| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) C - Steve Lytton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (fresh) SG - Alan Mazikowski (fresh) SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) PF - Robert Rice (fresh) C - Joseph Day (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Steve Lytton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Butler | Dewei Zheng knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Dvorak | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | VCU | George Mitchell misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Butler | Steve Lytton pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Rocco Esposito clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | VCU | Robert Rice lays it in | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | VCU | George Mitchell gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | VCU | George Mitchell lays it in | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Steve Lytton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Robert Rice comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | VCU | Robert Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Robert Rice drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Alan Mazikowski | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Dewei Zheng misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 17:19 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Dvorak | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Joseph Day is hacked by Steve Lytton - foul #1 on Steve Lytton, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG), Richard Slack (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Henry Ragin (C) Rocco Esposito, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (SF) Bennie Cobbins | |
| 16:45 | VCU | Joseph Day misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:44 | VCU | Robert Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | VCU | George Mitchell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Mitchell, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (SF), Jordan Hickerson (C) Alan Mazikowski, Joseph Day | |
| 16:11 | Butler | Henry Ragin connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Slack | 8-6 |
| 15:58 | VCU | George Mitchell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Carlson and he's fouled by Ivan Dvorak - foul #1 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jones (C) Robert Rice | |
| 15:58 | VCU | George Mitchell misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Henry Ragin snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) SF - Richard Slack (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Davis (fresh) PF - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) C - Jerome Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Henry Ragin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Cobbins (SF) George Mitchell | |
| 15:42 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | VCU | Joseph Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 15:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gustavo Jimenez | 9-8 |
| 15:04 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:02 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bennie Cobbins | 9-8 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Richard Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Richard Slack, Kevin Burroughs, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Alan Mazikowski (SG), Robert Rice (PF), Joseph Day (C) Joseph Carlson, Richard Davis, Jordan Hickerson, Jerome Jones | |
| 14:33 | Butler | Rocco Esposito knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 12-8 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Joseph Day misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-8 |
| 14:24 | Butler | Dewei Zheng pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:13 | Butler | George Mitchell is called for the reach on Joseph Payne - foul #2 on George Mitchell, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (PG) George Mitchell | |
| 14:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Dewei Zheng grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Joseph Payne makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Rocco Esposito | 14-8 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Joseph Carlson dunks the ball | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Rocco Esposito is hacked by Alan Mazikowski - foul #1 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SG) Rocco Esposito | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (SF) Bennie Cobbins | |
| 12:52 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Rice - foul #1 on Robert Rice, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Henry Ragin (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:52 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:52 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Robert Rice clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis Hackett (SF) Alan Mazikowski | |
| 12:24 | VCU | Robert Rice makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Robert Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Dennis Hackett grabs the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Richard Davis makes the jumper from close range set up by Joseph Carlson and the foul's on Gustavo Jimenez - foul #1 on Gustavo Jimenez, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (PF) Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (SG), Jordan Hickerson (PF) Joseph Carlson, Robert Rice | |
| 12:12 | VCU | Richard Davis makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jordan Hickerson - foul #1 on Jordan Hickerson, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG) Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jones (C) Joseph Day | |
| 11:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) C - Henry Ragin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Moore (fresh) SF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) PF - Jordan Hickerson (fresh) C - Jerome Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | VCU | A charge is called on Jordan Hickerson - foul #2 on Jordan Hickerson, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Myer (C) Jordan Hickerson | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Davis - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alan Mazikowski (SG) Richard Davis | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Rocco Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Timothy Myer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 11:18 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses the dunk | 19-14 |
| 11:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Henry Ragin | 19-14 |
| 10:59 | Butler | Joseph Payne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 10:57 | VCU | Joe Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:48 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:47 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 10:30 | Butler | Henry Ragin banks in the layup on a great pass from Gustavo Jimenez | 21-14 |
| 10:12 | VCU | Ivan Dvorak steals the ball from Alan Mazikowski | 21-14 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 23-14 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Dennis Hackett misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 23-14 |
