| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Husted (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Coggin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | David James inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Carl Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 32-31 |
| 19:39 | Butler | Willie Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Kevin Lambert knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Shea | 32-34 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Carl Hill scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Matthew Cabral | 34-34 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Melvin Coggin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Kevin Lambert | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | David James can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Melvin Coggin - foul #2 on Melvin Coggin, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | David James misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:52 | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck is hacked by Carl Hill - foul #1 on Carl Hill, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Willie Hanson can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 17:29 | Air Force | Carl Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:08 | Air Force | Carl Hill banks in the layup | 37-36 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Willie Hanson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Willie Hanson, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (SG), Patrick Richardson (SF), Charley Wright (C) Adam Buchanan, David James, Carl Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SG), James Glover (PF) Kevin Lambert, Melvin Coggin | |
| 16:34 | Air Force | Gerald Husted's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joel Schuman (C) Gerald Husted | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Brown (SF) Richard Hasbrouck | |
| 16:12 | Butler | James Glover lays it up and in and he's fouled by Charley Wright - foul #2 on Charley Wright, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Williamson (C) Willie Hanson | |
| 16:12 | Butler | James Glover misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:12 | Air Force | Charley Wright gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:50 | Air Force | Charley Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vule Zillmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charley Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Schuman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Glover (fresh) 9 pts. C - Warren Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Butler | James Glover's pass is intercepted by Matthew Cabral | 39-38 |
| 15:39 | Air Force | Vule Zillmer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:38 | Butler | James Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Shea | 39-41 |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 14:47 | Butler | James Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:27 | Butler | Steven Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:08 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Vule Zillmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:48 | Air Force | Patrick Richardson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Vule Zillmer | 42-44 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite buries a shot from the left wing set up by Mark Shea | 42-46 |
| 12:55 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 12:53 | Air Force | Patrick Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:34 | Air Force | Joel Schuman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Steven Brown grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 12:11 | Butler | Patrick Richardson swats the layup by James Glover | 42-46 |
| 12:10 | Butler | Warren Williamson tips it home | 42-48 |
| 11:59 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on James Glover - foul #2 on James Glover, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Adam Buchanan (SG), David James (SF), Gerald Husted (PF), Carl Hill (C) Vule Zillmer, Patrick Richardson, Charley Wright, Joel Schuman | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Lambert (SG), Richard Hasbrouck (SF), Melvin Coggin (PF), Willie Hanson (C) Warren Musselwhite, Steven Brown, James Glover, Warren Williamson | |
| 11:59 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:30 | Butler | Willie Hanson is hacked by Matthew Cabral - foul #2 on Matthew Cabral, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nicholas Carson (PG) Matthew Cabral | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Nicholas Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Husted (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Coggin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Butler | Kevin Lambert connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Shea | 45-51 |
| 10:55 | Air Force | Melvin Coggin is called for the reach on David James - foul #3 on Melvin Coggin, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 10:37 | Air Force | Adam Buchanan scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Kevin Lambert - foul #2 on Kevin Lambert, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (PG) Nicholas Carson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:37 | Air Force | Adam Buchanan misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:37 | Butler | Melvin Coggin grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 10:13 | Butler | Melvin Coggin is hacked by Carl Hill - foul #2 on Carl Hill, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Melvin Coggin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gerald Husted - foul #2 on Gerald Husted, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SG) Mark Shea | |
| 09:49 | Butler | Melvin Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:49 | Butler | Melvin Coggin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Carl Hill gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:31 | Air Force | David James scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 09:17 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Carl Hill pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:47 | Air Force | Gerald Husted works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Melvin Coggin snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:21 | Butler | Warren Musselwhite loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), Patrick Richardson (SF), Charley Wright (PF), Joel Schuman (C) Adam Buchanan, David James, Gerald Husted, Carl Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG), Steven Brown (SF), James Glover (PF) Kevin Lambert, Richard Hasbrouck, Melvin Coggin | |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Charley Wright scores on a runner near the basket | 52-52 |
| 07:41 | Butler | Mark Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Charley Wright gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:27 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 07:26 | Butler | Willie Hanson snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vule Zillmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charley Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Schuman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Willie Hanson is fouled on the floor by Joel Schuman - foul #1 on Joel Schuman, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jamie Alderman (SG), Gerald Husted (PF) Vule Zillmer, Joel Schuman | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SF), Warren Williamson (C) Warren Musselwhite, Willie Hanson | |
| 06:49 | Butler | Warren Williamson is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Adam Buchanan (SG), Carl Hill (C) Jamie Alderman, Charley Wright | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Lambert (SG) Steven Brown | |
| 06:29 | Air Force | Carl Hill misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | Gerald Husted tips it in | 54-52 |
| 06:08 | Butler | James Glover misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 06:07 | Air Force | Carl Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:47 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral is called for a charge - foul #3 on Matthew Cabral, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | David James (SF) Patrick Richardson | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Coggin (PF), Willie Hanson (C) James Glover, Warren Williamson | |
| 05:26 | Butler | Willie Hanson drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Lambert | 54-54 |
| 05:04 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Buchanan | 57-54 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Kevin Lambert's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Husted | 57-54 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Melvin Coggin pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Adam Buchanan is called for the reach on Kevin Lambert - foul #2 on Adam Buchanan, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nicholas Carson (PG), Vule Zillmer (SG), Patrick Richardson (PF), Charley Wright (C) Matthew Cabral, Adam Buchanan, Gerald Husted, Carl Hill | |
| Subs | Butler | Warren Musselwhite (SG), Steven Brown (SF), James Glover (PF) Mark Shea, Richard Hasbrouck, Melvin Coggin | |
| 04:19 | Butler | Kevin Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Kevin Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:19 | Air Force | Charley Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:05 | Air Force | Nicholas Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Butler | Mark Shea (PG) Kevin Lambert | |
| 03:36 | Butler | Mark Shea buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Musselwhite | 57-58 |
| 03:08 | Air Force | David James is hacked by Mark Shea - foul #3 on Mark Shea, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), Joel Schuman (C) Nicholas Carson, David James | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Hasbrouck (SF), Warren Williamson (C) Steven Brown, Willie Hanson | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vule Zillmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charley Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Schuman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Mark Shea (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Musselwhite (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hasbrouck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Air Force | Patrick Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Warren Williamson snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:57 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Adam Buchanan (SG), David James (SF), Gerald Husted (PF), Carl Hill (C) Vule Zillmer, Patrick Richardson, Charley Wright, Joel Schuman | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Lambert (SG), Melvin Coggin (PF), Willie Hanson (C) Warren Musselwhite, James Glover, Warren Williamson | |
| 02:40 | Butler | Kevin Lambert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Hasbrouck | 57-61 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Gerald Husted snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 02:02 | Air Force | Willie Hanson swats the short shot by Carl Hill | 57-61 |
| 02:01 | Air Force | Carl Hill tips it but misses | 57-61 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Kevin Lambert grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Melvin Coggin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Husted - foul #3 on Gerald Husted, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Melvin Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:45 | Butler | Melvin Coggin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Adam Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 57-63 |
| 01:28 | Butler | Melvin Coggin pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Kevin Lambert is fouled on the floor by Adam Buchanan - foul #3 on Adam Buchanan, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Kevin Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:04 | Butler | Kevin Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 00:45 | Air Force | Gerald Husted grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Air Force | Adam Buchanan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | David James pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Adam Buchanan loses the ball out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Mark Shea is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Cabral - foul #4 on Matthew Cabral, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Mark Shea makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Mark Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Richard Hasbrouck steps in front of the Carl Hill pass | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Mark Shea runs out the clock | 57-67 |