| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Phillip Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bannon (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Main (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | John Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 19:30 | St. Thomas | The rebound goes to Frank Robertson | 28-29 |
| 19:11 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson buries a floater from the right side | 28-31 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Bradley Childs buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Burroughs and he's fouled by Paul Bannon - foul #2 on Paul Bannon, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Braden (SG), Dwayne Jones (PF), Robert Gathers (C) Frank Robertson, Jeremiah Jones, John Main | |
| 18:47 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | St. Thomas | Bradley Childs is called for the reach on Frank Braden - foul #2 on Bradley Childs, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Michael Neal (SG), Nathan Ferguson (SF) Phillip Morrison, Paul Bannon | |
| 18:15 | St. Thomas | Michael Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Clifford Kanode (SG), Dustin Perlman (SF) William Hall, Bradley Childs, Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 18:03 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by Clifford Kanode is blocked by Dwayne Jones | 31-31 |
| 18:01 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | St. Thomas | Robert Gathers's layup is rejected by Jacob Adams | 31-31 |
| 17:48 | St. Thomas | Robert Gathers gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:33 | St. Thomas | Robert Gathers is fouled on the floor by Christopher Spicer - foul #3 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF) Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison (PG), Frank Robertson (SG), John Main (C) Frank Braden, Michael Neal, Robert Gathers | |
| 17:28 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson misses the shot in the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:27 | St. Thomas | John Main gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:06 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 31-31 |
| 17:05 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Dustin Perlman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 16:25 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson loses the dribble to Dustin Perlman | 34-31 |
| 16:22 | Butler | Michael Jones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), William White (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Michael Jones, Clifford Kanode, Dustin Perlman, John Walker, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Michael Neal (PG), Paul Bannon (SF), Jeremiah Jones (PF), Robert Gathers (C) Phillip Morrison, Nathan Ferguson, Dwayne Jones, John Main | |
| 16:13 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 16:12 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones misses the tip | 34-31 |
| 16:10 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:59 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones is whistled for a carry | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Christopher Spicer (PF) William Hall, William White | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller (PG), Frank Braden (SG) Michael Neal, Frank Robertson | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Tommy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Braden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bannon (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Gathers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Butler | Tommy Miller steps in front of the Bill Lowery pass | 34-31 |
| 15:32 | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller banks in the layup | 34-33 |
| 15:30 | Butler | Frank Braden steals it from Kevin Burroughs in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 15:28 | St. Thomas | Frank Braden banks in the layup | 34-35 |
| 15:12 | Butler | Bradley Childs lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Burroughs | 36-35 |
| 15:01 | St. Thomas | Frank Braden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Braden, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF) Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison (SG), John Main (C) Frank Braden, Robert Gathers | |
| 14:46 | Butler | Bradley Childs is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:45 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:38 | St. Thomas | John Main loses the dribble to Bill Lowery | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Bradley Childs can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 14:23 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Bradley Childs connects on the open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Lowery | 40-37 |
| 13:49 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones connects on the jumper near the basket | 40-39 |
| 13:31 | Butler | Christopher Spicer lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Childs | 42-39 |
| 13:13 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison lays it in set up by Paul Bannon | 42-41 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs is alone and drills a jumper from the right block | 44-41 |
| 12:41 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:39 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Walker | 44-41 |
| 12:35 | Butler | Phillip Morrison is called for the reach on Bradley Childs - foul #3 on Phillip Morrison, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), William Hall (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Bill Lowery, Bradley Childs, Kevin Burroughs, John Walker, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Braden (PG), Frank Robertson (SG), Nathan Ferguson (SF), Dwayne Jones (PF), Robert Gathers (C) Tommy Miller, Phillip Morrison, Paul Bannon, Jeremiah Jones, John Main | |
| 12:22 | Butler | The short jumper by Clifford Kanode is denied by Dwayne Jones | 44-41 |
| 12:20 | Butler | Samuel Sandell hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 11:54 | St. Thomas | Frank Braden knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Robertson | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) SG - William Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Frank Braden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Jones (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Gathers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Clifford Kanode hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Jones and he's hacked by Nathan Ferguson - foul #1 on Nathan Ferguson, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | John Main (C) Robert Gathers | |
