| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) SF - Frank Minton (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) C - Richard Blevins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence is hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Butler | David Jarvis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Frank Minton - foul #1 on Frank Minton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Melvin Forbes comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Pence - foul #1 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 17:53 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Craig Salcedo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 16:48 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:27 | Butler | Jeremy Copas clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 15:58 | Butler | Stephen McMakin swats the shot by Jeremy Copas | 2-2 |
| 15:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) SF - Frank Minton (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - Allen Davis (fresh) SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) PF - Gordon Casey (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Davis - foul #1 on Allen Davis, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone (PF), Earl Ladd (C) Christopher Lerner, Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Ladd | 3-2 |
| 15:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark's pass is intercepted by David Jarvis | 3-2 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 14:55 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 14:31 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 3-4 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 14:10 | Butler | David Jarvis gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 13:52 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pence - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG), John Green (SG), Scott Robinson (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Stephen McMakin (C) Robert Clark, Kenneth Pence, Frank Minton, Joseph Stone, Earl Ladd | |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SF) Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 13:31 | Butler | Richard Blevins connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Hans Swiatkowski | 3-6 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Green | 6-6 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen McMakin - foul #1 on Stephen McMakin, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG) Gerald Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Green | 8-7 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Richard Blevins clanks a runner from close range | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski tips it home | 8-9 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | John Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SF) Scott Robinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Minton (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - Gordon Casey (fresh) C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone (C) Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 10:38 | Butler | Jeremy Copas connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark tips it in | 10-12 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Melvin Forbes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Copas | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 09:42 | Butler | Melvin Forbes is hacked by John Green - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG), Clayton Amaya (SG), Stephen McMakin (C) Robert Clark, John Green, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 09:23 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Allen - foul #1 on Gerald Allen, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Allen Davis | |
| 09:23 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 13-17 |
| 08:55 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:30 | Butler | David Jarvis double dribbles | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), John Green (SF), Scott Robinson (PF) Clayton Amaya, Frank Minton, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Hans Swiatkowski steals the ball from Stephen McMakin | 13-17 |
| 08:03 | Butler | Allen Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 13-19 |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Clark and the foul's on Richard Blevins - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner (PF) Gerald Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin misses the free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:45 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Butler | Melvin Forbes clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin tips it back up and in | 17-19 |
| 06:38 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson is hacked by Gonzalo Castillo - foul #1 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SF), Joseph Stone (C) Scott Robinson, Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Allen Davis is called for the reach on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Allen Davis, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG) Allen Davis | |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG), Earl Ladd (C) Robert Clark, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey | |
| 05:16 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | John Green is hacked by Craig Salcedo - foul #1 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Clayton Amaya (SG) John Green | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Clayton Amaya misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 04:42 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clayton Amaya - foul #1 on Clayton Amaya, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Christopher Lerner (PF) Clayton Amaya, Earl Ladd | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Gordon Casey | |
| 04:22 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Clark and he's fouled by Craig Salcedo - foul #2 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (SG), Stephen McMakin (C) Gerald Allen, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Christopher Lerner steals it from Filip Kranjcar | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Minton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | John Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:58 | Butler | David Jarvis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-22 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner is hacked by David Jarvis - foul #1 on David Jarvis, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence (SG) Frank Minton | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-22 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Copas | 22-24 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Copas - foul #1 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson (SF), Joseph Stone (PF), Earl Ladd (C) John Green, Christopher Lerner, Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Richard Blevins travels with the ball | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Minton (SF) Scott Robinson | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Blevins - foul #3 on Richard Blevins, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:32 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Stone - foul #1 on Joseph Stone, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:32 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:32 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence clanks a floater from the right side | 26-26 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Craig Salcedo gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Kenneth Pence steals it from Filip Kranjcar | 26-26 |