| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fresh) SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fresh) PF - Antonio Irons (fresh) C - Fred Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Dillingham (fresh) SG - Donald Washington (fresh) SF - Nicholas Ashley (fresh) PF - Edgar Letourneau (fresh) C - James Grant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Kansas State | John Dillingham clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Craig Fragoso | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Kansas State | Donald Washington double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Kansas State | James Grant gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Kansas State | Donald Washington misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Kansas State | Donald Washington tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Butler | Antonio Irons is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Kansas State | James Grant misses the jump hook near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Kansas State | Donald Washington tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Fragoso | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Kansas State | James Grant connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Dillingham and he's fouled by Antonio Irons - foul #1 on Antonio Irons, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (PG), Tommy Smith (SG), Thad Howland (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) John Dillingham, Donald Washington, Nicholas Ashley, Edgar Letourneau | |
| 17:57 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:48 | Butler | Antonio Irons hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig Fragoso | 7-7 |
| 17:41 | Kansas State | Thad Howland loses the dribble to David Huggins | 7-7 |
| 17:38 | Butler | David Huggins lays it in | 9-7 |
| 17:22 | Kansas State | Dikembe Abdulmuniem hits a floater from the left side set up by James Grant | 9-9 |
| 17:00 | Butler | David Huggins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 16:59 | Butler | Craig Fragoso grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:46 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 16:45 | Kansas State | Tommy Smith grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:33 | Kansas State | Thad Howland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Smith | 9-12 |
| 16:25 | Butler | Antonio Irons is called for a charge - foul #2 on Antonio Irons, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leonard Bishop (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Antonio Irons, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Dillingham (PG), Donald Washington (SG), Jimmy Sevier (C) Matthew Doss, Tommy Smith, James Grant | |
| 16:07 | Kansas State | Donald Washington blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 16:06 | Butler | Kasiya Africa pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) SG - Leroy Winfield (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) PF - Leonard Bishop (fresh) C - Kasiya Africa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Dillingham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thad Howland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Sevier (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:47 | Butler | Leonard Bishop tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 15:40 | Kansas State | Jimmy Sevier misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kasiya Africa - foul #1 on Kasiya Africa, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nicholas Ashley (SF), Edgar Letourneau (C) Thad Howland, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 15:40 | Kansas State | Jimmy Sevier makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:40 | Kansas State | Jimmy Sevier makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:26 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 15:22 | Kansas State | John Dillingham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (SG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) Donald Washington, Jimmy Sevier | |
| 15:01 | Butler | Nicholas Ashley is called for the reach on Craig Fragoso - foul #1 on Nicholas Ashley, team foul #1 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Washington (SG), Thad Howland (SF) Matthew Doss, Nicholas Ashley | |
| 14:47 | Butler | Willard Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 14:45 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 14:24 | Kansas State | Dikembe Abdulmuniem is hacked by Leroy Winfield - foul #1 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Fred Johnson (C) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nicholas Ashley (SF), James Grant (C) Thad Howland, Edgar Letourneau | |
| 14:11 | Kansas State | Donald Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (SG) Donald Washington | |
| 14:02 | Butler | Leonard Bishop comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 14:01 | Kansas State | James Grant grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:56 | Kansas State | James Grant can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Herbert Eickhoff - foul #1 on Herbert Eickhoff, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Howell (SG) Craig Fragoso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Washington (SG) Matthew Doss | |
| 13:56 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:56 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:28 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff hits a floater from the right wing set up by Fred Johnson | 16-16 |
| 13:15 | Kansas State | James Grant misses long on a floater from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Thomas Howell misses long on a shot from the left side | 16-16 |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Donald Washington grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 12:34 | Kansas State | John Dillingham buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Washington | 16-19 |
| 12:17 | Butler | David Huggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 12:16 | Kansas State | Donald Washington gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 12:11 | Kansas State | John Dillingham scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Grant | 16-22 |
| 12:00 | Butler | Thomas Howell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Herbert Eickhoff | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (tiring) 2 pts. C - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Dillingham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Nicholas Ashley (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Herbert Eickhoff swats the short shot by Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 19-22 |
| 11:41 | Kansas State | Dikembe Abdulmuniem grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 11:30 | Kansas State | James Grant loses the dribble to David Huggins | 19-22 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff banks in the layup set up by David Huggins | 21-22 |
| 11:04 | Kansas State | James Grant lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Ashley | 21-24 |
| 10:51 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 10:49 | Kansas State | Nicholas Ashley gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 10:28 | Kansas State | John Dillingham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 10:27 | Butler | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 10:12 | Butler | David Huggins makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 10:03 | Kansas State | Herbert Eickhoff picks off the pass by John Dillingham | 23-24 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Thomas Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Craig Fragoso (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Leroy Winfield (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Thomas Howell, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (PG), Tommy Smith (SG), Thad Howland (SF), Edgar Letourneau (PF), Jimmy Sevier (C) John Dillingham, Donald Washington, Nicholas Ashley, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, James Grant | |
| 09:35 | Kansas State | Jimmy Sevier connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 09:15 | Butler | Willard Smith connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #1 on Tommy Smith, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Dillingham (PG) Tommy Smith | |
