| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Maxon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Bopp (fresh) PF - Floyd Herman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brent Shultis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Bennie Bopp inbounds the ball | 15-34 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-34 |
| 19:35 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-34 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Jean Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-36 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:51 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari's pass is intercepted by Jean Johnson | 15-36 |
| 18:22 | Butler | William Burnett is hacked by Andre Ferrari - foul #1 on Andre Ferrari, team foul #1 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Paul Sellberg (C) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Jean Johnson | |
| 18:04 | Butler | Kevin Christensen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 15-38 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Brent Shultis is hacked by Stephen Rape - foul #2 on Stephen Rape, team foul #1 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Julio Roman (PG), Edward Hobbs (SG), Joe Blackshire (SF), Derrick Dickinson (PF), Nick Crockett (C) Andre Ferrari, Rafael Maxon, Bennie Bopp, Floyd Herman, Brent Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| 17:38 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 15-38 |
| 17:23 | Youngstown State | Paul Sellberg is called for the reach on Nick Crockett - foul #1 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #3 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Paul Sellberg | |
| 17:05 | Youngstown State | Derrick Dickinson misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Schwuchow - foul #1 on Matthew Schwuchow, team foul #4 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) James Jones | |
| 17:05 | Youngstown State | Derrick Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 17:05 | Youngstown State | Derrick Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-38 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow travels with the ball | 17-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari (PG), Rafael Maxon (SG) Julio Roman, Edward Hobbs | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 16:30 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-38 |
| 16:29 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 17-38 |
| 16:15 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #5 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bennie Bopp (SF), Floyd Herman (PF), Brent Shultis (C) Joe Blackshire, Derrick Dickinson, Nick Crockett | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Paul Sellberg (C) Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow, Jean Johnson | |
| 16:15 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 15:50 | Butler | Paul Sellberg clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-38 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Harold Jacobs tips it home | 20-40 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Maxon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Bopp (fresh) PF - Floyd Herman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brent Shultis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon connects on the shot from the right side | 22-40 |
| 15:17 | Butler | Richard Simms knocks in the jumper from the left block | 22-42 |
| 15:08 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-42 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Richard Simms grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 14:39 | Butler | William Burnett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-42 |
| 14:37 | Youngstown State | Bennie Bopp grabs the board | 22-42 |
| 14:32 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Sellberg - foul #2 on Paul Sellberg, team foul #6 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Julio Roman (PG), Joe Blackshire (SF), Derrick Dickinson (PF), Nick Crockett (C) Andre Ferrari, Bennie Bopp, Floyd Herman, Brent Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen, Paul Sellberg | |
| 14:32 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 14:32 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 14:07 | Butler | Jean Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Jones and he's hacked by Derrick Dickinson - foul #1 on Derrick Dickinson, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Hobbs (SG) Rafael Maxon | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 14:07 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| 13:53 | Youngstown State | Derrick Dickinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-45 |
| 13:52 | Youngstown State | Edward Hobbs misses the tip | 24-45 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Tim Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 13:22 | Butler | Derrick Dickinson blocks the short jumper by Jean Johnson | 24-45 |
| 13:21 | Youngstown State | Edward Hobbs gets the rebound | 24-45 |
| 13:17 | Youngstown State | Julio Roman loses the dribble to Stephen Rape in the backcourt | 24-45 |
| 13:15 | Butler | Stephen Rape lays it up and in | 24-47 |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Nick Crockett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-47 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 12:43 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Jones and he's hacked by Derrick Dickinson - foul #2 on Derrick Dickinson, team foul #3 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari (PG), Bennie Bopp (SF), Floyd Herman (PF), Brent Shultis (C) Edward Hobbs, Joe Blackshire, Derrick Dickinson, Nick Crockett | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Jean Johnson | |
