| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe Nevin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Volk (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Key (fresh) PF - Mitchel Rawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Garf Avdalovic (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Spurr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Neal (fresh) C - Charles Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frank Spurr inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Butler | James Volk steals it from Frank Spurr | 34-23 |
| 19:35 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson jams it set up by James Volk | 36-23 |
| 19:30 | Butler | Thomas Neal's pass is intercepted by Joe Nevin | 36-23 |
| 19:27 | Wright State | Joe Nevin throws it down | 38-23 |
| 19:13 | Butler | Garf Avdalovic swats the dunk try by Vincent Wilson | 38-23 |
| 19:11 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic grabs the board | 38-23 |
| 19:07 | Wright State | Joe Nevin drills a 3 from straight away | 41-23 |
| 18:56 | Butler | Vincent Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-23 |
| 18:54 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson pulls down the rebound | 41-23 |
| 18:38 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic misses the dunk | 41-23 |
| 18:37 | Butler | Thomas Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Thomas Neal is called for traveling | 41-23 |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), Shawn Gift (SG), Scott Reiter (PF), Chang Sun (C) Joe Nevin, James Volk, Mitchel Rawson, Garf Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 18:13 | Wright State | Shawn Gift is fouled on the floor by Steven Condrey - foul #1 on Steven Condrey, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| 18:05 | Wright State | Charles Buentello is called for the reach on Chang Sun - foul #3 on Charles Buentello, team foul #2 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Ronald Engel (C) Charles Buentello | |
| 17:49 | Wright State | Vincent Wilson is called for the reach on Danilo Bruno - foul #3 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #3 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic (C) Chang Sun | |
| Subs | Butler | Jody Witt (SG) Vincent Wilson | |
| 17:22 | Wright State | Scott Reiter misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Neal - foul #3 on Thomas Neal, team foul #4 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), Chang Sun (C) Danilo Bruno, Garf Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Ragsdale (C) Thomas Neal | |
| 17:22 | Wright State | Scott Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 17:22 | Wright State | Scott Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:07 | Butler | Jody Witt hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Condrey | 43-25 |
| 16:38 | Wright State | Shawn Gift misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jody Witt - foul #1 on Jody Witt, team foul #5 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), Mitchel Rawson (SF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Joe Nevin, Carl Key, Scott Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | Jesse Braun (PG), Brian Groves (SG) Steven Condrey, Frank Spurr | |
| 16:38 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 16:38 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Chang Sun swats the layup by Ronald Engel | 45-25 |
| 16:24 | Butler | Matthew Ragsdale tips it home | 45-27 |
| 16:05 | Wright State | Shawn Gift misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-27 |
| 16:04 | Butler | Ronald Engel pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:59 | Butler | Brian Groves is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Groves, team foul #6 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), James Volk (SG), Carl Key (SF), Scott Reiter (PF) Danilo Bruno, Shawn Gift, Mitchel Rawson, Chang Sun | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wilson (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG), Thomas Neal (PF), Charles Buentello (C) Jesse Braun, Brian Groves, Ronald Engel, Matthew Ragsdale | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe Nevin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Volk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Key (fresh) PF - Scott Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Garf Avdalovic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jody Witt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Neal (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Buentello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Wright State | Scott Reiter misses long on a floater from the right block | 45-27 |
| 15:37 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| 15:27 | Butler | Vincent Wilson misses the floater from the right side | 45-27 |
| 15:25 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Scott Reiter | 45-27 |
| 14:57 | Wright State | Scott Reiter double dribbles | 45-27 |
| Subs | Wright State | Shawn Gift (SG), Mitchel Rawson (PF) James Volk, Scott Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Spurr (SF) Jody Witt | |
| 14:42 | Butler | Frank Spurr clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 14:41 | Wright State | Joe Nevin gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| 14:17 | Wright State | Joe Nevin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-27 |
| 14:16 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic grabs the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 13:54 | Wright State | Shawn Gift banks in the layup set up by Joe Nevin | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:43 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 13:20 | Wright State | Shawn Gift double dribbles | 47-30 |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), James Volk (SG), Scott Reiter (PF), Chang Sun (C) Joe Nevin, Shawn Gift, Mitchel Rawson, Garf Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG) Vincent Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:02 | Butler | Frank Spurr misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-30 |
| 13:00 | Butler | Steven Condrey tips it back up and in | 47-32 |
| 12:57 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno's pass is intercepted by Steven Condrey in the backcourt | 47-32 |
| 12:46 | Butler | Thomas Neal drills a runner from close range set up by Frank Spurr | 47-34 |
| 12:23 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Neal - foul #4 on Thomas Neal, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson (PF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Scott Reiter, Chang Sun | |
| Subs | Butler | Brian Groves (SG), Jody Witt (SF), Ronald Engel (PF), Matthew Ragsdale (C) Andrew Huizenga, Frank Spurr, Thomas Neal, Charles Buentello | |
| 12:23 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:23 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:23 | Butler | Ronald Engel grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 11:57 | Butler | Brian Groves scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Danilo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Volk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Key (tiring) PF - Mitchel Rawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Avdalovic (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Steven Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Groves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jody Witt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Engel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Wright State | James Volk misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-37 |
| 11:35 | Butler | Steven Condrey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ronald Engel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mitchel Rawson - foul #2 on Mitchel Rawson, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), Shawn Gift (SG), Scott Reiter (PF), Chang Sun (C) Danilo Bruno, James Volk, Mitchel Rawson, Garf Avdalovic | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wilson (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG) Steven Condrey, Brian Groves | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ronald Engel makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:24 | Butler | Ronald Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:24 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Scott Reiter | 48-38 |
