| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - George Labarge (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Dukes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Manuel Henry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Frank Thornley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Henry - foul #1 on Manuel Henry, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:49 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:49 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:49 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:41 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes loses the dribble to Manuel Gaughan | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Monte Lockwood lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Thornley | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | Youngstown State | George Labarge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:52 | Butler | Monte Lockwood lays it in on a great pass from Lewis Maffei | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Butler | Frank Thornley gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:34 | Butler | George Labarge is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco - foul #1 on George Labarge, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 18:22 | Butler | The short jumper by Monte Lockwood is denied by Anthony Brown | 32-35 |
| 18:21 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lewis Maffei - foul #3 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG) Lewis Maffei | |
| 18:15 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:59 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 17:57 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter misses the floater in the paint | 33-35 |
| 17:34 | Butler | Monte Lockwood snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:16 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:14 | Butler | Frank Thornley tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 17:12 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:47 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Miro Samborski (PG), Patrick Hammack (SG), Christopher Bridgeman (SF), Joel Bark (PF), Frederick O'Grady (C) George Labarge, Michael Porter, Nathan Dukes, Manuel Henry, Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley, Monte Lockwood | |
| 16:36 | Butler | The short jumper by Stephen Michaels is denied by Frederick O'Grady | 33-35 |
| 16:34 | Butler | Scotty James can't tip it in | 33-35 |
| 16:32 | Butler | Scotty James tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 16:14 | Youngstown State | Miro Samborski loses the dribble to Russell Berkman | 33-37 |
| 15:53 | Butler | Frederick O'Grady steals it from Stephen Michaels | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Miro Samborski (fresh) SG - Patrick Hammack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Bridgeman (fresh) PF - Joel Bark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick O'Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Milligan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Michaels (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scotty James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Miro Samborski | 35-37 |
| 15:35 | Butler | Scotty James is hacked by Frederick O'Grady - foul #1 on Frederick O'Grady, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Roudebush (PG), Nathan Dukes (SF) Miro Samborski, Christopher Bridgeman | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Frank Thornley (PF), Monte Lockwood (C) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels, Neil Siler, Russell Berkman, Scotty James | |
| 15:20 | Butler | Patrick Hammack is called for the reach on Frank Thornley - foul #1 on Patrick Hammack, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Porter (SG), Anthony Brown (C) Patrick Hammack, Frederick O'Grady | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:04 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Monte Lockwood | 35-39 |
| 14:41 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Porter, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry (PF) Joel Bark | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:23 | Butler | Lewis Maffei is called for a charge - foul #4 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG) Lewis Maffei | |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | James Roudebush knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Demarco - foul #2 on Kenneth Demarco, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Scotty James (C) Kenneth Demarco, Monte Lockwood | |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | James Roudebush misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:03 | Butler | Scotty James grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Michaels | 37-41 |
| 13:28 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Stephen Michaels - foul #1 on Stephen Michaels, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack (SF), Joel Bark (C) Nathan Dukes, Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Berkman (PF) Frank Thornley | |
| 13:28 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:12 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan drills a floater from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 12:55 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:53 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack is whistled for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Christopher Bridgeman (SF), Frederick O'Grady (C) Michael Porter, Manuel Henry | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Gregory Reynosa (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Monte Lockwood (C) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels, Manuel Gaughan, Scotty James | |
| 12:19 | Butler | Monte Lockwood knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Reynosa | 40-45 |
| 12:10 | Youngstown State | James Roudebush can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 12:08 | Butler | Gregory Reynosa gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:04 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco banks in the layup on a great pass from Monte Lockwood | 40-47 |
| 11:49 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 11:47 | Butler | Monte Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Roudebush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Hammack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Bridgeman (fresh) PF - Joel Bark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick O'Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Reynosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Joel Bark misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-50 |
| 11:23 | Youngstown State | Joel Bark tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 11:22 | Butler | Monte Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:00 | Butler | Christopher Bridgeman is called for the reach on Kenneth Demarco - foul #1 on Christopher Bridgeman, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Labarge (PG), Michael Porter (SG), Nathan Dukes (SF), Anthony Brown (C) James Roudebush, Patrick Hammack, Christopher Bridgeman, Joel Bark | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Michaels (SG), Manuel Gaughan (SF), Frank Thornley (PF) Gregory Reynosa, Neil Siler, Russell Berkman | |
| 10:50 | Butler | Frank Thornley hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Gaughan | 40-52 |
| 10:36 | Youngstown State | George Labarge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Frank Thornley snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Porter - foul #3 on Michael Porter, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry (PF) Frederick O'Grady | |
| Subs | Butler | Scotty James (C) Monte Lockwood | |
| 10:22 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:22 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:22 | Youngstown State | Anthony Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:53 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Scotty James - foul #3 on Scotty James, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Roudebush (PG) George Labarge | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG) Kenneth Demarco | |
