| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Haase (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Samuel Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Phelps (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Augustus Molinski inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Butler | Raymond Phelps is called for the reach on Quincy Bednarz - foul #1 on Raymond Phelps, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Haviland (SG), Robert Nishida (PF) Rickey Haase, Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 19:25 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz can't finish the layup | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | Oklahoma | Robert Nishida grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:03 | Oklahoma | Quincy Bednarz swats the short shot by David Morris | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 18:43 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz's floater is tipped away by Raymond Phelps | 28-28 |
| 18:42 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:20 | Oklahoma | John Haviland travels with the ball | 28-28 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (PG), Rickey Haase (SG), Jay Dean (SF), Samuel Pennington (PF) Michael Stephenson, David Morris, Robert Nishida, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:55 | Butler | Augustus Molinski buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Cannon | 28-30 |
| 17:26 | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 17:07 | Butler | James Cannon is fouled on the floor by Mark Hird - foul #1 on Mark Hird, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson (PG), David Morris (SF), Raymond Phelps (C) Mark Hird, Rickey Haase, Jay Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 17:00 | Butler | James Cannon travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (SG) Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 16:36 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 16:35 | Butler | Augustus Molinski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:15 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase (SG), Samuel Pennington (PF) Mark Hird, John Haviland | |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), Pedro Ramirez (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, Augustus Molinski, James Cervantez, Quincy Bednarz | |
| 15:47 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Morris | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Haase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Samuel Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Phelps (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hunter Bencomo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) PF - Pedro Ramirez (fresh) C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Butler | Pedro Ramirez's layup is rejected by Samuel Pennington | 33-30 |
| 15:25 | Butler | Garf Palinski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:58 | Butler | Herbert Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-30 |
| 14:56 | Butler | Herbert Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:35 | Butler | James Cannon clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Stephenson - foul #1 on Michael Stephenson, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (SG), Jay Dean (SF), John Haviland (PF) Rickey Haase, David Morris, Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), James Cervantez (PF), Quincy Bednarz (C) Hunter Bencomo, Herbert Cook, Pedro Ramirez, Garf Palinski | |
| 14:35 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:35 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:19 | Oklahoma | Jay Dean travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Samuel Pennington (PF) Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG) James Cannon | |
| 13:59 | Butler | Augustus Molinski travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Morris (SF), Raymond Phelps (C) Michael Stephenson, Jay Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:39 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Pennington | 35-32 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Augustus Molinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson (PG), Rickey Haase (SG), Jay Dean (SF) Mark Hird, David Morris, Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:21 | Butler | Augustus Molinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:21 | Butler | Augustus Molinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:57 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jay Dean | 37-34 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rickey Haase - foul #2 on Rickey Haase, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (SG), David Morris (SF), Samuel Pennington (PF) Rickey Haase, Jay Dean, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG) Michael Fuller | |
| 12:32 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:32 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 12:05 | Oklahoma | Mark Hird tips it home | 39-36 |
| 11:40 | Butler | James Cervantez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 11:39 | Oklahoma | John Haviland grabs the board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Stephenson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Samuel Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haviland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Oklahoma | Mark Hird clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Cervantez - foul #1 on James Cervantez, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase (SG), Jay Dean (SF), Raymond Phelps (C) Michael Stephenson, David Morris, Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (SG), Pedro Ramirez (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, James Cervantez, Quincy Bednarz | |
| 11:25 | Oklahoma | Mark Hird makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:25 | Oklahoma | Mark Hird makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:56 | Butler | James Cannon misses long on a floater from the right block | 41-36 |
| 10:54 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:50 | Oklahoma | Hunter Bencomo steals it from Rickey Haase | 41-36 |
| 10:47 | Butler | James Cannon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Hunter Bencomo | 41-38 |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma | Jay Dean misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Garf Palinski - foul #2 on Garf Palinski, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson (PG), Samuel Pennington (PF) Mark Hird, Rickey Haase | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Herbert Cook (SF) Hunter Bencomo, Augustus Molinski | |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma | Jay Dean misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma | Jay Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:29 | Butler | Garf Palinski gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:09 | Butler | Gary Roop can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 10:08 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 41-38 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Garf Palinski snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 09:16 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 09:15 | Oklahoma | Samuel Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:48 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps misses badly on a runner from close range | 41-38 |
| 08:47 | Butler | Herbert Cook grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 08:23 | Butler | Herbert Cook hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Cannon | 41-40 |
| 08:00 | Oklahoma | James Cannon steals the ball from Michael Stephenson | 41-40 |
| 07:46 | Butler | Michael Stephenson is called for the reach on James Cannon - foul #2 on Michael Stephenson, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (PG), Rickey Haase (SG), David Morris (SF) Michael Stephenson, Jay Dean, Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Hunter Bencomo (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), James Cervantez (PF), Quincy Bednarz (C) James Cannon, Gary Roop, Herbert Cook, Pedro Ramirez, Garf Palinski | |
| 07:33 | Butler | Augustus Molinski misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Haviland - foul #3 on John Haviland, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Augustus Molinski misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Augustus Molinski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:33 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps grabs the board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Mark Hird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rickey Haase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - John Haviland (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Phelps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - Hunter Bencomo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Hird | 43-40 |
| 06:51 | Butler | David Morris is called for the reach on Michael Fuller - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #8 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson (PG), Samuel Pennington (PF) Mark Hird, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:51 | Butler | Michael Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:51 | Butler | Michael Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:41 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 06:39 | Oklahoma | David Morris tips it home | 45-42 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Augustus Molinski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 05:50 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 05:48 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:46 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (SG), Raymond Phelps (C) Rickey Haase, Samuel Pennington | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG), Gary Roop (SG) Michael Fuller, Hunter Bencomo | |
| 05:33 | Butler | Gary Roop works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 05:31 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 05:04 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps lays it up and in set up by Mark Hird | 47-45 |
| 04:40 | Butler | James Cervantez is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase (SG), Samuel Pennington (PF) Mark Hird, John Haviland | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:21 | Oklahoma | David Morris is hacked by Gary Roop - foul #2 on Gary Roop, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Hird (PG) Michael Stephenson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:59 | Oklahoma | Samuel Pennington is hacked by Augustus Molinski - foul #3 on Augustus Molinski, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson (PG) Mark Hird | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:35 | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 03:33 | Butler | James Cannon grabs the board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Stephenson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Haase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Phelps (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz's pass is intercepted by Rickey Haase | 47-45 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 02:41 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 02:25 | Butler | Augustus Molinski clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-45 |
| 02:23 | Oklahoma | Rickey Haase pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 01:55 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps blows the layup | 47-45 |
| 01:54 | Oklahoma | Michael Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 01:43 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps misses the easy layup but the foul's on Quincy Bednarz - foul #2 on Quincy Bednarz, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 01:43 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 01:43 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 01:43 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 01:17 | Butler | James Cervantez buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by David Morris - foul #3 on David Morris, team foul #9 | 48-47 |
| 01:17 | Butler | James Cervantez makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:52 | Oklahoma | Augustus Molinski takes the ball from Raymond Phelps | 48-48 |
| 00:33 | Butler | James Cannon can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 00:31 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Oklahoma | Samuel Pennington hits the finger roll set up by Rickey Haase and he's fouled by James Cervantez - foul #2 on James Cervantez, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| 00:07 | Oklahoma | Samuel Pennington makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:07 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| 00:01 | Butler | Gary Roop can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 00:00 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Molinski | 51-48 |