| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Vinyard (fresh) SF - Walter Seavey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Delay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wright State | Walter Seavey inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Wright State | Jesse Delay misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:45 | Wright State | Jesse Delay gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:32 | Wright State | James Newman is hacked by Stephen Rape - foul #3 on Stephen Rape, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 19:18 | Wright State | Walter Vinyard misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-33 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Paul Sellberg snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Douglas Griffin clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Vinyard - foul #3 on Walter Vinyard, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joshua Smith (SG) Walter Vinyard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:53 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:53 | Butler | Paul Sellberg gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:32 | Butler | James Newman is called for the reach on William Burnett - foul #2 on James Newman, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 18:20 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the floater from the right side | 28-34 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Joshua Hereford tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 18:17 | Wright State | James Newman grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 18:14 | Wright State | Joshua Hereford is called for the reach on Joshua Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Wright State | Samuel Shinn (SF), Nathan Tirado (PF) Walter Seavey, Jesse Delay | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF) Richard Simms | |
| 17:55 | Wright State | Nathan Tirado's layup is rejected by Jean Johnson | 28-34 |
| 17:54 | Butler | Joshua Hereford gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:35 | Butler | James Newman swats the layup by Matthew Schwuchow | 28-34 |
| 17:33 | Wright State | Nathan Tirado pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:13 | Wright State | Peter Singer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 17:12 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Douglas Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 28-34 |
| 16:53 | Butler | Jean Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Bernard Watkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Griffin | 28-36 |
| 16:17 | Wright State | Nathan Tirado hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Smith | 30-36 |
| 15:54 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses the easy layup | 30-36 |
| 15:52 | Butler | Jean Johnson hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Shinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Tirado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Newman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wright State | James Newman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Singer | 33-38 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Douglas Griffin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Nathan Tirado - foul #2 on Nathan Tirado, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jerome Gula (PG), Walter Vinyard (SG), Walter Seavey (SF), Jesse Delay (PF), Christopher Spencer (C) Peter Singer, Joshua Smith, Samuel Shinn, Nathan Tirado, James Newman | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Joshua Hereford, Bernard Watkins, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 15:02 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:02 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:46 | Wright State | Christopher Spencer is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Paul Sellberg - foul #1 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Douglas Griffin | |
| 14:46 | Wright State | Christopher Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:46 | Wright State | Christopher Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:46 | Butler | Richard Simms grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 14:17 | Butler | Paul Sellberg is hacked by Christopher Spencer - foul #1 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| 13:57 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 33-40 |
| 13:56 | Wright State | Jesse Delay pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:35 | Wright State | Jesse Delay connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jerome Gula | 35-40 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Richard Simms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wright State | Peter Singer (PG), James Lowry (SG), Charles Keys (PF), Samuel Shinn (C) Jerome Gula, Walter Vinyard, Jesse Delay, Christopher Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF) William Burnett, Richard Simms | |
| 13:02 | Wright State | Charles Keys buries a fadeaway from the left side | 37-40 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Shinn - foul #2 on Samuel Shinn, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wright State | Walter Vinyard (SG) Walter Seavey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:38 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:18 | Wright State | James Lowry makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 39-42 |
| 12:05 | Butler | Paul Sellberg is hacked by Walter Vinyard - foul #4 on Walter Vinyard, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joshua Smith (SG), Jesse Delay (PF), Nathan Tirado (C) Walter Vinyard, James Lowry, Charles Keys | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Bernard Watkins (SG), Richard Simms (SF) Johnnie Mosinski, Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jesse Delay - foul #1 on Jesse Delay, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Richard Simms, Paul Sellberg | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | Wright State | Nathan Tirado snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Shinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Delay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Tirado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Wright State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 11:34 | Butler | Jean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:06 | Butler | Bernard Watkins's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Tirado | 39-42 |
| 11:04 | Wright State | Samuel Shinn snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 10:52 | Wright State | Peter Singer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-42 |
