| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Spann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Thomas Wagner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Thomas Wagner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wagner - foul #1 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Thomas Wagner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled on the floor by Richard Duvall - foul #1 on Richard Duvall, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wagner | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Richard Duvall buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Matuszeski | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Samuel Foster steals it from Christopher Spann | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | Butler | Everett Savory tips it home | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski makes the shot from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | Butler | Nicholas Anderson denies the turnaround by Thomas Wagner | 7-8 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield lays it up and in set up by Cecil Skinner | 7-10 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Thomas Wagner banks in the layup | 9-10 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Samuel Foster is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner - foul #1 on Samuel Foster, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), George Larson (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) SG - George Larson (fresh) SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) PF - David Sparling (fresh) C - Johnathan Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Spann (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:32 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:20 | Butler | David Sparling misses the dunk | 9-10 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Chuck Mansfield - foul #1 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | Butler | John Marotta buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Larson | 11-10 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Johnathan Gardner - foul #1 on Johnathan Gardner, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) Johnathan Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:04 | Butler | George Larson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 14:03 | Butler | George Larson snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:55 | Butler | Tim Pointer travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Samuel Foster (PF) George Larson, John Marotta | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a runner from the left block | 11-12 |
| 13:34 | Butler | Samuel Foster gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Everett Savory is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Everett Savory, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Thomas Wagner (C) Tim Pointer, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Walter Matuszeski steps in front of the Cecil Skinner pass | 11-12 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Everett Savory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Walter Matuszeski is called for the reach on Chuck Mansfield - foul #1 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | William Potter (PF) Samuel Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Butler | Richard Duvall gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), George Larson (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, Walter Matuszeski, William Potter, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) PF - David Sparling (fresh) C - Johnathan Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Ralls (fresh) C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | George Larson is called for the reach on Chuck Mansfield - foul #1 on George Larson, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:41 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnathan Gardner | 11-13 |
| 11:28 | Butler | John Marotta misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chuck Mansfield | 11-13 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the easy layup | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:56 | Butler | John Marotta loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Richard Duvall (SG), Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) George Larson, Tim Pointer, David Sparling, Johnathan Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, John Ralls, Christopher Spann | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson tips it in | 11-15 |
| 10:14 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-15 |
| 10:12 | Butler | John Marotta tips it but misses | 11-15 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), David Sparling (C) John Marotta, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SF), John Ralls (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Cecil Skinner, Chuck Mansfield, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| 09:28 | Butler | David Sparling knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Savory | 13-15 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 13-17 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG), George Larson (SG), Thomas Wagner (C) Everett Savory, Richard Duvall, Samuel Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Christopher Laird, John Ralls | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Larson | 16-17 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-17 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stanton Williams (fresh) SG - George Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sparling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Wagner is called for the reach on Christopher Spann - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), Tim Pointer (SF), William Potter (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Stanton Williams, Walter Matuszeski, David Sparling, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:14 | Butler | John Marotta is hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #2 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG) William Potter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Nicholas Anderson, Christopher Spann | |
| 07:03 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by George Larson is blocked by John Ralls | 16-19 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Richard Duvall snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:47 | Butler | The jump hook by Johnathan Gardner is blocked by John Ralls | 16-19 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | John Ralls snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 16-22 |
| 06:11 | Butler | John Marotta misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Chuck Mansfield - foul #2 on Chuck Mansfield, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF) George Larson, Johnathan Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SF), Christopher Spann (C) Chuck Mansfield, Ronald Edwards | |
| 06:11 | Butler | John Marotta misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:11 | Butler | John Marotta makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird can't throw it down but he's hacked by Samuel Foster - foul #2 on Samuel Foster, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), Johnathan Gardner (C) John Marotta, Samuel Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, John Ralls | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Tim Pointer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Tim Pointer can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 05:40 | Butler | Tim Pointer makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Tim Pointer misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:11 | Butler | Tim Pointer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Everett Savory comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (SG), David Sparling (PF) Richard Duvall, Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Ronald Edwards | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Everett Savory makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Everett Savory makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is hacked by Johnathan Gardner - foul #2 on Johnathan Gardner, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Butler | William Potter (PF) Johnathan Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:47 | Butler | David Sparling gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-23 |
| 04:32 | Butler | David Sparling grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Everett Savory knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-23 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia and the foul's on George Larson - foul #2 on George Larson, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (SG), John Marotta (SF) George Larson, Walter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Spann | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:13 | Butler | The rebound goes to William Potter | 22-25 |
| 04:07 | Butler | Stanton Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner slams it home on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay and he's fouled by David Sparling - foul #1 on David Sparling, team foul #12 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Stanton Williams, William Potter, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Christopher Laird, John Ralls | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:41 | Butler | Everett Savory knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Duvall | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 25-30 |
| 03:13 | Butler | Thomas Wagner is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF) Everett Savory | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Christopher Laird (SG), Christopher Spann (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Cecil Skinner, Ronald Edwards | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Christopher Laird is denied by Thomas Wagner | 25-30 |
| 02:52 | Butler | Samuel Foster snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 02:36 | Butler | Tim Pointer lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Marotta | 27-30 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Richard Duvall is called for the reach on Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #13 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (PG), Walter Matuszeski (SF) John Marotta, Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Richard Duvall comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Chuck Mansfield and the foul's on Richard Duvall - foul #3 on Richard Duvall, team foul #14 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG) Richard Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG) Chuck Mansfield | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:50 | Butler | Everett Savory misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 01:49 | Butler | Samuel Foster misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Laird | 27-37 |
| 01:08 | Butler | George Larson's pass is intercepted by Cecil Skinner | 27-37 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 27-37 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird tips it home | 27-39 |
| 00:33 | Butler | George Larson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Everett Savory and he's fouled by Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #6 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), Tim Pointer (SF), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) Everett Savory, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Chuck Mansfield (SF), John Ralls (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Laird, Nicholas Anderson, Christopher Spann | |
| 00:33 | Butler | George Larson makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the dunk but the foul's on Tim Pointer - foul #1 on Tim Pointer, team foul #15 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG) Cecil Skinner | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Christopher Laird steals it from George Larson | 30-41 |