| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Gardin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:30 | Samford | James Gardin is hacked by Walter Matuszeski - foul #3 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Pointer (SF) Walter Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:14 | Samford | William Pettaway hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Woody | 37-39 |
| 18:54 | Butler | John Marotta misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Woody - foul #1 on Tyler Woody, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:54 | Butler | John Marotta misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:54 | Butler | John Marotta makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:26 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the easy layup | 38-39 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Tim Pointer pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Samuel Foster drills a driving attempt from close range set up by John Marotta | 40-39 |
| 18:02 | Samford | William Pettaway connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 40-41 |
| 17:38 | Butler | John Marotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Thomas Fields | |
| 17:15 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Pettaway | 40-43 |
| 16:56 | Butler | Thomas Wagner buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Marotta | 42-43 |
| 16:43 | Samford | James Gardin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Woody | 42-46 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Thomas Wagner misses long on a jumper from close range | 42-46 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Samuel Foster hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 16:10 | Butler | The rebound goes to Thomas Wagner | 44-46 |
| 16:04 | Butler | John Marotta misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Pointer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Gardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG), George Larson (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), David Sparling (PF), Johnathan Gardner (C) John Marotta, Richard Duvall, Tim Pointer, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Gerald Gibson (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:48 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:48 | Butler | The rebound goes to Johnathan Gardner | 44-47 |
| 15:22 | Butler | Craig Larocca steals the ball from George Larson | 44-47 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 14:54 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:47 | Butler | George Larson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Everett Savory and he's fouled by Thomas Fields - foul #3 on Thomas Fields, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 14:47 | Butler | George Larson misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 14:25 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:05 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 14:04 | Butler | Everett Savory pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:58 | Butler | Everett Savory misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 13:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mladen Zarnick | 46-47 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-47 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Gerald Gibson tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Craig Larocca tips it home | 46-49 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Craig Larocca - foul #1 on Craig Larocca, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Tim Pointer (SF), Samuel Foster (PF) George Larson, Walter Matuszeski, David Sparling | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Tyler Woody (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF), Brandon Gunter (C) Cedric Larkin, Gerald Gibson, Craig Larocca, Mladen Zarnick, Thomas Fields | |
| 13:08 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:08 | Butler | Johnathan Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:45 | Samford | James Gardin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Brandon Gunter tips it home | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Richard Duvall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 12:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Pettaway | 48-51 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Johnathan Gardner - foul #1 on Johnathan Gardner, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Butler | John Marotta (PG), Thomas Wagner (C) Everett Savory, Johnathan Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:08 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:55 | Butler | John Marotta buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Pointer | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - John Marotta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Pointer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Gardin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Samford | William Pettaway hits a runner from the left block set up by Randall Culbertson and he's fouled by John Marotta - foul #1 on John Marotta, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Walter Matuszeski (SF) Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:38 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:38 | Butler | Richard Duvall gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Tyler Woody takes the ball from Thomas Wagner | 50-55 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Samuel Foster steals it from Tyler Woody | 50-55 |
| 10:50 | Butler | Thomas Wagner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 10:48 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Duvall | 50-55 |
| 10:43 | Butler | Samuel Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 10:41 | Butler | John Marotta misses the tip | 50-55 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski grabs the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Richard Duvall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG) John Marotta | |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (SG), Cedric Larkin (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway, Brandon Gunter | |
| 10:06 | Samford | Randall Culbertson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Cedric Larkin snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Cedric Larkin hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mladen Zarnick | 50-57 |
| 09:20 | Butler | Richard Duvall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick loses the ball out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Butler | George Larson (SG), John Marotta (SF), David Sparling (PF), Tim Pointer (C) Richard Duvall, Walter Matuszeski, Samuel Foster, Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), William Pettaway (PF) Randall Culbertson, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 08:39 | Butler | Cedric Larkin is called for the reach on Everett Savory - foul #2 on Cedric Larkin, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| 08:28 | Butler | David Sparling misses the easy layup | 50-57 |
| 08:26 | Butler | George Larson tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 08:25 | Samford | William Pettaway snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-57 |
| 08:04 | Butler | The rebound goes to David Sparling | 50-57 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Tim Pointer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Marotta | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Savory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Larson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Marotta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Sparling (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tim Pointer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Thomas Fields drills a runner in the lane | 53-59 |
| 07:15 | Butler | Tim Pointer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Cedric Larkin gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:46 | Samford | William Pettaway clanks a jumper in the lane | 53-59 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| 06:32 | Butler | George Larson makes the jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Cedric Larkin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 06:18 | Butler | David Sparling snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:56 | Butler | John Marotta misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Cedric Larkin - foul #3 on Cedric Larkin, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Duvall (SG), Walter Matuszeski (SF), Samuel Foster (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Everett Savory, George Larson, David Sparling, Tim Pointer | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Dennis Nelson (SG), James Gardin (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Brandon Gunter (C) Cedric Larkin, Tyler Woody, Gerald Gibson, William Pettaway, Thomas Fields | |
| 05:56 | Butler | John Marotta makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:56 | Butler | John Marotta makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is called for traveling | 57-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Stanton Williams (PG) John Marotta | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Richard Duvall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wagner | 60-61 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick lays it up and in | 60-63 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Thomas Wagner can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Dennis Nelson gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Samuel Foster blocks the short jumper by Brandon Gunter | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Brandon Gunter grabs the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:26 | Samford | James Gardin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Thomas Wagner snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 04:12 | Butler | Mladen Zarnick steals the ball from Walter Matuszeski | 60-63 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Dennis Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-63 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Brandon Gunter tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Dennis Nelson steps in front of the Stanton Williams pass in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Dennis Nelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-65 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Stanton Williams gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Stanton Williams (fresh) SG - Richard Duvall (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Matuszeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) SF - James Gardin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Butler | Mladen Zarnick blocks the jumper by Walter Matuszeski | 60-65 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Stanton Williams snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Samuel Foster connects on the jumper from close range set up by Richard Duvall | 62-65 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Savory (PG) Stanton Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), William Pettaway (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Dennis Nelson, Mladen Zarnick, Brandon Gunter | |
| 02:37 | Samford | James Gardin is fouled on the floor by Walter Matuszeski - foul #4 on Walter Matuszeski, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Thomas Fields buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Gardin | 62-67 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Walter Matuszeski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Foster | 64-67 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Samuel Foster steals the ball from James Gardin | 64-67 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Richard Duvall is hacked by James Gardin - foul #2 on James Gardin, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| 01:32 | Butler | The short jumper by Samuel Foster is denied by William Pettaway | 64-67 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is hacked by Richard Duvall - foul #2 on Richard Duvall, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Thomas Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| 00:36 | Butler | Richard Duvall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-67 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Thomas Wagner hits the follow up shot | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is hacked by Richard Duvall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Duvall, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Samuel Foster is hacked by Tyler Woody - foul #2 on Tyler Woody, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Samuel Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Everett Savory is called for the reach on Randall Culbertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Everett Savory, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Samuel Foster gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Thomas Wagner banks in the layup on a great pass from Everett Savory | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Duvall - foul #4 on Richard Duvall, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | The short jumper by Everett Savory is denied by James Gardin | 70-71 |