| 10:51 | Wright State | Jesse Delay pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:38 | Wright State | Joshua Smith makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Singer | 41-42 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Bernard Watkins misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Peter Singer - foul #2 on Peter Singer, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jerome Gula (SG), Walter Seavey (SF), Charles Keys (PF), James Newman (C) Joshua Smith, Samuel Shinn, Jesse Delay, Nathan Tirado | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 10:24 | Butler | Bernard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Bernard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:07 | Wright State | Jerome Gula is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerome Gula, team foul #9 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Bernard Watkins | |
| 09:43 | Butler | Douglas Griffin is fouled on the floor by Walter Seavey - foul #1 on Walter Seavey, team foul #10 | 41-44 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:23 | Wright State | Charles Keys drills a runner from the right block | 43-45 |
| 09:01 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 09:00 | Wright State | Walter Seavey gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:56 | Wright State | James Newman's pass is intercepted by Kevin Christensen in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Douglas Griffin misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 08:35 | Wright State | Charles Keys gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:07 | Wright State | Richard Simms swats the layup by James Newman | 43-45 |
| 08:06 | Wright State | James Newman snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 07:53 | Wright State | James Newman drills a floater near the basket | 45-45 |
| 07:31 | Butler | Richard Simms hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 45-45 |
| 07:29 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Griffin | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Gula (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Seavey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Keys (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Newman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Sellberg (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Joshua Hereford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Singer - foul #3 on Peter Singer, team foul #11 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joshua Smith (PG), Walter Vinyard (SG), Samuel Shinn (SF), Jesse Delay (PF), Nathan Tirado (C) Peter Singer, Jerome Gula, Walter Seavey, Charles Keys, James Newman | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Bernard Watkins (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Douglas Griffin, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 07:10 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Joshua Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:07 | Wright State | Stephen Rape is called for the reach on Walter Vinyard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Rape, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Joshua Hereford | |
| 06:51 | Wright State | Jesse Delay misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 45-47 |
| 06:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Bernard Watkins | 45-47 |
| 06:28 | Butler | William Burnett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #12 | 45-49 |
| 06:28 | Butler | William Burnett makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:07 | Wright State | Joshua Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Jean Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Tirado - foul #3 on Nathan Tirado, team foul #13 | 48-50 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:38 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:19 | Wright State | Samuel Shinn is fouled on the floor by Bernard Watkins - foul #1 on Bernard Watkins, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Wright State | James Lowry (SG), Christopher Spencer (C) Walter Vinyard, Nathan Tirado | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF) William Burnett, Bernard Watkins | |
| 05:06 | Wright State | James Lowry makes the jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 04:51 | Butler | James Lowry steals it from Tim Faulkner | 50-52 |
| 04:49 | Wright State | Johnnie Mosinski steps in front of the Joshua Smith pass in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 04:24 | Butler | Tim Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Jesse Delay | 50-52 |
| 03:57 | Wright State | James Lowry comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jean Johnson - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Wright State | Peter Singer (PG), Walter Seavey (SF), Nathan Tirado (PF), James Newman (C) Joshua Smith, Samuel Shinn, Jesse Delay, Christopher Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Johnnie Mosinski, Stephen Rape, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 03:57 | Wright State | James Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:57 | Wright State | James Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:44 | Butler | William Burnett comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Singer - foul #4 on Peter Singer, team foul #14 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Wright State | Walter Vinyard (SG) James Lowry | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:44 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:44 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:35 | Wright State | Nathan Tirado clanks a floater from the left block | 52-54 |
| 03:33 | Butler | The rebound goes to Douglas Griffin | 52-54 |
| 03:12 | Butler | The short jumper by Paul Sellberg is denied by Nathan Tirado | 52-54 |
| 03:11 | Wright State | Nathan Tirado grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Vinyard (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Walter Seavey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Tirado (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Faulkner (fairly fresh) C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Wright State | Walter Seavey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Wright State | Charles Keys (PF) Walter Seavey | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Kevin Christensen (PF) William Burnett, Tim Faulkner | |
| 02:52 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Wright State | Walter Seavey (SF), Samuel Shinn (PF) Nathan Tirado, Charles Keys | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Joshua Hereford | |
| 02:26 | Butler | Paul Sellberg lays it in set up by Kevin Christensen | 52-56 |
| 02:13 | Wright State | Peter Singer is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Paul Sellberg's layup is rejected by James Newman | 55-56 |
| 02:01 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Samuel Shinn | 55-56 |
| 01:59 | Wright State | William Burnett is called for the reach on Peter Singer in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Burnett, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jesse Delay (PF) Samuel Shinn | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Douglas Griffin | |
