| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda jams it on a nice dish by Alberto Castro and the foul's on Antonio Irons - foul #2 on Antonio Irons, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 19:44 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the turnaround from close range set up by Alberto Castro | 32-44 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Craig Fragoso buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Leonard Bishop | 34-44 |
| 18:30 | Butler | Antonio Irons is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Leonard Bishop misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-44 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 18:09 | Butler | David Huggins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-44 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Roderick Guidry | 34-44 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Francisco Santos is blocked by Antonio Irons | 34-44 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Harold Lacy is hacked by Leonard Bishop - foul #1 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Leonard Bishop | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Francisco Santos, Roderick Guidry | |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda drills a runner from the left block | 34-46 |
| 17:07 | Butler | Leroy Winfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 17:06 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:54 | Butler | Kasiya Africa connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Winfield | 37-46 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Vule Zimmer | 37-48 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 16:20 | Butler | Kasiya Africa grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 16:03 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) PF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Harold Lacy travels with the ball | 37-48 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Willard Smith, Craig Fragoso, Jeffrey Baptiste, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Fabian Yazzie, Dikembe Banda, Harold Lacy | |
| 15:32 | Butler | Leroy Winfield comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 37-48 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Vule Zimmer | 37-50 |
| 15:13 | Butler | Fred Johnson is whistled for traveling | 37-50 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer lays it in set up by Francisco Santos | 37-52 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Huggins | 39-52 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry can't tip it in | 39-52 |
| 14:18 | Butler | Antonio Irons snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 14:01 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Roderick Guidry, Jonathan Broyles | |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Antonio Irons steals the ball from Steven Wright | 39-52 |
| 13:23 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by David Huggins - foul #2 on David Huggins, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Steven Wright | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:48 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Harold Lacy connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Banda and he's hacked by Leonard Bishop - foul #2 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF) Alberto Castro | |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the free throw | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:21 | Butler | Leonard Bishop clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-57 |
| 12:20 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Bishop | 39-57 |
| 12:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso lays it in on a nice dish by Willard Smith | 41-57 |
| 11:46 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Antonio Irons (PF) Willard Smith, Craig Fragoso, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Fabian Yazzie, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Bishop (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:25 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Winfield | 44-57 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Leroy Winfield pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:54 | Butler | David Huggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Fred Johnson (C) Jeffrey Baptiste, Leonard Bishop | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SF), Vule Zimmer (C) Roderick Guidry, Harold Lacy | |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-57 |
| 10:29 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 44-57 |
| 10:25 | Butler | Leroy Winfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-57 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Steven Wright gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Huggins - foul #3 on David Huggins, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG) David Huggins, Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Francisco Santos, Jonathan Broyles | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Craig Fragoso steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-59 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Steven Wright | |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 09:43 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 09:24 | Butler | Fred Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Fred Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) Leroy Winfield, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF) Alberto Castro | |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Craig Fragoso - foul #3 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 09:10 | Butler | Kasiya Africa pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 08:50 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 08:48 | Butler | David Huggins grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:29 | Butler | Craig Fragoso can't connect on a shot from the right side | 44-59 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 08:22 | Butler | Kasiya Africa gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Craig Fragoso comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vule Zimmer - foul #4 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SF), Antonio Irons (PF) Herbert Eickhoff, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Harold Lacy | |
| 08:18 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 08:18 | Butler | Craig Fragoso makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Vule Zimmer | 45-61 |
| 07:43 | Butler | David Huggins's layup is rejected by Dikembe Banda | 45-61 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Leonard Bishop snags the offensive board | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Butler | Leonard Bishop is called for a charge - foul #3 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Fred Johnson (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Leonard Bishop | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Steven Wright (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda, Vule Zimmer | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres buries a runner near the basket | 45-63 |
| 06:52 | Butler | Leroy Winfield is fouled on the floor by Steven Wright - foul #1 on Steven Wright, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (SG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Leroy Winfield, Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| 06:40 | Butler | Thomas Howell travels with the ball | 45-63 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Alberto Castro knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Wright | 45-65 |
| 05:59 | Butler | Fred Johnson lays it up and in | 47-65 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is whistled for traveling | 47-65 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Leroy Winfield (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF) Willard Smith, Thomas Howell, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Alberto Castro, Steven Wright, Jonathan Broyles | |
| 05:17 | Butler | Leroy Winfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 04:57 | Butler | Craig Fragoso's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Banda | 47-65 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses badly on a floater from close range | 47-65 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Fabian Yazzie | 47-65 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Fabian Yazzie | 47-67 |
| 03:58 | Butler | Craig Fragoso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Kasiya Africa (PF), Vincent Gray (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Leonard Bishop, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Steven Wright (SF), Vule Zimmer (C) Fabian Yazzie, Roderick Guidry, Harold Lacy | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Kasiya Africa picks off the pass by Steven Wright | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Winfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kasiya Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Butler | Willard Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Alberto Castro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (SG) Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:15 | Butler | Willard Smith blows the layup | 50-67 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is hacked by Willard Smith - foul #1 on Willard Smith, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF) Steven Wright | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Thomas Howell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 02:21 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 02:20 | Butler | Vincent Gray pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 02:16 | Butler | Willard Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Francisco Santos | 50-69 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Francisco Santos buries a floater from the right side set up by Alberto Castro and the foul's on Thomas Howell - foul #1 on Thomas Howell, team foul #10 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Butler | Leroy Winfield (SG), Leonard Bishop (PF) Thomas Howell, Vincent Gray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Vule Zimmer | |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:46 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Harold Lacy gets the rebound | 50-72 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the fadeaway from the right block | 50-72 |
| 01:21 | Butler | Kasiya Africa snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 01:15 | Butler | Kasiya Africa misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-72 |
| 01:14 | Butler | Leonard Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 01:02 | Butler | Roderick Guidry is called for the reach on Jeffrey Baptiste - foul #1 on Roderick Guidry, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| 00:56 | Butler | Leroy Winfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Leroy Winfield - foul #3 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #11 | 50-72 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Butler | Leonard Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-74 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 50-74 |