| 09:53 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:53 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:37 | Butler | William Milligan misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 09:35 | Youngstown State | Manuel Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:21 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Dukes | 45-52 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Frank Thornley is hacked by Nathan Dukes - foul #2 on Nathan Dukes, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack (SG) Michael Porter | |
| Subs | Butler | Monte Lockwood (C) Scotty James | |
| 09:03 | Butler | Frank Thornley makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:03 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:03 | Youngstown State | Anthony Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:49 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Hammack | 47-53 |
| 08:31 | Butler | William Milligan makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Monte Lockwood | 47-55 |
| 08:18 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 08:17 | Butler | Monte Lockwood gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Frank Thornley misses the fadeaway from the right block | 47-55 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Frank Thornley gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Monte Lockwood misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Christopher Bridgeman (SF), Joel Bark (PF), Frederick O'Grady (C) Nathan Dukes, Manuel Henry, Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Demarco (PG), Lewis Maffei (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF) William Milligan, Stephen Michaels, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley | |
| 07:59 | Butler | Monte Lockwood makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:59 | Butler | Monte Lockwood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:42 | Youngstown State | Kenneth Demarco steps in front of the Joel Bark pass | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - James Roudebush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Hammack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Bridgeman (fresh) PF - Joel Bark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick O'Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Neil Siler (fresh) PF - Russell Berkman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Monte Lockwood (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Butler | Lewis Maffei knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Neil Siler | 47-59 |
| 07:04 | Youngstown State | Lewis Maffei steps in front of the Frederick O'Grady pass | 47-59 |
| 07:01 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco lays it up and in set up by Lewis Maffei | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:52 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Lewis Maffei gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Lewis Maffei makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Monte Lockwood | 47-63 |
| 06:32 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Roudebush | 49-63 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Patrick Hammack steals the ball from Neil Siler | 49-63 |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | Christopher Bridgeman hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Hammack | 51-63 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Lewis Maffei buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Neil Siler | 51-66 |
| 05:48 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Porter (SG), Nathan Dukes (SF), Manuel Henry (PF), Anthony Brown (C) Patrick Hammack, Christopher Bridgeman, Joel Bark, Frederick O'Grady | |
| Subs | Butler | Manuel Gaughan (SF), Frank Thornley (PF) Neil Siler, Russell Berkman | |
| 05:35 | Youngstown State | Anthony Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Manuel Henry is called for the reach on Lewis Maffei - foul #2 on Manuel Henry, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:10 | Butler | Lewis Maffei misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:10 | Youngstown State | Anthony Brown gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-66 |
| 04:51 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes tips it in | 53-66 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Kenneth Demarco is called for 10 seconds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Scotty James (C) Monte Lockwood | |
| 04:23 | Youngstown State | Anthony Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nathan Dukes - foul #3 on Nathan Dukes, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Labarge (PG) James Roudebush | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:16 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:16 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:02 | Youngstown State | George Labarge's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Demarco | 53-68 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Lewis Maffei lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Demarco | 53-70 |
| 03:43 | Youngstown State | Anthony Brown hits the finger roll | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - George Labarge (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Porter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Dukes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kenneth Demarco (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lewis Maffei (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Gaughan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Thornley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Scotty James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Butler | Manuel Gaughan misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 03:25 | Youngstown State | Nathan Dukes grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Manuel Gaughan steps in front of the Anthony Brown pass | 55-70 |
| 03:00 | Butler | Lewis Maffei blows the layup | 55-70 |
| 02:58 | Youngstown State | Michael Porter snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 02:35 | Youngstown State | George Labarge misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Maffei - foul #5 on Lewis Maffei, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack (SG), Christopher Bridgeman (SF), Joel Bark (PF), Frederick O'Grady (C) Michael Porter, Nathan Dukes, Manuel Henry, Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Butler | William Milligan (PG), Stephen Michaels (SG), Neil Siler (SF), Russell Berkman (PF) Kenneth Demarco, Lewis Maffei, Manuel Gaughan, Frank Thornley | |
| 02:35 | Youngstown State | George Labarge misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:35 | Youngstown State | George Labarge misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Scotty James grabs the board | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Butler | Stephen Michaels comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 02:12 | Youngstown State | Joel Bark gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:56 | Youngstown State | George Labarge is fouled on the floor by William Milligan - foul #3 on William Milligan, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 01:56 | Youngstown State | George Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:56 | Youngstown State | George Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:34 | Butler | Stephen Michaels can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 01:32 | Youngstown State | Frederick O'Grady pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:13 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-70 |
| 01:11 | Youngstown State | Frederick O'Grady snags the offensive board | 57-70 |
| 01:01 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Milligan - foul #4 on William Milligan, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 01:01 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:01 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Butler | William Milligan buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Michaels | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Youngstown State | George Labarge misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-72 |
| 00:31 | Butler | Scotty James pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Frederick O'Grady swats the short shot by Stephen Michaels | 59-72 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Patrick Hammack | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Patrick Hammack clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-72 |