| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Peraza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Moir (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Clemente (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Walker (fresh) C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke hits a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Peraza and the foul's on Kevin Burroughs - foul #2 on Kevin Burroughs, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:37 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:18 | Butler | John Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Sandell | 35-42 |
| 19:00 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja connects on the 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Samuel Sandell comes up short on the floater from close range | 38-42 |
| 18:46 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:41 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja loses the dribble to Kevin Burroughs | 38-42 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Bill Lowery lays it in set up by Kevin Burroughs | 38-44 |
| 18:08 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir connects on the floater near the basket set up by Michael Peraza | 40-44 |
| 17:51 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | George Baskett (PF) Gary Cooke | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:27 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Aja | 42-44 |
| 17:14 | Butler | John Walker is hacked by Joseph Moir - foul #3 on Joseph Moir, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Potvin (SF) Joseph Moir | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| 17:03 | Butler | Christopher Spicer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-44 |
| 17:01 | Florida A&M | George Baskett grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 16:55 | Florida A&M | Michael Peraza makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Aja | 45-44 |
| 16:29 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Bill Lowery | 45-46 |
| 16:13 | Florida A&M | George Baskett is denied on a layup by Christopher Spicer | 45-46 |
| 16:11 | Butler | Bill Lowery gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Bill Lowery comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Bradley Childs tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Peraza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Potvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Baskett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Clemente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Childs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Christopher Spicer scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 15:13 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Christopher Spicer - foul #1 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir (SF), Gary Cooke (PF) Richard Potvin, George Baskett | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), William Hall (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Bill Lowery, Bradley Childs, Kevin Burroughs, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| 15:13 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:52 | Butler | William Hall comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Cooke - foul #2 on Gary Cooke, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| 14:52 | Butler | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:52 | Butler | William Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:52 | Florida A&M | The rebound goes to Gary Cooke | 48-51 |
| 14:32 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Aja and he's fouled by Clifford Kanode - foul #2 on Clifford Kanode, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| 14:32 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:11 | Butler | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 14:10 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 13:42 | Florida A&M | Samuel Sandell steals the ball from Thomas Clemente | 51-51 |
| 13:25 | Butler | Thomas Clemente blocks the short jumper by Samuel Sandell | 51-51 |
| 13:24 | Butler | William Hall snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 12:55 | Butler | William Hall scores on a runner in the lane | 51-53 |
| 12:32 | Florida A&M | Samuel Sandell swats the short shot by Thomas Clemente | 51-53 |
| 12:30 | Butler | Clifford Kanode pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:16 | Butler | Michael Jones misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 12:15 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:55 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 11:54 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 11:42 | Florida A&M | Michael Peraza hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 11:40 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja tips it home | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Peraza (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Moir (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Cooke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Clemente (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kanode (fairly fresh) PF - John Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Sandell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Butler | William Hall clanks a floater from close range | 53-53 |
| 11:17 | Butler | Clifford Kanode grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:11 | Butler | John Walker is whistled for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Vaughn Ryan (SG), Richard Potvin (SF), George Baskett (PF), Stanley Anderson (C) Michael Peraza, Dikembe Aja, Gary Cooke, Thomas Clemente | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), Jacob Adams (PF), Christopher Spicer (C) Michael Jones, William Hall, Clifford Kanode, John Walker, Samuel Sandell | |
| 10:47 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Bill Lowery grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 10:23 | Butler | Bradley Childs buries a runner from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 10:04 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 10:02 | Florida A&M | George Baskett misses the tip | 53-55 |
| 10:01 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bradley Childs | 53-55 |
| 09:33 | Butler | Bill Lowery misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 09:31 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:19 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Spicer - foul #2 on Christopher Spicer, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Walker (PF) Christopher Spicer | |
| 09:19 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:19 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:19 | Butler | The rebound goes to John Walker | 53-55 |
| 08:57 | Butler | Bradley Childs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 08:56 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs hits the finger roll | 53-57 |
| 08:11 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Potvin | 56-57 |
