| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) PF - Ralph Still (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Green (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas McCormick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cody Jackson (fresh) PF - Robert Kincade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Eugene Zentner inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Butler | Tony Green's pass is intercepted by Robert Kincade | 26-23 |
| 19:11 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick is fouled on the floor by Thomas Rich - foul #3 on Thomas Rich, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG) Thomas Rich | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 18:58 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick is hacked by Roger Lee - foul #2 on Roger Lee, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | John Mailloux is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Lawrence out of a doubleteam | 26-26 |
| 18:28 | Butler | Eugene Zentner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 18:27 | Butler | Tony Green snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:10 | Butler | William Pruett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:08 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:04 | Virginia | John Mailloux drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas McCormick | 26-29 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Roger Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Cody Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Joel Lawrence out of a doubleteam | 29-31 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Roger Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-31 |
| 16:54 | Virginia | John Mailloux grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:49 | Virginia | John Mailloux comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 16:48 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 16:35 | Virginia | Cody Jackson loses the dribble to Roger Lee | 29-31 |
| 16:23 | Butler | Roger Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Still | 32-31 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick travels in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SG), Douglas Buske (SF), Andrew Downes (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) William Pruett, Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (PG), Michael Lucas (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF), James Sales (C) Douglas McCormick, John Mailloux, Cody Jackson, Robert Kincade, Joel Lawrence | |
| 15:54 | Butler | Andrew Downes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Britton - foul #2 on Kenneth Britton, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG) Roger Lee | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Britton (fresh) C - James Sales (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Butler | Andrew Downes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-31 |
| 15:41 | Butler | Andrew Downes tips it in | 34-31 |
| 15:35 | Virginia | James Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 15:34 | Butler | Ryan Barnett pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Stanley Anderson - foul #2 on Stanley Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG) Michael Lucas | |
| 15:11 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:11 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:02 | Virginia | James Wheeler scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Mailloux | 36-34 |
| 14:34 | Butler | Douglas Buske misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Andrew Downes tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | John Mailloux loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Tony Green (C) Joseph Bender, Douglas Buske, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas McCormick (PG), Cody Jackson (SF), Robert Kincade (PF), Joel Lawrence (C) James Wheeler, Stanley Anderson, Kenneth Britton, James Sales | |
| 14:02 | Butler | Andrew Downes buries a driving attempt from close range | 40-34 |
| 13:52 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick is hacked by Eugene Zentner - foul #1 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Ralph Still (PF) Andrew Downes | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:41 | Virginia | Cody Jackson is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| 13:12 | Butler | William Pruett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG) Thomas Rich | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (SG) John Mailloux | |
| 12:55 | Virginia | James Wheeler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 12:37 | Butler | Tony Green is hacked by Joel Lawrence - foul #2 on Joel Lawrence, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Douglas Buske (SF), Christopher Porter (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Eugene Zentner, Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) Cody Jackson, Joel Lawrence | |
| 12:16 | Butler | Ryan Barnett is called for 5 seconds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Bender (SG), Andrew Downes (PF) William Pruett, Christopher Porter | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:06 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 12:04 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 11:34 | Virginia | James Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas McCormick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Robert Kincade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Virginia | James Wheeler comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Bender - foul #1 on Joseph Bender, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), Eugene Zentner (SF), Ralph Still (PF), Tony Green (C) Roger Lee, Douglas Buske, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Cody Jackson (SF), Joel Lawrence (C) Douglas McCormick, Stanley Anderson, Robert Kincade | |
| 11:17 | Virginia | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:17 | Virginia | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Joseph Bender scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Rich | 43-39 |
| 10:45 | Virginia | Cody Jackson misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Eugene Zentner - foul #2 on Eugene Zentner, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG) Joseph Bender | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Robert Kincade (PF) James Wheeler, Kenneth Britton | |
| 10:45 | Virginia | Cody Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:45 | Virginia | Cody Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:18 | Butler | Tony Green drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Zentner | 45-40 |
| 10:07 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Lucas | 45-43 |
| 09:44 | Butler | William Pruett makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 09:33 | Virginia | John Mailloux is hacked by Tony Green - foul #3 on Tony Green, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Andrew Downes (PF), Ryan Barnett (C) Ralph Still, Tony Green | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas McCormick (PG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF), James Sales (C) Michael Lucas, Cody Jackson, Robert Kincade, Joel Lawrence | |
| 09:20 | Virginia | John Mailloux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 09:19 | Butler | William Pruett pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Andrew Downes misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 08:50 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Downes | 48-43 |
