| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Richard Simms inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Butler | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Stephen Rape - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:20 | Butler | William Burnett misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 19:19 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler tips it in | 28-29 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Kevin Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 18:43 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Simms - foul #2 on Richard Simms, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:26 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-29 |
| 18:24 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Stephen Rape buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Mitchell | 30-32 |
| 17:31 | Butler | William Burnett buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Simms and he's hacked by Paul Salerno - foul #2 on Paul Salerno, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), Paul McFadden (PF), John Adams (C) Robert Arthur, Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown, John Mitchell, Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| 17:31 | Butler | William Burnett makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:12 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG) William Burnett | |
| 16:52 | Butler | Tim Faulkner blows the layup | 30-35 |
| 16:51 | Butler | Harold Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:26 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Matthew Schwuchow, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul Salerno (SG), Shawn Brown (SF) Andrew Jones, Jim Goforth, Walter Winkel | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:23 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Faulkner - foul #1 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| 16:04 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Schwuchow steals it from John Adams | 30-35 |
| 15:45 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 15:44 | Miami (OH) | John Adams gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul McFadden (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - John Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown is hacked by Tim Faulkner - foul #2 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel (PF), Vernon Geisler (C) Paul McFadden, John Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| 15:20 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 15:18 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:03 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 15:01 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Paul Salerno steals it from James Jones | 30-35 |
| 14:34 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), John Mitchell (PF) Robert Arthur, Walter Winkel | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) James Jones | |
| 14:14 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:12 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Christensen | 30-35 |
| 13:47 | Butler | William Burnett drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Rape | 30-37 |
| 13:25 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (SF), Paul McFadden (PF), John Adams (C) Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown, John Mitchell, Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| 13:00 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 12:58 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Paul Sellberg can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 12:35 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 12:33 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Paul McFadden | 30-39 |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel loses the ball out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Vernon Geisler (C) Andrew Jones, John Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 12:03 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the easy layup | 30-39 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 11:46 | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Goforth (fresh) SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul McFadden (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses long on a shot from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 11:16 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 11:11 | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Hereford - foul #2 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Jim Goforth, Walter Winkel, Paul McFadden, Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Joshua Hereford, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| 10:53 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 33-39 |
| 10:51 | Butler | The rebound goes to Stephen Rape | 33-39 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Shawn Brown steps in front of the Jean Johnson pass | 33-39 |
| 10:20 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Christensen is called for the reach on Shawn Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Adams (C) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Jean Johnson is called for the reach on Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Jean Johnson, team foul #7 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler (C) John Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) James Jones | |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:35 | Butler | Stephen Rape is hacked by Paul Salerno - foul #3 on Paul Salerno, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), John Adams (PF) Robert Arthur, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Matthew Schwuchow (C) Stephen Rape, Jean Johnson | |
| 09:19 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Burnett and the foul's on Vernon Geisler - foul #4 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel (PF) Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Kevin Christensen | |
| 09:19 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:19 | Miami (OH) | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:16 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones's pass is intercepted by Harold Jacobs in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 08:52 | Butler | William Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-41 |
| 08:50 | Butler | William Burnett tips it in | 35-43 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Simms - foul #3 on Richard Simms, team foul #8 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul McFadden (PF) Paul Salerno, Walter Winkel | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:27 | Butler | Paul Sellberg pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Paul Sellberg blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #1 on Andrew Jones, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (PF) Shawn Brown, John Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:04 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:04 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Vernon Geisler (C) Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:50 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Tim Faulkner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul McFadden - foul #1 on Paul McFadden, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno (SG), John Mitchell (PF) Jim Goforth, Paul McFadden | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:21 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 07:21 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Geisler (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel is hacked by Tim Faulkner - foul #3 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #10 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown (SF) Robert Arthur | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Paul Sellberg | |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:30 | Butler | Jean Johnson scores on a jumper in the lane set up by James Jones and the foul's on Vernon Geisler - foul #5 on Vernon Geisler, team foul #8 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (PG), John Adams (C) Walter Winkel, Vernon Geisler | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Richard Simms (SF) James Jones, Tim Faulkner | |
| 06:30 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 06:12 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Salerno | 40-48 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Shawn Brown | 40-48 |
| 05:46 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno travels in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Paul McFadden (PF) Andrew Jones, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) Harold Jacobs, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 05:31 | Butler | William Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (C) John Adams | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 05:27 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno's pass is intercepted by William Burnett in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 05:03 | Butler | William Burnett banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Arthur - foul #3 on Robert Arthur, team foul #9 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jim Goforth (SG), Walter Winkel (PF) Paul Salerno, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 05:03 | Butler | William Burnett misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:03 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Christensen | 40-50 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Paul McFadden - foul #2 on Paul McFadden, team foul #10 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Richard Simms, Paul Sellberg | |
| 04:34 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:34 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones is whistled for a carry | 40-52 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell (PF), John Adams (C) Andrew Jones, Paul McFadden | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the floater from the left block set up by Joshua Hereford and the foul's on Walter Winkel - foul #2 on Walter Winkel, team foul #11 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (SG), John Clark (SF) Robert Arthur, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Joshua Hereford, Kevin Christensen | |
| 03:47 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the free throw | 40-54 |
| 03:47 | Miami (OH) | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel misses the lay-in | 40-54 |
| 03:36 | Butler | Tim Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Butler | Harold Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 03:11 | Miami (OH) | John Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jim Goforth (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Clark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Winkel (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Schwuchow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Miami (OH) | John Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-54 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 02:32 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow banks in the layup set up by Harold Jacobs and he's hacked by Walter Winkel - foul #3 on Walter Winkel, team foul #12 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (PF) Walter Winkel | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) James Jones, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Jean Johnson | |
| 02:32 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 02:25 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 02:23 | Butler | The rebound goes to Matthew Schwuchow | 40-57 |
| 02:05 | Butler | William Burnett misses the shot from the left side | 40-57 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Paul Sellberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 01:46 | Butler | William Burnett misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-57 |
| 01:44 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Schwuchow | 40-57 |
| 01:16 | Butler | Stephen Rape knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Simms | 40-59 |
| 01:00 | Miami (OH) | John Clark lays it in | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | William Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel (SF) John Clark | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Matthew Schwuchow, Paul Sellberg | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Miami (OH) | Walter Winkel makes the 3 from straight away | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Burnett runs out the clock | 45-59 |