| 09:15 | Butler | Willard Smith makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 09:05 | Kansas State | John Dillingham can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Leroy Winfield - foul #2 on Leroy Winfield, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Gray (C) Leroy Winfield | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 09:05 | Kansas State | John Dillingham misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 09:05 | Kansas State | John Dillingham makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:43 | Butler | Willard Smith buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 08:29 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Baptiste - foul #1 on Jeffrey Baptiste, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| 08:29 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 08:29 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Thad Howland steals it from Vincent Gray | 28-28 |
| 08:06 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kasiya Africa - foul #2 on Kasiya Africa, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Leonard Bishop (PF) Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Washington (SG), James Grant (C) John Dillingham, Jimmy Sevier | |
| 08:06 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 08:06 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 07:43 | Butler | Jeffrey Baptiste misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 07:41 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to James Grant | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Willard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Craig Fragoso (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (tiring) 2 pts. C - Vincent Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Matthew Doss (fresh) SG - Donald Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thad Howland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Letourneau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Grant (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kansas State | Donald Washington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edgar Letourneau and the foul's on Craig Fragoso - foul #1 on Craig Fragoso, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Willard Smith, Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) James Grant | |
| 07:33 | Kansas State | Donald Washington misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 07:33 | Butler | Leonard Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 07:16 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff double dribbles | 28-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Fred Johnson (C) Vincent Gray | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Dillingham (PG) Donald Washington | |
| 06:54 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau is hacked by Leonard Bishop - foul #1 on Leonard Bishop, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Grant (C) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 06:54 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:54 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 06:42 | Butler | Craig Fragoso misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 06:40 | Butler | Leonard Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Edgar Letourneau - foul #1 on Edgar Letourneau, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Thomas Howell (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Washington (SG), Nicholas Ashley (SF) Matthew Doss, Thad Howland | |
| 06:23 | Butler | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Fred Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 06:23 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Ashley | 29-36 |
| 05:49 | Butler | Fred Johnson's pass is intercepted by John Dillingham | 29-36 |
| 05:35 | Kansas State | Fred Johnson is called for the reach on James Grant - foul #1 on Fred Johnson, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Butler | Vincent Gray (C) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (SG), Thad Howland (SF) Donald Washington, Nicholas Ashley | |
| 05:35 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 05:35 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Leonard Bishop loses the dribble to John Dillingham | 29-38 |
| 05:16 | Kansas State | John Dillingham comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Vincent Gray - foul #1 on Vincent Gray, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG) Willard Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Washington (SG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) Matthew Doss, James Grant | |
| 05:16 | Kansas State | John Dillingham makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 05:16 | Kansas State | John Dillingham misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 05:16 | Butler | Vincent Gray pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 04:56 | Butler | Thad Howland swats the layup by Leonard Bishop | 29-39 |
| 04:55 | Butler | Craig Fragoso hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| 04:44 | Kansas State | Thad Howland loses the ball out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF) Thomas Howell, Jeffrey Baptiste | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (PG), Nicholas Ashley (SF), James Grant (C) John Dillingham, Thad Howland, Edgar Letourneau | |
| 04:29 | Butler | Matthew Doss picks off the pass by Leonard Bishop | 31-39 |
| 04:20 | Kansas State | Donald Washington scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 31-42 |
| 04:05 | Butler | Craig Fragoso connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 03:47 | Kansas State | Donald Washington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Doss | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Huggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Fragoso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Bishop (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Matthew Doss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Nicholas Ashley (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Grant (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Butler | Herbert Eickhoff knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 03:11 | Kansas State | Nicholas Ashley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincent Gray - foul #2 on Vincent Gray, team foul #13 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Butler | Willard Smith (PG), Leroy Winfield (SG), Jeffrey Baptiste (SF), Antonio Irons (PF), Kasiya Africa (C) David Huggins, Craig Fragoso, Herbert Eickhoff, Leonard Bishop, Vincent Gray | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Dillingham (PG), Tommy Smith (SG), Edgar Letourneau (PF) Matthew Doss, Donald Washington, James Grant | |
| 03:11 | Kansas State | Nicholas Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 03:11 | Kansas State | Nicholas Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 02:56 | Butler | Kasiya Africa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 02:54 | Kansas State | Tommy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 02:50 | Kansas State | John Dillingham buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Ashley | 37-49 |
| 02:34 | Butler | Kasiya Africa's pass is intercepted by Edgar Letourneau | 37-49 |
| 02:19 | Kansas State | Antonio Irons swats the short shot by Nicholas Ashley | 37-49 |
| 02:17 | Butler | The rebound goes to Antonio Irons | 37-49 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Antonio Irons hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #2 on Tommy Smith, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Washington (SG), Thad Howland (SF), James Grant (C) Tommy Smith, Nicholas Ashley, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| 02:00 | Butler | Antonio Irons misses the free throw | 39-49 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | James Grant pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 01:37 | Kansas State | John Dillingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Fragoso (SG), Fred Johnson (C) Jeffrey Baptiste, Kasiya Africa | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 01:08 | Butler | Willard Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | Leroy Winfield takes the ball from James Grant | 42-49 |
| 00:35 | Butler | Willard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Butler | David Huggins (PG), Herbert Eickhoff (SF), Kasiya Africa (C) Willard Smith, Leroy Winfield, Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (SG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Donald Washington, Edgar Letourneau | |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | James Grant connects on the jump hook from the right block | 42-51 |
| 00:03 | Butler | Craig Fragoso can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to John Dillingham | 42-51 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | John Dillingham misses the fullcourt shot | 42-51 |