| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) SG - Todd Reed (fresh) SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) PF - Ira Dykes (fresh) C - Henry Bean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Ira Dykes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Henry Bean travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Sammy Everett - foul #1 on Sammy Everett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Henry Bean is called for a charge - foul #1 on Henry Bean, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:19 | UConn | Todd Reed is hacked by Herbert Hudson - foul #1 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Bernard Dicken is called for the reach on Jonathan Stanley - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Henry Bean misses the lay-in | 0-1 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Sammy Everett tips it back up and in | 2-1 |
| 17:35 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Ira Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 17:15 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Russell Robbins double dribbles | 2-1 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG), Curtis Hamblin (C) Todd Reed, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:35 | UConn | Ira Dykes misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-1 |
| 16:33 | Butler | George Wilson pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Clay Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 16:05 | Butler | Bernard Dicken can't tip it in | 2-1 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Ira Dykes pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 15:57 | UConn | Sammy Everett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin hits the follow up shot | 4-1 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) SF - Jonathan Stanley (fairly fresh) PF - Ira Dykes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Clay Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Ira Dykes grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Ira Dykes misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Todd Reed (SG), Henry Bean (C) Sammy Everett, Jonathan Stanley, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| 15:24 | UConn | Ira Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Ira Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 15:08 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 6-1 |
| 15:06 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 14:37 | Butler | George Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 6-1 |
| 14:36 | Butler | George Wilson tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Araujo - foul #1 on John Araujo, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | UConn | Curtis Hamblin (PF) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Herbert Hudson, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 14:24 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:24 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Thomas Lyons buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Hung Tang | 8-5 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Henry Bean | 8-5 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Matuseski | 10-5 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 12:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Barrick | 10-5 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Todd Reed connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Matuseski | 12-5 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Edward Womack's layup is rejected by Henry Bean | 12-5 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Robert Barrick pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Todd Reed is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Todd Reed, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Ira Dykes (PF) Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Ronnie Krone, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| 11:56 | Butler | Clay Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) PF - Ira Dykes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fresh) SG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) SF - John Araujo (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses badly on a runner from the right block | 12-5 |
| 11:40 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Ira Dykes is called for the reach on Clay Moore - foul #1 on Ira Dykes, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan McEuen (PF) Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) John Araujo | |
| 11:00 | Butler | George Wilson drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Robbins and the foul's on Nathan McEuen - foul #1 on Nathan McEuen, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG) Todd Reed | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:00 | Butler | George Wilson makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Matuseski | 14-8 |
| 10:31 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Krone - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Bean (C) Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) Ronnie Krone | |
| 10:17 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:15 | Butler | Clay Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:05 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-11 |
| 10:04 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Dykes | 16-11 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Ira Dykes's fadeaway is rejected by George Wilson | 16-11 |
| 09:47 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Dykes | 16-11 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Ira Dykes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sammy Everett | 18-11 |
| 09:17 | Butler | George Wilson hits the finger roll | 18-13 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Ira Dykes misses short on a shot from the left side | 18-13 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Robert Barrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Robert Barrick comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 08:56 | Butler | John Araujo snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:34 | Butler | Clay Moore misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:32 | Butler | George Wilson tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Ira Dykes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Herbert Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Clay Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Herbert Hudson hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Clay Moore steps in front of the Sammy Everett pass in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 07:51 | Butler | Ira Dykes swats the short shot by George Wilson | 18-17 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Henry Bean grabs the board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ira Dykes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Araujo (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fairly fresh) C - George Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | UConn | Ira Dykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Todd Reed (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Sammy Everett, Robert Barrick, Jonathan Stanley, Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, Herbert Hudson, John Araujo, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Ricky Matuseski picks off the pass by Edward Womack | 18-17 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski lays it in | 20-17 |
| 07:00 | Butler | Ronnie Krone misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 06:59 | Butler | Hung Tang tips it but misses | 20-17 |
| 06:57 | Butler | Edward Womack snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Hung Tang clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Bean - foul #2 on Henry Bean, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Ira Dykes (C) Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:46 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:46 | Butler | Hung Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Todd Reed lays it in set up by Ira Dykes | 22-19 |
| 06:17 | Butler | Ronnie Krone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Bean (C) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (SG), John Araujo (SF) Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone | |
| 06:10 | UConn | Todd Reed comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert Hudson - foul #2 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Herbert Hudson | |
| 06:10 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:50 | Butler | Thomas Lyons loses the dribble to Ricky Matuseski | 24-19 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Thomas Lyons is called for the reach on Ricky Matuseski - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SF) Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| 05:34 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:34 | Butler | George Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:12 | Butler | George Wilson is hacked by Curtis Hamblin - foul #1 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Henry Bean (C) Ricky Matuseski, Todd Reed, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:12 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:12 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Sammy Everett | 27-21 |
| 03:45 | Butler | Clay Moore makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Araujo | 27-23 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Clay Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Henry Bean tips it in | 29-23 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Curtis Hamblin blocks the short jumper by George Wilson | 29-23 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 02:54 | UConn | Henry Bean is hacked by John Araujo - foul #2 on John Araujo, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Ira Dykes (PF) Robert Barrick, Jonathan Stanley, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Herbert Hudson (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Edward Womack (PF), Hung Tang (C) Clay Moore, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 02:54 | UConn | Henry Bean misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Edward Womack gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:28 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 02:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ira Dykes | 29-23 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Herbert Hudson is called for the reach on Todd Reed - foul #3 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Jonathan Stanley (SF) Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) Herbert Hudson | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 01:57 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Ira Dykes pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Hung Tang grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 01:30 | Butler | Goran Kamienski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 01:28 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ira Dykes | 30-23 |
| 01:23 | UConn | Todd Reed misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Bernard Dicken grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Thomas Lyons drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Womack | 30-26 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Todd Reed buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Sammy Everett | 32-26 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Bernard Dicken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Robert Barrick (SF), Curtis Hamblin (C) Sammy Everett, Jonathan Stanley, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Butler | Clay Moore (PG), John Araujo (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Bernard Dicken, Edward Womack, Hung Tang | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Todd Reed is fouled on the floor by John Araujo - foul #3 on John Araujo, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Butler | Goran Kamienski (SG) John Araujo | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:01 | Butler | George Wilson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |