| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin McKenrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jake Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Castleberry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Hogg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Murakami (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard inbounds the ball | 15-32 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | William Smither is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Smither, team foul #1 | 15-32 |
| 19:16 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-32 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | William Smither gets the rebound | 15-32 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses the shot from close range | 15-32 |
| 19:09 | Butler | Timothy Murakami grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 18:47 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harvey Hogg | 15-35 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jake Stoddard and the foul's on Harvey Hogg - foul #2 on Harvey Hogg, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick misses the free throw | 17-35 |
| 18:32 | Butler | Timothy Murakami gets the rebound | 17-35 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Timothy Murakami misses the jump hook in the paint | 17-35 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Scott Bush misses the tip | 17-35 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the board | 17-35 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Castleberry lays it in on a nice dish by Martin McKenrick | 19-35 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by William Smither - foul #3 on William Smither, team foul #2 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill (PF) William Smither | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Evans (PF) Scott Bush | |
| 17:25 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:25 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard grabs the board | 19-36 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Joseph Castleberry misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Wilkinson - foul #3 on Melvin Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG) Melvin Wilkinson | |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Joseph Castleberry makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Joseph Castleberry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 16:55 | Butler | Joseph Castleberry denies the turnaround by Harvey Evans | 21-36 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lewis - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #3 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), Victor Spencer (C) Martin McKenrick, Jake Stoddard, Joseph Castleberry | |
| Subs | Butler | Wilfred Ertel (SG), Lawrence Wheelock (C) Harvey Hogg, Timothy Murakami | |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh drills a fadeaway from the left side | 23-36 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lonnie Caudill - foul #3 on Lonnie Caudill, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall (PG), William Smither (PF) Chris Moody, Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Scott Bush (SF) Michael Sullivan, Kenneth Lewis | |
| 16:00 | Butler | Harvey Evans makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 16:00 | Butler | Harvey Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Martin Marshall (fresh) SG - Timothy Havard (fresh) SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Caudill (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilfred Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Wheelock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Wilfred Ertel steals it from Luis Welsh | 23-38 |
| 15:31 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick (SG), Jake Stoddard (SF) Martin Marshall, Luis Welsh | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | William Smither scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Martin McKenrick | 25-38 |
| 14:55 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-38 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Harvey Evans tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill loses the dribble to Harvey Evans | 25-40 |
| 14:08 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Harvey Evans swats the layup by Jake Stoddard | 25-40 |
| 13:50 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wilfred Ertel | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | William Smither's layup is rejected by Scott Bush | 25-43 |
| 13:11 | Butler | Harvey Evans snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilfred Ertel | 25-46 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 12:27 | Butler | Scott Bush misses the floater from the left block | 27-46 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | William Smither makes the shot in the paint | 29-46 |
| 11:55 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 11:53 | Butler | Scott Bush tips it in | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Havard (fairly fresh) SG - Martin McKenrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jake Stoddard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Smither (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Caudill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Melvin Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilfred Ertel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harvey Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Wheelock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Scott Bush - foul #1 on Scott Bush, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Luis Welsh (SG), Victor Spencer (PF), Joseph Castleberry (C) Timothy Havard, Martin McKenrick, William Smither, Lonnie Caudill | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG), Harvey Hogg (SG), Kenneth Lewis (SF), William Zuro (PF), Timothy Murakami (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Wilfred Ertel, Scott Bush, Harvey Evans, Lawrence Wheelock | |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 11:11 | Butler | Timothy Murakami hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Sullivan and he's hacked by Chris Moody - foul #2 on Chris Moody, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall (SG) Jake Stoddard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 11:11 | Butler | Timothy Murakami misses the free throw | 32-50 |
| 11:11 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer misses the easy layup | 32-50 |
| 11:01 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody gets the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Murakami | 32-50 |
| 10:46 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Sullivan | 32-52 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 09:54 | Butler | The rebound goes to Timothy Murakami | 32-52 |