| 01:59 | Wright State | Peter Singer makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:59 | Wright State | Peter Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:33 | Butler | Paul Sellberg is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 01:17 | Wright State | Peter Singer is hacked by William Burnett - foul #4 on William Burnett, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 01:17 | Wright State | Peter Singer makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:17 | Wright State | Peter Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:48 | Butler | William Burnett banks in the layup | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Wright State | William Burnett denies the turnaround by James Newman | 59-58 |
| 00:25 | Wright State | James Newman grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Wright State | James Newman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Rape - foul #5 on Stephen Rape, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Griffin (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 00:24 | Wright State | James Newman misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | Wright State | James Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | Butler | Kevin Christensen gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 00:13 | Butler | William Burnett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 00:12 | Wright State | Walter Seavey grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | Wright State | Walter Seavey is hacked by William Burnett in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Burnett, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG) William Burnett | |
| 00:10 | Wright State | Walter Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:10 | Wright State | Walter Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Paul Sellberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Douglas Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Joshua Hereford drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wright State | Walter Vinyard clanks a fullcourt shot | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Vinyard (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Walter Seavey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Delay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Wright State | James Newman wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:56 | Wright State | Walter Vinyard is hacked by Kevin Christensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 04:56 | Wright State | Walter Vinyard makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:56 | Wright State | Walter Vinyard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Richard Simms's floater is tipped away by Jesse Delay | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | Wright State | Walter Vinyard grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 04:22 | Wright State | Jesse Delay misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Schwuchow - foul #1 on Matthew Schwuchow, team foul #13 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joshua Smith (SG), Samuel Shinn (SF) Walter Vinyard, Walter Seavey | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:22 | Wright State | Jesse Delay makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:22 | Wright State | Jesse Delay makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:53 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow buries a floater from the baseline set up by Richard Simms | 65-63 |
| 03:35 | Wright State | Samuel Shinn misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 65-63 |
| 03:33 | Wright State | James Newman tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 03:32 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jean Johnson | 65-63 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesse Delay - foul #2 on Jesse Delay, team foul #15 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Wright State | Walter Vinyard (SG), Walter Seavey (SF) Joshua Smith, Jesse Delay | |
| Subs | Butler | Johnnie Mosinski (PG), Bernard Watkins (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Joshua Hereford, Douglas Griffin, Richard Simms, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 03:10 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:10 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:48 | Wright State | Walter Seavey hits a jump hook from the right block | 67-65 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jesse Delay (PF) Samuel Shinn | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Douglas Griffin (SG), Richard Simms (SF) Johnnie Mosinski, Bernard Watkins, Tim Faulkner | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Douglas Griffin is fouled on the floor by Walter Vinyard - foul #5 on Walter Vinyard, team foul #16 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joshua Smith (SG) Walter Vinyard | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 02:23 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:23 | Butler | Douglas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | Wright State | Richard Simms picks off the pass by Peter Singer | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 01:32 | Butler | Douglas Griffin hits a shot in the paint set up by Joshua Hereford | 67-69 |
| 01:16 | Wright State | Joshua Hereford steps in front of the James Newman pass | 67-69 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 00:47 | Butler | Douglas Griffin knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Simms | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Peter Singer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Seavey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Delay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Newman (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Wright State | Peter Singer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Hereford - foul #3 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #14 | 67-71 |
| 00:41 | Wright State | Peter Singer makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:41 | Wright State | Peter Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Walter Seavey is called for the reach on Kevin Christensen - foul #2 on Walter Seavey, team foul #17 | 69-71 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:17 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:11 | Wright State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Richard Simms gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:10 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Bernard Watkins (SF), Tim Faulkner (PF) Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Tim Faulkner is hacked by Peter Singer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Singer, team foul #18 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Wright State | Jerome Gula (SG) Peter Singer | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:09 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:09 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:09 | Wright State | James Newman grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 00:09 | Wright State | Wright State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 00:03 | Wright State | Jerome Gula can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Bernard Watkins gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Bernard Watkins runs out the clock | 69-73 |