| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pick (fresh) SG - Donnie Stangl (fresh) SF - Robert Ullrich (fresh) PF - Paul Hairston (fresh) C - James Dugan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fresh) SG - Clay Moore (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) C - George Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elon | James Dugan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Elon | The pull-up jumper by Robert Ullrich is blocked by Russell Robbins | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Elon | Donnie Stangl tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Elon | James Dugan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Pick | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Paul Hairston steps in front of the Bernard Dicken pass | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Elon | Donnie Stangl is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donnie Stangl, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Butler | Thomas Lyons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Elon | James Dugan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Elon | Donnie Stangl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Elon | James Dugan grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Robert Ullrich drills a shot from the left wing set up by Donnie Stangl and he's hacked by George Wilson - foul #1 on George Wilson, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 17:56 | Elon | Robert Ullrich misses the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:56 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:44 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Elon | Donnie Stangl misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clay Moore - foul #1 on Clay Moore, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Elon | Donnie Stangl makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:31 | Elon | Donnie Stangl makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:10 | Butler | Bernard Dicken is fouled on the floor by Robert Ullrich - foul #1 on Robert Ullrich, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Elon | Monty Morton (PF), James Zeanah (C) Paul Hairston, James Dugan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:00 | Butler | Monty Morton takes the ball from George Wilson | 8-3 |
| 16:55 | Elon | Monty Morton hits a shot from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 16:38 | Butler | George Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by James Zeanah - foul #1 on James Zeanah, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Elon | Brian Barnes (PG), Isaac High (SG) Joshua Pick, Donnie Stangl | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:38 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:38 | Butler | George Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:20 | Elon | James Zeanah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Billy Boucher (SF) Robert Ullrich | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG), Ronnie Krone (SF) Clay Moore, Bernard Dicken | |
| 15:51 | Butler | John Araujo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pick (PG), Paul Hairston (PF), James Dugan (C) Brian Barnes, Billy Boucher, James Zeanah | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Thomas Lyons, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Isaac High (fresh) SF - Monty Morton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hairston (fresh) C - James Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) SG - John Araujo (fresh) SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Elon | Monty Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Herbert Hudson can't throw it down | 10-5 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Herbert Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:00 | Butler | Ronnie Krone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-5 |
| 14:58 | Butler | John Araujo gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Herbert Hudson misses short on a shot from the right side | 10-5 |
| 14:44 | Elon | The rebound goes to James Dugan | 10-5 |
| 14:31 | Elon | Monty Morton is hacked by Herbert Hudson - foul #1 on Herbert Hudson, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Elon | Donnie Stangl (SG), Robert Ullrich (SF) Isaac High, Monty Morton | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Clay Moore (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Herbert Hudson, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 14:22 | Elon | Russell Robbins steals the ball from James Dugan | 10-5 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Clay Moore hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Lyons | 10-7 |
| 13:45 | Elon | Robert Ullrich travels with the ball | 10-7 |
| Subs | Elon | Brian Barnes (PG), Monty Morton (PF), James Zeanah (C) Joshua Pick, Paul Hairston, James Dugan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:33 | Butler | George Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Lyons | 10-10 |
| 13:15 | Elon | The jumper by Monty Morton is denied by Russell Robbins | 10-10 |
| 13:14 | Elon | Donnie Stangl snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:06 | Elon | Donnie Stangl misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clay Moore - foul #2 on Clay Moore, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG) Clay Moore | |
| 13:06 | Elon | Donnie Stangl makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Elon | Donnie Stangl makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Thomas Lyons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Barnes - foul #1 on Brian Barnes, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pick (PG) Brian Barnes | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:46 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | Elon | James Zeanah slams it home on a great pass from Joshua Pick | 14-12 |
| 12:16 | Butler | John Araujo is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pick - foul #1 on Joshua Pick, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Elon | Paul Hairston (PF), James Dugan (C) Monty Morton, James Zeanah | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 12:03 | Butler | Edward Womack misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:02 | Butler | Thomas Lyons gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:50 | Elon | Joshua Pick snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Stangl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ullrich (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hairston (fresh) C - James Dugan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Araujo (fresh) SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) C - Edward Womack (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Elon | Paul Hairston lays it in | 16-12 |
| 11:22 | Butler | John Araujo knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lyons | 16-14 |
| 11:03 | Elon | Edward Womack blocks the short jumper by Robert Ullrich | 16-14 |
| 11:01 | Butler | John Araujo gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:41 | Butler | Edward Womack misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 10:39 | Elon | The rebound goes to Joshua Pick | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Elon | Robert Ullrich drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Thomas Lyons - foul #1 on Thomas Lyons, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Brian Barnes (PG), Isaac High (SG), Monty Morton (PF) Joshua Pick, Donnie Stangl, Paul Hairston | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) Thomas Lyons, Bernard Dicken, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 10:32 | Elon | Robert Ullrich makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:11 | Butler | Ronnie Krone is fouled on the floor by Robert Ullrich - foul #2 on Robert Ullrich, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Billy Boucher (SF), James Zeanah (C) Robert Ullrich, James Dugan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:58 | Butler | Brian Barnes steals the ball from George Wilson | 19-14 |
| 09:32 | Elon | James Zeanah's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Robbins | 19-14 |