| 07:53 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 07:51 | Florida A&M | Vaughn Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:42 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Peraza (PG), Dikembe Aja (SG), Gary Cooke (PF), Thomas Clemente (C) Vaughn Ryan, Richard Potvin, George Baskett, Stanley Anderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Jones (PG), William Hall (SG), Clifford Kanode (SF), Christopher Spicer (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Bill Lowery, Bradley Childs, Kevin Burroughs, John Walker, Jacob Adams | |
| 07:35 | Florida A&M | Clifford Kanode is called for the reach on Thomas Clemente - foul #3 on Clifford Kanode, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Michael Peraza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Aja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Moir (tiring) 23 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Clemente (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Kanode (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Sandell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Peraza | 59-57 |
| 07:08 | Butler | The jumper by Clifford Kanode is denied by Thomas Clemente | 59-57 |
| 07:07 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:43 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 06:42 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:22 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente misses the easy layup | 59-57 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Clifford Kanode grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Michael Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Peraza - foul #3 on Michael Peraza, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bill Lowery (PG), Bradley Childs (SG), Kevin Burroughs (SF), John Walker (PF) Michael Jones, William Hall, Clifford Kanode, Christopher Spicer | |
| 06:06 | Butler | The short jumper by Bradley Childs is denied by Thomas Clemente | 59-57 |
| 06:04 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:43 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Samuel Sandell grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Samuel Sandell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | George Baskett (PF) Gary Cooke | |
| Subs | Butler | Jacob Adams (C) Samuel Sandell | |
| 05:17 | Florida A&M | Michael Peraza makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Clemente | 62-57 |
| 05:05 | Butler | John Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 05:04 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:43 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir buries a shot from the left block set up by George Baskett | 64-57 |
| 04:23 | Butler | John Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Jacob Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:14 | Butler | John Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-57 |
| 04:13 | Butler | Bradley Childs tips it home | 64-59 |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja is hacked by Bill Lowery - foul #2 on Bill Lowery, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Vaughn Ryan (SG), Stanley Anderson (C) Michael Peraza, Thomas Clemente | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (SG), Christopher Spicer (C) Bradley Childs, John Walker | |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:01 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:42 | Butler | Jacob Adams lays it up and in set up by Bill Lowery | 66-61 |
| 03:27 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 03:25 | Florida A&M | Stanley Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Florida A&M | PG - Dikembe Aja (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vaughn Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Moir (tiring) 25 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Baskett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Bill Lowery (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Burroughs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Florida A&M | Vaughn Ryan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-61 |
| 03:04 | Butler | Christopher Spicer grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 02:58 | Butler | Bill Lowery knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jacob Adams and the foul's on Dikembe Aja - foul #3 on Dikembe Aja, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Richard Potvin (SF), Gary Cooke (PF) Dikembe Aja, George Baskett | |
| Subs | Butler | Bradley Childs (SG), John Walker (PF), Samuel Sandell (C) Kevin Burroughs, Jacob Adams, Christopher Spicer | |
| 02:58 | Butler | Bill Lowery makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:56 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Michael Peraza (PG), Thomas Clemente (C) Richard Potvin, Stanley Anderson | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Burroughs (SF) William Hall | |
| 02:35 | Florida A&M | Vaughn Ryan misses the floater from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 02:34 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 02:11 | Butler | John Walker makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Kevin Burroughs | 68-66 |
| 01:58 | Florida A&M | John Walker picks off the pass by Joseph Moir | 68-66 |
| 01:39 | Butler | Gary Cooke is called for the reach on Bill Lowery - foul #3 on Gary Cooke, team foul #5 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja (SG) Vaughn Ryan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:21 | Butler | John Walker makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Childs | 68-68 |
| 01:07 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Joseph Moir takes the ball from Bradley Childs | 68-68 |
| 00:39 | Florida A&M | Dikembe Aja scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Peraza | 71-68 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs is denied on a layup by Gary Cooke | 71-68 |
| 00:27 | Butler | John Walker hits the follow up shot | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Lowery - foul #3 on Bill Lowery, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:26 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:26 | Florida A&M | Joseph Moir makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:20 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 00:19 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Lowery - foul #4 on Bill Lowery, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Florida A&M | Thomas Clemente misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Samuel Sandell gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida A&M | Florida A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Bradley Childs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Bill Lowery is called for the reach on Gary Cooke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bill Lowery, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Florida A&M | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Hall (PG) Bill Lowery | |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:05 | Florida A&M | Gary Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kevin Burroughs loses the ball out of bounds | 75-70 |