| 12:43 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the free throw | 24-49 |
| 12:43 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Floyd Herman | 24-49 |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | Floyd Herman clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon (SG) Julio Roman | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG), Kevin Christensen (PF) James Jones, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | Floyd Herman makes the 1st free throw | 25-49 |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | Floyd Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Paul Sellberg buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Simms | 26-51 |
| 12:01 | Youngstown State | Bennie Bopp is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG) Harold Jacobs | |
| 11:46 | Butler | Joshua Hereford is fouled on the floor by Andre Ferrari - foul #2 on Andre Ferrari, team foul #4 | 26-51 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Maxon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Bopp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Floyd Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Shultis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Hereford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Joshua Hereford misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-51 |
| 11:23 | Butler | William Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 10:58 | Butler | Kevin Christensen's pass is intercepted by Rafael Maxon | 26-51 |
| 10:56 | Youngstown State | Joshua Hereford is called for the reach on Rafael Maxon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Hereford, team foul #8 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Julio Roman (PG), Joe Blackshire (SF), Nick Crockett (C) Andre Ferrari, Bennie Bopp, Brent Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Jean Johnson (C) William Burnett, Joshua Hereford, Richard Simms, Paul Sellberg | |
| 10:56 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 10:56 | Youngstown State | Rafael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 10:38 | Butler | Tim Faulkner is fouled on the floor by Nick Crockett - foul #1 on Nick Crockett, team foul #5 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Hobbs (SG), Derrick Dickinson (PF) Rafael Maxon, Floyd Herman | |
| Subs | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow (PF) Kevin Christensen | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Derrick Dickinson - foul #3 on Derrick Dickinson, team foul #6 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| 10:15 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the free throw | 28-54 |
| 09:58 | Youngstown State | Matthew Schwuchow swats the short shot by Derrick Dickinson | 28-54 |
| 09:56 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Crockett | 28-54 |
| 09:37 | Youngstown State | Nick Crockett buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Julio Roman | 30-54 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Jean Johnson is hacked by Derrick Dickinson - foul #4 on Derrick Dickinson, team foul #7 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari (PG), Rafael Maxon (SG), Bennie Bopp (SF), Floyd Herman (PF), Brent Shultis (C) Julio Roman, Edward Hobbs, Joe Blackshire, Derrick Dickinson, Nick Crockett | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) James Jones, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 09:18 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 09:18 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 09:18 | Youngstown State | Brent Shultis gets the rebound | 30-55 |
| 09:03 | Youngstown State | Richard Simms is called for the reach on Floyd Herman - foul #2 on Richard Simms, team foul #9 | 30-55 |
| 09:03 | Youngstown State | Floyd Herman makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 09:03 | Youngstown State | Floyd Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 08:34 | Butler | William Burnett misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Bennie Bopp - foul #3 on Bennie Bopp, team foul #8 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Paul Sellberg (C) Jean Johnson | |
| 08:34 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 08:34 | Butler | William Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Stephen Rape - foul #3 on Stephen Rape, team foul #10 | 32-57 |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | Andre Ferrari misses the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 08:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kevin Christensen | 33-57 |
| 07:58 | Butler | Brent Shultis steals the ball from William Burnett | 33-57 |
| 07:36 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by Bennie Bopp is blocked by Paul Sellberg | 33-57 |
| 07:35 | Youngstown State | Brent Shultis tips it back up and in | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Maxon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bennie Bopp (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Herman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Shultis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Sellberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-57 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Richard Simms grabs the offensive board | 35-57 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Rape and he's hacked by Bennie Bopp - foul #4 on Bennie Bopp, team foul #9 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Julio Roman (PG), Edward Hobbs (SG), Joe Blackshire (SF), Derrick Dickinson (PF), Nick Crockett (C) Andre Ferrari, Rafael Maxon, Bennie Bopp, Floyd Herman, Brent Shultis | |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Matthew Schwuchow (PF) William Burnett, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| 06:52 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the free throw | 35-59 |
