| Lineup | Butler | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Andrew Sonntag (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Avery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cuddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Bernhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Michael Crowder inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | Daniel Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 19:49 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 19:25 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag misses the shot from the right side | 32-24 |
| 19:23 | Butler | Mark Baccus grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Daniel Harris's pass is intercepted by Andrew Sonntag in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| 19:20 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag jams it | 32-26 |
| 19:05 | Butler | Daniel Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 19:03 | Butler | Michael Tompson snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan can't finish the layup | 32-26 |
| 18:50 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 18:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Theodore Johnson and the foul's on Michael Tompson - foul #2 on Michael Tompson, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joaquin Blackmore (PG), William White (SG), Jacob Bingham (SF), Donald Christopher (C) Andrew Sonntag, Larry Avery, Theodore Johnson, John Cuddy | |
| 18:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | Butler | Mark Baccus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Harris steals the ball from Joaquin Blackmore in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Michael Crowder connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Harris | 34-29 |
| 17:39 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Michael Tompson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:21 | Butler | Michael Tompson drills a floater from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-29 |
| 16:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Christopher gets the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:44 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Christopher banks in the layup | 36-31 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Marvin Bernhardt blocks the short jumper by Michael Tompson | 36-31 |
| 16:17 | Butler | Eddy Cowan snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Michael Tompson clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Donald Christopher - foul #3 on Donald Christopher, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Collins (PG), Christopher Yohe (SG), Alan Brier (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF) Daniel Harris, Mark Baccus, Michael Crowder, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag (PG), Larry Avery (SG), Theodore Johnson (SF), John Cuddy (PF), Jack Toussaint (C) Joaquin Blackmore, William White, Jacob Bingham, Marvin Bernhardt, Donald Christopher | |
| 16:03 | Butler | Michael Tompson misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Michael Tompson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:42 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-31 |
| 15:40 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Leroy Collins (fresh) SG - Christopher Yohe (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alan Brier (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Andrew Sonntag (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Avery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Cuddy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Toussaint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Leroy Collins - foul #3 on Leroy Collins, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF) Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Christopher (C) Jack Toussaint | |
| 15:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | Butler | Theodore Johnson takes the ball from Eddy Cowan | 37-33 |
| 14:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson blows the layup | 37-33 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Alan Brier pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:16 | Butler | Andrew Sonntag steps in front of the Leroy Collins pass | 37-33 |
| 13:56 | Mt. St. Joseph | Christopher Yohe steps in front of the Andrew Sonntag pass | 37-33 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Daniel Hayes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 13:39 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:32 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Cuddy and the foul's on Eddy Cowan - foul #3 on Eddy Cowan, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Harris (PG), Mark Baccus (SG), Michael Crowder (SF), John Just (C) Leroy Collins, Christopher Yohe, Alan Brier, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| 13:32 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Daniel Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eddy Cowan | 40-36 |
| 13:06 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:05 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Christopher tips it home | 40-38 |
| 12:56 | Butler | Michael Crowder is hacked by Theodore Johnson - foul #1 on Theodore Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joaquin Blackmore (PG), Mark Wesley (SF) Andrew Sonntag, Theodore Johnson | |
| 12:38 | Butler | Mark Wesley is called for the reach on Michael Crowder - foul #1 on Mark Wesley, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Brier (PF), Michael Tompson (C) Eddy Cowan, John Just | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag (PG), Theodore Johnson (SF) Joaquin Blackmore, Larry Avery | |
| 12:19 | Butler | Michael Crowder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 12:17 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | Mt. St. Joseph | Mark Wesley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Alan Brier grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Donald Christopher blocks the short jumper by Alan Brier | 40-38 |
| 11:49 | Butler | Alan Brier tips it home | 42-38 |
| 11:37 | Mt. St. Joseph | Michael Tompson swats the layup by Donald Christopher | 42-38 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Michael Tompson gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Brier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Andrew Sonntag (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Wesley (fresh) SF - Theodore Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Cuddy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Christopher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Butler | Michael Tompson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Daniel Harris | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Butler | Michael Tompson pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Daniel Harris is whistled for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Eddy Cowan (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Alan Brier, Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joaquin Blackmore (PG), Larry Avery (SG), Jacob Bingham (SF), Jack Toussaint (PF) Andrew Sonntag, Mark Wesley, Theodore Johnson, Donald Christopher | |
| 10:23 | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joaquin Blackmore - foul #1 on Joaquin Blackmore, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Yohe (SG), Alan Brier (SF) Mark Baccus, Michael Crowder | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | | |
| 10:12 | Butler | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:12 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:12 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:00 | Mt. St. Joseph | Jack Toussaint hits the finger roll | 45-42 |
| 09:41 | Butler | Daniel Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:22 | Mt. St. Joseph | Joaquin Blackmore hits a jumper near the basket | 45-44 |
| 09:09 | Butler | Daniel Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 09:08 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:58 | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:45 | Butler | Eddy Cowan connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Harris | 47-47 |