| 11:37 | Butler | Clifford Kanode makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:13 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Hall - foul #1 on William Hall, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Dustin Perlman (SF), William White (C) Michael Jones, Clifford Kanode, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller (PG), Michael Neal (SG) Frank Braden, Frank Robertson | |
| 11:13 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:13 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:00 | Butler | William White banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Bill Lowery | 51-44 |
| 10:43 | St. Thomas | Dwayne Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Jacob Adams pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:39 | Butler | Dustin Perlman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Samuel Sandell (C) William Hall, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon (SF), Jeremiah Jones (PF) Nathan Ferguson, John Main | |
| 10:22 | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller is hacked by Samuel Sandell - foul #1 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| 10:03 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Bradley Childs - foul #3 on Bradley Childs, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF) William White | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson (SG), Robert Gathers (C) Michael Neal, Dwayne Jones | |
| 10:03 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:03 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:03 | Butler | Samuel Sandell snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Samuel Sandell drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Dustin Perlman | 53-45 |
| 09:42 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 09:40 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Bill Lowery can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Miller - foul #4 on Tommy Miller, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Jacob Adams (C) Bradley Childs, Dustin Perlman, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison (PG), Frank Braden (SG), Dwayne Jones (PF), John Main (C) Tommy Miller, Frank Robertson, Jeremiah Jones, Robert Gathers | |
| 09:13 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:52 | St. Thomas | Frank Braden's floater is knocked away by Kevin Burroughs | 55-45 |
| 08:50 | Butler | John Walker pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:38 | Butler | William Hall hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Burroughs | 57-45 |
| 08:25 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Braden | 57-47 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs is hacked by Paul Bannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Bannon, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Clifford Kanode (SG), Christopher Spicer (PF), William White (C) Bill Lowery, John Walker, Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson (SF) Paul Bannon | |
| 08:15 | Butler | William Hall's layup is rejected by Dwayne Jones | 57-47 |
| 08:14 | St. Thomas | The rebound goes to John Main | 57-47 |
| 07:50 | St. Thomas | Kevin Burroughs is called for the reach on Dwayne Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG) William Hall | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Michael Neal (SG), Jeremiah Jones (PF), Robert Gathers (C) Frank Braden, Dwayne Jones, John Main | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Phillip Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremiah Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Gathers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | St. Thomas | Robert Gathers throws it down on a nice dish by Phillip Morrison and he's hacked by Christopher Spicer - foul #4 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Christopher Spicer, William White | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson (SG) Phillip Morrison | |
| 07:37 | St. Thomas | Robert Gathers makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:14 | Butler | Samuel Sandell clanks a floater in the lane | 57-50 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:08 | Butler | Michael Jones makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Kanode | 60-50 |
| 06:52 | St. Thomas | Samuel Sandell is called for the reach on Frank Robertson - foul #2 on Samuel Sandell, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Dustin Perlman (SF), Jacob Adams (PF) Clifford Kanode, Kevin Burroughs, John Walker | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon (SF), Dwayne Jones (PF), John Main (C) Nathan Ferguson, Jeremiah Jones, Robert Gathers | |
| 06:52 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:52 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:36 | Butler | Samuel Sandell lays it up and in set up by Michael Jones | 62-52 |
| 06:28 | St. Thomas | Michael Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 06:26 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jacob Adams | 62-52 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Paul Bannon is called for the reach on Dustin Perlman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Bannon, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, Samuel Sandell | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller (PG), Phillip Morrison (SG) Michael Neal, Frank Robertson | |
| 06:22 | Butler | Dustin Perlman makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Dustin Perlman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:22 | St. Thomas | Dwayne Jones gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:10 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Jacob Adams pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Dustin Perlman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 05:44 | Butler | Bradley Childs can't tip it in | 63-52 |
| 05:43 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:19 | St. Thomas | John Main hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Spicer - foul #5 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Clifford Kanode (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), John Walker (PF), William White (C) Bradley Childs, Dustin Perlman, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Braden (SG), Nathan Ferguson (SF), Jeremiah Jones (PF) Phillip Morrison, Paul Bannon, Dwayne Jones | |
| 05:19 | St. Thomas | John Main makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:19 | St. Thomas | John Main misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:19 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones grabs the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 05:11 | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 05:09 | Butler | Nathan Ferguson steps in front of the William White pass in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 04:51 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG) William Hall | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Michael Neal (SG), Robert Gathers (C) Tommy Miller, John Main | |