| 06:52 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Derrick Dickinson | 35-59 |
| 06:41 | Youngstown State | Derrick Dickinson hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Joe Blackshire | 37-59 |
| 06:19 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow misses the lay-in | 37-59 |
| 06:18 | Butler | Paul Sellberg tips it home | 37-61 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Tim Faulkner is called for the reach on Joe Blackshire - foul #3 on Tim Faulkner, team foul #11 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jean Johnson (C) Paul Sellberg | |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow lays it up and in set up by James Jones and the foul's on Nick Crockett - foul #2 on Nick Crockett, team foul #10 | 38-63 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow makes the free throw | 38-64 |
| 05:39 | Youngstown State | Julio Roman is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #12 | 38-64 |
| 05:39 | Youngstown State | Julio Roman makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 05:39 | Youngstown State | Julio Roman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 05:39 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the board | 39-64 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Matthew Schwuchow hits a floater in the lane set up by Harold Jacobs | 39-66 |
| 05:11 | Youngstown State | Julio Roman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Joshua Hereford (PF) Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Matthew Schwuchow | |
| 04:44 | Butler | Joe Blackshire steps in front of the Joshua Hereford pass | 39-66 |
| 04:33 | Youngstown State | Julio Roman misses the floater from the right wing | 39-66 |
| 04:32 | Butler | Joshua Hereford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 04:03 | Butler | Jean Johnson connects on the floater from close range set up by Stephen Rape | 39-68 |
| 03:59 | Youngstown State | James Jones picks off the pass by Joe Blackshire in the backcourt | 39-68 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | Butler | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Julio Roman - foul #3 on Julio Roman, team foul #11 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Carl White (SF), Kirk Cuffee (PF) Edward Hobbs, Derrick Dickinson | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF) Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Joshua Hereford | |
| 03:40 | Butler | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 03:40 | Butler | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-69 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire is whistled for a carry | 39-69 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Harold Jacobs (SG) James Jones | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Julio Roman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Blackshire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl White (fresh) PF - Kirk Cuffee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nick Crockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - William Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Butler | Jean Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 39-69 |
| 02:54 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire gets the rebound | 39-69 |
| 02:46 | Youngstown State | Harold Jacobs steals it from Nick Crockett | 39-69 |
| 02:28 | Butler | William Burnett scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Faulkner and he's fouled by Julio Roman - foul #4 on Julio Roman, team foul #12 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joshua Hereford (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Paul Sellberg (C) Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Jean Johnson | |
| 02:28 | Butler | William Burnett makes the free throw | 39-72 |
| 02:24 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-72 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Paul Sellberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nick Crockett - foul #3 on Nick Crockett, team foul #13 | 39-72 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) William Burnett | |
| 02:06 | Butler | Paul Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 39-73 |
| 02:06 | Butler | Paul Sellberg misses the 2nd free throw | 39-73 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Nick Crockett pulls down the rebound | 39-73 |
| 01:54 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Julio Roman | 41-73 |
| 01:25 | Butler | Paul Sellberg scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Rape | 41-75 |
| 01:22 | Youngstown State | Joe Blackshire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-75 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Hobbs (SG), Derrick Dickinson (PF) Carl White, Kirk Cuffee | |
| Subs | Butler | William Burnett (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Jean Johnson (C) Joshua Hereford, Stephen Rape, Paul Sellberg | |
| 00:55 | Butler | Richard Simms lays it up and in set up by William Burnett | 41-77 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Youngstown State | Nick Crockett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-77 |
| 00:49 | Butler | Richard Simms pulls down the rebound | 41-77 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Butler | Harold Jacobs comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-77 |
| 00:27 | Youngstown State | Nick Crockett grabs the board | 41-77 |
| 00:21 | Youngstown State | Edward Hobbs is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 41-77 |
| 00:20 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jean Johnson | 41-77 |
| 00:00 | Butler | William Burnett runs out the clock | 41-77 |