| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Warner (fresh) SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsey Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey inbounds the ball | 17-35 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hymowitz - foul #2 on Joshua Hymowitz, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| 19:12 | Butler | Horace Stewart's layup is rejected by Lindsey Pierce | 17-35 |
| 19:11 | Butler | Adam Thompson can't tip it in | 17-35 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce pulls down the rebound | 17-35 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz is hacked by Paul Hyde - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Paul Teeter is called for the reach on Lloyd Herd - foul #1 on Paul Teeter, team foul #2 | 17-35 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce knocks in the shot from the baseline | 19-35 |
| 18:04 | Butler | Adam Thompson drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 19-37 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-37 |
| 17:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrorey | 19-37 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Teeter | 19-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Adam Thompson steals the ball from Joshua Hymowitz | 19-39 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Adam Thompson connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Horace Stewart and the foul's on Lindsey Pierce - foul #2 on Lindsey Pierce, team foul #2 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SF), Kent Marchant (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Joshua Hymowitz, Lindsey Pierce, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG) Horace Stewart | |
| 16:46 | Butler | Adam Thompson makes the free throw | 19-42 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | John Cole double dribbles | 19-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (SG) Vernon Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:12 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-42 |
| 16:10 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the tip | 19-42 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant grabs the board | 19-42 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Chris Vitela | 21-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Warner (fresh) SG - Chris Vitela (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kent Marchant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Butler | The jump hook by Paul Hyde is blocked by Frank Wilson | 21-42 |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Frank Wilson | 21-42 |
| 15:25 | Cleveland State | Paul Hyde takes the ball from Kent Marchant | 21-42 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Cole - foul #1 on John Cole, team foul #3 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen (SG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Lindsey Pierce (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Steven Warner, John Cole, Kent Marchant, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (SG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd gets the rebound | 21-42 |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-42 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Herd | 21-42 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce misses long on a jumper from close range | 21-42 |
| 14:29 | Butler | Horace Stewart pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Horace Stewart connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Teeter | 21-44 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Adam Thompson swats the shot by Vernon Allen | 21-44 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd tips it home | 23-44 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Horace Stewart is called for traveling | 23-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Warner (PG), Kent Marchant (PF) Chris Vitela, Lindsey Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Hyde | |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Horace Stewart picks off the pass by Steven Warner | 23-44 |
| 13:09 | Butler | Paul Teeter throws it down on a great pass from Horace Stewart | 23-46 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Thomas McCrorey picks off the pass by Vernon Allen | 23-46 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey banks in the layup | 23-48 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Warner | 26-48 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Kent Marchant swats the layup by Horace Stewart | 26-48 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Horace Stewart - foul #1 on Horace Stewart, team foul #3 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF), Lindsey Pierce (PF) Joshua Hymowitz, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG), Jonathan Larocca (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Horace Stewart, Brandon Coppola | |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen misses the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Warner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Emig (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lindsey Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kent Marchant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Butler | Lindsey Pierce swats the layup by Adam Thompson | 27-48 |
| 11:18 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey tips it home | 27-50 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (SG) Vernon Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson | |
| 10:52 | Butler | James Emig picks off the pass by Stephen Jasper | 27-50 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-50 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Adam Binkley is fouled on the floor by Kent Marchant - foul #2 on Kent Marchant, team foul #4 | 27-50 |
| 09:56 | Butler | Paul Hyde is called for traveling | 27-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd (C) Kent Marchant | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Adam Thompson (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Stephen Jasper, Paul Hyde | |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | James Emig clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas McCrorey - foul #2 on Thomas McCrorey, team foul #4 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Frank Wilson (PF) Chris Vitela, Lindsey Pierce | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Joshua Hymowitz steals it from Thomas McCrorey | 29-50 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Brandon Coppola - foul #1 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #5 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), Vernon Allen (SG) Steven Warner, James Emig | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hymowitz - foul #3 on Joshua Hymowitz, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant (PF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Paul Hyde (C) Jonathan Larocca, Brandon Coppola | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kent Marchant - foul #3 on Kent Marchant, team foul #6 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce (PF) Kent Marchant | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Paul Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Chris Vitela | 33-52 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Lloyd Herd blocks the short jumper by Adam Thompson | 33-52 |
| 07:45 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Thompson | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Vitela (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lindsey Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Herd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Paul Teeter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Adam Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-52 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Adam Thompson pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey scores on a shot from the left block | 33-54 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen is fouled on the floor by Horace Stewart - foul #2 on Horace Stewart, team foul #6 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), James Emig (SF), Kent Marchant (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Vernon Allen, Joshua Hymowitz, Lindsey Pierce, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Adam Binkley (SF), Stephen Jasper (PF), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson, Paul Hyde | |
| 06:31 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant lays it in on a nice dish by James Emig | 35-54 |
| 06:04 | Butler | Paul Teeter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Binkley | 35-56 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig is hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #1 on Adam Binkley, team foul #7 | 35-56 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 05:30 | Butler | Paul Teeter clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-56 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | John Walker pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela knocks in the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #2 on Adam Binkley, team foul #8 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen (SG), Lindsey Pierce (PF) John Walker, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Thompson (PF) Stephen Jasper | |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:01 | Butler | Adam Binkley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Warner (PG) Chris Vitela | |
| Subs | Butler | Horace Stewart (PG), Thomas McCrorey (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Paul Teeter, Adam Binkley, Brandon Coppola | |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 40-56 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Lindsey Pierce hits the follow up shot | 42-56 |
| 04:14 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-56 |
| 04:12 | Cleveland State | Steven Warner gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Steven Warner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lindsey Pierce | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kent Marchant - foul #4 on Kent Marchant, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Frank Wilson (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) James Emig, Lindsey Pierce, Kent Marchant | |
| Subs | Butler | Adam Binkley (PG) Jonathan Larocca | |
| 03:31 | Butler | Paul Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:31 | Butler | Paul Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Adam Binkley (fresh) SG - Horace Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas McCrorey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. PF - Adam Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Steven Warner travels with the ball | 45-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Teeter (PG), Brandon Coppola (C) Horace Stewart, Paul Hyde | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Thomas McCrorey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Adam Thompson tips it back up and in | 45-59 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz is hacked by Adam Binkley - foul #3 on Adam Binkley, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), John Cole (SG), John Walker (C) Steven Warner, Vernon Allen, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Larocca (SG), Stephen Jasper (PF) Thomas McCrorey, Adam Thompson | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:11 | Butler | Paul Teeter comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | John Walker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 01:43 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 47-59 |
| 01:17 | Butler | Stephen Jasper misses the shot from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | John Cole is hacked by Brandon Coppola - foul #2 on Brandon Coppola, team foul #10 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SF), Kent Marchant (PF) Joshua Hymowitz, John Walker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:09 | Butler | The rebound goes to Brandon Coppola | 48-59 |
| 00:40 | Butler | Jonathan Larocca scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Binkley | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | John Cole loses the dribble to Stephen Jasper | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Butler | Paul Teeter misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-61 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Stephen Jasper pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Paul Teeter runs out the clock | 48-61 |