| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Westra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Feliciano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Boggan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Dewei Zheng inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Butler | William Boggan denies the turnaround by Jacob Adams | 38-24 |
| 19:34 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 19:18 | Butler | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Feliciano - foul #3 on Richard Feliciano, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds (PF) Richard Feliciano | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:04 | Butler | Jacob Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dewei Zheng | 38-27 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds misses badly on a floater in the paint | 38-27 |
| 18:42 | Butler | Dewei Zheng pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Dewei Zheng can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-27 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Westra | 41-27 |
| 17:23 | Butler | Richard Slack drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Larry Smith picks off the pass by Charles Reynolds | 41-30 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Joseph Payne drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Slack | 41-32 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Larry Adams (SG), Harold Warner (SF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Russell Lynn, William Westra, Charles Reynolds, Curtis Perry | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik misses the lay-in | 41-32 |
| 16:13 | Butler | Samuel Sandell pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:51 | Butler | Samuel Sandell is hacked by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano (SF) William Boggan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Feliciano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Zolocsik (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kim Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Ragin (fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 15:25 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:24 | Butler | Henry Ragin snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Bradley Childs clanks a floater from the right side | 41-32 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Ragin - foul #1 on Henry Ragin, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), William Westra (SG) Mike Johnson, Larry Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Joseph Payne (PF) Bill Lowery, Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs, Samuel Sandell | |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:35 | Butler | Henry Ragin loses the dribble to William Westra | 42-32 |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Westra | 44-32 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Richard Slack scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Ragin | 44-34 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | William Westra makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Larry Smith makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Slack | 46-36 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Ragin - foul #2 on Henry Ragin, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Boggan (PF), Curtis Perry (C) Harold Warner, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (C) Henry Ragin | |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:06 | Butler | Richard Feliciano steals it from Dewei Zheng | 48-36 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | William Westra lays it up and in set up by Richard Feliciano | 50-36 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Jacob Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | William Boggan snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Joseph Payne steps in front of the Richard Feliciano pass | 50-36 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Dewei Zheng hits a jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Charles Reynolds (PF) Russell Lynn, Richard Feliciano | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Bradley Childs (SF), Samuel Sandell (PF) Larry Smith, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Bill Lowery knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Westra (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Boggan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Childs (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | William Boggan gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry lays it in on a nice dish by William Westra | 52-40 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mike Johnson - foul #2 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), Larry Adams (SG) Mike Johnson, William Westra | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Dewei Zheng (SF), Henry Ragin (PF) Richard Slack, Bradley Childs, Jacob Adams | |
| 10:58 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the dunk attempt | 52-41 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Larry Smith is whistled for a carry | 52-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Warner (SF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) William Boggan, Curtis Perry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Dewei Zheng takes the ball from Russell Lynn | 52-41 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Bill Lowery can't finish the layup | 52-41 |
| 10:01 | Butler | Samuel Sandell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Henry Ragin misses the dunk | 52-41 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Andrew Zolocsik and he's hacked by Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Richard Feliciano (SF) Larry Adams, Harold Warner | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Joseph Payne (PF), Jacob Adams (C) Bill Lowery, Henry Ragin, Samuel Sandell | |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:04 | Butler | William Westra is called for the reach on Richard Slack - foul #1 on William Westra, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), William Boggan (PF) Russell Lynn, Charles Reynolds | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SF) Dewei Zheng | |
| 08:59 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-41 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | William Boggan grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | William Boggan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 08:25 | Butler | Richard Slack drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Smith and he's hacked by William Westra - foul #2 on William Westra, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry (C) Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG) Larry Smith | |
| 08:25 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | William Boggan snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | William Boggan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Payne - foul #3 on Joseph Payne, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Dewei Zheng (SF) Bradley Childs | |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Richard Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:54 | Butler | Richard Slack misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | William Westra grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | William Westra's pass is intercepted by Dewei Zheng | 56-43 |
| 07:30 | Butler | Bill Lowery banks in the layup on a great pass from Dewei Zheng | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Westra (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Feliciano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Boggan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | William Boggan scores on a turnaround in the lane | 58-45 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Richard Slack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-45 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Curtis Perry | 58-45 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | William Westra makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Johnson | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:34 | Butler | William Westra steps in front of the Bill Lowery pass | 61-45 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | William Westra lays it in | 63-45 |
| 06:12 | Butler | Richard Slack makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | William Westra is hacked by Jacob Adams - foul #1 on Jacob Adams, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), Larry Adams (SG), Harold Warner (SF), Charles Reynolds (PF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Mike Johnson, William Westra, Richard Feliciano, William Boggan, Curtis Perry | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Smith (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Bill Lowery, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Joseph Payne, Jacob Adams | |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Kim Randolph steals it from Larry Adams | 63-48 |
| 05:31 | Butler | Larry Smith blows the layup | 63-48 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Samuel Sandell hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-50 |
| 04:58 | Butler | The rebound goes to Larry Smith | 63-50 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Smith | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Lynn | 66-53 |
| 04:25 | Butler | Bradley Childs is fouled on the floor by Larry Adams - foul #2 on Larry Adams, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG) Larry Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Slack (SG), Dewei Zheng (SF) Kim Randolph, Bradley Childs | |
| 04:20 | Butler | Russell Lynn takes the ball from Dewei Zheng | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Slack - foul #2 on Richard Slack, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Boggan (SF) Harold Warner | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Payne (PF) Henry Ragin | |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Joseph Payne | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Butler | Richard Slack's pass is intercepted by Russell Lynn | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds is hacked by Larry Smith - foul #4 on Larry Smith, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano (SF), Curtis Perry (C) William Boggan, Andrew Zolocsik | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (C) Samuel Sandell | |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Westra (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Feliciano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Slack (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewei Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Butler | Dewei Zheng makes the shot from the right block set up by Larry Smith | 69-55 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds slams it home | 71-55 |
| 02:38 | Butler | Dewei Zheng clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-55 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | William Westra gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-55 |
| 02:13 | Butler | Russell Lynn is called for the reach on Joseph Payne - foul #3 on Russell Lynn, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (PG), Larry Adams (SG), Harold Warner (SF), Andrew Zolocsik (C) Russell Lynn, William Westra, Richard Feliciano, Curtis Perry | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kim Randolph (SG), Bradley Childs (SF), Henry Ragin (C) Larry Smith, Richard Slack, Dewei Zheng, Kevin Burroughs | |
| 02:13 | Butler | Joseph Payne misses the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Kim Randolph is called for the reach on Larry Adams - foul #1 on Kim Randolph, team foul #9 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Samuel Sandell (C) Joseph Payne | |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 01:36 | Butler | Kim Randolph scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Ragin | 76-57 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Andrew Zolocsik comes up short on the floater from the left side | 76-57 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Bradley Childs pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 3 from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 01:13 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Adams | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Butler | Harold Warner is called for the reach on Bradley Childs - foul #2 on Harold Warner, team foul #8 | 79-57 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:50 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Bill Lowery is called for the reach on Charles Reynolds - foul #3 on Bill Lowery, team foul #10 | 79-59 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Henry Ragin connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Bill Lowery and he's hacked by Charles Reynolds - foul #1 on Charles Reynolds, team foul #9 | 80-61 |
| 00:19 | Butler | Henry Ragin makes the free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson runs out the clock | 80-62 |