| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Arnold Rape (fresh) SG - John Simpson (fresh) SF - Scott Caldera (fresh) PF - Gary Lawless (fresh) C - Thomas Albright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wright State | Thomas Albright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Wright State | Thomas Albright misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Richard Schantz is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Schantz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Wright State | The pull-up jumper by Gary Lawless is blocked by Joseph Palmer | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wright State | Thomas Albright tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Richard Schantz hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Gary Lawless - foul #1 on Gary Lawless, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Wright State | Thomas Albright is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Albright, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Arnold Rape picks off the pass by Richard Schantz | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Wright State | Arnold Rape hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Butler | John Weber grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Butler | Joseph Palmer hits a jumper near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Wright State | Gary Lawless hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Simpson | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Wright State | John Simpson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Eric Furlow gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Butler | Mark Williams is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Iorio (PG), Thomas Degen (SF), Robert Stockard (C) Arnold Rape, Scott Caldera, Thomas Albright | |
| 16:17 | Wright State | Thomas Degen loses the dribble to John Weber | 7-4 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | Wright State | Robert Stockard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) SF - John Weber (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael McCade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - James Iorio (fresh) SG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Degen (fresh) PF - Gary Lawless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Stockard (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Wright State | Gary Lawless drills a floater in the lane set up by Thomas Degen | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Michael McCade scores on a shot in the lane | 9-6 |
| 14:59 | Wright State | Gary Lawless banks in the layup set up by Thomas Degen and he's fouled by Eric Furlow - foul #1 on Eric Furlow, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (PG), Joseph King (SG), Marcus Craig (SF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Eric Furlow, John Weber, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Wright State | Arnold Rape (PG), Scott Caldera (SF), Thomas Albright (C) James Iorio, John Simpson, Robert Stockard | |
| 14:59 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:59 | Butler | Michael McCade grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Butler | Walter Ewing misses the easy layup | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Wright State | Gary Lawless snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Wright State | Scott Caldera is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Palmer (C) Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Wright State | Robert Stockard (PF) Gary Lawless | |
| 14:07 | Butler | Michael McCade clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Robert Stockard | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | Wright State | Thomas Albright dunks the ball and the foul's on Joseph Palmer - foul #1 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Richard Schantz (PF) Joseph King, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Iorio (SG) Thomas Degen | |
| 13:52 | Wright State | Thomas Albright makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | Butler | Eric Furlow drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:25 | Wright State | Arnold Rape drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Richard Schantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), John Weber (SF) Robert Turpin, Marcus Craig | |
| Subs | Wright State | John Simpson (SG), Michael Ryan (C) James Iorio, Thomas Albright | |
| 12:53 | Wright State | John Simpson misses the easy layup | 11-14 |
| 12:51 | Butler | John Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:47 | Butler | Mark Williams drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Weber | 13-14 |
| 12:37 | Wright State | Michael Ryan hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael McCade (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Wright State | Thomas Degen (SF), Gary Lawless (PF) Scott Caldera, Robert Stockard | |
| 12:37 | Wright State | Michael Ryan makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:25 | Butler | John Weber clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 12:23 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Michael Ryan | 13-17 |
| 12:03 | Wright State | Thomas Degen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 12:02 | Butler | The rebound goes to Eric Furlow | 13-17 |
| 11:37 | Butler | John Weber scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Williams | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Arnold Rape (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Degen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Wright State | Thomas Degen travels with the ball | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG), Marcus Craig (PF) Eric Furlow, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Iorio (PG), Thomas Albright (C) Arnold Rape, Michael Ryan | |
| 10:47 | Butler | John Weber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | Butler | Michael McCade snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Michael McCade loses the ball out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Wright State | Scott Caldera (SF), Robert Stockard (PF) Thomas Degen, Gary Lawless | |
| 10:25 | Wright State | Thomas Albright can't connect on a shot from the right block | 15-17 |
| 10:23 | Butler | John Weber snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:58 | Butler | Joseph King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:56 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Ewing | 15-17 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Robert Turpin can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Iorio - foul #1 on James Iorio, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Eric Furlow (SG), Richard Schantz (PF) Joseph King, John Weber | |
| Subs | Wright State | Gary Lawless (PF) Robert Stockard | |
| 09:44 | Butler | Robert Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Butler | Robert Turpin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Thomas Albright | 16-17 |
| 09:26 | Wright State | Gary Lawless connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Iorio | 16-19 |
| 09:21 | Butler | Eric Furlow is fouled on the floor by Thomas Albright - foul #2 on Thomas Albright, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Wright State | Arnold Rape (PG), Thomas Degen (SF), Robert Stockard (C) John Simpson, Scott Caldera, Thomas Albright | |
| 09:09 | Butler | Eric Furlow comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Stockard - foul #1 on Robert Stockard, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Eric Furlow misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:09 | Wright State | Gary Lawless grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 08:56 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Furlow - foul #2 on Eric Furlow, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Eric Furlow | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 08:56 | Wright State | Gary Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:56 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:56 | Wright State | Robert Stockard gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | Wright State | James Iorio is fouled on the floor by Robert Turpin - foul #1 on Robert Turpin, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | Wright State | James Iorio makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:38 | Wright State | James Iorio makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Michael McCade is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael McCade, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Scott Caldera (SF) James Iorio | |
