| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) SG - William Pruett (fresh) SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) PF - Ralph Still (fresh) C - Tony Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) SF - Dan Childers (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Ralph Still wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Butler | Tony Green comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Marshall Warnick - foul #1 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Butler | Tony Green makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | Butler | Tony Green makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Dan Childers is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Tony Green hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Rich and he's fouled by Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Matthew Welty, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 19:27 | Butler | Tony Green makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:10 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz is called for traveling | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | Butler | Eugene Zentner can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Eugene Zentner tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Matthew Welty is hacked by Tony Green - foul #1 on Tony Green, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick misses the turnaround from the right block | 7-0 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick snags the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-0 |
| 18:07 | Butler | Tony Green grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:53 | Butler | Tony Green buries a driving attempt from the right block | 9-0 |
| 17:33 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Andersen | 9-3 |
| 17:27 | Butler | Tony Green misses badly on a runner from the right block | 9-3 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick banks in the layup on a great pass from Ohin Abdulaziz and the foul's on Ralph Still - foul #1 on Ralph Still, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Joseph Bender (SG), Douglas Buske (SF), Andrew Downes (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, William Pruett, Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Ryan Barnett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 16:57 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Buske | 9-6 |
| 16:49 | Butler | Joseph Bender misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:47 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Matthew Welty | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 9-6 |
| 16:42 | Butler | Joseph Bender grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:18 | Butler | Roger Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bender | 12-6 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Paul Andersen is hacked by Roger Lee - foul #1 on Roger Lee, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Hans Fafinski (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Howard Allen (PF), Morris Beck (C) Paul Andersen, Ohin Abdulaziz, Dan Childers, Marshall Warnick, Matthew Welty | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) SG - Hans Fafinski (fresh) SF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) PF - Howard Allen (fresh) C - Morris Beck (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Ball State | Morris Beck misses the shot from the right side | 12-6 |
| 15:32 | Butler | Andrew Downes pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 15:10 | Butler | Roger Lee makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 14:51 | Ball State | Andrew Downes steals the ball from Baran Gutkowski | 15-6 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Baran Gutkowski - foul #1 on Baran Gutkowski, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), William Pruett (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, Joseph Bender, Douglas Buske, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Marshall Warnick (PF) Baran Gutkowski, Morris Beck | |
| 14:36 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:36 | Butler | Tony Green gets the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Eugene Zentner is hacked by Terence Dupuy - foul #1 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Ralph Still (PF) Andrew Downes | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:09 | Butler | Ralph Still's floater is tipped away by Howard Allen | 16-6 |
| 14:08 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-6 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Howard Allen gets the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Paul Andersen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 16-6 |
| 13:30 | Butler | William Pruett gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 13:14 | Butler | William Pruett buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tony Green | 19-6 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | Paul Andersen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 19-6 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick hits the follow up shot | 19-8 |
| 12:50 | Butler | Terence Dupuy swats the layup by Eugene Zentner | 19-8 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Marshall Warnick | 19-8 |
| 12:43 | Ball State | Ralph Still is called for the reach on Hans Fafinski - foul #2 on Ralph Still, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Christopher Porter (PF) Ralph Still | |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Dan Childers (SF), Matthew Welty (C) Paul Andersen, Hans Fafinski, Terence Dupuy, Howard Allen | |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-8 |
| 12:18 | Butler | Thomas Rich gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 12:06 | Butler | William Pruett double dribbles | 19-8 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Andrew Downes (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, Christopher Porter, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Morris Beck (PF) Marshall Warnick | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Dan Childers is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ohin Abdulaziz and he's fouled by Eugene Zentner - foul #1 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Buske (SF) Eugene Zentner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Howard Allen (PF) Baran Gutkowski, Morris Beck | |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Dan Childers misses the free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:49 | Ball State | Howard Allen grabs the offensive board | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Childers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 11:31 | Butler | William Pruett grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 11:25 | Butler | Roger Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Howard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 11:06 | Ball State | Paul Andersen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Andrew Downes pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:44 | Butler | William Pruett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 19-10 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Matthew Welty gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Paul Andersen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard Allen | 19-12 |
