| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Duane Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Augustus Molinski inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz can't finish the layup | 18-21 |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Gary Roop takes the ball from Linwood Otani | 18-21 |
| 18:59 | Butler | James Cannon connects on the jumper from the left block | 18-23 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Quincy Bednarz - foul #3 on Quincy Bednarz, team foul #1 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Butler | Garf Palinski (C) Quincy Bednarz | |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 18:33 | Butler | Augustus Molinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Cannon | 20-26 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson loses the dribble to James Cannon in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Augustus Molinski can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Derek Smith - foul #1 on Derek Smith, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Augustus Molinski makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:19 | Butler | Augustus Molinski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 17:40 | Butler | Gary Roop buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Augustus Molinski | 22-31 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson misses the tip | 22-31 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Garf Palinski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 16:50 | Butler | Gary Roop misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-31 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Pittenger | 25-31 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Augustus Molinski is called for traveling | 25-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (PG), Paul Kluge (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Aaron Jude (PF), Leonard Hall (C) Duane Johnson, Linwood Otani, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG), Hunter Bencomo (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), Pedro Ramirez (PF) James Cannon, Gary Roop, Augustus Molinski, James Cervantez | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Kluge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) PF - Aaron Jude (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - Hunter Bencomo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pedro Ramirez (fresh) C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Garf Palinski steals it from Robert Fowler | 25-31 |
| 15:14 | Butler | Garf Palinski knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Leonard Hall - foul #2 on Leonard Hall, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG) Michael Fuller | |
| 15:14 | Butler | Garf Palinski makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Herbert Cook misses the easy layup | 27-34 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | James Cannon steals the ball from Paul Kluge | 27-34 |
| 14:12 | Butler | James Cannon lays it in | 27-36 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on James Cannon - foul #3 on James Cannon, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Paul Kluge, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude, Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), James Cervantez (PF), Quincy Bednarz (C) Hunter Bencomo, Herbert Cook, Pedro Ramirez, Garf Palinski | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker misses the 3rd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:51 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:32 | Butler | The pull-up jumper by James Cannon is blocked by Derek Smith | 29-36 |
| 13:30 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz tips it back up and in | 29-38 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Sprague | 31-38 |
| 12:53 | Butler | James Cannon misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Thacker - foul #2 on Andrew Thacker, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (PG) Andrew Thacker | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:53 | Butler | James Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 12:53 | Butler | James Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Duane Johnson and the foul's on James Cervantez - foul #1 on James Cervantez, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG) James Cannon | |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:39 | Butler | James Cervantez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:12 | Butler | Augustus Molinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Derek Smith | 33-39 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| 11:48 | Butler | Gary Roop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Pittenger | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Duane Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Linwood Otani (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson is fouled on the floor by Augustus Molinski - foul #2 on Augustus Molinski, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG) Michael Fuller | |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 11:04 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Gary Roop comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler (SF), Leonard Hall (C) Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), Pedro Ramirez (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, Augustus Molinski, James Cervantez, Quincy Bednarz | |
| 09:56 | Butler | Hunter Bencomo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cannon | 33-41 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 09:38 | Butler | James Cannon grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 09:19 | Butler | Hunter Bencomo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Herbert Cook | 33-43 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Duane Johnson | 35-43 |
| 08:35 | Butler | The jump hook by Garf Palinski is blocked by Aaron Jude | 35-43 |
| 08:33 | Butler | Pedro Ramirez tips it but misses | 35-43 |
| 08:32 | Butler | Garf Palinski misses the tip | 35-43 |
| 08:30 | Butler | Herbert Cook gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Pedro Ramirez buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Cook | 35-45 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Herbert Cook is called for the reach on Leonard Hall - foul #1 on Herbert Cook, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (PG), Linwood Otani (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Duane Johnson, Andrew Thacker, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude, Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), James Cervantez (PF), Quincy Bednarz (C) Hunter Bencomo, Herbert Cook, Pedro Ramirez, Garf Palinski | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Butler | Michael Fuller (PG) James Cannon | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Kluge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Michael Fuller (fresh) SG - Gary Roop (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Augustus Molinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cervantez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Quincy Bednarz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Butler | Gary Roop clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses short on a jumper in the lane | 35-45 |
| 06:53 | Butler | Gary Roop pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 06:28 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Fuller | 35-47 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 06:09 | Butler | Quincy Bednarz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 06:07 | Butler | Linwood Otani steals it from Michael Fuller in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani lays it in | 37-47 |
| 05:42 | Butler | Augustus Molinski is hacked by Daniel Sprague - foul #1 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (PG) Paul Kluge | |
| Subs | Butler | James Cannon (PG) Michael Fuller | |
| 05:16 | Butler | James Cannon is fouled on the floor by Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG) Linwood Otani | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 04:51 | Butler | James Cannon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Pittenger | 37-47 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Johnson | 40-47 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Augustus Molinski knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by James Cannon | 40-49 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague is hacked by James Cervantez - foul #2 on James Cervantez, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Aaron Jude (PF), Leonard Hall (C) Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | Butler | Hunter Bencomo (SG), Herbert Cook (SF), Pedro Ramirez (PF), Garf Palinski (C) Gary Roop, Augustus Molinski, James Cervantez, Quincy Bednarz | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Pedro Ramirez - foul #2 on Pedro Ramirez, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (PG) Duane Johnson | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 03:16 | Butler | Pedro Ramirez is called for a backcourt violation | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Jude (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Cannon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hunter Bencomo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pedro Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Palinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler connects on the jumper in the paint | 43-49 |
| 02:59 | Butler | Butler calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (PG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Andrew Thacker, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude, Leonard Hall | |
| Subs | Butler | Gary Roop (SG), Augustus Molinski (SF), James Cervantez (PF), Quincy Bednarz (C) Hunter Bencomo, Herbert Cook, Pedro Ramirez, Garf Palinski | |
| 02:37 | Butler | Ronald Pittenger picks off the pass by James Cannon | 43-49 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Johnson | 46-49 |
| 01:42 | Butler | James Cannon misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 46-49 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger's pass is intercepted by Augustus Molinski | 46-49 |
| 01:28 | Butler | James Cannon blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Linwood Otani | 46-49 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague tips it home | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Butler | Augustus Molinski scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Gary Roop | 48-51 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith scores on a shot from the baseline | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Butler | Gary Roop is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Johnson - foul #1 on Duane Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Augustus Molinski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pittenger - foul #2 on Ronald Pittenger, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Augustus Molinski makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:22 | Butler | Augustus Molinski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Smith | 53-53 |
| 00:06 | Butler | Butler calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Butler | Gary Roop scores on a shot from the left side | 53-55 |