| 11:03 | Wright State | Scott Reiter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 11:01 | Wright State | Scott Reiter hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Chang Sun denies the turnaround by Ronald Engel | 50-38 |
| 10:33 | Butler | Vincent Wilson tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 10:32 | Wright State | Carl Key grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:28 | Wright State | Joe Nevin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Ronald Engel grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 10:10 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-38 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Jody Witt hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 09:53 | Wright State | Scott Reiter makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Joe Nevin | 52-40 |
| 09:29 | Butler | Ronald Engel is denied on a layup by Scott Reiter | 52-40 |
| 09:27 | Wright State | Scott Reiter snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:12 | Wright State | Joe Nevin scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Gift | 55-40 |
| 08:54 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jody Witt | 55-43 |
| 08:29 | Wright State | Joe Nevin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Key | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 08:16 | Wright State | Chang Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:11 | Wright State | Shawn Gift dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joe Nevin | 60-43 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Scott Reiter takes the ball from Ronald Engel | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe Nevin (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Gift (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Key (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Scott Reiter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chang Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jody Witt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Engel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Wright State | Shawn Gift blows the dunk but the foul's on Ronald Engel - foul #2 on Ronald Engel, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), James Volk (SG), Mitchel Rawson (PF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Joe Nevin, Carl Key, Scott Reiter, Chang Sun | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), Brian Groves (SG), Frank Spurr (SF), Thomas Neal (PF), Charles Buentello (C) Vincent Wilson, Andrew Huizenga, Jody Witt, Ronald Engel, Matthew Ragsdale | |
| 07:40 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 07:40 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 07:20 | Butler | Steven Condrey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 07:19 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 07:03 | Wright State | Shawn Gift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 07:02 | Wright State | James Volk grabs the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 06:52 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Shawn Gift | 64-43 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Frank Spurr lays it in | 64-45 |
| 06:08 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Danilo Bruno | 66-45 |
| 05:55 | Butler | Thomas Neal makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Groves | 66-48 |
| 05:27 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Groves - foul #2 on Brian Groves, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), Carl Key (SF) Danilo Bruno, Shawn Gift | |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Wilson (PG), Andrew Huizenga (SG) Steven Condrey, Brian Groves | |
| 05:27 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:27 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:27 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frank Spurr | 67-48 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Vincent Wilson | 67-50 |
| 05:04 | Wright State | Frank Spurr swats the short shot by Garf Avdalovic | 67-50 |
| 05:02 | Butler | Charles Buentello gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Thomas Neal drills a shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Huizenga | 67-52 |
| 04:24 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Nevin and he's hacked by Vincent Wilson - foul #4 on Vincent Wilson, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Wright State | Scott Reiter (PF) Mitchel Rawson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jody Witt (SF), Ronald Engel (PF), Matthew Ragsdale (C) Frank Spurr, Thomas Neal, Charles Buentello | |
| 04:24 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic misses the free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:24 | Wright State | Scott Reiter grabs the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 04:11 | Wright State | Scott Reiter slams it home on a great pass from James Volk | 71-52 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-52 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Ronald Engel tips it in | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Wright State | James Volk scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Scott Reiter | 73-54 |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe Nevin (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Volk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Key (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Scott Reiter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Garf Avdalovic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Vincent Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Huizenga (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jody Witt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Engel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Scott Reiter blocks the short jumper by Andrew Huizenga | 73-54 |
| 03:24 | Butler | Andrew Huizenga grabs the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 03:09 | Butler | Scott Reiter is called for the reach on Ronald Engel - foul #1 on Scott Reiter, team foul #2 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), Mitchel Rawson (PF) Joe Nevin, Scott Reiter | |
| Subs | Butler | Steven Condrey (PG), Brian Groves (SG) Vincent Wilson, Andrew Huizenga | |
| 03:04 | Butler | Matthew Ragsdale hits a floater from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| 02:40 | Wright State | James Volk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| 02:39 | Butler | Jody Witt gets the rebound | 73-56 |
| 02:24 | Butler | Brian Groves is hacked by Carl Key - foul #2 on Carl Key, team foul #3 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG) James Volk | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Brian Groves banks in the layup and he's fouled by Danilo Bruno - foul #1 on Danilo Bruno, team foul #4 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Wright State | James Volk (SG) Danilo Bruno | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 02:19 | Butler | Brian Groves makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:00 | Wright State | Joe Nevin buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Key | 76-59 |
| 01:41 | Butler | Brian Groves misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-59 |
| 01:39 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 01:22 | Wright State | James Volk connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Nevin and he's fouled by Ronald Engel - foul #3 on Ronald Engel, team foul #11 | 78-59 |
| 01:22 | Wright State | James Volk makes the free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:59 | Butler | Jody Witt knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Wright State | Joe Nevin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-61 |
| 00:29 | Butler | Jody Witt gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Jody Witt is hacked by Carl Key - foul #3 on Carl Key, team foul #5 | 79-61 |
| 00:18 | Butler | Ronald Engel connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steven Condrey | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Wright State | Joe Nevin runs out the clock | 79-63 |