tullos steals the ball from Goran Malinoski | 63-59 |
| 04:22 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on George Wilson - foul #4 on George Wilson, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 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 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Carl Proctor, Jordan Louder | |
| 04:22 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz misses the free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Stewart | 63-61 |
| 04:15 | San Jose State | Michael Tullos is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Michael Tullos, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jimmy Huss (SG), Jordan Louder (SF) Jerold Lantz, Michael Tullos | |
| 03:57 | Butler | David Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:55 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Robert Phillips | 63-61 |
| 03:31 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 03:30 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Huss (fresh) SF - Jordan Louder (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Stewart (tiring) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:14 | San Jose State | Jimmy Huss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-61 |
| 03:13 | San Jose State | Jimmy Huss grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | David Brooks steals the ball from Jacob Stewart | 63-61 |
| 02:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons lays it in on a nice dish by David Brooks | 65-61 |
| 02:53 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| 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 | San Jose State | | |
| 02:30 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 02:29 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder gets the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:12 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 02:10 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:10 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Proctor (SG) Jimmy Huss | |
| 01:49 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:48 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:38 | San Jose State | Carl Proctor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 01:36 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Goran Malinoski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz (C) Robert Phillips | |
| 00:50 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:48 | Butler | George Wilson gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Butler | George Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Knudsen - foul #4 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 00:47 | Butler | George Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:47 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | San Jose State | Goran Malinoski is called for the reach on Jacob Stewart - foul #4 on Goran Malinoski, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Phillips (PF) Carl Proctor | |
| 00:41 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:41 | San Jose State | Jacob Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:41 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Butler | John Araujo lays it up and in | 67-62 |
| 00:14 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Proctor (SG) Robert Phillips | |
| 00:07 | San Jose State | Carl Proctor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Goran Malinoski gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Goran Malinoski is hacked by Roy Knudsen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Dicken (SF) John Araujo | |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Isom (PG) Roy Knudsen | |
| 00:03 | Butler | Goran Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Goran Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Jordan Louder clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-62 |