| 08:30 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Hayes is called for the reach on John Cuddy - foul #2 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG), Michael Crowder (SF), Michael Tompson (C) Daniel Harris, Alan Brier, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag (PG), William White (SG), Theodore Johnson (SF), Donald Christopher (C) Joaquin Blackmore, Larry Avery, Jacob Bingham, John Cuddy | |
| 08:16 | Mt. St. Joseph | Christopher Yohe is called for the reach on Andrew Sonntag - foul #1 on Christopher Yohe, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery (SG) William White | |
| 08:07 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag hits the finger roll | 47-49 |
| 07:47 | Butler | Christopher Yohe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 07:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Donald Christopher | 47-49 |
| 07:28 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Michael Tompson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Christopher Yohe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Andrew Sonntag (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Avery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Theodore Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Toussaint (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Christopher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Butler | Andrew Sonntag steals the ball from Christopher Yohe | 47-49 |
| 06:55 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson lays it up and in set up by Andrew Sonntag | 47-51 |
| 06:35 | Butler | Michael Crowder is fouled on the floor by Theodore Johnson - foul #2 on Theodore Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Harris (PG), Daniel Hayes (PF) Christopher Yohe, Eddy Cowan | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | William White (SG), John Cuddy (PF) Larry Avery, Jack Toussaint | |
| 06:21 | Butler | Michael Tompson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-51 |
| 06:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:14 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 06:13 | Butler | Michael Tompson pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Michael Crowder misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 06:07 | Mt. St. Joseph | The rebound goes to Theodore Johnson | 47-51 |
| 05:54 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hayes - foul #3 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Alan Brier (SG), Leroy Collins (SF), John Just (C) Mark Baccus, Michael Crowder, Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt (C) Donald Christopher | |
| 05:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag is hacked by John Just - foul #1 on John Just, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Yohe (SG), Eddy Cowan (PF) Leroy Collins, John Just | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery (SG) William White | |
| 05:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Andrew Sonntag steps in front of the Daniel Harris pass in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 05:19 | Mt. St. Joseph | Alan Brier steps in front of the Larry Avery pass | 47-53 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Daniel Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Brier | 49-53 |
| 04:57 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Harris picks off the pass by Larry Avery | 49-53 |
| 04:50 | Butler | Christopher Yohe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 04:49 | Butler | Daniel Hayes tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 04:38 | Mt. St. Joseph | Daniel Harris is called for the reach on John Cuddy - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG), Michael Crowder (SF), Michael Tompson (C) Christopher Yohe, Alan Brier, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joaquin Blackmore (PG), William White (SG), Jacob Bingham (SF), Donald Christopher (C) Andrew Sonntag, Larry Avery, Theodore Johnson, Marvin Bernhardt | |
| 04:38 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:38 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:38 | Mt. St. Joseph | Donald Christopher pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:11 | Mt. St. Joseph | John Cuddy is called for 5 seconds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Yohe (PG) Daniel Harris | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag (PG), Larry Avery (SG), Theodore Johnson (SF), Jack Toussaint (C) Joaquin Blackmore, William White, Jacob Bingham, Donald Christopher | |
| 03:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Sonntag - foul #1 on Andrew Sonntag, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | William White (SG), Mark Wesley (SF), Donald Christopher (C) Larry Avery, Theodore Johnson, Jack Toussaint | |
| 03:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Eddy Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Yohe - foul #2 on Christopher Yohe, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery (SG), Theodore Johnson (SF), Jack Toussaint (C) William White, Mark Wesley, Donald Christopher | |
| 03:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:36 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:12 | Butler | Mark Baccus connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Christopher Yohe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Baccus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddy Cowan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Tompson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mt. St. Joseph | PG - Andrew Sonntag (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Larry Avery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Theodore Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Cuddy (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Toussaint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 02:55 | Butler | Michael Tompson grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Michael Crowder is hacked by John Cuddy - foul #2 on John Cuddy, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Daniel Harris (PG), Daniel Hayes (PF), John Just (C) Mark Baccus, Eddy Cowan, Michael Tompson | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Joaquin Blackmore (PG), William White (SG), Jacob Bingham (SF), Donald Christopher (C) Andrew Sonntag, Larry Avery, Theodore Johnson, Jack Toussaint | |
| 02:49 | Butler | Michael Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:49 | Butler | Michael Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:35 | Mt. St. Joseph | William White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery (SG), Mark Wesley (SF) William White, Jacob Bingham | |
| 02:33 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Baccus (SG), Eddy Cowan (PF), Michael Tompson (C) Christopher Yohe, Daniel Hayes, John Just | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson (SF) Mark Wesley | |
| 02:09 | Butler | Theodore Johnson steps in front of the Daniel Harris pass | 56-56 |
| 01:45 | Mt. St. Joseph | Theodore Johnson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Michael Tompson gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Eddy Cowan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 01:24 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Crowder | 56-56 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Mark Baccus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag (PG), Marvin Bernhardt (C) Joaquin Blackmore, Donald Christopher | |
| 00:52 | Mt. St. Joseph | Andrew Sonntag connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 00:32 | Butler | Daniel Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Baccus | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Mt. St. Joseph | Larry Avery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Mt. St. Joseph | Marvin Bernhardt tips it home | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mt. St. Joseph | Mt. St. Joseph is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michael Crowder hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-60 |