| 10:09 | Butler | William Pruett misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-12 |
| 10:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Howard Allen | 19-12 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | Paul Andersen tips it in | 19-14 |
| 09:47 | Butler | Andrew Downes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), Joseph Bender (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Christopher Porter (PF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, William Pruett, Douglas Buske, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Hans Fafinski (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF), Morris Beck (C) Paul Andersen, Ohin Abdulaziz, Dan Childers, Howard Allen, Matthew Welty | |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Rich - foul #1 on Thomas Rich, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski misses the 3rd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:30 | Butler | Tony Green pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Joseph Bender clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Joseph Bender picks off the pass by Marshall Warnick | 19-16 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Tony Green misses the easy layup | 19-16 |
| 08:41 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Hans Fafinski is called for the reach on Joseph Bender - foul #1 on Hans Fafinski, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Dan Childers (SF), Matthew Welty (C) Baran Gutkowski, Hans Fafinski, Terence Dupuy, Morris Beck | |
| 08:20 | Butler | Joseph Bender scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Rich | 22-16 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Matthew Welty clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Matthew Welty gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Tony Green grabs the board | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Porter (fresh) C - Tony Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Childers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Eugene Zentner buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Bender and he's fouled by Dan Childers - foul #1 on Dan Childers, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG), Andrew Downes (PF) Joseph Bender, Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:28 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Andrew Downes grabs the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:13 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 07:11 | Butler | Tony Green misses the tip | 24-16 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Eugene Zentner tips it back up and in | 26-16 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Dan Childers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Tony Green grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 06:31 | Butler | Thomas Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Douglas Buske (SF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, Eugene Zentner, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (SG), Hans Fafinski (SF), Howard Allen (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Ohin Abdulaziz, Dan Childers, Marshall Warnick, Matthew Welty | |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Ryan Barnett takes the ball from Hans Fafinski | 26-16 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Ryan Barnett misses the tip | 26-16 |
| 05:47 | Ball State | Howard Allen pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:41 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-16 |
| 05:40 | Butler | Andrew Downes gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:21 | Butler | Roger Lee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-16 |
| 05:19 | Ball State | Howard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Downes - foul #1 on Andrew Downes, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), Joseph Bender (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Christopher Porter (PF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, William Pruett, Douglas Buske, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Dan Childers (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF), Matthew Welty (C) Paul Andersen, Hans Fafinski, Howard Allen, Terence Dupuy | |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:53 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:39 | Butler | Joseph Bender can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:37 | Butler | Eugene Zentner grabs the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Tony Green can't connect on a shot from the right side | 26-18 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 04:07 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-21 |
| 03:54 | Butler | Eugene Zentner loses the dribble to Baran Gutkowski | 26-21 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Baran Gutkowski | 26-23 |
| 03:25 | Butler | Tony Green buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Porter | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Porter (fresh) C - Tony Green (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Childers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Dan Childers's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Porter | 28-23 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Christopher Porter grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 02:33 | Ball State | Dan Childers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Tony Green snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Eugene Zentner lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Rich and the foul's on Dan Childers - foul #2 on Dan Childers, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), William Pruett (SG), Ralph Still (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Thomas Rich, Joseph Bender, Christopher Porter, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Hans Fafinski (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF) Baran Gutkowski, Ohin Abdulaziz, Dan Childers | |
| 02:20 | Butler | Eugene Zentner makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 01:59 | Butler | Ryan Barnett gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:48 | Butler | William Pruett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Ryan Barnett tips it home | 33-23 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marshall Warnick | 33-26 |
| 01:13 | Butler | Roger Lee's pass is intercepted by Hans Fafinski | 33-26 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick misses the tip | 33-26 |
| 00:54 | Butler | William Pruett snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Marshall Warnick steps in front of the Ryan Barnett pass | 33-26 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 00:23 | Ball State | Hans Fafinski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Paul Andersen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Eugene Zentner comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-29 |