| 09:30 | Butler | George Wilson snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:25 | Butler | John Araujo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Isaac High - foul #1 on Isaac High, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pick (PG), Paul Hairston (PF) Brian Barnes, Billy Boucher | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:25 | Butler | John Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:25 | Butler | John Araujo misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:25 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:10 | Butler | George Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 09:09 | Elon | Monty Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:55 | Elon | Isaac High buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Pick | 21-15 |
| 08:28 | Butler | Herbert Hudson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Krone | 21-17 |
| 08:17 | Elon | Joshua Pick hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Herbert Hudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-17 |
| 07:54 | Elon | Isaac High grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac High (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Monty Morton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Zeanah (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Araujo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronnie Krone (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - George Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Elon | Ronnie Krone is called for the reach on Isaac High - foul #1 on Ronnie Krone, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Elon | James Dugan (C) Paul Hairston | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Goran Kamienski (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Herbert Hudson, John Araujo, Ronnie Krone | |
| 07:36 | Elon | Isaac High misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 24-17 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Russell Robbins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-17 |
| Subs | Elon | Donnie Stangl (SG), Billy Boucher (SF), Paul Hairston (PF) Isaac High, Monty Morton, James Zeanah | |
| Subs | Butler | Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 07:00 | Elon | Billy Boucher scores on a shot in the lane set up by Joshua Pick and the foul's on Bernard Dicken - foul #2 on Bernard Dicken, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| 07:00 | Elon | Billy Boucher makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:45 | Butler | Goran Kamienski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-17 |
| 06:43 | Elon | Paul Hairston pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| 06:37 | Elon | Paul Hairston clanks a floater from the baseline | 27-17 |
| 06:35 | Butler | John Araujo grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Rene Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Donnie Stangl - foul #2 on Donnie Stangl, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Elon | Brian Barnes (PG), Monty Morton (SF) Joshua Pick, Donnie Stangl | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:23 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:06 | Elon | Brian Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 06:05 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 27-19 |
| 05:43 | Butler | Edward Womack clanks a shot near the basket | 27-19 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Rene Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Thomas Lyons is fouled on the floor by Monty Morton - foul #1 on Monty Morton, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Elon | Isaac High (SG), James Zeanah (PF) Billy Boucher, Paul Hairston | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF), Russell Robbins (PF), George Wilson (C) John Araujo, Rene Rizzo, Edward Womack | |
| 05:35 | Butler | Thomas Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:35 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:35 | Elon | James Dugan snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 05:20 | Elon | Isaac High comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 27-20 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Russell Robbins snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Russell Robbins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 05:04 | Elon | James Dugan grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 04:47 | Elon | Ronnie Krone takes the ball from Isaac High | 27-20 |
| 04:37 | Butler | James Zeanah blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Krone | 27-20 |
| 04:35 | Elon | Isaac High gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 04:13 | Elon | Thomas Lyons steals the ball from James Zeanah | 27-20 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Thomas Lyons misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-20 |
| 03:53 | Elon | James Dugan grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 03:26 | Elon | Monty Morton is fouled on the floor by Goran Kamienski - foul #1 on Goran Kamienski, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pick (PG), Donnie Stangl (SG), Paul Hairston (PF) Brian Barnes, Isaac High, James Dugan | |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Hudson (PG), Clay Moore (SG), Bernard Dicken (SF) Thomas Lyons, Goran Kamienski, Ronnie Krone | |
| 03:26 | Elon | Monty Morton makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:26 | Elon | Monty Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Stangl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Morton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Zeanah (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Herbert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clay Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Dicken (fresh) PF - Russell Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - George Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Butler | Clay Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Robbins | 29-23 |
| 02:41 | Elon | Monty Morton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 02:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 29-23 |
| 02:14 | Butler | Herbert Hudson's pass is intercepted by James Zeanah | 29-23 |
| 01:58 | Elon | Monty Morton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| 01:57 | Butler | The rebound goes to George Wilson | 29-23 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Clay Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 01:51 | Butler | Russell Robbins grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Bernard Dicken misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Pick - foul #2 on Joshua Pick, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Ullrich (SF), James Dugan (C) Monty Morton, James Zeanah | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Lyons (PG), Rene Rizzo (PF), Edward Womack (C) Herbert Hudson, Russell Robbins, George Wilson | |
| 01:29 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:29 | Butler | Bernard Dicken makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:03 | Elon | Donnie Stangl makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Ullrich and he's fouled by Clay Moore - foul #3 on Clay Moore, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Araujo (SG) Clay Moore | |
| 01:03 | Elon | Donnie Stangl makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:44 | Butler | Edward Womack scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Araujo and he's fouled by Robert Ullrich - foul #3 on Robert Ullrich, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Elon | Billy Boucher (SF) Robert Ullrich | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:44 | Butler | Edward Womack makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:23 | Elon | Paul Hairston blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Womack - foul #1 on Edward Womack, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Elon | Isaac High (SG) Donnie Stangl | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronnie Krone (SF) Bernard Dicken | |
| 00:23 | Elon | Paul Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:23 | Elon | Paul Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:23 | Elon | James Dugan snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 00:05 | Elon | Billy Boucher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-28 |
| 00:03 | Butler | The rebound goes to Edward Womack | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Edward Womack comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-28 |