| 09:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Ivan Dvorak | 23-14 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Rocco Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (PG), Bill Lowery (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Kevin Burroughs (PF), Steve Lytton (C) Ivan Dvorak, Rocco Esposito, Gustavo Jimenez, Joseph Payne, Henry Ragin | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (PG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Robert Rice (PF), Joseph Day (C) Alan Mazikowski, Dennis Hackett, Jerome Jones, Timothy Myer | |
| 09:21 | VCU | Joe Moore scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Carlson | 23-16 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Bill Lowery drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewei Zheng | 26-16 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Joe Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 08:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Steve Lytton | 26-16 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 26-16 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Joseph Carlson snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 08:06 | VCU | Joseph Carlson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Steve Lytton banks in the layup | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Richard Slack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennie Cobbins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Day (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | VCU | Joe Moore is hacked by Bill Lowery - foul #1 on Bill Lowery, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Ivan Dvorak (PG), Rocco Esposito (SG), Joseph Payne (PF) Richard Slack, Bill Lowery, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | VCU | Alan Mazikowski (SG) Joe Moore | |
| 07:28 | VCU | Joseph Day buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Carlson | 28-21 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carlson - foul #1 on Joseph Carlson, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Joseph Day grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Joseph Carlson travels with the ball | 28-21 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Dennis Hackett (SF), Jerome Jones (C) Bennie Cobbins, Joseph Day | |
| 06:33 | Butler | Rocco Esposito knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Dvorak | 31-21 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Joseph Carlson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 06:26 | Butler | Dewei Zheng gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Dennis Hackett steals the ball from Joseph Payne | 31-21 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Robert Rice tips it home | 31-23 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Joseph Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Dewei Zheng, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | VCU | Bennie Cobbins (SF), Joseph Day (C) Dennis Hackett, Robert Rice | |
| 05:17 | VCU | Joseph Payne blocks the short jumper by Jerome Jones | 31-23 |
| 05:15 | Butler | The rebound goes to Rocco Esposito | 31-23 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Alan Mazikowski steps in front of the Ivan Dvorak pass in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Alan Mazikowski can't finish the layup | 31-23 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Joseph Payne snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 04:52 | Butler | Bennie Cobbins takes the ball from Henry Ragin | 31-23 |
| 04:49 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins banks in the layup | 31-25 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Henry Ragin is fouled on the floor by Alan Mazikowski - foul #2 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (PG), Timothy Myer (PF) Alan Mazikowski, Jerome Jones | |
| 04:33 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:33 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:10 | VCU | Joseph Day connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joe Moore | 33-27 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-27 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Joseph Carlson pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Joe Moore double dribbles | 33-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF), Steve Lytton (C) Rocco Esposito, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | VCU | George Mitchell (PG), Richard Davis (SG), Dennis Hackett (SF), Robert Rice (PF) Joe Moore, Joseph Carlson, Bennie Cobbins, Timothy Myer | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Ivan Dvorak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Lytton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Hackett (fresh) PF - Robert Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Day (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Henry Ragin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Dewei Zheng snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:50 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 02:49 | VCU | Joseph Day grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:28 | VCU | George Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 02:26 | Butler | Steve Lytton grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 02:09 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Joseph Day grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Joseph Day lays it in set up by George Mitchell | 33-29 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak is hacked by Robert Rice - foul #2 on Robert Rice, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Rocco Esposito (SG), Joseph Payne (PF), Richard Slack (C) Gustavo Jimenez, Henry Ragin, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | VCU | Alan Mazikowski (SG), Bennie Cobbins (SF), Jordan Hickerson (C) Richard Davis, Dennis Hackett, Joseph Day | |
| 01:55 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:55 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Bennie Cobbins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Richard Slack snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jordan Hickerson - foul #3 on Jordan Hickerson, team foul #12 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Steve Lytton (C) Dewei Zheng | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jones (C) Jordan Hickerson | |
| 01:27 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:27 | Butler | Ivan Dvorak makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:11 | VCU | George Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Ivan Dvorak - foul #2 on Ivan Dvorak, team foul #6 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (SF) Ivan Dvorak | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:57 | VCU | Robert Rice connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alan Mazikowski | 36-32 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Rocco Esposito can't tip it in | 36-32 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Joseph Payne tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Lytton - foul #2 on Steve Lytton, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF) Kevin Burroughs, Steve Lytton | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Davis (PG), Dennis Hackett (SF), Timothy Myer (C) George Mitchell, Bennie Cobbins, Robert Rice | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Jerome Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez is hacked by Alan Mazikowski - foul #3 on Alan Mazikowski, team foul #13 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joe Moore (SG), Joseph Day (C) Alan Mazikowski, Timothy Myer | |
| 00:05 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Richard Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Carlson (PG) Joe Moore | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gustavo Jimenez lays it in | 42-32 |