| 07:56 | Wright State | Thomas Degen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 07:54 | Wright State | Robert Stockard tips it home | 16-24 |
| 07:40 | Butler | Mark Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Richard Schantz | 18-24 |
| 07:19 | Wright State | Scott Caldera is hacked by Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG), John Weber (SF), Walter Ewing (C) Mark Williams, Marcus Craig, Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Iorio (PG), John Simpson (SG), Michael Ryan (C) Arnold Rape, Thomas Degen, Gary Lawless | |
| 07:19 | Wright State | Scott Caldera makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:19 | Wright State | Scott Caldera misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:19 | Butler | Richard Schantz pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Robert Turpin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph King (fresh) SF - John Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - James Iorio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Caldera (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Stockard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Richard Schantz drills a jump hook in the paint | 20-25 |
| 06:53 | Wright State | Robert Stockard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:51 | Wright State | James Iorio pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:44 | Wright State | John Simpson hits the finger roll set up by James Iorio and the foul's on Joseph King - foul #1 on Joseph King, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Gary Lawless (PF) Robert Stockard | |
| 06:44 | Wright State | John Simpson makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:27 | Butler | John Weber misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Ryan - foul #1 on Michael Ryan, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Kitchen (SG), Marcus Craig (PF) Robert Turpin, Richard Schantz | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 06:27 | Butler | John Weber makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:27 | Butler | John Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:27 | Wright State | Gary Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 06:08 | Wright State | Michael Ryan travels with the ball | 21-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Arnold Rape (PG), Thomas Degen (SF) James Iorio, Scott Caldera | |
| 05:43 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph King | 23-28 |
| 05:16 | Wright State | Arnold Rape misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 05:14 | Wright State | Thomas Degen grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:02 | Wright State | Thomas Degen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arnold Rape | 23-31 |
| 04:36 | Butler | Andrew Kitchen hits a jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 04:16 | Wright State | Thomas Degen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Ryan | 25-34 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Joseph King connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 03:57 | Wright State | Thomas Degen is fouled on the floor by John Weber - foul #1 on John Weber, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Williams (PG), Eric Furlow (SG), Robert Turpin (SF), Richard Schantz (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Joseph King, Andrew Kitchen, John Weber, Marcus Craig, Walter Ewing | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Iorio (PG), Scott Caldera (SF), Robert Stockard (PF), Thomas Albright (C) Arnold Rape, John Simpson, Gary Lawless, Michael Ryan | |
| 03:57 | Wright State | Thomas Degen makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:57 | Wright State | Thomas Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:47 | Butler | Thomas Albright is called for the reach on Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Thomas Albright, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Wright State | John Simpson (SG), Gary Lawless (PF) Thomas Degen, Thomas Albright | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Joseph Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:47 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Robert Stockard | 28-36 |
| 03:29 | Wright State | Gary Lawless hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 28-36 |
| 03:28 | Butler | Eric Furlow snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Mark Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 03:06 | Wright State | Robert Stockard scores on a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #12 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Marcus Craig (SF), Michael McCade (C) Robert Turpin, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 03:06 | Wright State | Robert Stockard makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Furlow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Craig (fresh) PF - Richard Schantz (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael McCade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - James Iorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Caldera (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Lawless (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Stockard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Butler | James Iorio takes the ball from Marcus Craig | 28-39 |
| 02:45 | Wright State | John Simpson banks in the layup on a great pass from James Iorio | 28-41 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Michael McCade misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Richard Schantz hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marcus Craig and the foul's on John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #8 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Butler | John Weber (SF) Marcus Craig | |
| Subs | Wright State | Arnold Rape (PG) John Simpson | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Richard Schantz makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:56 | Wright State | Arnold Rape clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 01:55 | Wright State | Gary Lawless grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 01:33 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Furlow - foul #3 on Eric Furlow, team foul #13 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Robert Turpin (SG) Eric Furlow | |
| Subs | Wright State | Thomas Degen (SF) Scott Caldera | |
| 01:33 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:33 | Wright State | Gary Lawless misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Richard Schantz grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Richard Schantz's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Lawless | 31-41 |
| 01:23 | Wright State | Gary Lawless snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 01:04 | Wright State | Arnold Rape misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 01:02 | Wright State | Gary Lawless tips it in | 31-43 |
| 00:53 | Butler | Michael McCade comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-43 |
| 00:51 | Wright State | Robert Stockard pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 00:47 | Wright State | Thomas Degen is hacked by John Weber - foul #2 on John Weber, team foul #14 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph King (SG) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Wright State | John Simpson (SG), Michael Ryan (C) James Iorio, Robert Stockard | |
| 00:47 | Wright State | Thomas Degen makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:47 | Wright State | Thomas Degen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:28 | Butler | Richard Schantz is hacked by Gary Lawless - foul #2 on Gary Lawless, team foul #9 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Ewing (C) Michael McCade | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Richard Schantz misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 00:28 | Wright State | Gary Lawless snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 00:04 | Wright State | Arnold Rape connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Degen | 31-48 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Joseph King hits a halfcourt shot | 34-48 |