| 08:35 | Butler | Thomas Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG), Joseph Bender (SG), Douglas Buske (SF) Thomas Rich, William Pruett, Eugene Zentner | |
| Subs | Virginia | Cody Jackson (SF), Joel Lawrence (C) Stanley Anderson, James Sales | |
| 08:15 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 48-43 |
| 08:13 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | John Mailloux comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 07:56 | Butler | Andrew Downes pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:44 | Butler | Joel Lawrence takes the ball from Ryan Barnett | 48-43 |
| 07:30 | Virginia | The short jumper by Cody Jackson is denied by Douglas Buske | 48-43 |
| 07:28 | Butler | Joseph Bender grabs the board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Roger Lee (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Buske (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Downes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Barnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas McCormick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Britton (fairly fresh) C - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Butler | Andrew Downes makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Lee | 50-43 |
| 07:03 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Butler | William Pruett (SG), Ralph Still (PF), Tony Green (C) Joseph Bender, Andrew Downes, Ryan Barnett | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (PG), Michael Lucas (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Robert Kincade (PF), James Sales (C) Douglas McCormick, John Mailloux, Cody Jackson, Kenneth Britton, Joel Lawrence | |
| 06:37 | Butler | Ralph Still misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 06:23 | Virginia | James Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Roger Lee - foul #3 on Roger Lee, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Rich (PG), Eugene Zentner (SF) Roger Lee, Douglas Buske | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 06:23 | Virginia | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:23 | Virginia | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Tony Green grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:01 | Butler | Eugene Zentner knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on James Sales - foul #1 on James Sales, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas McCormick (PG) Michael Lucas | |
| 06:01 | Butler | Eugene Zentner misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Kincade | 52-44 |
| 05:48 | Virginia | James Sales makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 52-46 |
| 05:26 | Butler | William Pruett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-46 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Robert Kincade gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 05:21 | Virginia | Thomas Rich steps in front of the Douglas McCormick pass in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 04:58 | Butler | Tony Green misses the easy layup | 52-46 |
| 04:57 | Virginia | James Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:57 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Cody Jackson (SF), Joel Lawrence (C) James Wheeler, Stanley Anderson, James Sales | |
| 04:40 | Virginia | John Mailloux connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Ralph Still travels with the ball | 52-49 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Thomas Rich grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 03:35 | Butler | Robert Kincade picks off the pass by Thomas Rich | 52-49 |
| 03:25 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence makes the shot in the lane | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Thomas Rich (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Pruett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Still (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Douglas McCormick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kincade (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Joel Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Butler | Tony Green can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 52-51 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | Cody Jackson can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 02:48 | Butler | Tony Green snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:30 | Butler | William Pruett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 02:29 | Butler | Eugene Zentner tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 02:14 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick is open and buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Mailloux | 54-53 |
| 01:54 | Butler | Thomas Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | Cody Jackson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Lawrence and the foul's on Ralph Still - foul #3 on Ralph Still, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | Cody Jackson makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Ralph Still hits a floater from close range | 56-56 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Cody Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas McCormick | 56-58 |
| 00:35 | Butler | William Pruett loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Thomas Rich is called for the reach on Douglas McCormick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Rich, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Butler | Thomas Rich is whistled for a carry | 56-60 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Britton (PF) Douglas McCormick, Robert Kincade | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Cody Jackson is hacked by Thomas Rich in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Rich, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Butler | Roger Lee (PG) Thomas Rich | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Cody Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Cody Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Tony Green grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Roger Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ralph Still | 59-61 |
| 00:22 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Douglas McCormick (PG), Robert Kincade (PF) James Wheeler, Kenneth Britton | |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick is hacked by Roger Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Lee, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | Douglas McCormick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:12 | Butler | John Mailloux steps in front of the Eugene Zentner pass | 59-63 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Mailloux is fouled in the backcourt by William Pruett - foul #1 on William Pruett, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Britton (PF) Douglas McCormick, Robert Kincade | |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Butler | Roger Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | John Mailloux grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:03 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF) Cody Jackson | |
| 00:02 | Virginia | William Pruett is called for the reach on John Mailloux in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Pruett, team foul #13 | 59-65 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:02 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Tony Green grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Tony Green comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-66 |