| 09:31 | Butler | Timothy Murakami hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Sullivan | 32-54 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Victor Spencer | 34-54 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luis Welsh - foul #3 on Luis Welsh, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick (SG), Jake Stoddard (SF), David Defranco (C) Martin Marshall, Victor Spencer, Joseph Castleberry | |
| Subs | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock (PF) William Zuro | |
| 09:05 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:05 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock snags the offensive board | 34-55 |
| 08:52 | Butler | Timothy Murakami banks in the layup set up by Michael Sullivan | 34-57 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | David Defranco makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chris Moody | 36-57 |
| 08:12 | Butler | Harvey Hogg's pass is intercepted by Jake Stoddard | 36-57 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard loses the dribble to Kenneth Lewis | 36-57 |
| 07:35 | Butler | Harvey Hogg lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Lewis | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin McKenrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jake Stoddard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luis Welsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Harvey Hogg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Wheelock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Murakami (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh makes the runner near the basket | 38-59 |
| 07:02 | Butler | Harvey Hogg is hacked by Martin McKenrick - foul #3 on Martin McKenrick, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (PG), Victor Spencer (SF), William Smither (PF), Joseph Castleberry (C) Chris Moody, Jake Stoddard, Luis Welsh, David Defranco | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson (PG), Wilfred Ertel (SG), Scott Bush (PF), Harvey Evans (C) Michael Sullivan, Harvey Hogg, Lawrence Wheelock, Timothy Murakami | |
| 06:35 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Wilkinson | 38-61 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | William Smither can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-61 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson grabs the board | 38-61 |
| 05:58 | Butler | Wilfred Ertel's pass is intercepted by Joseph Castleberry | 38-61 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 38-61 |
| 05:41 | Butler | Harvey Evans snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 05:28 | Butler | Melvin Wilkinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Lewis | 38-64 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | William Smither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall (PG), Lonnie Caudill (PF), David Defranco (C) Martin McKenrick, William Smither, Joseph Castleberry | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Sullivan (PG), Lawrence Wheelock (C) Melvin Wilkinson, Kenneth Lewis | |
| 04:56 | Butler | Scott Bush misses the lay-in | 38-64 |
| 04:54 | Butler | Michael Sullivan misses the tip | 38-64 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Harvey Evans grabs the offensive board | 38-64 |
| 04:40 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 38-64 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Timothy Havard and he's hacked by Harvey Evans - foul #2 on Harvey Evans, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF) Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Hogg (SG), William Zuro (C) Scott Bush, Harvey Evans | |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| 03:59 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-64 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh is hacked by Wilfred Ertel - foul #1 on Wilfred Ertel, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Stone (SF) Timothy Havard | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-64 |
| 03:28 | Butler | William Zuro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Martin Marshall (fresh) SG - Luis Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Stone (fresh) PF - Lonnie Caudill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Defranco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Harvey Hogg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wilfred Ertel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Wheelock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Zuro (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Luis Welsh is called for the reach on Harvey Hogg - foul #4 on Luis Welsh, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG) David Defranco | |
| Subs | Butler | Harvey Evans (PF) Lawrence Wheelock | |
| 02:59 | Butler | Harvey Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Harvey Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Evans - foul #3 on Harvey Evans, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer (C) Martin Marshall | |
| Subs | Butler | Scott Bush (SF) Harvey Hogg | |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:47 | Butler | The rebound goes to Scott Bush | 42-66 |
| 02:22 | Butler | Harvey Evans comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-66 |
| 02:21 | Butler | Harvey Evans snags the offensive board | 42-66 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Harvey Evans comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Lonnie Caudill - foul #4 on Lonnie Caudill, team foul #8 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Lewis (SF) Scott Bush | |
| 02:03 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:03 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Victor Spencer | 42-66 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Havard and the foul's on Kenneth Lewis - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall (PG) Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock (C) William Zuro | |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| 01:20 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-66 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Martin Marshall | 48-66 |
| 00:52 | Butler | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 48-66 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer grabs the board | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Marshall | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Martin Marshall is called for the reach on Harvey Evans - foul #1 on Martin Marshall, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Butler | William Zuro (C) Kenneth Lewis | |
| 00:23 | Butler | Harvey Evans misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Caudill | 51-66 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Wheelock | 51-66 |
| 00:15 | Butler | Lawrence Wheelock gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Michael Sullivan runs out the clock | 51-66 |