| 04:29 | Butler | John Walker buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Jeremiah Jones - foul #1 on Jeremiah Jones, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (SG) Clifford Kanode | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson (SG) Nathan Ferguson | |
| 04:29 | Butler | John Walker makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:10 | St. Thomas | Frank Braden knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 66-57 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Bill Lowery hits a wide open jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:38 | St. Thomas | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Michael Neal - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), Jacob Adams (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Michael Jones, John Walker, William White | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison (SF), Dwayne Jones (PF) Frank Braden, Jeremiah Jones | |
| 03:38 | St. Thomas | Michael Neal misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:38 | St. Thomas | Michael Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Michael Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Robert Gathers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Phillip Morrison is called for the reach on Bill Lowery - foul #4 on Phillip Morrison, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller (PG), Nathan Ferguson (SF) Michael Neal, Frank Robertson | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:26 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:14 | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jacob Adams - foul #3 on Jacob Adams, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Perlman (SF) Bill Lowery | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 03:14 | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:14 | St. Thomas | Tommy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Bradley Childs is hacked by Tommy Miller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Miller, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson (SG) Tommy Miller | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:01 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Morrison | 72-62 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Samuel Sandell loses the dribble to Robert Gathers in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 02:47 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Bradley Childs pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:45 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Kevin Burroughs (SF) William Hall, Dustin Perlman | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | John Main (C) Robert Gathers | |
| 02:43 | Butler | Dwayne Jones picks off the pass by Jacob Adams in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 02:43 | St. Thomas | St. Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF) Jacob Adams | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 02:29 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison is fouled on the floor by Bill Lowery - foul #4 on Bill Lowery, team foul #12 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon (SF) John Main | |
| 02:29 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:29 | St. Thomas | Phillip Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Bradley Childs is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Robertson - foul #1 on Frank Robertson, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:27 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:27 | St. Thomas | Dwayne Jones snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 02:09 | St. Thomas | Frank Robertson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-64 |
| 02:07 | St. Thomas | Nathan Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Samuel Sandell is fouled on the floor by Phillip Morrison - foul #5 on Phillip Morrison, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Braden (PG), Jeremiah Jones (PF), John Main (C) Phillip Morrison, Nathan Ferguson, Dwayne Jones | |
| 01:52 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:52 | Butler | Samuel Sandell misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:52 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:23 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Frank Robertson | 73-69 |
| 01:12 | Butler | Bill Lowery is called for 3 seconds | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon is fouled on the floor by Bill Lowery - foul #5 on Bill Lowery, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 01:00 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | Butler | John Walker grabs the board | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:58 | Butler | Bradley Childs is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Robertson - foul #2 on Frank Robertson, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Bradley Childs makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:58 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:58 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | St. Thomas | Samuel Sandell picks off the pass by Paul Bannon | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Robertson - foul #3 on Frank Robertson, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), Clifford Kanode (SG) William Hall, Bradley Childs | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 00:46 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:46 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | St. Thomas | Jeremiah Jones can't finish the layup | 76-69 |
| 00:38 | St. Thomas | Frank Braden tips it home | 76-71 |
| 00:38 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Dustin Perlman (SF) Kevin Burroughs | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 00:35 | Butler | Frank Braden is called for the reach on Dustin Perlman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Braden, team foul #15 | 76-71 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Dustin Perlman makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Dustin Perlman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:29 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 00:27 | Butler | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Butler | Dustin Perlman is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Braden - foul #4 on Frank Braden, team foul #16 | 78-71 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Dustin Perlman makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:25 | Butler | Dustin Perlman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | St. Thomas | Michael Jones steals it from Paul Bannon | 80-71 |
| 00:16 | Butler | Michael Jones misses the easy layup | 80-71 |
| 00:14 | St. Thomas | The rebound goes to Frank Robertson | 80-71 |
| 00:06 | St. Thomas | Paul Bannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Clifford Kanode grabs the board | 80-71 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michael Jones runs out the clock | 80-71 |